Safety Town Majors Camp 5-7 years

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Safety Town Majors Camp 5-7 years

Tue, June 11
1:00 pm
- Fri, June 14
4:00 pm

Time

Tue, June 11, 2024 1:00 pm - June 14, 2024 4:00 pm

Pricing

$120-Lake Forest/ Lake Bluff Residents $140-Non residents (plus transaction fees listed)

Location

Gorton Center
400 East Illinois Road Lake Forest, IL 60045

SPONSOR

This camp is SOLD OUT. Please call 847-234-6060 to be added to the waitlist.

Want to be a counselor? Sign up here! 

TWINS/TRIPLETS/SIBLINGS: Only one camp registration per family. Please call Gorton (847)234-6060 to register multiples (siblings) and twins/triplets.

  • This camp is for 5-7 year-olds only. In order to register for this camp, your child must be between the ages of 5 and 7 at the time of camp, with no exceptions.
  • No repeat campers. Gorton Center will review 2023 graduation list and if your camper has attended Majors camp, you will be contacted and your child withdrawn. This policy allows more opportunities for new campers in the community.
  • Have an 8-10 year-old? Sign up for Safety Town Commanders here!

Safety Town is an interactive safety awareness program for children 5-7 years of age. Each day the children will be introduced to various safety issues in a fun and safe environment. The program is taught by certified teachers with hands-on topics led by community guest speakers as well as visits from the Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department. Teen volunteers lead the children through camp every day and receive valuable training along with obtaining community service hours. Campers learn about pedestrian safety by tricycling about a miniature town complete with streets, sidewalks, buildings, stop signs and a working traffic signal. Importance is placed on having the children memorize a cell phone number to call if they should ever become lost. We use fun songs to reinforce all of these principles and the children memorize our very own Safety Town Pledge!

Safety Town will be held at Gorton Center from Tuesday, June 11th through Friday the 14th from 1 to 4 pm, rain or shine. On Friday, we will have graduation in our theater. A t-shirt will be provided on the first day of camp for campers to wear throughout the week. We ask that children bring their own helmets every day. We will provide the tricycles.

What do Children Learn at Safety Town? Safety Town students learn about a variety of situations and what they should do to remain safe, including:

  • Pedestrian, Railroad and Traffic Safety
  • Bicycle Safety
  • Water, Beach and Playground Safety
  • Fire Prevention
  • Personal Safety
  • Pet and Wildlife Safety
  • Stranger Safety

There will be a graduation ceremony on the last day of the program. Certificates of Achievement will be given to all who go through the program. All family members are welcome!  Police and fire representatives will be on hand to answer any questions.

Want to be a Safety Town Sponsor? Contact Ann Wildman 

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors, participants and supporters!

Gorton Center will take and may use photos and videos from this event for its promotional purposes. Your attendance indicates your consent to the above.

*SAFETY TOWN CANCELLATION POLICY: You may cancel your child’s Safety Town registration up to four weeks before the first day of camp. We are not able to give refunds for cancellations with less than four weeks notice. A 10 percent handling fee will be assessed for all cancellations. To cancel, please call 847-234-6060. If your child is unable to attend camp due to medical reasons, you may receive a refund (less the 10% processing fee) at any time prior to the start of camp by providing a doctor’s note. We are unable to refund for any missed days of camp.

*NO REPEAT CAMPERS: To ensure that many children in our community have the opportunity to go through camp between the ages of 5 and 7, once your child has graduated from Safety Town, they cannot attend camp again. Thank you for understanding.

*WAIT LIST POLICY: If Safety Town sells out, you can place your child on a waiting list from our website. If a spot should open up, we will contact families in the order they were placed on the waiting list.

Liability Waiver Form Agreement upon registration:

I acknowledge that participation in Gorton Center programs may involve some risk of
physical injury due to the nature of the activities. In consideration for acceptance of these programs, I
do hereby release, waive and forever discharge, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, my child
or person for whom I am guardian, any and all claims, including but not limited to claims for damages
and any attorney fees, arising in connection with Gorton Center programs, against the
Gorton Center, the City of Lake Forest and their representatives, employees, independent
contractors, agents or officials, directors, sponsors, or any officials of these programs. This release,
waiver and discharge of claims includes, but is not limited to, any claims arising in connection with any
transportation related to Gorton Center programs. I further represent that I/my child is
possessed of such mental and physical capacity to participate in these programs. I am aware that this
waiver is valid for any program registrations received by the Gorton Center until a revised
form is required.
I understand that participants may be videotaped or photographed during Gorton Center
programs, activities and events. My photo, video and film likeness, and that of my child or ward, may be
used by the program, activity and event holders, producers, sponsors, organizers and/or their assigns for
any legitimate purpose and I will hold the released parties harmless, on behalf of myself and my child or
ward and the parents, guardians and others as outlined above, for such use.
If the participant is a minor or otherwise legally incapacitated, the undersigned parent and natural
guardian or legal guardian of the participant represents and warrants that he/she is the parent or
natural guardian or legal guardian of the minor participant and that he/she possesses the authority to
act in such capacity and does so act by signing this Liability Waiver Form. The undersigned further
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Gorton Center, the City of Lake Forest and their
representatives, employees, independent contractors, agents, officers, directors, sponsors, or any
officials of these programs from all claims, liabilities and costs as may be imposed upon such parties
because of any defect in, or lack of legal capacity to execute, this Liability Waiver Form.
I have carefully read this Liability Waiver Form, understand its contents, and voluntarily agree to it by
checking “yes” in the ticket purchase field.

Details

Start:
Tue, June 11<br>1:00 pm
End:
Fri, June 14<br>4:00 pm
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Venue

Gorton Center
400 East Illinois Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone
(847) 234-6060