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ICYMI here are the highlights from our January #newsletter Not receiving our newsletters but want to? Shoot is a message! #summercamppros #welovecamp #summercamp Camp Danbee Jackie Brethel

ICYMI here are the highlights from our February #newsletter Not receiving our newsletters but want to? Shoot us a message! #NortheastCAMPConf #summercamp #summercamppros #welovecamp #10for2

Join us for our annual Nonprofit Conference, this year held virtually. Featuring breakout sessions and networking opportunities with peers in the industry. In addition, all registered participants will gain access to our December Members-only panel discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on nonprofit programs (yes, even non-members)! CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: January 12th 10:00am-10:15am Welcome 10:15am-11:15am Budgeting 101 (presented by Tony Stein, Camp Echo Lake)... 11:30am-12:30pm DEI For the Workplace and Beyond: A Conversation Around Anti-Racism (presented by Simone Gamble, O.A.A.A.R.S) 1:00pm-2:30pm Trauma-Informed Camps (presented by Andrea Yeriazarian and Bridget Shanahan, Sanctuary for Families) 3:00pm-4:00pm Interactive Question Formulation Reflection (presented by Mary Dinski and Christie Ko, Fiver Children's Foundation) REGISTER NOW https://bit.ly/3hUiwra Members: $20 per person Non-Members: $30 per person See more

Don’t miss out on #NortheastCAMPConf - you won’t regret it! Register now for early bird rates link below! #summercamp #summercamppros #welovecamp #10for2

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow in 2021!

Kicking off the #NewYear with our #MemberMonday Jane Kagan! Jane is our new VOCE Chair and is already working extremely hard to create content for upcoming VOCE events. Wait... what's VOCE? "Veterans of the Camping Experience" serves leaders who have had ultimate operational authority in an ACA camp for 5 years or more. Jane's hard work can be seen at the upcoming Northeast CAMP Conference where there will be great opportunities to network with other camp professionals and share strategies for dealing with common issues in the camp industry, all thanks to her! Stay tuned for more info on a special VOCE event January 28th! #appreciationpost #NortheastCAMPConf #summercamppro #summercamp #welovecamp Lake Bryn Mawr Camp

Check out this article in New Jersey Family on why looking for camp early is important and some safety protocols camps put in place amid COVID-19. Featuring Woodmont Day Camp, Willow Lake Day Camp, and ACA, NY & NJ Executive Director Susie Lupert https://www.njfamily.com/nows-the-time-to-start-thinking-a/

Did you think #MemberMonday would stop for the holidays? No way! Today we celebrate Matt Jacko Jackowitz, a super volunteer from Camp Walt Whitman. Matt does a ton of behind-the-scenes liaising for a variety of committees to ensure that all voices are heard at our conferences. This year especially, with the new Northeast CAMP Conference, Jacko is making sure all of our EPICs, VOCEs, and SIICs are well represented! Don’t know what those acronyms mean? Shoot us a message! #appreciationpost #summercamppros #welovecamp #summercamp #NortheastCAMPConf EPIC (Emerging Professionals In Camping) Matt Jackowitz Camp Walt Whitman Coed Summer Camp

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! https://vimeo.com/493448409

Happy Winter! It’s #MemberMonday Today we share Camp Winnebago a beautiful all-boys camp in Maine that successfully opened this past summer. Director, Andy Lilienthal and his wife, Laura Blaisdell, worked incredibly hard to adjust their program to provide a safe and fun environment for their campers. Now many months later, Andy continues to provide support to camps through ACA’s resident camp panel series, while Laura was an integral member of the team of experts that bring you the ACA Field Guide for Camps. What a duo! #appreciationpost #summercamppros #welovecamp #summercamp

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Stressed about 2020 tax write-offs and economic unknowns? Discover how to maximize losses and tax write-offs and prepare now for year-end planning. Andrew M. Zwerman, CPA, and Kelly Schmidt, CPA as panelists will help you stay at the forefront of the changing economic and tax landscape and one step ahead of what to expect. Register here https://rb.gy/ilhiuj This is a FREE webinar thanks to the generous support and sponsorship of Wagner and Zwerman LLP.

Are you one of them?! Register now to lock in early bird rates https://www.northeastcampconference.com/registration

Meet today's #MemberMonday - Camp Highlight! A week-long program that brings together campers from LGBT families, Camp Highlight is centered around their "Nine Virtues": peace, honesty, generosity, respect, courage, acceptance, responsibility, cooperation, and unity. Virtues we should all live by, no? Now expanding into family camp, Camp Highlight's mission continues to "shine brighter" every year as they grow this amazing camp community! #appreciationpost #welovecamp #summercamp #summercamppros

This is so exciting!!!! Northeast CAMP Conference session schedule coming soon!

