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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009 (2) ecc Enfield Community Council Camp Committee meeting .January 26,2009 Mnutes Attending: Carol Givin,Vera Howe Strait, Carolyn Tschanz and Karen Coleman Director—Vera has accepted the position of Camp Director for the summer of 2009 Vera's salary has not been determined but will not be less that the 2008 salary. When this is decided a contract will be offered to Vera. Camp dates have been tentatively set for July 6 through August 14,2009 Site Discussion— We can not use the school this summer and do not have the option to use the community building, grange or the fire department. The major issue is that the campers can not be accommodated in full in any of these locations. Concerns about finding alternative locations- ® Accessibility ® Affordability • Health Department Certification for safety Current thinking: Treman State Park John Gilford is the Park Manager. Vera will take on the task of contacting John. This would be our first choice as a camp location. Because of the pavilion,playing fields play ground and accessibility to bathrooms,water and swimming, We are aware that there will be rental cost and also believe that some of this additional expense can be covered by less transportation expenses. Audrey Balendar has given preliminary approval for this site because it is a State Park and must meet Similar standards to the camp requirements. When Vera speaks with Wildwood—Ann has offered to follow up with the owners who are returning to town this week. Other school site available?LACS is this available? )Budget—Vera and Carol have been reviewing and working on the 2009 budget. Camp Fees—In anticipation of increased costs this sinner the ECC feels the need to raise fees. The following fee structure was proposed Carol will send this to the rest of the Executive board for discussion and approval. Camp Fees for 1 Child 125 (This is an increase of$15) Camp Fees for 2 Children $215 (This is an increase of$25) Camp Fees for 3 or more Children $225 (This is an increase of$10) BC Fees for 1 Child $ 20 or $4/day (increased by $1/day) BC Fees for Second Child 90 or$3/day(increased by $1/day) BC Fees for 3 or more Childrern add $90 or$3/day per Child (increased by $1/day) AC Fees for 1 Child $210 or$7/day (increased by 1/day) AC Fees for Second Child $150 or$5/day (increased by $1/day) AC Fees for 3 or more Children add $150 or$5/day per Child (increased by $1/day) * BC/ before camp &AC/after camp fees are based on 30 days of camp. Staff, This summer there must be an assistant director. With a new location comes additional planning and supervision of staff and youth. Carolyn offered several contact options which included, Cornell work-study,IC recreation and general work study and students and the new Chamber program for internships.Vera agreed to post our staff openings within the next week. Carolyn pointed out that the issues we had and are having with bully behavior during basketball will most likely follow to camp. We should anticipate this and be sure to have appropriate programming,trained and competent staff. Think Beth. We did receive some parent concerns last year about staff skills and ages. We can be aware of these concerns as we hire and train for this summer, Families/Campers We will need to get information out to families soon.This summer Carolyn proposed that the parent handbook include specific information about How we will deal with behavior issues. Vera suggested that we have a parent contract that must be signed before their child/children attend camp. All of this will be considered as camp details are confirmed. We want to contact all families that received camper fees from DSS last summer to be sure that they know to request the funds for the care they need and to indicate this at the time of signing. Other business— Karen distributed postcard invitations that members can distribute during the next few weeks. And passed a draft copy of the annually report for approval, This will be corrected as suggested and arrangements for copies will be made. Enfield Community Council February 9, 2009 Annual meeting Notes Attending: Carolyn Tschanz, Carol Givin,Vera Howe Strait,Beth Bannister,Debbie Teeter, Mike Simons,Karen Coleman Available handouts: 2008 Annual report Youth report for January Call to order and Welcome Carolyn Tschanz January minutes approved as submitted. Youth Report -Beth gave a program update and will distribute and discuss her annual report in detail at the March meeting. She is excited to have worked with 100 different youth this year. All of the programs are going well. A Joint Cooking Program held at the Boynton Middle school provides an opportunity for youth to work together with youth from other communities, as well as with another program manager. Photography Gallery Preparations; the Fall Photography Program prepared