CarbonFree Partner

Capital Camps and Retreat Center

Description

Capital Camps is a Jewish Community Centers Association (JCCA) and American Camping Association (ACA) accredited camp for campers’ grades 3 through 10. Our 270-acre facility is located in the beautiful Catoctin Mountains of Pennsylvania, just one hour from Baltimore and Washington, D.C. We provide a full recreational program in a nurturing Jewish environment for approximately 300 campers. Programs include Arts & Crafts, Boating, Dance, Drama, Nature, Sports, Swim, Ropes Course and many more. Staff consists of cabin counselors and activity specialists chosen for their maturity, skills and love of camp. For more information, please visit www.campandretreat.org.

Commitment

The Board of Directors of Capital Camps and Retreat Center has made a commitment to re-examine every aspect of the agency with an eye toward ongoing and consistent support of additional initiatives designed to combat global warming and climate change. In addition to offsetting its carbon footprint by supporting energy efficiency, reforestation and renewable energy projects with Carbonfund.org, Capital Camps has done the following to reduce its impact on the environment:

· Starting in the dining hall, all camp lighting will be converted to compact fluorescent bulbs
· Summer ’08 will usher in a comprehensive recycling program for paper, plastics and aluminum
· Reforestation has started with planting of 30 trees with another 70 planned before the summer begins.
· Camp administration will begin its shift from a hard-copy, paper-intensive method of constituent communication towards a greater reliance on electronic messages whenever applicable.

Quote

“As an organization deeply committed to the appreciation of our environment, Capital Camps and Retreat Center is proud to partner with Carbonfund.org. Our facility, located on 267 beautiful acres, is dependent on the preservation and, more importantly, the nurturing of our natural resources and recognizes the critical nature of adopting earth-friendly initiatives in every aspect of our daily operations.” - Josh Fidler, Chair, Board of Directors