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About the Cover:

Junior Girl Scouts Emma K. and Isadora V. from Troop 8201 enjoyed high-tech hide and seek at Camp Brandenburg’s Cache Me If You Can in November. This booklet is packed with all kinds of outdoor and indoor events for Girl Scouts. What are you coming to?

in celebration of VOLUNTEERS

Girl Scouts is volunteer led. Always has been. Always will be. Volunteers are the ones who make the magic. They plan the meetings, book the troop outings, organize the supplies, manage the mischief, schlep the cookies, mentor the girls and, along the way, find themselves smiling, learning, and filling their own cups with that electric energy of Girl Scouts. Nothing sounds sweeter than the joyful buzzing of a bonded troop of girls coming together in community. All made possible because their troop volunteers said yes to the call to service.

Let’s all find time to say thank you to our Girl Scout volunteers. Send a card, a text, an email, a message, a letter. Let them know what they do matters.

HERE’S AN IDEA

You are invited to nominate your special volunteers for an official Girl Scout award. It will mean the world to them to know they are seen and appreciated. See details on page 19 and make someone feel special. On My Honor.

In 2022, Badgerland Girl Scouts recognized TWENTY NINE volunteers with awards at our special On My Honor event. The seven pictured here are just a few of the exceptional people who make the world a better place through their service to Girl Scouts.

Left to right: Heather Haas, Julia Pooler, Rikki Klassy, Michelle Hughes, Holly Droessler, Marie Banks, Tayler Spannknebel.

The Leader’s Perspective

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE A GIRL SCOUT TROOP CO-LEADER?

Meet a leader who just began and another with graduating seniors.

Some things can be harder when you’re based in a more rural area. Consider starting a Girl Scout troop in a small town. Jessica Nephew overcame those hurdles when she launched Daisy Troop 7661 in Black River Falls over the summer. Less than six months later, her troop is active doing all kinds of Girl Scout activities including field trips to the Fire Department, earning Daisy petals and performing service projects. Jessica has advice for anyone considering taking on a volunteer role, “Take the leap!” Jessica said she wasn’t so sure of herself in the beginning but she’s grown into her leadership position, “I was very nervous when I signed up. But each leader and troop are a little different so just find a setup that works best for you and your girls.” Beyond the troop, Jessica and daughter Olivia frequently attend Badgerland events including Daisies Activate, a free monthly program for Daisies and their grown-up.

It’s been 13 years since Amy Koclanes went to a Girl Scout sign-up party with her then-kindergarten daughter in at Monroe Elementary in Janesville. Today Kayleena is a graduating senior and Amy is reflective looking back on leading a troop of noisy Daisies who were all about crafts to today’s independent teenagers all about travel. “I became a leader because I wanted her to have the experiences I knew she’d get here; no one else would lead so I did. And my life is transformed because of it,” said Amy. “I’ve done stuff I never would have done. Everything from the bug badge to international trips.” The troop now is all about experiences —zip lining, skiing and traveling to London, Paris, and Costa Rica. They’ve already booked two summer trips including a cabin in the woods and travel to Belize. “Let me say Girl Scouts has truly broadened my horizons!” said Amy.

“The girls

helped me as much as I’ve helped them.”

“Seeing that passion and excitement ignite in the girls is unbelievable!”

First Year Troop Leader Jessica Nephew

have

Thirteenth Year Troop Leader Amy Koclanes

Olivia with mom and troop leader Jessica.

Highest Awards Chit Chat

Earning your Highest Awards is a pretty BIG deal! The toughest part is knowing where to start—join the Chit Chat to discover the difference between service projects and the Highest Awards. You’ll explore what it takes to earn them and how you’ll make a lasting difference in your community and beyond. The Bronze Award, Silver Award, and Gold Award are within your reach! You can earn it, Girl Scout!

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

4-12 Jan. 7 9-10am Jan. 6 Free Virtual

Your choice, but a great way to learn 4-12 Jan. 18 7-8pm Jan. 17 Free Virtual

NEW PARTNERSHIP! Climbing with Courage

Learn basic climbing techniques, belaying, and how to properly take care of your body before, during, and after climbs. Available to all ability levels and a safe place to challenge yourself. Offered monthly through June; come to as many as you wish. Your courage and confidence will reach new heights and you’ll build skills with each ascent. This course will get your body moving in new directions (up!) and prep you to do outdoor climbing if that’s your goal.

PATCH EARNED: Climb with Courage

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

6-12 Jan. 7 10am-Noon Jan. 4 $25 Boulders Climbing Gym, Madison This is for the girls!

Sister to All: Allyship

Badgerland’s diversity, equity, and inclusion virtual series

Every girl needs allies. Who and what are they? An ally is someone who actively supports and advocates for others. Sounds like you! Together let’s cultivate more allies who are turning their voices into action. Sister to All is a bi-monthly series; attend all or pick and choose.

PATCH EARNED: Sister to All: Allyship

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-5 Jan 10 5:30-6:30pm Jan. 9 $5 Virtual Yes, to help get her online

6-12 Jan. 10 7-8pm Jan. 9 $5 Virtual No

Daisies, Activate!