photos and photo signs for the February Gallery which will be held at the Smart Monkey Cafe. This is a very exciting opportunity to have a Gallery show of student photos. Note: The cover photo on the Annual Report is one of the photos taken by a youth in this project. Camp for 2008 was served 117 campers including CITs. The program included activities such as nature, sports,arts and crafts and drama. There were field trips to the Hanger theater,Watkins Glen as well as a variety of"Theme Days". Enfield Community Currents expanded to include distribution of the Town of Enfield newsletter. This is a combined effort with Debbie Teeter serving as editor. Approximately 975 issues are mailed each month to Enfield Residents and Businesses. Harvest Festival in 2008 was held on September 20, and was considered a success on all counts. This is the one fundraiser that the ECC holds all profits go directly to pay for youth programs. Basketball- In 2008 the ECC cosponsored the 4t' and 5th grade basketball teams with the Enfield PTA. ECC purchased uniforms for the student players and provided some pre practice activities. Recreation Partnership—the Town of Enfield pays a membership fee to this partnership so that all Enfield Residents can participate in programs offered by the Ithaca Youth Bureau. In 2008 we had 148 different youth participate in these programs. Enfield Elementary-Mike Simons,Principal,reported that the school held a very positive Teacher and staff retreat. Facilitator Shawn Brady let the group through a very positive process and developed several working targets for students and teachers.There will be a new site based committee formed to provide oversight, and support. It was very important to the school participants that a school wide behavior plan be developed and that communication must be a priority. Enfield Food Pantry is now being operated by Sara and Charlie Grover. There is a regular schedule for distribution and they are willing to hand out ECC information. Election of Officers: The following slate of officers was submitted, President— Carolyn Tschanz Vice President—Ann Rider Secretary—vacant until we hear from Valleri Longcoy,who has been very ill. Slate of officers approved for 2009. Vote for Secretary will be taken later in 2009 after we have confirmation from Valleri. Desserts for the Annual Meeting were provided by Ann Rider. Meeting adjourned Next meeting will be March 9, 2009 Enfield Community Council March 9, 2009 Minutes Attending: Deb Teeter, Vera Howe Strait, Linda Schoffel,Karen Coleman,Ann Rider, guests: Michael Simmons, Lisa Harris, Sara Silverstone,Mary Cole, Barbara Apt. Excused: Carol Givin, Carolyn Tschanz,Beth Bannister Meeting called to order at 6:45 PM Introductions- Karen asked those present if they were comfortable changing the agenda order putting the focus on the youth programs. There was general agreement. Youth Program report: Linda Schoffel reported that Beth was on vacation and that she would request that sheforward her report to Commission members. Linda then reported on Beth's Annual report. In 2008 Beth worked with 100 different youth.Her programs served 4th—high school youth though the majority served were middle school youth. There were some exciting new programs,collaborations and youth service to the community. We believe that the elementary level programs help our students with the. middle school transitions. Linda drew attention to the success story. This brief story captures youth development, skill attainment and confidence in a young mans life. Those present and familiar with Beth and the work she does echoed with their praise of the program. 21st Century Learning Centers Grant-Lisa Harris presented a brief overview of the grant and introduced Sara Silverstone and Barbara Apt to the Commission members. Mary Cole and Michael Simmons, school principal,are familiar to the members. This grant is being written by Sara Silverstone with input from Enfield and BJM with information gathered from each community re: the strengths and wishes for extended day programs. There was a great deal of sharing about the current programs,the wish to expand and how this could work to the advantage of the rural/urban school paring.Each school has a high population of low income students(families) a need for academic support and decreasing district dollars. This is a 5 year grant- due by March 26th. 2009. We should hear by late spring 2009. This proposed program,will be designed to grow over the duration of 5 years and will need to be sustainable at the end of 5 years. ECC is willing to sign on as a collaborator to the grant. It was made clear that while this grant can be a great addition to Enfield Elementary in no way should it compromise the current School Age Program or ESAP currently operating at the school. This is a parent run 501c3 program that is sustained by parent fees and a small scholarship fund from ECClUnited Way. The