Recreation Guy

A couple of weeks ago I started a new site called Summer Camp Program Director. It’s identical to this one except that it’s all about summer camp.

RecreationGuy.com was intended to be a catch all resource site for all youth recreation professionals. But while community recreation leaders and directors are interested in ideas and resources for after school programs, special events and camps, camp leaders and directors are only interested in ideas and resources having to do with camps. So I started SummerCampProgramDirector.com. I know it’s long. Just bookmark it (or better yet, get the RSS feed) and you won’t have to remember it.

I will no longer be adding summer camp posts here on RecreationGuy.com. I hope most of you will visit both sites frequently for the great information and more that I have planned for both sites.

I also want to take this opportunity to ask you to either leave a comment or email me at curt@recreationpros.com regarding what questions, resources, ideas and information you would like to see on the sites. Remember that both sites are mainly about programming. I don’t know much about OSHA safety requirements or getting all your paperwork ready for ACA accreditation.

I want my sites to be the places you go to for inspiration and great ideas. I do this because I love the recreation and the camping industries. My goal is for these sites to become whatever you want them to become, providing you the programming information you need and want. Help me to do that by being a part of the community, which means visiting often and leaving comments.

Leaving comments is important for three reasons:

1. It tells me if I am on track with what you want to read about.
2. It gives you a chance to share your ideas and experiences with other recreation professionals that visit these sites
3. And it creates a sense of community right here, that is so important for us in this industry.

As far as I know, there is no other site/blog like this one - dedicated to youth recreation programming (including after school, special events, and camps). Hopefully, one day there will be more, so we can all continue to share our ideas year round instead of having to wait for annual conferences, meetings and trainings.