Checking In & Out

Campers should arrive according to the schedule below. On arrival day, directors will meet you at the main gate and inform you to the proper division. Once you are in the division, please see the division leader for cabin assignments. If you are late, please call the camp office at (401) 783-5359. Campers who arrive before 1:30 PM will be charged a $45 fee. Please remember the camp road is closed to traffic from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM.

Session 1	Sunday, June 23	1:30-3:30
OWS1a	Sunday, June 23	1:30-3:30
OWS1b	Sunday, June 30	1:30-3:30
Session 2	Sunday, July 7	1:30-3:30
Session 3	Sunday, July 21	1:30-3:30
Session 4	Sunday, August 4	1:30-3:30
OWS4a	Sunday, August 4	1:30-3:30
OWS4b	Sunday, August 11	1:30-3:30
Specialty Week	Sunday, August 18	3:30-4:30

Any camper who takes medication or medical assistance anytime during their camp experience must check in at the Health Center on Check-In Day. The nursing staff will be available to answer any questions.

Please arrive on Saturday (except for the specialty camps) at 9:45 am to pick up your child from camp. Please do not arrive early. Campers picked up before 9:45 am will be charged $45 fee. When you arrive in the division to pick up your child, please check in with their counselor. All children should be picked up by 11:15 at the latest. Children picked up after 11:15 am will be charged $45 fee. If you are detained for any reason, please call camp at (401) 783-5359.

Session 1	Saturday, July 6	9:45
OWS1a	Saturday, June 29	9:45
OWS1b	Saturday, July 6	9:45
Session 2	Saturday, July 20	9:45
Session 3	Saturday, August 3	9:45
Session 4	Saturday, August 17	9:45
OWS4a	Saturday, August 10	9:45
OWS4b	Saturday, August 17	9:45
Specialty Week	Friday, August 23	5:00

On check-out days, parents must pick up any left over medications from the nurse.

Before your child arrives at camp, mark ALL clothing and towels, or use iron-on nametapes. A written inventory taped inside the footlocker is helpful. In the past, many children assume their lost clothing has been taken, when in fact, it is merely not claimed. Children must keep track of their clothes and check the divisional lost and found as well as the camp lost n’ found before leaving camp. The camp lost n’ found is located on the white fence across from the main field. Lost items will not be mailed back to campers. All items left at camp will be given to a local charity. Name tapes for marking clothing are available at www.sterlingtape.com.

Campers are encouraged to write home. It is a good idea to send a letter to your camper a few days before they leave for camp. This allows them to have mail on Monday, which can be a real boost to a first- time camper. In your letter show interest in camp life by asking what activities they chose and what new friends they have made. Most child psychologists recom­mend refraining from writing about what they are missing at home. Encourage your children to try new things and tell them that you are proud they are at camp.

Camper's Name
Division
YMCA Camp Fuller
619 Camp Fuller Road
Wakefield, RI 02879

Please send care packages that are no larger than a shoe box. Packages that are too large will be returned to sender unless the contents are identified on the box. Please send no more than one package per week. We recommend sending your packages via UPS or Federal Express. Other carriers may not deliver directly to camp. Please put your child's division on the outside of the package.

Part of the YMCA mission is to build healthy kids.Include healthy options such as dried fruits, crackers, granola bars, etc. NUt products, gum and beverages other than water are not allowed. Also campers look forward to receiving games, puzzles, magazines, etc. Care packages are available through www.eswak.com. and other companies on-line.

If you bring food for your child with you on arrival day, please limit it to the amount noted above.

You are welcome to send your children e-mail and faxes. These will be delivered along with the daily mail after dinner. In order to make this process smoother for families, we are collaborating with Bunk1.com to process camper e-mails and photos from camp. To set up your e-mail account, please use the Bunk1 link on the Camp Fuller website (www.ymcacampfuller.org).  Faxes to campers will result in a $1 per page charge to the camper's camp store account. E-mail charges are accrued through Bunk1.com  A reminder: e-mails are batched and e-mailed to us every night. We print them each morning and deliver them that evening. It may take almost two days for e-mail to get delivered. Campers do not have the capability to return emails.

Campers are not permitted to make or receive telephone calls. The camp office will relay important messages to campers, but will not call campers to the phone. Please confine important calls to the hours of  9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00. After 5:00 PM you might reach voice mail. This is checked periodically in case emergencies occur.

Campers may not bring cell phones to camp. We ask parents and campers to honor this rule for the safety of the campers. If a camper is found with a cell phone is will be confiscated and held in the camp office.

Visiting is not permitted during the session. If it is necessary for your child to leave camp during a session, written permission must be provided in advance by a parent or guardian and the person must be listed on the Pick-up Authorization Form .We believe removing a child from camp during a session is detrimental to their camp experience.  Any visitors at Camp Fuller must park and check in at the main office for a visitor’s pass. If a staff member finds a visitor without a pass on camp property, the person will be asked to leave. If a parent is dropping of a care package for a camper, it must be the required size for a package and needs to be dropped of at the main office.

