Volunteer Needs as of 4-1-18
Unit Leader (UL) - need 8-16
Assistant Camp Director
Outdoor Skills Teacher
Program or Arts & Crafts Assistant
Food & Snack Assistant
Generalist / I’ll go wherever you need me at camp
Transportation Check-In and/or Check-Out
Camp Set-Up
Camp Take-Down
Thursday Cookout Coordinator or Helper
Camp Patch Orderer
Camp Photographer
Camp T-shirt Coordinator
- Works with a group of 12 girls (1st - 6th grade) as they participate in planned camp activities
- Can have 1 Co- or Assistant UL
- Can be the adult overseeing the PA3 acting as the UL
- Has 1 or 2 Program Aides (PA -- girls in grades 7-12 who will have some basic training)
- Time needed: M-F at camp 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, plus Thursday overnight (if needed)
Assistant Camp Director
- Helps Camp Director with day camp preparation and operation
- Time needed: varies before camp (1-3 hours/week), then M-F at camp 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Outdoor Skills Teacher
- Willing to learn, prepare & teach an outdoor skill to groups of girls at camp -- e.g., knife safety, knots, outdoor cooking, fire building, etc.
- Time needed at camp: varies from 1 - 5 days, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Program or Arts & Crafts Assistant
- Helps Program and/or Arts & Crafts Leaders
- Time needed at camp: varies from 1 - 5 days, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Food & Snack Assistant
- Helps Food Supervisor plan and purchase food for camp snacks and overnight
- Works with Food Supervisor to plan and teach outdoor cooking activities, if needed
- Helps Food Supervisor prepare camp snacks
- Assists Food Supervisor in camp clean-up
- Time needed: varies before camp (2-4 hours), then 5-6 hours at camp
Generalist / I’ll go wherever you need me at camp
- Time needed at camp: varies from 1 - 5 days, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Transportation Check-In and/or Check-Out
- Meets bus and checks in campers going to camp, or releases returning campers to authorized guardian
- Time needed: varies from 1-5 days, 1 hour in morning and/or afternoon
Camp Set-Up
- Helps set-up camp the Sunday before camp begins (7/22)
- Helps find large van, truck or trailer to haul equipment
- Time needed: 2-3 hours
Camp Take-Down
- Helps take down camp on Friday of Day Camp (7/27)
- Helps find large van, truck or trailer to haul equipment
- Time needed: 2-3 hours
Thursday Cookout Coordinator or Helper
- Helps oversee older girl cookout on Thursday, 7/26
- Assists Camp Chef with food planning, prep and assigning tasks to girls
- Time needed: 2-3 hours before camp, 3-4 hours on Thursday
Camp Patch Orderer
- Researches most economical purchase (local or on-line)
- Coordinates graphic file exchange between designer and print shop
- Orders patches in time for camp
- Time needed: 2 hours
Camp Photographer
- Takes pictures of camp activities
- Gives photo files to camp director or Service Unit Director for future publicity, etc.
- Time needed: varies but needs 1-3 hours to capture a variety of activities
Camp T-shirt Coordinator
- Gets quantity and sizes of all campers and volunteers from registrar
- Orders shirts in time for camp
- Picks up shirts from print shop
- Sorts shirts into each Day Camp unit and delivers to Camp Director
- Time needed: 5-6 hours before camp
Adult Volunteer Forms
Click to complete online Benton Day Camp Volunteer form
Click to complete online Health History & OTC Meds Form
OR
Download all of the following forms and include them with your camper’s registration form:
Benton Day Camp Adult Volunteer Form
Health History & OTC Meds Form
Click to complete online Health History & OTC Meds Form
OR
Download all of the following forms and include them with your camper’s registration form:
Benton Day Camp Adult Volunteer Form
Health History & OTC Meds Form