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Dear Parents and Campers:
We are really looking forward to camp this year. Saturday August 23rd to Saturday
August 30th is going to be very exciting and filled with magical activities. We have a
wonderful line up of guests. The campgrounds, cabins and food are all excellent at Camp
White Pine.
A lot of parents have been asking
for information on resorts near the grounds,
so here are a list of places for you: It would be a good idea for you and
your child to look over our 'How to
Prepare for Camp' on the registration section of our web
site. You should find this quite helpful.
Given the relatively short duration of our camp, there will be no visitors day or mail.
However, should a parent need to contact a camper in the event of an emergency, Camp
White Pine’s phone number is 705-457-2131 (most likely you will have to leave a message
that CWP staff will get to us sometime that day). During the day of departure or on
the day of return you can also reach us on our cell phones: Magic Mike 416-319-1442 or
Jen Segal 416-844-5363. We will also be checking our Toronto office line (416-322-1442)
occasionally for messages on and off during the week. The campers are discouraged from
using the pay phones once they are up at camp. We also ask that campers leave their
cell phones at home.
Travel arrangements and flight information
For all families that are making air travel arrangements to and from Toronto, we would
appreciate having all the travel details sent to us ASAP. It is important that the
flights arrive at Pearson Airport (YYZ) on Saturday August 23rd before 9:30 a.m. The
bus will be picking everyone up around 10:15 to take him or her to Camp White Pine. It
takes a great deal of coordination on our part to make sure all planes are met on time
by our staff. Please make sure that you speak with me ahead of time so I can go over
the details regarding the person meeting and dropping off your children at the airport.
Departure from Pearson Airport on Saturday August 30th should not be before 5:00 p.m.
Campers being dropped off and/or picked up at camp
All families that will be dropping
and picking their children up directly at the camp (not taking
the bus) need to notify us of this immediately. We only have a
limited amount of seats on the bus, so unfortunately we will not
be able to facilitate last minute changes to take the bus. There
is a map with directions
for your convenience as well I
have included one at the end of this letter. We ask that the campers be dropped off no
earlier than 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 23rd. There will be staff waiting to greet
you. You can leave your children and their bags with our staff and we will take care of
everything from there. Cars will not be allowed on the grounds after 1:00 p.m. to allow
for the bus arrival. Your campers will have lunch on site with everyone else on that
day, but it won’t be until 2:00ish, so please make sure they don’t arrive hungry, as
that is a bit of a wait.
In order for us to stay on schedule during the last day of camp, pick-up time is 11:00
a.m. on Saturday August 30th. Your children will be waiting at the same spot where you
dropped them off. It is imperative that you are on time for the pick up. The camp staff
must vacate immediately after the campers all leave, as Camp White Pine has another
group coming in right after us. The campers will not be fed lunch on this day.
Campers taking bus to and/or from camp
The bus is scheduled for camper pick up at York Mills and Bayview Arena, 2539 Bayview
Avenue (SE Corner) on Saturday, August 23rd to take the campers to Camp White Pine.
Please make sure you are there by 11:00 a.m. in order for our staff to do a proper head
count. The bus will leave at 11:15 a.m. sharp. It is a long bus trip so we encourage
you to pack a snack for the bus drive up north. Sandwiches, cookies, drinking boxes,
etc... (Nothing with peanuts due to some severe food allergies, please). Lunch will be
provided for your campers shortly after arrival at Camp White Pine.
The bus will return to York Mills and Bayview Arena, 2539 Bayview Avenue (SE Corner) to
drop off the campers at approximately 3:30pm on Saturday August 30th. Please keep in
mind that 3:30 is not a definite time as traffic can really slow us down.
Food and candy policy
Campers are not allowed to bring food, candy or drinks to camp. This policy will be
strictly enforced, to help ensure the safety and well being of others. We have quite a
few campers with severe food allergies. They cannot be in the same room as the food
that they are allergic to. Please make sure that you do not send food at all.
August 23rd to August 30th is going to be very exciting. We have been looked forward to
this week all year. If you have questions that haven’t been covered here, please feel
free to contact us anytime.
Magically,
Mike and Jen Segal
Sorcerers Safari Camp
(416) 322-1442
Are you looking for driving directions to Camp White Pine? Click
here.
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