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Free Summer Day Camp Sessions Start July 16
The program is for kids going into fifth grade. Applications are available at the Swampscott Police Department. The contact officer is Rich Cassidy.
This article was submitted by Swampscott police.
2012 Essex County Summer Day Program
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Five Full Days of Fun and Learning, Free of Charge
For Boys and Girls Entering Fifth Grade in the Fall
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Program Enrollment Includes:
- · Field Trips
- · T-shirts
- · Lunch
- · Learning Opportunities with Police Officers
- · Arts and Crafts
- · Sports and Games
- · Graduation Ceremony
- · Transportation may be provided from the police station in your city or town to the Summer Day Program
The Essex County Summer Day Program (formerly known as D.A.R.E. Camp) will allow youth, police and peer leaders to spend the entire week together attending educational workshops and participating in team-building activities. Educational workshops include lessons in violence prevention, environmental awareness, decision-making and gang resistance. Afternoon activities consist of cooperative games and educational presentations. To develop outside interests as an alternative to drugs and alcohol, we will be including environmental and cultural events. A graduation ceremony will be held on Friday.
The Essex County Summer Day Program will be held during the weeks of July 16th-July 20tdand July 23rd–July 27th at the Witchcraft Heights Elementary School in Salem from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
This is a collaborative project between the Office of the Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett and the following Police Departments:
Danvers · Lynn · Marblehead · Peabody · Salem · Salem State College
Saugus · Swampscott
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