Hi Folks,
IT OCCURS TO ME….
I was so frustrated this weekend when we lost an hour of sleep, it was hard to think of any positives with daylight savings time. Then I realized that this loss of an hour really means two things. We get more daylight which is so nice because it gives us more time to spend outside. Also this loss of an hour means that we also are closer to the summer starting. Let me repeat that WE ARE CLOSER TO THE 60th SUMMER OF TIMBERLANE!! This is the fact that made the loss of the hour worth all of the tiredness that came with it.
It was not just daylight savings time that got me excited about this summer, but the Big Dog meeting in Tucson. The last weekend in February RICK JONES, JEFF MELROSE, and STEVE HITCHENS joined Mike, Leslie and I for a great weekend of laughs and planning. We had time to plan some great sessions for staff training and some big exciting things for the summer. After this great weekend we all are very excited for this summer!!
Corona Virus Update
If you are concerned about Corona Virus impacting camp this summer, we’d like to share our approach. This is based on what we know now, with an understanding that things may change as the summer approaches.
Camp is in a rural, outdoor setting, and is a community of predominantly young, healthy people. These two attributes are both positives in the calculus of a person’s likelihood of being exposed to the virus, or being at grave risk from the virus should they contract it.
Remember – we have nurses in residence at camp, and we are only 5 miles from a hospital, a family clinic, and an urgent care clinic. Last summer we became the first Wisconsin camp to implement a telehealth system, and we will again have that system in place this summer.
As a communal environment, we have had a long standing awareness of communicable illnesses and the protocols to avoid or minimize them. We’ve had experience with strep, chicken pox, and stomach viruses. And while those are clearly not the same as COVID 19, the recommended protocols are nearly identical. We are into hand washing and safe sanitation practices as part of our normal camp culture.
We have a close working relationship with our local health department. Should additional preventative steps be recommended or even if they should become obvious steps for us to take, we can take them immediately.
We know you share our belief that camp plays a tremendous developmental role in your son’s life. We all want kids to be safe and healthy, and we will stay and keep you informed to do so.
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Date by Which Medication MUST Arrive at Camp | 1st Session | 2nd Session |
10 Days Before Session Begins – NO FEE | June 12, 2020 | July 9, 2019 |
5 -9 Days Before Session Begins – $50 FEE | June 13 – 16, 2020 | July 10 – 13, 2020 |
4 Days or Less Before Session Begins – $100 FEE | June 17, 2020 or Later | July 14, 2020 or Later |
ARE THERE ANY EXCEPTIONS? If your son experiences a last-minute injury or illness requiring a medication to be prescribed beyond our designated deadline, we will, of course, manage the medication for him. If a late doctor appointment results in a prescription change or addition, we will manage that as well. In either event, we will add a Medication Handling Fee of $25.
OTHER INFO & FORMS:
CAMPER PERSONALITY SURVEY: This is a form you fill out and submit from your CampInTouch page on our website. This is good stuff for us to know about your son to help us get ready for him. Also your 2nd (and last) opportunity to make cabin mate requests. THIS FORM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR CITs. Thanks!
ORDER TIMBERWEAR ONLINE: Use the Everything Summer Camp website to buy most everything your son will need, as well as camp logo’d items. The ONLY REQUIREMENT we have for logo’d items is a standard camp laundry bag. If you’d like your son to have his clothing and gear in time for camp, PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDER BY MAY 1ST!
VISITING WEEKEND RSVP: A form you fill out and submit online. If you have a full season camper, or CIT, and you plan to join us for our Visiting Weekend, please let us know as soon as you can. If you have four- week campers and you plan to join us for some or all of Visiting Weekend, please also complete that form.
BRAVO TO OUR BIRTHDAY BOYS:
Avery Oppenheim 3/1, Emily Gurner 3/2, Nick Pearlstone 3/3, Cole Ramirez 3/3, Dillon Berlin 3/4, Ryan Lee 3/5, Erez Gil 3/5, Javvy Vallejo 3/6, Charlie Carroll 3/7, Calvin Pence 3/8, Andrew Melrose 3/8, Jonah Bartlett 3/11, Jonah Gerstein 3/12, Joey Ettinger 3/13, Adam Klein 3/16, Michael Dattilo 3/19, Grant Van Thomme 3/19, Dustin Greenwood 3/20, Noah Murov 3/20, Cooper Weinstein 3/21, Frankie DePodesta 3/23, Solomon Greene 3/24, Ethan Fromm 3/26, Spencer Cohen 3/27, Joe Berns 3/28, Leo Weiss 3/29
Later this month, we’ll update you on some campers and counselors who will be joining us this summer!!!
Benches up,
Sam,Mike & Leslie