Comments on: Disturbing Girl Scout Camp Trend http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/camps/disturbing-girl-scout-camp-trend/ Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts under one roof... with proper supervision, of course. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:37:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1-RC1 hourly 1 By: Selling Out « JohnScout 2.0 http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/camps/disturbing-girl-scout-camp-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-21752 Selling Out « JohnScout 2.0 Fri, 07 May 2010 20:08:56 +0000 http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/?p=2758#comment-21752 [...] particular situation is interesting, but not essential.  We see the pattern repeated across the country.  Property was donated in trust, donations received in trust, service [...] [...] particular situation is interesting, but not essential.  We see the pattern repeated across the country.  Property was donated in trust, donations received in trust, service [...]

]]> By: Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma Defends Camp Sale Strategy | BoyandGirlScouts.com - News, Opinion, Advice http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/camps/disturbing-girl-scout-camp-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-3386 Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma Defends Camp Sale Strategy | BoyandGirlScouts.com - News, Opinion, Advice Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:19:06 +0000 http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/?p=2758#comment-3386 [...] Role of Camp Properties”. That immediately attracted my attention because I’ve been so disturbed by the new direction taken by the professionals at the GSUSA that seems to place more emphasis on the new emphasis on [...] [...] Role of Camp Properties”. That immediately attracted my attention because I’ve been so disturbed by the new direction taken by the professionals at the GSUSA that seems to place more emphasis on the new emphasis on [...]

]]> By: smokyscout http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/camps/disturbing-girl-scout-camp-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-3201 smokyscout Sat, 02 May 2009 16:22:01 +0000 http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/?p=2758#comment-3201 My Council (Hornets Nest, also soon to become part of Carolina Peaks to Piedmont) has purchased a fantastic piece of property for development as a resident camp - and has its old Camp Occoneechee on the selling block to help pay for the new, thus no summer camp for us either. Every few months Occonneechee is opened up for district encampments and individual troop use as no buyers are beating down the doors... In regards to the economic reasons why families are not sending their kids to camp, the Charlotte Observer here in the Carolinas has started a summer camp scholarship fund to send kids to five area camps, one of them being a Girl Scout camp. Seems that somebody has noticed that camp is an valuable experience. What a concept! My Council (Hornets Nest, also soon to become part of Carolina Peaks to Piedmont) has purchased a fantastic piece of property for development as a resident camp – and has its old Camp Occoneechee on the selling block to help pay for the new, thus no summer camp for us either. Every few months Occonneechee is opened up for district encampments and individual troop use as no buyers are beating down the doors…

In regards to the economic reasons why families are not sending their kids to camp, the Charlotte Observer here in the Carolinas has started a summer camp scholarship fund to send kids to five area camps, one of them being a Girl Scout camp. Seems that somebody has noticed that camp is an valuable experience. What a concept!

]]> By: Les M http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/camps/disturbing-girl-scout-camp-trend/comment-page-1/#comment-3196 Les M Fri, 01 May 2009 11:22:26 +0000 http://www.boyandgirlscouts.com/?p=2758#comment-3196 I know that Tarheel Triad (soon to be part of Carolina Peaks to Piedmont) for the past couple of years have used two of their resident camp sites as day camp sites instead for summers; this was the same time they cut out their "area" day camps - we went from having to travel 6-10 miles to a site to 25+, and with other children, it can't be a priority. I wouldn't be at all surprised if attendance were way down at day camp as a result, though I know the area camps needed more volunteers, and likely site rentals. I know that Tarheel Triad (soon to be part of Carolina Peaks to Piedmont) for the past couple of years have used two of their resident camp sites as day camp sites instead for summers; this was the same time they cut out their “area” day camps – we went from having to travel 6-10 miles to a site to 25+, and with other children, it can’t be a priority. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if attendance were way down at day camp as a result, though I know the area camps needed more volunteers, and likely site rentals.

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