DOCSLIB.ORG

Summer Camps for the Rich by Catherine E

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Summer Camps for the Rich by Catherine E Getaways Summer Camps for the Rich by Catherine E. Lewis and Novia T. Tijaja ummer ushers-in the perennial tradi- hoops, as well as an extensive waterfront on Echo Lake tion of school-aged kids heading off to with separate dock systems for swimming, sailing, ca- camp. Since the 1900s, summer camps noeing, waterskiing and windsurfing. The tuition fee for have long been part of the youth experience for children the 2011 program is $10,500 Sand teenagers across the globe. In the United States for Another camp in Maine, Camp Androscoggin has example, there are about 12,000 camps offered nation- twelve tennis courts (4 clay, 8 all-weather, 4 lighted for wide; in France, more than 25% of children enjoy sum- night play), a radio broadcasting station and art cen- mer camps each year. But in today’s consumer market ter houses facilities used for animation, crafts, ceram- where choices are key, the summer camp of yesteryear ics, woodworking, drawing and set designs—all for the has taken a plethora of forms: sporting camps for the price of $10,400. athletically gifted, religious camps for the spiritual and Most of these elite camps are privately owned by now, super deluxe camps for the uber wealthy. families who don’t necessarily see what they offer as Costing anywhere between US$10,000 – $25,000, outrageous luxuries. They argue that the steep fees are these elite summer camps offer the newest and best a product of the constant refurbishing and upkeep, plus facilities in some of the most exquisite getaway loca- the fact that the facilities sit unused most of the year. tions. In the US, luxe summer camp locales include the Laurel South, a camp near Portland, Maine, spent a cool Hamptons, Cape Cod and the Berkshires. $1million to renovate its kitchen and “mess hall.” Along Camp Vega, a girls-only camp in Echo Lake, Maine, with its million-dollar renovations, the camp also main- has a 4,000-square-foot air-conditioned health center, ski tains fleets of sailboats, professional ski boats, and an jumps on the lake, a 37-station ropes course, an eques- NHL-quality outdoor roller hockey arena. trian center where campers can board their own horses But perhaps the newest addition making waves in for the summer, and a USTA tennis ranking program for the luxury summer camp category is the “Global Fellows elite junior players. Take a look at a 4-star tennis pro- in Social Enterprise” program—a summer camp where gram coached by Davis Cup team players at Raquette the sons and daughters from 20 of the world’s richest Lake Camp in the Adirondacks. The $10,750-valued families learn how to better cultivate their wealth and camp also allows its participants to board horses for the privilege. Launching this June, the exclusive summer summer. camp takes place in New York with a hefty price tag of Camp Laurel in Maine, which operates an 8,000 $25,000. The camp’s founder is Michael Loeb, founder square foot indoor fieldhouse, features 10 basketball of magazine marketing company Synapse Group. At the 90 lavish private launch party, Michael $500 million deal in 2001. work with business-strategy coaches explained his motives for the program. The Global Fellows program is and mingle with “captains of industry” “Why are we targeting high-net-worth jointly run with New York University’s during their stay. Parents who put their families? It’s not because we’re snobs” Robert F. Wagner’s Graduate School of kids into the Global Fellows summer he said to a high-end crowd including Public Service and Echoing Green, a camp will be eligible for $2,500 tax de- Silda Wall Spitzer, wife of former New nonprofit. duction as Loeb plans to donate $2,500 York governor Eliot Spitzer. “It’s because The six-week program will offer per participant to charities. they are the people that frankly have the participants formal course work, a busi- So put down the marshmallows, resources to really make big changes in ness plan competition and a four week and fold up that tent. Summer camp the world.” Michael’s company, Synapse internship with a social enterprise non- just got a lot more serious and a lot Group, was sold to Time Warner in a profit. Participants of college-age will more luxurious! n 91.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Communicate Deadline: February 16
    CCOOMMMMUUNNIICCAATTEE 80 Westivew St., Lexington, MA 02421 (781) 541-66080 • [email protected] January, 2007 ACA New England Board of Directors 85th Annual Executive Committee Pam Cobb Heuberger, President ACA New England Conference [email protected] March 22-223, 2007 Eric Arnold , Vice President www.acane-camps.org/conference/ Rob Grabill, Vice President Nat Saltonstall, Vice President Keynote Speaker: Dr. Edward Hallowell Danita Ballantyne, Treasurer Marijean Legnard Parry, Secretary Is It Possible to Predict Which Children Will Lead Board Members Happy, Fulfilled Adult Lives? Scott Brown Sherry Mernick Jennifer Cavazos Emily Parker Dr. Edward Hallowell, M.D., a nationally-recognized child and adult Tricia Driscoll Gregg Pitman psychiatrist, expert on ADHD, and author will deliver our 85th Annual Steve Fisch Gus Planchet Conference Keynote Address on The Childhood Roots of Adult Ellen Flight Ed Pletman Happiness. This dynamic and engaging keynote will focus on the role Nancy Frankel Jason Silberman camp can play in enabling children to be happy now and in the future. Jeff Hacker Jody Skelton Dr. Hallowell lectures around the country and has been featured on the Nancy Hartmann Steve Sudduth national television shows 20/20, Dateline, The Today Show, Good Michael Katz Posie Taylor Morning America, and Oprah; and he maintains a private practice at the Hallowell Center in Sudbury, MA. A graduate of Harvard College, Happy New Year! Best Tulane Medical School, and the Harvard Residency Program in Adult wishes to everyone for a and Child Psychiatry, Ned Hallowell is the author of national bestsellers: peaceful reflection on 2006 Driven to Distraction, Worry, Connect, The Childhood Roots of Adult and a healthy and joyful beginning to 2007.
