2013 camp woodmen mailer

7/30/2019 2013 Camp Woodmen Mailer

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All camps will be

held at our

Thaxton Facility

Thaxton Coed: Week 1 6/23-27/13 THEME: Stars and Stripes

Wear your Red, White & Blue to camp on check-in day Send patriotic items with your camper such as hats, mini flags, buttons, etc.

Thaxton Coed: Week 2 7/7-11/13 THEME: Raiders of the Lost Artifact

Both boys and girls should wear your best Indiana Jones hat, shirt, vest and satchel

(you will need it).

You will be on a quest to find hidden artifacts all over camp

Thaxton Coed: Week 3 7/14-18/13 THEME: SuperHeros

Pick your favorite SuperHero and dress like them for our SuperHeros Dance

You will have superhero powers in all our group activities.

Thaxton Coed: Week 4 7/21-25/13 THEME: Mission Impossible

Bring your best spy outfit (All black outfit works great!) You will have stealthy activities all week!

For more informationContact

VA State Office540-989-6109

[email protected]

Camper FeesWOW Member $100/wkBuddy Camper $150/wk

*Repeat Camper $150/person/wkCo-Ed ages 8-15

Register Onlinewww.woodmen.org/camps


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Check In - Procedures Your Camp Sessions begin on Sun

day at 2 P.M. and ends on Thurs-

day at 4 P.M.

We encourage you to bring your

youth to camp and stay for dinneto meet the staff. You can try

our Zip Line (if Applicable)

No pets permitted to roam camp

Check - Out - Procedures Check out begins after the awards

ceremony every Thursday

evening each week of camp.

Parents arrive at 4:00p.m. Awards Ceremony begins @4:10 p.m

Parents sign out meds and sign

camper out with staff at 5:00

p.m.

We well have a short presentation

by a Woodmen of the World Field

Representative about Virginias 529

College Savings Plan during the

awards celebration

WHAT TO PACK

Sleeping bag, pillow,blanket & sheets (twin)

At least 5 changes ofclothes

Toiletry items /toothbrush/paste Night clothes Swimsuit (Modest Swimwear) Tennis shoes or boots & socks Towels, washcloths, soap and

shampoo

Pool towel Sunscreen (non-oily) Properly labeled medication Light jacket & rain gear Flashlight Insect repellant

LABEL ALL ITEMSBe sure to label all items with thecampers name. Items left at campwill not be mailed.

DONT BRING TO CAMP ipods/mp3 players/kindles/ipads/nooks/laptops/handheld games ie. Ninten-do DS etc. Jewelry of any kind

Cell Phones (will be collectedand returned after camp is com-pleted.)

No food, candy or snacks Weapons of any kind (guns,

knives, etc.)

Blow-dryers are permitted butnot encouraged due to limitedelectricity in the bathhouse

Additional items on what NOTTO BRING are listed under theCamp Rules and Regulationssection

* Any of the above items will beconfiscated and returned at the endof the week.

A NOTE FOR PARENTS FROM YOUR Camp Directors

The best time of the year is right around the corner. Youre asking yourself, What time of the year is the besttime of the year? It can be only one season, that is SUMMER, and when its summer its time for CAMP WOOD-MEN. When your campers come to camp, they will be experiencing one of the most positive and influential times oftheir lives. To make sure that the campers have another great year at camp, the director and staff are working hard toensure safety and great new programs.

As always, the American Camp Association (ACA) accredits your camps. The staff we hire will meet and/orexceed the standards put out by the ACA. The staff will have extensive training in all the programs that we offer.They will have special training in CPR, first aid, life guarding, ropes certification, safety, food service, and extra speciatraining in homesickness.

In addition to our on sight training program we implemented a program called expertonlinetraining.com. Thisprogram takes our staff through approximately 35 pre training videos to help ensure their abilities to work with yourchildren. Dont forget about our online pictures and bunk note services through bunk1.com.

I want to take this time to inform you of an issue that has surfaced at camp the last couple of years. The problem is cell phones and digital cameras. Both of these items have caused problems in the past. You will see CampWoodmens policies regarding these issues on our online registration

If a disciplinary or medical concern arises with your child while at camp, you will be contacted. If we are una-ble to contact you, the second parent or emergency contact will be con-tacted. If you have any questions or concerns before or during camp, feelfree to contact us. Scotts cell is 540-915-4198 or Sheris cell is 804-334-9691.

