ACAYP: Nashville Revisited

Dear YPs—

Thank you so much for your participation in Nashville. Whether it was your attendance at the opening YP meeting, the Pioneers in Camping luncheon, or the mixer at Rusty’s, we want to thank you for helping to create a buzz about the impact that YPs can make on each camp around the country and on the ACA as a whole. With the national conference over, we must continue to improve ACAYP to serve YPs like you nationwide and to bring new voices to the ACA altogether.

What’s Next:

1) Sign up for the new ACAYP Mentoring Program at www.ACAYP.org/mentor. We already have over 50 mentors signed up, many from the Pioneers of Camping group. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with an established camp professional, seek advice, and keep your career moving in the right direction. www.ACAYP.org/mentor

2) Join the ACA Young Professionals Group on Facebook and stay up to date at www.ACAYP.org. On either site you can communicate with other members, post information about upcoming events, or seek out advice from other YPs on any topic you’d like. Updates to both are coming soon…

3) Let us know how you would like to get involved! We are looking for people to help on several projects, including:

• Increasing YP involvement and opportunities on college campuses

• Establishing or improving regional YP groups like EPIC and ECP in each section

• Creating a regular newsletter and online resources specifically for YPs

• Creating programs at the national and regional conferences for and by YPs

• Any other project you would like to undertake…let us know!

As the board of ACAYP, we are committed to serving you in any way we can. In order to do so, we need your feedback. Please post on the Facebook group, www.ACAYP.org, or email us with suggestions for what you would like to see ACAYP do at this year’s regional conferences, next year’s National Conference in Orlando, and anytime in between. This organization has tremendous potential. It will take each of your efforts to achieve it.

Thank you,

-The ACAYP Board