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ACA Membership Discount
Deadline Extended — Save
on Multiple Memberships!
Early
in the summer we sent information about
a membership drive promotion where camps
can purchase multiple memberships for their
staff at a fairly deep discount. We are
extending the deadline on that promotion
to October 31. Below are the details of
the promotion that you can copy and paste
into your fall newsletter.
ACA membership discount incentive equals
staff retention. Is your camp looking for
a way to increase professionalism and retention
among staff? ACA is offering an incredibly
affordable way to do just that.
Your camp can purchase multiple memberships
for staff now at a price that is so reasonable,
you can't afford not to participate.
When your camp gives an ACA membership,
your camp is offering a bonus to worthy
staff, your camp is supporting staff professional
development, your camp is increasing the
possibility staff will return to its program,
and your camp is supporting ACA's
commitment to increase the number of members,
donors, and customers to 20,000 by 2020.
All memberships include subscriptions
to Camping Magazine and The
CampLine; discounts
on books, educational events, and e-institute
courses; and access to current research.
Students also receive FREE registration
to the ACA National Conference in Florida
(February 2009).
Purchase by October
31, 2008, to receive
the following discounts. All memberships
are effective for a year after date of
purchase.
Share the value of ACA membership with
your camp's student staff
Purchase multiple memberships for your camp's student staff at the following
rates: (Student membership is regularly $35.)
- Give 10 new student memberships
at $30 each!
- Give 20 new student memberships
at $25 each!
- Give 50 new student memberships
at $10 each!
Share the value of ACA membership with
all your camp's key staff
Purchase multiple individual memberships
for your camp's staff at the following
rate: (Individual membership is regularly
$200.)
- Give 10+ new individual memberships
at $50 each!
Here's how it works:
- Decide how many memberships your camp
wants to purchase.
- Provide the ACA national office with
personal contact information, including
a personal e-mail address, for each new student
member by whatever means is easiest for
you and your camp: in an Excel
file or simply by sending ACA an e-mail.
- New individual members may opt to receive
print or electronic versions of ACA publications
(Camping Magazine and The CampLine).
Please indicate "print" or "electronic" for
each person on your list. Student members
will receive electronic versions only
of ACA publications.
- Individual members receive discounts
on books and educational events and access
to current research. Students receive
FREE registration to the ACA National
Conference in Florida (February 2009)!
- Send a check or credit card info to
the ACA national office.
Show your staff that you believe in their
future, and give them the opportunity to
grow in our professional community.
If you have questions about this program,
please call the membership department at
800-428-2267. For more information about
membership, please visit www.ACAcamps.org/membership.
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Camping Magazine Goes Digital
 Camping Magazine is now on your
computer anytime you want it! The digital
Camping Magazine has the same great content,
images, and advertisements, plus much
more . . . .
You're only a click away from:
- Viewing interactive features
- Sharing articles with friends or staff
- Printing and e-mailing articles (or
the entire magazine)
- Sending an e-mail to the editor or
any of the magazine staff
- Interactive advertisements – click
to go right to an advertiser's
Web site
- Live Web sites and e-mails
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Write for Camping
Magazine's 20/20
Toolbox Series
The new 20/20 Toolbox series provides resources
to help camps realize the American Camp
Association's 20/20 Vision. We are
calling this series a "toolbox" for
a reason—our intent is to focus on
providing hands-on, real life, "how-to" ideas—ideas
that can be implemented and go beyond theory.
Article Expectations/Writing Guidelines
In order to help ensure that the 20/20
Toolbox goals are met and consistency
in the series maintained, we request
that articles meet the following guidelines:
- Toolbox articles should provide real,
user-friendly, "how-to-do-xyz" advice
and examples, such as tips, techniques,
advice, specific examples, dos and don'ts,
suggestions of whom to contact, timelines,
implementation plans, etc.
- Any research must include specific
application(s) for the end-user (camps).
(Specific examples of how a camp can
take the research and use it at their
camp.)
