Extension opens registration for Henrico Junior 4-H summer camp
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The Henrico County office of Virginia Cooperative Extension is accepting registrations for the 2022 Henrico Junior 4-H Camp, which will be held from July 11-15 at the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center, near Williamsburg.
Open to boys and girls ages 9 through 14, the residential camp provides an environment for children to learn, make friends and discover the outdoors through activities that include swimming, archery, canoeing, basketball, volleyball, forestry, shooting education, campfires, crafts, marine science and skits.
The $300 cost to attend includes meals and lodging for five days and four nights, programs, class materials and a camp t-shirt. Transportation is not provided this year. Scholarship assistance may be available. Registration forms must be returned by mail, with checks or money orders made payable to “Henrico 4-H Fund.” Full payment is due by Wednesday, June 1.
The Jamestown 4-H Educational Center offers woods and open spaces along the James River as well as amenities that include air-conditioned lodges and cabins, archery and rifle ranges, a swimming pool, a river pier and an aquatics resource center.
Accredited by the American Camp Association, the camp is supervised by adult and teen counselors and a staff that includes lifeguards, recreational leaders, a dietician and a medical attendant. For details about volunteering as a parent, contact Kendra Young at kkyoung@vt.edu or Carter Humphries at chumphries@vt.edu. For details about the camp, call (804) 501-5160 or visit henrico.us/extension.
