Welcome to the Plantation Blog

Posted By: John Chakan

Welcome to the Plantation Blog!

Kelly and I are excited to have the chance to share with you some of what goes on at Plantation during the off-season.  As we prepare for camp, we will have updates, pictures, and fun stories as we put together the staff, prepare camp, and get ready for another fantastic summer.

The past week:

I just got back from a camp conference in Las Vegas last Saturday.  The ACA CampWest conference is a gathering of camp professionals from camps west of the Rockies.  This particular conference is fun because it includes not only director types, but program staff as well.  In fact, we invited Brit Kurtz (a superstar counselor from last year) to attend, and she enjoyed the conference as well.  While some sessions are more interesting or pertinent than others, a lot of the value is also in the networking with other camp people, listening to their stories, comparing notes about similar situations, and generally sharing the highs and lows of a life in the camp industry.

The theme of this years conference was connections, and that is an area that I think we excel in at Plantation.  Though we are not a very big camp (there are camps in the Rockies with 3,000 kids at a time!), we have a strong family and alumni base, and the connections that we form with campers and staff each summer last often last a lifetime.

There was also a day for experienced camp directors at the conference, and one of the topics of the day was communicating our message.  I will add a note about that in my next entry.

Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more blog entries!

Getting excited for camp,

John

I can't wait for another year at Plantation...I bet this year is going to be great!!! I can't wait to be back!!!!

Posted By: Sarah On 4/15/2008 5:39:40 PM

Way to go, John. Plantation is such a big part of the lives of so many of the people who have the privledge of experiencing it. I think it's great that you can let the camp families know what's happening on a regular basis. Share the joy!

Posted By: Jim Silverman (Jacob's dad) On 4/15/2008 1:45:35 PM