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...usually press-shy Wolfgang Porsche fired off an angry statement to the media accusing his cousin of issuing an ultimatum that he termed "blackmail." Piech shot back denying that it was an ultimatum. But a phrase in Porsche's statement points to the shock and bewilderment in the family camp about the deterioration of relations. "The 21st century is not the time for ultimatums," he wrote. "We wonder what the whole matter is really about and whether the focus is still on our common cause...
...five years since Jed Dorfman has been running Camp Walt Whitman, a posh haven complete with waterskiing and private boats in Piermont, N.H., that charges as much as $9,450 for a seven-week stay, he has had to work out payment plans and extend deadlines to help one or two families. Until this year, that is. A few months ago, with the enrollment deadline fast approaching, he called the families of several kids who had been coming to camp for years but hadn't signed up yet for 2009. He heard details about grandparents who had footed the bill...
With its registration levels near normal, Camp Walt Whitman is one of the lucky ones. Across the country, camps have reported drops of 10% to 20% in enrollment. Parents are also opting to send their kids for shorter periods. (Read "The Meaning of Summer Camp...
...Summer camp is big business, a multimillion-dollar industry that provides child care (not to mention a break for beleaguered parents) for more than 3 million campers every year. But much like buying a car or choosing a college, this year parents have been more apt to shop around and try to find the best deals. "We've seen a great increase in parents going to camp fairs," says Peg Smith, executive director of the American Camp Association. "We think that is encouraging, because generally the last dollar a parent is going to cut will be one they spend...
...Camp Yosemite Sierra, a Christian adventure camp in Bass Lake, Calif., executive director Sara Kuljis says she has been looking for different ways to help parents afford camp. Many children are coming for free in exchange for their parents working at the camp. Compared to years past, when a few parents worked as nurses for a session, this year parents are bartering everything from their skills as guest speakers to designing sets for camp plays. "It's been a way of working together just to get kids back to camp as much as we can," Kuljis says...