PHIA to Sponsor Child to Attend Nature Camp

This summer, the Marshy Point Nature Center will hold its annual Chesapeake Camp. Children entering the fifth or sixth grades will study the weather, hike, canoe, swim, snorkel and research deep waters.

Each week-long camping experience will cost $100. 

But if a child would like to participate and cost is an issue, he or she may be eligible for . 

“Marshy Point Nature Center is just a few minutes away from Perry Hall and offers many worthwhile educational programs for children in the area," said Dennis M. Robinson, Jr., president of the Perry Hall Improvement Association. "We recognize that a family’s financial circumstances may sometimes be a barrier to a child participating in fun and educational experiences like this, and we want to help a child who may otherwise not be able to attend.”

Students entering the fifth or sixth grades must send the PHIA a letter or email asking to be considered for sponsorship by June 1. Letters should be addressed to PHIA at P.O. Box 63, Perry Hall, MD 21128 and emails should be sent to perryhallmail@gmail.com. 

Chesapeake Camp will be held Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the following weeks:

• June 27-July 1
• July 18-July 22;
• August 1-August 5

The identity of the recipient will be kept confidential, Robinson said, unless the recipient’s parent or guardian consents to disclosing his or her identity.