No camper will be allowed in camp without a completed health examination form! The front side must be completed and signed by a parent or guardian. The reverse side must be completed and signed by a physician.  All campers must have proof of a medical examination within 12 months of their arrival at camp. The completed form should be mailed at least two weeks prior to your child’s arrival at camp.  A copy of your child's medical and prescrip­tion card must be submitted prior  to the start of camp.  Camp Fuller does not carry accident or medical insurance policies for campers. No coverage of any type is offered or implied. Ultimate responsibility for all medical bills incurred lies with the parent or legal guardian. These services will be billed to your insur­ance carrier.

Camp Fuller partnered up with our RITE AID (at our local branch in Wakefield) to help simplify our medication distribution. At no charge to you (other than the normal cost to fill the prescription or purchase the over-the-counter items), RITE AID will place all camper prescriptions and medication into blister packs. We are requiring all medications (including vitamins) that need to be dispensed at camp use this service and have the prescription filled at RITE AID.

Individually sealed blister packs will be labeled with the camper’s name, camper’s date of birth, medication, dosage, date and time to be administered. If your camper has a prescription that is not in pill form (liquids, eye drops, inhalers, etc.), the medication will be dispensed accordingly. All meds will be picked up by Camp Fuller’s health center staff prior to the camper’s arrival. On check in days, we ask that the parents with campers (who take medication) check in with the health center staff to ensure everything is in order before departing from camp.

At camp, your child will self-administer his/her medication under the supervision of the nurse or nurse’s assistant. Parents must pick up medications from the nurse on check out days.

• Children are expected to participate in their medical care and report to the assigned medication area when necessary. They must be familiar with the medication, when it is to be dis­pensed, and how much is to be dispensed.
• Medications at camp will be dispensed at these times only: 8:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 6:00 PM, and 9:30 PM. Please consult your doctor to make sure your child's prescription(s) can be adjusted to these times. If your doctor has concerns about adjusting the medication times, please contact the nurse prior to the start of camp.
• Children with allergies or suffering with asthma may carry their inhalers or epi‑pens with them. Please provide a fanny pack to carry these items. Please discuss this with the nurse at check-in.
• If a prescription is required during camp, Camp Fuller will contact you for the credit card information. If we are unable to contact you, you will be billed at a later date.

Van service is available from:

• Rye, New York, Metro North Station
• Logan International Airport in Boston
• TF Green Airport in Providence
• Kingston Amtrak Station in Wakefield, RI

Rye, NY  van service (both to and from camp) will be on each Sunday check-in date, with the exception of the return trip at the end of Session IV.  Campers return on Saturday, August 20. 

Campers coming to camp depart from Metro North Station (South Side) at 12:00 noon (on Sunday) and arrives at camp at approximately 3:00 PM. Campers returning home via the van to Rye will stay one extra day (which is included in the fee).

These campers will arrive at the Metro North Station (South Side) at approximately 11:45 AM on Sunday. The station phone number is (914) 813-7777. 

• Directions to the Metro North Train Station in Rye:
  
  Rt 95 North to Exit 20 (Rt 1 South/Post Rd)
  
  Turn right onto Post Road. Turn right onto Purdy Avenue. Go under the tracks and make a right on Cedon Street.
• From the North:
  
  Rt 95 South to Exit 22 (Midland Avenue). At the end of the exit, turn left onto Midland Avenue. Turn right onto Peck. Turn right into the station parking lot.

Domestic Flights should fly in to TF Green Airport, outisde of Providence. International flights should fly in to Logan International Airport in Boston. Flights should arrive on Sunday between 1:00 and 4:00 PM. Departures should be Saturday between 3:00 and 7:00 PM. Flights scheduled outside of these time periods will be subject to an additional fee or be asked to use a limousine service.

Specific information about all transportation needs are included in the Transportation Request Form and must be submitted before June 1, 2011.

There are a variety of items available in our camp store, including: t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, batteries, postcards, stamps, and personal items. Food is not available in the camp store. We recommend that campers deposit $20- $25 in the camp store for each week they attend camp. Store money submitted on check in day may not be available for your camper until Thursday of that week, so deposit camp store money early. Please do not allow your camper to keep any cash in camp.  Remaining store balances are refunded only upon request and must be claimed by October 1, 2013. All non-refunded money will go to the Staff Appreciation Fund.

Laundry services are available for campers staying more than one session. One and two week campers should bring enough clothing to last the entire session.  Laundry is done each Monday at a commercial laundry. The cost is approximately $15.00 per load. Campers must have a sturdy laundry bag with their first and last name permanently marked on the bag.  All clothes and  towels should have nametapes or be marked with permanent ink.  Camp Fuller cannot be responsible for items that may be damaged or lost by the laundry service. 

Bunk1.com is a web service company for YMCA Camp Fuller. Parents, campers, alumni and staff can registered online using a pre-approved code to gain full access to Camp Fuller Photo Galleries, one way Bunk Notes to campers attending camp, and much much more. Check it out at www.YMCACampFuller.bunk1.com.

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