A week at Arbolado has much more to offer than great activities, fantastic leaders and nonstop fun. It also offers the chance to make new friends, to be independent, to take new responsibilities, to learn new skills, to become more confident and to accept new challenges. Camp Arbolado is a magical place where deep and loving bonds are formed which last a lifetime. For those children and young adults 15 -16 years old, Camp Arbolado offers a Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program. This program offers on-the-job training for becoming a future counselor and camp staff member, new experiences, incredible personal growth leadership practice and service projects. To determine if a camper can be accepted into the CIT program, he/she must be interviewed by the Camp Program Director or other designated staff person.

The following is a summary of the various year 2008 Whittier YMCA sessions at Camp Arbolado. These sessions primarily serve Whittier and its neighboring communities, but they are open to the general public as well.

WINTER FAMILY CAMP, 2008

• Dates: February 1 - 3, 2008
• Cost & Age Groups: YMCA Members = $76 adults, $66 ages 6 - 12, children 5 and under attend free. Program members = $87/adult, $77 ages 6 - 12, children 5 and under attend free. 
• To register for this session, go to the Camp Arbolado Registration web page. For further information, e-mail us or call the East Whittier YMCA at (562)943-7241. 
• Need a little quality time with your family? YMCA Camp Arbolado provides an exceptional environment for you and your family to get away from television, traffic, and the telephone in exchange for swimming, canoeing, archery, mountain biking, arts and crafts, campfire programs, special events and family games. We even do the cooking and wash the dishes! Families are encouraged to bunk with other families that they know and take advantage of the weekend to catch up with each others' lives. If Jack Frost is active, winter family camp adds the extra treat of snow play in the mountains.
• Arrive for dinner Friday evening. We'll have sandwich fixings and other goodies in the dining hall. Saturday will be chock full of all your favorite camp activities, delicious healthy meals that you don't have to prepare, and end with campfire programs in which all participate. Sunday ends with a closing brunch.

EASTER CAMP, 2008

• Dates:  March 24 - 28, 2008
• Cost: $204/person for YMCA members, $224/person for Program members
• Age Groups: Boys and girls 8 - 14 years old. No Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program offered for this session.
• To register for this session, go to the Camp Arbolado Registration web page. For further information, e-mail us or call the East Whittier YMCA at (562)943-7241.
• Due to homesickness, etc., problems common in very young campers, the minimum camper age for Easter Camp is 8 years. For children under 8 years of age, Camp Arbolado offers family camps throughout the year.

SUMMER SESSIONS, 2008

• Age Groups (see table below)
• Fees (see table below)

• Session 2 and 3 are treated as two separate, distinct camp sessions.
• To register for any of these sessions, go to the Camp Arbolado Registration web page. For further information, e-mail us or call the East Whittier YMCA at (562)943-7241.
• Campers can earn part of their way to camp by selling YMCA peanuts. Camper assistance for low-income families is available to those who qualify.
• Due to homesickness, etc., problems common in very young campers, the minimum camper age for the above summer sessions is 8 years. For children under 8 years of age, Camp Arbolado offers family camps throughout the year.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND FAMILY CAMP, 2008

• Dates:  August 29 - September 1, 2008
• Cost & Age Groups: YMCA Members = $87 adults, $77 ages 6 - 12, children 5 and under attend free. Program members = $97 adults, $87 ages 6 - 12, children age 5 and under attend free. 
• To register for this session, go to the Camp Arbolado Registration web page. For further information, e-mail us or call the East Whittier YMCA at (562)943-7241. 
• Need a little quality time with your family? YMCA Camp Arbolado provides an exceptional environment for you and your family to get away from television, traffic, and the telephone in exchange for swimming, canoeing, archery, mountain biking, arts and crafts, campfire programs, special events and family games. We even do the cooking and wash the dishes! Families are encouraged to bunk with other families that they know and take advantage of the weekend to catch up with each others' lives. The longer Labor Day weekend gives families more time to enjoy camp.
• Arrive for dinner Friday evening. We'll have sandwich fixings and other goodies in the dining hall. Saturday and Sunday will be chock full of all your favorite camp activities, delicious healthy meals that you don't have to prepare, and end with campfire programs in which all participate. Monday ends with a closing brunch.

SENIOR CAMP, 2008

• Dates: September 5 - 7, 2008
• Cost: $115, both YMCA members and Program members
• Age Groups: Senior adults
• To register for this session, go to the Camp Arbolado Registration web page. For further information, e-mail us or call the East Whittier YMCA at (562)943-7241.
  

WINTER HOLIDAY CAMP, 2008

• Dates: December 27, 2008 - January 1, 2009
• Cost: $245/person for YMCA members, $265/person for Program members
• Age Groups: Boys and girls 8 - 14 years old. No Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program offered for this session.
• To register for this session, go to the Camp Arbolado Registration web page. For further information, e-mail us or call the East Whittier YMCA at (562)943-7241.
• Due to homesickness, etc., problems common in very young campers, the minimum camper age for Winter Holiday Camp is 8 years. For children under 8 years of age, Camp Arbolado offers family camps throughout the year.

For all the above sessions, the following policies apply:

• Campers will not be allowed to bring cell phones. Cell phones will be taken and returned to the camp at the end of the session. Numerous problems with campers bringing cell phones (crank 911 calls, making homesickness problems worse, etc.) has made this policy necessary.
• Counselors and co-counselors must turn their cell phones into the directing staff. If they need to call, contact one of the directing staff to arrange for an appropriate time to make the call. Problems with cell phones significantly distracting counselors and co-counselors from their duties has made this policy necessary.
• All fees are to be paid prior to departure for camp. Those campers/families whose fees are not paid will be not be able to come to camp. Please retain all receipts and bring them with you on the day of departure to eliminate any confusion.
• For Winter Holiday, Easter and Summer camp sessions, one registration form is required for EACH camper.
• A $50 nonrefundable deposit for each camp registration form is due when the form(s) is(are) turned in.
• The appropriate Camp Arbolado registration form must be filled out completely by the parent/guardian and processed by the YMCA of Greater Whittier before a camper/family can come to camp. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DAY OF CAMP TO TURN IN THESE FORMS!
• There is financial aid available. To be eligible, the camper will be asked to supplement this aid by selling YMCA peanuts. Click here to find out more information about peanut sales. Any peanuts sold will go towards the camper's fees. Because scholarship moneys are limited, assignment to both levels will be based on a first come, first served basis. Contact the East Whittier YMCA Camp office ((562)943-7241) for financial aid application forms.
• Parents are expected to be on time to pick up their children. Parents should also be prepared to pick children up from camp due to emergency or inappropriate behavior.
• Children are responsible for their own luggage, money and personal articles. Any items left once all the children return from camp will be held for 2 weeks at the East Whittier YMCA, then donated to a local charity.

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This Page Updated on Monday, April 21, 2008