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Summer Camp Give-away: $250 Gift Certificate for UCLA Family Commons Camp

6/10/12 - By Roberta B

Wait, so you're still looking for summer camp? Evidently "wait" is your mantra. Well, waiting is about to pay off: we have a $250 gift certificate to share with one lucky procrastinator family! UCLA Family Commons in Santa Monica  has every kind of summer camp imaginable - boys only, girls only, and little kids, too - and Mommy Poppins is giving away a $250 certificate to be applied to any week of camp. Read on for details - and don't forget to check out our other last minute summer camp deals, too!

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UCLA Family Commons offers summer camps at its family wellness center in downtown Santa Monica as well as taking full advantage of the center's proximity to the beach. Activities include martial arts, yoga, outdoor sports, drama, crafting, and neighborhood excursions. Boys and girls ages 8-12 attend separate camps: Boys Only or Girls Get Real. Commons Kids camp is for boys and girls ages 5-7. All three camps focus on activities that promote healthy, age-appropriate development based in the latest research.
 
UCLA Family Commons
1221 Second St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
9am-3pm (extended care available)
June 18-August 17, 2012

How to Enter: To enter the contest you must email us  with the subject line "UCLA Family Commons Summer Camp" by 9pm on Monday night, June 18, 2012. By participating in this give-away, you will be automatically signed up to receive the free weekly Mommy Poppins family events e-mail newsletter. A winner will be drawn at random and notified before midnight - via email and Facebook - on June 18, 2012. Please include your full name and email address in the email. If you do not respond to our email notification within 24 hours, another winner will be drawn. Email addresses of entrants will not be collected, sold, or otherwise abused.

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Roberta Brown
Roberta to launched Mommy Poppins' Los Angeles in 2011. Previously she served as LA Editor for GoCityKids, National Editor for ParentsConnect, and Editor for NickMom—all of which worked out well for her son, who grew up serving as Chief Guinea Pig for all things fun in LA and beyond.
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