A great idea worth emulating!Un exemple à suivre!

Barb Gray,
Director, Ontario Easter Seals Camps

Barb Gray, Director of Ontario Easter Seals Camps, knows how to make camping research work for her!

In a note to Dr. Stephen Fine, Chair of the CCA Research Committee, Barb writes:

“I use the data from the University of Waterloo Canadian Summer Camp Research Project when applying for grants to make the proposal more professional by providing quantifiable data. I also use the research findings when speaking to our Board members, Senior Management and fundraising staff as most never attended camp as children and believe that summer camp is a luxury. I use the research findings with case studies of our campers to make the presentations more powerful.

Thanks so much for doing this research and showing the amazing benefits attending a summer camp has for our campers.”Barb Gray, directrice des camps des Timbres de Pâques d’Ontario, sait comment tirer parti des études sur les camps! Dans un message adressé au Dr Stephen Fine, président du comité de recherche de l’ACC, Barb écrit : « Je me sers des données de l’étude sur les camps canadiens de Waterloo lorsque je rédige des demandes de financement, pour les étayer de données quantifiables et les rendre plus professionnelles. Je m’appuie aussi sur les données lorsque je m’adresse aux membres du conseil, aux membres de la direction et au personnel responsable des levées de fonds, puisque la plupart d’entre eux n’ont jamais été au camp lorsqu’ils étaient jeunes et croient que le camp d’été est un luxe. Je présente les données avec des études de cas de nos campeurs pour rendre les exposés plus percutants. Merci infiniment d’avoir mené ces recherches et documenté les bienfaits remarquables d’un séjour en camp d’été pour nos jeunes. »

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About Catherine Ross

Catherine's lifelong love of camping began in 1953 when she accompanied her mother, the new camp cook, to Camp Tanamakoon in Algonquin Park. She remained at Tan until 1978 as a camper and in several staff roles. After five years as a teacher, in 1979, Catherine and her husband George purchased Camp Mi-A-Kon-Da for girls in Parry Sound, Ontario which they owned for 20 years. Catherine has served on the Board of the Ontario Camps Association, and is Past President of the Society of Camp Directors. She is served as Communications Officer on the Board of the CCA, as is a recipient of the CCA's Ron Johnstone Lifetime Achievement Award. She is past editor of Camps Canada, published by the CCA, and the OCAsional News, the newsletter of the OCA. She is the author of four publications. Her articles on camping have appeared in numerous magazines.
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