Mail Call!
Campers love getting mail! Send your camper a message during their session in the mail or with a BunkNote online or on our app!
camper mail guidelines
Campers can receive mail at afternoon Canteen on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday (two-week sessions only). Bunk Notes will be printed and mail will be sorted at 11:00 a.m on each mail day. Any mail or Bunk Notes received after 11:00 a.m. will be delivered the following mail day. Mail won’t be delivered during outcamping (the first Thursday and Friday of two week sessions).
We recognize that campers enjoy receiving mail from home while at camp and want to continue to facilitate the “mail call” experience in a beneficial way that doesn’t distract or take away from the overall camp experience. Please follow these guidelines to help make this possible.
Please keep the following guidelines in mind as you send Bunk Notes:
- Campers can receive letters, cards, and emails during their camp session.
- Campers cannot reply to Bunk Notes. Your messages are simply for their enjoyment and encouragement.
- Please do not send anything larger than a 9 x 12 envelope.
- All letters and cards must be sent through the mail.
- Please note your camper’s name and cabin in the address of the letter.
- Inappropriate, abusive, or prank Bunk Notes will not be delivered. Please send meaningful correspondence.
- Send mail and emails that are uplifting, encouraging, and beneficial to your child’s experience.
Note: For emergencies, please call the Camp Office directly.
Bunk Notes
Send your camper a Bunk Note with our Camp Deer Run mobile app or at the link below!
Bunk notes will be printed on Mail Days at 11:00 am. Bunk Notes received after 11:00 am will be printed for the next Mail Day.
Send a letter
If you want to send your camper a letter in the mail, please be sure to post the letter with plenty of time. Even local mail can take two or more days to arrive! We are unable to deliver mail that is received after a camper's session has ended. Please address envelopes as shown here:
drop off letters
This summer, we will be allowing parents to drop off letters for their camper at Check-In to be delivered on Mail Days throughout the session. If you'd like to drop off pre-written letters, please place them in sealed envelopes addressed as shown in the example. No stamp is necessary. Drop off letters must follow all of the same guidelines as mailed letters.
