Eleanor P. Eells Award 1976 Blue Star Camping Unlimited (NC) Datsun-National YMCA Campership Program The Echo Lake Idea (NY) Environmental Studies Program/College Settlement Camps (PA) Family Weekend Program, Camp Easter-in-the-Pines (NC) Intergrouping Program, Camp Henry Horner (IL) The Metropolitan Camp Council (MI) Trail Blazer Camps (NJ)

1977 Competency Based Pre-Camp Program, Girl Scouts of Genessee Valley (NY) The High-Rise Program of the Institute of Human Understanding (VT) 4-H Juvenile Justice Program, The Utah State University Extension Service Summer Day Camp Program of the St. Louis Assn for Retarded Children Walkabout Program; Nine Combined Northern California Girl Scout Councils

1978 Camp Running Brave, South Carolina Chapter of National Hemophilia Foundation Roving Day Camp-Shawnee Council of , Dayton, Ohio Salesmanship Club of Dallas and Campbell Loughmiller, Retired Director “To Light a Spark” – 16mmfilm, Grove a Gates

1979 Associated Marine Institutes, Inc. (FL) Circle M Day Camp (IL) Senior Adult Camp, University of Oregon Village Summer Swimming Program, Chugach Council of Camp Fire (Alaska)

1980 Albany Park Community Center Day Camp (IL) Building Wellness Lifestyles in a Camp Setting; Frost Valley YMCA (NJ) Camp Lions Adventure Wilderness School (CLAWS); Touch of Nature Environment Center, Southern Illinois University (IL) Kiwanis, Camp Wyman (MO) Project D.A.R.E., Ministry of Community and Social Services (Ontario, Canada)

1981 The Greater City Camping Collaboration (MO) The Homestead Program of Bar 717 Ranch (CA) The Santa Fe Mountain Center (NM)

1982 United Community Services of Metro Detroit (MI) Alameda-Contra Costa Council of Campfire (CA) The Greater Cleveland Camping Alliance (OH)

1983 The Detroit Metropolitan Camp Council (MI) The Eckerd Wilderness Educational System Camping Program (FL) Camp Flambeau (WI)

1984 Los Angeles Times Summer Camp Fund Camp Sunrise: Summer Work Camp Salvation Army Wonderland Camp and Conference Center/Illinois Department of Public Aid; Young Patients’ Program

1985 Eagle’s Nest Camp Jewish Big Brothers of Los Angeles Camp Max Strauss Koinonia-Wilderness School

1986 Trail Blazers Leadership Program Las Vegas Sun Summer Camp Fund

1987 Alford Lake Camp (ME) – Soviet American Exchange Program Camp Hantesa (IA) – Intergenerational Campers Program Santa Fe Mountain Center – Southwest Leadership Conference

1988 First Council of Campfire; Camp El Tesoro de la Vida Union League Boys and Girls Club Camps: The Leadership Group Camp Oakland Youth Programs, Inc., Single Parent Family Camp

1989 Camp Sunburst, National Aids Project (CA) Cheley Camps & Children’s Hospital of Denver Burn Camp (CO) World Peace Camp, International Program (ME)

1990 The Chewonki Foundation, Inc. – The Boat Building Exposition (ME) The Holiday Homes Camp – Mother and Child Camp Project (WI)

1992 The Pines Catholic Camp (TX) Camp Mountain Rest (SC) Easter Seal Society of (NM)

Eells’ Awards Became Responsibility of ACA

1993 Camp Holiday Trails Camp John Marc (TX) Village Camps (Switzerland) YMCA World Camps

1994 Camp Friendship (The Druzhba Project) Happy Hollow Children’s Camp (IN) Seeds of Peace (Arab-Israeli Summer Camp) Camp Powhatan (MN)

1995 Variety Club Camp (PA)

1996 Project Harmony (Florida Sheriffs Youth Camp) Developing Environmental Education for Camps In former Soviet Union (Seacamp Association-FL)

