WAIC Business Affiliates offer innovative and useful camp products and services. These companies are dedicated to delivering great customer service and many have provided sponsorships for the Annual WAIC Conference. WAIC is honored to partner with our Business Affiliates. Check out the Buyer’s Guide for more information about each company.
- Apparel & Promotional Products
- Business Services
- Equipment, Training & Program Supplies
- Insurance
- International Staff
- Management Software
- Marketing
 | 413 Strengthgear, Inc.: Camp apparel and promotional products |  |
 | Camp Rightsleeve - A Genumark Company: Camp is in our roots, it’s how we got our start. Each member of our expert team was once a camper themselves, which is why we understand first-hand the emotional connection camp merch can bring—and that’s what helps us make the unforgettable experience of attending camp last forever. In 2019, we became a part of Genumark, Canada’s leading distributor of promotional products. Becoming part of this fantastic company only enhanced our dedication to creating the best tuck shop programs for our camps, so reach out with any program needs – we are here to help! | |
 | Campfire Player: We’re parents first, and entrepreneurs second. We understand the challenges devices bring to our kids’ lives, but also appreciate how music can enrich their hearts, souls and minds. That’s why we created the Campfire Player. All of their music, through all of the modern streaming services, with none of the distraction. | |
 | Everything Summer Camp: Your one-stop-shop for summer camp. Get camp trunks, duffels, clothing name labels, camp gear, apparel, and more. Over 30 years in business. | |
 | Four Iron: Logoed apparel, promotional products | |
 | Fun Express, a subsidiary of Oriental Trading Company: Fun Express, the corporate subsidiary of Oriental Trading Company - extends discounts and free shipping to all WAIC members. Seasonal Items, Arts & Craft Supplies, STE(A)M, Custom T-Shirts, Name Brand Candy and so much more! 800-228-2003 or your Rep! | |
 | Incredible Incentives: Incredible Incentives is your solution for fresh, unique and customized promotional items! We make a bold statement for your brand’s marketing campaigns, events, retail, gifting and more. Our team brings your brand to life with creative, on trend products – customized for you, and sourced on time and on budget. Known for providing innovative product solutions to a wide range of industry sectors, we are constantly curating original ideas, setting trends and leveraging our international network to ensure best selection – for two decades! We design, source and customize any item for your company’s branding. | |
 | Liberty Clothing: Pioneering Sustainable Apparel & Merchandising Since 1989. Since our inception, Liberty Clothing has been at the forefront of sustainable, high-quality clothing, accessories, and graphics designed to stand the test of time. We are passionate about delivering comprehensive retail merchandising solutions, innovative staff and camper incentives, and custom promotional designs that capture the spirit of every organization we partner with. Our expertise goes beyond creating products — we offer a turn-key merchandising program that simplifies the process from concept to fulfillment, empowering businesses and camps with tailored solutions that make an impact. As proud members of WAIC and ACA, we uphold our responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is at the heart of what we do, from sourcing eco-conscious materials to implementing ethical production practices. Additionally, we donate 1% of our profits to youth development programs across North America, nurturing future generations. Choose Liberty Clothing for meaningful, sustainable merchandise that drives engagement and supports a brighter future. | |
 | Mess Hall Merch: New name. Same game. Quality goods at quality prices for quality people. | |
 | Stickersandmore.com: Stickersandmore.com has been your trusted source for the best stickers on the planet—but we’re so much more! We've got you covered from premium screen-printed apparel and headwear to top-selling camp store promos, patches, magnets, displays, and custom printing. Our award-winning in-house design team, expert support, and outstanding customer service are here to elevate your camp's brand. More than just a vendor, we’re your long-term partner in success! | |
 | Bowline HQ: Bowline is a Birmingham-based modern bookkeeping, accounting and CFO team passionate about working with camps and empowering owners, directors and staff to impact the lives and futures of the children they serve. We believe that modern technology is your most valuable tool to win back your time to your mission: your campers. | |
 | California Camp Realty: Camp real estate services | |
 | Cliq: Paycards, Credit Cards, ACH/eCheck | |
 | Crowded: Why should it be so difficult to pay your foreign counselors? Crowded works with over 100 camps across the country. No SSN is required for international staff. Offer them digital and physical debit cards that work in their home country. Send money home directly from our app. Issue cards for camper spending. | |
