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Last year, the pandemic closed 82% of overnight camps and 40% of day camps.
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What’s in store for kids at summer camp this year
Here’s what you should know before deciding on sleepaway camp this summer for your kids. Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post via Getty Images, FILE
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on summer camps.
There s still a lot of uncertainty and camps that have lasted for generations are now asking for help as parents. Camp is a really special tradition in our country, said Tom Rosenberg, CEO and president of the American Camp Association (ACA). Kids have been going to camp for over 150 years with some of the earliest camp directors actually being teachers.