It's the middle of March and it's time for us to really 'pound the pavement' and tell people about our great summer camps! Did you see us at the Rockford Expo or the Centerpoint mall this weekend?
Hundreds of campers talked to us about their favorite things to do at camp ~ (swim in Lake Barlow and riding horses topped the list) and many parents spoke to us about how we choose our counselors, financial aid and how we keep our campers safe at camp. I found myself reassuring parents with these three letters... ACA.
For those of you who don't know- the American Camp Association has been improving the quality of camping programs for 100 years through it's accredidation program. Each camp is visited by two camping professionals and evaluation is an all day proccess, preceeded by months of gathering supporting paperwork into giant binders. (If you're ever in a camp director's office keep your eyes open and you're bound to spot one!)
YMCA Camp Manitou-lin is proud to be one of over 2,400 ACA-Accredited® camps that meet up to 300 standards for health, safety, and program quality. Our 2009 visit results came back this fall and Camp Manitou-lin score 100% in 9 out of 10 categories! Great news!
Parents: the ACA website gives great advice about summer camping so if you have time head over to http://www.acacamps.org/ and check it out.
Have a great week everyone!
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