Did you know #CampTshirtDay has reached 2 million people since its inception? Do you find yourself eagerly participating and sharing the day with your camp community? Join us in celebrating our #MemberMonday, Scott Rosenbluth, a mastermind behind this huge annual undertaking! We so appreciate all that Scott does to connect the global camp community year after year! #appreciationpost #welovecamp #summercamp #summercamppros #10for2 Scott Rosenbluth Camp Echo

As we prepare for #GivingTuesday, we are ready to giveaway TWO free Camp Life T-shirts! Anyone who makes a purchase today or tomorrow in support of our professional development fundraiser will be entered to win a free t-shirt in whatever size/color they'd like. Get shoppin'! https://campenthusiast.itemorder.com/sale

We are excited to welcome you back from a long Thanksgiving weekend with a program we are grateful for: Hands in 4 Youth! For today's #membermonday spotlight, we want to recognize this amazing nonprofit that provides sleepaway and day camp programs for young people from diverse backgrounds. In addition to their various camp programs, HI4Y provides year-round afterschool programming, educational support and enrichment programs, healthy snacks, as well as nature weekends, college visits, and cultural exposure all as a part of how they help change the lives of the communities they serve. SO inspiring! #appreciationpost #summercamp #welovecamp #summercamppros #inspiration Hands In 4 Youth - Home of Vacamas Camps

ACA, NY & NJ is proud to announce the creation of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee that will work with the professional staff, board of directors, and key volunteers to help inform strategy and decisions as well as be a catalyst for change within our association. The Committee’s makeup will be representative of our unique membership base and will work to ensure that our strategic plan, activities, programs, and events foster feelings of community, equality, safety..., and belonging. If you are interested in joining the Committee, please contact us by Friday, November 27th. Candidates can be current ACA members or interested in becoming a member. It is imperative that the Committee is diverse in all ways race, experience, ability, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, religion, type of camp (nonprofit and for-profit), etc. If you know someone who embodies the spirit of the Committee, please share this information with them. Learn more https://rb.gy/jfjn0e

This week’s #MemberMonday shout out does to Dan Weir! Dan wears many hats, but today we want to thank him for his work with the New York State Camp Directors Association - Nyscda. New York State camps were hit hard this year, but Dan is continuously working with this organization and state legislatures to make sure 2021 runs smoothly for all. Thanks, Dan! Are you looking to get involved to make sure your camp can run successfully this summer? Contact us! #appreciationpost #welovecamp #summercamp #summercamppros

The American Camp Association of NY & NJ affirms that Black Lives Matter. The Association promises to work to eliminate structural racism in all of the spaces of our organization and across the entire camp industry. We are part of a society where the lives of Black Americans continue to be blighted by structural racism, lack of opportunity, health disparities, economic inequality, and direct violence that is committed by or with the support of agents of the government. Associ...ations, including our own, have for too long been complacent or complicit. The American Camp Association of NY & NJ hereby is committed to racial justice and pledges to act in solidarity with those who are targets of violence and inequity. We are a powerful network of camp change agents with an opportunity before us to create positive systemic change. Affirming that Black Lives Matter engages with our mission of preserving, promoting, and enhancing the quality of the summer camp experience and recommits us to creating an inclusive membership organization that reflects the diverse community we serve. #BLMatCamp www.blacklivesmatteratcamp.com To get involved and learn more, visit our DEI resources page >> https://rb.gy/ozdhib

#MemberMonday is here and featuring NJC-GAP President, Jonathan Gold! Jonathan’s work with New Jersey State legislation pushed for the opening of summer camps in 2020 and is the reason that so many camps were able to operate! Thank you, Jonathan Gold! #summercamp #welovecamp #summercamppros #appreciationpost Oak Crest Day Camp (Official)

It's #WorldKindnessDay! Let's help #makekindnessthenorm

Tomorrow is #WorldKindessDay! Help spread the word to #makekindnessthenorm Check out Random Acts of Kindness for tools to get involved! https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/

Last chance to register for tomorrow's EPIC: Bagels and Brainstorm! #beEPIC EPIC (Emerging Professionals In Camping) Register for free here https://rb.gy/6xzs4c

Happy International #CampTshirtDay! How are you spending the day? #summercamp #welovecamp #summercamppros #wevegotspirit

BIG DAY tomorrow: Wear your camp apparel and tag #CampTShirtDay | November 10th! & support us by buying stuff for the next Camp T-Shirt Day! https://campenthusiast.itemorder.com/sale

Happy #MemberMonday! We’re excited to boast about Adam Baker today President of the Wayne County Camp Alliance, member of SCOPE-Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education’s Board of Directors, and past committee volunteer with us, Adam’s dedication to the camp community is top-notch! Help us thank him #welovecamp #summercamp #summercamppros #supportscope #waynecounty Camps Equinunk and Blue Ridge

Cultivate and (Re)Claim Your Purpose: nXu’s Experiential Online Workshop November 17th 10:30am-12:30pm EST Virtual Join nXu (as seen at our Tri-State CAMP Conference and the 2019 Nonprofit Conference) for an introduction to purpose development! During this online workshop, participants will receive initial exposure to the concept of and research related to purpose. By the end of the session, each participant will draft an individual life purpose statement. In this 2-hour in...teractive training, you will: 1. Learn about the research-backed benefits of purpose development for youth and adults. 2. Experience best-practice online community building rituals and routines for summer camp programming that promote purpose learning. 3. Engage in conversation, discussion, independent reflection, and collaborative activities that promote purpose development. 4. Develop and articulate your own personal purpose statement. Identify concrete and practical ways in which you can live and work in greater alignment with your purpose. 5. Learn about the next steps you can take to begin to implement purpose programming with your campers. Register today! https://rb.gy/axdp92 Learn more about nXu here: www.nxueducation.org See more

Come join fellow EPICs in a free BYOB (bring your own breakfast) virtual roundtable discussion! This event is hosted by EPIC (Emerging Professionals In Camping) but all are encouraged to attend! We will be utilizing breakout rooms and group discussions to debrief the events of the summer and help support our community towards a safe opening in 2021! Register here https://bit.ly/2HNtgtZ