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80 Westview Street Lexington , MA 02421 (781)541-6080
[email protected]
ACA New England Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Pam Cobb, President [email protected] Eric Arnold,
President Elect Rob Grabill, Vice President Emily Parker, Vice
President Nat Saltonstall, Vice President Danita Ballantyne,
Treasurer Marijean Legnard Parry, Secretary
Board Members
Scott Brown Jennifer Cavazos Tricia Driscoll Ellen Flight Nancy
Frankel Jeff Hacker Ron Hall Nancy Hartmann Keith Klein Sherry
Mernick Gregg Pitman Gus Planchet Ed Pletman Jason Silberman Jody
Skelton Steve Sudduth Posie Taylor
Features Standards/ Accreditation……..Page 3 The Summer Camp
Fair……...Page 4 Member News………………………Page 10
Training…………………………………Page 11 Jobs………………………………………...Page 11
Friday, October 26, 2007 9:00am– 4:00pm “The Future for Camping
– A Head Start on the Future” What might the camp world look like
in five years, ten, twenty? What if we knew what parents and
children will be looking for in the future, the opportunities they
will choose from, and how they will decide? Located at the Crowne
Plaza, Route 9, Natick, MA Price: $115 for members and $145 for non
members For registration form click here
CampEXPO2008 Win a Free ACA New England Conference
Registration
You could win a complimentary conference registration to the
2008 ACA New England Conference in Manchester, NH by pro-viding
exhibitor leads. If you didn’t see the companies you pur-chase
products and services from in last year’s CampEXPO, make sure to
put us in contact with the vendor. Pass along contact infor-mation
to Donna Lockington. If they book space in the expo hall and they
weren’t there last year in Manchester, NH, you will be entered into
a drawing for a FREE ACA New England Conference Registration.
Banquet Speaker: Mindy Schneider, Humorist, Author: Not a Happy
Camper www.not-a-happy-camper.com
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Richard D. Ginsburg, PhD., MGH &
Harvard Medical School –Sports Psychology. Whose Game is it Anyway?
www.whosegameisitanyway.com
March 28-29, 2007 New England Conference\ Radisson (Formerly the
Center of NH) 700 Elm Street Man-chester, NH 03101 Reservations now
accepted: (800) 333-3333 Telephone: (603) 625-1000
A Seminar for camp leaders working to assure the future
viability and vitality of their camps.
Fall Professional Seminar
http://www.acane-camps.org/training/fall.phphttp://www.acane-camps.org/training/fall
registration
07.pdfhttp://www.acane-camps.org/conference/index.php
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Greetings!
Happy Fall! Where did the end of summer go? I’ve realized summer
itself doesn’t end abruptly; it slowly fades away like a
spectacular sunset. But for us camp folks, camp 2007 ends and
simultaneously we start right away on 2008. Technology helps us
stay in touch with 2007 and with our campers, parents, alumnus and
staff. Technology also lurks in the forefront of every budding
teenager and college student’s lap top. Our mul-titasking campers
with their camp group chat in one window, homework in another,
instant messaging in another and six other screens cropped onto
their computer are still very busy chatting about their summers.
Have you checked lately to see what the buzz is about your camp?
There are great conversations going on about your camp, no doubt.
Hopefully, you have crafted an online policy for your camp
community to help
them to stay in the spirit of summer and be respectful of
themselves and others. If you have yet to do this there is still
time to connect with your staff and campers and figure out what is
best for your camp and the people that make up the community in
your camp. Many camps have created great policies so feel free to
ask other camp people what they are doing to keep Internet content
positive. I hope to see you at our Fall Professional Seminar with
Fred Miller so we can learn in 2007 what is best to apply to
2008!
