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Because of Camp – 2010
ACA National Conference
 It's not too early to make plans to attend the ACA's 2010
National Conference in Denver, Colorado. The Rocky Mountains provide an excellent
backdrop to celebrate ACA's 100th Anniversary — and enjoy four education
packed days.
Session Submissions
Our National Conference Program Review Team
is now accepting proposals for educational
sessions. Do you have expertise you
would like to share? Innovative Programs
that can serve as models for others? New
technology that increases efficiency? Plan
to submit one or more proposals online
at: www.ACAcamps.org/cfp. Proposals
will be accepted through September 15,
2009, with notification in early October.
We know your focus is naturally on staff
training and other opening activities — so
as your summer progresses and great ideas
surface, make a note, and visit the site
as your time permits.
Schedule at a Glance
Take a look at the events we have in mind
for Denver. Plan your arrival and
departure and consider a day or two on
either end of the conference to explore
Denver and the surrounding, beautiful areas,
including the slopes.
Our Conference Hotel
The Hyatt Regency Denver, just steps away
from the famous 16th Street Mall in downtown
Denver, will serve as our official conference
hotel. Special
rates and rooms may be reserved online
or by phone.
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Keep Campers and Staff Healthy at Camp
ACA provides resources for your staff to
make camp a healthy community.
The
Basics of Camp Nursing 2nd — $35.95
Linda Erceg and Myra Pravda
Help any health-care professional get up
and running immediately. This book includes
information about the role of the camp nurse,
regulations, setting up the health center,
orienting staff, record systems and screening
processes, communicable disease management,
medication management, injury and illness
surveillance, responding to emergencies,
and interfacing with tripping programs.
Supercharge Your
Staff Training with These Related e-Institute
Courses
Have all staff take the Injury
and Prevention Courses at ACA's e-Institute – before
they arrive at camp.
- Ouch: Protective Equipment: What
All Staff Should Know
- Reducing the Spread of Communicable
Disease in Camp
- Footloose: Minimizing Slips and
Falls at Camp
- Knife Safety: Reducing Sharp Object
Injuries at Camp
For more resources, go to the ACA
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Camp
Is for the Camper — $9.95
Connie Coutellier
Handbook for new and returning counselors:
being a role model, parent interaction, camper
developmental characteristics, reinforcing
positive behaviors, homesickness, bed-wetting,
ADD/ADHD, group activity planning, inappropriate
group behavior. Related course: Have staff
take this certificate-producing online course.
One unbelievably low fee allows all staff
to take the course. Most popular online course!
Go to www.ACAcamps.org/einstitute/.
S'mores
and Other Sticky Stuff — $79.95
It's a game! A unique training tool
that helps staff identify potential sticky
situations and how to avoid them. For precamp
and in-season staff training.
 Pocket
Guide for Girls Resident Camp Counselors — $9.95
Pocket
Guide for Boys Resident Camp Counselors — $9.95
A tool box for your counselor's back
pocket. One specifically for all-boys camp
counselors and one for all-girls camp counselors.
Camp
Counselor's Guide to Interpersonal Communication — $19.95
James Schnell
Includes elements of interpersonal communication,
including the message, channel, noise and
context, and perception, confusion between
fact and inference, verbal and nonverbal
communication, reasons for listening, environmental
and personal factors, how communication can
deteriorate, building scripts, and power
and ethics.
Visit www.ACAbookstore.org today
or call 888-229-5745. Members receive
a 5% discount at check-out.
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Marketing Essentials
for the New Economy — Three-Part
Series
 Tough economic times require that you turn
up the marketing heat and attract new customers
to your doors, while increasing current customer
loyalty and repeat business. E-courses
in this three-part series can be purchased
as a package (highly recommended) or individually.
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Part
1: Back to Basics — Marketing
Concepts You Need to Know
In today's chaotic business environment,
strategic marketing is key to your ongoing
success — as a camp or individual.
Whether you are a programmer, director,
registrar or specialist — you are
a critical part of your camp's
marketing team and should have basic
understanding of this important business
development process. This course will
give both novice and experienced marketers
a new and solid review of promotion and
marketing concepts. Learn
to use the marketing perspective to building
a stronger business foundation, customer
connection, and brighter future for your
camp, programs, and organization. |
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Part Two: The
Five-Minute Marketing Plan — Designing
Your Blueprint for Success
You know you should have a written marketing
plan but can't seem to find the
time, energy, or know-how to pull it
together. Problem solved! In
this fast-paced program, you will actually
create a ready-to-use promotional strategy
to increase customers, profits, participation,
attendance, sponsorships, volunteers,
or support for your camp, facility, or
programs. Using the Five-Minute Formula,
anyone — from amateurs to experts — will
glide through the critical marketing
planning process. |
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Part Three: Choosing Marketing Media
to Move Your Message
If you're confused by the ever-changing
world of marketing tools, then this is
the program for you. Especially
designed for those with a written marketing
plan (see The Five-Minute Marketing Plan — Designing
Your Blueprint for Success), this workshop
will help explore the pros and cons of
five distinct types of marketing tools:
advertising, publicity, promotion, sales,
and digital media as it relates to camp
programs and products. You'll
learn how to transform your marketing
ideas into reality by exploring new and
traditional media tools. |
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Help Parents Prepare Their Children for Camp
As camp professionals, you know that parents
often choose not to share details about
their children, sometimes omitting critical
information that would allow you to better
serve their child.
In this video, Ready
for Camp: Sharing Personal Information
About Your Child With Camp Professionals,
Bob Ditter speaks directly to parents about
the importance of honest communication with
camps.
Please share
this video with all your camp parents in
your precamp communication and post as a link
on your own Web site. The free and unlimited
access to this very helpful and informative
video is another partnering-with-parents service
to the camp community from Bob Ditter, Healthy
Learning, and the American Camp Association.
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