LCSO Announces McGruff Safety Camps Dates

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office this week released the dates for the 25th Annual McGruff Safety Camps at Evergreen Mill Elementary School in June and July.

Applications become available at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, at http://sheriff.loudoun.gov/mcgruffcamps [Editor's note: this link does not appear to lead to an application just yet; we'll update it as soon as possible. Here's the LCSO's main page on the camps: http://va-loudouncountysheriff.civicplus.com/?nid=275].

Application MUST be mailed to:

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
37 Catoctin Circle SE
Leesburg, VA 20175

Applications dropped off in person or faxed will NOT be accepted.

All camps run Monday through Friday with morning (8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.) and afternoon (12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.) sessions during the following dates:

• June 24 – June 28
• July 8 – July 12
• July 15 – July 19

The camps, which take place at Evergreen Mill Elementary in Leesburg, allow children who are entering kindergarten and first grade to learn various safety lessons including fire safety, bicycle safety and 911 emergencies. Throughout the week children will meet law enforcement officers and see public safety vehicles firsthand.

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Services first offered the camps in 1988 and have continued every summer.