...concession agreements with federal and state governments. CMS’s strategy is to provide campers with a pleasant camping experience for a reasonable price. They want their sites to be accessible to all. They want to offer great service for planned vacations and campers spontaneously deciding to come by. CMS is responsible for collecting fees, providing maintenance services, and remitting 20% of all revenue collected to the sponsoring agency. The company has headquarters in California. The corporate headquarters consists of ten positions: president, chief financial officer, chief operating officer, human resources director, secretary/treasurer, controller, and four staff accountants. The company also employs seasonal workers in 15 states. Seasonal workers include 50 regional managers and 500 campground attendants. Regional Managers The responsibilities of a regional manager include interacting with government contacts, supervising and training campground attendants, processing fees collected by attendants, and submitting reports to the corporate headquarters. Each geographic region is within a 100 miles radius. Each regional manager is responsible for managing ten campground attendants. Each campground has between 40 and 80 campsites. The qualifications of a regional manager include excellent administrative and supervisory skills, and ownership of a camping trailer or motorhome. A regional manager is required to live at one of the campsites in the region at least...
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...Creating Measures Around Critical Success Factors at Camp Dixie The organization: Camp Dixie, a summer camp for boys and girls in the Mountains of North Georgia, USA. Website: http://www.campdixie.org/ Overall mission Camp Dixie: Camp Dixie will create capable campers and caring Christians who will have the time of their lives safely and responsibility while providing enough income to pay for expenses between summers. Critical success factors (all areas): 1. Achievements will be tracked in a non-competitive way that encourages mastery. 2. All campers will learn and become proficient in at least two areas (horse riding, tennis, archery, shooting, canoeing, kayaking, trail blazing, skating, camping, wilderness survival, and arts & crafts). 3. As part of their character development, campers will learn and explain the importance of the seven camp principles: morally strong, physically robust, spiritually deep, domestically true, mentally strong, politically sound and vocationally correct. 4. Campers will learn to have fun without violating the rights of others. 5. Campers will learn to care for their belongings and the camp. 6. Food will be high quality and appealing even to the young picky campers. 7. At least half the campers will be repeat customers. 8. Campers will love their counselors. 9. Campers will enjoy their activities. 10. The camp will be safe. 11. Staff will work seamlessly together to create lifetime memories for campers. 12. Always a...
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...and enjoy the rustic surroundings of a great hunting vacation? In today’s hectic, hustle and bustle world, who isn’t? At Mountain Creek Ranches Hunting Club, you can enjoy the serenity and quiet of the cool mountain air while experiencing just the right amount of luxury—or rough it on the land. Mountain Creek Ranches Hunting ClubTent Camping When you say you want to get away from it all, that’s exactly what you’ll receive when you choose to camp on your own at Mountain Creek Ranches. There are many sites to choose from and all of them will bring you the peace you’ve come to expect from your nature experience. Of course, there is never a charge for the tent camping sites. RV Sites There are...
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...following paper will give an outlook on the history, population served, services provided, staff, and clients as well as a look at the budget and where funding comes from to keeps the Camp for Courageous Kids running from year to year. History The Center for Courageous Kids (CCK) (personal communication, 2011) was founded October 2004 and was called at this time Project C.A.M.P (Children Are Magnificent People). CCK is a not-for –profit organization (Camp for Courageous Kids, personal communications, 2011). The camp was first created to assist children in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky with chronic diseases as well as surrounding states with children in need. CCK is considered a world class medical camping resource that delivers at no cost and unforgettable camping experiences for many children with life threatening diseases and disabilities. Population Served The Center for Courageous Kids welcomes children with more than 60 rare and unique conditions. The summer session serve children from the age of seven to fifteen with illness such as severe asthma, HIV positive, kidney disease, arthritis, heart disease, spina bifida, hemophilia, juvenile cancer, sickle cell, and many others are determined upon application (Camp for Courageous Kids, personal communications, 2011). There is a family session in the summer offered called Summer Illness Groups PLUS, and this is offered to children and their families. The illness include children on ventilators, craniofacial abnormalities...
