The future of summer camp post coronavirus

The future of summer camp post coronavirus

COUNTRY KIDS..

THAT USUALLYMEANS SUMMER CAMP.

BUT WITHCORONAVIRUS..

THIS SUMMERCOULD BE DIFFERENT.

OURVINCENT HILL SHOWS US HOWTHE VIRUS COULD IMPACT YOURPLANS.SEVEN YEAR OLD ALEX HAS BEENCOOPED UP WITH HIS CHICKENSIN HIS BACKYARD SINCESCHOOLS WENT VIRTUAL.

WITHSUMMER AROUND THE CORNER."I'm looking forward to bowand arrows and swimming."HE'S ANXIOUS TO BE AROUNDOTHER KIDS AT SUMMER CAMP.HIS MOM LOOKING FORWARD TOSUMMER FOR A DIFFERENTREASON."I've been the teacher andthe mom and the cook and theclearer and everything.

Sofor him to be outside inGod's country and have abreak in camp and for mom tohave a break is great." ONECAMP PLANNING TO OPEN JUNE1ST IS CAMP LOUGHRIDGE.

THISYEAR.

THEY'RECHANGING THINGS TO KEEPSKIDS HEALTHY DURING THEPANDEMIC."We'll have groups of kidsand they stay in the groupthroughout the week.Normally those groups wouldintermix more.

They would dodifferent activitiestogether.

We won't do thatthis summer.

We'll keep themisolated." SMALLER GROUPSAND SOME BUILDINGS STAYINGCLOSED.

LIKE THE CHAPEL TOREDUCE CLOSE CONTACT.SANITIZINGEQUIPMENT FREQUENTLY.ADDITIONAL HAND WASHINGSTATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSFROM THE C-D-C."We've talked to ourhealthcare professionals atthe camp, our RNs and havedeveloped some policies tokeep the kids safe."MCINTOSH SAYS THEY'RECHANGING THE ENROLLMENTQUESTIONNAIRE TO INCLUDERECENT TRAVEL HISTORY ORILLNESS IN THE HOME.

HESAYS THE CAMP IS ALSOLOOKING INTO WAYS CHECK EACHCHILD'S TEMPERATURE WHENTHEY ARRIVE.

FOR ALEX'S MOM.SHE SAYS SHE'S A LITTLECONCERNED FOR HIS PHYSICALHEALTH.

BUT MORE CONCERNEDABOUT HIS MENTAL HEALTH."There is a possibility.

Butwe trust in the lord andlike I said, if they'regoing to open it's not likehe's cooped up inside allday.

You know it's anoutdoor camp, it's theperfect place to socialdistance." IN TULSA, VINCENTHILL 2 WORKS FOR YOU!MAYOR G-T BYNUM ORDERED ALL