Howell Recreation Summer Day Camp The Howell Area Parks & Recreation Authority is once again gearing up for some outrageous fun!  We offer ten full weeks of Summer Day Camp.  Each week is jam packed with a variety ofactivities and non-stop fun to keep children ages 5-10 active throughout the summer months. Bring your friends and meet new ones while participating in fun and creative activities like sports, games, swimming, archery, fishing, team building, cookouts, foam machine, slip-n-slides, arts, crafts and more!  Each week will have its own unique theme and we place special emphasis on character development (caring, honesty, respect and responsibility) rolling it into every activity.  We will start each day at the Barnard Community Center which is located in downtown Howell.  And every afternoon (weather permitting) we will take a short hike to Howell City Park to lay in the sun and play in the water on Thompson Lake.  Campers are required to bring their own lunch and drink each day to camp; we will however have snacks and drinks to keep their energy up throughout the day.   Howell Recreation Summer Day Camp offers you the opportunity to enroll your kids for the entire summer or pick the weeks that work best for you.  Camp will begin at 8 am and ends at 5pm. For those working parents we offer the option to add our AM or PM extenders to your child’s summer camp day. AM extender begins at 7am and the PM extender goes until 6pm.   Our mature counselors and staff are carefully selected, trained, screened and have outgoing and caring   personalities.  Low ratios ensure that each camper receives personal attention from our counselors.  Space is limited, so register today! NEW FOR THE SUMMER OF 2011 and CONTINUING IN 2012! FIELD TRIPS! We will be taking field trips every Thursday. We will be traveling by L.E.T.S. Bus on our exciting trips to the Impression 5 Science Center, Kensington Splash-N-Blast, Brighton Rollerama, or Potter Park Zoo! All trips cost $12 (unless otherwise noted)   2012 Weekly Camp Themes (TBA) Week                                                             Theme June 18-22                                                  Camp Kick Off June 25-29                                             July 2-3 and 5-6                                                       July 9-13                                                   July 16-20                                                   July 23-27                                                   July 30 - August 3                                                 August 6-10                                                August 13-17                                              August 20-24                                                Registration Information and Deadlines The Howell Recreation Summer Day Camp can accommodate a maximum of 30 children each week.  Registrations will be taken on a first come basis with weekly registrations taking precedence over daily drop off.  Campers who reside in the City of Howell, Oceola, Marion and Genoa Townships will receive a resident rate on weekly and daily camp fees. Families who are registering more then one child will receive $10 off each additional campers’ weekly base camp rates.  There are no sibling discounts on AM/PM extenders or daily drop offs.  All campers must pay a one-time/summer non-refundable $20 registration fee.  This fee covers administrative costs, insurance, supplies and a camp t-shirt.  To reserve your space, campers must also pay a non-refundable $25/week deposit for each week of anticipated participation.  Payment in full for weekly camp is due two weeks prior to the start of the week of participation.  All campers are registered by the week-Monday-Friday.  There will be no refunds if a camper doesn’t attend camp for one or more days during the week regardless of reason.   Requests for refunds of weekly camp fees will be honored if the request is received in writing at least 10 working days before the start of the week of participation.  Refund requests made the week before, the week of or after the week has ended will not be honored.  There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.  For availability of daily drop off and rates please contact our offices.     Weekly Rates        Times                         Resident/Non-Resident Base Camp              8am-5pm                      $150/week   $175/week AM Extender            7am-8am                      $15/week     $21/week PM Extender            5pm-6pm                      $15/week     $21/week Daily Rates             Times                         Resident/Non-Resident Base Camp               8am-5pm                     $45/day  $55/day AM Extender             7am-8am                     $4/day    $6/day PM Extender             5pm-6pm                     $4/day    $6/day Field Trips (Mandatory) $12/week 2011 Summer Camp Staff Jennifer Burgess                     Summer Camp Director Erin Behrendt                         Summer Camp Counselor Jill Mosack                             Summer Camp Counselor Kara Richardson                     Summer Camp Counselor