 | Dear Scout: Dear Scout is the first and only camp-specific Employee Assistance Program, helping you support your staff by connecting them to licensed mental health professionals with camp experience. We know that camp staff aren’t “leaving their problems at the gate,” so Dear Scout provides on-demand, one-on-one teletherapy sessions to your counselors during the summer, while they’re working for you. Whether they need a little help dealing with life transitions or an outside resource for coping with the stressors or working at camp, our clinicians take the burden off your leadership team and help your staff focus on being their best selves. It’s a great benefit to talk about in your recruiting, too! Dear Scout is an ideal complement to all the other things you do to foster a supportive environment in which your camp staff thrive. | |
 | Deep Dive Human Resources Consulting: Our experienced team of Fractional HR Consultants takes day-to-day payroll, benefit, and employee relations tasks off your plate so that you can focus on growing your business. We are trusted in-house People Partners, while delivering maximum flexibility towards your bottom line. | |
 | Fairwinds Camp Consulting: Through Fairwinds Camp Consulting, Dr. Nick Teich provides executive coaching for camp directors, helping them navigate what it means to be a director in today’s times, saving them stress, money, and helping them achieve their camp's goals. Nick also provides mental health consulting and training, and a variety of other services. Nick is a camp founder and former director, social worker, and moderator for ACA New England's director groups. | |
 | First Student: First Student is North America’s largest and most trusted provider of chartered yellow school bus transportation because we have the best drivers, buses and customer service. | |
 | Frontline Wildfire Defense: Founded by fire ecologist and technologist Harry Statter in 2017, Frontline Wildfire Defense is committed to protecting homes, businesses, and communities from wildfire disasters. The Frontline Wildfire Defense System empowers owners to prepare for wildfire, monitor fires near their property, and protect structures during a wildfire event with Frontline's exterior sprinkler solution. The Frontline Mobile App provides comprehensive wildfire tracking, notifications, and evacuation planning. | |
 | Lux Bus America: Safe, reliable, charter bus transportation for your camps. Our real time vehicle GPS tracks day-of transportation, and can then be shared with the parents. Parents can track the shuttle's progress with any smartphone or computer and see (live time) their child traveling to/from Summer Camp. New vehicles, charging ports, restrooms, HDMI connection, WiFi, $35Million Insurance!! Bus Yard locations in Sacramento, San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego. We cover all of California! | |
 | ShipCamps: Preparing for camp should be exciting—not stressful. Ship Camps makes it simple to send your camper’s bags and trunks directly to camp and back home again. Skip the hassle of lugging heavy luggage and check one more thing off your to-do list with reliable, door-to-door shipping. | |
 | 4points Expeditions: 4points Expeditions provides professional level CPR, Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder Training; Summer program trip development, logistics and guide services. We partner with camps across the US to help with training and backcountry programming. | |
 | Challenge Works, Inc.: We are all things Aerial Adventure and Ropes/Challenge Courses! California bred and based; we have been proudly supporting California camps and their aerial adventure operations for 25 years! Whether you need a new course designed and built, your existing course inspected and maintained, your staff trained and certified, or new harnesses and helmets, we’ve got you covered. Our mission is to support you and keep your courses and staff top notch. ACCT PVM. CA LICENSED. | |
 | Food and Supply Source: Food and Supply Source revolutionizes your camp's food operations with streamlined solutions in menu planning, nutritional analysis, budgeting, ordering, delivery, inventory management, portion control, and product variety. Our expert negotiations with top-tier suppliers allow us to secure unbeatable pricing tailored for your camp. Through our powerful group purchasing program, you’ll save an impressive 10-35% on premium-quality food and supplies—unlocking huge savings and better value for your camp! | |
 | Nature Watch: Nature Crafts & Supplies | |
 | Rocky Mountain Sunscreen: Sunscreen in Bulk Containers | |
 | Signature Research: Full Service Challenge Course Company | |
 | The Original Mattress Factory: Camp mattress's, replacement covers, wood bunk beds, steel bunkbeds, pillows. | |
 | Trinity/HPSI: Huge savings on foodservice and other goods and services. | |
 | AMSkier Insurance: For over 105 years, summer camp has been an integral part of the AMSkier world. Today, AMSkier is a strategic partner for summer camps across the country, building personal relationships and providing valuable resources that surround the insurance transaction. Every day, AMSkier is proud to partner with its camps to help make them safer. AMSkier is a family business, now in the third generation of Skier family leadership. Henry, Jeffrey, Aimee and the experienced, caring AMSkier Staff eat, sleep and breathe summer camp. | |
