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Camping Magazine
Seeks Editorial Advisory Committee Members
Camping Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee
(EAC) members review current
needs of camp professionals; help to develop
the magazine's editorial direction;
and
conduct a blind review (i.e., a review
of articles without the author identified)
of
feature-length manuscripts prior to publication.
The EAC's recommendations are
advisory only. Final editorial decisions
are made by the editor-in-chief with input
from the committee, the national staff
and, when appropriate, national leadership.
ACA seeks the following qualifications
for potential committee members: skills
in writing and/or editing, a thorough understanding
of the camp profession either as a practitioner
or in a related field such as research.
The committee represents a cross-section
of the ACA membership, with a balance of
gender, professional background, and geographic
location.
If you would like to shape the future
of Camping Magazine, please send a letter
of interest, a current vitae, and two recent
writing samples to the ACA national office
by November 30, 2006. Serving
on the EAC is a voluntary position. EAC
positions are slated to begin January 1,
2007.
E-mail: magazine@ACAcamps.org or
mail to:
Camping Magazine
Editorial Advisory Committee
5000 State Road 67 North
Martinsville, IN 46151-7902
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Camp Makes a Great Gift; Tell Your Camper
Parents and Grandparents!
Pass the message on! Let your camp audience
know that camp
makes a great gift.
Refer camper parents and grandparents to
www.CampParents.org where ways to promote the camp experience
as a gift are explained. Parents can download
colorful certificates that they can write
out and give to their children.
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The Premier Resource for Camp Professionals
Provide subscriptions to Camping
Magazine for your key staff
before the rates increase in January. Reap
the rewards of year-round staff training.
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ACA Partners with the FBI to Offer Camps
Access to FBI Background Checks
In 2003, the U.S. Congress passed the "PROTECT
Act" which is a multifaceted law
that focuses on the prevention of the exploitation
of children. Included in the Act was a
pilot program to test out a number of different
mechanisms to allow organizations that
serve children to have access to timely,
inexpensive FBI criminal background checks.
That original pilot included three organizations:
MENTOR – The National Mentoring Partnership,
Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and
the National Council on Youth Sports. The
pilot was scheduled to end in 2005.
In 2005, the pilot was extended through
June 2008, and was opened up to additional
organizations that serve children. The
American Camp Association was accepted
as a partner in the program in July 2006. Find
out the details of the program.
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Enter the 2006 J.
Wendell and Ruth T. Howe
Golden Lens Contest
Picture This!
You could win:
- a $150 cash prize for first place
- a commemorative plaque
- acknowledgement in Camping Magazine
- recognition at the 2007 ACA National
Conference in Austin
Send us your favorite photos that depict
the camp experience and represent the best
practices in the field. View
last year's
winning photographs.
Include with each submission the photographer's
name, camp name, contact address, phone
number, and a letter stating the camp or
photographer has a model release on file
for identifiable subjects in the photo.
Photos sent electronically must be a TIF
or JPEG file and at least 300 dpi.
Mail photos to:
Camping Magazine
American Camping Association
5000 State Road 67 North
Martinsville, IN 46151-7902
e-mail: magazine@ACAcamps.org
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The Fall 06 issue of The CampLine Is Now
Online!
The Fall
06 issue of The CampLine, features the annual ACA
Crisis Hotline overview and pertinent articles
covering electronic communications at camp
and addressing staff conduct outside camps' boundaries.
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Volunteers Calling YOU to Make a
Difference in CAMPaign '07
CAMPaign '07: a five-year, fund-raising
effort draws to a close in February 2007.
Thirty volunteers in four different
ACA Sections will come together in
a unified effort to raise funds for CAMPaign '07
and the camp experience on October 19,
2006. These volunteers from around
the country are donating time, energy,
and “cell phone” minutes to
the first-ever CAMPaign '07
Phone-a-thon. Be sure to support your commitment
to the camp experience by making a contribution
or pledge when you get that special phone
call in October! You
can also always make contributions online
NOW!!!!
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Phone-a-thon Volunteers . . . .
Okay . . . you just read about the CAMPaign
'07 Phone-a-thon. Want to volunteer and
have an impact far greater than your
financial contribution? Contact
Tim
Millbern, 765-349-3517
to find out more information and to lend
a hand on October 19. It's easy . . .
it's fun . . . and you will make
a difference!!
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Consistency
is Key—
ACA Logo Usage
The American Camp Association has officially
implemented our new brand, logos, and name,
so now we need to do all we can to promote
consistency with the new image and brand. Our
collective work to get parents and the
public to recognize the value of the camp
experience and the credibility of our work
will be much stronger if we are all using
the same image and name!
Recent ACA research on Web site usage
revealed:
77% of ACA-accredited camps have a Web
site.
Of that 77%...
- 54% mention ACA on their site
- 56% do not display the accredited-camp
logo
- 21% display the NEW accredited-camp
logo
- 22% display the OLD accredited-camp
logo
- 24% have a hyperlink to ACA's Web site
Of the 933 camp Web sites that do mention
ACA...
- 42% use "American Camp Association"
- 58% use "American Camping Association"
Consistency is Key
We need ALL ACA-Accredited camps to join
in a united marketing effort to enhance
the value of accreditation consistently
not only in your camp's marketing
materials but on your Web site as well.
ACA's Web site supplies you with
marketing tools that are designed to help
you convey the value of accreditation to
a public ready to hear about how fun and
safety can co-exist at camp; how ACA Camps
Set the Standard; and how new marketing
language, presented consistently over time,
can give your camp the edge.
Download
the new logo to use in your marketing materials and
Web site. You can also keep parents
informed of the benefits of the camp experience
by linking to www.CampParents.org,
the new ACA parent site, or use content
from the site to address parent concerns
and answer questions.
Help us portray the new image of ACA and
the value of ACA Accreditation!
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