1997 Camp Getaway: A Positive Family Camp (IL) Kesher Family Camp (PA) Camp PHEnominal (TX)

1998 Camp Chatterbox at Merry Heart (NJ) Camp Kan-Du (IN) Howe Military School Summer Camp (IN) Hole in the Wall Gang Camp (CT) J. C. Juniors at Jameson, Inc. (IN) Project Harmony: Taking It to The Streets (FL)

1999 Break-Aways: Partnerships for Year-Round Leaning (ACA New York Section) Camping for Children with Heart Disease – Camp Del Corazon Program to Send Battered and Neglected Children to Camp and Involve Youth-At-Risk With Therapeutic Camping Programs (Chicago Camping Committee) The Mentor Program at Trail Blazers Shelly Ridge Day Camp (Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania) Youth Session (Camp Mark Seven)

2000 Baltimore City 4-H Entrepreneurship Camp Program Camp Reunite Farm Fun Day Camp Maryland State 4-H Team Challenge Camp Lisa Pettit Memorial Staff Mission Project

2001 Camp JCC’s Total Inclusion Program (Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington) Teen Extreme Camp 2001 (Maryland 4-H Camps) WOW – Wonderful Outdoor World (Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks)

2002 Happiness Is Camping The Mentor Program at Girls’ Vacation Fund

2003 Camp Sunshine Camp Mikell SCOPE

2004 Camp ADAPT (Adversity, Diversity, Attitude, Peers, Tolerance) Main Idea at Camp Agawam Military Camperships Morry’s Camp

2005 Exceptional Citizens Week (EC Week @ Camp Fatima) New Hampshire The Fresh Air Fund, New York Sherwood Forest Camp Leadership Training Program, The Rowdy Ridge Gang Camp Program, California WorldCamps

2006 Camp Coca-Cola, Los Angeles Camp Howe – Echo Program Ron Burton Training Village - Massachusetts UCLA UniCamp Circle of Tapawingo (New England)

2007 American Sign Language @ Windsor Mountain America’s Camp Camp to Belong Camp Harmony Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times Casey Family Service

2008 Anaheim Family YMCA Camp Northwood Vacamas Programs for Youth Annie’s Hope – Camp Courage Girl’s Quest The Summer Camp

2009 College Adventure Weekend Camp Hope Camp Summit Camp IF Tataya Mato Camp Howe's Teen Adventure Program (TAP)

2010 Camp Merry Times Camp Homeward Bound Kama'aina Kids, Inc. Junior Maine Guide Program Save Walton Pond Wildlife Relocation Project The Chewonki Foundation

2011 Bradford Woods Dennen Week at Camp O-AT-KA College Settlement Camp Summer Biking Program

2012 Camp Agape Vermont Camp Aranu’tiq Frost Valley YMCA Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center

2013 Fiver Children’s Foundation Refugees to Camp Focus for A Future Operation Military Kids Camp Kelley’s Island Heal the Children, Hurricane Sandy Relief Camp Red Cedar

2014 Camp Corral A Broader Way Crossroads for Kids The Harold Robinson Foundation Blue Star Camps Ramapo for Children Sherwood Forest - Research

2015 Camp Champions Camp Susan Curtis Green Chimneys Mountain Camp Northwestern Settlement Summer Search Fiver Foundation - Research

2016 Camp for All 2U Camp Rising Sun National Military Family Association – Operation Purple Camp Twitch and Shout Camp Sea Stars North Camp Cornstarch Kids Roundup River Ranch – Research Sanborn Western Camps – Research

2017 CHAMP Camp Experience Camps Mayhew Program Summer Camp program at Horizons City Kids Wilderness Project Jameson Camp - Research Camp Newaygo/Radford University - Research

2018 Camp Isola Bella Beyond Akeela Kostopulos Dream Foundation R.M. Pyles Boys Camp Upward Bound Camp Brave Trails - Research Frost Valley - Research

2019 Camp Twin Lakes - Camp You B You Camp Twin Lakes - Family Warrior Weekend Tapia STEM Camp Mountain Camp, California - Research California 4-H Camping Advisory Committee - Research Charlotte Observer Summer Camp Fund, North Carolina – Research

2020 Laura L. Blaisdell, MD/MPH - Preventing and Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 Transmission -- Four Overnight Camps, Maine, June - August 2020 - Research