 President Bush Visits
Newly American Camp Association (ACA)-Accredited
Camp
President George W. Bush visited the newly ACA-accredited Victory Junction Gang
Camp on Wednesday, October 18. Visiting the facilities of the camp, Bush met
the camp founder and NASCAR driver Kyle Petty and his wife Pattie. The
ACA-accredited camp is located in Randleman, North Carolina. Read
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Camp Schodack Celebrates 50th Anniversary
On August 19-20, Camp Schodack, in Schodack,
New York, celebrated its 50th anniversary
in camping. Approximately 450 alumni and friends came to camp for a weekend of
recollections, friendship, and old-fashioned fun. Alumni spanning all five generations
were there to recall the "good old days," sing camp songs, and reconnect
with long lost friends.
As part of the festivities, Paul and Linda
Krouner were honored for their 37th year
as directors. Paul's grandparents
established a dairy farm and boarding house
on the land in 1913. They opened Krouners
Hotel in 1925. Paul's father and
mother, Louis and Clara Krouner, converted
the hotel into Camp Schodack in 1957.
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Sugar Bay Resort Wins Top Award
ACA member, Zoe Ellender, has reported
that her organization, Sugar Bay, a holiday
resort exclusively for children and teenagers,
was awarded the Service Sector Award, and
also named the top overall Small-Medium
and Micro Enterprise in South Africa. These
awards were given in recognition of the
originality and professionalism of the
business in addition to the outstanding
level of customer service and individual
choice and attention that Sugar Bay provides
to its young guests and their families.
Sugar Bay is the only resort of its kind
in South Africa. Based in Zinkwazi on
the KZN North Coast, Sugar Bay offers their
young guests ninety different activities
to choose from in a sixteen-acre resort,
with lagoon and beach.
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