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A History of Growth: 45 Years in the Jemez Mountains Nearly 1200 acres surrounded by the Santa Fe National Forest were once part of the San Diego Land Grant. It was purchased to create Rancho del Chaparral. Groundbreaking took place on June 23, 1968, and the camp was dedicated on July 13, 1969. Since 1969, thousands of girls have attended Rancho del Chaparral. Troops and other groups have used the facilities for camping, training, and reunions. Prado and Bosque campgrounds, equestrian facilities, a craft center, and an overnight outpost, continue to share the vast forest and meadowland.
Rancho del Chaparral Today The Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails are dedicated to helping girls discover, protect, and advocate for the outdoors. We are committed to give them a safe environment Prado campground wagons.
that honors the past while creating a memorable outdoor experience. Each year, girls from New Mexico and neighboring states are invited to Rancho del Chaparral for summer camp and winter sports. Troops and other visitors are encouraged to camp for the weekend, explore the wilderness, and take day trips into the National Forest. Rancho del Chaparral offers archery, horseback riding, hiking trails, and wilderness camping at the Overnight Outpost. Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails is honoring Rancho del Chaparral in the tradition of a Southwestern Girl Scout camp. This extraordinary mountain property offers girls an authentic outdoor adventure enhanced by meadows, access to running streams, and rocky terrain.
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LEAVE A LEGACY’s $1.5 Million Goal: Over the next three years, we will raise $1.5 million to implement green initiatives and to assure that Rancho del Chaparral will serve generations to come. Initiatives completed under the development plan will ensure the health and safety of our campers, will provide for water and natural resource protection, and will advance our program expansion.
Leave A Legacy that Matters: Campaign Goals. Under the leadership of Council CEO Peggy Sanchez Mills and the Master Development Plan committee, the Board of Directors has approved a visionary plan to revitalize and implement green environmental initiatives to assure Rancho del Chaparral as a Southwestern Girl Scout camp—a legacy for generations of Girl Scouts in New Mexico. Through nearly 45 years of well-planned improvements, the camp has not needed substantial modifications. But the changes in our environment, and expansion of our program require that we build for the future. Creating a Welcome Pavilion at Casa Grande and the dining hall will let campers know they have arrived and are on their way to a memorable camp experience. The Pavilion will provide a centrally-located outdoor covered meeting and activity area. Girls and other campers can test their mettle on a new Ropes Course and Rock Climbing Wall.
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for Rancho del Chaparral Our work to preserve Rancho del Chaparral is making progress, but we need:
• To preserve our drinking water.
• Wastewater treatment.
• Soil erosion prevention and control.
• To improve the energy efficiency of heated buildings.
Protecting the Environment:
Wildfire and Forestry Management We must take aggressive measures to prevent fires through thoughtful land management. • Tree removal for wildfire defensible space around buildings. • Environmentally responsible forestry management.
Rancho del Chaparral is heavily forested and borders the National Forest. We must regularly thin areas for proper wildfire management, to restore the forest’s health, and for the safety of our campers and wildlife.
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Helping Girl Scouts Stay Green: Protecting the Environment The Council program staff is developing activities to educate and engage girls in projects such as meadows restoration, naturalist education, and trail maintenance— activities which the girls will embrace wholeheartedly.
Restoration
• Drainage around buildings
Casa Grande’s sidewalks trapped water and snowmelt, which caused it to flow toward the building. These sidewalks have been removed to prevent flooding and improve drainage.
New roof at Draper Hall
• Roofs replaced
Roofs at Headquarters, Draper Lodge, and Casa Grande had multiple layers of shingles. The roofs have been replaced with energy-efficient, fire retardant steel roofs.
• Fire Hydrants, Valves, & Water Lines
Fire Hydrants have been installed at Casa Grande, Draper Hall, and Headquarters. Valves have been replaced and covered with protective boxes to prevent them from being damaged. Water lines are buried to protect them from freezing.
• Gathering Places A grand circle entry and pavilion for outdoor meetings and ceremonies are planned for the near future.
