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Summer Camp Guide Contacts //2020 ide Summer Camp Gu From Cookie Sales to Camp Tales Use cookie rewards to help pay for camp! See pg. 6 New Day Camp Locations! See pgs. 18-19 create your own destiny BLAZE YOUR OWN TRAIL Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways Building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. Contact GSNYPENN 1.855.213.8555 St. Lawrence www.gsnypenn.org Jefferson TREFOIL [email protected] Harrisville Watertown All staff can be reached at 1.855.213.8555. Lewis Oswego Summer Camp Rome Rochester Herkimer Oneida Guide Contacts Wayne Programs and Outdoor Cicero New Hartford Little Falls Onondaga Initiatives Director Auburn a Syracuse Liz “Badger” Schmidt Ontario Madison NY Cayuga HOOVER Cooperstown Amahami Camp Director Yates Senec Chenango Otsego COMSTOCK Katie “Shugar” Falank Ithaca Cortland Tompkins Norwich Steuben Schuyler Comstock Camp Director Allegany Mandi “Chucks” Miller Corning Chemung Tioga Broome Delaware Horseheads AMAHAMI Trefoil Camp Director Johnson City Savre Beth “Smalls” Jennings PA Bradford Hoover Camp Director Tioga Becca “Chainsaw” Scheetz Agaliha Camp Director Cheri “Barracuda” Phillips Registrar Angela “Cuttlefish” Shaw Need to reach the Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways is chartered by Girl Scouts of Outdoor/Camp staff? the USA to administer the Girl Scout program in 24 counties Contact us at of New York and two in Pennsylvania. We’re the preeminent [email protected] leadership development organization for girls. We offer every Need to reach the girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and Executive team? success. We are dedicated to serving our council membership. Contact us at Your support stays local and gives girls across our region the [email protected] opportunity to experience the magic of Girl Scouting. ■ Service Centers Cicero* 8170 Thompson Rd. table Cicero, NY 13039-9393 T: 315.698.9400 • F: 315.698.9500 of Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. contents Horseheads* 2 ABOUT US 226 Colonial Dr. Horseheads, NY 14845-8531 T: 607.796.6202 • F: 607.796.2462 4 CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.– 5 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 5 CAMP OPEN HOUSE Johnson City* Oakdale Mall Suite 52 6 REMINDERS 601–635 Harry L Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790-1245 T: 607.724.6572 • F: 607.724.6575 7 RESIDENT CAMP Monday–Thursday 8:30 a.m.– 5 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 7 WELCOME TO AMAHAMI New Hartford 600 French Rd. 9 WELCOME TO COMSTOCK New Hartford, NY 13413-1037 T: 315.733.2391 • F: 315.733.1909 13 LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Please call or email the staff member you wish to meet with to arrange an appointment. 14 WELCOME TO TREFOIL Watertown 17 DAY CAMP 131 Washington St., Suite 306 Watertown, NY 13601-2604 T: 315.782.1890 17 WELCOME TO HOOVER Please call or email the staff member you wish to meet with 18 WELCOME TO TREFOIL to arrange an appointment. 19 WELCOME TO AGALIHA *Includes a full service Girl Scout Store. Call for hours. 19 WELCOME TO COMSTOCK ☙ Adventure Centers 20 SUMMER EXTENDED TRIPS Amahami 434 Page Pond Rd. 21 GROUP & FAMILY CAMPING Deposit, NY 13754 22 SUMMER CAMP SWAG Comstock 1419 Taughannock Blvd. Ithaca, NY 14850 Hoover 2065 Song Lake Crossing Rd. Tully, NY 13159 Trefoil 168 Rose Rd. Harrisville, NY 13648 Follow these easy steps to get started: 1 Explore Program Options Check out this brochure and see what adventures you want to explore! Looking for a specific activity? Follow the icons! High/Low Adventure Leadership Sailing Horseback Mountain Tomahawk Shooting Performing Ropes Course Trips Training Riding Bikes Throwing Sports Arts 2 Day or Resident Camp What option fits you best? 3 Explore Specialty Programs Want to take your camp experience to the next level? Perhaps an add-on program, leadership program or off- camp day trip are for you! Each experience offers different and unique options. 4 Explore Trip Programs Find your level! Level 1 Beginners Campground-style camping, cooking over campfires, sleeping in tents with running water nearby Level 2 Motivated Beginners Physically challenging with moderate to heavy exertion Level 3 Prior Trip Experience/Highly Motivated Beginners Longer trips with limited ability to contact home International travel or primitive camping with no running water/amenities 5 Choose Your Weeks Which fits best? 6 Sign Up! CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE CHOOSE YOUR Camp registration opens at 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 30! Don’t delay, spaces fill fast! You only need $50 (non-refundable) to reserve your spot for day or resident camp or $100 (non-refundable) for trip camps. Don’t wait until Cookie Dough comes in, camps will fill! Register at