    [Show full text]
  • October 16, 2020 Phase 1 Economic Recovery Grants to Maine Small Businesses & Non-Profits
    October 16, 2020 Phase 1 Economic Recovery Grants to Maine Small Businesses & Non-Profits Name of Business Business/Organization City Grant Award Acheson Hotels, llc Wells $37,553.30 Taurus Capital Group OLD ORCHARD BEACH $100,000.00 Cowbell Hospitality LLC Biddeford $56,667.37 Dimitri Inc Old orchard Beach $100,000.00 Beach Dog, LLC York Beach $8,086.25 Fatbabys sweets sanford $5,503.25 CJA Corporation York $86,639.46 Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy & Sports,Lyman LLC $34,047.29 JAK Designs LLC Kennebunk $47,052.68 Sonmat, Inc. Kittery $69,609.58 Ellega Inn Inc. Kennebunk $66,945.68 Inn On The Blues york beach $100,000.00 Karamel Inc Cape Neddick $27,720.32 Acupuncture by Meret Saco $6,904.49 Firkinsnock Enterprise LLC Lyman $79,307.84 CSP Mobile Production Saco $100,000.00 Barbarian Enterprises kennebunkport $12,554.61 KB building Contractors LLC Saco $100,000.00 George E. Begin Saco $27,243.16 Blue Elephant Events and Catering Saco $100,000.00 Family Acupuncture & Holistic Medicine KITTERY $38,232.41 Junora LTD Biddeford $100,000.00 Port Enterprises, Inc. Kennebunkport $85,203.16 RJP Investment Corp Old Orchard Beach $39,581.68 Highland Farms Dairy LLC Cornish $925.58 Robert Bolduc P.A. Biddeford $100,000.00 Anchor Promotions, LLC. Biddeford Pool $42,406.74 Collective Motion Arts Center Saco $6,057.70 Pilots Cove Cafe, LLC Sanford $38,824.98 Tracy Lynn Boyd MacPhee Saco $20,519.46 Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm Cape Neddick $20,862.76 MJB, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • Called on the Trump Administration
    July 2, 2020 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: We represent the sponsors, businesses, and industries that recruit, host, and support Exchange Visitor Program participants every year. We are opposed to the inclusion of J-1 visa programs in the June 22 Presidential proclamation suspending some nonimmigrant visas through December 31, 2020. We request that the Administration use the 30-day review required by the proclamation to enable these programs to continue. As part of the Administration’s foreign policy tools, there has always been strong support for people-to-people diplomacy programs. Exchange Visitor Program participants support our economy by enabling year-round American employment in local communities and among families. Without cultural exchange participants, many American host employers will have to cut back services to customers, reducing already diminished revenue, which could lead to lay-offs of American employees. These programs are important to American businesses as many host employers have unique needs, such as being located in rural, low population areas. Families also benefit, for example, from having au pairs who provide live- in childcare and cultural enrichment. Additionally, cultural exchange programs such as Camp Counselor, Intern and Trainee, and Summer Work Travel combined contribute more than $1.2 billion to the American economy each year. By law, these participants do not displace American workers. The impact on the international exchange community from the pandemic alone is projected to result in losses to our economy of more than $233 million and nearly 7,000 American jobs.