Register OnlineWww.woodmen.org/camps

Camper Fees

WOW Member $100wkBuddy Camper $150/wk*Repeat camper fee $150/person/wk

Co-Ed ages 8-15

** NEW Health Form Requirements**Your health form is now online. We have made it simple. When youregister your child on our new system you will complete yourCampers Health Form online. Please remember to have all yourshot records and health insurance information available to you whenyou register.

For the safety of all, we conduct a basic health screening of each camper during reg-istration. No prescription medications will be accepted unless it is in the original bot-tle, showing the name of the drug and the prescription-recommended dosage. Overthe counter medications (cough drops, aspirin, etc.) will only be accepted in the dos-age signed by the parent/guardian or physician. All medications will be administeredby camp medical staff.


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**REMEMBER**Registration is online this year.

Follow this link www.woodmen.org/camps

To register your child for camp

When you have completed registration, you will receive a confir-

mation email with a few documents in it.

Campers that have not attended camp yet this summer will be

scheduled first. For more information about repeat campers,contact your local Field Representative, State Manager, or Camp

Directors.

NO CELL PHONES/CAMERAS! If there is an emergency or if

your camper is experiencing homesickness, they will be allowed

to use the phone at camp. The staff at Camp Woodmen is en-

trusted with the safety and trust of all campers. Todays cell

phones are equipped with cameras and internet access and it can

be a dangerous combination if used inappropriately. Any actions

deemed inappropriate by the staff may result in dismissal of

your camper from camp. So please check their backpacks and

suitcases thoroughly!

Electronics of any kind are NOT permitted. That includes (but

is not limited to): cell phones, cameras, video cameras, gaming

devices, reading devices, mp3 players, computers, note pad com-

puters, etc. We want to avoid your camper loosing this equip-

ment or this equipment being damaged.

Do not bring food to camp: no snacks, no gum, no beverages.

Camp has snacks available to your children twice a day.

For more information about Woo

men of the World and Camp Woo

men you can contact your local Ar

ea manager

Area Managers1: Wayne Anderson 804-389-969

Richmond Area

2: Scotty Hamlett 434-736-8361Farmville/South Boston Area

3: Whit King 540-808-9080

Blaksburg/Bristol Area

4: Steve Bishop 540-562-0824Roanoke/Martinsville Area

5: Jeremy Carroll 434-237-0070Lynchburg/Charlottesville Are

6: Debbie Dubuke 540-932-2044Buena Vista to Harrisonburg

Area

7: Daniel King 540-667-7877Winchester/Northern Virginia

Register Onlinehttp://www.bunk1.com/wva

Camper FeesWOW Member $100/wkBuddy Camper $150/wk*Repeat camper fee $150/person/wk

Co-Ed ages 8-15

CAMPPROGRAMS

Canoeing

Riflery/Archery

Outdoor LivingSkills/Hiking

GPS Course

Swimming

Ropes Course

Miniature Golf Camp Olympics

Frisbee Golf

GA GA

Crafts

Dance

Talent Show

Night Swim

Night Zip

Tent Camping

OutdoorCooking

Horseshoes

Shuffleboard

Nature

Sports Events

Fishing

Camp Fire

Corn Hole

Shotgun Shoo

Cobbler Buffe

AND MANYMORE


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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOWTELEPHONE NUMBERS:Please use these numbers only femergencies. Campers will not ballowed to call home unless it is emergency.

Thaxton Camp: 540-947-02

Scotts Cell: 540-915-419

Sheris Cell: 804-334-969

VISITATION: We encourage you tvisit camp on arrival and departudays, not through the week. Thishelps your camper gain someindependence.

HEALTH & SAFETY: Safety is a

priority with us. In case of anemergency, a physician is on calneeded.

CARDS & LETTERS: Pleaseremember it will take the mail onetwo extra working days to reach at camp.

Camp Addresses:

W.O.W. Family Activity Center

1336 Simmons Mill Rd.Thaxton, VA 24174

Messages can also be seto our Facebook page:Virginia Camp Woodmen

(www.facebook.com/virginiacampwoodmen). (Max 1message per day please). Yourmessage will be printed and

delivered to your camper the nexmorning. Also, be sure to watch daily photos and weekly videosposted on the camp facebook pafor you to save and share!

Directions to the Southwest Va W.O.W.Family Activity Center (Thaxton)

Take Exit 105A to Alternate Route 220 Southtowards Bonsack

Take 460 East to Nester Rd., Route 690, about 5miles before Bedford

Go about 3 miles to the stop sign.

Turn Right on Route 755, Union Church Road(Road bears left at church

Union Church rd., will turn into Simmons Mill Rd.,Rt 755.

Bear right at the gravel road. The camp is 0.3 miles on left CAMP

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