Pam Cobb
Stephanie Baker, Ext. 16 Member Services Associate
[email protected]
Bette Bussel, Ext.11 Executive Director
[email protected]
Diane Chaisson, Ext.10 Coordinator of Administrative Services
[email protected]
Donna Lockington, Ext. 17 Director of Member Services
[email protected]
Lucy Norvell, Ext. 14 Director of Public Information
[email protected]
Who’s Who in the ACA New England Office
781-541-6080 [email protected]
Pam Cobb, President
Welcome back! (I won't say "welcome home," because for many of
us camp IS our home!)
I hope this past summer was a good one for you, your camp staff
and, of course, for your campers. The change of pace fall brings
cer-
tainly offers us all a moment to reflect on what has been and to
rev up for what's to come. Because we at ACA New England want to
stay on top of any is-sues, challenges or concerns you might have,
we would love it if you'd let us know what's on your mind and if
there's any way we can be of some assistance. Always feel free to
email me at [email protected] or call me at 781-541-6080. It's
so im-portant to know what our camp professionals are thinking
since you are the eyes and ears of our industry. I look
forward to hearing from you and congratulations on another
successful camp season!
Bette Bussel Executive Director
Bette Bussel, Executive Director
PHOTOS NEEDED Please send us photos for our
website and publications [email protected]
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September 2007 Communicate 3
Accreditation Reflection Accreditation is so much more than
Standards! This past year the new Accreditation Process Guide was
distributed by ACA, and more than 300 ACA New England Camp
Professionals attended a stan-dards course or update course to
ensure a positive transition into the revised Accreditation
Process. We are constantly reminded about the wonderful commitment
we have as professionals within the American Camp Association. Over
this last year we really dug our heels in to understand
interpreta-tions and support each other on compliance. Camp
Directors and Visitors from throughout New Eng-land worked together
through Written Documentation Previews and Site Visits for 124
camps this summer.
As our section continues to grow with the number of camps that
have become accredited we have really recognized the need for more
visitors! We will be offering the Associate Visitors Course in
April and you will find a brochure available on our website:
www.acane-camps.org Standards Course Saturday, Dec. 8th 10AM – 3PM
Worcester, MA Standards Update Course Saturday, Dec. 8th 10AM – 1PM
Worcester, MA Visitor Update Course Saturday, Dec. 8th 1:30PM –
3:00PM Worcester, MA More courses to be posted in the next
Communicate and on our website.
ACA Website Links NOT to be Missed
• ACA Camp Salary and Compensation Report: 2007
http://www.acacamps.org/research/salary_study.php
• Camps and Nature Survey
http://www.acacamps.org/research/documents/NatureandCampSurvey-SummaryFlyer_Aug07.pdf
• Camps and State Regulations
http://www.acacamps.org/publicpolicy/regulations/
• Their Space . . . Or Yours? Internet Issues Come to Camp
Stephen G. Wallace, M.S.Ed.
http://www.acacamps.org/inside/06_03/relevant.php • Their Space
or Yours?
Social Networking Sites Bring Risks and Rewards to the Camp
Community http://www.acacamps.org/campmag/0609wallace.php
• Basic Camp Directors Workshop
http://www.acacamps.org/csv.cgi?data=bcdc.csv&template=bcdc.htm
• Conferences http://www.acacamps.org/conference/
• Professional Development
http://www.acacamps.org/education/calendar.php#more
Nancy Hartmann
“Being a visitor is about giving back, camaraderie, networking
and expanding your vision...”
