A/U RANCHES NEWS - Spring 2017
Mountain Memo
Behind the Scenes: Camp Planning Year Round What Some Summer Staff Do in the Winter People often ask, “What do camp directors do all winter?” The answer is, “Prepare for summer camp!” There is plenty to do in planning and preparing for camp all year long. Usually just a couple people are working on camp programming. This year, for the first-time ever, we are blessed to have all of the summer camp directors living and working at the A/U Ranches during the winter.
fall. We thought it would be a great to have them stay allwinter and become Sky Valley Ranch co-camp director and CIT trainer for Summer 2017 and so they did! After a full fall of working for the 100 Elk Outdoor Center, the newly assembled camp director team moved into Hilltop (cabin) with a brand new kitchen and living room space – a great new home until camp starts in June.
Sarah Litwiller and Andrew Lambert-Cole camp directed at Round-Up Ranch last summer and wanted to come back again in Summer 2017. We thought it would be great to have them stay all-year and so they did! Becky Holmes and Nathan Gregory were staying to help us during the
In addition to supporting the facilities programs, having all of the camp directors on property provided an opportunity for greater outreach to campers with monthly emails, more collaboration among staff, and staff development. They have travelled to the Berkshires, Tahoe, Ohio, Washington, DC, and Arizona to attend DiscoveryBound Outreach events, where they connected with current campers and made connections with new campers. Look for them at the DB Outreach Road Rallies in Seattle and Philadelphia this April.
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Note from the Ranch Director Why work for 100 Elk? Pull-Out Camp Poster Alumni Engagement Camp is Unlimited
One of the greatest benefits of having everyone around is that we can regularly meet to plan and collaborate on new ideas for the summer of 2017!! As a result, we have been able to improve the camp calendar and daily schedules. (continued on page 2)