    [Show full text]
  • Communicate, 11:08
    AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION, NEW ENGLAND • NOVEMBER 2008 the COMMUNICATE FINDING CAMP ON eBAY Gaile Schafer, who went to and worked at Camp Wawenock in Maine and sent both of her sons to Camp Pemigewassett in New Hampshire, was at her computer in Ohio one day, browsing eBay. “I don’t know what made me do it in the first place,” she said, “but I typed in ‘Wawenock.’” What began as a whim has since become her own personal challenge to find Wawenock ephemera to give back to the camp for its archive. “Once you have one lucky find, you can’t let it go,” said Gaile. On eBay, the aphorism ‘one person’s trash is another person’s treasure’ comes alive. Taking Gaile’s lead, I went trawling through eBay for merchandise from our accredited camps and came up with plenty of small tokens, including a luggage tag from Pinecliffe; postcards from O-AT-KA, Alford Lake, and New England Music Camp; a yearbook from Fernwood; a staff tank top from Kingsley Pines; a 1921 magazine ad for Luther Gulick Camps for Girls; a 1929 application for Timanous, filled out; and a book called The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin; or, Down Paddles, by Hildegard G. Frey. I contacted several of the sellers, and few of them knew anything about the camps from which they’d collected paraphernalia. Herb Oberman, who had posted a 1941 camp photo from Walden, said he had no personal connection there, though he had attended YMCA and Boy Scout camps as a child in Michigan.
    [Show full text]
  • The Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer
    THE HONORABLE LOUIS F. OBERDORFER Oral History Project The Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit Oral History Project United States Courts The Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit District of Columbia Circuit THE HONORABLE LOUIS F. OBERDORFER U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Interviews conducted by: Susan Low Bloch, Esquire February 20, February 28, March 13, and April 23, 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface................................................................. i Oral History Agreements Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer. ii Susan Low Bloch, Esq... v Biographical Sketches Honorable Louis F. Oberdorfer. vii Susan Low Bloch, Esq... viii Oral History Transcript of Interviews on February 20, 1992. 1 February 28, 1992. 79 March 13, 1992.. 145 April 23, 1992.. 189 Index. ............................................................... A1 NOTE The following pages record interviews conducted on the dates indicated. The interviews were electronically recorded, and the transcription was subsequently reviewed and edited by the interviewee. The contents hereof and all literary rights pertaining hereto are governed by, and are subject to, the Oral History Agreements included herewith. © 1998 Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit. All rights reserved. PREFACE The goal of the Oral History Project of the Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit is to preserve the recollections of the judges who sat on the U.S. Courts of the District of Columbia Circuit, and judges’ spouses, lawyers and court staff who played important roles in the history of the Circuit. The Project began in 1991. Most interviews were conducted by volunteers who are members of the Bar of the District of Columbia.
    [Show full text]
  • 1.800.536.7712 207.518.9557 • 1 2 • [email protected] 2017 Maine Camp Directory There’S More to Maine
    1.800.536.7712 207.518.9557 • 1 2 • www.mainecamps.org [email protected] 2017 Maine Camp Directory There’s More to Maine Dear Friends, We are proud to introduce you to some of the finest camps around--Maine Summer Camps. Maine has a long tradition of summer camps, many of which are now celebrating their centennial anniversa- ries! We can’t think of a better place in the country for a child to explore; to literally discover the beauty and diverse landscape of Maine, as well as to explore who they are and who they want to become with the backdrop of some of the most idyllic scenery, ripe for human reflection. This directory provides a listing of many of the most respected camps in the industry. Additional information, along with a “find a camp” tool, is available at www.mainecamps.org. Please take the time to carefully consider these Maine camps to determine which camps would best fit your child’s personality and the goals you have for them. Time spent at a summer camp is fun as well as enriching. Your child will acquire skills that will last their lifetime: activity skills such as sailing, tennis and archery; life skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication and leadership. And, to top it all off, they will create lasting bonds of friendship! Sincerely, Catriona Logan Sangster President, Maine Summer Camps Maine Summer Camps / Maine Youth Camping Foundation PO Box 1861, Portland, ME 04104 [email protected] 207.518.9557 Published Fall 2016 with assistance from: Ron Hall, Executive Director s Margi Huber, MSC staff s Cover Design, Tides Edge Design, LLC Go to www.mainecamps.org for updates, informative articles, and a convenient on-line tool to help you search for the perfect Maine camp.
