Buyer's Guide

As the publishing partner of ACA, Healthy Learning develops and produces products that are promoted and distributed through the ACA Bookstore, including books, DVDs and CD-Roms. Healthy Learning also offers brokered products for purchase on the ACA Bookstore website.

In 2000, ACTIVE Network® pioneered online camp management technology to make life easier for both camp directors and families. Our vision was to transform today’s youth into an active generation by providing superb technology tools that empower camp organizers (just like you) to deliver life-changing experiences to children. In 2016, with more than 3,000 camp and youth program customers, the largest team of camp technology experts in the industry, and more than a million camper registrations powered by ACTIVE every year, you and your campers continue to inspire us. We’re more determined than ever to get – and keep – our youth active! ACTIVE’s Camp & Class Manager is an all-in-one online registration, camp management and marketing software solution. Whether you run overnight summer camps, day camps, sports camps and clinics, art classes, educational camps, or other types of programs, our cloud-based software is at your side to lighten your load and help you make smart, data-driven decisions. Camp & Class Manager not only takes care of your registration and marketing so you can stay focused on your business, staff and participants, we’re a partner in your mission to impact lives. Learn more at www.ACTIVEcamps.com

CampDoc is the leading electronic health record system for camps, also offering free-online registration, travel, and emergency medical protection discounted camp PPE and medical supplies, and one-way parent emails for children at summer camp. Designed by camp doctors, nurses & directors, our secure, easy-to-use web-based solution keeps safety at the forefront of camp operations, managing health forms, allergies/medications, and illness/injury health logging for your camp throughout the summer.

At Chaco, we believe that outdoor adventure, travel, and community enrich life. Born on the river in 1989, Chaco builds premium footwear and accessories for the outdoor-minded. What originally started as sandals for river guides has evolved into a collection of sandals, shoes, and boots that feature the Chaco LUVSEAT™, a uniquely contoured platform that provides superior support and alignment for all-day comfort. We choose simple, functional designs and durable materials to produce versatile products to enable a lifetime of adventure.

CIC Health has facilitated over 1.2 million COVID-19 tests to-date for schools, nursing homes, public testing sites and other organizations, and supports testing in over 600 elementary and secondary schools. Over the past year conducting testing in schools, we have become very familiar with the particular challenges facing organizations when testing young people for COVID-19. We have developed a good awareness to address these issues, and have made tests simple, cost-effective, and fast.

Concentric by Ginkgo is the largest national provider of COVID testing for K12 schools, helping students and staff come back to school with peace of mind. With the summer approaching, testing is an important health tool for camps nationwide, providing confidence to families and teams. Ginkgo Bioworks is offering a complete, end-to-end self-service solution that is affordable and easy to set up. We offer a group “pooled” molecular test designed for bunks or “pods,” as well as rapid lateral flow antigen tests collected via shallow nasal swabs, and individual PCR tests collected as saliva. Our self-swab tests are so easy that even kindergarteners can do it - and have fun doing it along the way. Partnering with you, we will work to make testing a seamless component of your COVID-19 plan.

CREST is a National COVID Testing Program provider for resident and day camps.

We focus our efforts on leveraging combined food purchasing needs to secure savings on food orders, while simultaneously adding value to streamline all service-related processes through your food distributor. We are passionate about helping Camps and all of our organizations —that’s why we offer all our services entirely free of charge to our members. Together, we will give your camp the peace of mind of always having more options so that your camp can focus on what's most important; The Kids!

We love our camps! A large part of creating memories is the environment in which one is placed. By providing our camping clients with peaceful and mindfully designed spaces, we aid in creating a safe harbor for campers as they enjoy their camping experience. Furniture Concepts offers attractive furnishing that will withstand heavy usage over many years - which greatly reduces replacement cycles. In addition, we can offer specialized solutions and modifications based on space constraints and/or specific camp needs – just ask! Furniture Concepts is backed by 25+ years of excellence in customer service, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction.