Contact [email protected]
Professional Development Opportunity Available
• Network
• Expand knowledge of the Camp Industry
• Learn about the Accreditations Process
• Add to your resume
Nature Education Resources
http://www.acacamps.org/
nature/
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September 2007 Communicate 4
6 Visits Jen Hargrave 4 Visits Ian Moorhouse Kelly See Nancy
Hartmann Tom Armstrong Vivianne Holmes 3 Visits Amanda Zoellner
Andrew Lilienthal Deb Fennell Gus Planchet Lin Walsh Linda Hurley
Mary Atwell Nancy Armstrong 2 Visits Alex Thomas Andrew Sims Anne
Fritts Anita Haller Bari Dworken Charyl Hansen Chris Burke Chris
Egan Dana Sears Danielle Eid Danita Ballantyne D’Mon Bills Dudley
Hamlin Ed Pletman Emily Golinsky Eric Arnold George Marcus
Gregg Pitman Jill Massa Joe Boccia John Erdman John Vershon
Kristin Shaver Louise VanWinkle Margaret Hoffman Marijean Legnard
Parry Mark Watkins Mary Ellen Deschenes Michael Phaneuf Michelle
Cannon Mike Currence Mike Drumm Miriam Somero Nancy Frankel Nat
Saltonstall Neil Callaghan Nicole Rainville Nicole Vitti Paul Meoni
Paula Pliakas Peter Swain Philip Powers Quincy VanWinkle R.
Laurence Davis Renee Mitchell Renee Sack Sara Johnson Sharon
Fellows Steve LaFountain Susan Marcoux Terrie Campbell Terry
Moulton Toni Carros Tony Vine Tricia Driscoll
William Wood Lani Toscano 1 Visit Alex Jackson Andrew Sangster
Angela Marzilli Betsy Roper Bob Hansen Carol Sudduth Cheryl Forbes
Kenny Chris Conlon Chris Wentworth Chuck Washer Connor Timmons
Craig Fraley Dan Berg Dawn Thomas Dennis Regan Diane Smith Dick
Thomas Doug Sutherland Ellen Flight Emily Parker Ephram Caflun
Garth Altenburg Georgia Koch Greg Costalas Heath Fischer Helen
Goetz Jane Lichtman Jean Handler Jody Skelton John Kuypers John
Tilley Julie Morton Karen Cullen Kate Seeger Katherine Davis
KC Hubeny Kristin Martin Laura Richards Lexy Heatley Linda
Bresky Liz Young Mark Licht Mark Toporoff Mary Gallant Michael
Sweeney Mike Sweet Nancy Burns Nancy McCann Nate Parks Norman
Thombs Pat Smith Penny Kerns Peter Christnacht Posie Taylor Paula
Zuraw Roger Christian Ron Ward Ruth Alexander Sara Foster Sarah
Seaward Scott Elliott Scott Malm Steve Sudduth Susan Kaufmann Susan
Sudduth Hammond Timothy Goodwin Wendy Shea Wendy Urquhart William
Southwick William Therrien
Plans are now underway for ACA New England’s
THE Summer Camp Fair 2008 Location & Date TBA
(Your Camp Fair registration forms will arrive via email and US
mail)
Want to weigh in? (Click here to link to Survey Monkey)
Thank You to all Visitors this summer!
http://www.campfairs.org/acacampfair.phphttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aFRsZxS5zgR26cnKOmJoOQ_3d_3d
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September 2007 Communicate 5
Connecticut Pomfret School Summer Opportunities
and Gap Year Fair February 18th Tuesday, 5:00-7:00 PM Pomfret,
CT 06258 Contact: Louisa Jones Phone: (860)963-6156 E-mail:
[email protected] Maine
Summer Opportunities Fair February 2nd Saturday, 11:00-3:00 PM
Berwick Academy Contact: Shanlee Ginchereau Phone: (207)384-2164
ext 2201 E-mail: [email protected] Website:
www.berwickacademy.org/campus_life/special_events.cfm
Summer Camp Fair January 27th Sunday, 1:00-4:00 PM Sheraton
South Portland Hotel Contact: Deb Ivy, Citadel Broadcasting Phone:
(207)774-6364 ext 435 Email: [email protected]
