BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The College Settlement Camp welcomes Community \nTo 80th annu al June Supper\n \;\n \;The College Settlement and Kuhn Day Camp s invites everyone to join them for their annual Open House &\; June Supper on Thursday June 7th from 5:30 to 7:00.\nThe June Supper\, open t o the public\, dinner is $7\, $4 for children under 10 and includes a si lent auction\, bike raffle\, tour of the camp and hayrides. Tickets may be purchased in advance or on the day of the dinner at the camp\, 597 Wi tmer Road\, between Norristown and Dresher roads. &ldquo\;This is an ope n house that gives the community a chance to find out what we look like and what we&rsquo\;re about\,&rdquo\; said Frank R. Gerome\, executive d irector.\n \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; The independent\, nonprofit College Settlement Camp has been providing resident summer camp to disadvantaged children from the G reater Philadelphia area since 1922. The Kuhn Day Camp began serving dis advantaged children in 1950.\n \; \; \; \; \; \;  \; \; \; \; \;  \; This year\, more than 500 wi ll participate in the camp&rsquo\;s resident programs and more than 200 in day camp programs. Proceeds from the dinner and auction will be used to buy T-shirts and equipment for the campers.\n \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; The College Settle ment began in 1889 as a settlement house in South Philadelphia to provid e social and educational programs to the city&rsquo\;s immigrant populat ion. After World War I\, there was an influenza epidemic\, and College S ettlement decided to buy property in Horsham\, then considered &ldquo\;u pstate Pennsylvania\,&rdquo\; to provide a place for city residents to e scape to the country. The city property eventually was donated to the Se ttlement Music School and the Horsham parcel evolved into a residential camp and also the Kuhn Day Camp.\n \; \; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; \; The 235-acre facility provides p rograms for 7-to-14-year-old economically disadvantaged children from th e metropolitan Philadelphia area. The College Settlement Camp provides f our two-week residential sessions for campers\, who enjoy traditional ac tivities such as arts and crafts\, sports\, swimming\, day trips\, campf ires and special theme days. The Kuhn Day Camp program is similar to tha t of its resident sister camp\, but offers two four-week sessions that r un Monday to Friday each week.\nThe camps have two swimming pools\, a hi gh ropes course\, low ropes course\, challenge course\, a small lake and several small streams\, fields and woodlands. There are several pavilio ns and about 20 buildings including two nature centers\, two dining hall s\, and cabins which serve as living quarters. The camp also owns and op erates a 75-acre outpost in the central Pennsylvania mountains\, which s its amidst 6\,000 acres of state game lands. College Settlement\, which has been involved in interracial\, intercultural camping since it was fo unded\, is supported by contributions\, donations\, grants\, off-season user group income and investment income.\n \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; The June Supper dinner m enu includes chicken\, sweet potatoes\, cranberry sauce\, corn\, peas\, rolls\, salad and a dessert of ice cream\, strawberries and cookies. The Silent Auction will feature tickets\, plants\, gift baskets\, gift item s and gift certificates\, Gerome said.\nTours and hayrides begin at 5:30 p.m.\; dinner at 5:45 p.m. For additional information\, call the camp a t 215-542-7974 or visit www.collegesettlement.org. URL:http://uppermoreland.patch.com/events/june-supper-and-open-house-ac81 4bd5 SUMMARY:June Supper and Open House LOCATION:597 Witmer Rd\, Horsham\, PA 19044: 597 Witmer Rd\, Horsham\, PA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR