Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
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"Imagination necessary. The very fabric
of human civilization depends on it." Harriet
Farnsworth Gulick wrote these words in a notebook
of ideas for assembly talks at Aloha Camp, a camp
for girls, which she founded with her husband,
Edward Gulick in 1905.
Next, the Gulicks turned their imagination to
opportunities for women "age eighteen to
eighty," opening Aloha Club in 1910 on the
secluded shore of Lake Katherine in Pike, New
Hampshire. The success of Aloha Camp and Aloha
Club inspired the Gulicks to imagine how camp
could benefit younger girls. Having purchased
400 acres of farmland on Lake Fairlee in Ely,
Vermont, they developed Aloha Hive, which opened
in 1915.
After launching Hive, the next question for the
Gulick's imagination was "what about all
the little brothers of Aloha and Hive campers?"
Far from the military camps that prevailed for
boys in those days, they envisioned Camp Lanikila,
a camp that promoted a spirit of adventure, discovery,
creativeness, respect for others, and individual
growth.
After Edward Gulick's death in 1931, Harriet
Gulick continued for twenty years as the central,
caring presence for all the camps. She passed
away in February 1951 at the age of 86. In the
mid 1960s, the camps faced a major challenge as
members of the Gulick family's next generation
followed pursuits other than the management of
Aloha, Hive, and Lanikila. The Aloha Foundation
was formed as a nonprofit organization that would
continue operating the camps and endeavor to sustain
the Gulick traditions.
(Adapted from "Aloha Family Celebrates
100 Years" by Kathy Christie, Camping Magazine,
July/August 2004)
American Camp Association | Summer camps enrich children's lives!
Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