United Way Summer Camp Fair (United Way of Greater Portland)
February 3rd Sunday, 12:00-3:00 PM Portland Exposition Building
Contact: Kimberly Curry Phone: (207)874-1000 E-mail:
[email protected] Snow Date: March 4, 2007 Massachusetts
The Boston Parents’ Paper Camp & Summer Expo
January 12th Saturday, 11:00– 2:00 PM Boston Parent Paper Clay
Center at Dexter and Southfield Schools Contact: Angela Canale
Phone: (617)522-1515 E-mail: [email protected]
Summer Opportunities Camp Fair January 26th Saturday, 12:00-3:30
PM Derby Academy Contact: Mardie Orshak Phone: (781) 749-0746
E-mail: [email protected] Snow date: January 21st
K.I.D.S. Summer Opportunities Fair
January 27th Friday, 12:00-3:00 PM Steps-to-Success Brookline HS
Cafeteria Contact: Stephanie Lyda Phone: (617) 879-4638 E-mail:
[email protected] Snow Date: February 3
Concord-Carlisle Summer Opportunities Fair January 28th Monday,
5:30-8:30 PM Concord-Carlisle High School Parents Association
Contact: Nancy Flaherty Phone: (978)371-0549 E-mail:
[email protected] Snow Date: January 29th
SummerScape Fair February 2nd Saturday, 11:00 AM– 3:00 PM Glen
Urquhart School Contact: Colleen Albano Phone: (978)922-2654
Website: www.gus.org/public/SummerScape/summerscape_1.htm Snow
Date: February 6th
Sudbury Summer Camp Fair February 9th Saturday, 12:00-3:00pm
Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Contact: Darcy Heindel and
Michelle Lombardi Phone: (978)440-9353 and (508)561-5327 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.sudburycampfairs.net
Vermont
10th Annual Kids VT Camp & School Fair February 9th
Saturday, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Kids VT Family Newspaper Burlington, VT
Contact: Kim Kropf Phone: (802)985-5482 E-mail:
[email protected] New York
Special Camp Fair 2008 January 28th Saturday, 11:00—3:00PM
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. New York City
Contact: Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. Phone: (212)677-4650 Website:
www.resourcesnyc.org/rhome2.htm
SUMMER CAMP FAIR CALENDAR www.campfairs.org
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September 2007 Communicate 6
$1000 + Holiday Hill & High Meadow Day Camps Laurel Camps
$250-$499 Alford Lake Camp Nancy Frankel & Mary Atwell Brown
Ledge Camp Bette Bussel Camp Androscoggin Camp Moosilauke Camp
Takajo & Tripp Lake Pam Cobb/Camp Runoia Mr. & Mrs. Kyle
Courtiss Emagination Computer Camps Sherry Mernick David A.
Platt/Fenn Summer Program Davis & Louise Van Winkle $100-$249
Eric & Hildi Arnold Susan B. Baird Edward Barber Allen Beavers
Nancy Burns Camp Betsey Cox Camp Cedar Camp Good News Camp Kawanhee
Camp Nashoba Day
Camp Sangamon Camp Wa-Klo Camp Walden Camp Wawenock Diane S.
Chaisson Coffee Pond Photography Anna Crew Paul G. Davis/Camp Avoda
Jane Cooper Fall Abbott Fenn Sara Foster G. T. Reilly & Co. Ron
& Susan Hall Dudley Hamlin Nancy J. Hartmann Vivianne Holmes,
PhD Keewaydin Foundation Valery Kostin Pearl & Phil Lourie
Maine Teen Camp Meadowbrook Day Camp Netop Summer Camp OMNI Camp
Marijean Legnard Parry Nancy L. Pennell Ed Pletman Laura B.
Richards Nat Saltonstall/Beaver Summer Programs Sarah Seaward
Sharon Country Day Camp Steve Sudduth Summer's Edge Day Camp
Posie Taylor Liz Young YMCA Camp Belknap Amanda Zoellner Up to
$100 Stephanie Baker Danita A. Ballantyne Blue Hill Society for Aid
to Children Joe Boccia Rebeka Branagan Richard C. & Donna L.
