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Looking for a day camp for your kids this summer? Here are camps available in Western New York

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Looking for a day camp for your kids this summer? Here are camps available in Western New York
Looking for a day camp for your kids this summer? Here are camps available in Western New York
Summer camps in New York state will get the green light to open on Monday.

MEANWHILE -- DAYCAMPS AROUND THESTATE GET THE GREENLIGHT TO OPEN FORTHE SUMMER ONMONDAY.IT'S WELCOME NEWSFOR MANY PARENTSWHO HAVE BEENPULLING DOUBLEDUTY WORKING FROMHOME - AND WORKINGTO KEEP THEIR KIDSOCCUPIED AT THESAME TIME.BUT SUMMER CAMPSARE TAKING EXTRASTEPS TO MAKE SUREEVERYONE STAYSSAFE THIS YEAR.THE SIGNS ARE OUT,AND THE CRAFTS AREREADY TO GO ATSTUTELAGE CAMP ONTRANSIT ROAD INEAST AMHERST.BUT THIS YEAR WON'TBE THE SAME AS PASTSUMMERS.CAMP IS GOING TOLOOK A LITTLE BITDIFFERENT THIS YEAR.THE CHANGES STARTMONDAY - WHENCAMPERS AREDROPPED OFF.PARENTS ARE GOINGTO WAIT IN THEIR CARSUNTIL AT LEAST 8:55 OR12:25 FOR OUR DROPOFF FOR MORNING ANDAFTERNOON CAMPS.AND THEY THEY'LLCOME OUTSIDE, WEHAVE MARKERS WHERETHEY WILL STAND SIXFEET APART.CAMPERS DON'T HAVETO WEAR MASKS, BUTTHEY WILL HAVE THEIRTEMPERATURESTAKEN AT THE DOOR -ONCE THEY'RE INSIDE,CEO COLLEENMCNAMARA SAYS THEKIDS WILL HAVE JUSTAS MUCH FUN AS THEYUSUALLY DO...FROM A DISTANCE.NORMALLY, 6-8 KIDSWOULD SIT AT THISTABLE DURING CAMP.NOT THIS YEAR.WE'VE TAKEN SOMEEXTRA PRECAUTIONSFOR SAFETY.

SO OURSTUDENTS ARE GOINGTO BE SITTING TWO TOTHREE TO A TABLE.WHEN THEY'RE NOT ATTABLES -CAMPERS WILL BEDIRECTED TO SAFEPLACES TO SIT FOROTHER ACTIVITIES.WE HAVE DIFFERENTWHAT ARE CALLED SITSPOTS, WHERE THESTUDENTS WILL SITWHEN THEY'REREADING SO THEY ARESOCIALLY DISTANT.MAINTAINING SOCIALDISTANCE MEANSCAMPS THAT USUALLYHAVE 25 CAMPERSCAN ONLY HAVE 10THIS YEAR.CLEANINGPROTOCOLS HAVEALSO CHANGED.THIS YEAR WE'VEENHANCED THAT EVENMORE.

WE HAVESPECIFIC DISINFECTINGTHAT'S BEEN GOING ONDURING CAMPS,BEFORE CAMPS, IN-BETWEEN CAMPS, ASWELL ASPROFESSIONALCLEANING SERVICESCOMING IN.THERE WILL BE FEWERCAMPERS IN THEBUILDING - SO YOUMIGHT HAVE TO ACTQUICKLY...BUT IF YOU'RE STILLLOOKING FOR A SPOTFOR YOUR KIDS THISSUMMER, MCNAMARASAYS SHE STILL HASOPENINGS.I THINK A LOT OFPARENTS ARE ANXIOUSTO HAVE THEIRPARENTS DOSOMETHING AFTERWE'VE BEENQUARANTINED FOR SOLONG, AND WE'REHOPING WE CAN GIVETHEM THATEXPERIENCE THATTHEY'VE BEEN MISSINGOUT ON.THERE ARE STILLSPOTS AT STUTELAGE-AND I CALLED ANUMBER OF OTHERSUMMER CAMPSYESTERDAY.A LOT OF THEM STILLHAVE SPOTS FOR THISSUMMER - AND MOSTOF THEM START ONMONDAY.YOU CAN CHECK OUTTHIS STORY ON OURWEBSITE RIGHT NOW,WHERE WE HAVE ALINK TO A NUMBER OFCAMPS AND THEINFORMATION YOUNEED TO REGISTERYOUR KIDS.

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