A Summer Day Camp Adventure

Parents take note! The Humane Society’s first summer day camp for kids will take place week of August 7-11, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily at the beautiful Gonyea Boys & Girls Club, 5136 North 26^th St. in Tacoma.

Camp Kindness is open to children ages 10-12, and will include educational games, animal explorations, crafts, guest speakers, workshops, and lots of fun activities! The fee is $220, and includes lunches and a daily morning snack. The camp will take place, through a partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound, Pierce County Extension 4-H Youth Development, and Pierce County Public Works & Utilities Water Programs. Aftercare at Gonyea is available for an additional fee for parents who will not be able to pick their child up promptly at 3:00 p.m.

This is Pierce County’s first companion animal-centered, week-long day camp, with a segment on human/pet/wildlife interactions. There will be plenty of guest visits by animals, and animal experts! Certified adult chaperones will be present at all times, along with Pierce County 4-H - trained camp counselors. Camp participants will be guided through daily journaling exercises integrating each day’s adventures and activities, and enriching the whole camp experience. Topics will include animal homes, working animals, pet rescue and adoption, raising a pet, training and animal behavior.

Scholarships for enrollment assistance may be available to qualified families based on income level. Enrollment is limited to the first 15 applicants, so interested parents are advised to request an application for enrollment as early as possible.

Download your enrollment form, stop by the Humane Society at 2608 Center Street in Tacoma or call Bob Walter, Director of Education at 253.284.5814.

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 at 9:48 am and is filed under General, Events.

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