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Jamie Martinson, Preschool & Camp Manager
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report1Table of ContentsIntroduction . 2Our Mission, Vision & Highlights .3Camp Types . 4Data Summary. 5Camp Attendance . 72017 Summer Camp Highlights . 8American Camp Association Accreditation (ACA) . 9Marketing . 10Photos from 2017 . 11-11Parent Testimonials . 13Recommendations/Ideas for 2018 . 14November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report2IntroductionThe Wheaton Park District summer camp programs are a staple in the Wheatoncommunity. We have generations of families who have participated in WheatonPark District camp programs, and we are proud to provide such memorableexperiences to our camp families! We offer a variety of camps including fiveAmerican Camp Association Accredited Camps. Camp locations and time framesvary- we have camps held at the Community Center, Toohey Park, Rathje Park,Northside Park and the Central Athletic Complex. We offer full day camps andpart day camps. We strive to assure our camp programs are fun, safe, affordableand flexible!November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report3Our Mission, Vision & HighlightsTo provide a fun and safe environment for camper’s ages 3-15 years old to acquire newskills and build friendships through activities designed to develop creativity, confidence,and character.Through camps, we believe we can provide an opportunity for personal growth, increasedself-esteem, and friendships that will last a lifetime.5 Camps5,768CampersAmerican CampAssociationAccreditedBefore/AfterCamp Care Passes 391,5751 21,865in registrationrevenueweek flexiblesessions3,373Before/AfterCamp CareRevenueNovember 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report4Camp TypesCamp NoNameCamp IDon’t KnowCampIlliniMeanCampGreen9-12 YearsOldCampBlackhawkSuper TotsAwesomeAugustAges6-11.5 YearsOld11-15 YearsOld6-10 YearsOld6-10 YearsOld2-5 YearsOld6-12 hsideParkWarmingShelterNorthsidePark- GirlScout CabinToohey ParkCommunityCenter &Rathje ParkHouseNorthsideParkWarmingShelterHours9am4:30pm with9am-4:30pm9:30am3:30pm with9:30am3:30pm with9:30am-3pm9:30am4:30pmBefore Care(7:309:30am) &After Care(3:305:30pm)Before Care(7:309:30am) &After Care(3:305:30pm)9:15-11:45am& 12:453:15pmBefore Care(7:30-9am) &After Care(4:30-6pm)with BeforeCare (7:309am) & AfterCare (4:306pm)Cost perWeek &per Hour(Resident) 128 PerWeek 140 PerWeek 109 PerWeek 109 PerWeek 99 PerWeek 106 per SixWeeks 128 PerWeek 3.41 PerHour 3.73 PerHour 3.63 PerHour 3.63 PerHour 3.60 PerHour 3.53 PerHour 3.65 PerHourTypical &SpecialActivities-RotatingActivities-Swimmingat Rice Pool3x per Week-WeeklyField Trips-RotatingActivities-Swimmingat Rice Pool3x per Week-Multiplefield tripseach week-Outdoorgames &activities-Weeklyarchery &canoeinginstruction-SwimmingatNorthsidePool 2x perweek-Specialvisitorsfrom VFW,Police &Fire-Weeklythemes tingactivities &gamesindoors &outdoors.-Weeklyarcheryinstruction-Localwalking fieldtrips- Arts &Crafts,songs,stories &games-Daily visitsto theplayground-Outdoorgames thsidePool 4x perweek-Differentthemes eachweek withmini specialevents-Multipleopportunitiesfor parents toparticipate inspecial eventgame days-Super TotOlympicsfor campersand theirfamilies-WaterDays-Super TotSuperherospecialevents-Localwalkingfield trip toCosley Zoo-CanoeingandoutdoorgamesAdditional -WeeklyInfooptionalswimminglessons-Specialvisits fromCosley Zoo& LincolnMarsh-Outdoorgames &activities-Weeklyarchery &canoeinginstruction-SwimmingatNorthsidePool 2x unities from VFW,-Fundraising Police &car washFirehosted to-Weeklybenefit St.themes Optionalswimminglessons(part dayoptions offeredas well)with BeforeCare (7:309:30am) &After Care(4:30-6pm)November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report5Data SummaryCampersSalaries(5000)Camp Illini 201436715,7262,2254,41948,09522,37025,725Camp Illini 201539916,0731,4353,28253,95220,79033,162Camp Illini 201656116,5541,4002,94455,99020,89835,092Camp Illini 201758217,9442,3463,35661,09323,64737,446Mean Camp Green 201426112,6391,5352,61028,92716,78412,143Mean Camp Green 20152259,7901,2002,25827,69313,24814,445Mean Camp Green 201638512,8881,2201,81639,41015,92423,486Mean Camp Green 201741917,6391,9451,45644,19721,04123,155Camp Blackhawk 201431614,0442,8993,22237,02820,16516,863Camp Blackhawk 201531818,8022,7812,85340,27724,43615,841Camp Blackhawk 201633516,1931,9861,09830,08919,27710,812Camp Blackhawk 201723512,5462,7141,24723,30716,5076,799Awesome August 20141075,0041922,23313,9817,4296,552Awesome August 2015823,5203852,55210,6426,4574,185Awesome August 20161112,587692,34814,4935,0049,489Awesome