Brown Scott Brown Colin Burgess Camp Agawam Camp Ramah in New
England Camp Skylemar Camp Waukeela Camp Yavneh Richard Chamberlain
& Associates Darrow Wilderness Trip Camp Barbara Davis Joel
Eberlin Ellen Flight William B. Ford Diane Foster Diane Haessler
Linda Harding
Donna Lockington Michael & Lori Katz Cheryl A. Kenney Scott
Malm Jean G. McMullan Carla Messer Fred Miller/The Chatham Group
Lucy Jackson Norvell Robert W. Patterson, Jr. Gus Planchet Renee
Sack Diane Smith Pat Smith William H. Southwick Barbara Steward In
Memory of Zaven K. Vorperian In Memory of Joel Wolfson Wyonegonic
Camps
Capital Campaign & Development Task Force
Hello to All our ACA New England Colleagues, Here is a quick
update on the progress of the Capital Campaign and the 80 Westview
Office. Pledge payments continue to come in relatively consistent
order. Our auditor is very pleased with the progress and record
keeping. At the end of last year, great strides were made in new
landscaping and we have a plan in place to continue that project.
Over the summer staff put camp pictures up on the walls in public
areas to decorate our new home. Final decisions are being made on
the commemorative plaque and dedi-cation plaques. If you have not
okayed your current listing, please contact Diane at the
office. If you have not as yet made a gift to the campaign, it
is still not too late to do so. Feel free to con-tact me at
[email protected] or Diane at the office
[email protected]. Many thanks, Rob Grabill, Chair, Capital
Campaign & Development Task Force
Thanks to all our 2007 Annual Fund Donors
Rob Grabill, Chair
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September 2007 Communicate 7
Call for Conference Speakers and Session Ideas
We are looking for
speakers and session Ideas
ACA New England Conference March 28th (Friday) and 29th
(Saturday)
Even if you haven’t spoken at a conference before we want
you!
Propose an idea today!
Send session ideas and completed
session proposals to Donna Lockington at
[email protected] or
Call (781)541-6080x 17
ACA New England received a REI grant this summer to pilot the
PEAK (Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids) Program at some
camps in New England. Pictured here are Brownie Girl Scouts at Camp
Rice Moody in Reading, MA, their counselors (wearing blue t-shirts)
and wonderful volunteers from the Reading REI Store. Thanks go out
to the following REI staff members: Debbie Petersen, Luke Graham,
Jackson Weber, Darlene Lopes, Chuck Kukla, Jason Levin, Katie
Ulvin, Dane Tullock, Nancy Norenberg, and Kathleen Dowd-Gailey. ACA
New England’s partnership with REI continues to develop in ways
that benefit and empower campers as stewards of the
environment.
REI PEAK PROGRAM
Remember the phrase, “A penny saved is a penny earned”? Since we
discovered the iGive.com community, that phrase really means
something special to ACA New England. And it will to you, too.
Because when you become a member at
http://www.igive.com/welcome/warmwelcome.cfm?c=39532 , up to 26% or
more of every purchase you make at the Mall at iGive.com will go to
ACA New England at a penny-saving, no cost to you! Along with the
gas money you’ll save by shopping online, you’ll also get free
membership … access to the over 600 brand name merchants … super
savings and deals every day … and of course, free donations to ACA
New England! Join
http://www.igive.com/welcome/warmwelcome.cfm?c=39532 to support ACA
New England. Start shopping now! And start saving your pennies so
we can earn some!
http://www.acane-camps.org/conference/index.php
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September 2007 Communicate 8
News from State Associations The Long & Winding
(Legislative) Road – Maine 2007
Maine has been hit hard with two taxation issues and a number of
other bills that have kept camps on the phone to legislative
decision makers during 2007. The Maine Youth Camping Association
effectively deflected (for now) a bid by the State of Maine to
collect a 5% tax on each camper meal served during the summer. This
was a reinterpretation of an existing law on “prepared food” which
was never intended to include camper meals. While pleased with the
tax reprieve for summer 2007, MYCA seeks a permanent exclusion for
camps. The MYCA legislative committee plans to submit a bill in the
legislature for January
2008, exempting all camps from a sales tax on camper meals.