    [Show full text]
  • Budget Prompts Public Forum Opposition Party Upsets
    The Daily Campus Serving the Stores Community Since 1896 Vol. XCIII No. 86 The University of Connecticut Tuesday, February 27,1990 Student Union blackout Budget prompts public forum leaves clubs in the dark Pelto calls today's forum an effort to collect 'ammunition' By Terence Stearns By Jason Kauppi need to be persuaded to support Education's recommended 13.7 Campus Correspondent Daily Campus Staff increased spending. The mem- percent increase. A blackout in the Student Union continued to be a scheduling The ink has yet to dry on bers, however, need to under- UConn is looking at SI38 nuisance to the University of Connecticut's clubs and organizations Gov. William A. O'Neill's stand the impact of cuts in or- million from the governor's Monday. 1991 budget, but the General der to fight for additional sup- budget as opposed to last year's Joan Rogers, associate director for operations, who helps coor- Assembly's appropriations port, Pelto said. $134 million. dinate student activities and Union functions, said that 33 club subcommittee on higher edu- Campus organizations have meetings and func Lions had to be cancelled or rescheduled as a result cation hopes to smudge it by worked quickly to guarantee of a power outage in the Student Union that occurred on Saturday persuading the legislature to speakers will be at the forum, night. increase spending for the state's which was conceived and plan- Rogers said all the clubs were given the option of relocating to colleges and universities. ned last week. However, none classroom buildings. She said that most of the clubs took advan- However, smearing the num- of the groups were able to give tage of the opportunity.
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 Virtual Job Fair Guide
    Work at one of these camps this summer! Agawam Androscoggin Birch Rock Bridgton Sports Camp Camp Arcadia Camp Beech Cliff Camp CenterStage Camp Chewonki Camp Mataponi Camp Skylemar Camp Susan Curtis Camp Takajo Camp Wigwam Fernwood Cove Girl Scouts on Maine Hidden Valley Hurricane Island Kamp Kohut Kippewa Knickerbocker Maine Teen Camp Manitou Nashoba North Netop Pine Tree Camp Robin Hood MARCH 24, 2021 Runoia Seeds of Peace 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. The Main Idea The Summer Camp VIRTUAL JOB FAIR Bryant Pond 4-H Wohelo Camps Participate in Maine Summer Camps VIRTUAL JOB FAIR. Wolfe's Neck Farm Looking for a way to build your resume, advance your skills, and serve as Wyonegonic Camps a vital role model for kids who need community more than ever? Working YMCA Camp of Maine at a Maine youth camp this summer will check all the boxes -- all in the unrivaled natural beauty of Maine. Each summer, youth camps across Maine hire more than 13,000 MAINE SUMMER CAMPS employees, the majority of whom are PO Box 1861 college students. Portland, ME 04104 207.518.9557 Every attendee that visits 5 booths or more is eligible to win a $1000 grand mainesummercamps.org prize. [email protected] Here is the link for students to register: https://my.boothcentral.com/v/events/maine-summer-camps-job-fair MARCH 24, 2021 Work at a VIRTUAL JOB FAIR Summer Camp Camp Agawam, Raymond ____ At Camp Agawam, a boy learns to be his best self. He learns this because each year, we find role models who want to make a difference, grow as leaders, form lifelong bonds with other counselors and campers, build their network among our vast alumni Build Your Resume network, and spend a summer outdoors having fun and working hard.
    [Show full text]
  • Kennebec Lakes Region the Playground of Central Maine 1939
    c4 Co~dia[ [/nuitation Ta Yau . .. to come and enjoy a summer holiday in the K~NN~B~C LAK~S R~GION - that charming vacationland of lakes and ponds and sparkling streams ... of waving pines and sunny meadows . of thrilling sport and fun-filled days - in a cordial, "Down ~ase' atmosphere. COPYRIGHT 1939, THE KENNEBEC LAKES ASSOCIATION WINTHROP MAINE AUGUSTA Gateway to the Kennebec Lakes Region AUGUSTA - Maine's attractive Capital City on the terraced banks of the Kennebec River, is the gateway to the charming KENNEBEC LAKES REGION, a few miles westward. Smooth rib, bons of highway radiate from Augusta to weave continuously through this panoramic picture, land. Rich in Colonial tradition, this cultural center of many beautiful homes and a substan, tial commercial and industrial life has many points of scenic and historic interest. Notably among these is old Fort Western (restored), originally established as a trading post in 1628 near its present site and called Cushnoc by the Indians. It was first visited by a white man in 1607. Trading was so highly profitable that the Pilgrims were able to pay the expense of the Mayflower expedition with furs from the Ken, nebec. It was here that the Benedict Arnold Maine's Capitol expedition gathered for a week in September, 1775, before starting for Quebec. traInIng school for the recruits to the' State On a commanding height affording a mag, Police force. Here also are four runways of nificent view of the winding river valley is Augu ta's $125,000 State airport, one of the Camp Keyes where the 43d Division of the Na, finest in the East, with hangars and adminis, tional Guard meets.
