submitted by Laurenne Teachout
Stephentown’s summer youth day camp program will operate again this year under the direction of the Stephentown Memorial Library. Join camp director and certified physical education teacher Laura Hunt and local soccer coach Shawn Willis for four weeks of science, sports, arts, environmental education and lots of play and fun. Camp activities will take place at the library, the town hall and the library’s green fields property.
The summer camp will take place beginning Monday, July 6 through Friday, July 31 this year. Campers will be served free breakfast and free lunch, provided through the Rensselaer County Office of Family Services. Camp hours will be 9am to 2pm Monday through Friday. The camp is free for residents of Stephentown. For families who would like to drop off their child early, 8am drop off is available for $15/ week (discount available for multiple children in a family.) Non-Stephentown residents can participate at a cost of $75/week, 8 am to 2 pm, space permitting.
The Youth Camp also provides opportunities for Stephentown teens to gain employment experience. Teens may apply for the following positions: counselor – 16 and older; counselor-in-training – minimum age 15; volunteer – minimum age 13.
Campers will be accepted on a space available basis. Camp registration forms and teen employment applications will be available next week at the Stephentown Memorial Library and the town hall. Please call the library for questions or other information – 733-5750.
The Stephentown Youth Summer Camp program, managed by the Stephentown Memorial Library (SML), announces that teens who are interested in a camp counselor position should submit an application to Laurenne Teachout, library director. Employment applications are available at SML and Stephentown Town Hall. Rensselaer County Department of Public Health requires that camp counselors be at least 16 years of age, counselors-in-training should be at least 15 years of age and volunteers should be at least 13 years of age. Please submit your application by Friday, Friday, June 5, 2015.
Questions? Call Laurenne Teachout at 733-5750.