This page contains information about the COVID-19 outbreak as it pertains to Camp Regis Applejack. All steps the camp is taking are preventative and aligned with guidelines issued by health officials in the U.S. and abroad.
This page will be updated regularly as new information comes forward.
Updated 5/3/2021 –
As of February 2021 Governor Cuomo, along with NYS, gave overnight and day summer camps the green-light to open for the summer of 2021. NYS has yet to produce a comprehensive guide on how to safely operate summer camps as of the date this is written. But the CDC and the ACA have created their own guidelines on how summer camps should safely operate this summer. As such, the information on this page is subject to change as we receive further guidance from NYS.
At this time Camp Regis Applejack is preparing to open both its residential and day summer camp programs this June. Our opening date is June 27th, and our staff will be arriving a week earlier to properly quarantine before the arrival of campers. We will be operating slightly differently than previous years in terms of our residential vs. day campers. Both will receive the full CRAJ summer experience, but they will not be co-mingling. Our residential campers will be creating a covid bubble so that they can potentially be able to spend the summer without their masks on 24/7 (this is a point that may change upon direction from NYS). Our day campers will need to be masked, and practice safe socialization when outside of camp.
We will be requiring all campers, both day and overnight campers, to get a COVID test within 48 hours of arriving to camp. And everyone will need to have a health check upon arrival on the property, anyone with symptoms will need to return home. Our residential campers will need to get COVID tested again within the first week of camp to make sure that our COVID bubble is secure, this will be taken care of by Camp Regis Applejack.
Again, these details are in flux and can change at any point. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Director at: (919) 357-5533 or info@campregisapplejack.com
We are asking our campers to come to camp with at least 2 masks per day (day campers) or 10 masks total (overnight campers). These should be appropriate fabric masks that can be washed and re-used. If a camper does not have an appropriate mask Camp Regis Applejack will provide disposable and fabric masks as needed.
At this time we are preparing to do basic health screening by using our infrared thermometers to determine temperature and close monitoring of camper’s conditions by our Head Nurse. Upon further instruction from the NYS Health Department, we will be adding to our health screening.
No. The symptoms of COVID-19 are similar in children and adults. However, children with confirmed COVID-19 have generally presented with mild symptoms. Reported symptoms in children include cold-like symptoms, such as fever, runny nose, and cough. Vomiting and diarrhea have also been reported. It’s not known yet whether some children may be at higher risk for severe illness, for example, children with underlying medical conditions and special healthcare needs. There is much more to be learned about how the disease impacts children.
At this time, CDC has no data to suggest that this new coronavirus or other similar coronaviruses are spread by mosquitoes or ticks. The main way that COVID-19 spreads is from person to person.
Yes, we are requiring all of our staff to be vaccinated. Ontop of that they will need to undergo the same quarantining and COVID testing as our residential campers as an added precaution.
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