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| 2007-2008 Program Information |
Programs 2007 - 2008 Girl Scout Year
Saturday May 24th, 2008
Spend the day discovering, learning, and playing in the out-of-doors at Camp Lou Henry Hoover. Girls and adults will participate in games, a hike, arts and crafts, a nature activity, a campfire and more. This is a great way to introduce Daisy Scouts, their leaders and parents to Camp Hoover. Lunch is provided for all participants. This program is run by the Camp Department. Troops must have at least one adult per four girls. Transportation is not included.
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Opening Date: March 1, 2008
Closing Date: April 11, 2008
Maximum: 200 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $15.00 per girl
$7.00 per adult
Hoover Fun Day – Scouts of All Ages and their Families
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Here’s your chance to spend a day at the 340-acre facility in Sussex County. You and your family are invited to spend a day in the outdoors. The full facilities of the camp will be available for your use and all you need to bring is yourself and your love of the outdoors!!! Arts and Crafts, Ropes Course, boating hiking, use of Townley Hall, the Nature Cabin, the playfield and a campfire at 4:00 pm with s’mores will make for a fun filled day. A picnic lunch included.
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Opening Date: May 15, 2007
Closing Date: September 15, 2007
Maximum: 200 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $8.00 per person or $28 per family of
four or more
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Come to Camp Lou Henry Hoover and spend the day earning Senses, Me and My Shadow, and Numbers and Shapes Try It patches. Bring a brown bag lunch and then join us for a campfire and snack at the end of the day. All materials and Try-Its will be provided. This program is run by the Camp Department. Transportation is not included.
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Opening Date: September 1, 2007
Closing Date: October 19, 2007
Maximum: 250 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $16.00 per
girl $8.00 per adult
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Come to Camp Lou Henry Hoover and spend the day earning Girl Sports, Friends are Fun, and Earth and Sky Try It patches. Bring a brown bag lunch and then join us for a campfire and snack at the end of the day. All materials will be provided. This program is run by the Camp Department. Transportation is not included.
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Opening Date: January 2, 2008
Closing Date: February 8, 2008
Maximum: 200 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $16.00 per
girl $8.00 per adult
Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Come to Camp Lou Henry Hoover and spend the day earning Water Everywhere, Plants and Eco Explorer Try It patches. Bring a brown bag lunch and then join us for a campfire and snack at the end of the day. All materials will be provided. This program is run by the Camp Department. Transportation is not included.
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Opening Date: March 1, 2008
Closing Date: April 11, 2008
Maximum: 250 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $16.00 per girl
$8.00 per adult
For Brownie Girl Scouts
Friday, January 18th to 19th or Sunday, January 20th to 21st 2008
This fun filled overnight will be packed with activities that mom and daughter can do together. There will be campfire with s’mores, arts and crafts, song workshop, and more! If the weather permits, Scouts and Moms will participate outside activities as well. “Mom” can be any female over the age of 18. Transportation is not provided. This program is run by the Camp Department.
Time: Fri. 7:00 pm – Sat. 3:30 pm or Sun. 2:00 pm – Mon. 1:00 pm
Opening Date: November 15, 2007
Closing Date: December 15, 2007
Maximum: 128 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $80.00 per couple
For Daisy, Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts
Friday, May 9th to Saturday, May 10th, 2008
This fun filled overnight will be packed with activities that mom and daughter can do together. There will be campfire with s’mores, arts and crafts, hiking, boating, song workshop, and more! “Mom” can be any female over the age of 18. Transportation is not provided. This program is run by the Camp Department.
Time: Fri. 7:00 pm – Sat. 3:30 pm
Opening Date: March 1, 2007
Closing Date: April 1, 2007
Maximum: 80 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $80.00 per couple
Saturday, December 1st to December 2nd 2007
Here is your chance to learn about basic First Aid, and to make the right choices about fun exercises and learn about a fitness routine. In addition you will use clay to make beautiful art. During this weekend program Junior Scouts can earn First Aid, Fun and Fit and Ceramics and clay badges. Plus we will have a campfire with a sing along in the evening. This program is run by the Camp Department. Transportation is not included.
