Category Archives: Feb 06

Asbestos-Free Crafts

It was the early summer of 1990, and a time of innocence in the craft world. A time when I had the greatest intention of running high quality, safe day camps in ten locations throughout the city. I eagerly planned … Continue reading

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Holistic Branding & Technology

Holistic branding… It’s more than just a New Age term. It’s a big picture view of your camp’s marketing, a way of making sure that all the parts of your marketing work together. It refers to the simple practice of … Continue reading

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Challenges

Challenges often lead to compulsion. In other words, it’s quite easy to overreact to any challenge that faces you, and do the rash thing first, then clean it up later. Unfortunately, this approach (which I’ve taken myself, much to my … Continue reading

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The Heart of Surfing

For outdoor sport enthusiasts raised on the Warren Miller series of ski films and titles like On Any Sunday (dedicated to motorcycle racing), the granddaddy of them all has to be The Endless Summer. This travelogue tome to surfing, released … Continue reading

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