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Article: Sun still shines on summer camps ; Enrollment strong, but requests for financial aid seen way up
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- June 20, 2009
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Family vacations aren't recession-proof, but it looks like summer
camp might be.
While Catholic Charities has drawn headlines for closing the
venerable Sunset Point day camp for urban youngsters in Hull, other
camps from the South Shore YMCA in Quincy to the North River
Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield are reporting enrollments equal to
or almost the same as last year.
That matches nationwide reports from the American Camp
Association, which accredits hundreds of programs for children and
teenagers.
Behind those numbers, though, the economy is having an impact,
here and elsewhere.
Local requests for financial breaks on fees are way up. The Y and
other camps are offering more one-week ...