August 20171115,8081171,93514,4327,8616,570Camp No Name 201445349,1944,88215,852129,25769,92859,327Camp No Name 201548960,9954,98618,564145,11384,54560,568Camp No Name 20161,21363,3463,50914,293161,41481,14880,266Camp No Name 20171,22666,3795,80517,245161,08989,42971,659Super Tots 201419911,0041,150017,75012,1545,596Super Tots 201519912,036958018,46112,9945,467Super Tots 201620911,5111,220020,02012,7317,289Super Tots 201720715,7021,197020,17516,8993,275Program TotalExpensesNetRevenueNovember 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual ReportCampersSalaries(5000)Camp I Don’t Know 20149325,7982,57610,52851,56838,90212,666Camp I Don’t Know 201519724,1741,72011,13359,53337,02722,506Camp I Don’t Know 201644027,6922,14811,45065,51541,29024,245Camp I Don’t Know 201732925,7811,6119,58648,01636,97811,037Safety City Camp 20141559,600574024,20010,17414,026Safety City Camp 20151859,754487027,93510,24117,694Safety City Camp 20161769,863685028,34710,54817,792Safety City Camp 201714913,977664025,70714,64111,065Camp In-Between 20171156,67920069015,2967,5697,726Total 20142,137 150,420 17,084 39,389 372,417 206,893 165,524Total 20152,144 158,872 14,107 40,642 390,358 213,621 176,737Total 20163,430 160,634 12,237 33,949 415,278 206,820 208,458Total 20173,373 182,455 16,599 35,515 413,312 234,572 178,732Program 6TotalExpensesNetRevenueDecreased Revenue Justifications: Camp I Don’t Know brought in 13,000 less than 2016 due to decreased enrollment.We believe this is due to children aging out of that specific camp age group.Increased per hour staffing costs for all camps and need to increase staff to camperratio in certain camps due to participant needs.Need to purchase new equipment/supplies to replace damaged/worn suppliesfrom previous years.Increased field trip fees and bus service fees.November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report7Camp AttendanceWheaton Park District - Summer Camp AttendanceIndividual Camp 0Wheaton Park District – Total Summer Camp 20162017November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report82017 Summer Camp Highlights All summer camp staff and camp counselors were CPR/AED and First Aidcertified.Camp Illini & Mean Camp Green had a “Superhero’s of America” themedweek. We had the police, fire and VFW visit our camps and talk to thecampers about how they are every day superheroes. Campers then had apizza party with them!The Wheaton Police Department and Fire Department visited Safety Cityparticipants at Toohey Park to talk about bike safety and fire safety.The Wheaton Park District entered into a contract with the Wheaton FireDepartment to utilize their “Smoke House” to further educate campers onfire safety. The “Smoke House” is a trailer equipped to portray a smallhouse, teaching children how to safely evacuate.Camp No Name utilized Rice Pool three days per week; Camp Illini & MeanCamp Green utilized Northside Pool two days per week. Swimming was afavorite activity amongst the campers!We had 169 campers take advantage of swimming lessons during the campday at Rice Pool and Northside Pool.Camp No Name took field trips to the Rice Pool & Water Park, Santa’sVillage, Centennial Beach, Brookfield Zoo, Main Event, Shedd Aquarium,DuPage County Fair and local parks.The Lincoln Marsh and Cosley Zoo came to Camp No Name and CampBlackhawk as special guests.Camp No Name campers participated in weekly “Star Challenges”, whichchallenged each attendance group to win points based on good behavior. Atthe end of each week, camp staff would award that attendance group with apizza party!The Super Tot Olympics took place at the Community Center. We had over200 parents come watch our Super Tot Olympics! The campers participatedin various games and were all awarded a prize at the end of the event.SportsKids Inc, a contractual archery company, provided archeryinstruction for Camp Blackhawk, Mean Camp Green, Camp Illini, AwesomeAugust and Camp In-Between.Chili’s of Wheaton came to the Community Center to teach Camp No Nameand Camp I Don’t Know kids how to make guacamole! It was free of chargeto us, and the campers really enjoyed making something new and learningabout a new culture!Every year, Camp I Don’t Know does a car wash to raise money to donate toa local organization. This year, 328 was raised for St. Jude’s Children’sHospital.November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report 9BRAND NEW- Camp In-Between was offered for parents as an additionalweek of camp. Parents expressed the need for a week of camp August 14-18,so we made it happen! We had 115 campers and had gross revenue of 15,296in one week. Camp was held at the Central Athletic Complex and the