Camp Bharat 2025- August 11-15

IACS Youth Leadership Program announces Camp Bharat 2025

(Washington State residents only)

August 11th-15th, 2025

              New Location:  Warm Beach Camp, Stanwood, WA

DROP-OFF/CHECK-IN AND PICK-UP/CHECK-OUT INFORMATION!

DROP-OFF: Monday, August 11th, 12:00pm at Bellevue College Parking Lot# 5 : 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, WA 98007. Please refer to Campus map here. Luggage needs to be loaded in buses at 12:30pm. THERE WILL BE NO DROP-OFF ALLOWED AT WARM BEACH CAMP AND NO EARLY PICKUP PRIOR TO FRIDAY FROM CAMP.

CHECK-IN: You are required to check-in your child at the check-in table and receive his/her luggage tag, drop off any medications at the medication table. Please drop the luggage off in the designated area. We will have committed volunteers and our Youth Board members helping and guiding this process.

LUNCH: We will not be stopping for lunch. Please ensure your child/children has had a good lunch prior to drop off. Kindly pack a snack (seeds and nut-free), and water. We have several severe allergies to seeds and nuts this year, please do not send anything with your child that contains nuts or seeds (sesame/hemp, pumpkin seeds, etc).

MEDICAL INFO: Please drop-off medicines for your child/children at our check-in table with the volunteer collecting medications. Medications need to be in their original container, clearly labeled, and placed in a Ziploc bag with the child’s name, a reason to use them along with instructions. Please do the same for any non-prescription medicine your child needs as well.

Medicines used only as needed like INHALERS /NEBULIZERS, EPIPEN should be sent as well if they have known allergies to FOOD / BEE STINGS. Please make sure that the nebulizers and inhalers are in perfect working condition. We will not have time for filling prescriptions for your children at camp. We are requiring campers & volunteers to report all allergies including seasonal since many of the symptoms are overlapping with COVID 19 symptoms. Our Camp doctors will treat all allergies appropriately. Considering overlapping symptoms, it’s important to know prior medical history even for small things so the camp doctors are aware.

List of items for Camp: Things to bring to camp, preferably in medium-size baggage (no large suitcases), clearly labeled: (FYI: it is cold in the morning and at night, do pack warm clothes and it usually gets very warm in the afternoon).

1. WARM JACKET and/or HEAVY SWEATSHIRTS; Thin Raincoat as well
2. One Indian outfit – REQUIRED*
3. One set of  themed clothes-Theme to be announced late July.
4. One set of old clothes for the HOLI workshop
5. Athletic clothing for sports
6. Underclothes & socks (several extra pairs)
7. Flip flops/sandals/summer shoes and Two pairs of walking/comfortable athletic shoes (we will be playing sports)
8. A swimsuit for use in showers only (we are not going swimming)
9. Casual Clothes for 5 days 4 nights
10. Small blanket to wrap in outside (optional) Warm Beach blankets cannot be taken outside.
11. Personal Toiletries (deodorant, lotion, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, hairbrush, etc.).
12. Flashlight
13. Phones, Cameras (optional at your own risk)
14. Sunscreen and Insect repellent
15. CAP/HAT (optional)
16. Campfire stories (optional)

* campers wear an Indian outfit on the night for Garba Dance.

**Warm Beach Camp will provide pillows and fresh sheets and blankets. Please do not send a pillow or sleeping bag with your child.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING ALARM CLOCKS, CAMCORDERS, OR ANY OTHER VALUABLE ITEMS. OR ANY SNACKS WITH NUTS IN THEM. THERE ARE KIDS AT THE CAMP THAT ARE HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO SEEDS (HEMP and SESAME IN PARTICULAR) AND ALL NUTS. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY PRODUCT CONTAINING HEMP OIL. 

PLEASE HAVE THE CAMPERS NAME ON THEIR BAGGAGE

CHECK-OUT for Parents: August 15th (Friday)

• Bus transportation is not available after the camp. You have the responsibility of picking up your child. In case someone else is picking up your child, you will need to provide the name and cell number of the person in advance (by 9.00 p.m. August 13th) to cbylp@iaww.org for check out.
• Please note that one parent must be within driving distance (2 to 2.5 hours is ok) of the camp. If both parents leave town, the Camp Director must have a notarized power of attorney for a family or friend to make decisions for the parents in case of an emergency.
• Check-out for the child(ren) is on Friday, August 15th, from 11:15am-12pm. There will be a check-out desk to help you with the process. Please ensure you check out your kids. The volunteers are unable to leave the desk until all campers are checked out. Pizza lunch will be provided and we do have camp finale right after so please do stay for that.
• Special Request: The 32 members of our Youth Board and the YB/Camp advisory team will work tirelessly to plan for the camp. Along with them, our team of volunteers will spend almost 18 hours a day during the camp, to ensure your child enjoys and thrives at camp. The campers will prepare a showcase for the parent community. Please do attend the FINALE to support all the campers from 1pm-2:30pm

If you have any further questions regarding Camp Bharat or the Youth Leadership Program, please feel free to contact us at cbylp@iaww.org

Camp Address: 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood, WA 98292