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David W. Harrison, Jr., SHERIFF James R. Sweet, UNDERSHERIFF
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Columbia County Children Off to 2009 NYS Sheriff’s Summer Camp
July 16, 2009
Greenport, NY – Sheriff David W. Harrison, Jr. announced today that 10 children from Columbia County began their
journey on July 12, from the Sheriff’s Office to Keuka Lake located in the Finger Lakes region of Yates County to
attend the week long New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute’s 2009 Summer Camp. The Sheriffs’ Summer
Camp is designed to provide a solid recreational program combined with the development of a sense of good
citizenship. This will mark the 33rd year of the camp’s operation.
The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp is supported by the Sheriffs’ Association’s Honorary Members through their
contributions and annual dues. Those children who attend camp from each county, go for free.
The camp was developed and is operated each summer for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 12 who may
not be able to attend a summer camp or enjoy a summer vacation due to economic reasons. It is designed to create
positive interaction between the children attending the camp and the Sheriff’s, Deputy Sheriff’s and counselors who
participate in the various programs offered at the camp.
Throughout the week-long stay, the children observe special exhibits and demonstrations presented by Sheriff’s
Offices from across the state. Included are D.A.R.E., boat and bike safety programs, law enforcement equipment
and technical demonstrations, archery competitions, a talent show for fun, water games, movies, a beach carnival, a
regatta, campfires, snorkeling and canoeing.
Christopher Houston, Felix Paul, III, Alexis Macchi, Michael Keller, Ernest Wright, Jr, Alexander Tomaso, Katelyn
Tomaso, John Jay VanKempen, Scott Ford and Devon Nye are the young people from our County who will be going
to camp this year.
Kathy and Chic Vanderweit who reside in Columbia County have volunteered at the camp in past years and will
again be traveling to and volunteering at the Summer Camp.
Rebecca Milone - Confidential Assistant to the Sheriff is Columbia County’s director for the State Sheriff’s Summer
Camp this year and coordinated bringing the young people together. Deputy Sheriff Wendy Guntert will serve as a
counselor and will travel to camp with the children. The Columbia County Correction Officers Local 3828 donated
$200 to purchase supplies so that each child has what they need for camp. Sheriff Harrison said, “Donations from
the public to the NYS Sheriff’s Association Institute provide a great opportunity for children from our county to go
camp and have fun. A week they will remember for many years.”
Upon completion of their stay, all children are awarded a diploma for their participation in a week of “Good
Citizenship and Law Enforcement Studies.”
July 16, 2009
Greenport, NY – Sheriff David W. Harrison, Jr. announced today that 10 children from Columbia County began their
journey on July 12, from the Sheriff’s Office to Keuka Lake located in the Finger Lakes region of Yates County to
attend the week long New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute’s 2009 Summer Camp. The Sheriffs’ Summer
Camp is designed to provide a solid recreational program combined with the development of a sense of good
citizenship. This will mark the 33rd year of the camp’s operation.
The Sheriffs’ Summer Camp is supported by the Sheriffs’ Association’s Honorary Members through their
contributions and annual dues. Those children who attend camp from each county, go for free.
The camp was developed and is operated each summer for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 12 who may
not be able to attend a summer camp or enjoy a summer vacation due to economic reasons. It is designed to create
positive interaction between the children attending the camp and the Sheriff’s, Deputy Sheriff’s and counselors who
participate in the various programs offered at the camp.
Throughout the week-long stay, the children observe special exhibits and demonstrations presented by Sheriff’s
Offices from across the state. Included are D.A.R.E., boat and bike safety programs, law enforcement equipment
and technical demonstrations, archery competitions, a talent show for fun, water games, movies, a beach carnival, a
regatta, campfires, snorkeling and canoeing.
Christopher Houston, Felix Paul, III, Alexis Macchi, Michael Keller, Ernest Wright, Jr, Alexander Tomaso, Katelyn
Tomaso, John Jay VanKempen, Scott Ford and Devon Nye are the young people from our County who will be going
to camp this year.
Kathy and Chic Vanderweit who reside in Columbia County have volunteered at the camp in past years and will
again be traveling to and volunteering at the Summer Camp.
Rebecca Milone - Confidential Assistant to the Sheriff is Columbia County’s director for the State Sheriff’s Summer
Camp this year and coordinated bringing the young people together. Deputy Sheriff Wendy Guntert will serve as a
counselor and will travel to camp with the children. The Columbia County Correction Officers Local 3828 donated
$200 to purchase supplies so that each child has what they need for camp. Sheriff Harrison said, “Donations from
the public to the NYS Sheriff’s Association Institute provide a great opportunity for children from our county to go
camp and have fun. A week they will remember for many years.”
Upon completion of their stay, all children are awarded a diploma for their participation in a week of “Good
Citizenship and Law Enforcement Studies.”