suggestion was made that the grant writers speak with the Board of ESAP. Barbara Apt, current teacher for the Enfield Extended day program, and Vera shared that the programs do share some resources. Camp Report—Vera has talked with the Park Director and expects that we will have a permit from them by the end of the week.As of last Thursday we were assured that we had the pavilion for all but 4 days of the summer session of six weeks.Vera will plan activities away from the Park for those days. Vera will feel more comfortable advertizing the camp once she has the permit and Deb is willing to hold the newsletter a few days so that the application can be added. The park is willing to let us put a POD on site for storage. Carol spoke with the POD PEOPLE and they have agreed to rent it to us for a total of$75 for the summer. Details will be worked out as we get closer to camp time. Still to be discussed are the camp entry fees, and the rental fees. Ann Rider will meet/speak with Joanne F. and Tim Joseph to confirm a plan and funds. We have_been reassured that these are issues that can be solved. Staffing will be decided as soon as possible. Karen is interested in covering CIT or Counselor salaries if they meet the criteria for either TANF or JOB LINK. This could certainly help us financially. Karen and Vera will talk about this soon. Ann heard from a participating parent that a lower camper to adult staff ratio would be a benefit to all. We can review this as we staff for the summer. Postponed to the April meeting: Treasury report February Minutes Old and New Business Liaison reports Harvest Festival meeting March 16, 2009, will check with Carol about this, look for an email. April Agenda; Meeting on April 13 at 6:30 PM Meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM. Meeting adjourned at Enfield Community Council April 13,2009 Minutes Attending: Debbie Teeter, Carolyn Tschanz,Ann Rider, Carol Givin,Vera Howe Strait,Beth Bannister, Karen Coleman Meeting called to order at 6:45 PM. Camp discussion: Vera announced that the Official State Park permit has arrived.With the additional funds from the TRIAD foundation the families will have to pay$20.00 for a season pass for parking. This is a good deal since the seasonal pass is $65.00 dollars. Staff will have to arrive at the camp early in the day and will have to plan to stay at the park for the duration. Karen suggested that the Council purchase at least two passes for members who will be going in and out of the camp,for example Carol and Ann. There will be 4 days during the summer that we can not use the pavilion. Vera still has to check on the details of this, and POD placement, and other use details. The days in question are July 17-22 and 27 and August 7, 2009. Vera and Carol will meet in early May for a walk through and firm up details. At this point two candidates have been interviewed for the assistant director. There is one more interview pending and then a decision will be made. Colleen Spersal interviewed and is eager to work on a life skills,literacy combo titled something like Things that your Grandmother used to know. Carolyn will be working on and submitting a request to the Friends of the Library for some funding for the books this summer.A grant is being written to the Service League to help purchase better two way radios for the staff this summer. And or funds toward a newer laptop for the program,Vera and Carol would like to keep all camp records on disks. Debbie assures us that the 911 number works at the park, even from the lowest trail spots. Fire Department/EMTs were out in the park trying different locations recently. We are continuing to recruit work study candidates;this may expand our staff and not cost us a lot of money. CITE —Beth working with this group. Have interested youth get in touch with her,ASAP. Carol reported that the check from TRAID has arrived at this point we have paid the Park $3,900 for rentals. Carol distributed the budget for Camp. Health Department Camp License is next on the to do list,Audrey Balander didn't have any hesitation when she heard that we would be at the park this summer. Vera and Carolyn working on revised staff handbook. This will be done by staff training time. Newsletter: Debbie led a brief discussion about advertising in the newsletter.Basically we could earn approximately$1000,pay more for tax prep but not have to pay additional or any taxes. In 2008 we took in$200 in advertising revenue.More to discuss on this topic. Harvest Festival Carol reported that the School Building form is completed and turned in to the school;the Insurance form has been submitted. We will not have the solar sound stage this year because Crow Weaver will have it at another gig. We will need to find a simple 9OUt1d gyStetYi: Lo(%j musicians. The following is a list of proposed activities. BBQ Ping Pong Drop Silent Auction Local Crafters Cake Wheel Kids Games Hay