gsnypenn.org/summercamp Our camps are open to ALL girls, ages 6-17. You don’t have to be a Girl Scout to join the fun, so bring a friend! Girls register for camp based on the grade they’re entering in September 2020: Girl Scout Levels JULIETTE DAISY BROWNIE JUNIOR CADETTE SENIOR AMBASSADOR Independently Grades K-1 Grades 2-3 Grades 4-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-10 Grades 11-12 Registered Member Not a Girl Scout? No problem! Summer camp is open to any girl who wants to challenge herself in the outdoors! Non-Girl Scouts simply add $25 to the base camp fee (per camper, per week). If you choose to become a Girl Scout after you attend, we’ll use that $25 to enroll you 4 as a GSNYPENN member and you’ll get to enjoy all that Girl Scouts has to offer! See What Camp is All About! 2020 SUMMER CAMP OPEN HOUSES Amahami Adventure Center Hoover Adventure Center Saturday, May 9 | 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June 14 | 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 | 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 | 4-6 p.m. Comstock Adventure Center Trefoil Adventure Center Sunday, May 3 | 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 7 | 4-6 p.m. Thursday, June 25 | 5-7 p.m. Sunday, July 12 | 4-6 p.m. Camp Week: April 6-10 Watch our social media this week for camp trivia, meet the staff, giveaways, contests and more! CAMP OPEN HOUSE @GSNYPENN We’re Hiring! Know a Girl Scout who will be 16+ by July 1? Working at summer camp is the perfect opportunity to build and practice life skills like communication, teamwork, decision making, public speaking and more! Plus, she’ll leave a lasting impression on campers and make lifelong friendships. Visit gsnypenn.org/campjobs for more information. 5 REMEMBER! Registration begins 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 30—so don’t delay! Camp registration is through our easy-to-use registration software, Doubleknot! Medical paperwork and forms are through CampDoc. You’ll receive an email from CampDoc within two weeks of registering for camp to alert you that your profile is ready to activate for the 2020 season. Both Doubleknot and CampDoc are designed to make registering for camp as quick and easy as possible. If you still have questions or need help, contact us at 1.855.213.8555 or [email protected]. Please Note: A minimum number of campers is required to run all programming. If the minimum is not met, camps may be subject to cancellation. For a full list of FAQs, visit gsnypenn.org/summercamp. Activities may be modified or rescheduled depending on weather, behavior or available resources. Certain circumstances (i.e. weather or instructor availability) may prevent planned activities from occurring. If an activity is canceled, staff will find a comparable activity to take its place. Last day of standard registration and final payment due date for all camps is Friday, June 19. After this date, unpaid registrations are subject to cancellation and a $50 late fee. If you wish to register for an open camp after June 19, contact us at [email protected]. After June 19, payment is due in full at time of registration. FINANCIAL AID is available to all registered Girl Scouts—check our website for more details! S T R E T C H Your Way to Camp! Set a cookie goal to pay for your 2020 camp session(s)! 275 packages = Weekender Tote 575 packages = up to $150 camp discount 1,000 packages = up to $300 camp discount REMINDER Don’t forget, cookie rewards are cumulative, so if you reach 1,000 packages you can go to camp for FREE! Liz Schmidt Director of Programs & Outdoor Initiatives Camp Name: Badger Hometown: Marcellus, NY (Go Mustangs!) Current Residence: Syracuse, NY Favorite Outdoor Activity: Making campfires! I love finding the right wood, building the teepee and tending to it once it gets going. I also love the smell of campfire lingering on my clothes and hair. So relaxing! Why She’s Excited for Camp: I love teaching the girls new things about their environment that make them say, “Wow, I never knew that!” I also love that you can be silly, sing loudly, tell crazy jokes, wear weird clothes or just be “you” and no one bats an eye at 6 camp—you can be who you truly are! You do you! Welcome to RESIDENT CAMP PROGRAMS Amahami For Beginners & Expert Campers Alike! Amahami Adventure Center is located in Deposit, NY, in the foothills of the Catskill Mountain region! Amahami offers all campers the opportunity to expand their knowledge, confidence and comfort in nature through an immersive outdoor experience. The property features beautiful hiking trails (including one to Amahami’s very own Katie Falank fire tower), a private lake, archery range, Arts & Crafts cabin and newly Camp Director at Amahami added rifle range! Campers may spend the week sleeping in a troop house, cabin or platform tent.
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