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Connecticut Campground Owners Association
P.O. Box 1286
Waterbury, CT 06721-1286
203-525-5644
Brian Korten, Board Chair
Jim Whitney, Executive Director
jwhitney@campconn.com
Scholarships - We awarded three recipients for the 2021 Allen Beavers, Jr. Connecticut Campground Owners
Association Scholarship program. A student must be a family member or a current employee of a CCOA member
in good standing. This year’s winners were Sophia Leonetti from Stateline Campresort & Cabins, Kalli’Ana
Botelho from Circle C Campground and Taryn Asselin from Brialee Family Campground. We congratulate all our
winners and wish them continued success in their educational pursuits.
Weather Issues - Weather was a significant issue in the 2021 season. Three of our member campgrounds -
Peppertree Camping, Charlie Brown Campground and Nickerson Park Family Campground - suffered significant
damage due to several incidents of flash flooding over the summer. We reached out offering our support and
connected them to the ARVC Foundation Disaster Relief Fund for possible assistance. We have also sought and
researched possible disaster relief options both at the state and federal level. Many of our members reached out
to offer whatever support and/or assistance they could in the true spirit of community.
Future Focus – In addition to our legislative efforts and ongoing research efforts, we are planning to focus on
several other issues in the next year.
• Board Development – We are making significant efforts to recruit and involve the next generation in the
goals and direction of the association. We feel it is important for future success of our group and our
industry in Connecticut.
• Strategic Plan – We will be developing a 5-year strategic plan which will focus on the specific needs of our
members (through surveys), a reassessment of all marketing efforts accounting for a constantly changing
and evolving marketplace, possible development of collective benefit programs for our campgrounds and
an educational and staff development component based on the needs of our members.
As always, we will continue to look for other initiatives that we can take on for the benefit of our members and
our industry.
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The campground industry in Connecticut is a significant economic contributor with almost a quarter of a billion dollars ($210,700,000) of
expenditures annually. Eighty-six dollars ($86) per person/per day or $344 per family of four per day is spent in the community. Almost
1,000 direct jobs with $36.1 million in annual direct wages are a result of these small businesses.
(Sources: RV Industry Association, Connecticut Campground Owners Association, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Association of RV Parks and Camping - ARVC)
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