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Click here for the 2011-2012 Campout & Overnight Schedule
Join us on a journey of learning and discovery with your child! In YMCA Adventure Guides, parents and kids participate in dozens of activities such as camping, games, outings, and family adventures that foster understanding and companionship. And with the addition of the Adventure Guides Moms program in 2008, there are opportunities everyone to enjoy this incredible experience.
The Adventure Guides program was originally conceived as the father and son Y-Indian Guides program in 1926 by Ojibwa Indian Joe Friday and YMCA Director Harold S. Keltner. The program is based on dignity, patience, endurance, spirituality, feeling for the earth and concern for the family. In keeping with this legacy, the YMCA is proud to offer Adventure Guides. This program is one of the fastest growing programs in the YMCA, with a membership at more than 500,000 participants nationwide.
 The Adventure Guide program is designed to foster companionship and understanding between father and child, in a wholesome atmosphere that emphasizes fun, adventure and a shared sense of discovery.
YMCA Adventure Guides – Dads
This program is for children and their fathers or their male role models. The purpose of the program is to strengthen the father-child bond. Each month, father-child pairs meet in small groups called circles for games, crafts, and refreshments. “Expedition events” are open to all participants of the program and may include campouts, museum overnight, sporting events, dances and more! For more information, contact Mary McCabe at (908)766-7898 ext 120.
Fee: free for Full Family Members/$45 for father, $45 for 1 child, $20 per additional child for Potential Members.
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Y-TRAIL PROGRAMS
Trail Blazers for fathers and boys in grades, 4 - 8
An exciting program for fathers and their sons. Enjoy outings such as campouts, overnights, and hikes.
For more information, call Mary McCabe (908) 766-7898 ext 120.
Fee: free for Full Family Members - $25 Potential Members
Trail Mates for fathers and daughters in grades, 4 - 8
An exciting program for fathers and their daughters. Enjoy outings such as campouts, overnights, horseback riding and hikes. For more information, call Mary McCabe (908) 766-7898 ext 120.
Fee: free for Full Family Members - $25 Potential Members
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F R I E N D S F O R E V E R
Aims of YMCA Adventure Guides:
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To be clean in body and pure in heart
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To be friends forever with my dad/mom/son/daughter
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To love the sacred circle of my family
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To listen while others speak
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To love my neighbor as myself
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To respect the traditions and beliefs of all people
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To seek and preserve the beauty of Our Creator’s work in forest, field, and stream
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