1 Dear Echo Lake Parents, We are thrilled to have your family as part of the CEL family as we celebrate our 73rd summer at camp! Whether this is your child’s first or fifth summer with us at camp, we look forward to sharing a growthful and fun-filled summer together. Each summer our campers enjoy making new friends, reuniting with old friends, building skills in activities, developing as a person, and feeling a part of our special camp community! We hope that you are looking forward to going on this journey with us and your child as well. We are sending you our brand new and updated CEL Parent Handbook to help you prepare for camp. It contains information on our policies and procedures, tips for a successful summer, where to stay on visiting day, departure and arrival information, and more! We update this handbook each year with important information. We encourage parents of both new and returning campers to read through it, hold onto it, and use it as a resource leading up to camp and during the summer. Each year we review our rules and policies in order to create the safe and fun community that we all want for our campers and staff. To accomplish this goal, we need the support of both campers and camp parents. The easiest and most important way that you, as parents, can help promote the values of the CEL community is by adhering to our rules and policies, while ensuring that your camper understands them as well. As always, we are here to discuss any questions or concerns you may have as we partner with you to help your child have the most wonderful summer possible. We are counting down the days to another incredible summer at Camp Echo Lake! Please give your camper big hugs from us and enjoy our 2018 Camp Echo Lake Parent Handbook. Warm regards, Tony and Laurie