Honoring One
of Our Own
Camp counselor Ryan Clark of Camp Big Heart, an ACA-Accredited camp® in Winder,
Georgia, was tragically killed in the Virginia Tech shootings. For the past seven
years, Clark spent two weeks during every summer at the camp, which specializes
in programming for children with physical and mental impairments. He began work
at the camp in high school as a volunteer counselor and later as music director.
He is remembered as a dedicated young man with a "caring heart" and "contagious
smile" according to camp staff.
Camp Big Heart has established a scholarship
in Clark's honor. Donations are being
accepted for the Ryan Clark Camp Big Heart
Scholarship, 2169 Dogwood Circle, Snellville,
GA, 30078. For more information, e-mail campbigheart@bellsouth.net or
call 678-294-1916.
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Coming Soon! Environmental Education Online
Tools
On May 15, ACA's Web site will introduce
a Web page accessible by ACA members only
that will feature a series of useful resources
that specifically focus on the connection
to camp and nature. The Web page was inspired
by a collaborative effort with the Children
and Nature Network. The page will provide
links to all Camping
Magazine articles/columns
from the last several years that cover environmental
awareness topics, a detailed list of activity
ideas and teaching tools to implement environmental
awareness at camp, and various other organizational
resources to foster sensitivity to nature
and the importance of outdoor education.
This page will serve as a comprehensive resource
for members who wish to promote environmental
awareness at camp. The initiative will also
include parent and family education and a
media campaign, which coordinates with the
nationwide movement "Leave No Child
Inside."
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The ACA National
Office Welcomes New Director of Standards
Program
 We are pleased to announce the addition of Rhonda Mickelson as the director of
standards program for the American Camp Association. Rhonda brings an exemplary
breadth and depth of camp experience including a long-time commitment to ACA
Standards through both volunteer and staff involvement. Rhonda will wrap up work
at the ACA, Southeastern as their executive during the next month and will begin
her new role May 21, 2007.
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Look Who Went to Camp!
A new addition to www.CampParents.org and
to the ACA media center highlights a list
of famous campers from musicians and artists
to notable business persons and politicians.
ACA is collecting these names in preparation
for the 150th anniversary of camp and the
100th anniversary of ACA. The new
Web page serves as a
reminder of the positive and powerful influence
the camp experience can have in the formative
years of children's lives, and it
serves as important testimony to the media
and public. If you have names to add to
this list (we are not asking for testimonials),
please send them to parents@ACAcamps.org.
Camps will not be named nor will camp alumni
be contacted. This is strictly to recognize
the extraordinary impact that camp has
had on so many children.
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Meeting the Media's
Needs
ACA has revised, reorganized, and revamped
the online national
media center to make information more accessible to
the media. The media center features
a new "In the News" section
that contains archived print and broadcast
stories and a new link to Public Service
Announcements (videos that can be customized
by local broadcast stations for camp
stories). In addition to providing information
on ACA, camp trends, benefits of camp,
and how to choose a camp, camp articles
for reprint, story ideas for reporters,
and a photo gallery are also available.
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Last Chance to SAVE
on the Premier Summer Staff Training Tool
Limited quantities are still available
for bulk orders of the special
staff training May/June issue of Camping
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May/June Issue of Camping Magazine Available
Online
The latest special edition May/June
2007 Staff Training Issue features expert
perspectives on the art of staff training
from staff orientation, training counselors
as role models, and cyberbullying to the
subtle power of language. See the new issue
today!
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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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