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ACA Partners with the FBI to Offer Camps
Access to FBI Background Checks
In 2003, the U.S. Congress passed the "PROTECT Act" which is a multifaceted
law that focuses on the prevention of the exploitation of children. Included
in the Act was a pilot program to test out a number of different mechanisms to
allow organizations that serve children to have access to timely, inexpensive
FBI criminal background checks. That original pilot included three organizations:
MENTOR – The National Mentoring Partnership, Boys & Girls Clubs of
America, and the National Council on Youth Sports. The pilot was scheduled
to end in 2005.
In 2005, the pilot was extended through
June 2008, and was opened up to additional
organizations that serve children. The
American Camp Association was accepted
as a partner in the program in July 2006.
Find
out the details of the program.
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Volunteers Calling YOU to Make a
Difference in CAMPaign '07
CAMPaign '07: a five-year, fund-raising
effort draws to a close in February 2007.
Thirty volunteers in four different
ACA Sections will come together in
a unified effort to raise funds for CAMPaign '07
and the camp experience on October 19,
2006. These volunteers from around
the country are donating time, energy,
and "cell phone" minutes to
the first-ever CAMPaign '07
Phone-a-thon. Be sure to support your commitment
to the camp experience by making a contribution
or pledge when you get that special phone
call in October! You can also always make
contributions online NOW!!!!
Phone-a-thon Volunteers . . . .
Okay . . . you just read about the CAMPaign
'07 Phone-a-thon. Want to volunteer and
have an impact far greater than your
financial contribution? Contact
Tim
Millbern, 765-349-3517
to find out more information and to lend
a hand on October 19. It's easy . . .
it's fun . . . and you will make
a difference!!
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Complete Database of State Regulations
for Camps Now Available Online!
ACA is pleased to announce the launching
of a new
service available on the ACA Web Site. We
have compiled information on all the camp
laws and regulations in each state! The
database links with
state laws and regulations, background
check information, and driving record information.
This clearinghouse of information is updated
regularly and offers links to all the information
you need.
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ACA Publishes New Accreditation Process
Guide
 Announcing the upcoming publication of
the American Camp
Association's Accreditation Process Guide—a dynamic, field-friendly
binder version of the updated standards
tailored for use by camp administrators,
trainers, and accreditation visitors, with
accompanying Resource CD-ROM. The companion
volume for the education, business, and
youth development market, Accreditation
Standards for Camp Programs and Services
will be published concurrently. Both volumes
will be available mid-September through
the ACA Bookstore
or call toll-free 888-229-5745.
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Share the Message—Updated
ACA-Accredited Logo Usage
To better serve you, the American Camp
Association accreditation logo usage guidelines
have been updated. For your records, download
pages 13 and 14 of the Graphic Identity
Standards manual.
We encourage you to take advantage of all
the online ACA-Accreditation
Marketing Tools—display
your camp's ACA-accreditation logo proudly.
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The Latest Issue of Camping Magazine Is
Now Online!
The September/October
2006 issue of Camping
Magazine,
sporting a bolder and better design, features
an intellectual array of articles on the
topic of "the business of camp," including
articles on managing diversity and social
networking . . . the things you need to
know as a camp professional.
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ACA Business Partner LifeLock Reduces Product
Costs for Members
Through a business partnership with ACA,
LifeLock is offering their signature identity
theft prevention service at a 10 percent
discount to anyone that uses
the reduced rate link. The discounted
annual cost is only $99 annually.
You can sign
up at the reduced rate now. The
company is a leading provider of identity
theft prevention services and developed
the nation's first and only proactive
identity theft solution designed to help
prevent crimes before they occur. The company
guarantees your identity will not be stolen.
If a subscriber encounters identity theft,
losses and the cost of recovery will be
reimbursed up to $1 million.
To reference other member discounts through
additional ACA business partners, visit www.ACAcamps.org/partners.
These partnerships offer you a customized
product, better prices, or even both.
But that's not all you have to choose
from. ACA's Buyer's Guide includes
a complete listing of all ACA Business
Affiliates.
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ACA National Office Welcomes New PR Specialist
 Allison
MacMunn
Joining the ACA in July as a public relations
specialist, MacMunn graduated in 2006 from
Indiana State University (ISU) with a Bachelor
of Arts in English. At ISU, MacMunn served
as a reporter, copy editor, entertainment
editor, international news editor, and
opinions columnist for Indiana State's
student newspaper the Indiana
Statesman.
Prior to her journalism experience, she
completed two public relations internships
with Indiana State's Office of Communications
and Marketing, and she also provided public
relations support through ISU for the 2003
Miss Indiana contest. Although a newcomer
to ACA, MacMunn is not new to nonprofit
organizations, having previous affiliation
with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program
and the Council on Domestic Abuse. MacMunn
is very happy to join ACA and looks forward
to building upon ACA's
public awareness strategies.
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