Summer Day Camp 2024

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2024 Summer Day Cap Registration Packet

“Campership” Scholarship Application

Note: Completed forms can be sent as an email attachment to info@theneighborhoodhouse.com, dropped off in our main office, or mailed to:

The Neighborhood House, PO Box 332, NE Harbor, ME 04662

Please call (207)276-5039 if you have any questions or if you would like to make a payment over the phone.

Summer 2024

Due to various projects at Mt. Desert Elementary, our day camp program will only have limited access to the MDES building and campus. Locations for each camp program/age group will be announced soon.

A Note About Registration

Registration forms will be available right here beginning March 11. Everyone is eleigible to return their completed forms beginning that day. Please note that priority will be given to residents* of the Town of Mt. Desert. “Campership” scholarship applications will also be available beginning March 11th and must be returned prior to June 1 along with a completed ACH form.

*We define “resident” as anyone who resides in Mt. Desert year-round or who pays municipal property taxes in Mt. Desert. Having relatives who live here year-round or pay property tax does not quailify you as a “resident.”

2024 Program Offerings

2024 Daily & Weekly Rates

Payments

Credit cards checks, and cash are all accepted forms of payment. Checks can be made payable to “The Neighborhood House.” Your first payment should be submitted with your completed application. We welcome payment in advance but will also mail periodic invoices throughout the summer. It is expected that all payments will be made in a timely manner. If for some reason you can’t make a payment, please notify us as soon as possible or consider an auto-withdrawal option spread out over a longer period of time (see below).

A flexible automatic withdrawal option is also available for anyone interested (required for “Campership” recipients). We are happy to work with you to choose a set amount which will be withdrawn from your account or charged to your card periodically until your balance is covered. This option allows families to stretch their payments out over a longer period of time.

Summer Scholarship Program

A scholarship program that offers what are referred to as “Camperships” is offered to families each summer. The goal of this program is to help those households that need help bridging the gap the between the program fee and an amount that fits into a family’s budget. We ask that residents of Mt. Desert try to limit their request to no more than 50% of the total fee, and non-residents limit requests to no more than 25% of the total fee.

All Campership requests will remain confidential. Our small scholarship committee will gather in early June to approve applications. Please note that for a variety of reasons, this committee might offer a scholarship that differs from the original request. In the end, the goal is to come up with a mutually agreeable and realistic fee and payment plan for all parties. Campership forms should be returned before June 1, 2023.

Campership recipients are also asked to enroll in our automated-withdrawal program (attached to application PDF). This allows households to stretch payments over a greater period of time if necessary. If you have any questions about payments or the Campership program, please contact our Executive Director, Anne-Marie Hart via email or at 276-5039.

Basic Camp Info & FAQ

• Each day campers should bring a packed lunch (plus something for “snack time”), a refillable water bottle, swimsuit and towel, and athletic footwear such as sneakers. We also request you apply a coat of sunscreen before your child arrives at camp.

• We cannot stress the importance of safe footwear enough! All age groups will be active during the day, and that means sneakers that offer some level of traction and ankle support are a must. “Crocs” and flip-flops weren’t made for hiking or even a game of tag, so please send your child in appropriate and safe footwear.

• Electronics such as phones, ipods, earbuds, video games, etc, should all remain at home. We will not be responsible for lost or broken items, and isn’t the whole point of day camp to get outside and enjoy nature and the company of friends?

• Although Scamper Camp is open to children as young as three, we also require all registrants be “potty trained.” Occasional accidents are bound to happen, but if this is something your child struggles with, we ask you do not enroll them at this time.

• If you are enrolling multiple children, you do not need to completely fill out a second registration form. If the emergency contact info. is the same, all you need to do is completely fill out the 2nd child’s personal info (at the top of page 1), and then below write or type “same as sibling.”

Bus Schedule & Info

UDPATED 2024 schedule will be available later this spring, but

should be similar to last year’s schedule (see below):

Morning Pick-Up

8:00am - The Neighborhood House

8:15am - Upper Dunbar Road (Seal Harbor)

8:45am - Somesville Fire Station

8:50am - Mt. Desert Campground

9:05am - MDES Playground

Please be at your bus top at least five minutes early. If your child will be walking home from a particular stop, please notify us in advance.