Time: Saturday, 10:30 am – Sunday, 11:00 am
Opening Date: October 1, 2007
Closing Date: November 7, 2007
Maximum: 80 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $45.00 per girl
$25 per adult
Junior Get Away
Thursday, April 24th to April 25th 2008
If the outdoors is your thing then this two day stay at Camp Hoover is for you. During your stay, you will earn the Outdoor Cook, Outdoor Creativity, and Small Craft badges. In addition, you will stay in one of our modern buildings and have a campfire with a sing along in the evening. This program is run by the Camp Department. Transportation is not included
Time: Thursday, 10:30 am – Friday, 11:00 am
Opening Date: January 2, 2008
Closing Date: March 4, 2008
Maximum: 80 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $45.00 per girl
$25 per adult
Girl Scout Pajama Weekend (All Scouts Ages 11 – 17)
Friday, February 8th to Sunday, February 10th, 2008
This is a great opportunity to spend time with other girls from GSWRC. Plan on spending the entire weekend in your pj pants and have fun hanging out with other scouts. Each troop or group is responsible for their own breakfast food on Saturday and Sunday. Lunch, dinner and snacks will be provided for you. The theme for the workshops this weekend is basically relaxation: nail clinic, scrap booking, cooking baking, arts and crafts, games and more. Relax, have fun and have a comfortable weekend. This program is run by the Camp Department. Transportation is not included.
Time: Friday 7:00 pm – Sunday 11:00 am
Opening Date: December 15, 2007
Closing Date: January 18, 2008
Maximum: 100 people
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $40.00 per person
Dad and Me Day (Daisies, Brownies and Juniors)
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
This fun filled day event will be packed with activities that the Dad and Me can do together. “Dad” can be any male adult over the age of 18. A variety of activities will be planned including a campfire, games, hiking, boating, ropes course, s’mores and more! This is a great way for dad and daughter to spend a day at Camp Lou Henry Hoover. All materials, lunch and a patch are included. This program is run by the camp department. Transportation is not included.
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Opening date: April 1, 2008
Closing date: May 1, 2008
Maximum : 100 couples
Location: Camp Hoover,
Middleville, NJ
Cost: $36 per couple ($18.00 per additional
daughter)
This workshop focuses on the procedures a girl must follow to “Go for the Gold”. The training will include information on prerequisites, required time line, planning the project, and project approval. This workshop is required before a girl can get her project approved. This workshop is for girls in grades 9-12. Leaders, advisors and parents may attend but must register as space is limited.
Dates: Monday, 9/17/07
Tuesday, 10/16/07
Monday, 11/12/07
Wednesday, 1/9/08
Thursday, 2/7/08
Tuesday, 3/4/08
Monday, 4/7/08
Time: 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
Opening Date: August 15, 2007
Closing Date: One week before the event
Maximum: 50 people
Location: Girl Scouts of
Washington Rock Service Center, Westfield
Cost: None
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Do you want to discover yourself and connect with the world? Then take action and uncover what the destinations program has to offer. destinations is your chance to go somewhere new, do something different, and meet people from everywhere you can imagine. destinations (previously known as Wider Ops), are special travel events for girls in grades 7-12 thorough out the United States and around the globe. Previous trips have included a trek through the Costa Rican rainforest, backpacking through Teton National Park and surfing in Cape Cod. Many events include both service and adventure activities. Participants are selected from across the country. destinations are an excellent chance for you to experience leadership, responsibility and travel. To find out more about destinations and the application process come out to the orientation. Leaders, advisors and parents may attend but must register as space is limited.
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Opening Date: August 27, 2007
Closing Date: September 28, 2007
Maximum: 40 people
Location: Girl Scouts of Washington Rock Service Center, Westfield
Cost: Free
Cadette Senior Planning Committee
The Cadette Senior Planning Committee is a group of teen Girl Scouts who come together and give feedback to GSWRC to ensure that the “girl” stays in Girl Scouting. If you are looking for a leadership opportunity, interested in representing Girl Scouting in your community and council, want to lead Girl Scouts in the right direction and can work hard and play hard, then this is for you! As a member, you will attend Cadette Senior planning meetings, give input on girl issues at large and provide input on council programming and publications. The planning committee is open to all Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts. Leaders, advisors and parents may not attend. The Committee will meet three times throughout the year. To RSVP for meetings please contact Melissa Boronkas at 908-232-3236 x 1211 or mboronkas@gswrc.com at least one week before the scheduled meeting date.
