Our 68th Season Individual Care and Personal Interest In Every Child

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1 Camp Marymount, Inc Our 68th Season Individual Care and Personal Interest In Every Child 1318 Fairview Blvd. Fairview, TN Local (615) Toll Free (800) Fax (615) Website:

2 Camp Marymount Camp Marymount, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Catholic Diocese of Nashville and is the only Catholic residential camp in Tennessee. It is also one of the largest Catholic camps in the south. Camp is open to girls and boys of all faiths between the ages of 6 and 16. The only restrictions are that campers come from homes that have taught them obedience, courtesy, and respect and that they are able to live in a rustic, outdoor, community setting. Marymount is located on 350 acres of rolling woods in Middle Tennessee. In this setting campers experience things that often cannot be experienced at home. These experiences include: paddling a canoe, proper care and correct use of a rifle and bow, horsemanship, caring for the environment, and many others. In addition, campers also learn the spirit of Christian fellowship by living in a cabin community. Community spirit is the basis of Marymount s success. Marymount campers come from over 20 states and have come from several foreign countries. Without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin, camp offers your child the opportunity to meet and form friendships with young people from across the nation and continent. The entire program is geared toward developing the individual spiritually, socially and physically within the midst of the community. Camp Marymount offers a summer of unique experiences, special friendships and great fun! About the Director Camp Marymount, Inc. is under the direction of Tommy Hagey. Tommy has a B.S. in Sociology from Middle Tennessee State University. He has been the Director since April of He was a camper in 1974 and was on staff from He was on the Alumni Executive Board for 4 years and has been the director of the Marymount Open Scholarship Scramble from its inception in His past employment includes Monroe Harding Children s home as a unit counselor and General Sessions Court as a Probation Officer. Tommy and his wife, Margaret, live at Marymount during the summer with their six children. Spiritual Program Mass will be celebrated for all campers and staff on either Saturday evening, Sunday morning or evening. The campers participate in the Liturgy by being the greeter, reading the Scriptures and being the altar servers. Mass is celebrated with a priest from the Nashville Diocese. Each camper also helps plan and participate in special communion services and prayer services. A traditional evening prayer closes the day. We hope to have at least one Family Mass scheduled per session. A Mass Schedule will be posted at the beginning of each session. Counseling Staff The counseling staff consists of college students, high school seniors, young teachers and occasionally seminarians. Most staff are former Marymount campers, who return summer after summer to share their enthusiasm and love of camp. Our counselor return rate is currently over 90% and extensive background checks are conducted on all staff each year. The counselors bring a wide range of qualifications and talents to enable them to be successful during activities. Each counselor is extensively trained on the responsibilities of his or her job prior to the opening of camp. There are one or two counselors in every cabin and the ratio of campers to program staff is approximately 6 to 1. Health Care While the entire counseling staff is trained in First Aid and CPR, routine health care is administered by a staff person, who supervises the infirmary around the clock. The camp health care provider is present at camp and works closely with a registered nurse and physician (who can be reached at any time). 1

3 Camp Programs Junior Camp: Junior Camp offers a structured environment that guarantees participation by each camper in many unique camping experiences. The emphasis in Junior Camp is on the cabin community. Developing the relationships of camper to camper and camper to counselor, along with building group unity through community living, are the main goals. Activities are experienced with the cabin or assigned activity group. The cabin is grouped according to grade in school and age while the activity groups are mixed, giving each camper the chance to share with all ages. Senior Camp: The Senior Camp program offers a less structured environment where the campers are expected to be more self-sufficient, and their activities are designed with this is mind. The cost for Senior Camp is a little higher so that the older camper can experience a two or three-day trip. Other events may include: a Nashville Sounds baseball game, a day canoeing or some special entertainment. Girl campers entering their freshman year and boy campers entering eighth grade may become senior campers. Water Front Activity Marymount is fortunate to have a beautiful, five acre, spring-fed lake. Every camper takes a swim test upon arrival to determine his or her ability, and all are offered Red Cross approved swim classes to enhance ability. The waterfront is under the strict supervision of a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard. There are very explicit rules concerning water safety including use of flotation devices, all of which are explained on the opening day of camp. Camp Activities Red Cross Swim Lessons Arts and Crafts Athletics and Games Nature Horsemanship Wagon Ride Archery Riflery Marymount Mutterings - Camp Newspaper Canoeing Gardening Drama / Dance for Girls Wrestling for Boys Wilderness Awareness Water Sports Frisbee Golf About This Logo Camp Marymount, Inc. has earned a mark of distinction by being an accredited camp of the American Camping Association. Currently, only about one quarter of all camps in the United States have this designation. It indicates that Marymount is committed to the highest standards established for the camping industry. Every three years trained camping professionals, not affiliated with Marymount, observe us while in operation, to compare our practices with the standards of the industry. For over forty years the ACA has sponsored this voluntary accreditation program. Camps must comply with nearly 300 standards and earn a minimum score of 80% to become accredited. The accreditation process consists of nearly 300 questions that are applied to every aspect of our operation. We must comply with all mandatory standards affecting health and safety of the campers. While the State of Tennessee has many regulations regarding basic sanitary and food service concerns, ACA s standards go a step further in addressing programming, personnel, health care and management practices related specifically to camping. 2

