[24700] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] co-ed scouting organizations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dave o'leary)
Tue Jun 7 15:18:09 2005
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:11:48 -0700
Reply-To: "dave o'leary" <daveol@earthlink.net>
From: "dave o'leary" <daveol@earthlink.net>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9d47536c05060614531c79fdc7@mail.gmail.com>
At 05:53 PM 6/6/2005 -0400, Zonuts wrote:
>A friend of mine at work is looking for information about co-ed
>scouting organizations, especially organizations that do not require
>religious affiliation, and that have adult/alumni programs. I figure
>that this would be a good place to ask.
Hi Sharon,
I hope you are doing well.
I encourage your friend to check out Camp Fire USA.
This is their web page and the text clipped from the "About Us" section:
http://www.campfireusa.org/
Camp Fire USA is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit youth
development organizations, currently serving nearly 750,000 children and
youth annually. Camp Fire USA, with national headquarters in Kansas City,
Mo., provides all-inclusive, coeducational programs in hundreds of
communities across the United States. Founded in 1910, Camp Fire USA's
outcome-based programs include youth leadership, self-reliance, after school
groups, camping and environmental education and child care.
Serving youth from birth to 21, Camp Fire USA helps boys and girls learn -
and play - side by side in comfortable, informal settings. Our coed programs
allow parents to consolidate schedules for both their daughters and sons.
As the first nonsectarian, interracial organization for girls in the United
States, Camp Fire USA takes pride in its long-standing commitment to
providing fun programs and services to all children and families in America.
We are inclusive, open to every person in the communities we serve,
welcoming children, youth and adults regardless of race, religion,
socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation or other aspect of
diversity. Camp Fire USA's programs are designed and implemented to reduce
sex-role, racial and cultural stereotypes and to foster positive
intercultural relationships.
Camp Fire USA's mission is to build caring, confident youth and future
leaders. For more information, call 816 756 1950 or e-mail
info@campfireusa.org.
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Unfortunately, Camp Fire USA does not have an active presence
everywhere in the country, but they do have mechanisms for local
groups where there is no active council. Contact Camp Fire directly
if you have questions about this program. If you are interested in
how an Alpha Phi Omega chapter can work with Camp Fire USA,
please contact Lee Peters, who is the APO national liaison to CFUSA.
Lee's email address is lepeters@nebraskamed.com and he is cc'ed
on this message.
Dave O'Leary
Chair, National Scouting &
Youth Service Committee
Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity