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Improvements Our vision for Rancho del Chaparral is to provide every girl and family the Girl Scout outdoor experience. Current capacity for resident camp is only 244 campers per week. With a seven-week camp season and additional weekend members programs, 2,000 resident and weekend Troops or Family campers can attend Rancho del Chaparral sessions. We can enhance the benefit of Rancho del Chaparral and give the girls greater access to the camp’s natural resources. We can add several weeks to the camp season by: • winterizing facilities for year-round use • maintaining roads to support all-weather travel • establishing remote campsites • bringing in new campers with amenities such as: • Summer art programs • Rock wall, ropes course and zipline • ADA-approved facilities and trails • Remote back country stations
Above: Celebrating in the dining hall.
Left: Camping at Rancho del Chaparral during the Big Clean. Above right: Hiking in the Rancho del Chaparral back country.
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Today’s Girls— Tomorrow’s Leaders: The challenges:
• 24% of girls and women live in poverty
• New Mexico is ranked 2nd highest in the nation for unplanned teen births • 15.8% of New Mexico women did not graduate from high school • 67% of New Mexico women over 25 didn’t graduate college • Nearly half of middle school girls report being bullied on school property
New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, Council Board Chair Marti Fornier-Rivo, and Council CEO Peggy Sanchez Mills
• One in five girls smoke cigarettes
• 23% of girls in grades 6-8 report fasting to lose weight, a symptom of anorexia (Source: NewMexicowomen.org)
The Facts: Though state statistics are bleak, our Girl Scout alumnae are healthier, earn more, are less likely to engage in risky behaviors, and experience more academic success later in life than women who never experience Girl Scouting. It follows that:
• 80% of women business owners were Girl Scouts • 69% of female U.S. Senators were Girl Scouts • 67% of women in the House of Representatives were Girl Scouts • Virtually every female astronaut in the space program was a Girl Scout (Source: GSUSA)
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The Girl Scout Leadership Experience: Rancho del Chaparral provides the Girl Scout Leadership experience education to thousands of girls, youth, and families through outdoor camp, activities, and training. When a girl joins the Girl Scouts, she joins a group of girls and young women who are challenging themselves. She explores new things and shares her dreams and ideas with others. She learns about business and develops entrepreneurial skills, shares her hopes for her education and career, and learns to make healthy choices and to avoid risky behaviors.
Rancho del Chaparral: Taking Leadership Outdoors What a great place for girls to develop their skills and to develop a real appreciation for the natural world and how to support and protect it. However long they attend, Girl Scout camp gives girls the opportunity to grow with caring guidance.
Quality Programming and Accreditation Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails has established an accredited camp experience that protects and maintains the well being of every Girl Scout by providing Safety Guidelines and Safety Activity Check-points for all camp and outdoor activities. Our camps are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA), a private, nonprofit educational organization which provides members with educational and accreditation services. An ACA accreditation shows that a camp has met ACA standards, and ensures quality facilities and safety measures.
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Rancho del Chaparral GSNMT programs encourage children to join in outdoor activities. Many girls will discover their heritage. Numerous studies show that children and adults who participate in outdoor activities benefit from them. They are healthier, improve in school, have better social skills and self-image, and lead more fulfilled lives. GSNMT ensures that every Girl Scout, child, and family in New Mexico has opportunities to play outdoors and explore Prado Meadow; to observe wildlife in the outdoors; to wade in the river and go fishing; to camp under the stars at Ojitos; to hike or ride a trail on horseback; to actively care for land, water, and wildlife; to dig in the dirt and learn about the world from the ground up; to use imagination while drawing, dancing, singing, and playing outdoors.
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Benefits of Rancho del Chaparral: • Camp is an integral part of youth and child development. • The opportunity to gain confidence and learn interpersonal skills. • Creating cherished memories, new discoveries, and lifelong friendships. • Building strong minds and spirits within a cooperative, supportive community. • Learning independence, self-esteem, and appreciation of oneself and others.
• Immersing oneself in the natural world.
