The following is a letter from Chris, regarding the Work Day at Bear Hill. Please feel free to distribute to any and all that may be able to attend. You may also use it as a press release.
Bear Hill Camp Green Up Days
Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6, 8am - 3 pm
Dear Friends of 4-H Camps,
Despite the April snow showers, rain, and cool weather, our 4-H Camp staff is preparing for opening day at Camp on July 1, 2007.
I need your help to ready Camp Bear Hill for another great summer season. I am looking for volunteers on the workdays, May 5 and 6, 2007. Both general help, as well as folks with construction skills are needed.
Bring your tool belt, cleaning supplies and bug spray, of course! Cabins must be cleaned, walking paths raked, docks put in, and general repairs made, following a New Hampshire winter. If your talents include carpentry, plumbing or landscaping, your expertise is greatly needed. We will be tackling some construction projects this year, including plumbing, electrical, and construction improvements.
Work gloves, cleaning materials, paint and garden tools necessary for the days' work will be provided for you. And to sustain our hard working friends, we will have our experienced culinary staff preparing a great BBQ lunch, lots of iced tea and lemonade. Our office can also provide the inspiration of 4-H campers and parents:
"My child had an easier time making friends at camp--Danny says there aren't bullies at camp." Camp Parent
" I love camp because if you don't know anyone you talk to everyone" Camper Bear Hill
University of New Hampshire 4-H Camps believe summer camping experiences provide children of all backgrounds the opportunity to learn and interact with other children and the outdoors. How many of you have a special memory from a camp experience you had? These remembrances have a lasting positive impact on a child's development: social, physical, intellectual and emotional.
With your generous gift of time, our camp will be ready when we open the doors to over 850 campers in July.
Please join us! To help us plan for lunch please call 603-862-2184 or you can email me at chris.conlon@unh.edu. I look forward to seeing you there.
With Warm Regards,
Chris Conlon
4-H Bear Hill Camp Director
Per your request here is the second UNH 4-H Camps newsrelease. Please feel free to add your county information and distribute to all your local media sources. If you have specific county information that you want to add about scholarships etc, please put a paragraph in before the last paragraph. All newsreleases will have the same last paragraph to direct them to the website to register.
Summer Camp Opportunities
Abound for New Hampshire Teens
For immediate release
Contact: NAME, PHONE, EMAIL
Parents, have your teenagers outgrown the traditional summer camps they enjoyed as youngsters? Do they enjoying hanging out with other teens who share their interests? Do they want to explore some exciting career options?
There are some great opportunities coming up this summer at UNH 4-H Camps. The camps, operated by UNH Cooperative Extension, have special programs designed for Teen Adventure campers, who can also participate in regular camp activities such as swimming, canoeing, hiking and crafts. UNH 4-H Camps is located at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown. Cost of the Teen Adventure Series is $495/week, all inclusive. Just look at the options below:
Healthy Athlete: July 15-20 This session includes interactive workshops conducted by professionals in sports conditioning and injury prevention, sports nutrition for optimum performance and sports psychology. This is a great camp to get ready for fall sports. Participants will enjoy a Red Sox game at Fenway Park!
Baaa Hill at Bear Hill: July 22-27 This session is a great start for those interested in a career in veterinary medicine or animal science, as they become the caretakers of a goat (provided for the week). Participants will construct goat packs, and take a trek with their animal in Bear Brook State Park.
Take to the Skies: July 29-August 3 An exciting opportunity for teens interested in aviation and astronomy. Teens will tour Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, spending time in the flight simulator. There will be a late night trip to the UNH Observatory for some quality star gazing.
NH Expedition: August 5- 10 Teens explore the varied terrain of the Granite State, as the group travels north to the NH Fish and Game Fish Hatchery at Barry Conservation Camp where they will spend the night. After a guided adventure through the caverns of Lost River, teens will take a two-hour adventure through the tree tops of Lincoln, with Alpine Adventures.
Island Adventure I and II : August 12-17 Participants spend three days on the Isles of Shoals, off the coast of New Hampshire. Campers attend programs using the Shoals Marine Lab (jointly run by UNH and Cornell University). Group I has a focus of natural history/island legend, while Group II will concentrate on oceanography and marine science.
The Teen Adventure Series is filling fast, but opportunities are still available. To learn more or to register, visit our website at extension.unh.edu. You can also call (603) 862-2184. Both camps are licensed by New Hampshire and accredited by the American Camp Association.
UNH 4-H CAMPS / 180 Main St., Moiles House, UNH Durham, NH 03824-2536
Phone:603/862-2184 Fax: 603/862-2157
4hcamps@unh.edu extension.unh.edu
The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
University of New Hampshire, U.S. Department of Agriculture and N.H. Counties cooperating
Per your request here is the first UNH 4-H Camps newsrelease. Please feel free to add your county information and distribute to all your local media sources. If you have specific county information that you want to add about scholarships etc, please put a paragraph in before the last paragraph. All newsreleases will have the same last paragraph to direct them to the website to register.
Time to Sign Up for Summer Camp
For immediate release
Contact: NAME, PHONE, EMAIL
March arrived like a lion, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't start thinking about what summer camp your children want to attend.
With two locations, one in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown and the other in the White Mountain National Forest, children (ages 6 - 17) from across the state have some exciting opportunities for 2007. They can choose from a variety of programs, ranging for a three-night stay up to three weeks if they want.
