summer camp
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
YMCA Camp of Maine in Winthrop launches $2.5 million fundraising campaign
The camp, which draws both campers and staff locally and from around the world, plans to use the money it's raising to build the camp's endowment, make improvements to its buildings and fund scholarships for 218 campers.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2022
At the Ecology School in Saco, campers learn by doing (and tasting)
New financial backing and a green campus at River Bend Farm expand outdoor learning opportunities for Maine kids.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Tough labor market leaves Midcoast summer camps short staffed
Young workers are turning down camp counselor jobs for better-paying options, forcing some local camps to cap enrollment or cut programming.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
As Maine camps open for the summer, it’s harder than ever to staff them
Directors of overnight and day camps have been scrambling to get staff in place in time for the kickoff of summer camp season.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2021
Evening with Maine writers will benefit disadvantaged Maine children
An online auction and a reading with Richard Russo and his daughter Kate Russo will raise money for Camp Susan Curtis.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
Schoolhouse Arts Center hosts ‘Disney’s Little Mermaid’ camp’
Schoolhouse Arts Center in Standish is accepting registration for its summer camp for the production of “Disney’s Little Mermaid.” The camp will run from Aug. 16-29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to rising 6th through 12th graders. The camp concludes with four performances of Disney’s Little Mermaid from Aug. 26-29. Campers […]
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
Federal CDC says kids in summer camps can skip masks outdoors
Camps likely will have mixed groups of vaccinated and unvaccinated kids and should be prepared to have mask and distancing guidelines in place, officials say.
