SUM summertime: an array of camps and activities (05/07/00)

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SUM summertime: an array of camps and activities

by Peter Kosciolek

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - Summertime allows SUM youth to attend an array of specialized camps designed to offer young Ukrainians opportunities for interpersonal contact and mutual support, and to stimulate their spiritual, intellectual, social, cultural and physical development. Campgrounds are located at SUM sites in Baraboo, Wisc., Ellenville, N.Y., Kholodnyi Yar in Fillmore, N.Y., Khortytsia in Huntington, Ohio; and Kyiv near Detroit.

SUM camps this summer include the following.

SUMeniata Camp is a day camp with a complete Ukrainian preschool program for children age 4-6 (at Ellenville and Baraboo).
Overnight Recreational Camp offers a full camping experience in the Ukrainian spirit (at Ellenville, Baraboo, Kholodnyi Yar and Khortytsia).
Survival Skills River Camp's first week is spent learning practical survival skills (in the woods at the Ellenville resort) that are implemented during the second week on a canoe trip at Mount Tremblant National Park in Quebec. (A hiking-survival camp will also be held at Khortytsia).
Counselor-in-Training Camp is a three-year program, that includes in-depth studies of Ukrainian language, history, culture, current events and politics, while stimulating social and cultural development among 14- to 18-year-olds (at Ellenville).
Sports Camp provides concentrated instruction in soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, track and swimming, while emphasizing sportsmanlike conduct and discipline. The camp is open to children age 10 and up (at Ellenville).
Soccer Camp is an intensive one-week soccer clinic taught by trained professionals (at Baraboo).
Ukrainian Culture Camp is a unique program offering hands-on experience in Ukrainian traditions, heritage and culture. Children learn Ukrainian dance, bandura, songs, ceramics, embroidery, pysanky, woodcarving, gerdany and theatrical skills. Participants of this two-week camp being held at Ellenville, will perform at the annual Labor Day festivities, "Zdvyh," in front of thousands of spectators.

All Ukrainian children are invited to come and share the fun and excitement of a SUM camp. For additional information, contact local SUM branches or the central office in New York: telephone, (212) 477-3084; e-mail, [email protected]. For Baraboo camps call: (773) 486-4204 or e-mail, [email protected]; for Kholodnyi Yar call (716) 872-1955 or e-mail [email protected]; and for Khortytsia call (216) 328-0743.

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