Also, a comprehensive tax reform proposal that included a 7% tax on
camp tuitions as “recreation and amusements” was defeated due to
opposition to the bill from many business sectors, as well as due
to efforts by camps and MYCA’s legislative commit-tee and counsel
Jack Erler. MYCA had a chance to do some good advocacy and
education with legislators about how such a tax unfairly targets
camps. A new law requires a Commercial Applicator’s License To Use
Pesticides in Licensed Food and Eating Es-tablishments, which
further limits the application of pesticides in camp kitchens by
persons other than li-censed commercial applicators. This has
implications for many summer camps who do not at present con-tract
outside firms for pest control.
MAINE
The Massachusetts Camping Association invites all camp directors
and staff to a Round Table Discussion on Thursday, September 27th
at 10am at Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham, MA. Discussions will be
broken out for day and residential camps and will include topics
such as: enrollment trends, staffing trends, Mass regulations, 2007
highlights, etc. Discussions hosted by: Nat Saltonstall, Emily
Parker, Meghan Schafer & Mark Toporoff. Lunch included free for
MCA Members. RSVP is required. Please contact Eric Arnold at:
[email protected] for more information. Legislative
Update: Remember, ropes courses and climbing walls must be
regis-
tered with the state as of Sept. 1, 2007. Let us know if you
have questions by emailing [email protected]. The process,
although a bit time consuming, is not overly challenging –
especially if you are already an ACA Accredited Camp!
MASSACHUSETTS
Upcoming Ropes Facilitator Trainings in Connecticut! See page 11
for more details
CONNECTICUT
Highlight Your Camp In our annual Guide to
Summer Camp Why should you buy an ad?
Who gets the Guide?
Get a jump start on Summer Enrollment!
Reasonable Rates
To purchase an ad please contact Lucy Norvell at
[email protected] or call (781)541-6080 ext 14
Libraries, Parents, Schools, Doctor Offices, Camp Fairs,
Employers, Online Camp Seekers
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September 2007 Communicate 9
ACA Basic Camp Directors Course (BCDC)
October 22-26, 2007 Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center
Front Royal, VA January 11-15, 2008 Hoblitzelle Camp &
Conference Center Midlothian, TX April 6-10, 2008 JCYS Camp Henry
Horner Ingleside, IL Contact: Melany Irvin at [email protected]
(765)342-8456
Online Advantages for ACA Accredited Camps By Lucy Norvell
If you do nothing else to benefit from the online advantages
that ACA accredited camps now enjoy, dou-ble check and update your
camp’s basic information in Find-A-Camp, ACA’s searchable
data-base. Find-A-Camp now comes up in more online camp searches
than ever before. HOW your camp’s information looks within the tool
is important—and it’s under your control! Check out what online
camp seekers will see about your camp on a results page. The best
way to do this is by using Find-A-Camp as a parent would. Enter key
attributes of what you offer and check to see that your camp really
appears on the results page. The camp information you provided in
past years appears in Find-A-Camp New Eng-land on the ACA New
England website (www.acane-camps.org/camp/findcamp.php) and in the
national version of Find-A-Camp (www.campparents.org &
http://find.acacamps.org/finding_a_camp.php.)
You may not like what you see! Common problems include:
Incorrect contact information such as zip codes, phone numbers,
email addresses, and websites. Day camp? Make sure zip code
searches yield your camp’s website for Find-A-Camp users:
http://www.acane-camps.org/zip/finding_zip_code.php
http://find.acacamps.org/finding_zip_code.php
Names of camp personnel who are no longer with your camp
Incorrect categorizing. [Girls camps coming up in coed camp
searches. Special populations-only
camps (medical needs or specific disabilities) should not come
up in general camp searches] Major programs or activities missing.
