Camp CoHoLo's greatest resource is our pool of dedicated volunteers. Despite the significant work involved in planning and hosting a camp for so many children, Camp CoHoLo has no paid staffers.

CoHoLo volunteers include the board of directors, the doctors and nurses of the medical staff, a camp director, a supporting cast of program directors, and cabin counselors.

The camp director and the program directors meet year-round to plan for the camp. The directors develop the activities and schedules, arrange for the purchase or donation of food and supplies, and recruit additional volunteers.

> Counselors - Apply online (new volunteers - returning volunteers)  Applications for 2011 will be available on Feb. 15th.

While the Camp Director and program directors work year-round to organize camp, the time commitment for counselors is limited just to camp. We have an orientation and training meeting the Saturday night before camp, and then counselors volunteer for one or both sessions. If you've never been a counselor before, we recommend you start with one session; frankly, some of us simply don't have the stamina to be active for an entire week.

Each counselor is paired with at least one other counselor of the same gender, and they are assigned a group of children of the same age. The counselors share a cabin with their children, and make sure that they sleep, eat, behave and have fun. It's difficult to have eighty children and thirty adults stay on schedule the entire day, but a key part of the counselor's job is to make sure their cabin arrives on time for every activity and meal.

While counselors are responsible for supervising the children, they will also be immersed in the children's activities. Counselors often participate right along side the children, and ‘acting like children' can be a lot of fun.

The 4-H Center has eight to ten 4-H counselors on staff the entire summer, so the 4-H staff are always around to lend counselors a helping hand. In addition, at least half of our counselors have been at CoHoLo before, and over a quarter of our counselors are former CoHoLo campers. With all that experience, you don't need to be the outdoorsy type to be a great counselor.

We do look for some key attributes in our counselors. First, you have to like kids, and you have to be willing to do ‘kid things' for at least four days. Second, you need to be positive and flexible, because our daily schedules can change at a moment's notice. Third, you have to adhere to a set of common sense rules to keep the kids safe and to keep the camp running smoothly. With so many kids and adults in camp, it is important that counselors follow the instructions of the Camp Director and her committee members.

Board member
We have approximately twenty members on our Board of Directors (BOD). The BOD is responsible for maintaining the mission of Camp CoHoLo and overseeing the Operations Committee that organizes camp. The BOD meets in January, March, May, July and October. The BOD has subcommittees for public relations, fundraising and BOD member recruitment. Camp CoHoLo is always looking for prospective BOD members who love our mission and have the skills to improve our organization.

Go to the Contact Us tab to see how to inquire about volunteering opportunities for Camp CoHoLo.