2024 Summer Camp

Registration begins May 1st

Summer Camp 2024 is almost here! We are so excited to offer a full summer camp experience this year and look forward to rolling out all the amazing opportunities to serve, educate and learn.

GENERAL INFO

Opportunities are for all youth ages 11-18 unless otherwise notated in the event itself.

Please read registration dates carefully and only sign up if you intend on actually showing up. Spots are limited and we want to provide camp to everyone that we can. There are also a few weeks where camp is only partial days.

We will NOT have camp the week of July 1, 2024 to July 5, 2024 as this is Fourth of July week.

All opportunities have open registration but final confirmation of attendance will be emailed by Program Director Sarah Webb directly.

This is different from our regular monthly event sign ups so please wait for final confirmation email that comes from Sarah.


FOOD
Lunch is NOT provided unless otherwise instructed by the opportunity. Please bring a bag lunch if event happens during a mealtime. Please also bring a water bottle.

PARENT EXPECTATION
We expect drop off and pick up to be on time. All parent/guardians need a working phone to contact in case of emergency. We reserve the right to remove any youth from the program if drop-off/pick-up is not respected or if we cannot reach the parent on multiple occasions.




Please note: you must have a parent/guardian sign our registration + waiver form before you are able to volunteer.

If registration is full, please contact Sarah Webb to be added to the waiting list.

Week 1(Option 1): Small Boat Building

Dates:

Monday June 17, 2024 - Friday June 21, 2024

Location:

Hosted by Lakeside COP House

2237 Mead Street, Mount Pleasant, WI

Time:

8:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Opportunity: We are working all week to build a kayak from scratch. This is an amazing opportunity for only 10 youth so it is VERY important that you commit to the entire week as there will be a waiting list.

Please dress appropriately - wear something that can potentially get dirty/paint on it.

Lunch is not provided, but you may bring a sack lunch or snack and water.

Please note: YOU CANNOT SIGN UP FOR BOTH BOAT BUILDING AND FIRST RESPONDER WEEK.

Week 1 (Option 2): First Responder Week

Dates:

Tuesday June 18, 2024 - Thursday June 20, 2024

Location: See below

Tuesday:

Volunteer Center of Racine County

6216 Washington Ave Suite G

Mount Pleasant, WI

Wednesday - Thursday:

Aurora Healthcare

13250 Washington Ave
Mount Pleasant, WI

Time:

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Opportunity:

We are splitting the week between two different activities. Tuesday, we are at the Volunteer Center putting together emergency buckets for local fire departments.

This is a simple task that has major impact, as firefighters use these buckets to hand out to victims of fires and floods in the area.

The rest of the week we will be focusing on CPR + First Aid with Aurora.

Lunch is not provided. Please bring a  sack lunch or snack and water.

Please note: YOU CANNOT SIGN UP FOR BOTH BOAT BUILDING AND THIS OPPORTUNITY.

Week 2: Career Skills Week

Dates:

Monday June 24, 2024 - Friday June 28, 2024

Location:

The Volunteer Center of Racine County

6216 Washington Ave Suite G

Mount Pleasant, WI

Time:

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Opportunity: We are providing 3 days worth of *repeat* financial literacy, to give as many kids an opportunity to take this course as possible. If you sign up for one of these days, you will automatically be registered to join us on BOTH Thursday and Friday as we will have various speakers from Junior Achievement to help with interview skills and resume building. Please let us know if you will not be able to make either Thursday or Friday.

If this is confusing, please reach out to Sarah for questions.

Lunch will not be provided, so please bring a sack lunch. We will provide snacks and water this week.

Week 3: Holiday Break

No Camp this week!

Week 4: Dragon Boat Racing + Clean the Harbor

Dates:

Monday July 8, 2024 - Friday July 12, 2024

Location:

Reefpoint Marina

2 Christopher Columbus Causeway

Racine, WI

Time:

Monday - Wednesday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Thursday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Opportunity: Youth will learn safety, operations and history of dragon boats and race on the final day! Please be a confident swimmer to reduce any liability as this event is on open water. Monday through Wednesday Hours of camp are 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Lunch is not provided; please bring a bag lunch.

