CONTENTS FEATURES pg Trends Worth Watching 12


Discover some of the hottest issues, latest technology and most popular activities camps are exploring to attract new campers By Jill Tipograph


pg Time to Go Social 14


Facebook is just one of many social media tools camps should look at when building an online community By Steve Branstetter


pg Keeping Tabs on Data 16


As more and more administrative forms and tools for parents move onto a camp’s online registration system, camps must understand the risks associated with collecting all this data By Rob Carmichael


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Cover picture courtesy of Camp Tanamakoon


Fall 2010 Canada Camps 3 COLUMNS


Staff Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Marc Hobermanon post-summer evalutions


Vantage Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Chris Thurberon lessons learned at camp


Canada Camps Magazine Volume 8 • Issue 3 • FALL 2010 DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4


Just for Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Games for campers of all ages


Marketing Minute . . . . . . . . . . . 10 How to use web marketing to get your camp noticed


Snap Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Camp Tawingo celebrates 50th anniversary


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