FREE Military-Extension Adventure Camps in 2011!

 

The University of Kentucky Family and Consumer Sciences Extension is offering free camps open to military parents and their teenage children ages 14-18 only from any state and from any branch of the military. This includes Active Duty, Reserve, and National Guard families. Priority will go to military parents/children who are geographically dispersed and who have experienced at least one deployment. These FREE camps are:
June 20-24: White Water Rafting
Oakhill, West Virginia, Near Eastern KY Space for up to 26 participants (14 Service Members, 14 teenage children)

June 30-July 3: Canoeing/Coastal Camping
Land between the Lakes, West KY Space for up to 20 participants (10 Service Members, 10 teenage children)

July 29-31: The Red River Gorge Backpacking & Canoeing Experience
Daniel Boone National Forest, Southeast KY
Space for up to 18 participants (9 Service Members, 9 teenage children)

August 12-14: Wilderness Survival
Big Bone Lick, State Park, Northern KY Space for up to 20 participants (10 Service Members, 10 teenage children)

September 16-18: Challenge Course/Corn Maze
Life Adventure Center, Central KY
Space for up to 50 participants (25 Service Members, 25 teenage children)

October 6-9: Backpacking 101 & Green River Paddle
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Mammoth Cave National Park, Southwest KY
Space for up to 20 participants (10 Service Members, 10 teenage children)

December 2-4: Cold Weather Camping
Lake Cumberland, Southern KY Space for up to 20 participants (10 Service Members, 10 teenage children)

Military parents and their teenage children will enjoy a one-of-a-kind camping experience while connecting and spending quality time together! Registration packets for each camp are available on our website, http://www.ca.uky.edu/hes/fcs/militarycamp/. For more information about Military-Extension Adventure Camps, contact Lauren Smith, Military-Extension Adventure Camp Coordinator, lauren.w.smith@uky.edu, (859) 257-3072.