We know you’re busy at camp, so here’s a quick list for counselors on ten key things to keep in mind for the second half of the summer. Prevent any and all bullying. Practice child-like, not childish behavior with campers. Be active about scanning the pool, and be aware of shallow water blackouts. Work together with counselors and...
What Is A Social Entrepreneur?
“Social entrepreneurship is a process by which citizens build or transform institutions to advance solutions to social problems, such as poverty, illness, illiteracy, environmental destruction, human rights abuses and corruption, in order to make life better for many.” - David Bornstein and Susan Davis “Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs To Know” At The Redwoods Group, we...
7 Steps To Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
How can I make a difference in the fight against child sexual abuse? Something that has become increasingly clear to me since I started working at The Redwoods Group is that, in order to make a difference, I have to get involved. That can seem overwhelming at times, especially when dealing with an issue...
How Camps Can Change Lives
Jennifer Trapani, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer at the Redwoods Group, discusses her son’s life-changing experience at camp. She shares the story of how camp helped her son develop a more positive outlook after a very negative year in first grade. When explaining what had made a difference, he told her that: he...
Advice For Returning Counselors
“When you stop getting better, you stop being good.” In the video below, Howard Longino, Senior Risk Manager and Camp Safety Director at the Redwoods Group, shares his wisdom for returning counselors on how to have an even better summer. He makes some excellent points: Every summer is a new summer. If you think things will...
Advice For First Time Counselors
Howard Longino, Senior Risk Manager and Camp Safety Director at the Redwoods Group, shares some words of wisdom if this is your first summer as a counselor. He highlights an excellent and challenging recipe for first time counselors. Every action you take, and every decision you make should be focused on achieving the three main...
Three Key Areas For Keeping Your Pool Safe
How can we help prevent injuries in pools? Kevin Trapani and Gareth Hedges recently spoke with Aquatics International for their University program. They discuss the value of insurance and how we can do together what we cannot do individually. Through the analysis of data and onsite evaluations, we can help identify ways to improve...
Prevent Slips, Trips and Falls
Have you ever taken a nasty tumble? I certainly have, and they can injure more than just my pride. The National Safety Council knows how dangerous falls can be as well, and so this week the National Safety Council is focusing on preventing slips, trips and falls for National Safety Month. We cannot underestimate...
Why Is Redwoods Group A B Corporation?
Why did Redwoods Group decide to become a B Corporation? It’s a reasonable question. The easy answer is that we care more about our employees, our community and the environment than we do about simply making profits. But it goes much deeper than that. We are a B Corporation because it’s part of who we are...
Get Back To Healthier Living At The Y
How do you get people thinking about healthier living? The Twin Cities YMCA knows that in order to motivate people you have to get them thinking, and so they created a commercial to encourage membership that delivers a very visceral message. Check out the video: I don’t know about you, but it definitely made me...