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Great Membership Values for ACA Visitors
and Your Summer Staff
Discounted memberships, expanded services for students, and more! That's
what ACA's new individual membership offers—with incredible values
available to ACA visitors and camp summer staff.
Better Value for Visitors
With ACA's new membership model going into effect July 1, professionals
who are ACA camp visitors will see a substantial new discount to their membership
fee. Visitors will receive a discounted rate of $95, more than 50% off the individual
membership dues of $200. Compare this to the old Standards Visitor rate of $150.
That's a savings of $55! To be eligible for the Visitor discount, you must
be an individual trained and approved by ACA to conduct accreditation visits
during the current year.
More Value for Students
For $35, student members will now receive:
- FREE ACA national conference registration
- Full-year subscription to Camping Magazine
- Full-year subscription to The CampLine
- Access to all ACA Web resources
- Discounts on educational events, purchases
at the ACA Bookstore, and more!
We encourage you to share this opportunity
with your full-time student staff. Help
make your staff aware of what ACA has to
offer students. Consider doing the following:
- Download
a flyer (PDF)
to distribute to your student staff or
post it in a prominent location.
- Forward the flyer in an e-mail to your
student staff.
- Make your staff aware of ACA in whatever
way might be appropriate.
You can help staff discover ACA as a professional
resource — one that can expand upon
their excitement and enthusiasm for changing
campers' lives.
Even though the new membership model and
rates don't officially take effect
until July 1, you can take advantage of
the new rate now by calling Rachel Williams
at 765-342-8456, ext. 509, or sending her
an e-mail at membership@ACAcamps.org.
If you're curious about your renewal date,
or have specific questions about how the
change will impact your dues or services,
be sure to contact Rachel at membership@ACAcamps.org.
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Blog With Peg Smith
What's new at ACA from the CEO's
point of view? What are Peg's thoughts
on the latest ACA National Board Meeting
or the concepts behind ACA's 20/20
Vision? Find that and more on ACA's
new blog site, www.ACAcampsblog.org.
Peg updates the blog frequently, so be
sure to visit often for a fresh take on
important issues facing ACA, Peg's
philosophies, or maybe a brief review of
the latest best seller on visionary management
she's been reading.
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ACA Announces New Alliance with the Center
for Summer Learning
ACA is proud to announce a new relationship
with the Center for Summer Learning, a
national organization focused on creating
opportunities for high-quality summer learning
and enrichment for all young people. Based
at Johns Hopkins University, the Center
is committed to expanding summer learning
opportunities for disadvantaged children
and youth as a strategy for closing the
achievement gap and promoting healthy youth
development. Resources
related to summer learning and camp, camp-school
partnerships, relevant emerging public
policy information, and related information
about the Center for Summer Learning can
be found at: www.ACAcamps.org/education/summer_learning_resources.php
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ACA Partners With Weekly Reader
Remember
reading about current events in your own
copy of Weekly Reader that your elementary
school teacher handed out? Weekly
Reader Custom Publishing (WRCP) has been
a leader in providing educational materials
in school settings for over one hundred
years. Now they have partnered with ACA
to provide similar materials to summer
camps across America.
Starting this summer, camps will be sent
free Weekly Reader-sponsored materials
for camps to use. As with all WRCP
programs, custom summer program materials
will be fun, exciting, educational, and
of interest to the youth market. They will
include:
- Sporting Events
- Contests
- Character-Building,
- Leadership and Teamwork Exercises
- Rainy Day Activity Programs
- Water Safety
- Craft Materials
- Diaries
- Clothing
- And more . . . .
ACA is pleased to provide this free supplemental
value-added benefit for camps. For more
information regarding this program, contact
Tim Millbern at tmillbern@ACAcamps.org or
765-349-3517.
For more information about Weekly Reader
Custom Publishing, visit www.wrccp.com or www.weeklyreaderresearch.com.
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Tell It Through the Tube!
Enter ACA's YouTube Contest Today!
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.
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If You Need the ACA Hotline This Summer
. . . .
While the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline (800-573-9019)
is offered year-round, the majority of
calls are received in June, July, and August.
The Hotline is a highly-regarded resource;
ACA members often describe it as one of
the best services offered by ACA. Now is
a good time to understand how to make the
best use of this service available to all
ACA camps. It is important to remember
the Hotline is not a medical, insurance,
or legal advice hotline, but it does serve
as an "ear" to help you talk
through your crisis. The Hotline staff
can help you think of issues and questions
and identify other resources that can assist
you.
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May/June Camping Magazine—Staff
Training at Its Best!
The annual staff training edition of Camping
Magazine is increasing in popularity as
a precamp training tool. The sales of Camping
Magazine tripled from last year; more than
5,000 extra copies of this issue were sold.
More and more camp staff are recognizing
the teaching value of Camping
Magazine.
Access the special staff training issue
of Camping
Magazine online. Limited
quantities of this issue are still
available for ordering.
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Be Part of ACA's Media Resource
Team This Summer!
Summer is coming – and that means
national, international, and local news
media will be covering stories about the
camp experience during the season. Do
you have expertise that could add to these
stories? ACA is looking for camp
professionals who can help tell great stories
about camp!
Please consider joining ACA's
Media Resource Team if:
- You have a unique program to share;
- You can speak passionately about the
value of camp; and
- You're willing to promote ACA's
key messages and can respond with a quick
turnaround.
Here's how it works: Sign
up using the Media Resource Team
Form anytime. When we receive
the form, we will then confirm your interest. When
a media call comes in that would be appropriate
to your area of expertise, you'll
be contacted. ACA will coordinate
the media request with you.
If you'd like to participate—or
if you have any questions—please
submit our online
form or contact Public Relations at
765-349-3317. Help ACA tell the story of
camp this summer in news media everywhere!
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Intelligent Staff
Recruitment—ACA's
Online Employment Center
ACA's online employment center offers
online resources to help you find, recruit,
and retain staff.
- Summer Jobs at Camp – Camps can
post seasonal job openings and reach
thousands of camp professionals.
- Year-Round Jobs at Camp – E-mail
listings of your camp's year-round
job postings are distributed to job seekers
twice a month.
- Job Fairs – Comprehensive lists
of job fairs and organizations that specialize
in international staffing.
Visit www.ACAcamps.org/jobs for
more information.
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What Are You Reading?
What books have inspired or challenged
you lately? What books would you like
to share with others? Complete the brief
online
book review form. We may spotlight
your comments in the next "What
Are You Reading?" column
in Camping Magazine.
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