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CRANBROOK, KINGSWOOD
& BROOKSIDE DAY CAMPS:
foreign and one-third are from
Michigan."
Besides money, a second rea-
son is a dip in the U.S. baby
boom. Mr. Finkelberg expects
more Jewish counselors begin-
ning in the year 2002.
At Camp Tanuga in Kalkas-
ka, Director Mark Coden says
getting the right 75 counselors is
his main problem. He focuses on
recruiting students majoring in
education, psychology or sociol-
ogy at Michigan colleges and 8-
10 large universities around the
country.
"Everyone wants to be at
camp, but not everyone wants to
be at camp to work with kids,"
Mr. Coden says.
Jack Schulman of Camp Sea-
Gull in Charlevoix echoes Mr.
Coden's words. "It's always hard
to find good people. We have tons
of applicants, but they have no
skills. They can't teach softball,
or sailing.
"But our primary concern is
Another source of staff
for all camps are former
campers.
they've got to like kids."
Sea-Gull places advertising
with the American Camping As-
sociation to recruit counselors for
its 120 female campers. Sea-Gull
hires 25-35 counselors, and less
than five are typically from over-
seas, Mr. Schulman says.
Tanuga works through Camp
Counselors U.S.A. to recruit staff.
While 25-30 percent of its 200
campers a session come from out-
side Michigan, the staff mix is 50
percent out of state. Many are
from Colorado and further west,
Mr. Schulman says, with some
older and specialty counselors
coming from England and Aus-
tralia.
Ben Bassin would like to turn
the tables on Australia this sum-
mer. A Tamarack counselor for
the last three summers, the Uni-
versity of Michigan kinesiology
sophomore from West Bloomfield
hopes to land an internship in
Australia. But the pine forests
of Tamarack are still calling
him.
"I can't help it," he says. "My
peers talk about it all the time.
We need better-paying jobs and
internships, but something about
camp keeps drawing us back.
"We step inside the gates and
everybody's at home, comfort-
able, at their best."
There is also the responsibil-
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TANUGA IS ... Located in Northern Mich.;
on Manistee Lake; in its 4th decade of op-
eration; for girls & boys 6-15 years old; nur-
turing staff at a 1:4 min. ratio; home of the
most progressive, creative overnight tripping
program that features — Rock Climbing, Sea
Kayaking, Mt. Biking, Sailing, Female & Male
traveling Sports teams, Hiking, Climbing Wall,
Canoeing, Fishing & more; campers choos-
ing their own activity schedule in a struc-
tured environment; an all-inclusive family.
Come talk with the people that have suc-
cessfully combined "old time" camping tra-
dition with modern day programming!
Come "experience the Magic" of Tanuga.
Family camp also available.
■ 18 Day, 4 Week and
Full Season Available
■ Individualized Tripping
Programs for Ages 13-1 6
For more information
call 810-258-9150
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(Ages 5-12) June 24 - August 2
Instruction in tennis, canoeing,
swimming, archery, weaving, dance,
arts & crafts, nature study, sports
CRANBROOK
- SUMMER THEATRE
June 24 - August 2
Drama instruction by professionals
with weekly performances in the
Greek amphitheatre
OTHER CRANBROOK
PROGRAMS
• Focal Point - A film-making workshop
for adults.
• Art and French classes for adults.
• Baseball Camp
• Soccer camps for boys and girls, ages
10 and up
• Summer Music Academy
For further information, call
Cranbrook Summer
Programs Office
645-3678
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