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Certifications
Camp has many terrific activities that can be offered during our camp sessions including horseback riding, rifle marksmanship, archery, ropes challenge course activities, boating, fishing and swimming. In order for each of these activities to be offered, we need certified instructors. We encourage our staff to pray about and consider getting certified to serve the Lord and campers through these areas of ministry to make the camp experience the best it can be!
For more information on Certification & Training, please contact Jon Benson by email at [email protected]. All training sessions are at Camp unless otherwise noted.
Certifications
CPR / AED & Wilderness Re-Certification
Date / Time – Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM at Cornerstone Bible Chapel in Rochester, NY
Date / Time – Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM at Camp.
This recertification is for those who previously have been CPR / AED and/or Wilderness & Remote First Aid certified.
This year we are continuing the CPR/AED recertification through the American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI). Please review your current book before arriving.
We will start promptly at 10 am with a brief review, highlights of changes, practice and then we’ll move on to skills testing for CPR/AED in the morning.
We will also offer recertification for the Wilderness First Aid course. It will involve an 80 question written test for which you will need to review ahead of time on your own. Those who need the wilderness First Aid recertification, should plan to stay after lunch for testing.
Fees will be collected upon arrival. A light pizza lunch will be served.
Please register the Rochester event by March 28 by contacting Amy [email protected] so adequate supplies can be ordered.
Please register the Camp event by June 1 by contacting Amy [email protected] so adequate supplies can be ordered.
If you have any questions about the certification, or are interested in the full certification for Wilderness First Aid or CPR please contact [email protected].
NEW CPR and Wilderness First Aid Training (WRFA)
Date / Time – May 17-18, 2025 at 9:45 AM at Cornerstone Bible Chapel in Rochester, NY
Date / Time – June 27-28, 2025 at 9:45 AM at Camp.
Instructor: Lori White
Cost: TBD
This training is for anyone interested to utilize it at Camp. Our wranglers and ropes course staff are required to have this training to be prepared for emergencies. This is not a recertification, it is for those who have never been trained before. Participants need to be at least 15 years old. The cost will be determined and provided in advance.
Wilderness and Remote First Aid (WRFA) is a 16-hour course designed to prepare trip leaders, camp staff, and outdoor enthusiasts for medical emergencies they might encounter in the outdoors. Students will learn how to recognize and assess emergencies and treat an ill or injured person in areas where emergency medical services may be delayed or inaccessible. WRFA lasts for three years before a re-certification is required.
If you have any questions or would like to register to attend, please email the instructor, Lori White, at [email protected].
CPR Recertification Training
Date: TBD
Location: Camp Li-Lo-Li
Instructors: TBD
Cost: TBD
Our camp staff for wranglers, ropes course, lifeguards and nurses need to be certified for CPR for the summer. This training is available to any staff member 15 years and older and who are currently certified.
If you have any questions or would like to register to attend, please email [email protected].
Prerequisite Skills
Skills Review before arriving at camp – After you register you will be sent a PowerPoint to review all of the CPR skills.
Lifeguard Recertification
Dates: June 28, 2025 at 10am
Instructors: TBD
Cost: $50 (CPR is included in this fee)
To participate, you must already be certified as a lifeguard.
If you have any questions or would like to register to attend, please contact Betsy McIntee at [email protected].
Prerequisite Skills
- Skills Review before arriving at camp
- Must be able to swim 550 yards continuously using the front crawl and breaststroke. This may be done at home or at camp. At camp it will be done after the skills review.
- Tread water for 2 minutes using only your legs.
- Swim 5 yards, submerge and retrieve three dive rings placed five yards apart
- Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds.
- Start in the water, swim 20 yards – goggles not allowed!
- Surface dive to the bottom of the pool and retrieve a 10 lb brick.
- Return to the surface, swim 20 yards on the back to the starting point with both hands holding the object.
- Exit the water without using the ladder or stairs.
New Lifeguard Certification
Thursday, July 17 to Saturday July 19, 2025
Arrive Thursday night, July 17, by 6 pm and finish by Saturday, July 19. This will be a Red Cross blended course which includes a 7.5 hour online course which you will need to complete prior to arriving at camp and a 19 hour practical skills portion during these days at Camp. The cost for this program includes the following:
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- Red Cross online portion fee: $47
- Lifeguard Training eBook (free)
- Camp Fee $75 (includes the lifeguard hip pack)
You must register online no later than July 10. Please also email Betsy McIntee at [email protected] to confirm your place and to receive more information about the online portion.
