It's easy & your kids will love it! Camp Fire USA Clubs can be held at schools, churches, community centers, or at your own home. All you need to do is the 5 simple steps below to start your very own club today. Name the club whatever you want, meet at times that are convenient to you, and spend quality time with your children. Camp Fire Clubs are multi-age and co-ed, so bring all the kids. Are you too busy to do it alone? You can be a co-leader with another adult and share the duties of club leader. Here's how;

Step 1. Call The Camp Fire Office

The first step in starting your own Camp Fire Club is contacting a Camp Fire USA representative at 248 559-5840 or 734 240-2840. This will let Camp Fire know who you are and where you are interested in starting a club. The Camp Fire USA representative will walk you through each step to ensure your understanding of the process and answer any questions you may have.

Step 2. Find A Location

Now you must choose where you would like to hold your club. Again, Camp Fire Clubs can be held at schools, churches, community centers, or at your own home. You will need to get approval on the use of the facility. For example, if your club will meet at a school, you will need to contact the principal or administration for this or we can help you. Your Camp Fire representative can help you with the approval process if you are unsure of how to do it.

Step 3. Recruit Kids

You may already have a group of your children's friends together and ready to go or you just have your own kids and need additional members. Clubs can range from 5 to 75 or more kids, depending on how big you want your club to be. The minimum number to start a club is five. Your Camp Fire representative will prepare a flyer to be distributed at your location stating what Camp Fire is and when the first meeting will be.

Step 4. Receive A Leader Packet

All club leaders receive an initial registration packet that includes an adult registration form, volunteer application form, leader agreement form and criminal release form. Once these forms are received a date is set up for orientation training. Orientation training includes youth registration forms, description of duties, club level material, policy and procedures. During the orientation you will receive information on how to plan your meetings and what to do during the meetings. Twice a year the Council provides mandatory training which provides basic, intermediate, camp and advance levels of training. A Camp Fire representative will sit down with you and help guide you where you need to go, answering all questions along the way.

Click here for Leader Welcome Packet.

Step 5. Have Your 1st Club Meeting

This is a time when interested parents and children can come to register and get more information about your club. Your Camp Fire representative can attend this meeting to help.