The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-05-24
Boys And Girls
Hove Opportunity
To Attend Comp

a youngster! Many members OF
the jackson Street Councils Rec
reation committee had been In
that position themselves which
made them very sympathetic wher
It was brought out at their April
meeting that only a very small
percentage of boys and girls from
the Jackson Street and Madison
areas have attended summer camps
in the Seattle vicinity in the past.
It was pointed out at the Rec
reation committee meeting thai
possible S for limited partici.
patton in camping programs might
include a lack of understanding
on the part of parents that Seattle
camps IRE open to all children In
the community; possibly some lack
of appreciation of the value OF
camping to the child; and limited
resources with which to pay the
camp fee.
Arrangements can be made to
show camp movies or slides to any
organization or groups of parents
who are anxious to learn more
about camps in this vicinity-how
they r supervised and what
activities are carried on. For
further information on this phase
of the Councils program, interest
ed persons are asked to call the
Councils office, Ell. 1880.
Two plans were decided upon to
assist youngsters and parents in
meeting the financial outlay re-
quired. A representative of the
Northwest Enterprise suggested a
self -help plan by which many
youngsters could earn their way
to camp by selling subscriptions
to neighborhood papers. The
Northwest Times was contacted
later and agreed to cooperate in
a similar program.
Details of the Northwest Enter
prise plan are as follows:
1. Any Boy Scout wishing to
attend Camp Parsons can 60 by
getting 6 yearly subscriptions.
2. To go to Camp Orkila he must
get 10 yearly subscriptions.
8. Camp Robbinswold Girl Scout
Camp, can be attended by obtain
ing 10 yearly subscriptions.
4. Camp Tarywood, one needs 6
yearly subscriptions.
8. Camp Sealth, 4 yearly SUBJ
scriptions.
8. Friends Camp, 10 yearly SUBJ
scriptions.
The other phase of the financial
assistance program is setting up
of a campership pool with an eff
fort being made for organizations
to contribute whatever they feel
they can afford to a fund to be
used to pay part of the cost of
the camp period for selected
youngsters Each organization con-
tributing to the campership pool
will be asked to recommend young
sters whom they feel are deserving
of financial assistance and who
would not be otherwise able to
have a camp experience.
Pertinent information regarding
six camps operated in this area is
given below. All of these camps
are approved by the American
Camping Association, and camp
activities are under the super
vision of qualified adults. All of
these camps will accept any child
from this area although some re-
quire membership in the sponsor
ing organization as noted below.
Boy Scouts: Camp Parsons, To-
Gated 9 miles from Quilcene; $13.5
for IA days. Dates: June 26-July 9
July 1923, July 24-Aug. 6, Aug.
7-20 inclusive. Eligibility require
ments, boys, IL years and up. Must
be Scouts.
Y.M.C.A.: Camp Orkila, 3 miles
from East Sound; $500 for II
days. Dates: June 20 thru Aug. II
for boys Oil years old; June Is
thru Aug. 1 for boys 1916 years
old. Eligibility requirements, fol
all boys GIG years of age.
Girl Scouts: Camp Robbinswold
so miles from Bemerton; S27.O(
for IA days. Eligibility require.
ments: Girl Scouts, 1917 years Of
age. After June 1, any girl may &c
if there is still vacancies left. Mus
be within same age group.
Brownies: Camp Tarywood, Il
miles from Seattle; $14.O0 for
days. Dates: June 25 weekly t.
Aug. 20. Eligibility requirements
Brownies, SO years of age.
Camp Fire Girls: Camp Sealth
z miles from Castle Rock; $1,000
for 6 days. Dates: June % weekly
t o Aug. 20. Eligibility require
ments, Camp Fire Girls, 7-18 years.
After June Is registration open to