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Opening Date: September 10, 2007
Closing Date: One week before the meeting
Meeting Dates: Thursday, October 11, 2007
Thursday, January 24, 2008 **NEW DATE**
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 CANCELLED
Maximum: 40 girls
Location: Girl Scouts of Washington Rock Service Center, Westfield
Cost: Free
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Protect yourself with your brains as well as your brawn! At this intensive four hour workshop, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts will learn basic self defense principals while earning the Your Best Defense IP. During this workshop girls will learn how to defuse conflict before it starts, learn about various social service careers and participate in a self defense class led by Master Harry O. Baker, Jr. of the Iron Dragon Kenpo Academy. In order to successfully complete the IP, a service related post-requisite will be required. Lunch will be provided. Transportation is not included. This program has been brought to you by the Cadette Senior Planning Committee.
Time: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Opening Date: September 1, 2007
Closing Date: October 8, 2007
Maximum: 50 girls
Location: Union Boys and Girls Club
Cost: $10.00 per girl
Note: Parents/Guardians
are required to sign a Sensitive Issues Permission Slip for this
event.
Artistic Crafts: Glass Art
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Get crafty while completing IP requirements! Under the direction of a professional artist, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts will learn about various kinds of glass art including, fusing and slumping glass. You will get hands on experience as you make your very own slumped bowl or dish. By attending this workshop you will complete the following requirements for the Artistic Crafts IP: Skill Builders 1, 4, Career Exploration 1, 2. Transportation is not provided. This program brought to you by the Cadette Senior Planning Committee.
Time:
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
and 3-4:30 p.m. (Two sessions)
Closing Date:
April 1, 2008
Maximum: 24 girls per session
Location: Glassworks Studio, Inc., Morristown, NJ
Cost: $30
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts, find out what graphic communications is all about! This program emphasizes the “Communication” aspect of printed media. Girls will silkscreen a tee shirt, design a personal logo and stationary, design a magazine page and have a technology discussion. Please bring one plain white tee shirt per girl or purchase one for $3.50 from the instructor. By attending this program you will complete the following requirements for the Graphic Communications IP: Skill Builders 1, 4, 5, Service 4, Technology 3, and Career 2. Meals and transportation are not provided.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Opening Date: March 3, 2008
Closing Date: April 11, 2008
Maximum: 24 girls
Location: Printmaking Council of NJ, North Branch Station, NJ
Cost: $25
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Spend the evening with your troop tubin’, laughin’ and hangin’ out during this blissful trek to Bear Creek Mountain Resort. Hit the slopes then chill out in the lodge with a cup of hot cocoa. Transportation is provided. Hot chocolate will be provided, meals will not.
Time: 4:45 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Open To: 6th
grade Juniors and Cadettes and Seniors
Opening Date:
November
1, 2007
Closing Date: January 4, 2008
Maximum: 100 participants
Location: Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Macungie, PA
Cost:
$40 (Tube rental included in the cost)
Cookie College
Saturday, November 17
Location: Union Catholic Reg. High School Scotch Plains
Time: 9-11:30 a.m. (Brownies), 12:30-3 p.m. (Juniors, Cadettes and
Seniors
Cost: $5
Reg. Opens: 9/1/07
Product Sales represent a key component of the Girl Scout program.
It teaches girls a variety of skills including: goal setting,
marketing, finance management, budgeting, networking and much more.
The Girl Scout product sales are consistently cited by successful
women as the single most confidence-building program they engaged in
during their time as a Girl Scout. In fact, girls who attended the
2006 edition of Cookie College sold an average of 100 more boxes of
cookies than the general Girl Scout population.
This year, Brownies will be able to earn the Smart Cookie Try-It,
Juniors will be able to complete requirements towards the Cookie Biz
Badge and Cadettes and Seniors will be able to earn the Cookies and
Dough IPP.
Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18, 2008
Do you ever dream about camping on the beach? Then this is your chance!
