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Dressing Up Turf
It’s spring again. The skies are blue, the flowers are in bloom, and kids are counting down the days remaining in the school year. And you have just realized it’s past time to get your fields in shape for an … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Departments, Facilities + Grounds, Issues, May/Jun 11
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A Lasting Impression
A 2009 report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program supports what many have recently experienced–rainfall and flooding are on the rise. There is a clear trend toward heavier precipitation in the U.S. as a whole, and particularly in the … Continue reading
There’s No Such Thing As A Special Diet
Cooking “nuggets” five different ways for one camp meal can be a challenge–especially when the spoon from one batch can’t touch the spoon from another batch. With the growth of food allergies and special diets, camp food supervisors may go … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Departments, Facilities + Grounds, Issues, Jan/Feb 11
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Retreat With The SMERF Market
Want to increase retreat business? Follow the SMERF acronym to identify the major players in this sector: • Social • Military • Educational • Religious • Fraternal Combined, this market is an $87- to $94-billion industry. However, camps only pick … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Departments, Facilities + Grounds, Issues, Jan/Feb 11
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Green Ideas
What do you do to “green” up your facility? • Camp directors save all kitchen food-prep scraps and feed them to their chickens. • Craft paper is supplied from a local print shop’s scraps. Drift Creek Camp Lincoln City, Ore. … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Facilities + Grounds, Issues, Nov/Dec 10
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