Free summer camp scholarships available Published April 15, 2009 By Staff Report CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Looking for a summer camp opportunity for your third- or eighth-grader as of September 2009 during the weeks of Aug. 4-17? Then consider having them apply for one of five chances for Air Force youth to attend Island Lake Camp, located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania for free. Island Lake Camp offers youth a chance to participate and develop their interest in a variety of camp offerings, to include: mountain biking, circus techniques, skateboarding, dance, pioneering, gymnastics, science, theatre, horseback riding, technology, music, water sports and a myriad of other activities. Under the supervision of qualified, conscientious and nurturing staff, youth will experience the excitement of challenge and the satisfaction of success. Youth receive interest-based instruction to help develop poise and mastery of skills in a variety of areas. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from the camp or one of the bus pickup points - Queens, or Yonkers N,Y., Paramus, Livingston or Newark N.J., or Philadelphia, Penn. Information about the camp is available online at www.islandlake.com. For the application form, click here. Interested youth must submit a one to two-page essay addressing the question, "What it would mean to me to get to go to Island Lake Camp this summer." Youth affected by current or recent parental deployment should indicate such in their essay and will be given higher priority for camp selection. Entrees are to be submitted to Kimberly Burnett at Kimberly.Burnett@cannon.af.mil by April 29.