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Summer Fun

Do you want to win the property manager of the year award? We’ve got a list of summer camps for military youth that can make you a local hero. Once school is out, your military housing community will be flooded with bored kids and exhausted parents. By distributing this list of camps and workshops for the children of service members, you’re one step closer to peace of mind through the upcoming summer months. More than that, you can offer value-added services to your residents. Summer camps can help families avoid the summer slide, improving kids’ academic performance throughout the year. Camps are also lifelines for children in military families who move often. Camps give kids the opportunity to make new friends, acclimated to a new neighborhood, and a new school district. Below is a list of unique camp opportunities for kids of military families. Air Force Services’ Teen Aviation Camp This selective camp is open to teens with an interest life in the United States Air Force. Aviation Camp takes place during the first week in June. Flying in a Cessna 145 is one of many highlights of this camp. Those eligible are OCONUS and CONUS family members of: Active Duty Military assigned to or living on an AF installation; AF Retired Military; AF Civilian Employees; Activated Air National Guard or AF Reserve; and Joint Bases (AF lead) Active Duty, and Civilian employees. Camp Corral Military kids ages 8-15 throughout the nation can enjoy the “week of a lifetime” through Camp Corral. Attendees will join the ranks of nearly 7,000 kids in 23 camps across 19 states that have enjoyed the adventures of the camp so far. Children can explore outdoor activities such as swimming, canoeing, horseback riding and ropes course challenges. When they...