These events are designed as family events, so gather your family and come enjoy the outdoors together! To register for family camping events, use the family registration form or contact the Outdoor Program Department and request a packet. Every girl participant 5 years of age and older must be registered for the 2009 - 2010 membership year or pay the additional $12 GSUSA registration. Adults (men and women over 18 years of age) are encouraged to become registered Girl Scouts.
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A LA LUZ DE LA LUNA, MERRIE-WOOD, MANCHESTER; PO10159
June 22 - 24, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. each evening
$75 PER FAMILY WITH UP TO SIX FAMILY MEMBERS
$15 FOR ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS
Family Camp offers fun for the whole family! Activities include arts and crafts, games, and much more! Families are invited to spend an evening surrounded by music and the beauty of the outdoors. Transportation will be provided from Hartford and Manchester. For more information, please email Elizabeth Lee at llee@gsofct.org.
PATTAGANSETT STAYCATION, EAST LYME; PO10160
July 1 - 3 and July 3 - 5
$50 PER TENT SITE FOR UP TO FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS
Ready for a camping adventure? Pack your clothes, food, and cooking gear and head to beautiful Camp Pattagansett for a family staycation! Your accommodations will include a platform tent, picnic table, and shared port-o-lets. You can relax at camp with your family or take day trips out. Swimming, boating, arts and crafts, challenge activities, and evening programs will be available according to a schedule. For more information, please email Elizabeth Lee at llee@gsofct.org.
STARS & STRIPES, TIMBER TRAILS, TOLLAND, MA; PO10134
July 2 - 4
$50 PER PERSON (CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE ATTEND FREE)
Can you think of a better place to spend your weekend than in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains with those you love? We offer swimming, boating, pony rides, and s'mores around the campfire. Staff and volunteers are on hand to run programs such as nature hikes, arts and crafts, boating, games, and more! We have five units, each containing five cabins and a centralized "washstand" with flush toilets and sinks. Each cabin houses eight people. Meals are served family style in our dining hall. So pack your bags and bring the gang to have an adventure-filled weekend. A $5 fee for each pony ride must be paid at the time of the activity. For more information, please email Valorie Rykowski at vrykowski@gsofct.org.
A LA LUZ DE LA LUNA, CARLSON, BRISTOL; PO10161
July 20 - 22, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. each evening
$75 PER FAMILY WITH UP TO SIX FAMILY MEMBERS
$15 FOR ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS
Family Camp offers fun for the whole family! Activities include swimming, arts and crafts, games, and much more! Families are invited to spend an evening surrounded by music and the beauty of the outdoors. Transportation will be provided from Torrington, Waterbury, and Bristol. For more information, please email Elizabeth Lee at llee@gsofct.org.
CANDLEWOOD FAMILY CAMP, NEW FAIRFIELD; PO10162
September 3 - 6
$125 FOR THOSE OVER 12
$110 FOR THOSE 7 - 12 YEARS OF AGE
$75 FOR 3 - 6 YEAR OLDS
$15 FOR THOSE 2 AND UNDER
Have you wished you could stay at camp when you read what we have to offer your daughter this summer? Come as a family and enjoy the "traditional end of summer" at Candlewood Lake. The water is generally its warmest, and the crowds are waning. Camp will provide meals in the dining hall, lifeguards, canoes, sailing, and archery instructors. Families must be prepared to live in our A-frames and bring their own linens and clothing. See you there! For more information, please email agair-macmichael@gsofct.org.
JUST FOR GIRLS, TIMBER TRAILS, TOLLAND, MA; PO10107
September 24 - 26
$50 PER PERSON
A special time for girls to bring their mother, aunts, grandmothers, or other significant females over the age of 21 to camp. Together you will enjoy the great things that Timber Trails offers. You and your partner(s) will head off to help each other navigate the lake or work together on your archery skills. Enjoy nature walks, scavenger hunts, campfires, s'mores, and more! For more information, please email Valorie Rykowski at vrykowski@gsofct.org.
SOMEONE SPECIAL AND ME, TIMBER TRAILS, TOLLAND, MA; PO11000
October 8 - 10
$50 PER PERSON
Ladies, grab your gentlemen and join us for one of Camp Timber Trails' oldest traditions. Encourage your girl and her father, uncle, or significant adult male over the age of 21 to get away and spend some quality time together. Not only will they get the chance to go boating, create a project in our woodshop, and have a grand time aiming for our archery targets, they will also help the staff with some important projects needed to winterize camp. For more information, please email Valorie Rykowski at vrykowski@gsofct.org.
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