4 Application Procedures 1. Apply early! All applications are accepted on a first come basis, with previous year s campers and their siblings receiving priority until March 1st. 2. Complete one application form for each child attending, (please feel free to photo copy the form included). Be sure to fill in all blanks to avoid delays in registration. *Please attach a picture of your camper to the application. 3. Mail the completed application form with a $ non-refundable deposit per child to: Camp Marymount, Inc Fairview Blvd. Fairview, TN Reservations will not be taken over the phone or fax, and applications without a deposit will not be accepted. Sorry, we can not accept credit cards for tuition. 4. You will receive an acceptance letter that indicates the balance due. Along with the acceptance letter, you will receive a Parent Handbook and health form. If the session to which you applied fills up, you will be notified by phone as soon as possible. 5. Upon receiving an acceptance letter, complete the health form (which must have a current physician s signature) and the arrival/departure form if your child is traveling commercially. Please make a copy of the completed health form and mail both the copy and the original along with a copy of your insurance card to the camp office. If your child is traveling commercially, send the completed arrival / departure form to the office as well. Please confirm via our web site button (info) or by phone, that these forms have been received at the Camp Marymount office. Please remember, that no child will be accepted without a completed health form signed by a doctor and proof of medical insurance. 6. Balances should be paid 4 weeks before the first day of camp. No child will be accepted the day camp begins without the balance due having been paid. Reservations will not be held if the Camp Dates 2-week Girls session Sunday, June 4 to Saturday, June 17 3-week Girls session Sunday, June 18 to Saturday, July 8 3-week Boy s session Sunday, July 16 to Saturday, August 5 balance due is not prepaid, unless other arrangements have been made. All commercial arrivals, and any necessary identification should be with the child. All extra fees for unaccompanied minor etc. should be prepaid or sent with camper. Acceptance: Prior to March 1, 2006, we will be registering applications from children and their siblings who have attended Camp Marymount in the previous year. After March 1, new applications already received will be processed on a first come, first serve basis, so please send your applications as soon as possible. If you attended last year and plan to attend this year, please respond promptly. We expect sessions to fill up quickly and cannot hold places for any returning camper after March 1. Due to limited space, especially in Senior Camp, the March 1st deadline is used only to help returning campers get in - it does not guarantee it. The five week session for girls is an option only if space is available after March 15, You must choose on the application either 2 or 3 week session and also mark the box that states you are interested in all five weeks. Don t mark both 2 and 3 week sessions. If space is available, the camp office will contact you. Registration: All campers are to register on the first day of the session between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm. Commercial Arrivals: Campers arriving by plane should fly into Nashville International Airport. There is also a Greyhound Bus terminal located on 8th Avenue in Nashville. Camp staff members will be available to meet campers at these locations provided advanced notice is given. Your child may experience a waiting period at the airport or bus terminal to allow for other arriving or departure campers. During this time, all campers will be fully supervised by staff members, and all efforts will be made to keep this waiting period to a minimum. Arrival departure forms are included in your parent handbook. A fee of $15.00 per child will be charged to cover the cost of pickup and taking a child back to commercial transportation. Departure: Your child should be picked up Saturday morning on the last day of the session between the hours of 9:30 am and 12:00 noon. Commercial flights should be 3

