Title
Summer Program Review
Recommended Action
Information only. No action requested
Report
Issue:
Update on summer camps 2021. Adjustments we made due to COVID-19, growth of our camps over last summer and how our camps were received by customers.
Staff Contact:
Tad Earley, Program Manager, Parks, Arts and Recreation 360.709.2677
Presenter(s):
Tad Earley, Program Manager, Parks, Arts and Recreation 360.709.2677
Background and Analysis:
We’ve ran successful summer camps for many years, and we have always looked for opportunities to expand to meet the needs of the community. This summer, rather than expanding, we shifted what we do to offer camps that not only fit the needs of the community, but also were compliant with the recommendations of health care organizations. We continued to lean on the Thurston County Health Department often this summer when we had questions and it was a great partnership.
Some of the COVID related alterations to camp were that we continued to break up the camps into smaller groups, not transport campers in vehicles and follow the mask guidance from the Thurston County Health Department. We used local parks often for our smaller camps and had a couple different local groups come to our sights as special guests for our bigger camps.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
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Options:
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Financial Impact:
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