American Camp Association - Illinois

You’re not going to want to miss our summer fundraiser! 🎟️ Grab your tickets for a SUFFS Musical theater performance and reception before they're gone. July 12th in Chicago🗓️🔥 Tag your family and friends in the comments!

Your People. Your Camp. Your Forum. March 2027.

Get ready! We’re launching something big 📢

Come one, come all! ACA Illinois invites you, our community, family, and friends, to join us for a matinee showing of Suffs Musical, followed by a reception close by. This fundraiser, held at the CIBC Bank Theater in Chicago, benefits ACA Illinois’s Women in Camp Initiatives.

This event is open to the public and you do not have to be a member of ACA Illinois to participate! Ticket and registration information can be found at: https://acail.org/event-6670966.

Today is the LAST day to join one of our Boards or Committees at ACA Illinois! Colette Marquardt, CEO, talks about the importance of looking out for yourself and gaining the skills you need to build your network in a time of transition that may or may not come by your choosing. Joining a board or committee can offer positive, life-changing support during challenging, and exciting, times of transition.

You can submit an application at: acail.org/boardcommitteeapp. We’d love to have you!

Shout out to Katie Trchka, just one of our incredible volunteers and 2026 ACA Illinois Award Honorees, for supporting our agency's mission through fundraising, advocacy, volunteering, and networking on our Young Professionals Board (YPBB) and Accreditation Volunteer Committee.

Thursday is the last day to complete an application, and you can do so at acail.org/boardcommitteeapp!

“Another thing I really enjoy about being on the DEIAJAR Committee is that we have been doing book clubs, media clubs. I love the discussions that we’ve had. They’ve brought to light some issues in our industry and how each of us are combatting that within our own camps. That type of networking you wouldn’t get at a conference. We [DEIAJAR Committee] are really intentional about making that space safe for anyone to share without feeling like they’ll be judged, and I think that’s really important to bring into that kind of atmosphere.” Shauna Guglielmo, Board Member, talking about the work of the DEIAJ and AR Committee.

You can help us in shaping the future and living the goal of our mission by joining an ACA Illinois Board or Commmittee today! Learn more and apply with at acail.org/boardcommitteeapp. The deadline to apply is 4/30.