Want to see some new ideas for outdoor facilities? Here are two good sites that have facility ideas (along with crafts, food, and other camp stuff) http://www.pinterest.com/zoic/best-of-summer-camp-ideas/ and http://www.pinterest.com/leaderkam/summer-camp-wish-list/ and a few facilities-related items: swings around campfire http://www.pinterest.com/pin/260505159669703637/ chalkboard signs … Continue reading
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Checkout the latest postings by clicking on “jobs” in the navigation bar (web site) – or clicking http://callippe.com/blog/?page_id=3653 Or do you have an opening? Post a FREE classified ad for 30 days. Click and submit online http://callippe.com/blog/?page_id=3653 Facilities Coordinator/Administrative Assistant … Continue reading
“In past columns, I’ve repeated the benefits of investing in a boundary survey of your property. More than just delineating where your property starts and your neighbors’ begins, it serves as a graphic representation of what the owner is responsible … Continue reading
Interested in current outdoor property management averages for camps, conference centers, horse centers, and outdoor properties? With your participation, we can compute various statistics for outdoor site and facilities. Beginning this month, each newsletter will have a new, short survey. … Continue reading
What’s the least expensive bulb that gives the greatest lumens? Find out with some nice tables that were calculated by an employee at the U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station. http://www.nofs.navy.mil/about_NOFS/staff/cbl/lumentab.html … Continue reading
Perhaps you brought up the waterlines this spring, and said, “I can’t remember what we did last last year – what was the order to turn on the valves? A written Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) could help with any task … Continue reading
A man was inspecting his newly built house with his contractor. In the first room, he requested a pale blue paint color. The contractor wrote this down and went to the window, opened it, and yelled out, “GREEN SIDE UP!” … Continue reading
The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires chemical manufacturers, distributors, or importers to provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) (formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDSs) to communicate the hazards of hazardous chemical products. As of June 1, 2015, the … Continue reading
Checkout the latest postings by clicking on “jobs” in the navigation bar (web site) – or clicking http://callippe.com/blog/?page_id=3653 Or do you have an opening? Post a FREE classified ad for 30 days. Click and submit online http://callippe.com/blog/?page_id=3653 Facilities Director (NY) … Continue reading
“One of the most important steps you can take to protect children from harm on the playground is selecting a safety surface that will perform as promised. Most injuries that occur on the playground happen when children fall to the … Continue reading
“In 2014, respondents from camp facilities made up 6.6 percent of all respondents. This includes professionals responding from youth or private camp facilities (67.1 percent of camp respondents), as well as those working for campgrounds or RV parks (32.9 percent). … Continue reading
“Receipting charitable contributions has become an art. For example, donors must have contemporaneous receipts to substantiate any contribution of $250 or more. Another requirement is a qualified appraisal when a donor claims a deduction of $5,000 or more…” What are … Continue reading
“Young guests at camp and conference centers tends to be most interested in thrilling, exciting water features. But the appeal is not limited to children. Even those uninterested in participating often take pleasure in watching water-related fun…” The rest of … Continue reading
The church steeple was being painted on a rather hot day. The painter was about half way down and, as the steeple was widening out, was taking more paint. The painter felt that he might not have enough paint to … Continue reading
(Seventh in a series of reflections relating to sustainable properties.) The final article in our series brings us full circle to the beginning of this series with a topic of great importance: strategic asset planning. This sort of planning can … Continue reading