Beach Jam is a weekend long camping event at Morey’s Piers in Wildwood, NJ. Come with your troop and wake up each morning to the beautiful Atlantic Ocean crashing at your doorstep. Spend your day enjoying live entertainment, amusement rides, beach bonfires, and an oceanography workshop. This event is open to 6th grade Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts. The event fee includes round trip transportation to Wildwood, NJ, unlimited admission to Morey’s Piers amusement rides, 3 catered meals, unlimited boardwalk tram rides and beach camping. Troops will be responsible for supplying their own camping gear, admission fees for events outside of the package and any additional food. This is a rain or shine event. Full payment is due at time of registration.
Time: Check in at 4 p.m. on
Friday until 12 noon on Sunday
Opening Date: February 4, 2008
Closing Date: April 18, 2008
Maximum:
48 girls and adults
Location: Morey’s Piers, Wildwood, NJ
Cost: $100 per person (complete
package)
Special Option: $80 (adult non-rider package) – for adults who are attending but who do not want access to amusement rides.
For more information regarding the program please visit http://www.moreyspiers.com/youth_beach_jam.htm.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
During this one-day event, girls interact with Microsoft employees and managers to gain exposure to careers in business and technology and to get an inside look at what it's like to work at Microsoft. This exciting event provides girls with career planning assistance, information about technology and business roles, thought-provoking exercises, and interesting Microsoft product demonstrations. By participating in the Microsoft DigiGirlz Day, young women can find out about the variety of opportunities available in the high-tech industry and can explore future career paths. Lunch will be provided. Transportation will be provided from the Council Service Center. To register, please send an email to Melissa Boronkas at mboronkas@gswrc.com and the registration materials will be sent to you. This event is open to girls in 11th grade only.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Girls
should arrive at Council Service Center by 8 a.m.
Open To: Girls in 11th grade
Opening Date: December 1, 2007
Closing Date: February 1, 2008
Maximum: 10 girls
Location: Microsoft Headquarters, Iselin, NJ
Cost: Free
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
In 2007, roughly, 178,480 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer (American Cancer Society). Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts are invited to Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ to learn about breast cancer prevention and awareness. During this workshop you will find out about breast health including, how to do a self breast exam and the importance of mammograms. In addition, you’ll get the chance to meet and speak with nurses, radiologists and surgeons, as well as tour the breast imaging center at the hospital. By participating in this program, you will earn the In The Pink IP. Light refreshments will be provided. Transportation will not be provided. This program is being graciously sponsored by Overlook Hospital.
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Opening Date: January 2, 2008
Closing Date: February 13, 2008
Maximum: 25 girls
Location: Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ
Cost: None
Girl Scout Days at Six Flags Great Adventure
Saturday, April 26 or Sunday, April 27, 2008.
Join fellow Girl Scouts from across the state in a day of full of wild rides, games, and fun at Six Flags Great Adventure! This event is open to all Girl Scouts, their troops, families, and friends. Each participant will receive a one day regular combined theme park and wild safari ticket, access to program activities and an all you can eat buffet lunch. Transportation is not included. The event occurs rain or shine. Children 2 yrs and under are free.
Time: Saturday, April 26, 2008 - Time TBA.
Sunday, April 27, 2008 - Time TBA.
Opening Date: 1/15/2008
Closing Date: 4/2/2008
Maximum: 500 participants
Location: Six Flags Great
Adventure - Jackson, NJ
Price:
$41.00 per person
(Includes admission to park and safari, lunch, patch
and free play again ticket.
$17.00 for per person for Season Pass holders
(Includes lunch, patch and free play again ticket ).
Junior Outdoor Day
Saturday, May 3
Come explore the outdoors at Watchung Reservation
during Junior Outdoor Day. Junior Girl Scouts
will have the opportunity to work towards the
requirements of two badges, Finding Your Way and
Your Outdoor Surroundings. Remember to bring a
sack lunch. There will also be a free training
for adults: Outdoors for Dummies.
Opening Date--February 1, 2008
Price--$10 per person (badges included)
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Copyright 2001-2007 GSWRC
The GIRL SCOUTS name, mark and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including the
Trefoil Design, are owned by GSUSA.
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of the United Way.