New this summer, Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer will begin utilizing additional features of the Bunk1 app! The Bunk1 app will be your one place to find camper photos, letters home from your camper and their counselor, and information about Camp sessions. Be sure to check the app frequently for new information and of course photos and letters home!
Camper Families
If your child has attended Camp Sea Gull or Camp Seafarer in previous summers and you had a Bunk1 account, you do not need to take any additional steps before this summer. Your same email and password will grant you access. Your account will now default to this summer, 2024. Previous summer photos and Bunk Notes can be found by toggling back and forth at the top of the app.
To keep access to Camp photos more private, you will need to invite friends and family members to your Bunk1 account. This will allow them to send their own Bunk Notes and view the daily Camp photos. To invite a friend or family member, click the three lines in the upper left-hand corner of the app and select "Invite Family Members."
If you have a first time camper, your Bunk1 account has already been set up for you. Please download the Bunk1 app, enter your email address and reset your password. Once you log in you should see your enrolled camper(s). You can then use the "Invite a Family Member" to invite partners, spouses, grandparents or siblings to see photos and send Bunk Notes.
Letters Home
Letters from your camper and his or her counselors are a cherished part of Camp. All First Session, Second Session and Mariners families can continue to expect letters mailed through USPS at least once a week, one letter per week from their camper via Bunk1 and one letter per week from their camper's cabin counselor through Bunk1. Counselor letters are not sent during departure week.
New this year, all correspondence will be sent through the Bunk1 app. Families will get a notification when letters arrive in their Bunk1 accounts.
Camper Letters Home
Your camper will have cabin time dedicated to writing letters home twice a week. One letter will be mailed through the USPS and the other will be delivered to your Bunk1 account.
The scanned Bunk1 letter from your camper will appear in the "Bunk Replies" section of your app found by clicking the "Notes" icon in the bottom left corner. You'll receive an email notification when these letters are posted to your account. They are typically sent on Thursdays or Fridays. You can also turn on notifications in the app to receive the alert on your phone.
Counselor Reports
Your child's counselor will also send home communication about your camper's accomplishments, how they are doing and what they have been up too.
These letters will be uploaded to your Bunk1 account and can be found in the "Bunk Replies" section of the app. Click on the "Notes" icon in the bottom left corner to find your Bunk Replies. You will also receive an email notification when your report arrives, typically between Saturday and Monday.
Bunk Notes
Parents can purchase credits to use toward Bunk Notes, an electronic way to send a letter to your camper through the Bunk1 app. Bunk Notes are printed and delivered to campers after lunch each day. It may take up to 48 hours from when you send a Bunk Note for it to be delivered to your camper.
Photos
Camp staff will continue to upload photos of campers to the Bunk1 app. Though we try to find every last camper to take their picture, Camp is home to hundreds of campers during the summer and it's unlikely your camper will have a photo posted every day. Remember, Bunk1 offers facial recognition so you can quickly see the photos your camper is in. We recommend clicking the heart icon to save your favorite photos. Photos you identify as favorites will remain in your account for you to see in future years.
Parents are not required to purchase Bunk Note packages or credits to view Camp photos.
Bunk1 FAQs
You can find letters home from your camper, called Bunk Replies, and the opportunity to write letters to be delivered to your camper, called Bunk Notes, by clicking the envelope icon labeled "Notes" in the bottom right corner of your Bunk1 app.
Camp provides two Bunk Replies per week - one from your camper and one from your camper's counselor - free of charge. While the app has an option to add additional Bunk Replies when sending a Bunk Note, Camp will not deliver these to your camper. Please do not add this option to your Bunk Notes.
Make sure you are using your current email address and reset your password as needed. If neither is working, please contact YMCA Customer Service at 919-719-9989 and we can assist you.
Bunk1 accounts for 2024 summer sessions have been set up by Bunk1. We are not using codes for account access this year.
If you did not have a Bunk1 account prior to summer 2024, please use the email address where you receive your Parent Post to change the password. If you are still unable to log in, please contact the Camp office.