Thursday and Friday are service days, where we plan to help out at the marina cleaning up and clearing invasive species. Thursday and Friday are reduced hours of 9:00 AM - 12PM.

Week 5: Salmon A Rama Week

Dates:

Monday July 15, 2024 - Friday July 19, 2024

Location:

Salmon A Rama Festival Grounds

800 Pershing Park

Racine, WI

Time:

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Opportunity: Youth volunteers will help facilitate salmon a rama festival each day this week. Some activities include: raffle sales, beverage/food sales, trout pond, general clean up and more!

Lunch will be provided!!

Week 6: Sew n Save Week

Dates:

Monday July 22, 2024 - Thursday July 25, 2024

Location:

Sew N Save

3701 Durand Ave

Racine, WI

Time:

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Opportunity: Work on various sewing projects and service projects with Sew n Save and Volunteer Center.

Lunch is not provided, please bring a bag lunch.

Snacks and water will be onsite.

Week 7: Homeless Outreach Week

Dates:

Monday July 29, 2024 - Friday August 2, 2024

Location:  

Monday July 29, 2024 - Thursday August 1, 2024

Hospitality Center

614 Main Street

Racine, WI  

Time:

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Opportunity: Monday to Thursday we spend at the Hospitality Center working to clean, organize clothing donations and serve lunch.

Lunch is provided Monday to Thursday.

Friday August 2, 2024

Volunteer Center of Racine County

6216 Washington Ave Suite G

Mount Pleasant, WI

Time:

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Opportunity: Friday we meet at the Volunteer Center for an afternoon presentation from the Milwaukee Street Angel Outreach!

This is a great opportunity to learn what they are doing in Milwaukee and to get educated on factors leading to homelessness including trauma.

Friday snacks will be provided.

Week 8: Women Resource Center + BeLeaf Week

Dates:

Monday August 5, 2024 - Friday August 9, 2024

Location: Monday August 5, 2024 - Thursday August 8, 2024

Women’s Resource Center

1547 College Ave

Racine, WI

Time:

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Opportunity: We will help Monday to Thursday with various projects at the Women's Resource Center including cleaning, organizing donations, and helping with yardwork.

Lunch is not provided, please bring a sack lunch.

Location: Friday August 9, 2024

The Volunteer Center of Racine County

6216 Washington Ave, Suite G

Mount Pleasant, WI

Time:

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Opportunity: Friday we gather at the Volunteer Center for a presentation regarding signs of abuse, recognizing abusive situations, and understanding how and where to report abuse.

Snacks will be provided.

Week 9: Rock the Block!

Dates:

Monday August 12, 2024 - Friday August 16, 2024

Location:

Meet at Villa Street COP House

1146 Villa Street

Racine, WI

Time:

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Opportunity: Youth Volunteers will be scrapping, painting, power washing, providing landscaping and yard work to multiple properties surrounding the Villa Street COP House. 

Youth Volunteers will also participate in afternoon activities/speaker presentations and reflection about community and volunteerism each day.

Lunch is provided each day. Friday we will have an ice cream social and families are invited to join us!

Week 10 : River Bend Nature Center Week

Dates:

Monday August 19, 2024 - Thursday August 22, 2024

Location:

River Bend Nature Center

3600 North Green Bay Road

Racine, WI

Time:

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Opportunity: Join us as we walk the trails and clear invasive species, clean up the trails and help with various other projects around the center.

Lunch is not provided. Please bring a sack lunch or snack and water.

Week 11: Kayaking the Root River

Dates:

Monday August 26, 2024 - Wednesday August 28, 2024

Location:

REC (Root River Educational Center)

1301 W 6th Street

Racine, WI

Time:

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Opportunity: Join us as we kayak the root river and help to remove trash and invasive species from the shoreline. Please dress to be outside all morning, wear sunscreen and be prepared to potentially get wet/dirty.

Lunch is not provided. Please bring a sack lunch or snack and water.

We hope you find our camp experience to be fulfilling and enjoyable! We are working each year to improve upon our program so please provide any feedback to Program Director, Sarah Webb.