Camp Kern

Next October, Vineyard buy essay college Community Church is coming to Camp Kern! We ca

n’t wait to see and host everyone, and we’re looking forward to

a great retreat weekend.

For more info, check out the Vineyard Community Church website.

We can’t wait to host all the Military families coming out to Camp Kern through Operation Milita

ry Kids! Â You guys are awesome, thank-you for everything your entire families

do for our country. Â Hopefully your time at Camp is refreshing and rejuvenating! See you September 9th!

Check out the OMK website here.

Never say that we don’t stretch our donation dollars here at Camp Kern!  Along with the 22″ widescreen computer monitors, new keyboards and new mice…the Kesling Media Center just got some SWEET radio equipment!

The new equipment includes:

• 
  Samson SP01 Shockmount Spider Mount for Condenser Mics
• 
  Nady MPF-6 6-Inch Clamp On Microphone Pop Filter
• 
  Audio-Technica AT2020 USB Condenser USB Microphone

Here are some pictures of the whole thing set up.  NOW we’re ready to make some serious radio shows!

Check out the previous blog post about the Media Center, and see pictures, HERE.

So, we are considering some new program ideas…and this is one of them!

www.pickleball.com

It’s a mini paddle game, and we’d put it on the multi-purpose courts.

Has anyone played it?  Is it the most awesome thing ever?  Is it completely stupid?  If you’ve ever had Pickleball experience (or are a pickleball professional) let us know!

Here is an interesting article regarding making accommodations for people who share a public place, and where the limits should be placed while doing so.

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/24/parents-picket-girl-with-peanut-allergy-ask-her-to-withdraw-from-school/?iref=obnetwork‘

At Camp Kern, we’re pretty proud of the fact that we don’t have Peanuts and tree nuts on site.  We think it’s a great way to accommodate campers who have allergies, but also to teach the rest of our camper population how to be compassionate and understanding of differences.

Many other camp directors are amazed that we don’t have peanut-butter, peanut snacks, peanut-butter cookies, etc.  They ask, “Don’t your kids go crazy without peanut-butter and jelly at every meal?!?!?” It’s great that we can honestly answer that no, our campers do not.  First, the camp’s food is great!  There are tons of options on the salad bar, and there are always multiple options for each meal.  It’s hard to go hungry at camp.  And second, we teach all our campers that peanuts can actually be dangerous to a small group of people with a specific allergy, and that we want everyone to have the ability to come to camp.

So, what do you think?  Do you appreciate that Camp Kern makes accommodations for allergies?  We are soon beginning to offer a Gluten-free menu for those with gluten restrictions, is that something you have wanted for a while?

Comment either on the blog, or on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/campkern

Check these things out!

A metal ring with 5 small “beads” on it, you start the beads spinning, and keep them going while rotating the ring.  It’s a really neat team building tool, and you’ll probably be seeing some at Kern soon!

Thanks to our friends at Adventure Education Center for introducing us to Buzz Rings!

Camp Kern wants to thank the Dayton Foundation for their support for the new Recreation Hall project at Kern! The recreation hall will house an indoor basketball court, indoor arts center, and will have large covered outdoor play areas. Expanding camp’s ability to offer indoor programming will make those rainy days at camp that much more fun! Don’t worry, we’ll still go on wet hikes, catch frog

s down by the pond (they all come out during the rain!) and explore the earthworm population as they emerge from their underground homes. However, after getting soaked and tired outside, now there will be a great place to play and spend time together under a roof.

Thank-you so much, Dayton Foundation! 45,000 Camp Kern guests yearly thank you!

Click here to go to the full story from Dayton Business Journal.

In an effort to maintain transparency with our campers and parents, Camp Kern has made an open letter to our guests available at check-in and check-out during Summer Camp this year.  The letter, attached below in it’s entirety, addresses the nuisance of bed bugs. We are very proud of the fact that we do not have a bed bug problem. The letter explains the steps we have taken to protect the campers and guests at Camp Kern.

Bed bugs are a pest who have made a resurgence in recent years, and have been dealt with in many high guest turnover industries, such as camping.  As a camp, we have implemented an effective preventative plan, along with a rapid detection and response program.

Yes, you heard that right, Camp Kern’s brand-new (to us) trolley has officially arrived!  In this post are some pictures (more to come soon) and a short video of the trolley being unloaded from the flatbed truck that drove it to 5291 State Rt. 350 from Washington state!

If you’ve come to camp recently (within the last 80 years or so), then there is a chance that we’ve uploaded a picture of you!  We’re in the process up putting together as many pictures of Kern’s history as possible.  We want to include as many eras and generations as possible.  This is a huge job, and one that is sure to be incomplete.  There’s so much history here, that we can’t possibly include everything!

Here’s where you come in.  First, go to Camp Kern’s Smugmug site, and check out the internet dating advice