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...When I was 6 years old I went camping for my first time with my mother and little sister. We never camp before. The scale of excitement and joy was higher for me and my sister. My grandmother told us she read books that describe camping experience, and what to look forward to. We could not wait to go camping to see everything nature had to afford. Camping sounded every nice to hear, and we were going to live out doors. We were going to the camping site at Paul M. Dimmick. I didn’t know how much food and drinks we needed to survive out in the woods, until I seen in the back of the truck. There were a little iceboxes filled with food, mini camping stove, lantern, gallon of water, tent, sleeping bag, bug spray, and booties to protect your feet’s. I feel like we were going on an adventure. There was a lot of stuff for our five days trip, I thought. The day was bright and beautiful. The truck tank was full and off we went. We had a lot of miles to go, we made two fast food stops, and three bathroom stops. My mother didn’t believe us when we told her we were starving, and I told her “If I didn’t eat I was going to die”. Soon after I ate that delicious burger, we had to make an emergency stop on the side of the road. I became sick and vomit everywhere. I shouldn’t have told my mother I was going to die from starving. “Are we there yet?” I ask my mother. No, but we got to the camping site afternoon. The action was just about to take place. We lay down sheets before setting the tents...
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...My family, felt it would be a great learning experience to spend some quality time together. We were going on a camping trip. My dad is not the outsider type of man. My Mother pack us delicious subs because of this and that she doesn't like hunting. My brother just doesn't like the outdoors. Me and my brother were just wasn't this was for us but I was more pessimistically at the trip then My brother was. He thought if you try something completely out of your element, you'll will have a bad time. Realizing that I never went camping before I was anxious to learn the ropes of a hunter like what we used to do to survive before everything was given to us on a silver platter. I would have to hunt with a bow. But we all know I couldn't. We stocked up on interesting books to get lost in and relaxing sleeping bags to take off the edge and nap. We packed up the Van were we were the only other things that can fit into it and we were off. A friend of the family recommended the campsite and also he going on his own camping trip with his family so we decided to follow him since he had the directions and also he was on his own camping trip with his family. We traveled up interstate 75 into Maine because our campground was Recompence Shore Campground . Now, this is where I thought this trip was going to go down hill from there because ive had several times of bad luck when I was in Maine. One of them was I didn't fall asleep til four in the morning because of a duck. About fifteen minutes on...
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...GREEN MOUNTAIN CAMP: ITS MORE THAN A SUMMER JOB Case Summary: Nick and Carol Randall purchased Green Mountain Camp in Vermont to live out their dream of raising their two boys in a summer camp. But the camp was not all that it seemed to be, and it took extensive repair work to bring the physical facilities up to code. Now Nick and Carol are faced with a more daunting task hiring new employees. They want to hire people who will be motivated to stay with the job for more than one summer, and although they cant offer much in the way of salaries and benefits, they are promising their new employees a welcoming positive atmosphere with opportunities for forming new camp programs, social time, and more comfortable accommodations. so Candidates far have included school teachers, recent college grads, and even one retired business man who wants to spend his summers outdoors teaching kids to kayak and sail. Chapter Topics Related to the Case: Discuss the concept of motivation. Define ways to create jobs that motivate. List principles for setting goals that motivate employees. Discuss the impact of needs on motivation. Summarize how to reward good performance effectively. Discuss ways in which peoples individual needs affect their behavior. Identify causes and consequences of a satisfied workforce. Case Discussion Questions: 1. What steps might the Randalls take to design motivating jobs for the camp staff?Suggested Response: The Randalls can do two things to create motivating jobs....