    [Show full text]
  • Economic Recovery Grants Awarded (Phase I) (PDF)
    Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program, Phase 1 – Grant Recipients Name of Business/Organization Business/Organization City Grant Award Sidney Farren Addison $ 31,475.67 TerriLynn, LLC Addison $ 48,758.50 Alfred's Upholstery & Custom Fabrication Alfred $ 21,587.30 JR's Towing & Recovery Alfred $ 26,523.00 Allagash Guide Service Allagash $ 100,000.00 North Shore Logging, Inc. Allagash $ 58,678.67 Troy Taggett Allagash $ 71,844.00 Cresswell Investments Amherst $ 81,943.50 Peruvian Link Co Amherst $ 100,000.00 Maine Cater Appleton $ 41,629.18 Penobscot Windjammer Company Appleton $ 73,970.63 RAVEN TRANSPORT INC Appleton $ 3,098.42 Sea Breeze Home and Commercial Services LLC Appleton $ 10,089.90 The Fragrance Farm Inc. Appleton $ 71,217.54 Bentley's Saloon LLC Arundel $ 100,000.00 DAVID TROTTIER INC Arundel $ 7,254.92 Joel Rivard Fishing Arundel $ 8,219.50 Mountain Tops Inc. Arundel $ 100,000.00 The Maine Tour Connection, LLC Arundel $ 100,000.00 CM General inc. Ashland $ 7,643.25 NORTHEAST PELLETS LLC Ashland $ 99,529.67 Affordable Exhibit Displays, Inc. Auburn $ 100,000.00 Androscoggin River Watershed Counciil Auburn $ 5,553.39 Black Bear Support Services Auburn $ 100,000.00 Capt Frank W. Hulett Post V.F.W. #1603 Auburn $ 4,486.33 Center for Advanced Dentistry PC Auburn $ 77,780.00 coastal t-shirts Auburn $ 20,778.17 Computech Inc Auburn $ 43,723.80 Dencar, LLC Auburn $ 79,146.50 Dube Travel Agency & Tours, Inc. Auburn $ 100,000.00 ELLIOTT ARTS, INC Auburn $ 6,126.33 Family Time Dine and Play Auburn $ 48,717.33 Gack Inc Auburn $ 49,219.03 Hari Om LLC Auburn $ 100,000.00 Industrial Electrical Services LLC Auburn $ 100,000.00 Luna Pizza Inc Auburn $ 1,375.28 Main Street Music Lessons LLC Auburn $ 889.83 Mar-Lyn in Maine, LLC Auburn $ 17,326.80 New England School of Metalwork Auburn $ 67,380.50 North East Welding and Fabrication, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • Restructuring Report Tops Co Mmission Agenda
    Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association March 22, 1995, Volume 32, Number 12 Restructuring report tops Co mmission agenda The report of the Oversight Committee on the NCAA of more presidential control in general, some diffferences Title IX Membership Structure will be among the most significant exist over the role of a proposed Executive Commiittee and Regarding Title IX, the Commission will focus on the items discussed at the March 30-31 meeting of the NCAA over budgetary matters. The oversight committee devoted prospect of Congressional hearings that have been proposed Presidents Commission in Seattle. most of its time at its March 13 meeting to those sutijects. by the American Football Coaches Association and the Other major topics on the agenda include examinations A paper describing the recommendations of the oversight College Football Association. Although the hearings could of Tide IX and need-based aid matters. committee currently is being drafted for the Prtesidents take place at any time, some Congressional staff members The oversight committee, which is responsible for devel- Commission’s consideration. That report will appe;ar in the have indicated that they probably will not begin before May. oping a restructuring proposal for the entire Association, met April 5 issue of The NCAA News. The AFCA and CFA want Congress to review the law to March 13, at which time it considered the restructuring rec- ascertain whether its current application is in keeping with ommendations of three division task forces. The report is expected to address the top structure of the Although all of the task forces agree on the desirability of Association and not the committee structure, which will be greater federation among the divisions and on the concept dealt with in a subsequent phase of discussions.
    [Show full text]
  • Camping in Maine Collection, 1900-1976
    The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Finding Aids Special Collections 2015 Camping in Maine Collection, 1900-1976 Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/findingaids Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "Camping in Maine Collection, 1900-1976" (2015). Finding Aids. Number 181. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/findingaids/181 This Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Finding Aids by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact Special Collections, Fogler Library, 207-581-1686 or [email protected]. Camping in Maine Collection This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on February 27, 2020. Finding aid written in English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections 5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5729 URL: http://www.library.umaine.edu/speccoll Camping in Maine Collection Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Historical Note ..............................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]