Society of St. Vincent de Paul Recruiting Campers for Circle V Ranch Camp

LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Society of St. Vincent de Paul announced today that space remains available for summer camp weeks coming up at the Society's Circle V Ranch Camp in the Santa Ynez Valley.  Located just a few hours from Los Angeles but a world away for inner city kids the Circle V Ranch is offering "themed camp weeks" in June, July and August.

On May 21 Circle V Ranch held an Open House and over 200 people attended to check out the facility, including a popular new miniature golf course donated by Randy and Elise Tripp of Santa Barbara.

Last year the camp served over 1,000 young campers age seven to 13 from throughout Southern California.  This year's goal is 1200.  There are "campership" grants available for kids who need financial assistance to attend.

"We are very pleased to offer a great experience for kids to come up to camp for week away from the city.  There's no place like Circle V.  Many of our kids come back year after year and some have gone on to become counselors or work at the camp after college.  It's a great experience and parents should sign up as soon as possible," says David Fields, Executive Director of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Nine one-week sessions will be held this year including:

Session 1: June 22-27 / Theme: Wild, Wild West Week

Session 2: June 27-July 2 / Theme: Pirate Week

Session 3: July 5-10 / Theme: Holiday Week

Session 4: July 10-15 / Theme: Knights of the Round table (Medieval Times)

Session 5: July 18-23 / Theme: Carnival Week

Session 6: July 23-28 / Theme: Hawaiian Vacation Week

Session 7: Aug 1-6 / Theme: Circle V's Got Talent Week

Session 8: Aug 6-11 / Theme: Disney Week

Session 9: Aug 12-17 / Theme: Safari Adventure Week

There is still time for parents and guardians to fill out applications to send children to camp this summer. For registration and information parents or guardians should call 323-224-6213.

Cost for a 6 day, 5 night stay at the camp is just $350 for all activities, meals and a field trip.  Ages for children eligible to attend the camp is 7 to 13 years of age. Scholarships and assistance for paying for the camp is available through the generosity of donors to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.  

About the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

For over 100 years, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Los Angeles has provided programs and services for children, the homeless and the poor within the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara that are free of charge regardless of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, handicap or national origin.  On any given night in Los Angeles, over 43,000 people are homeless. Almost 20% of these families include children - the highest homeless population for any major metropolitan area in the country.  For more than 50 years, the Cardinal Manning Center, operated by the Society, has enabled homeless men and women with children to stabilize their life circumstances, regain their self-sufficiency and find permanent housing and employment. The Center provides its clients with countless services, including individual therapy, employment, budgeting and financial counseling, case-management and a computer learning center.  For more information visit http://www.svdpla.org or contact Brian Pickering by phone (323) 224-6273 or email [email protected].

SOURCE Society of St. Vincent de Paul