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The Rancho Experience: Thousands of campers have memories of Rancho del Chaparral. The memories include trips to the Mystery Tree, overnight camp at Ojitos Outpost, dropping flashlights in latrines, perfecting a marshmallow over a campfire, singing camp songs, making friends, becoming a counselor, overcoming homesickness, and learning to ride a horse.
Preserve a Tradition: Each year, hundreds of girls visit Camp Rancho del Chaparral in the Jemez wilderness. Here, they develop their strengths and become self-reliant leaders. The camp is an integral part of our Girl Scout experience, and—as a traditional western Girl Scout camp—one of our most valuable assets. We seek to preserve its history and to share this experience with generations of Girl Scouts to come.
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Join us in leaving a legacy for New Mexico girls Honor your family or a member of your family—daughter, mother, spouse, son—or business. Make a gift in memory of a loved one to ensure that every Girl Scout, child and family in New Mexico has the opportunity to experience Rancho del Chaparral—to see eagles fly in their natural habitat, to learn about birds and wildlife, to walk a river bank, to go fishing, to wish upon the stars, to care for the land and water, to be one with nature—to challenge themselves, to stimulate their imaginations, to build their confidence and shape their character. We need your help to make the Rancho del Chaparral experience available to all girls for generations to come. • Make a gift today to share your commitment to New Mexico girls. • Make a gift in “Honor of” your family, business, or loved one.
• Make a gift to memorialize a loved one.
Ways to Leave Your Legacy Leave your legacy for generations of New Mexico Girls at Rancho del Chaparral:
• Cash or check made out to the Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails.
• Credit card (American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover)
• Make payments online at: NMGirlScouts.org
• Monthly, quarterly, or annual pledge payments over one to three years.
• Gift transfer and securities, and contributions to the GSNMT Capital Campaign.
• Remember GSNMT in your will.
For more information: www.NMGirlScouts.org
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Legacy & Leadership Naming Opportunities (Legacy Signage will consist of wooden signs or etched stone.)
CAMPFIRE CIRCLES
ROADS AND GATES (cont’d)
Bosque Campfire Circle
$ 100,000
Around Seligman at Prado
$25,000
Prado Campfire Circle
$ 100,000
Around Bosque
$25,000
Headquarters to Mystery Tree
$25,000
Maintenance Compound Gate
$5,000
CASA GRANDE Dining Hall
$ 250,000 $ 100,000
Kitchen $100,000 Entry Pavilion
$ 75,000
Meeting Room (off Dining Hall)
$ 50,000
Pavilion Fireplace Mantel
$2,500
EQUINE FACILITIES Riding Ring
$ 50,000
Barn
$ 20,000
Corral Burro Corral
Main Central Lot by Headquarters Visitor Parking
$25,000
Double J Bunkhouse
$5,000
OJITOS OUTPOST
$50,000
ARCHERY RANGE
$5,000
ROPES COURSE
$50,000
$ 10,000
ROCK CLIMBING WALL
$50,000
$ 10,000
ADA TRAIL
$20,000
VAULTED LATRINES (20)
UNIT SHELTERS Bosque Unit Shelters
PARKING AREAS
$50,000
Prado $50,000 Individual Unit Shelter (5 available) $20,000
WALL OF HONOR Donors will be recognized with engraved tiles, size based on contribution amount.
ROOMS IN FACILITIES Double J Bunkhouse (9 available)
$2,500
Double J Bunkhouse Kitchen
$2,500
Headquarters (3 available)
$2,500
ROADS AND GATES North Entry at new entry gate
$500,000
(Sign and structure)
Entry Circle Road in front of Casa Grande (ends at Headquarters)
$5,000
$ 250,000 $25,000
18” x 18” Tile
$ 10,000
12” x 12” Tile
$ 5,000
6” x 6”
$ 1,000
Postcard-sized etching
$ 500
Business card-sized etching
$ 100
12” x 12” Tile
$ 50
1” x 3” Etched brass nameplate
$ 25
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4000 Jefferson Plaza NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 PH: 505.343.1040 www.NMGirlScouts.org
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
PERMIT NO. 66