Resident Camp at Waskowitz plans informational meetings

Published 10:30 am Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Organizers of the Kent Parks Summer Resident Camp at Waskowitz host parent/camper informational meetings – today and July 8 – from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Avenue N.

The meetings are an opportunity for parents and campers to meet the camp director and staff.

Kent is one of the few cities to offer a summer resident camp for boys and girls entering the fifth, sixth or seventh grade this fall.

The Aug. 3-7 camp, now in its 36th year, offers a wide spectrum of activities and professional management. Eighty-five percent of the camp counselors return.

The camp, at the base of Mount Si in the Cascade foothills, is four miles east of North Bend. It is nestled in the woods on 360 acres of land.

Cost for the camp is $320, which includes transportation, cabin accommodations, supervision and all meals, field trip and camp shirt.

Scholarship monies are available for Kent residents on free-and-reduced lunches.

For more information or to register, please call 253-856-5030 or visit www.kentwa.gov.