kidsand parents both expressed how wonderful it was.American Camp Association Accreditation (ACA)The American Camp Association (formerly known as the American CampingAssociation) is a community of camp professionals who, for over 100 years, havejoined together to share their knowledge and experience and to ensure the qualityof camp programs.As a leading authority in youth development, ACA works to preserve, promote,and improve the camp experience. ACA is committed to helping our members andall camps provide: Camp communities committed to a safe, nurturing environmentCaring, competent adult role modelsHealthy, developmentally appropriate experiencesService to the community and the natural worldOpportunities for leadership and personal growthDiscovery, experiential education, and learning opportunitiesExcellence and continuous self-improvementDuring the summer of 2015 five park district summer camps went through the ACAaccreditation process. The following camps received a five year accreditation in2015 and earned an excellent “A” rating: Camp No Name – Community Center Camp Blackhawk – Toohey Park Mean Camp Green – Northside Park Camp Illini – Northside Park Awesome August – Northside ParkIn November 2016, Jamie Martinson completed the Annual Accreditation Report(AAR) to show our continued compliance with ACA standards. We are up for reaccreditation of our camps in 2020.November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report10Marketing Flyers were created to promote all of our different camp offerings. Theywere sent home with participants of other programs, posted in hallways atvarious facilities and were available at special events.Continued e-blasts were sent out throughout the summer to encourageregistration for all of our camp programs.The summer camp programs were featured in the Spring guide,encouraging parents to register early!Large banners were created and hung at various facilities.November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report11Photos from 2017November 2017
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2017 Summer Camp Annual Report13Parent Testimonials from 2017“I just want to say thank you to you and your staff. I think in all the busyness in ourlives, we can take it for granted that our children come home safe and sound everynight after a wonderful day with the counselors and their friends. I am sure there is alot that goes into entertaining and watching over all of our children. You and yourstaff should be very proud of the work you do.” – Camp No Name Parent“It was my daughters' first time doing this camp and their favorite one out of threeWheaton Park District camps. The counselors were organized, enthusiastic,professional and fun!” –Camp Illini Parent“I absolutely love the Camp No Name program. It provides safe and fun activities formy kids all summer long!” –Camp No Name Parent“I can't say enough great things about this program. The instructors are amazing caring, excited to see the kids each day, and you know your kids are well taken careof. My son enjoyed each and every day of the camp.” –Safety City Parent“My kids love the counselors at the Wheaton camps. They attended the NorthsideCamp (Mean Green) most of the summer and then In-between. The quality ofcounselors and their interaction with the kids is the most important aspect of thecamp for my kids. It was nice for my kids to see familiar counselor faces when weshowed up for In-between. Thank you for clearly selecting excellent individuals.” –Camp In-Between ParentNovember 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report14Recommendations/Ideas for 2018Based on 2017 participant survey comments, staff will consider the followingchanges for the summer of 2018: Advertise half-day options at Camp Blackhawk in the spring program guide.Schedule canoeing at a different timeframe than the “Splish Splash” swimlessons at Northside Pool.Provide camp counselor bios to parents at the start of the summerProvide a more consistent printed schedule of the breakdown of dailyactivities per camp.Continue to provide more communication electronically for parents.Secure new and exciting field trip opportunities for Camp No Namecampers.Offer Super Tots as one 10-week session rather than two separate sessions.Add no-idling signs to Toohey Park during drop-off and pick-up.November 2017
2017 Summer Camp Annual Report 8 2017 Summer Camp Highlights All summer camp staff and camp counselors were CPR/AED and First Aid certified. Camp Illini & ean amp reen had a "Superhero's of America" themed week. We had the police, fire and VFW visit our camps and talk to the campers about how they are every day superheroes.
