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- Spring and Summer Volunteers. We have lots of indoor and
outdoor work we could use a hand with. Below are two job
descriptions, one for an Office Volunteer and another for a
Grounds Volunteer. We are also looking for volunteers with
woodworking experience to help us with a few projects and
someone interested in Earth Education to help with program
delivery in the Spring. If
you or someone you know is interested in any of these volunteer
positions or your group would like to set up a workday, please
call the camp office at 384-1755.
Camp Kum-Ba-Yah
Office
Volunteer
The Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Office Volunteer will
assist the year round camp staff in general office duties during the
spring and summer seasons freeing them to prepare for upcoming
programs. The volunteer must have a basic knowledge of the camp’s
mission and programs, be organized, have a clear telephone voice,
and enjoy completing routine office tasks. Knowledge of Microsoft
Office software a plus.
Responsibilities include:
providing accurate information to callers and walk-ins
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working with Office Staff to process and mail applications
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helping prepare mailings and flyers
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filing
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copying and distribution of needed materials to summer staff
and parents
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preparing t-shirt orders
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photographing camper groups
Camp Kum-Ba-Yah
Grounds Volunteer
The Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Grounds Volunteer will
assist the year round camp staff in general maintenance work around
the camp grounds in preparation for our summer programs. Although
the majority of the grounds help is needed in the spring, fall and
winter opportunities will be available. The Grounds Volunteer will
need general building and grounds maintenance knowledge and ability
to work alone at times as well as familiarity with and ability to
use common yard equipment such as lawn mower, weed eater, hedge
trimmer etc. Projects can be done with group on organized clean up
days or as an individual when available.
Responsibilities may include:
Mulching, trimming, raking, and weed pulling
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General grounds cleaning
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Painting and staining
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Wallpaper removal
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Plumbing
Earth Education for Bedford Hills School
Each classroom at Bedford
Hills
School will participate in a nature field trip to our camp
this school year. That’s 21 programs and a total of 465 kids!! Do
not be afraid. The children are divided into small groups in
programs are that are arranged throughout the school year,
well-organized, and pre-crafted for ease of instruction. All we
need you to do is introduce the activity and have fun! You simply
need to call me and make a commitment to teach for a day… or two…or
three…or…! For the upper elementary level, grades 3, 4, and 5, we
need you to be the assistant (a.k.a. “Gopher”—an effortless, but
vital responsibility for the kid’s learning experience!).
Spring 08 dates: 3rd and 4th grade: see
“Spring Program” below.
5th grade: “Earth Ed. Concept Path”
May 6 and 8
Kindergarten: “Pond Ecology” May 13 and
May 15
Earth Education at Camp KBY “Spring Program”
Through a
cooperative effort with
Randolph
College; we
offer special programs for 3rd and 4th grade
students. Camp staff and Randolph College students of elementary
education lead them through a variety of outdoor activities as they
explore the forest, meadow, and pond of Camp Kum-Ba-Yah. This
program is unique because all of the activities were designed to be
inquiry-based, student driven, and completely hands-on. Once again,
we need your help. This year we are short on college students and
long on program commitments-- a tolerable “side effect” of Master
Partnerships with Bedford Hills, T. C. Miller, and
Paul
Munro
Schools. We’re
looking for that rare find—a unique individual available to teach or
be a group leader for the duration of the “Spring Program” season.
Spring 08 dates:
Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 11 – April 22 (not 3/25, 3/27,
4/15)
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