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Camp Dixie LLC. Rhonda Conrad Rude and discriminating Clayton, Georgia

24th of Jun, 2011 by User387165

My Sun Had Gone To Camp Dixie For 2 Weeks and My Kid Was Treated like dirt my Mrs Rhonda Conrad and everyone else had treated him Badly to the kitchen I heard had bugs crawling around and they don't ware gloves gross I don't know if you want your kid to eat that who knows where there hands have been and they teach they make the kids do what they dont want to do even if they are afraid of it

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4750 days ago by Springer

While everyone is entitled to their opinion, I think it's safe to say that the original post creator has some very wrong information regarding Camp Dixie. I starting attending Camp Dixie at the age of six. It was scary at first because I didn't know anyone, but with the caring attention I received from Rhonda and the staff there, I soon became completely comfortable. I am now 24 and this upcoming season will be my 20th.

If Rhonda is discriminating, it is only to give special attention to those children who are most commonly discriminated against (like the eccentric, hyper, ADD, girly girl writing this report). In fact, her example is what the rest of the staff aspires to. With only a few exceptions, every staff member for nearly a decade now has been a former camper. This past summer every single staff person had been a camper and come up through our CT program before becoming staff. That alone should speak volumes about the program here at Camp Dixie. We all had such a wonderful experience that we continued to return and now are sacrificing our summers to ensure that a future generation of campers gets that same great care we received. We all know what's it's like to be a new camper, to not know anyone, and to feel intimidated because it seems everyone else already has friends from last summer. We take great pains to make sure they adjust to life at camp and are welcomed into the "Dixie Family."

The activities are designed to take children out of their comfort zone and learn something new and exciting. No child is forced to participate in any class they find intimidating or scary. The children pick their own schedule the first night and are allowed to make changes if they find they do not like what they signed up for. I know this fact keenly well because I teach riflery. Some children think it sounds like a great idea, but the noise of the bigger guns (children under 12 shoot BB's, children 12 and older shoot .22 caliber rifles) can be frightening. Many children opt to switch to a different class but they are never forced to participate. I have even had older children who prefer to shoot with the BB's and we have made that exception for them to make sure they are not uncomfortable and still get to participate with their friends. We really strive to make sure everyone has a fun, enjoyable, and safe experience with us.

And boy, how I could go on about how wrong they are about the kitchen! We have consistently scored a 99% on our health inspection score, and the only reason we are not 100% is because our floors, which were poured in the late 1960's, are no longer considered ideal flooring for a kitchen. I really think they just can't stand to give out 100's so they nit pick until they find something... We wear gloves, we wear protection for our hair, we clean our hands constantly, and Rhonda showers up to 3 times a day! Really! No one is allowed to work in the kitchen unless they are Safe Serve certified and had a recent TB shot. We do have staff members who work in the kitchen cleaning dishes, but our prep and cook work are done entirely by Rhonda and her most capable assistant Sara Brown. And let me tell you about the food! Best food you will ever hope to eat! I don't know if it's the mountain air, the extra exercise, or what, but Rhonda's cooking is so good it will leave you speechless!

I could go on for days about how much I love Camp Dixie, it's staff, and Rhonda in particular, but the best thing to do is check for yourself. Campdixie.org is full of great information about our program and what we stand for. I encourage you to take a good look and decide if the original poster was perhaps mistaken about us.