Electing the right summer camp…

Electing the right summer camp....

In the wake of the Elections this week, I thought it was important to talk about choices and about making the right choices for you when it comes down to choosing a summer camp.

I remember when the idea first came to me all those years ago and how the decision to spend the summer in the USA working at a summer camp for children, became so unexpectedly influential to the path that my own life would eventually take. I had no idea what to expect, (considering we don’t have summer camps as such in the UK, due to high precipitation and the lack of blue skies) but I knew because of my background in the Arts and my personality of course, that I wanted to go to a place where I would be surrounded by creativity, yet experience the things that a traditional camp had to offer.

See… I had this idea about summer camp that had been influenced by American movies and teen novels growing up as a kid and I guess I had a romantic notion, and a completely fantasized idea about what summer camps were all about. So when choosing the right sort of camp for me, I really made it a point to learn everything about the candidates that I could, candidates being the many thousands of camps out there. It was important for me to see what each candidate had to offer and to hear each camps obligation to put forward a good representation and argument as to why they were the right place for me.

 Long lake stood out as ‘the one’, never stooping to negative campaigning, but just plain and simple promises;

*To create an environment where kids can explore their creativity, without judgment.

*A place to develop on going skills and develop new ones

*A place where kids can be Theatrical, Artistic, Musical and Energetic all in the same place.

*Somewhere kids can be themselves, develop some independence and meet friends for life.

*A place where kids can be kids and have the best summer of their lives.

 I wanted a place that had all of these qualities and believe me long lake delivers on its promises, hence why I have been here for 14 summers so far. I also didn’t realize at the time, that it was important to find a place that would benefit me in the long run, and Long Lake has certainly proven to be a significant part of my life and somewhere where I have grown to be the gal I am today.

So when electing the right camp for you or your kids, let your voice be heard. Ask a million questions, read all of the literature, talk to references, study the candidates at length, look out for negative campaigning, search for somewhere that will benefit you or your kids in the long run and the most important of all, make sure it’s a place that delivers whole heartedly on their promises. You are voting for the right choice, so….. ‘Make your vote count!’