Bear Hill Camp, in Bear Brook State Park, offers Mini Camp, Traditional Overnight, Leaders-in Training and Mentor, as well as the Teen Adventure Series. Teen Adventurers enjoy all the traditional camp favorites, but explore opportunities related to specific areas of interest.
Teens interested in the Teen Adventure Series may choose between The Healthy Athlete (sports conditioning and a Red Sox game,) Island Adventure I (natural history of the Isles of Shoals, including a two-night stay on the island,) Island Adventure II (marine biology and oceanography, including a two-night stay on the Isles of Shoals,) Baaaa Hill (learn to pack and trek with a goat, visit the Stratham Fair,) Take to the Skies (explore aviation and space, visit Pease Air National Guard and try the flight simulator,) NH Expedition (see what New Hampshire has to offer, including a canopy zip line adventure at Alpine Adventures in Lincoln.)
Barry Conservation Camp, located in the White Mountain National Forest, is run in conjunction with the NH Fish & Game Department. Attend the Let's Go Fishing program, Hunter Safety & Certification, Walk on the Wild Side or Advanced Shooting Sports weeks.
To learn more or to register, visit our website at www. extension.unh.edu You can also call (603) 862-2184. Both UNH 4-H camps are accredited by the American Camp Association and operated by the 4-H Youth Development program of UNH Cooperative Extension.
As spring and summer approach, remember to distribute the Annual 4-H Group Activity Report to ALL 4-H GROUPS. The annual report forms are posted on the 4-H Youth Development Staff Resources page under 4-H Program Development and Evaluation: http://extension.unh.edu/4H/4HYDSR.htm
There are two parts to this annual report -
Form A - ACTIVITY REPORT - includes membership data, volunteer data, community service work, life skill development
Form B - ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT - includes bank information, and data on fundraising (Be sure this form is printed on one side only so that it can be filed separately from the Activity Report).
The completed forms are due back in the county office NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 10th. Volunteers are reporting on the school/program year ( September 1 - August 31 ).
All data from the annual reports are to be compiled in the county offices and submitted NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1st on the COUNTY EDUCATOR SUMMARY located on Formbuilder at: http://cecf1.unh.edu/formbuilder/intforms/form86_ClubSumm.htm
Harvard Family Research Project’s (HFRP) announces two new resources in the out-of-school time field: a research brief on youth out-of-school time participation, and an update to their Out-of-School Time Evaluation Database and Bibliography.
1. WHAT ARE KIDS GETTING INTO THESE DAYS? DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN YOUTH OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PARTICIPATION
This is a research brief on youth out-of-school time participation based on a study supported by the William T. Grant Foundation. It examines the factors associated with whether children and youth participate in out-of-school time (OST) programs and activities. Building on previous work, HFRP is using national data to examine the many factors and contexts in children’s lives that predict participation. This new research brief distills findings from the first phase of the study on demographic characteristics of youth participants and includes implications for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. The research brief is available online at:
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources/demographic.html
2. OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME DATABASE and BIBLIOGRAPHY UPDATE
HFRP has written a new profile of an out-of-school time research project:
* The Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study
They have also added 8 new profiles about out-of-school time programs and their evaluations:
* 21st Century Community Learning Centers - Texas (a quasi-experimental and non-experimental evaluation design)
* Adventure Central (non-experimental)
* CHAMPS (quasi-experimental, non-experimental)
* Generacion DIez (quasi-experimental)
* KindergARTen Summer Camp (experimental)
* North Carolina Quality Enhancement Initiative (quasi-experimental)
* NYC FIRST! (non-experimental)
* Young Women's Leadership Alliance (Quasi-experimental, non-experimental)
You can access both the database and the bibliography at: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/evaldatabase.html
Two new 4-H Afterschool Resource Guides are available through the 4-H Afterschool web site. The first three guides included Starting 4-H Clubs in After-School Programs, Guiding Growth: Training Staff for Working with Youth in After-School Programs, and Extraordinary Learning Opportunities: A Sampler of 4-H Afterschool Activities. To review these documents, go to the 4-H Afterschool web site
- Increasing the Quantity of After-School Programs - A guide to help Extension/4-H professionals establish community-based After-School programs including sample letters, meeting agendas and forms.
- Teens as Volunteer Leaders: Recruiting and Training Teens to Work with Younger Youth in After-School Programs – A guide to help Extension/4-H professionals deliver teen-led curriculum in after-school programs. It includes an overview of program delivery, recruitment processes and training outlines.
Source: March 2006 4-H Afterschool conference call
We now have a single page, double sided flyer, detailing camp information at both locations.You may find this flyer useful in distributing camp information to schools and youth groups in your area! Please contact me if you're interested, and I'll e-mail it to you. Thanks for all of your efforts to "get the word out"! jody.jackson@unh.edu
The 4-H Camps brochures are printed and ready to go! Please contact Jody Jackson (phone 862-2132, jody.jackson@unh.edu) at the Camp office to let us know how many you'd like for distribution. You can also visit the web page at http://www.extension.unh.edu/4H/4HCamps.htm Thanks - we look forward to hearing from you!
Think Summer!! The brochure and registration form for the UNH 4-H Camps are posted on the website at extension.unh.edu/4H/4HCamps.htm
For anyone who prefers a preprinted brochure, contact the Camps Office @ (603) 862-2184.