The Rivers Day Camp (Includes Transportation)
Item Number: 151
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
The winning bidder will receive one week of Rivers Day Camp (value $620) from June 22-July 3, 2015, and will be responsible for purchasing a second week at the 2015 Tuition Rate of $620. Winning bidder has their choice of any of the remaining camp weeks for their second week. Point to point transportation from Chestnut Hill on Hammond Pond Parkway is included.
Hot lunch and snack included.
* No camper currently at Rivers Day Camp for this up-coming season can exchange his or her enrollment tuition for this auctioned item, but it can be used to add one week to the current 2015 season.
A $250 credit card deposit is required by all campers when applying to the Rivers Day Camp.
About Rivers Day Camp:
Situated on the 45-acre campus of The Rivers School in Weston, which features Nonesuch Pond, a 57-acre spring-fed great pond, the Rivers Day Camp offers healthy, fun, and creative activities that contribute to the all-around development children while occupying and entertaining their eager hands, minds, and bodies. The structure of organized activities provides a ready-made environment for making friends and having fun.
In addition to the playing fields and Nonesuch Pond, campers use The Rivers School's art rooms, athletic field house, woodworking shop, biology lab, and music rooms. Activities for all campers include:
Archery; Arts & Crafts; Basketball; Bat Ball; Canoeing; Capture the Flag; Fishing ; GaGa Ball; Gym Ball; Hip-Hop; Kayaking; Kickball; Kitchen Chemistry; Lawn Games; Music; Nature Camp Crafts; Nerf Football; Newcomb; Pillo-Polo; Sailing; Soccer; Softball; Swimming (Red Cross Certified); Tennis; Track; Ultimate Frisbee; Volleyball; Whiffleball; Woodshop.
The Rivers Day Camp Facilities:
MacDowell Athletic Center - Built in 2003, this state-of-the-art center houses a 70 x 40 yard indoor synthetic field and Benson Gymnasium (for basketball) as well as 'home base' for our boys' camp.
Lewis Math & Science Center - Our campers use the science building as part of their nature programs. The labs are equipped with all necessary materials needed to study ecology and nature-related topics.
Nonesuch Pond - Our 52-acre, spring-fed great pond is our waterfront for swimming, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, and nature exploration. Nonesuch Pond undergoes regular testing for cleanliness and health safety.
Playing Fields - The camp sits on 12+ acres of exceptional playing fields that includes Waterman Field, a 54,000-square foot multi-sport synthetic turf field, as well as six outdoor tennis courts. Our campers have plenty of outdoor and indoor area for all their sporting fun.
The Haffenreffer Building - Along with housing a full size basketball court, this building hosts our arts classrooms and woodworking center, as well as 'home base' for our girls' camp.
Haynes Hall - Our campers use this building for our arts and crafts, ceramics, hip-hop, and music programs.
: June 22 - August 14
Week 1: June 22 - June 26
Week 2: June 29 - July 3
Week 3: July 6 - July 10
Week 4: July 13 - July 17
Week 5: July 20 - July 24
Week 6: July 27 - July 31
Week 7: August 3 - August 7
Week 8: August 10 - August 14
For more information please visit : www.riversdaycamp.org
Special Instructions
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A FUNDRAISING EVENT AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.
CHECKS TO BE MADE OUT TO DEVOTION SCHOOL AND MAILED TO CINDY TUNGATE, DEVOTION SCHOOL SPRING CARNIVALE, 345 HARVARD STREET, BROOKLINE, MA 02446 (OR DROPPED IN HER MAILBOX AT SCHOOL).
All winning bidders will be charged a transaction fee of 5%, not to exceed $20 per item, to cover a portion of the auction transaction fees. We thank you for helping with this and supporting the school.