Kids Thrive at Camp Fire's Summer Camp at Camp Kata Kani, Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook – Camp Fire Illinois Prairie has announced that registration is still open for its 2017 Summer Day Camp at Camp Kata Kani in Bolingbrook. This year’s camp will run for eleven weeks, beginning on Memorial Day week (May 30) and running through August 18. The theme for the 2017 Day Camp is “Camp Fire–Yours to Explore.” Each camp week will have an individual theme, from “Welcome to Camp” and “Let the Games Begin!” to “Natural Explorers” and “To the Moon and Back.”

To register campers, or if they have questions, parents can call the Camp Fire Illinois Prairie office at 630-629-5160. They can also register online at the council’s web site, www.campfireusa-illinois.org.

Camp Fire has been able to maintain this year’s weekly camper fee at $115.00, the 2016 fee. Shorter holiday weeks are priced at $93.00 for the Memorial Day week and $70.00 for the Fourth of July week. There is also a $5 per week discount for each additional sibling registered.

The camp day begins at 9:00 am and runs to 4:00 pm. For those working parents unable to drop off and pick up children during regular hours, Camp Fire Illinois Prairie also offers a day care option that lets parents drop off campers between 7:00 and 9:00 am and pick them up between 4:00 and 6:00 pm. These campers will be with counselors during these early and late times. The fee for this additional service is $35.00 per week ($7.00 per day during the shorter weeks).

Each full five-day camp week includes a field trip to a fun or an exciting educational site linked to that week’s theme. Past summers have included trips to a wolf sanctuary, swimming pool, nature conservatory, etc. This year’s trips are currently in the process of being finalized.

Camp Kata Kani was first opened in a copse of mature oak trees among farm fields in 1956, before Bolingbrook was incorporated. It has held a day camp for most summers since. It focuses on offering a “real” camp experience, with a wide range of outdoor physical activities, and incorporates Camp Fire’s highly-respected quality educational programs into the camp day.

Camp Fire

The Camp Fire mission is to help young people find their spark—the passion, values and sense of self-worth that will enable them to become confident adults and contributing members of their communities. Camp Fire programs provide a nurturing, constructive and fun environment inspiring youth to adopt a growth mindset. They learn to chart their own course towards healthy habits, leadership, and a connection to nature.

As an inclusive youth service organization Camp Fire also helps youth engage with the exceptional people around them, regardless of race, color, gender or religion.

Camp Fire was founded in 1910, and established its first council in Illinois in 1912. Today, Camp Fire Illinois Prairie serves boys and girls across Northern Illinois. For more information about Camp Fire programs and volunteer opportunities, contact Jennifer Fair Margraf, CEO at 630-629-5160, e-mail her at executive@campfireusa-illinois.org or visit www.campfireusa-illinois.org.