Highlight activities and session lengths you offer. (If you are
a riding camp, appearing with comparable riding camps is not
automatic; it’s a function of how you complete your camp’s
profile.)
To update your camp’s profile, click
http://www.acacamps.org/login/updatecamps.php or call 800-428-2267
or email [email protected] to request a full Camp Database
Update Form.
Grant Resources GameStop Youth Grants
http://www.dosomething.org/gamestop_grants Plum Grants
http://www.dosomething.org/plum_grants Youth Education and/or
Promote healthy lives
www.gehealthcare.com/usen/about/gehealthcare_americas_charitable_giving_guidelines.pdf
Youth Development and Education
www.twfound.org/grants/default.sps?itype=7609 Healthy Behaviors
www.sauconyrunforgood.com
The program committee for the upcoming
National ACA Conference welcomes
your conference program and session topic suggestions and
ideas
Check out current plans for the conference to be held in
Nashville, TN in February http://www.acacamps.org/conference/
and send along your input directly to Jay Toporoff and the National
ACA Conference Program Committee! [email protected]
http://www.acacamps.org/csv.cgi?data=bcdc.csv&template=bcdc.htm
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September 2007 Communicate 10
Member News
I. Saul Nechtem passed away August 9, 2007 at the age of 91. He
was the beloved husband of Gladys (Mack) Nechtem, with whom he
celebrated 66 years of marriage on June 21, 2007. A lifelong
resident of Chelsea, MA, this Boston University graduate and World
War II Veteran directed Camp Manitou in Oakland, ME from 1947-1970
and Camp Bauercrest in Amesbury, MA from 1970-1990. Saul dedicated
35 years as Chelsea High School Athletic Director and Physical
Education Director. Throughout his career, which spanned 50 years,
Saul served as teacher, coach, men-tor and friend to all.
Contributions in Saul’s memory may be made to Temple Emmanuel, 60
Tudor Street, Chelsea, MA 02150 or to a charity of one’s own
choosing. Get Well Wishes go out to Terry Phinney, ACA New
England’s former Executive Director, who is recovering from recent
surgery. Terry now resides in California near her family. If you
would like to brighten her day by contacting Terry or sending her a
card, please request her contact information from Diane Chaisson at
ACA New England: [email protected]
Steve Sudduth of Wyonegonic Camps received the prestigious
Halsey Gulick Award at MYCA’s Annual Meeting on July 11. To know
Steve Sudduth is to know the second generation of the remarkable
Sudduth family—from George Sudduth to Carol Sudduth—both icons in
camping—to Steve. He arrived at Wyonegonic Camps in 1964 for his
first camping experience in Denmark, Maine at the ripe age of 16
months. Forty years later he was co-directing Wyonegonic with his
mother, Carol Sudduth.
June Gray, a life-long Sudduth family friend, presented the
award. June outlined a life of dedica-tion to Maine, to youth
camping, to the natural environment and to advocacy for maintaining
quality camps in Maine. Steve’s determination, his tenacity in
following through on legislative matters, and his integrity make
him widely rec-ognized as a camp leader and conservationist in the
State of Maine.
Steve has been a familiar face in Augusta, and has served on the
MYCA Board as Legislative Chair for a number of years. He also is
chair of the Legislative Priorities Committee for ACA-New England
and serves on the ACA National Public Policy Committee. Was a
recipient of the ACA National Service Award in 2006.
In the words of his colleagues: “Steve is in the forefront for
any legislative issue that impacts the quality and charac-ter of
camping for children in Maine. His willingness to mentor, guide and
support his fellow camp peers epitomizes what a camp leader is all
about—integrity, facilitator, and faithful friend. His energy, his
comprehensive deliberations on protecting and preserving the
quality of Maine camps… offers a confident and reassuring presence
to all of us as we face new challenges….” Congratulations on this
Honor, Steve!