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...Executive Summary Camp on the Go Industry, Customer, and Competitor Analysis I grew up with my mom working in a camp office and spending many summers going to summer camp. I also have spent two summers working as a camp consular. The idea I had is to start a Non-Site summer camp in the Boone area. The idea is to use connections through the campus ministry I am evolved in of Westminster Canterbury Fellowship (WCF). Currently I am serving as our organization’s treasurer and have served time in the officer position of church outreach. With this organization every week our group goes to local Presbyterian churches and Episcopal churches around the area of Boone and Blowing Rock. Our group has meals with those churches and bond with the people that go there. Seven of these churches would agree to allow Westminster Canterbury Fellowship to use their site for one week at a time during the summer and the great outdoor land that they have to offer for a Christian summer camp. This would mean our camp would be open Seven weeks a year only for the summer. Along with our campus minster leader and four other WCF members we could run the camp from offsite different churches. The competitor market in Boone has a few different summer camps. Our competitive edge comes from the fact that our camp be able to have lower prices from other camps should as the Rainbow camp. They offer more stuff to do on the mountains however the cost would be over a 100 dollars more than our camp...
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...2015 LCRD SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION LETTER Welcome to the LCRD Summer Day Camp! The goal of this program is to provide a summer full of fun for each participant. There will be a great deal of emphasis on activities that promote physical fitness, education, and respect for others. Please note that the LCRD Summer Day Camp is NOT licensed by the State of Georgia. Camp activities will include games, sports activities, crafts, swimming, and field trips. Campers will report to Shuman Recreation Center each morning starting Tuesday, May 26, between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. and must be picked up each day no later than 6:00 p.m. at the same location. The fee is $75 per camper per week. This fee includes the cost for field trips and other entertainment. Campers may need additional money for snacks, souvenirs, etc, when on field trips. Fees for the upcoming week must be paid each Thursday to the Camp Director, or a late fee of $10 will be accessed. The Camp Director must be advised in advance when campers will be absent in order to maintain their slot in the program. Campers must bring a sack lunch each day, unless instructed otherwise. Campers may bring lunches that need to be heated, except for days that we will be away from the center during lunch. Parents must pay close attention to the weekly activity schedule that will inform you of activities in advance. Afternoon snack and drinks will be provided daily. If you know that your child does not like what is...
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...The first wedding that I planned was in no way a traditional wedding. Ten eager little girls decorated the printed invitations with sequins, buttons, and markers. The same energetic hands prepared the wedding feast, consisting of bagged lunches, blintz souffle, and of course a layer cake. On the big day I looked around with excitement. Again, I noticed something odd about this wedding. All the participants and guests appeared about four feet high. The "groom" had long hair pinned up with brown lines on her face (was that supposed to be a beard?) The wedding location, a back yard with a swing set and a wading pool, seemed far from romantic. This wedding however was not supposed to be one of those types of weddings. As I pressed the "PLAY" button on the tape recorder I knew that ten 4-6-year-old girls cared deeply about this wedding. Despite the absence of a reason for celebration, I pulled all the girls into the circle and we started dancing and clapping to the music. The energy that went into the preparation on previous days could finally be appreciated. My campers and I not only celebrated the accomplishment of the mock wedding, we celebrated the fun and excitement we experienced for the first three weeks in Camp Glitter Girls. I had begun preparing for Camp Glitter Girls over four months before by budgeting, sending out fliers, confirming registration and finally making sure that every camper would have the time of her life. As I danced, I celebrated the times I almost lost...
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...During the summer in 2009, I spent a week volunteering at an orphanage in Kontum, a remote plateau in the highland of Vietnam. My time in Kontum was not easy: sleeping on the bare, cold floor, waking up at 5:00 a.m., cooking with wood, and taking care of a group of twelve children. The task was an unbelievably difficult, challenging work. I wore out a couple of sweaters and two pair of jeans because of collecting and stacking wood in the forest. Likewise, the kids varying from children to youth requiring a great effort to take care of them. Nevertheless, I loved every minute of my time in Kontum. I met wonderful nuns dedicating their whole lives for the orphans, spent time with astonishing children, and became fascinated with the their ability to find strength within themselves regardless the tough, unfortunate situations. Especially, during the trip, I met a visually impaired girl, Tam, who inspired me to become an optometrist. I am now majoring in General Concentration at Bunker Hill Community College. After taking a wide variety of courses, from science to art, I have found myself being captivated by biology and chemistry the most. Upon my decision to seek for a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, I soon came to realize that Bunker Hill Community College does not offer the exact major and degree that I now want to pursue. Even though the school has provided me full of great opportunities, and inspirational, friendly environment, it is limited in range and level of courses...