ride. Quilt-Carol will check with Bill Eisenhardt Pumpkin contest Dairy Princess History Tent PTA Book Fair, 5th Grade Rummage sale Wellness Fair, To do: Find someone to do the Kids Games, Locate and find "greener products"and recycle opportunities,It was suggested that this could be a youth project and Karen suggested using employment funds to pay the youth. Agenda for May Motion made to move the meetings to the 4"'Monday of each month beginning in June. Motion seconded by Ann.Discussion; There is a conflict with.the Fire department Auxiliary meetings. Vote—passed unanimously. Karen will be sure to add this to minutes and agendas in May as a"Heads- Up"to members. May meeting will be on the I I" at 6:30 PM. Agenda will be Harvest Festival, camp and youth reports. Enfield Community Council May 11, 2009 Minutes Attending: Carol Givin, Carolyn Tschanz,Vera Howe Strait,Beth Bannister, Karen Coleman,Ann Rider. Meeting called to order at 6:45 PM April minutes read—Carol noted two errors Karen will amend and forward amended minutes to Carol.Amendments are State park passes are$65.00 per year and under newsletter we took in$200. Carolyn moved that we accept the minutes as corrected, seconded and approved. Youth Report Beth reported that programs are going well. She distributed the April program report.New participant(unduplicated)numbers are low,only three but this is to be expected since this is the end of the school year and programs have been offered for a number of months. The participation in programs is pretty constant. See report. Summer Camp updates.-Vera reported, all paperwork has been submitted to the Health Dept. for review. Vera and Carol will meet with the Park manager on May 20, 2009 to go over the site, determine the location of the POD and settle any last minute questions about use of the space. Staff- All have been hired.At this point there will be three TANF youth employed. Of the 10 staff required to be at the site most will need Park passes (Empire pass) Some of our staff will be at the site as early as 7:30 AM so we are working with the park manager to get access to the pavilion through at least one door. The ECC decided to cover a minimum$35.00 of the park pass and if our budget works out will cover more of this initial cost of$65.00. Treasures report Carol distributed budget updates.TRAID grant received and thank you notes were sent. Friends of the Library allocated$270.00 to the camp which will be used to pay for three field trips to the Library. Rotary grand did not get funded a Celebrations Grant awarded us $1400.00 for the Harvest Festival We must remember to put on all printed material that the festival is sponsored by the Tompkins County Tourism Grant. Ann asked if they had a logo.Karen will follow up with this. Liaison reports. 2�d site based meeting will be held this Wednesday May 13 '. PTA is currently recruiting new members and holding elections this Thursday may 14,at 5:30. Carolyn took the pumpkin planting materials to the PTA book fair a couple of weeks ago. About 10 families participate. In June our meeting will be the 29 h. and after that will be on the 46'Monday of each month. So that the ECC members who are part of the Women's Auxiliary can go to their meetings which are held on the second Monday. Newsletter to the printer today May 11,2009 Camp application was removed since it was sent home with students last week. There will be applications available at the school. We will discuss in more detail the newsletter at the June meeting. Adult Basketball—Faye Coyne will take the Red Cross training for CPR/Community First Aid and AED. So that the group can continue to gather. Question about play fees. ECC will pay for the course which will be yearly requirement$70.00. June agenda— Welcome packet Youth basketball Newsletter Harvest festival Enfield Comunntg Count June 29, 2009 notes Attending: Beth. Bannister, Karen Coleman, Vera Howe Strait, Valleri Longcoy, Ann Rider, and Carolyn Tschanz. Salis Hollis,the assistant director of Enfield's summer camP grogram,also attended for. the first portion of the Meeting was called to order at 6:45pm. Carolyn shared a thank you note from the Enfield PTA thanking the ECC for their efforts,especially with the basketball proms: Review of Agenda:It was decided that discussion regarding the welcome packet and the youth basketball program would be postponed until a future meeting. With the exception of a few typos that need to be corrected,the minutes from the previous meeting were approved. Summer Camp Report; Vera presented the ECC with copies of the new "ECC Summer Day Camp Employee Handbook" and "Parent/Guardian Handbook Today (6/29/o9);was the i" day of c am training,which she felt went very well.As well as participating in various sessions through the day(game . all`camp staff were resented with copies of their Job descriptions and Vera training, abuse traamng,etc-) P had them all discuss their