Participate in a Best Day Event
At Best Day it's all about the kids with special needs who participate in our programs. Your child's safety is our top priority. A team of volunteers keeps them safe while helping them have a blast at our Best Day events! The adventurous kids who participate in our camps are amazing and often blow us (and their parents) away!
Some things you need to know before signing up your child with special needs to participate:
- Capacity for all Best Day events is limited for safety, so spots for each event fill up fast. Since space is available on a first-come, first-served basis, please sign up today to reserve a spot so your child can participate. If you have several children, please sign each up separately.
- Each child is limited to one Best Day at the Beach and one Best Day in the Snow per season. Those who've signed up for mutliple days will be removed from all but one event and placed in a waiting list in the event room becomes available to accommodate them.
- Plan to arrive on time to sign in and receive an orientation. The day should be finished shortly after lunch.
- You'll need to bring a signed participant waiver for your child to participate.
- In NJ you can print a parking pass for Brick, Loch Arbour, or Seven Presidents your car.
- Learn what to expect at a Best Day at the Beach or a Best Day in the Snow event.
While we encourage you to bring your child's brothers or sisters to the Best Day event to cheer them on - we want to make sure that you and they know that all main activities (surfing, bodyboarding, kayaking, outrigger canoeing, snow tubing) are intended for children with special needs.
In rare instances, when time and space permits, we may be able to get your child's siblings involved - but we can't guarantee that will happen. Each Best Day is all about children who don't usually have the opportunity to participate in activities like this. And we hear from plenty of families who have enjoyed the day, in large part, because of the fact that the day was centered on their child who's often left out of such fun. We appreciate your understanding.- Lunch is provided for all participants and volunteers. We're sorry we can't provide it for family members as well, but that would double or triple the amount of food our sponsors donate for each event. We appreciate your bringing lunch and snacks for yourself and other family members. Please bring your child lunch if they have any dietary restrictions or food allergies.
Sign up for one of our Best Day events now so your child can participate - and make sure to tell your friends!
2012 Best Day in the Snow events
New Jersey / NY (held at Thunder Ridge Ski Area, and Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center)
| ** Please sign your child up for ONLY ONE snow event, thank you! ** |
- Saturday March 3rd at Thunder Ridge Ski Area in Patterson, NY (participate)
- Sunday March 4th at Thunder Ridge Ski Area in Patterson, NY (participate)
- Saturday March 10th at Tuxedo Ridge Ski Center in Tuxedo, NY (participate)
- Sunday March 11th at Tuxedo Ridge Ski Area in Tuxedo, NY (participate)
If registration is full, make sure to sign our NJ snow waiting list so we can fit you in if anyone cancels!
California & Other Areas
- We're working on adding new snow events. Contact us if you've got connections or would like to be involved.
2012 Best Day at the Beach events
New Jersey
- Our 2011 season is complete - view the fun! If you're already participated or signed up on our waiting list we'll notifiy you once our 2012 schedule's set in early 2012 -- otherwise please sign up on our NJ waiting list!
Surfer's Point in Ventura, CA (directions)
- Our 2011 season is complete - view the fun! If you're already participated or signed up on our waiting list we'll notifiy you once our 2012 schedule's set in early 2012 -- otherwise please sign up on our Ventura waiting list!
Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA
- Our 2011 season is complete - view the fun! If you're already participated or signed up on our waiting list we'll notifiy you once our 2012 schedule's set in early 2012 -- otherwise please sign up on our OC waiting list!
We'll notify everyone on our OC waiting list, Ventura waiting list, NJ waiting list, email list, and our Facebook page when registration's open.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Please also let us know if you're interested in starting a Best Day chapter in your area.