Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond Announces Membership Drive

The New York State Sheriffs’ Institute will soon begin its annual Honorary Membership drive in Delaware County.  The flagship program of the Sheriffs’ Institute is the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp for economically challenged children. The Sheriffs’ Camp, in its 45th year of operation, is located on Keuka Lake and 840 children from across New York State attend each summer. The Sheriffs’ Institute pays the entire cost of the camp stay and transportation. Most children attending wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity for vacation travel or a summer camp experience.

The Sheriffs’ Camp program combines summer recreation with activities designed to teach an understanding of, and respect for, our laws and the men and women who enforce them. The strong camper to counselor ratio allows for individual attention with an emphasis on the development of self-esteem.

In addition, the Sheriffs’ Institute operates a scholarship program that provides one scholarship to each of New York State’s Community College’s Criminal Justice Programs. This program is designed to help attract the best and the brightest to the criminal justice vocation.  For more information about the Sheriffs’ Summer Camp and other Sheriffs’ Institute Programs, visit sheriffsinstitute.org or simply google “Sheriffs’ Institute kids” and it will be your first option.