We Have The Delicious Brands & Passionate People To Help Build Your Business Our unparalleled portfolio of powerhouse brands, such as OREO, CHIPS AHOY!, BELVITA, RITZ, WHEAT THINS, TRIDENT, STRIDE, DENTYNE, SWEDISH FISH, SOUR PATCH KIDS and HALLS, have proven customer acceptance.

Single-Use Clinical Thermometer Disposable, Individually Wrapped The NexTemp® Single-Use Clinical Thermometer is individually wrapped and intended to be disposed after use. It is designed for high accuracy readings and to prevent patients from exposure to infections such as COVID-19, C. difficile, MRSA, Norovirus, and Rotavirus. NexTemp® thermometers circumvent this risk by providing a clean instrument that is used with a single patient and then discarded.

Picnic Tables, Benches, Charcoal Grills, Campfire Rings, Wheelchair Accessible Tables and Benches and Grills and Firerings, Trash and Recycling Receptacles and Lids, Animal Proof Trash Containers, Pet Waste Stations, Bike Racks, Lantern Poles, Flag Poles, Utility Tables, Traffic Barriers, Planters, Hot Coal Ash Disposal Bins, More. Please contact Customer Service for information, quotations and orders. ACA Business Affiliate for 20 years!

STEMfinity is your One-Stop STEM Shop for infusing PreK-12 STEAM education into your Summer Camp. STEMfinity has turn-key STEAM solutions for afterschool and summer programs that are easy to implement and run. Our hands-on resources cover many subject areas such as: STEAM, Robotics, LEGO® Education Camps, STEM Sports, 3D Printing, Drone Technology, AR/VR, Computer Science, and Beyond. Learn more about our STEM Summer Camps at www.stemfinity.com/pages/stem-summer-camps

Redwoods uses caring to create change. We provide insurance and management consulting to socially responsible, youth-serving organizations. Our work is to serve, and our purpose is to transform. We use data gathered through insurance to guide behavior through consulting. So that together with our customers, we bring prevention to the forefront and healing to all.

Ultracamp combines the functionality of online registration with payment processing, form collection, reporting tools, medical logging, point of sale software, and many other exciting features, into a comprehensive, low-cost package. Plus, we provide all the training and reliable technical support you need to feel confident using UltraCamp at no additional cost. Contact an UltraCamp team member today and join hundreds of other camps already saving time and money with UltraCamp.

Don't Let Your Camp Go Dry - Choose the WaterMonster Sustainable Hydration System! Now COVID-19 Ready! With a hot sun and lots of fun outdoor activities, your campers have to stay hydrated, with proper social distance and hands-free use. Trying to keep up with thirsty campers will keep your staff constantly chasing down and refilling water coolers. Your staff and campers will love you for upgrading to the WaterMonster! With a capacity of 125 gallons (equal to 1,000 water bottles) the patented WaterMonster is quick to setup and easy for your staff and campers to stay hydrated. Optional accessories add convenience, 6 self-serving spigots ensure no lines and fast refills, all in a hands-free hydration solution. Watermonster helps your camp go Green and be sustainable. New for 2020, WaterMonster is Covid-ready and offers hands-free hydration with the UltraSpout water dispenser, foot activation, and more. Our touch-free systems are perfect for limited contact situations. We even created a manifold system for 6' of social distancing between dispensers.

The Work & Travel Program helps businesses fulfill their seasonal shortfall with qualified individuals from all over the world on the J1 Summer Work & Travel visa. International university students will spend their summer break working for your camp as support staff based on your seasonal and business need while getting acquainted with the USA and American culture.

Write the World's Virtual Writing Camp invites teens around the world to explore new genres of writing, hone their craft, and connect with professional poets, authors, and educators, while making "real world" connections between their writing and the environments around them. From science fiction to journalism, screenwriting to social justice poetry, we offer something for every writing and welcome teens ages 12-19 no matter their prior skill level or experience.