Camp
Butwin Transportation
Bus
Sites:
Camp Butwin offers central pick-up and drop-off
sites for all families to use:
1. St. Paul JCC
2. Beth Jacob Congregation (110 and Lexington in Mendota Heights)
3. Trapp Farm Park (Wilderness Run Road and Lexington in Eagan).
Morning
Drop-Off:
Camp Butwin staff supervises all central sites. Children can be
dropped off at a site 5 - 30 minutes prior to the departure of
the bus. Buses depart between 8:30am and 8:45am depending
on location.
Your
bus schedule will be sent approximately 2 weeks before camp starts.
Parents
will have the option of dropping their child off or waiting with
them until the bus arrives. Families needing extended childcare
should contact Cheryl Kerner
regarding “Before Butwin Care”. Extended childcare
is only provided at the JCC.
Afternoon
Pick-Up:
All children must be picked up when the buses arrive at end of
the day. Buses arrive between 4:15pm and 4:30am depending
on location.
Your
bus schedule will be sent approximately 2 weeks before camp starts.
Families
needing extended childcare should contact Cheryl
Kerner regarding “After Butwin Care.” Extended
childcare will only be provided at the JCC.
If
your child is to return to a different Central Bus Site than usual:
It is necessary that we receive an advance request in writing.
No child will be returned to any other point unless we have received
a written request. Children will not be allowed to bus or walk
home alone from a Central Site without advanced parental written
permission.
The
Jewish Community Center reserves the right to switch a child into
After Camp Care at the Jewish Community Center and bill the family,
if that child is being picked up late on a consistent basis.
Bus
Safety:
Please go over the rules and guidelines to help prepare your child
for their first day (and every day) on the bus. We will also go
over these rules before the buses depart on the first day of each
session. Each bus is always equipped with a First Aid Kit.
Bags:
Please send a bag or backpack with your camper everyday. Loose
items cause serious hazards for campers as they get on or off
the bus. Almost all accidents that occur around a bus are caused
by children going back or stopping to pick up papers or other
items that have been dropped or forgotten.
Staying
Seated:
Always remain seated, facing forward while the bus is moving.
Children should not get up until the bus is at camp or the central
site. All arms, hands, heads and other body parts must remain
inside windows. The driver will allow time to get seated and get
off safely before pulling away.
When
Picking up:
Please do not park or leave your car in fire lanes
at the JCC.
Park in designated spaces only.
Please contact camp if special arrangements
need to be made for your camper's pick-up.
