2014 TREE PLANTING PROGRAM

Last year's tree planting program was a huge success, with the ChariTREE Foundation providing over 8,500 FREE trees to OCA camps!

The 2014 program is now underway and we would ask that you review the following information if you would like to order trees for this summer.

  ORDERING: 

• All orders must be received by March 25, 2014
• Andrea Koehle Jones, Executive Director of ChariTREE, will order the trees and will be selecting native species indigenous to Ontario

RECEIPT OF TREES - OCA office pick-up OR your own courier:

• You will be notified of the tree receipt date which will occur in the last 2 weeks of June
• If you are choosing to have the trees couriered to you, it is your responsibility to make the arrangements and cover the cost 
• Trees must be picked up by you or your courier from the OCA office within 24 hours of delivery
• If you are planning on storing the trees before planting, they must be stored in a dark, cool location for no more than 2 weeks. 

ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR TREES YOU AGREE TO:

Promptly acknowledge the receipt of your trees directly to Andrea:  www.charitree-foundation.org/resources-and-tools/tree-planting-project

• Camps that do not meet this obligation will forgo the opportunity to access free trees in future years
• Plant your trees with your campers within 2 weeks
• Water the seedlings if the weather is dry

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART IN THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE CLICK HERE AND COMPLETE THE ORDER FORM AND SUBMIT IT BY MARCH 25, 2014.

For the third consecutive year, NYQUESTxtravelled to the UK with a number of camp directors in order to participate in Camp Job Fairs with our recruitment partner, CCUSA.  This year, 8 Accredited OCA Camps were on board for the adventure!

The Job Fairs themselves, in Edinburgh, Leeds and London, were an obvious highlight; the opportunity to meet international staff in person is such an awesome experience for camp directors, and really great for the industry to get out of North America. So much of our work is done over email, phone and Skype that seeing connections being made between directors and potential staff, and feeding off the enthusiasm and excitement of the staff getting placed was really significant for us. It was an excellent reminder why we do what we do, and how special the experience of international camp staffing is! Being in the UK, we couldn't avoid enjoying the local pubs, sampling fish & chips, haggis and IRN BRU, and immersing ourselves in the culture such as at Edinburgh Castle.

For a more detailed overview of our trip, check out the following link: http://www.go-nyquest.com/blog/uncategorized/uk-summer-camp-job-fairs-recap/