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Parents'
Survival Guide
We
accept siblings with a donation of $400 provided space is available.
However, our primary service is to give deaf children a camp experience.
As much as we would like to accept siblings for each deaf/hard
of
hearing child, we do not yet have the facilities or finances to
make this possible. This year we are anticipating a capacity number
of deaf/hard of hearing children and ask for your understanding
as we place the hearing children on a waiting list when
you
submit their application with a check in the full amount attached.
The check will be returned if we are unable to accommodate the
hearing
sibling. Camp scholarships are only available for deaf or hard
of
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Place all daily medication for your child in a Zip Lock type bag. Clearly print your child's name on the bag with a waterproof permanent marker. | |
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IMPORTANT! Include prescription and dosage instructions with the medicine, especially any updated instructions. | |
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It is a very good idea to place your child's initials on their hearing aid(s) and have some type of watertight, durable container to store them in. | |
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Please be sure your child is free of the following: | |
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head lice. | |
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conjunctivitis (pink eye) or any other contagious condition. | |
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Send plenty of sunscreen and bug repellent. | |
Update Us... PLEASE
If your child's medical condition changes prior to coming to camp, please let us know. It is for the safety of each camper that we have accurate information for our medical staff. This is especially true with prescription medication. Please let us know in writing, on the phone or in person at registration regarding any change.
Prohibited Items
A fun and safe camping environment begins at home. So PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO BRING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
- Weapons of any kind (dangerous to everyone)
- Archery equipment (slings or arrows)
- Matches or lighters (dangerous to the forest)
- Tobacco products (dangerous to everyone)
- Drugs or alcohol (dangerous for everyone)
Possession of the above items mandates dismissal from camp.
The following are vulnerable to theft and should be left home:
- Computer games
- Radios
- Food (Due to wildlife in the camp, food is not allowed in the cabins for the safety of all)
To Pack or Not to Pack?
Here is a list of suggestions:
Clothing
- pants (evenings are cool)
- shorts 3-4 pr
- swim suit
- hat (sun protection)
- socks 10-12 pr
- T shirts
- underwear (8 days)
- pajamas
- sweatshirt (evenings are cool)
- jacket (evenings are cool)
- athletic shoes (two pairs suggested)
- shower thongs
- sunglasses
Bedding
- sleeping bag or sheets & blanket
- pillow
Personal Items
- bath towel
- toothpaste & toothbrush
- washcloth
- soap
- beach/pool towel
- hair brush/comb
- flashlight with new batteries
- stationary/stamps
- pen/pencil
- sunscreen
- bug repellent
- chapstick
- laundry bag
- camera & film
- reading books
- favorite teddy bear
Tag all items
Riddle: "Why can't your clothes play hide-and-seek at camp?"
Label (tag) all clothing and items (flashlight, hearing aids, shoes, toothbrush) with name of child (or initials) using a permanent waterproof marker (your choice of color). Thank you for tagging! Last year we had just a couple of unlabeled items left over to bring back to the office. These have since been washed and given away to families needing clothing for their children.
Sending Letters (& Goodies) to Your Camper
One
of the best ways to help the child feel secure while at camp is
a letter (or more) from home each day during the week. Letters that
help the child feel good include drawings (artistic or not) of and
by family members showing the activities at home. Please, do
not send "CARE" packages that contain snacks. They
may attract the cute little (and not so little) animals in the surrounding
forest that can bite and spread diseases. It's a great idea to send
your first letter on the Friday before camp begins and the last
letter on Wednesday before camp ends.
The mailing addresses are:
South Camps
"Your child's name"
c/o Lions Wilderness Camp for Deaf Children
Camp Teresita Pines
P.O. Box 98
Wrightwood, CA 92397-0098
760-249-3580
North Camp
"Your child's name"
c/o Lions Wilderness Camp
for Deaf Children
Gold Country Lions Camp at Ross Relles
25001 N. Bloomfield Rd
Nevada City, CA 95959
www.camprossrelles.com
What Time Is Drop Off and Pick Up?
South Camps - Camp Teresita Pines at Wrightwood
Drop off / registration between 2:00 - 4:30pm on Sunday.
Pick up between 9:30 - 11:30 am on Saturday.
North Camp -Camp at Ross Relles at Nevada City
Drop off / registration between 2:00 - 4:30pm on Sunday.
Pick up between 9:30 - 11:30am on Saturday.
Emergencies
It has been our experience that there is no emergency that would require campers to be contacted by phone unless it is an unfortunate death in your family. If your house burns down then the best place for your camper to be is at camp. Earthquake preparedness is always on our minds. The camp facility is well equipped for an emergency such as this. Please keep in mind that we will have over 200 people at camp and will call all parents / guardians listed on the application or emergency forms as time permits, if necessary. Please use the phone number listed for the camp discretely.
Cancellations
If your (or your child's) plans change and your child will not attend camp, please notify us so we may allow another deaf child the opportunity to go to camp. Each year we have several "no shows" that fail to give us the courtesy of a call. Those openings could have been filled by someone on the waiting list who, instead, had to stay home and miss camp.
How to Keep a Great Thing Goin'!
It costs us over $500 per camper to provide this week of fun for your child. The Lions Clubs of California/Nevada work very hard in various fundraising activities to make this and several other community projects available to special populations. The next time you see Lions Club Projects like Mint Candy sales, hamburger stands, raffles, BBQs or pancake breakfasts; support their efforts! It all helps children go to summer camp. If you can afford to supplement your child's campership please do so. Outright donations (tax deductible of course) are welcome at any time. They all help keep a great thing going.
Send a packet of self-addressed stamped post cards and ask your child for just a line or so a day. Pack a blank notebook for recording daily events, thoughts, names and addresses of their new friends. When camp is over it will remind them of the fun times at camp. Tuck notes, messages and photos of family and pets in among the socks and underwear you pack so the child will find these surprises at camp.
Answer to riddle "They've all been tagged."
