FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington Fitness and Recreation Center is offering its annual Summer Daze Camp for children in grades one to six, running for seven 5-day sessions, Monday through Friday, from June 26 to Aug. 11.
Campers will take part in a variety of indoor, outdoor and travel activities, including swimming, water games, sports, arts and crafts, hiking and field games. Field trips to Aquaboggan and Popham Beach State Park are also planned.
The camp will be staffed by trained, college-age individuals, and includes two trained lifeguards. All staff members are Red Cross CPR and first aid certified. There will be a minimum of five staff members with campers at all times, with no more than 10 campers per staff member.
In conjunction with the Summer Daze Camp, the FRC is also offering a Leader in Training (LIT) Program for young adults in grades seven to 10. The program will also run for seven, 5-day sessions from Monday through Friday, June 26 to Aug. 11.
The program offers team building, communication training, CPR/first aid certification, field trips and the opportunity to make new friends.
The Summer Daze Camp cost is $140 a weekly session for FRC members, $165 for nonmembers. In addition, campers are required to purchase a $10 camp T-shirt to help identify participants. The LIT program cost is $115 a weekly session.
Registration is open at the UMF Fitness and Recreation Center.
FMI: Leah Brackett, 207-778-7138, or http://frc.umf.maine.edu.
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