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Reader asks , “How have day care centers and summer camps in NJ been open since June, but schools cannot reopen?”

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“In a normal society, this virus would be handled by having the sick or vulnerable stay home for as long as necessary, while encouraging the young and healthy to go about normally with life. Teachers that are sickly could stay home and go on unemployment like everyone else in the country. Young college grads with education degrees can temporarily Take their place. Very simple. How are parents that are not teachers or other government employees supposed to work and feed their families if they have to stay home and care for their children who are doing remote learning? This point is rarely brought up. How have day care centers and summer camps in NJ been open since June, but schools cannot reopen? Why are day Care workers and summer camp workers lives valued less than teachers lives? I drove by the Ridgewood YMCA parking lot last week and witnessed large numbers of children, of various ages, over the age of two years old, standing very close together and not wearing masks. Why is this permitted when masks are required in NJ outdoors when not social distancing?
Locking down everyone is actually making everyone more sickly in mind, body and soul. Why is it that the government and their followers only care about people sick or dying from covid19, but not from any other cause, like the annual flu, being killed in riots, or from not being able to receive necessary medical treatment? Yes there is a pandemic, however, like it or not, the fact is that less than 0.5 percent of all people will die from it. It is obvious that the pandemic has become a convenient, catch all excuse, which is being massively abused. This is to the detriment of all humanity, the effects of which will be ever lasting. Wake up people! Please please start thinking for yourselves and you will realize what is actually going on here. Only when teachers and all government employees are treated the same and feel the same pain as small business owners have, during this pandemic, will people actually see the truth, be on the same team and be able, willing and ready to work together.”

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Registration is open for Ridgewood Summer Day Camp

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Ridgewood NJ, Registration is open for Ridgewood Summer Day Camp. The camp is for children entering grades 1 through 6 in September. It will be held weekdays for six weeks, 9 am to 1:30 pm, Tuesday, June 25 through Friday, August 2, 2019.

The camp is held at the Stable, Maple Park East, Graydon Pool, Veteran’s Field, Leuning Park and the Community Center in Village Hall.

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Ridgewood Parks and Recreation for summer camps

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July 10,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgwood NJ, Join Ridgewood Parks and Recreation for summer camps that are fun, informative, creative, educational and challenging.  Find all program and registration details in the links below.

Tennis Instruction and Camps with All Pro Tennis – all ages 
PonyShare Petite Equestrian, Pony Grooming & Riding and an afternoon 1/2 Day Camp – Preschool to Teen
Multi-Sports (Elementary) with US Sports Institute
Sport Squirts (Preschool) with US Sports Institute
Arts and Crafts/Drawing with Mrs. C, Grades 2 to 8
Let’s Go Camping Abrakadoodle Style, ages 4 through 10
Skateboarding Summer Camps – Grades 1 to 6
Golf Camps with Skyhawks, Grades 1 through 6
LEGO® Core Engineering with Play-Well TEKnologies, Grades K to 6
Full STEAM ahead! with Education Explorers, Grades K to 4
Lacrosse Mini Camp with US Sports Institute, ages 5 to 7

Register online via CommunityPass if applicable – www.ridgewoodnj.net/communitypass

Don’t hesitate to contact the Recreation Office if you have any questions or if special accomodations are needed – 201-670-5560, weekdays 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

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Summer camps spend a lot of money to make sure your kids have fun

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By Ed Zwirn

June 11, 2017 | 5:27pm

This is the busy time of year for Bradley Solmsen.

As the executive director of Surprise Lake Camp, he needs to make sure that his facility, located on 460 acres in Cold Spring, NY, is ready to welcome its incoming class of 650 kids, who will begin arriving on June 29.

Surprise Lake is among 2,000 licensed summer residential and day camps operating in the state. Collectively, as they pay staff, handle repairs and capital expenditures and cater to both campers and their families, they generate a direct economic impact of $1.3 billion, according to a new report by the American Camp Association, Northeast Region (New England, New York and New Jersey).

Overall, New York camps employ 60,000 seasonal and 3,500 full-time workers who receive more than $411 million in wages. In addition to payroll, New York camps spend more than $1.2 billion on goods and services throughout the Northeast, including food, fuel, supplies and banking, according to the report.

https://nypost.com/2017/06/11/summer-camps-spend-billions-to-make-sure-your-kids-have-fun/By Ed Zwirn

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Summer Fun House – Information on Area Camps

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Summer Fun House – Information on Area Camps

Sponsored by Newcomers Club & Ridgewood MOMs Club
Come learn about lots of camps and summer programs in our area. Monday, March 31 from 6 to 8PM – Ridgewood Library Auditorium. This event will include options for children of all ages – will help parents get information about lots of camps and summer activities in one, casual, open house setting. Find out about activities in the area – most of which were invited based on recommendation from Ridgewood parents – engage in conversation with representatives, pcik up registration forms, and get all of your questions answered.