Subject: [workmom] Camp Tips - Consolidated 
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 01:22:02 +0000 

Hi all, thanks for the quick response on camp tipping advice.  Here's a
conslidated list of info I received.

Regards, Tracy
 
I only tipped the group counselors and the bus counselor.  If she had a
great summer, I did $50 for senior, $40 for junior, $30 for CIT and $30
for bus.  If it was only an okay summer I would do $40, $30 and $30.
One year she LOVED the junior counselor so I gave her a little more.

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This is what my camp sent out and I think it is low.  I would appreciate
feedback on it:
Senior Counselor - $40-$50
Asst. Counselor - $35-$45
Jr. Counselor - $30-$40
Bus Counselor - $20-$30

Hope that helps. 

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I don't think that is low especially if you have more than one child. I
think that is the norm. I don't tip more than those guidelines and our
camp gives the same ranges.

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For my three kids, I've tipped $40 to senior counsellors, $30 to Jr.
Counsellors, and $25 to CITs. I've tipped $20 per child to both the bus
counsellor and bus driver. Boy it adds up, but all of these people have
as you said, created a wonderful (and safe) summer for my kids.
 
Our camp says that specialty counsellors (swimming, sports etc. ) can be
tipped at your discretion, but I thought that this would open a huge
pandoras box for me, so I don't tip any of them. If there was one that a
child felt was a particular bright influence, I'm sure I would. It's
interesting that our camp didn't mention the bus driver. Perhaps because
they work for an outside company. But I loved our driver, depended on
her for my kids' safety, and figure she doesn't make a mint. But I
tipped her in cash, and wrote checks to the rest.

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My friend from Bergen county for an 8 week session is paying the
following:
Counselor 60
Jr Counselor 40
Cit 30
Bus counselor 20
Bus driver 20
Swim instructor 20