DIRECTOR’S CORNER
Winter/Early Spring 2022-23
Children leave cell phones and other communication devices at home; if you need to contact your child or children during camp hours, please call the camp office at 908-735-8336, and your request will be quickly honored.
Your cooperation by having a brief conversation with your child prior to camp regarding our cornerstones, C.A.M.P. (consideration, attitude, and manners), and respecting others to further foster the feeling of camaraderie and having good old-fashioned fun will be greatly appreciated.
2023 LEADERSHIP TEAM
Returning Leadership Team Members: Lauryn Agnieszka, Program Director Grades 1-4, 4th year; Kristina Gerdt, Program Director Grades 5-8, 16th year; Assistant Camp Director Sharon Murdoch, 14th year; Nick Cosamano, Pool Director, 7th year; Stephani Stevens, Health Director, 14th year; Shannan Smith, Office Administrative Assistant, 26th year; Holly Warnowicz, Office Secretary, 15th year; Hannah Perfetti, Campers in Transition (CIT) Leader, 12th year.
CAMPER GROUPING
Grade Age Grade Age
K……… 5 5…….. 10
1………. 6 6……. 11
2………. 7 7……. 12
3………. 8 8……. 13
4………. 9
Groups may be combined based upon enrollment.
RED CROSS SWIMMING PROGRAM
Campers swim twice daily, with morning lessons and afternoon recreational swims. There are six levels in the Red Cross program. Campers attending four or more weeks have consistency and a higher rate of success.
We hope to be offering the LIFEGUARD and WSI programs in June; campers must reach the age of 15 by the end of the lifeguard course and age 16 by the end of the WSI course. E-mail the camp if you are interested.
2023 WEEKLY THEMES/ACTIVITIES
Week 1, Space is the Place. Week 2, American Heroes. Week 3, World Games (tie-dye shirts). Week 4, Back in Time. Week 5, shipwrecked. Week 6, Lights, Camera, Action. Week 7, Carnival, Game Show Mania.
CAMPER IN TRANSITION (CIT) 2023 LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Our award-winning CIT leadership program, under the direction of Hannah Perfetti, has 7 campers enrolled. Acceptance is through an application process. All CITs are Camp Rauch veterans and will be entering 9th grade or above in September. CITs and their parents met in February for orientation and will attend pre-camp training sessions in May and June.
2023 CITs: Wyatt Baumgartner, Evan Duty, Andersen Eide, Conor Goldman, Levi Hopkinson, Quinn Isherwood, Ada Jackson, and Kevin Kelly.
ELECTIVE PROGRAM
Campers in Grades 5-8 are welcome to suggest new electives to be added to our program or comment on their favorite electives to be included this summer. Electives change weekly based upon the staff’s interests.
Camp Rauch IS TECH FREE
Camp Rauch is tech-free. Research indicates that without the pressure social media creates in their lives, campers are free to experience and benefit from the variety of organized activities and time for free play offered at camp. Your support is appreciated.
ONLINE ENROLLMENT
Register at https://camp Rauch.campium.com/
Once there, either register as a new user or update your existing record(s), and you are ready to go! Each camper has his/her own profile page. If you have any questions or problems, please email Sharon at dochsharongl@gmail.com.
FROM THE Camp Rauch HEALTH DESK
Our health director, Stephani Stephens, RN, reviews all camper-related health forms and required documentation regarding IEPs, 504s, allergies, medical action plans (allergy, asthma and diabetic, if appropriate) and familiarizes herself with each camper’s special needs. In order to educate the staff and have the Health Office safely functioning by camp opening, parents must submit all thoroughly completed forms (AT LEAST 4 WEEKS PRIOR TO CAMPER’S FIRST DAY OF CAMP) and upload through Camp.
COPIES OF UP-TO-DATE IMMUNIZATION RECORDS ARE RE-
QUIRE BY THE STATE. Please upload your immunization records and other pertinent applicable forms accessed at http://camp Rauch.com/Forms/ Forms_template.htm The Health Form is posted on Campium. (RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS NEED A YEARLY REQUEST IN WRITING.)
In addition to the Health Form, submission of Camp Rauch forms found on our website are required for enrollment acceptance. Allergy Action Plans, Designation of Administration of Epinephrine, and Medication Authorization Forms must be uploaded for campers requiring completion of these forms. Asthma Action and Diabetic plans from your camper’s Health Care Provider’s (HCP) are also accepted. HCP signature is not required on our health (OR MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION) forms, BUT is required, along with parent’s signature on the Allergy, Asthma or Diabetic Action plans. (ACTION PLAN DATES MUST NOT BE MORE THAN 365 DAYS FROM THE DATES CHILDREN ARE ATTENDING CAMP.)
PARENTS SHOULD ONLY COMPLETE THE NAME, DOSAGE
AND ROUTE OF MEDICATION (i.e. oral, chewable, liquid, I’m, etc. PORTION OF THE MEDICATION ADM. FORM AND SIGNATURE. THE NURSE WILL COMPLETE THE DETAILED DIRECTIONS. DO STILL IN ACTION PREMEDICATION INSTRUCTIONS ON THESE FORMS.
All FULLY completed Camp Rauch health forms are part of the registration process. If a child has an IEP, a 504 Accommodation Plan, or a Medical Management Plan, final camper acceptance will be made, pending review of the documents submitted four (4) weeks prior to the beginning of camp enrollment; a personal interview may also be conducted. Written documentation is required from the family physician when a camper is returning to camp after a SUSPECTED COMMUNICABLE ILLNESS OR an injury sustained at or out of camp.
Camp Rauch’S CORNERSTONES – C.A.M.P.
Emphasis at camp (through all activities) centers around our cornerstones, C.A.M.P., and is also the basis for selection of Camper of the Week (COW)
for each group: Consideration, attitude, manners passion. Many of the campers’ group performances also include acting out examples of C.A.M.
BITS & PIECES
2023 DATES
June 26 – August 11
Parents/Campers Meet the Staff: Join us on Monday, June 17, 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. to meet our 2023 staff.
Open Houses 2023: Sundays March 19, April 16, May 21, and June 11
from 1-4 p.m.
Our Thanks for family and camper referrals to Camp Rauch.
Optional Activities Evening activities, the Magic Tournament, and the Patriots Ballgame trip are posted on Campium.
Credit Cards/Payments: We do accept credit cards; a 3 percent convenience fee will be added to transactions. Credit card payments may be made either online through Campium or at the camp.
ACH payments are accepted online or paper checks may be sent to the camp. All cash payments must be made at the camp.
Seeking Qualified Staff Locating qualified staff continues to be a challenge. Should you know of a dynamic, talented individual interested in working with children in an outdoor setting, please refer him/her to Camp Rauch? High school seniors and college students preferred. Parents are also welcome to apply.
2022 RECEIPTS FOR CHILD CARE CREDIT STATEMENTS
Please e-mail requests for statements to Camp rauch@gmail.com. Statements will be sent bye-mail at no charge. For a hard copy, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and your statement will be mailed to you.
CAMP ID:22-1863230
