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Slide 1: Kamp Kiwanis “to have fun, be safe, and nurture growth”

Slide 2: About Kamp Kiwanis www. kiwanis-downtown.calgary.ab.ca Kamp Kiwanis is by owned and operated by the Kiwanis Club of Calgary and is financed through fundraisers and donors. The camp has been in operation since the summer of 1951. Located outside of Bragg Creek, the camp offers a 100% subsidized program for children aged 10-13 who, due to family or financial situations, would not normally be able to attend a summer camp. Every summer approximately 280 children attend Kiwanis. Not only does the camp offer a summer program, there is also Spring and Fall Outdoor school programs and the space is often rented out by various organizations.

Slide 3: What to do at KK? Daily Summer Program Activities include: – Swimming - Archery – Kanoeing - Overnights – Arts & Krafts - Body Surfing – Klimbing Wall - Theme Games – Kampfire - Mud Fights – Wildside - Mountain Biking – River Krossing – Day hikes in Kananaskis

Slide 4: group of girls getting krafty in the hobby hut MUD FIGHT!!!!! group of kids setting up for K-Pole: Junior Boys Session, theme: a night in the forest on an Superheroes!! Out Trip

Slide 5: Favorite Kamp Activity Radar – Summer 2007 25 Senior Girls 20 Senior Boys Intermediate 15 Girls Intermediate Boys 10 Junior Girls Junior Boys 5 0 Swimming Archery Hobby River Mountain Hut Crossing Biking

Slide 6: Kamp Dictionary Interesting phrases and words are often used at Kamp, here is a short list of terms defined: • everything that normally starts with a ‘C’ is changed to a ‘K’ at Kamp! • Biffies: Outhouses • Gappers: foreign staff who work at the kamp for the duration of Spring outdoor school, Summer program and Fall Outdoor school through the GAP program • Hobby Hut: Arts & Krafts Building • Iwannas: daily ‘chores’ each kabin is assigned to keep kamp klean. ie. kleaning the biffies • Juice Pixies: ‘forest fairies’ that bring special treats to the kids at kamp

Slide 7: Kamp Defined, cont. • K-Pole: a wooden plank that is made every session marking the sessions theme and every khild’s name that attended that session; they are put up in the buildings at kamp and are never taken down • K-Ring: the biggest kampfire circle at kamp; where opening and closing kampfire occurs every session • Magic: special touches kounsellors are encouraged to add to their kabins for an extra memorable kamp experience • Peanut: session long themed skit that occurs at every kampfire • Wildside: an activity that lets the kids explore and discover the surrounding nature

Slide 8: A Typical Day in the life of a Kamper 7:15: Wake Up! 8:00: Flag raising and O’Canada 8:15-9:00: Breakfast 9:10-9:30: Kabin Inspection & Iwannas 9:30-10:15: Morning Activity 1, Swimming 10:30-11:45: Morning Activity 2, Hobby Hut 12:00: Lunch!!! 1:00-2:10: Up Time

Slide 9: A Day in the Life cont., • 2:15: Afternoon Activity 1, Archery • 3:30: Afternoon Activity 2, Kanoeing • 5:30: Dinner & Dessert • 6:15: Wide Game • 7:30: Get ready for Kampfire • 8:00: Kampfire Starts • 8:45-9:00: Kampfire • 9:00: Late-Night Snack & Sleepy Time Thought • 9:30: Lights Out, Good – Night!

Slide 10: Kamp Snapshots