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• Echo Madness: March 31, 2011
  
• Camp Echo Year-In-Review: Fiscal Year 2010
  
• The Camp Echo Annual Fund
  
• The Pension Protection Act of 2006
  
• The Send a Kid to Camp Fund
  
• The Send a Teen to Camp Fund
  
• The Send a Family to Camp Fund
  
• Camp Echo's Master Plan
  
• Recent Projects at Echo
  
• Camp Echo's Capital Building Fund
  
• Recently Named Buildings
  
• Camp Echo's Endowment Funds
  
• Planned Giving: The Aiken-Talley Society
  
• Camp Echo's Wish List
  
• Donate Your Time to Camp Echo
  

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• About Camp Echo
• Benefits of Camp Echo Employment
• The Hiring Process
• Staff Application
• Job Descriptions
• Camp Echo Base Pay Scale
• Salary Incentives for Attending Staff Training
• Salary Incentives for Returning Echo Staff
• Salary Incentives for Equestrian Staff
• Salary Incentives for Area and Program Heads
• Salary Incentives for Trip Guides
• Salary Incentives for Water Certification
• Salary Incentives for Medical Certification
• Camp Echo Salary Examples
• Comments from Former Staff Members

• Online Catalog
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• Living Facilities
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• Panoramic View of Camp Echo

• Location
• Driving Directions
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The Echo E-Newsletter Archive

Frequently Asked Questions

Memories

• Tell Us What Camp Echo Means To You
• Contents

Camp Echo History

• Sumner Dudley, the Father of YMCA Camping
• The Early Years - Intro
• Early Years - Details
• Goals and Objectives of Camp Echo, 1908
• The Second Decade - Intro
• The Present Camp Echo Site
• Early Connections with Camp Newaygo
• Camp Echo in the 1950s
• On the Names of the Buildings
• The Role of the Counselor at Camp Echo 1972
• The Infamous Wood Cutting Weekend
• E-C-H-O
• The Tripping Program of the 1990s

Contact Us

• Camp Echo is Accredited by the ACA
• Why Send Your Child to Summer Camp?
• How Can Parents Find the Right Camp for their Child?
• Why Send Your Child to a YMCA Camp?
• Why Choose Camp Echo?
• Chris Thurber's Summer Camp Handbook
• The "Leave No Child Inside" Movement
• The "Healthy Family Home" Project
• Asset Building at Camp Echo
• Sharing Personal Information About your Child with Camp Professionals
• Stop Bullying Now!
• Camper Registration
• Dates and Deadlines
• Camper Email and Summer Online Photo Gallery
• Missing Home
• Parent Information Booklet and Forms
• Additional Information and Waivers for Teen Programs
• The Packing List
• Staff Job Descriptions
• Staff Training Materials
• Bus Arrival and Departure Information

• Show the Spirit (Tell a Friend)
• Upcoming Events
• Missing Home
• Friends in the Same Cabin
• Camp Food
• The Swim Test
• Well, Well, Well (Camp Echo Water)
• What to Bring and Not to Bring
• The Camp Echo Summer Staff
• Camp Songs
• Bus Rules
• Camp Echo Code of Conduct
• Dining Hall Rules

• Upcoming Events
• Staff Application
• Hiring Forms
• Job Descriptions
• Camp Echo Pay Scale
• Staff Evaluations
• New to Camp Echo?
• Teach for America
• Staff Training Manuals
• Camp Echo Staff YMCA Membership
• Certification Requirements
• Certification Classes at Echo
• CPR Classes
• Standard First Aid Classes
• Lifeguard Classes
• Wilderness First Responder Classes

• Camp Echo Volunteers Donate Thousands of Hours
• High School Work Weekend
• Camp Echo Parent Information Nights
• Summer Camp Volunteer Staff
• Camp Committee
• Camp Echo Spirit Team
• Alumni Layover Helpers
• Adult Work Weekends

• Brief History
• Mission and Goals
• Camp Staff
• Location and Nearby Lodging
• Food & Nutrition
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• Parent Meetings
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• Sign Up!

• Pathfinders & Main Camp (Entering Grades 3-9)
  • Camptivities
  • Aquatic Policy
  • Horseback Riding
  • Overnights
  • Cabin Assignments
  • Contact Your Camper
  • Layover
  • Packing List
  • Map of Camp Echo
  • Parent Information
  • Sign Up!
• Pathfinders
  • Schedule: Pathfinders
• Main Camp
  • Schedule: Main Camp

• Voyagers (Entering Grade 9)
  • Camptivities
  • Aquatic Policy
  • Horseback Riding
  • Overnights
  • Leadership
  • Contact Your Camper
  • Layover
  • Packing List
  • Map of Camp Echo
  • Parent Information
  • Sign Up!
• Voyagers at the Village
  • Schedule: Voyagers @ the Village
• Voyagers at Outpost
  • Schedule: Voyagers at Outpost

• LIT (Entering Grade 10) & CIT (Entering Grade 11)
  • Leadership
  • Contact Your Camper
  • Layover
  • Packing List
  • Map of Camp Echo
  • Parent Information
  • Sign Up!
• Leader-In-Training
  • Schedule: LIT
• Counselor-In-Training
  • Schedule: CIT

• Tent Living Experiences for Teens (Entering Grades 8-10)
  • Leadership
  • Contact Your Camper
  • Layover
  • Packing List
  • Map of Camp Echo
  • Parent Information
  • Sign Up!
• Take Your Choice I
  • Schedule: Take Your Choice I
• Explorers
  • Schedule: Explorers
• Voyagers at Birches
  • Schedule: Voyagers at Birches
• Rangers at Birches
  • Schedule: Rangers
  • Gear Information: Rangers

• Teen Adventure Trips (Entering Grades 7-12)
  • Trip Program Overview
  • Leadership
  • Physical Preparedness
  • Adventure Trip Safety
  • Parent Information
  • Sign Up!
• Girls Trailblazers
  • Trip Itinerary: Girls Trailblazers
  • Gear Information: Girls Trailblazers
• Boys Trailblazers
  • Trip Itinerary: Boys Trailblazers
  • Gear Information: Boys Trailblazers
• Minnesota Boudary Waters Canoe Trip
  • Trip Itinerary: Minnesota Canoe
  • Gear Information: Minnesota Canoe
• Porcupine Mountains Backpacking Trip
  • Trip Itinerary: Porcupine Mountains
  • Gear Information: Porcupine Mountains
• Michigan Bike Trip
  • Trip Itinerary: Michigan Bike
  • Gear Information: Michigan Bike
• Georgian Bay Sea Kayaking Trip
  • Trip Itinerary: Georgian Bay
  • Gear Information: Georgian Bay
• Backpacking in the Rockies
  • Trip Itinerary: Rockies
  • Gear Information: Rockies
• California Bike Extravaganza
  • Trip Itinerary: California Bike
  • Gear Information: California Bike