For Overnight Camps
A camp store without cash, and a health center without the binder.
Overnight camp runs for weeks at a time on seasonal staff, and the two places where paper still does the work are the store and the health center. FunFangle takes the cash out of one and the binder out of the other. Parents see the store from home, and the nurse sees the whole health profile at the point of care.
You know the feeling.
The parent on the phone
A camper came home with less than expected, and a parent wants to know what was spent. The answer is on a clipboard at the snack shack, and someone in the office has to go find it.
The cash box
Envelopes, IOUs, a bank to staff during breaks, and a count at the end of the week that never quite ties out. Whatever is left in the accounts turns into a fall spent on the phone.
The binder
Med pass runs from a three-ring binder, and the schedule lives wherever the binder is. The question that follows the nurse home: “Did we give that dose?”
What changes at the camp store.
cash to count, reconcile, or secure at the end of each day
spent managing paper currency at Rawhide Ranch, where pony bucks used to be
parents see the balance and every purchase, and add money mid-week themselves
Parents fund the account before camp and watch it from home. Campers tap at the register, the line keeps moving, and every purchase lands on the right account the moment it happens. Parents choose at deposit time whether leftover funds come back to them or go to your campership fund, so the end of the session brings no phone calls and no disputes.
“We went from cutting paper pony bucks and keeping handwritten tallies to a fully cashless operation where every transaction is tracked and every parent can see balances in real time.”
What changes at the nurse's station.
brings up the medication schedule, allergies, conditions, and emergency contacts
of medication doses verified and timestamped at Camp Lurecrest, where binders used to be
on every dose, so “Did we give that dose?” has an answer
Med pass runs from the screen instead of the binder. The nurse confirms each dose against the camper in front of them, and the record writes itself. In an emergency, the health profile is one scan away rather than in a file on the other side of camp.
“When they go to the nurse's station, they scan the bracelet, we see what medications we need to deliver, and we have a record of administrating that medication.”
Camp Lurecrest runs the store and the nurse's station from the same wristband. The camper is the same person in both places, and now the record is too.
Camps that want it also run check-in and authorized pickup from that wristband. At Lurecrest, check-in averages about 30 seconds per camper. See attendance & check-in →
Good to know.
“We already have a registration system.”
Keep it. Camper data imports from CampBrain or UltraCamp, and FunFangle has connected to ActivityHero and custom registration systems by API.
“Our staff are seasonal and new every summer.”
If they can scan a wristband, they can run the register. The nurse's screen shows one camper at a time, with the dose to confirm in front of them.
“Our Wi-Fi is unreliable.”
FunFangle was built for camp. The register and the scanner work offline and sync when the connection returns.
“Who do we call in July?”
A person who knows your setup. Live support runs through camp season, including weekends.
We understand overnight camp.
FunFangle was born at overnight camps. Our founder has spent 10+ years working with camp directors on exactly these challenges: seasonal operations, limited Wi-Fi, and complex programs run by seasonal staff.
And camp should still feel like camp. Camp Lurecrest put it this way: scanning a band brings up a name, and “it gives us a chance to see somebody, call them by their name.”
Frequently asked questions.
What does FunFangle do for an overnight camp?
It takes the cash out of the camp store and the binder out of the health center. Parents see the store from home, and the nurse sees the whole health profile at the point of care. Camps that want it also run check-in and authorized pickup from the same wristband.
How does the camp store work without cash?
Parents fund the account before camp and watch it from home. Campers tap at the register, every purchase lands on the right account the moment it happens, and there is no cash to count, reconcile, or secure at the end of the day.
What happens to leftover balances at the end of the session?
Parents choose at deposit time whether leftover funds come back to them or go to your campership fund, so the end of the session brings no phone calls and no disputes.
How does medication tracking work at the nurse's station?
One tap brings up the medication schedule, allergies, conditions, and emergency contacts. The nurse confirms each dose against the camper in front of them, and the record shows who, what, and when. At Camp Lurecrest, 100% of doses are verified and timestamped.
How much does it cost?
Starting at $3.75 per account. Request a quote for your specific setup.
If this fits your situation, we'd like to help.
Tell us a bit about your camp and we'll show you how the store and the health center work in practice, for the way you operate.
Schedule a DemoStarting at $3.75 per account. Request a quote for your specific setup.
Not sure where to start? Take the Camp Store Readiness Assessment or the Health & Meds Readiness Assessment to see where you stand.