5 scheduled to depart by noon. Because our staff is off at 12:00, any stay past this time will require us to charge a fee of $15 per hour per child to cover supervision. Camp Fees: Tuition and fees must be paid one month in advance of the start of the session. Failure to do this may cause you to forfeit your spot and it will be offered to another camper. In this situation, your deposit is not refundable. If you are paid in full and you cancel your reservation within 4 weeks of the start of camp, you will receive a refund of half your tuition and all of your fees. If you cancel within 2 weeks of the start of camp, you will only receive a refund for any fees that you have paid, but not tuition. Tuition and fees cover all expenses except for souvenir clothing. The balance must be paid in full four weeks before arrival. Exceptions must be approved in advance by the director. Family Discounts: A tuition reduction is available for families sending two or more campers in any session with the following restrictions: 1. Family discounts apply only between brothers and sisters in the same family. 2. If your children attend different length sessions, the lesser discount applies and will be applied to the last session scheduled. Family discounts will be automatically deducted from the total camp fees when applications and deposits are received. If applications are mailed separately, please indicate that a family discount applies. Family discounts are as follows: 2-week session - $50.00 deduction per additional child. 3-week session - $70.00 deduction per additional child. 5-week session - $ deduction per additional child. *If you are able to forgo your family discount and pay full tuition, we will consider the discount amount a donation to the Scholarship Fund. Please note this on your campers application so that we can give you a receipt for this tax-deductible donation. Scholarship Fund: Camp Marymount, Inc. solicits donations on an annual basis to support the Scholarship Fund. Limited funds are available based on a family s financial need. Requests for scholarship aid must be made in writing to the scholarship committee. All scholarship money will be distributed on a first come first serve basis for those who qualify. Recipients will be notified prior to the opening of camp. Policies IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO BRING ANY GUNS, KNIVES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUGS TO CAMP MARYMOUNT!! VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY MAY RESULT IN YOUR CHILD BEING SENT HOME WITHOUT A REFUND. Absences: Campers are expected to attend camp sessions from beginning to end. Absences from sessions are not allowed. Any consideration for exceptions must be made in writing. No exceptions will be made for entertainment events or anything that takes a child out of camp for more than one day. Camp Marymount, Inc. reserves the right to refuse acceptance to anyone who will not be in attendance for the entire session. Leaving camp is not permitted; abuse of this will lead to dismissal without a refund. Health Insurance: All campers must be covered by health insurance. Accidents and illness will not be covered by camp insurance. A copy of your insurance card must accompany your health form. Campers do not have access to computer and cannot out. will be provided by Bunk 1. Details will be provided in the Parent Handbook. Telephone: Campers are not allowed to make or receive phone calls except in cases of emergency. All calls should be made to camp administrators. An administrator can be reached at (615) , or the fax number (615)

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7 Refund Policy After you receive confirmation from camp, in writing or otherwise, that your child has been accepted to attend camp, your deposit for that child becomes non-refundable (this includes summer school). Deposits cannot be transferred from one child to the other. Payment in full is required at least 1 month in advance. If a child drops out within 30 days of the start of the session for which he/she is registered, parents will be refunded 50% of tuition. If a child drops out with in 7 days or fails to show up for a session, no refund will be given. Name: Alumni Information If you are an Alumni of Camp, please send us your information. Address: City: ST Zip: Address: Dates as a Camper: Dates as a Counselor: Please send me information on Adult Camp (TBA) 8

8 Our Camping Creed We Believe: That Marymount camping develops sound healthy bodies. That Marymount camping through its activities gives directed expression to a liberty and exuberance of spirit that is wholesome for its youth. That Marymount camping develops a balanced personality and qualities of leadership. That Marymount camping fosters a deep and lasting comradeship between campers. That Marymount camping teaches self-control and self discipline that makes for strength of character. That Marymount camping uses the beauty, power, and solemn wonder of the outdoors in fostering deep spiritual qualities. That Marymount camping gives a balanced, total experience in true living, forceful, inspirational and lasting in its impression of the body and soul of our campers. So complete and appealing a lesson can be taught only in a camping environment where campers are their basic selves, on their own, and where the presence of God can be seen, heard and felt in the forms of nature and in the Sacramental Forms in the Chapel. THIS WE DO BELIEVE. TO THIS WE DO PLEDGE OURSELVES. Camp Marymount, Inc. is owned and operated as a subsidiary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville Camp Marymount, Inc Fairview Blvd. Fairview, TN (615) Fax (615) Address Service Requested NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID NASHVILLE TN PERMIT #2543