goals. Vera has had some parent feedback concerning how the staff will be keeping track of the kids in this new area. A few families opted not to attend this summer because of location but the regison , tr are still high and each group is almost M.At this time,there are 12 CIT's and 93 campers. Vera received the keys to the pavilion and storage shed and she and Salis will be working through the week organizing and setting up the pavilion,tables,supplies,etc.As the pavilion is somewhat difficult to find, counselors and C1Ts are making various signs, banners and badges for themselves to be easily identified in the park Vera met with Ben(a park lifeguard),and was told that campers can swim everyday starting at 11:30am,. n 2 groups at a time. Vera will be obtaining a swim permit. Beth will.be doing several different activities throughout the week including tram hikes. She will also join the campers for swimming and C1T training. Breakfast and hot lunches will be delivered,every day.Tyre are 4 dates that the pavilion is not available so various trips are being.planned. Possibilities include the Science Center, Buttermilk Park,Wad€ins;Glen,Hangar Theater,the Library,and Corning Glass Museum. Youth Program Report: Beth distributed copies of her report for May&June and said*at all programs continue to go well. (See attached report for full details on each program.) Beth has had some complaints from the town court staff(located upstairs in the Enfield Community Budd) complaining about the noise from the 'Wonday Makers" program, which takes place,during court hours. As she feels this is a worthwhile program, she proposed simply moving it to abbiher,day to avoid future conflict. The ECC felt that was perfectly acceptable and Beth is free to pick whatever other day she'd like. Treasurers Report: As Carol was unable to attend tonight's meeting,she emailed her report and mist. updates to Karen., who presented it for her. As per her report,she has billed the town for their portion of the spring newsletter and paid the renewal for summer camp accident insurance. All other bills are paid up to date. Our$40,000 CD has been closed and transferred to the checking account. The earned interest is$495.89,which could be used for summer camp if needed. Carol has been working with Vera to collect fees for camp, before/after-camp, and Empire Passports for approximately 75 families (at the time of this report, all staff had,been given free passports). We were able to get a$600 discount on each of the first 50 passports,and a$3.00 discount on each of the second 25 passports,thereby reducing our expected expense from $4,875 to $4,500 and leaving us a balance of $375. We have collected $1,220 out of the $1,500 needed. As the park manager was kind enough to provide us with storage space for camp supplies,we didn't need to rent a;POD and saved another$75.00.. , Carol has also been working Julie Swanhart, managing the funds for/from the Enfield 5`h grade. The process ended up working very well and Julie was a pleasure to work with. The parents of the incoming 5t' graders are already discussing what they'd like to do and where they will go, if approved by the principal. Through a request from Carol, Ann proposed we give Abbie Teeter a$50 gift card to thank her for her work on the summer camp list.This was seconded by Valleri and approved. Harvest Festival: Ann has agreed to run the kitchen again this year for the bbq and will price things out and email the committee. Ann also felt we should review past sales figures for what we are selling to see if we should be doing more or less. It sold out earlier than anticipated 4ast year,.,so a higher number would have been good. All core areas are in progress and being planned out(games,bbq; music, silent auction, cake wheel, health fair,etc.) Liaison Reports: 1) Karen anticipates that the 2010 budget will be very similar to 2009's but wouldn't have information until the next meeting.2)Carolyn did not attend the last PTA meeting,but reported that all offices were filled except treasurer and they were not sure when meetings are going to be. 3) The first Enfield Site Base Shared Decision-Making Council organizational meeting is scheduled for September 15`h at 6:30pm in the school library. 4) Carolyn.and lCarolmet with the United Way, who provides funds to ECC,to explain"what we use the money for,the specific needs of Enfield and why we deserve the funding.Carolyn felt the meeting went very well. 5)Ann and Carolyn both attended the last Ladies Auxiliary (of the Firehouse) meeting. Carolyn plans to-ask them to do the cake wheel at the Harvest Festival. 6) Carolyn received an email from IthacaForward offering volunteers from IC, for events in the community. It was thought that doing some work'(painting, cleaning, etc.) on our meeting room in the Enfield Community Building would be a great use of this service. Carolyn is going to ask Steve Givin if he is available on the dates'offered so that he could be present to supervise. If so, we will then pursue whether or not the town would pay for supplies. 