Prerequisite Skills
You must be 15 years or older to participate! Certain skills are required prior to joining the lifeguard training, including:
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- Must be able to swim 550 yards continuously using the front crawl and breaststroke. Your whip kick must be efficient.
- Tread water for 2 minutes using only your legs.
- Swim 5 yards, submerge and retrieve three dive rings placed five yards apart.
- Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds.
- Start in the water, swim 20 yards – goggles not allowed!
- Surface dive to the bottom of the pool and retrieve a 10 lb brick.
- Return to the surface, swim 20 yards on the back to the starting point with both hands holding the object.
- Exit the water without using the ladder or stairs.
Ropes Challenge Course / Zip Line Training
Friday, June 13 to Saturday, June 14, 2025.
Camp has a wide array of challenge course activities. Up in the woods behind the caboose, there are multiple team-building low ropes activities. We need leaders to demonstrate and help run these activities.
In that same area we have several high ropes activities that involve participants being properly harnessed & belayed for more challenging activities.
At the other end of camp, we have a climbing tower which includes an indoor climbing wall with various color-coded climbing levels. This also involves harnessing & belaying.
The most extensive activity is the zip-line which starts at the climbing tower and goes to several transfer points. This requires multiple staff with varying degrees of experience.
Those opening / leading Challenge Course activities will need to be certified in CPR/First Aid.
Please consider serving at camp as a Challenge Course facilitator! These are great activities that campers will remember and may not experience elsewhere.
Challenge Course training is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Training will involve learning proper harnessing techniques, belaying each other, problem solving skills and logging hours of experience. Beginners and experienced instructors are welcome. Friday night will involve basic harnessing and belaying techniques at the climbing wall, followed by more in-depth training throughout the day on Saturday.
Please contact Dave Larter directly at [email protected] for more information.
Archery Instructor Certification
Dates: Online portion at your timing with the onsite practical portion on June 14, 2025.
Cost: TBD
To offer archery as an activity at Camp Li-Lo-Li requires certified instructors to open the range and safely facilitate participation. We would like every week (and weekend!) of camp to have at least one instructor available so we can offer archery for campers and staff alike. The most important qualifications to be an instructor are interest and a desire to help others enjoy archery safely. If that sounds like YOU, here’s what you need to do:
Teaching archery at Camp Li-Lo-Li requires a USA Archery Level I (or higher) instructor certification. The stated purpose of the Level I certification is, “To introduce how to teach archery to a new instructor, who has most likely never shot before.” Scope of training includes safety, range setup and operation, basic equipment setup and inspection, and teaching the basic steps of shooting. The certification process is a “blended” course: the first part is online instruction through the USA Archery website and the second part is the Practical Course consisting of 4-5 hours of hands-on instruction at the archery range at camp. This nationally recognized course will enable you to serve as an archery instructor at camp and elsewhere and is open to anyone 15 years of age or older. To open the archery range at camp you must possess a current USA Archery instructor certification and be at least 18 years of age, but younger instructors may still participate under the supervision of the instructor who opens the range.
You can register at any time to complete the online portion of the course. Details are available at US Archery.
Mark White will be teaching the Practical Course at camp on Saturday, June 14 as part of the Staff Certification Weekend. Please email Mark at [email protected] as soon as possible to let him know that you are seeking certification this year and will need the Practical Course. If you would like to be certified but are unable to attend the practical course on June 14 Mark will work with you to provide another opportunity.
The cost of the online course is $TBC per person. The Practical Course is offered at no charge to people obtaining their certification to serve at Camp Li-Lo-Li. Once completed the certification is good for 3 years and subsequent renewal is all done online through USA Archery (no need to attend a course at camp again).
Please consider serving at camp as an archery instructor, especially if the week(s) you are planning to support as staff don’t already have an archery instructor available. Archery is a great camp activity and camp is often the only place people have access to it. YOU can be the person who helps to make that happen!
Riflery
Staff who will open or manage the rifle range during summer camps must possess NRA certification.
Participants must be 15 years old for training and 18 years old to open the range. Please contact our riflery director, Dan Lee, at (585) 328-7189 for more information regarding the NRA certification.
Wrangler in Training (WIT)
WIT will be during our Pre-Teen 1 session (July 5-12, 2025). If you are interested, please contact Jackie Gefell at [email protected].
If you plan to participate, you will need to complete a staff application selecting the Wranger-in-Training for the position you are applying and Pre-Teen 1 as the session.
You must be at least 15 years old to participate in the WIT program.