McGruff Safety Camps Dates, Details Announced

Release, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office:

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office announced today that applications for the 26th Annual McGruff Safety Camps will be made available onMonday, April 21, 2014 at 9AM. The applications can be downloaded at http://sheriff.loudoun.gov/mcgruffcamps and must be mailed to: Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, 803 Sycolin Road, SE Leesburg, VA 20175. Applications that are dropped off or faxed will not be accepted.

Due to popular demand, the Sheriff’s Office continues to offer morning and afternoon camps.  The dates for the weeklong camps will be June 23rd – June 27th, July 7th – July 11th, and July 14th – July 18th.  All camps run Monday through Friday from 8:30AM to 11AM and 12:30PM to 3PM.

The camps, which will be held at Evergreen Mill Elementary in Leesburg, allow children who are entering kindergarten and first grade to learn various topics on safety including fire safety, bicycle safety and 9-1-1 emergencies.  Throughout the week children in the camp will have an opportunity to meet law enforcement officers, K-9 officers, plus a chance to see law enforcement and fire/rescue vehicles firsthand.

Registration forms should be downloaded at http://sheriff.loudoun.gov/mcgruffcamps. Please check our website beginning at 9AM on April 21, 2014.

The camps began back in the summer of 1988 and have continued every summer through a joint effort between the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Services.