7) Carol reported that she has all the reimbursement checks ready for those that donated money for the elreturn of the Enfield sign and is awaiting the letter Ann offered to compose.' Newsletter: Carolyn proposed that we get the next newsletter out BEFORE the Harvest Festival,so very early September` Submission deadline would be mid-August. Carolyn will be contacting Debbie to ensure that this happens_ Enfield Community Council September 28, 2009 Minutes Attending: Carolyn Tschanz, Carol Givin,Beth Bannister,Anne Rider,and Karen Coleman. Absent: Valerie Longcoy Meeting Called to order at 6:40 PM. Harvest Festival Wrap Up. Carol distributed a draft ofthe Revenue for the Day including the County Celebrations Grant of$1400. At this point Carol has not collected all of the silent auction revenue or the expenses from activities. A bit too soon to talk about the profit. In general we made about$2000 less in 2009 than 2008. Carol will provide a more complete report when we meet in November. Carolyn distributed thank you notes for signature, a baby card for Heather(Silent Auction) and sympathy card for Vera. It was also decided to give Vera a framed photo of Treman falls as a gift. The quilt top maker will receive a framed photo of Taughannock Falls as a thank you for the quilt tops donated for 2009 and 2010. General review was that the Festival was a wonderful success,participants really enjoyed the day, vendors reported successful sales, and the activities were plentiful. Suggestions for 2010: Volunteer coordinator designated as major role this will help considerably. This year the Cornell Tradition students helped with the games and two students were very helpful with set up and kitchen work during the festival. The ECC would like to thank the youth who participated through Beth's group. On October 15t'they will enjoy an Ice Cream Sunday party to celebrate. Anne will be helping with this. Karen suggested that we ask groups who have piggybacked on this event to pay a fee or 10% of income to help us off set the costs. Advertising suffered a series of glitches this year which delayed the advertising considerably. Some of the backpack mail did not go out until.Friday before. Basket Bail—All set to go with practices beginning in November on Tuesday and Thursday early evenings(6:00 PM)Games scheduled to begin in January and end in March. There will be some mandatory meeting for coaches and parents in November. We know that there may be some transportation issues and we will work to help establish some car pools. We will go through the same uniform company that we used in 2008 as this worked well. Currently there is no Girls Coach. Working on this. Carolyn will ask the Fire Department to provide first aide kits for the program. Wednesday evening begins in October will be the men's basketball night. This has been set up including building use, certifications for the Coach and ECC insurance. Youth Report—Beth. Distributed the July and August report and asked if the ECC had received a June report. Karen will look for one and send it to Carolyn and Carol Primitives are taking place on Thursdays this fall and the program is full with 23 youth. There will be a fifth grade group on Thursdays also. This fall there will be GEO Catching, Eat Smart, Computer Design program at Cornell(kids learn to build video games) and Lunch bunch groups. Beth would like to begin building the focus on volunteering. The youth do a wonderful job volunteering at the Harvest Festival each year; they also do some clean up when they are on photo shoots.It was suggested that one or two of the youth might like to sit on the ECC. - Liaison reports. School Site based.meeting Tuesday September 29,at the school. Mr. Simons should receive all requests,communications that involve the school he will then assign them as necessary to Amy. Women's Aux. has been approached about providing snacks after the school concerts. 5'h grade parents would still like to have the help of the ECC in the management of the funds raised for the 5''grade use this year. This agreement worked very smoothly last year and Carol is assuming that this year will be the same. Ron DiNapoli is the PTA president for 2009-2010 school years which should be his last year. The PTA meeting time has been changed to Mondays.At the point the topic of concern is that the School year book will not be published. Carolyn and a team of folks have offered to take this ou.Not ECC related. Budget Our November meeting will focus more on budget;however,Karen wanted members to know that the County dollars have been decreased because the youth employment funds have been eliminated from the County Youth Services Allocation.This will have an impact on both of the major programs funded by the ECC since youth employment plays a