Welcome to the Camp Thunderbird Registration page

Welcome to the registration page for Camp Thunderbird 2012! Please sign in to register or view your registration. If you don't have a Thunderbird account yet, you can sign up for one right now!

Important news

UUCEP is now able to accept on-line payments via PayPal. This allows us to charge your PayPal account (if you have one) or your credit card, for your registration and/or camp fees. You don't need a PayPal account to pay on-line -- just use the "Don't have a PayPal account?" button when you are sent to the PayPal checkout page. If you pay your entire balance during the on-line-registration process, you will receive a 5% discount. Please note that you will receive the discount only if you pay the entire balance, including registration and camp fees, using PayPal immediately upon completing your registration.

A note about fees

In the past, there has been some confusion about the different fees charged for camp. This brief explanation is intended to clarify things.

There are two kinds of fees that we charge for Camp Thunderbird:

1. Registration fees

   This fee is $25 for each person age 16 or over attending camp. It does not depend on how long a person will stay at camp; it is just a flat fee that we charge for processing the registration. This fee covers UUCEP's costs for handling the registration process, providing financial assistance to campers who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend camp, and coordinating with the Camp Thunderbird staff. It is non-refundable. Registration fees are capped at $50, so if you register four adults with a single registration, you will pay only $50 in registration fees. However, registration fees will also be charged (up to the $50 cap) for children who are attending camp unaccompanied by a responsible adult.

2. Camp fees

   This is the amount charged by Camp Thunderbird itself to host us and provide services. For 2011, the cost is $39.99 per day for adults, and $19.98 per day for children. For partial days, we charge $13.33 "per meal" ($6.66 per meal for children). Therefore, if an adult stayed for one entire day plus breakfast on a second day, their total fee would be $53.32. However, it is important to understand that, while we express these fees in terms of "meals", this is for convenience only. The camp fees are intended to cover all expenses incurred during the camper's stay. Therefore, the dedicated volunteers who administer the camp experience on behalf of UUCEP would appreciate it if campers did not nit-pick over which "meals" they were actually present for, in an attempt to reduce their camp fees. Camp Thunderbird is already a bargain compared to almost any other vacation experience, and UUCEP usually loses a little money each year!

Camp fees are refundable, provided the camper notifies the registrar at least two days before camp begins. The reason advance notice is required is that the Camp Thunderbird staff purchases food and supplies for our group prior to our actual visit, so they need accurate attendance numbers in order to avoid buying too much or too little.

Paying for your registration

Registration fees are due at the time of registration, and will be deposited immediately.

A check covering camp fees is also due at the time of registration. However, that check will not be cashed until the end of UUCEP's stay at Camp Thunderbird. If you provide advance notice of a change in the length of your stay, you can write a new check at camp and the registrar will destroy the one you sent with your registration. However, if you do not provide advance notice, or if you forget to write a new check with the correct camp fees, the check you sent with your registration will be cashed.