Has your camp been mentioned in the news lately?! If so, we’d
like to share that news in future newsletters. Please submit “camps
in the news” content to: [email protected]
Committee News Many ACA New England Committees are working hard
on behalf of our members. Board Stewardship (Sherry Mernick, Chair)
met 9/17 to nominate candidates to ACA National Board of Directors
Executive Committee (Pam Cobb Heuberger, President) met 9/18 for
first Executive Committee Meeting of the year Strategic Planning
Committee (Posie Taylor, Chair) met 9/19 to hear from experts in
areas that are important to camps and to camping.
Are you interested in volunteering on behalf of ACA New
England?!
Please contact Donna Lockington, Director of Member Services,
about open opportunities! [email protected], 781 541-6080 ext
17.
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JOB POSTINGS Listing Dates September 18th Assistant Director
Camp Sewataro Contact: William Dowie E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sewataro.com September 12th Director - Camp Programs
AYF - Merrowvista, Center Tuftonboro, NH Contact: Heather Kiley
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ayf.com September 4th
Camp/Conference Center Maintenance Staff Camp Cody Contact: Nick
Robbins E-mail: [email protected] September 4th Group Retreat
Host/ Team-Building Facilitator Camp Cody Contact: Nick Robbins
E-mail: [email protected] July 25th School Program Instructor
Boston University Sargent Center for Outdoor Education Contact:
Larry Chambers, School Program Coordinator Phone: (603)525-3311 ext
18 E-mail: [email protected]
October 26th Fall Professional Seminar (see page 1 for details)
Natick, MA November 2-4th Low Ropes Facilitator Training
Mansfield’s Holiday Hill Day Camp Holiday Recreation Center, Inc.
41 Chaffeeville Rd, Mansfield, CT 06250 Contact: Dudley Hamlin, CCD
Phone: 860-423-1375 Email: [email protected] Web site:
www.HolidayRecreation.com November 3rd, 8:00am-3:45 Connecting
Children and Nature Exploring New Avenues for Education An
Education Conference With Keynote speaker and author Richard Louv:
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Children from Nature Deficit
Disorder Wheelock College, Boston, MA Web site:
http://massaudubon.org/conference/ November 9- 12th High Ropes
Facilitator Training Mansfield’s Holiday Hill Day Camp Holiday
Recreation Center, Inc.
41 Chaffeeville Rd, Mansfield, CT 06250 Contact: Dudley Hamlin,
CCD Phone: 860-423-1375 Email: [email protected] Web
site: www.HolidayRecreation.com December 8th Worcester, MA
Standards Course Saturday, 10AM – 3PM Standards Update Course
Saturday, 10AM – 1PM Visitor Update Course Saturday, 1:30PM –
3:00PM http://www.acane-camps.org/training/standards.php March
27-29th New Camp Directors Workshop
http://www.acane-camps.org/training/ncdw.php March 28-29th New
England Conference and CampEXPO
http://www.acane-camps.org/conference/index.php April 2008
Associate Visitor Training
http://www.acane-camps.org/training/avt.php
Training Opportunities
http://www.acane-camps.org/training/index.phphttp://www.acane-camps.org/jobs/index.php
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80 Westview Street Lexington, MA 02421 (781)541-6080
[email protected]
American Camp Association, New England Calendar of Events
Next Communicate Submission Deadline: October 31, 2007
September 18 ACA New England Executive Committee & Board
Committee Chair Meetings ACA New England Office, Lexington, MA
October 25 ACA New England Board Committee & Board of Directors
Meeting ACA New England Office, Lexington, MA
October 26 ACA New England Fall Professional Seminar Natick, MA
December 8 Standards and Standards Update Course Worcester, MA
January 17 MYCA Winter Board Meeting and Fellowship March 28-29 New
England Conference Manchester, MA Camp Fairs www.campfairs.org
http://www.acane-camps.org/about/calendar.php