major roll. Karen reported that there will be several opportunities to help "think"about the process of volunteer services, apprenticeship,work experience etc in the next several months and that each municipality will have to decide how they will distribute their reductions. The good news is that the R-YS Coordinator budget has budget that may be tapped to help with program short falls. This is a small amount of money which is intended to fund this transition period. More on this in November Karen and Carol will meet before the next meeting to begin to create a draft budget for 2010. Carol asked about the reduction on part of the Town,basically will they want to eliminate their match. Karen is assuming that the Town will continue to honor their 5 year agreement of a 3%increase each year.No word to the contrary has been received by Karen or Carol in response to the letter forwarded by NancyZahler. Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 PM Next meeting will be on Monday October 26,2009 at 6:30 in the Community Building. Enfield Community Council Summer Day Camp 2009 Report- Staff: ^33 Staff in Total=6 Senior Counselors, 8 Junior Counselors,3 Specialists, I After Camp Leader, 12 Counselor's In training, 1 CIT Supervisor/Outdoor Ed/Trip Leader, 1 Assistant Director, I Director Campers: 102 Daily Schedule: 5-40 minute activity sessions and a lunch session. Each group had a daily session of arts& science,Sports,Forgotten Arts;Swim and Counselor's Choice(2 sessions). The Frogs and Dragons only had days each of Arts&Science and Forgotten Arts. Sports had the field behind the pavilion and use of the small field behind the restroom for use of the water spicket. Forgotten Arts used the pavilion every day except for the"games"day and"journal writing". Arts& Science used the tables behind the pavilion on every camp day except one rainy day. All Camp Trips: 5 in total=Sciencenter,Greenwood Park,Corning Museum of Glass,Watkins Glen 2x(last trip was a barbecue) Individual Group Trips:Hangar Theater(Busy Town&Mystery of Edwin Drool),and the Library(2 youngest groups had a librarian do a story hour and campers participated in the reading challenge(with free books,certificates and invitation to an-end of season party);the 2 middle groups had a Native American storyteller at the Library and participated in the reading challenge;the 2 oldest groups had a scavenger hunt with Beth. Presentations:3 groups=Tin Can Fantasy Factory,The Recycling Center(3visits with 2 groups each-talk& activity), and the Finger Lakes Independent Center(3 presenters for 2 days). "Special"Days: Crazy Hat,Ice Cream Sundaes, Sno Cones,:Buddy Day'(an older and younger group did an activity together),Toss Day(an activity that involved the tossing of an object),Water Day(all activities focused on water),Tie-Dye(2 days)and the Peanut Hunt: Weekly/Daily activities offered:Primitive Pursuits 2x week(Frogs&Dragons),Photography l x week(Frogs& Dragons),Wednesday Walkers(Mustangs,Frogs&Dragons). During the day campers had access to the playground,open fields,sprinklers,board games,coloring/drawing,reading,crafts and creek exploring. End of season Jamboree: Thursday,August 13 Each group was able to perform a skit or song for the whole camp outside. Afterwards we all had smores prepared on the grill. General Camp Reflections: The pavilion and surrounding grounds were ideal for the Enfield camp. ,We had plenty of space to use and not have to share with the public because of the pavilion location The actual pavilion and storage building were large enough for all campers and our supplies. The restrooms were close enough to not be a walking issue for our youngest campers. The pavilion was easy to maintain in regards to keeping clean and picked up. For after-camp it was easy to do the end of day clean up and it easy to keep an eye on all campers in the building and outside in the surrounding areas. The campers had a good sense of"their"space-there was no wandering off fmm our general location.Doing able to explore the creek,take hikes on the trails and have primitive pursuits in this environment was the ultimate experience.It definitely felt like a camp,being in the park: The park personnel were accommodating, and helpful with set ups and the trash pick up. We had a compost bin that was exchanged every Thursday so that helped with the amount of trash going into bags daily. The parents were pleased with the location from comments received and some even asked if we were having camp here again next year. After the first week of camp there were no issues,etc.about the entrance permits/fee. The down side to the park was the distance to walk to the swim area for the youngest groups(the time it took to get ready and walk it),packing up every Friday or non—pavilion use days and the setting up for the week. All in all these were minor considering the option to swim every day and less maintenance,in general,every day.