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Parent Resources

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Parent Resources

What to bring to camp

Packing List

2 or 3 pair of Sisterhood Uniforms

2 or 3 pair of Sunday Whites

6 to 8 additional shorts and Heart shirts

2 pair long pants or jeans for horseback riding

1 nice dress or outfit (for a camp dance or special event)

10 pair socks

10 pair underwear

2 pair pajamas or nightshirts

1 - 2 sweatshirts or light jackets

2 swim suits

1 pair comfortable dress shoes

1 pair boots for horseback riding

1 pair water shoes

1 pair Sunday White shoes

1 pair every-day use tennis shoes

4 to 6 bath towels and washcloths for bathing

2 beach towels for swimming and waterfront

1 towel or yoga mat for Sisterhood gatherings and movie nights

Other suggestions: musical instruments, favorite stuffed toys, fun costumes or silly hats.

1 helmet for horseback riding

1 pillow

2 pillowcases

2 sets twin sheets (or you can use ours, but must be reserved in advance)

1 blanket or comforter

2 laundry bags

2 to 3 water bottles

2 to 3 face masks, bandanas or neck gaiters

1 flashlight (and extra flashlight batteries)

1 sleeping bag

1 backpack

1 stationery kit

1 toiletry /hygiene kit (shampoo, hair brush and ties, toothbrush, toothpaste)

Sunscreen

Bug spray

Clothes pins

Cap for your head

Goggles

And 1 trunk to pack it all in

Opening Day Procedures

Before opening day, you’ll need to schedule a drop off time (link to do that?).

 

When you arrive, enter the camp through the service gate, which is the wider entrance beyond our main gate.

 

From there, you’ll be directed into one of two lanes. Our crew of former camper volunteer RN’s will be there to greet you, and at that time you’ll drop off any medicines and forms with the nurse.

 

Then your camper will be directed to her cabin drop-off area where she’ll meet her counselor and get unloaded. While your camper meets her counselors and spends time getting acclimated to her cabin, you will drop off luggage.

 

Luggage (please limit to a trunk and a duffle) will be moved by our staff, so you won’t need to exit your vehicle. At this point you can also drop off any last minute packages or letters for later delivery before exiting through the gates.

No Pets Please!

 

Please do not bring your pets on opening or closing day! It is very hot, and there are not many places for them to get out of the heat. There are a lot of people around camp on these days and we have had issues with dogs in the past. We feel the simplest way to avoid this and keep everyone happy is to leave them at home.

Forms and Documents

Before camp starts, there are some documents you should review and some forms you need to submit. These are all located on the CampInTouch website, on the Forms Dashboard.

Here’s a brief description of the forms we’ll need.

Health Forms

These forms will collect information on health history, immunizations, mental health history, and parent and physician’s authorizations. All information submitted on these forms is confidential and only shared with our nurses and the director.

 

Activity Preferences

To help us gauge camper interest in our activities, we’ll ask you to select the 12 activities you believe your camper will be most interested in. This is NOT a commitment on her part, NOR is it intended to serve as a final schedule. This is a useful planning tool for us so we know how many time slots to allot to each activity.

 

Additional Options Form

There are some optional services that we offer that you may want to register for. You can do so on this form. Those services include:

  • Linen service

  • Towel rental

  • Hunter education

  • Trading Post account funds

 

Camper Profile

On this form you’ll give us information about your daughter that will help the bunk counselor to get to know her and her needs.

Camper Tenure

This form confirms for us the number of terms your camper had attended The Heart.

 

Bunk Request

Please complete this form with the names of one or two friends your camper would like to share a cabin with. If your camper does not have a specific request, please enter “none”. We can’t guarantee that all requests will be accommodated, but we make every effort to do so.

 

Other Helpful Documents

There are a few documents you should take a look at:

  • Packing list: Make sure you bring everything you need.

  • Abuse prevention: We train our staff, but it is important for each family to train their children to know boundaries and two key eight-word phrases.

  • Accommodations and directions: This document includes a list of local places to stay for opening and closing days of camp.

Dress Code

We've got a very simple dress code at The Heart, one that makes it easy to pack and easy to plan.

Young blond girl sitting at an arts and crafts table, smiling and waving at the camera. She is wearing a Heart O' the Hills sisterhood uniform of blue shorts and a white and blue t-shirt.

During ceremonies, campers must wear a Sisterhood Uniform — sisterhood T-shirt and shorts, white tennis shoes and socks. Sisterhood shirts and shorts are to be purchased from the trading post. For first time campers, when purchasing sisterhood uniforms online, do not designate a sisterhood. When your daughter is assigned to a sisterhood on her first day of camp, we’ll get the appropriate uniform to her.

 

On Sundays, campers wear “whites” - white shorts, white T-shirt or blouse, white tennis shoes and white socks. These items do not need to be purchased from the Trading Post.

 

At all other times, campers may wear any shorts that are red, white, blue or green, with any shirt that is sold in our Trading Post. Shorts do not need to be purchased at the Trading Post, but they are available for purchase there.

Closing Day Procedures

Full Term and Split B Sessions

This event spans two days. Here’s the schedule:

 

Day 1

 

  • 5:30 PM: Gates open

  • 6:15 PM: Quadrille for those who are interested

  • 7:00 PM: A picnic supper on the grounds for campers and their families

  • 9:00 PM (dusk): The Memorial Vespers will take place at Cypress Hollow, where the new recipient of the Jo Jones Memorial Sportsmanship Award will be presented in a candlelight ceremony, presented by the Top Ten Juniors.

  • 10:00 PM: By this time camper families will have departed and campers and counselors return to their cabins for root beer floats and last night parties

 

Day 2

 

  • 9:00 AM: Gates open

  • 9:45 AM: The War Canoe race will take place, followed by an abbreviated Naming O’ the Braves ceremony. This ceremony includes Tenure presentations, Star LITe, Kitty’s Korner, Sunflower Award, High-Point Campers and the presentation of the Sisterhood Cup. Campers must be present to receive awards.

Split A Sessions

 

  • 1:00 PM: Campers will have lunch, and each departing camper will have their name called and be given a packet with a tepee photo. 

 

After lunch, your camper will make her way to meet you at the office and Grand Patio area (beside the Village). Your camper’s luggage will be there for you to load up, and we’ll have cold water and Blue Bell novelties for you and your camper.

 

In the Village we’ll have a display of the campers activity portraits for you to view and purchase if you wish, and we’ll be offering “bribery” to all the campers who sign up for next summer before leaving. (Subtle, we know! It’s a system set up many summers ago–and we’ve used it ever since.)

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No Pets Please!

 

Please do not bring your pets on opening or closing day! It is very hot, and there are not many places for them to get out of the heat. There are a lot of people around camp on these days and we have had issues with dogs in the past. We feel the simplest way to avoid this and keep everyone happy is to leave them at home.

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