Yesterday was the BEST. DAY. EVER! 🥳 Our full-time, year-round staff were "campers" for the day, while our seasonal staff put their skills to use. After many days of training, they were able to practice what they've learned during an afternoon of fun! ☀️ Cabin groups went to Activity blocks to enjoy the Challenge Course, Boating, Archery, and Art! 🎨 Then Cabin Leaders prepared a cabin night activity to do with their group ranging from crafts, to candle chats, to scavenger hunts, and more! We ended the day all together with a Carnival - filled with face painting, the dunk tank, tie-dying, cotton candy, and lots of laughter. 🫶 It was a fun-filled day for our seasonal and full-time team to spend time together while preparing for upcoming camp sessions! ❤️ (fb)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and here at Roundup River Ranch we know how important mental health is. 💚 That is why yesterday our seasonal staff spent the day doing Youth Mental Health First Aid training with SpeakUpReachOut. Through this training, they are now certified mental health first-aiders through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. We recognize the importance of mental health education and the role we can play in the lives of the children we serve, which is why this training was so important for our seasonal staff who provide direct care to our campers all summer long. Here at Roundup River Ranch, we create an environment for our campers to practice resilience and build relationships. These are considered protective factors, which actually counteract risk factors and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)! From prevention, to intervention, to postvention, they are prepared to recognize signs and symptoms of a mental health crisis and assess how to help our campers. HUGE thanks to Walter, Darla, and Kirby with SpeakUp ReachOut - SURO: The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Eagle Valley. for leading our seasonal staff through the course and for making this training possible. #YouthMentalHealth #MentalHealthEducation #MentalHealthFirstAid (fb)