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

We are experienced COVID19 specialist physicians who can give you a complete proposal on how to structure your operations safely, or simply review your current plan. Our participation will allow you to display our seal as a COVID AWARE® MD Approved facility if you qualify. We also do on-site testing of large groups of employees/campers. We use PCR and/or approved antigen testing (15 minute result) to create a safe camp environment. Let us help you get back to the new normal this summer!

Camp Testing, bringing campers back to camp safely. Camp Testing is your partner in providing accurate, affordable, and accessible testing to assist with this important undertaking.

CampDoc is the most comprehensive solution to help ensure the health and safety of children while they're away at camp. The CampDoc suite includes their flagship (1) Electronic Health Record, (2) Online Camp Registration, (3) Travel and Emergency Medical Protection, (4) One-Way Parent Emails, (5) Text Message Alerts, and (6) Medical Supplies + Epinephrine Auto-Injectors. Designed by camp doctors, nurses and directors, our secure, easy-to-use web-based solution keeps safety at the forefront of camp operations, managing health forms, allergies, medications, immunizations, and illness and injury tracking 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.

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.

With the rise of COVID-19 variants, Labcorp is helping keep children and families safe. Our convenient PCR test home collection kits are available for ages 2 and up at $0 upfront cost if clinical guidelines are met. Visit Pixel.Labcorp.com for more information.

Quest Diagnostics understands that families are facing social, emotional and mental stress as summer camps work to safely reopen. Reopening is essential, as parents cannot return to work if their children are home, and children of all ages need the social and emotional benefits that summer camps deliver. With the health and safety of everyone as a high priority, Quest can help develop on-site testing and mitigation strategies that will allow campers and staff to confidently return to camp.

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

Over the course of the past two decades, Synergo has become an internationally recognized leader in the Aerial Adventure and Challenge Course Industries. Undoubtedly, much of our success comes from the high caliber products we deliver—be they custom installations, training support services, gear sales, course inspection or program delivery. However, the primary reason for our exponential growth over the past 25 years is our insistence on and commitment to putting people and relationships first.

The Great Game is an outdoor digital escape room / scavenger hunt. Campers, in teams, must walk to different locations around camp solving unique puzzles at each one (e.g. morse code, augmented reality, searching for a hidden printed out qr code etc). We customize the storyline to each camp so campers learn more about places around camp, camp traditions, their counselors, and each other while playing. We are perfect for welcoming new campers for orientation or for regular camp programming.

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.

-Trinity/HPSI is a national purchasing group offering substantial discounts for ACA camps- Food: Sysco, US Foods, Gordon Food Service, Shamrock Foods, Ben E. Keith, PFG/Reinhart, Martin Brothers, Feesers, SGC Foodservice, Upper Lakes, Cheney Brothers, Merchants Foodservice, Harbor Wholesale, Cash-Wa Distributing & Produce Alliance. Other: Lowe’s, Ferrellgas, Suburban Propane, Grainger, Staples, Office Depot, John Deere, Sherwin-Williams, Network Services, Direct Supply, HD Pro Institutional, HD Supply, Ecolab, American Hotel Register, Original Mattress Factory, In the Swim, Nevvon Camps Training, Pepsi, S&D Coffee, Farmer Brothers, Cushman/EZ-GO, NE Camp Discounter, R&W Rope…and many more! There is no cost to join the Trinity/HPSI purchasing group, no membership dues or fees to keep your membership, and no obligation to use your membership after joining. You decide which agreements are beneficial to you and use them at your discretion. Trinity/HPSI has been serving camps since 2005 and collectively saves ACA members millions every year. Call us for a free cost comparison or to join America’s largest purchasing group dedicated to helping camps!

Verséa Diagnostics understands that camps play a vital role in the lives of children and their social, emotional, and physical well-being. As a leading diagnostics provider, guided by our advisory board of 22 leading physicians, Verséa has the capability to support your needs for everything from COVID-19 testing to drug screening. Our one-on-one service, paired with custom solutions and guaranteed best pricing, can help ensure a smooth path back to camp for your campers and staff.

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.