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2023 Summer Covid Protocols
For the summer 2023 camping season we have developed the following COVID safety protocols. Health Monitoring and Screening: It is critical that signs and symptoms of COVID-19 are detected as early as possible to prevent/limit the interactions of a sick...
2022 Summer Covid Protocol
Dear Parents and Guardians, The weather has hopefully turned the corner to summer and camp is on our minds! We are so excited for your camper to join us this summer! In this email you will find important information regarding their time at Manidokan and/or West...
Wrapping up 2023
2023 brought lots of new and exciting changes to the West River Center! In 2023 we doubled our day camp capacity to 80 campers per week. This meant we needed another activity rotation to add into the camper's weekly schedule. Thanks to a United Methodist Camp and...
2021 Year in Review
2021 was another year to remember at West River, full of changes, challenges, opportunities, and improvements. The year began with the camp still essentially shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This unusually quiet time at camp allowed for a couple major...
Summer 2021 – June 21 Update
Dear Parents, This email outlines all the important steps that need to be completed before your camper arrives at camp to ensure we have all the information we need to provide a safe camp experience. This list is just a summary, and more details are provided in the...
Summer 2021 – June 15 Update
Dear Parents, We want to thank you again for choosing to send your campers to Manidokan and/or West River this summer and for following our COVID-19 safety precautions. We appreciate all you are doing to help keep your camper and our entire camp community safe this...
Summer 2021 – June 10 Update
Dear Parents, June is here and that means camp is right around the corner. Summer staff are already onsite beginning their training and final preparations are underway. We want to take this opportunity to share with you our COVID-19 safety protocols we will operate...
Summer 2021- May Update
Dear Parents, The following are updated to our COVID-19 protocols for summer campers in 2021. These protocols are according to the State of MD COMAR Summer Youth Camp regulations. Safety of our camp community is our upmost priority, and we need your help leading up...
Summer 2021 – April update
Dear Parents, As spring weather warms up and summer gets nearer, we wanted to share our plans for the health and screening procedures we will be following this summer to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Health screening will take place in four phases for all...
Summer 2021 – March update
Dear Parents, As we turn the corner from winter and head into spring the excitement for summer camp continues to grow! While we continue to make preparations for camp this month, we want to share more details on the enhanced cleaning and disinfection procedures we...