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An Offseason Maintenance Checklist
Facility maintenance is a key part in keeping camps fun, functional, and safe for everyone. Performing proper maintenance on camp vehicles is just as important, and the offseason is a great time to evaluate vehicle health and perform preventive-maintenance tasks to avoid unexpected breakdowns. From groundskeeping equipment to recreational vehicles, this checklist will help ensure the camp’s assets are running smoothly during peak season.
Perform a 10-point inspection. These inspections help catch issues like fluid leaks, wiper blade wear, inoperable lighting, engine fault codes, and tire wear and underinflation.
Check the battery. Keep an eye out for issues like battery post and terminal corrosion, loose terminals, cable damage, low charge, and bulging.
Look at belts and hoses. Make sure belts aren’t loose or frayed. Check hoses for bulging and wear. Hoses in good condition should be firm when you squeeze them.
Consider mileage. Whether it’s replacing brakes or getting an oil change and tire rotation, if a vehicle is at or close to the manufacturer’s recommended service interval, go ahead and knock it out.
--Information provided Fleetio, a fleet-maintenance software company. To learn more, visit www.fleetio.com.
Our Military Kids Provides Camp Broadway Scholarships
New York, N.Y.—The Broadway Education Alliance, Inc. and Our Military Kids (OMK) have formed an alliance to make Broadway shows and experiences more accessible to U.S. military families living throughout the Greater New York area. To kick off the relationship, OMK will support scholarships for six aspiring performing artists, ages 7 to 17, to attend Camp Broadway’s annual summer programs. These scholarships will be awarded in addition to the participating child or teen’s OMK’s extracurricular activity grants, allowing them to further pursue their passion for theater arts. The organization has given more than 80,000 activity scholarships worth $31 million. For more information, visit ourmilitarykids.org.
Extending Our Condolences
Robert Edward Preston, 81, of Bon Air, Virginia peacefully passed on November 27, 2022, with Jane, his wife of 59 years, by his side.
Bob’s 30-year career and life-long passion of mentoring future leaders started in Morris-Sussex Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Denville New Jersey in 1963. He went on to serve in St. Lawrence Council, Canton, New York; Allegheny Highlands Council, Falconer (Jamestown) New York; Northeast Region Area Director for Upstate New York Area Councils; National Council as Executive Director of the Adirondack National High Adventure Area; and retired from the Valley Forge Council, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania as Scout Executive. In 1993, he founded The Camp Doctor, Inc., a camp consulting firm, acting as President and CEO. Over the course of his time serving America’s scouts as a youth, professional scouter and volunteer, Bob earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the James E. West Fellowship Award, the William D. Boyce Organizer Award, the District Award of Merit, the Silver Beaver Award, the International Scouter’s Award, Vigil Honor from the Order of the Arrow, Woodbadge, and the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) among many other awards and distinctions. He was a 70-year member of Boy Scouts of America/Scouts, BSA. He was also a member of the Executive Board for the Heart of Virginia Council, Scouts BSA (Central Virginia).
Camp Business Magazine extends its sincerest condolences to his family.