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OHS Summer Day Camps for Youth
Learn more about our camps:
OHS Camps on KGW News
Read the full story and watch the video here.
Registration for the 2013 camp lottery is now closed. Parents of campers chosen in the lottery will be notified by email no later than March 21, 2013, and will receive a confirmation by mail soon after that. If you do not receive an email/written confirmation, you may assume that your child’s name was not drawn in the lottery. Please do not call or email to ask about lottery results.
Please note: each camp listed below runs from 9:30 am to 4 pm.
The camp application process for campers entering 3rd-7th grade in the fall of 2013 will again be conducted by lottery. All application forms received by March 8, 2013 will be entered in the lottery pool. After the closing date we will hold one lottery for each of the following camp groups:
We understand that camp is often more enjoyable when campers attend with a friend, plus we want to encourage carpooling as much as possible. For these reasons we are offering the bring-a-friend option. Applicants who wish to attend with a friend must list that person on their camp application. Both applicants must list the other as their bring-a-friend choice. If an applicant is chosen to attend camp and has listed a friend to bring, both will be given a place in camp.
Families with more than one potential camper per camp session need to send in individual applications for each child. If one child is chosen in the lottery, they can either exercise the bring-a-friend option or choose to have their sibling(s) attend with them.
Please do not call to see if your child was selected to attend camp. Parents of the children whose names were drawn in the lottery to attend one of the camp sessions will be contacted by email by March 21, 2013. Payment must be received at the shelter within 15 days of notification of selection to hold the child's place in camp. If you have questions regarding the lottery or camp in general, please contact the Education Assistant, Barb Cushway.
The OHS Summer Day Camps are designed to give young people hands-on experience with the shelter animals, along with increasing their understanding and awareness of the role that they can have as ambassadors for the animals.
Campers are involved with the socializing, training, and grooming OHS pets. In addition, they have discussions with guest speakers who work with animals, including dog trainers, OHS Humane Investigations staff, the Reptile Man, and others. A unique camp T-shirt, water bottle, and daily snack are provided.
Applications are available for partial scholarships and are awarded based on financial need.
Week-long camp scholarships are $100 (maximum), and four-day camp scholarships are $75 (maximum). Please submit the completed scholarship application along with your camp application form.
If you are interested in contributing to the camp scholarship fund, please contact Education Manager Jessica Wiseley Kruger.
Attention current OHS Youth Volunteers who were also 2012 Camp Counselors:
You have two options for Camp Counselor Training:
Please be sure to mark on your application which option you prefer!
Camp Counselor Training Camp is designed for youth who are going into the 8th-12th grade in the fall of 2013. Camp Counselors attend their own one week leadership training camp and are then asked to return and assist at a minimum of two other camp sessions during the summer.
If you're thinking about becoming a camp counselor, ask yourself if you:
*Camp counselor selection is not done on a lottery basis, but rather on the merit of the application.
Partial scholarships are available in the amount of $50 (maximum) for camp counselors and are awarded based on financial need. Please submit the completed scholarship application along with your camp counselor application form.
If you are interested in contributing to the camp scholarship fund, please contact Education Manager Jessica Wiseley Kruger.
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