Camp Huawni Parents

A PERSONAL NOTE:
We take seriously our responsibility at Camp Huawni caring for parents? ?most prized possessions.? We design our program to be fun and wholesome; but underlying the activities and events is careful preparation and attention to areas such as food and nutrition, clean water, health care, and safe supervision.

During staff training, we emphasize the important influence that camp and staff can have in the life of a child. We want Huawni to be an experience contributing to the positive development of the whole child - body, mind, and spirit. If on closing day, when a camper rides out the camp gate, he or she can look back and smile, then Huawni has done again what we set out to do ? build up a kid.

LOCATION:
Camp Huawni is located in Shelby County, Texas between the small towns of Timpson and Center, Texas. Hidden in the pine forests of East Texas, the campsite is situated well off the beaten path on land that has been in the Adams family for three generations, going on four.

Lodging cabins and the dining hall dot a bucolic hillside that overlooks a natural creek bottomland. The swimming pool, water recreation area, game fields, stables, and fishing pond surround the camp ? it is truly a kid?s outdoor playground.

ENROLLMENT AND CAMPUS:
Camp Huawni enrolls 130 campers in each of four sessions, two sessions of 2-week duration and two sessions lasting 1-week. The ratio of campers (girls to boys) is approximately 60% to 40%. Girls? camp is located on the south campus and boys? camp is located on the north campus. Both girls and boys begin at age 7 with girls attending through age 16 and boys through age 15. Most campers return year after year, and a growing number of campers have parents who attended Huawni. The camper to counselor ratio is approximately 3 to 1 with counselors living in the cabins with the campers.

LICENSED CAMP:
Camp Huawni is a licensed resident camp under the Texas Youth Camp Health and Safety Act. The oversight agency is the Texas Department of Health. The camp is inspected regularly with its food preparation, water system, staff requirements, facility requirements, and health care always kept in compliance.

DAILY SCHEDULE:
The day for staff begins at 7:20 am with a devotional and staff meeting where assignments for the day are given. Campers arise just before flag-raising and ?thought for the day? at 8:00 am. Breakfast follows, and then it?s back to the cabins for clean-up and inspection. The morning program is divided into three activity periods ? then lunch. Mail call after the noon meal is a big deal. After rest period following lunch, activities resume with three periods in the afternoon. Break time (Gator-aid) occurs in mid-afternoon. The pace slows down after the evening meal where campers have time to relax and enjoy a sunset or a leisurely walk with friends. The night activity is usually a camp wide event where girls? camp and boys? camp come together. Shower time, evening snack, and lights out occur between 9:30 pm and 10:30 pm depending upon the evening event and camper age.

FOOD AND SNACKS:
Meals at Camp Huawni are planned so that campers get a variety of healthy, nutritious food prepared to their liking. Fresh fruits and vegetables are included on the daily menu. Breakfast choices always include milk and cereal. Fresh salads are standard fare at lunch and dinner. Campers are encouraged to eat three full meals a day to accommodate the active program. Snacks are provided at break in the afternoon and just before lights out at night.