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Category Archives: May/Jun 07
“Gotsta Have It”
We all do it. Sometimes, the desire or the need to buy that new piece of equipment or toy for our business overwhelms our logic and, before we know it, we no longer “gotsta have it,” we’ve got it and … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Departments, Issues, May/Jun 07
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Staff Marketing
Three keys to ensuring a great staff every summer Over the last couple of years, we have discussed many different aspects of marketing for your summer camp: Web sites, holistic branding, e-zines, podcasting and postcards Each is focused on maintaining … Continue reading
Staff Continuum
In 2006, 87 percent of YMCA Camp Ernst’s staff had once been campers themselves or were returning staff. According to the American Camping Association (ACA), the national average for return staff rate is only 40 to 50 percent. How does … Continue reading
Rain Harvest
There is nothing new under the sun, as the old adage goes. There is also nothing new under the rain. Rain is a free source of nearly pure water. Catching or harvesting rain is an ancient technology that may have … Continue reading
Chow Time
Every year around this time radio stations across the country dust off Alan Sherman’s “Camp Granada.” “Hello Mudda. Hello Fadda. Here I am at Camp Granada,” the lyrics start and proceed through a discouraging first day at camp. Dinner is … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Departments, Facilities + Grounds, Issues, May/Jun 07
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