- Some theory is acceptable, provided
that it is used to set the foundation
for providing specific examples, tools,
and techniques.
- Sidebars with chronological steps,
pertinent information, and resources
(print and Web) are encouraged.
- Articles should be between 1800-2600
words.
- Photographs are welcomed! Photographs
must follow ACA guidelines at www.ACAcamps.org/campmag/photo_release.php.
Submitted articles are not guaranteed
publication in any specific issue. All
articles undergo an editorial review process,
and every submission will be acknowledged
and reviewed for potential publication.
To submit an idea, please contact Harriet
Lowe, director of communications, at 765-
342-8456; 765-349-3303 (direct); or e-mail:
hlowe@ACAcamps.org.
Adapted from the article, "20/20
Toolbox Overview" by Diane Tyrrell,
C.C.D., from the September/October 2008
issue of Camping Magazine.
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New ACA Video Promotes "Change A
Life Today" Message
 Campers,
staff, and parents tell the story of camp
and the value it brings to children and
youth in a new
video produced by ACA.
Moving interviews with children describing
their favorite things and "campactivities"
brings home the message about how camp
changes lives. Filled with action and from-the-heart
monologues, children and parents describe
the significance of camp in their own words.
ACA will use this powerful video on YouTube®,
on the ACA Web site, and through individual
camp Web sites to promote awareness of
the benefits of the camp experience and
the importance of donating to the greater
cause of sending a child in need to camp.
Learn how
to download a copy of
this motivating video on your camp's
Web site.
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ACA Announces New Educational Alliance
with the National Recreation and Park Association
ACA is proud to announce a new educational
alliance with the National Recreation and
Park Association (NRPA), whose mission
is to advance parks, recreation, and environmental
conservation efforts that enhance the quality
of life for all people. Over the
next year, ACA and NRPA will develop Web-based
educational courses for youth program administrators
and front-line staff. These
courses, designed to enhance staff training
in both resident and day camps, will be
available via ACA's e-Institute.
For more information about existing e-Institute
courses, please visit www.acacamps.org/einstitute/.
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It's Not Too
Late to Tell It Through the Tube!
Enter ACA's YouTube Contest Today!
Deadline has Been Extended!
 Your Creative
Assignment: Put your videography
skills to work! Choose one or more of
the following topics for your YouTube
video and in a three-minute or less video,
tell us the story of how your camp community
. . . .
- Links kids to nature, providing kids
with real, authentic experiences with
nature;
- Connects kids to authentic relationships
that afford friendships, understanding,
and appreciation for one another and
the global community; and/or
- Gets kids up and moving and learning
about their strengths and lifestyles
that advance well-being.
For contest rules and regulations and
to submit your video to Peg Smith, CEO
of the American Camp Association, visit www.ACAcamps.org/youtube.
Deadline for video submissions is October
15, 2008.
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Enter the J. Wendell and Ruth T. Howe
Golden Lens Photography Contest
You could win:
- A $150 cash price for first place
- A commemorative plaque
- Acknowledgement in Camping Magazine
- Recognition at the 2009 ACA National
Conference
Send us your favorite photos that depict
the camp experience and represent the best
practices in the field.
Include with each submission the photographer's
name, camp name, contact address, and phone
number. You must complete an online photo
release form with each submission. Visit http://www.acacamps.org/campmag/photo_release.php for
details.
Submit your photos today!
Mail photos to:
Camping Magazine
American Camp Association
5000 State Road 67 North
Martinsville, IN 46151
Or, e-mail magazine@ACAcamps.org
Deadline for submissions is November 30,
2008.
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Online Centennial Tribute for Camps
Is your camp one hundred years old? Celebrate your camp's one hundred-year anniversary
with ACA's Web-based tribute to member camps. Your camp's centennial story
can be shared with thousands of Web visitors every day. Complete
the Historical Profile form. ACA will proudly add your camp's story to
the running tribute of outstanding camps that have reached the centennial milestone.
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