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...It’s the summer before 8th grade and I feel like I have my whole life ahead of me. I’m not old enough to work yet, so I decide to go to a summer camp with my friends. At the camp I am put into a group with kids my age. We are then told who our counselor is. His name is Adam and he is 17 years old and he tells us that he once attend the camp just like us. Throughout the whole summer I really start to connect with Adam. He shares stories with me about his time in high school and playing soccer and lacrosse. By the end of the summer Adam becomes a role model to me because of how kind he was to everyone and how he really seemed to have his life figured out. The school year goes by quickly and soon it’s almost summer. On the last day of school I...
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...My friend,Landon, invited me to go camping. Landon had never been camping before so I had to tell him what to take. I told him we needed to pack the day before we left for we can be ready the next day. First, you need to make sure you have a camper.Then we need to pack all of our clothes. When u go camping you will need old clothes to wear because you will be playing. You will also need your swimming trunks to swim. When u get done swimming you will need a clothesline to dry your clothes off with. Second, you will need to go to the store. You will need to get snacks to eat when you get hungry at night. The best thing to eat over the campfire is marshmellows. You will also need to get lighter fluid. When I go my mom gets first aid kits...
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...Camping site When going camping, it is important to prepare for it but even more essential is choosing a perfect campsite. This is because a good camping site will flourish ones camping experience and make it memorable. A camp site can be defined as a place used for overnight staying in the outdoors. There are several factors to consider when choosing a campsite, but the most important factors or steps to follow can be summarized as follows; 1. Camping place The first step is to choose a camping site. This should be a place which has been used by previous campers, because you will need to establish a site and make the place habitable for camping. By using previously occupied campsite, one is able to save energy and time for other activities because previous campers would have made the site habitable. It is also important for to remember that a new campsite might not be recognized by officials, and when disaster happens, the officials might not be able to alert or reach you to help. 2. Accessibility The second most important factor is accessibility, it is important to ask yourself how you plan to go camping, whether it is a drive up the campsite or it is accessible via a foot trail. If it is via a foot trail, choose a campsite with half a mile or less walk. 3. Views or attraction The third factor that is important to consider is, what kind of surroundings you expect, consider how it looks, whether it has good views or things that you will enjoy ...
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...Mary Martin Coleman Camping Products MKTG305-1103B-06 Marketing Management Project Type: Unit 3 Discussion Board September 6, 2011 Coleman Camping Products In a down economy, people are staying close to home instead of taking extravagant vacations. This has made local camping and fishing more desirable. Coleman has a variety of camping products (Lanterns, stoves, tents, flashlights, canoes, etc.) to make camping more enjoyable. Coleman has teamed up with the Pringle’s Corporation in the grillin’ summer sweepstakes where one Coleman RoadTrip LXE grill will be given away every day from Memorial Day to Labor Day to somebody that registered at pringles.com. Consumers registered will also be entered to win a Coleman’s backyard party packages. One of the slogans for the Coleman Corporation is “being in the outdoor has so much to offer and Coleman has everything to help you get out there”. Coleman products are offered in many retail stores, sporting goods stores, and online. Coleman offers special package deals, such as the camping package(tent, sleeping bag, lantern, heater, stove, etc.), backyard party package (Canopy, chairs, grill, etc.), and backyard grilling’ packages. They also offer many promotional coupons and free shipping on products over $60 (Coleman, 2011). Coleman could offer a gift card with purchase of a package special to help promote the new gift card program. Natural Pleasures was one of Coleman Corporations marketing campaigns. Camping and using Coleman products...
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