"The camps give kids something to do in the summer," said Maureen Korhonen, Program Consultant, Continuing Education. "(The kids) get to try out new things, and it's a good way of introducing not only the kids, but their parents to Fanshawe College and the facilities and get them thinking about postsecondary education long before the child is ready to attend."

This year's camps have gone really well according to Korhonen, especially the CSI camp. "The camp was full as soon as registration started," recalled Korhonen. If the other camps weren't completely full, they were only a few students short of capacity, which helps to solidify the goal to run Y camps again next year.

"It's nice to have the support of the YMCA to help kids who couldn't otherwise afford camp, get the opportunity to come," said Korhonen. "As well, the Y has great camp counsellor training programs and they help to run the camps, so the full work load isn't on Fanshawe's shoulders."

Camps began in the first week of July and continue through to August 24, 2007. During the third week of camp alone, over 150 campers were on site at the college to participate in activities.

Fanshawe College students and staff who would like more information on how they can be involved next year, are asked to contact Maureen Korhonen at 519-452-4430 ext. 4510 or by email at mkorhonen@fanshawec.ca.