When You Arrive at Camp

  Report first to the Dining Hall for check-in.  All medicines and necessary instructions should be left at the check-in area. Please note that we do not have medical personnel on staff. A designated adult staff member will be responsible to dispense medicine as necessary.

  Canteen will be open twice daily for Teener and Senior campers to buy soft drinks and snacks.  Drinks and snacks are 50 cents each.  Canteen is included in the cost of Buddy, Beginner, and Middler camps.   T-Shirts ($10), visors ($10), and DVDs ($5)  will be sold during check-in and throughout each camp week. The only other money your child may wish to bring is for the missions offering.

In Case of Emergency

  The phone number at the camp is (706) 754-3562.  The camp office phone number is  (706) 754-4513. Campers are discouraged from bringing cell phones, as they disrupt the camp program.  If your child needs to talk to you, permission will be given to use the camp phone.

What to Bring

  Bible, pencil, paper, bedding(twin-size), pillow, toilet articles, wash cloth, towels, sportswear, swimming suit and flashlight.

Dress Suggestion

  Sportswear is the most common type dress for camp.  In swimming, if modesty is questioned, you should have a t-shirt to wear over the suit.

 Visiting the Camp

  Visitors are discouraged from coming to the camp because the program is usually disrupted.  If you do need to visit, please check in with the Dean immediately upon arrival, and plan to keep your visit to within one hour.  Meals are $3.00 per plate.  The camp is not open to the public during summer programs.

Preparing Your Child for Camp

     Review the confirmation packet: You and your child should go over the appropriate information included in your confirmation packet.  Talk about camp policy and the arrival and departure times for his/her camp.  Make sure your child is aware of who will pick him/her up from camp. 

     Talk about clothes:  Involve your youngster in selecting clothes.  Do the packing together so that he/she is aware of what is in the suitcase.  It is helpful to mark the clothing with a laundry marker.  You may wish to send a plastic bag for dirty clothes. 

     Sidestep the separation:  DO NOT SUGGEST TO YOUR CHILD THAT HE/SHE CAN CALL HOME IF HE/SHE GETS HOMESICK.  That is a statement a child never forgets.  Do not even introduce a conversation about homesickness in your preparations, as this may just set your child up for it.  If it happens, the camp staff will work with the child, and the camp staff will make the phone call if a parent needs to be involved. 

     Prepare the postage:  Parents, like campers, always like to hear from their child.  Consider pre-addressing and stamping cards or envelopes for your child to use at camp.  Mail Call is after lunch each day.  You may write to your child at the camp address.  Be sure to put his/her name on the front.

NGCC policy

For the safety and benefit of your child, please discuss this camp policy together:

 ·          PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY FOOD.

·          You will be expected to follow the schedule.

·          You will not be permitted to leave the grounds except for scheduled excursions.

·          All sickness and accidents should be reported to the first aid caregiver promptly.

·          All swimming activities will only be held with proper supervision.

·          The standards of the world are not the standards of NGCC in matters of dress.

·          To aid in creating a positive environment, radios, CD/cassette players, and video games should not be brought.

·          The phone is not to be used without the permission of the Dean. Please do not bring cell phones.

·          All automobiles brought on campus by both staff and campers MUST remain parked.

·          In case of willful disobedience or character unbecoming a Christian, the Camp Director and Dean reserve the right to dismiss and exclude such persons from camp without refund of money.