9 Application For Camp Marymount, Inc Season REVISED I hereby apply for a reservation for my child at Camp Marymount, Inc. for the period(s) checked below. Enclosed is the non-refundable deposit fee of $100.00, which will be credited to my child s camp fee. If cancellation is due to illness, a doctor s note will be required for a refund of $ A full refund will be given if the child is on the waiting list and unable to get into camp. PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED IN FULL FOUR WEEKS BEFORE THE SESSION STARTS UNLESS THE DIRECTOR APPROVES OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. Please enroll (first name) (last) (middle initial) Address City State Zip Code Home phone ( ) School Parish Birthdate Age Grade in the Fall 2005 Camper Status: New Camper Returning Camper from summer of 2005 ( ) number of years including 2006 Father Or Guardian s Information Name Address (if different from camper s) City State Zip Home ( ) Cell ( ) Fax ( ) Pager ( ) Place of employment Work phone # Position Marymount Alumni? Yes No Mother Or Guardian s Information Name Address (if different from camper s) City State Zip Home ( ) Cell ( ) Fax ( ) Pager ( ) Place of employment Work phone # Position Marymount Alumni? Yes No PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE SESSION(S): GIRLS: (Please choose only A or B) A. Sunday, June 4 to Saturday, June 17 (2 week session) Junior Camp $ Senior Camp $ BOYS: B. Sunday, June 18 to Saturday, July 8 (3 week session) Junior Camp $ Senior Camp $ I am interested in all 5 weeks, if space is available. (There is a $15 fee for campers that stay at camp during the change over.) C. Sunday, July 16 to Saturday, August 5 (3 week session) Junior Camp $ Senior Camp $ Family discounts apply as stated in the Camp Fees section of the brochure We will forgo our family discount, please donate it to the Scholarship Fund. This applicant has a sibling(s) coming to camp this year. Name Session Name Session Check here if you plan on sending faxes to your child. There will be an additional $15 fee for this service. will be provided by Bunk 1. Information for this will be in the Parent Handbook. Date Received Amount Enclosed Check Number Fax Fee Enclosed Check Number PLEASE TURN OVER, APPLICATION CANNOT BE ACCEPTED UNLESS RELEASE AND WAIVER ARE SIGNED

10 RELEASE AND WAIVER I, (print name) and/or my child or ward, (print name if applicable) wish/wishes to participate in camping activities occurring at Camp Marymount, Inc., Fairview, Tennessee between (Date), 2006 ("Camp"). I recognize and agree: That Camp Marymount is a rustic environment and that there are various hazards attendant camping activities associated in and around Camp Marymount and its property, including, but not limited to, its buildings, structures, lake, pond, and creeks (including, but not limited to, drowning, and property damage and personal injury from wild animals, poisonous plants, uneven paths and trails, campfires, and other natural causes), and I hereby give permission for my child or ward (collectively "child") to participate in Camp at my and his/her own risk; That neither Camp Marymount, Inc., nor its employees, agents, shareholders, owners, members, directors, officers, trustees, representatives, or any other personnel (collectively hereinafter referred to as "Camp Marymount") will provide insurance for coverage of property damage or personal injuries that my child may incur; That I have received, read, and understand the Rules that must be observed and that failure to abide by those Rules or any other written or verbal instructions given by Camp Marymount may result in my child s being suspended or barred from camping activities; having to leave Camp without refund of payments made. I further agree that in the event that my child leaves Camp prior to the cessation of the program for any reason, I remain obligated to pay the Camp fee in full; To waive and release any and all actual, potential, and future claims, causes of action, liabilities, damages, compensation and/or demands whatsoever that I and/or my child have or may have against Camp Marymount arising from or related in any way to Camp and the activities taking place during and as part of Camp; That in an emergency situation Camp Marymount, Inc. is authorized at my account and expense to take such measures and arrange for such medical and hospital treatment as Camp Marymount deems advisable for my child s health and well-being without the need for further consent or permission, if I am unable to provide my consent or permission at the time of the emergency; That my child is physically and mentally able and willing to participate in Camp activities; I hereby release, discharge and indemnify Camp Marymount from all liability for damage, injury, or illness that may occur to my child, including, but not limited to, all loss of consortium and medical expenses, or property in my child s possession during his/her participation in Camp. I specifically agree to indemnify Camp Marymount from all claims asserted by my child s other parent, guardian, or custodian. THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER MUST BE EXECUTED FOR MINOR PARTICIPATION I warrant that I am the parent, legal guardian, or custodian for (print name of child). I warrant that I am authorized to execute this Release and Waiver on behalf of my child s other parent, (sign name of other parent, if applicable), and bind said other parent to the terms of this Release and Waiver by signing below. I warrant that I am authorized by law to agree on my child s behalf to the terms of this Release and Waiver and to execute it on his/her behalf and my behalf. My signature below indicates my consent and agreement on my behalf and, if applicable, on my child s behalf to all of the terms set forth in this Release and Waiver. Date (Sign name) (Print name)