 | Gallagher Risk Management & Insurance: Gallagher provides specialized insurance, risk management and employee benefits consulting to more than 600 camps & camp conference/retreat centers in North America. Our services are custom tailored to help mitigate your risks at camp while minimizing costs. Our capabilities extend far beyond insurance brokerage and include loss control, claim advocacy, enterprise risk management and much more. As a strategic partner, we can help you navigate COVID-19 issues, cyber risk, crisis management, disaster recovery, healthcare reform and other challenges. | |
 | The Redwoods Group: As an insurer who only serves camps and other youth-serving community organizations, Redwoods works to create a safe camp experience for all. From COVID to wildfires, camps have faced profound challenges in recent years. We’re fully committed to supporting our camp customers as they respond. | |
 | Camp America: International exchange and staffing | |
 | Camp Counselors USA - CCUSA: International Staffing | |
 | Camp Leaders: International Staffing Agency | |
 | International Exchange of North America: International Camp Staff J1 Sponsor | |
 | United Studies, Inc: United Studies offers several programs for hosting international students in America, including Summer Work & Travel and Camp Counselor. Our programs are designed to promote educational and cultural growth between the United States and other countries. United Studies operates under the vision that international exchange can and will broaden understanding between people from all parts of the world. | |
 | Arly: Arly is a complete camp management solution, unlike any software on the market today. From enrollment and camper management to professional development and analytics and reporting, Arly makes it easy to embed evidence-based practices that drive high-quality experiences and impact all year long. Request a demo today and learn how you can streamline everything you need in one powerful solution. | |
 | CampBrain: Camp Management Software and Online Registration | |
 | CampDoc: Health Information Management | |
 | Campminder: Camp Management Software | |
 | CampSite: Camp Management Software | |
 | FunFangle: FunFangle removes your operational distractions and gets you back to what matters. Streamline operations in the canteen, eliminate paperlogs in the health center, and conduct a secure camp dismissal. The apps work with branded RFID wristbands and even with terrible wifi! Get a quote today at https://funfangle.com/camps | |
 | 1218 App Team:myCAMPapp: We build custom branded mobile apps packed with tools to make parent communication easier and more effective. myCAMPapp works side-by-side with your existing camp registration software!!! Streamline your communication process - Keep staff connected and engaged - Keep parents informed and happy; It’s child's play with myCAMPapp! | |
 | Regpack: Camp Management Software | |
 | UltraCamp: Camp Management Software | |
 | Camp Channel: Online since 1995, the Camp Channel is once again offering website development & maintenance; as well as camper & staff recruitment listings within CampChannel.com, VerySpecialCamps.com (special needs), and CampRentalChannel.com (group rentals). | |
 | Camp Tree: Referral marketing works! Camp Tree makes it easy! Get more kids to camp without spending a fortune on marketing, referral agencies and consultants. A methodology grounded in running good camps, strategically asking for referrals, and then rewarding families immediately and on autopilot. Our on-line web application makes it easy for all camps (day or overnight, sports, summer, etc) to create, promote, track and reward word-of-mouth campaigns. Let your biggest fans (your camp families) help you promote your camp to increase enrollments, add quality staff and fundraise. | |
 | Campsi: Campsi is an online summer camp directory designed to help camps get their names out there and reach as many prospective campers as possible. Our focus will be marketing to parents as a one-stop destination to find the perfect summer camps for their kids. We aim to have the most comprehensive and up to date list of summer camps throughout the United States and Canada. Every camp is welcome and encouraged to create a completely free listing to showcase their camp. For those looking for enhanced marketing features, Campsi also offers an upgraded tier. | |
 | The Campany: Whether you’re looking for a new website or a facelift for your existing website, you want the very best. The Campany will create a custom responsive design that fits the image, brand, and positioning of your organization in a manner that will generate leads, create conversions, and improve your bottom line. The Campany has the expertise to produce significant results. | |
| First Student: First Student is North America’s largest and most trusted provider of chartered yellow school bus transportation because we have the best drivers, buses and customer service. | |
| Lux Bus America: Safe, reliable, charter bus transportation for your camps. Our real time vehicle GPS tracks day-of transportation, and can then be shared with the parents. Parents can track the shuttle’s progress with any smartphone or computer and see (live time) their child traveling to/from Summer Camp. New vehicles, charging ports, restrooms, HDMI connection, WiFi, $25Million Insurance!! Bus Yard locations in Sacramento, San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego. We cover all of California! | |
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