Daisy-only Friday night adventures filled with wiggles, giggles, energy, and excitement. You’ll learn about the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and (here’s the best part!), you’ll make new friends and earn a new fun patch each time you come. Held monthly; come to all or pick and choose. Your grown-up will have fun connecting over an activity just for Daisy adults! Held monthly at Girl Scout Leadership Centers in Madison, Janesville, and La Crosse. These sessions are the ideal opportunities to build your Girl Scouting community!

PATCH EARNED: Daisies Dream Big

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

K-1 Jan. 20 5:30-7pm Jan. 13 Free Madison, Janesville, La Crosse Centers Yes, it’s for both of you!

Global Girl Scouting

These programs will connect you with our world-wide Movement and aligns with the Girl Scout program pillar Life Skills.

PHENOMenal Programs

Our World, Our Peaceful Future: Environment, Peace, Security

Help heal the world and make a better future for everyone. World leaders have ambitious global goals like taking care of the environment, making sure people have enough to eat, and improving people’s health. They’re big goals, but Girl Scouts know a thing or two about changing the world, too. Come to the program for your age level and discover how PHENOMenal you are!

AWARD EARNED: Global Action Award (All ages)

Your PHENOMenal World | Grades 2-3

You’ll meet a Midwest Girl Scout troop that’s tackling a global issue and explore a global goal needing attention right here in your backyard!

Make a PHENOMenal Difference |Grades 4-5 Explore TroopTreks and Girl Scout Getaways and learn about other US Girl Scout Troops taking global action!

Take PHENOMenal Action | Grades 6-12

Learn about Girl Scout travel through Destinations, take a virtual tour of the Girl Scout World Centers and get connected with your global Girl Scout sisters to take global action!

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

2-3 Jan. 7 1-3pm Jan. 3 $25 Madison Leadership Center

4-5 Jan. 7 10am-12pm Jan. 3 $25 Madison Leadership Center

6-12 Jan. 7 4-7pm Jan. 3 $25 Madison Leadership Center

Yes, to maintain troop safety ratios

No, this is a drop-off event

PHENOMenal!

PHENOM is the word of the year at Girl Scouts! That’s because in July, tens of thousands Girl Scouts from around the GLOBE will gather for our onceevery-three-year celebration. You can go, too! Girl Scouts who sell 2,023 boxes of cookies can EARN A TRIP to Phenom that is being held in Orlando, Florida. Visit our website for more info on earning the trip. In the spirit of our global gathering, get psyched by attending one of these PHENOMenal events in January.

Super Influencer Slumber Bash A Girl Scout Overnighter

5th Graders Only! TikTok the night away. If you want to become a Super Influencer on social or launch the next big viral challenge, you need to put in the hours! This is no ‘get famous quick’ scheme. Get tips from your fellow soon-to-be Cadette Girl Scout sisters and a few experts just like you who are nailin’ it on the socials. AND oh yeah, there will be lots of other surprises at this epic slumber bash, too!

PATCH EARNED: Super Influencer Slumber Bash

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

5! Jan. 14-15 3pm Saturday10:30am Sunday Jan. 11 $75 Madison Leadership Center No, this one’s just for the girls. Drop her off!

COOKIE SEASON TRAINING

these are for the grown-ups

Come to these super-helpful zoom sessions & be assured all cookie training info is available in your gsLearn account.

First Year Cookie Program Volunteers

Your training is in two-parts: 1) Cookie Program 101 to learn the basics including essential info on how to run the troop’s sale. 2) Tech Training on Smart Cookies, the platform where you’ll place orders, allocate cookies to girls. It will be your home-away-from home during cookie season! Attend both. Ideal for new and second year Cookie Program Cookie Coordinators, all new and newish Troop Volunteers are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Training Date Time Reg Deadline Location

New Volunteer Cookie Program 101 Jan. 14 9-10:30am Jan. 12 Zoom

New Volunteer Cookie Program Tech Jan. 21 9-10:30am Jan. 19

Returning Cookie Program Volunteers

You’re a veteran and know what you’re doing right? But it’s been a minute since we did this thing, so come get a refresher. We’ll do a few updates on the new stuff and refresh your knowledge. Come with your questions, too.

Training Date Time Reg Deadline Location

Returning Volunteer Cookie Program Tech Forum Jan. 21 11am-12:30pm Jan. 19 Zoom

Family Forum

Especially for Girl Scout families in their first and second year Cookie Programs. We’ll have an engaging conversation all about the world-famous, signature Girl Scout program and answer your questions. This is a FAMILY Girl Scout program. Come engage with us.

Training Date Time Reg Deadline Location

Family Forum Jan. 29 6-7:30pm Jan. 27 Zoom

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Exploration Station: Necedah

It’s all about citizen science—exploring the mosaic of the oak savanna and recording your observations. Walk alongside the Ranger and observe the exciting plant and animal diversity at the impressive Wildlife Refuge. As part of the Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail, you’ll learn about the Junior Duck Stamp Program, connecting you to the outdoors through bird watching, journaling and more!

BADGE: Council’s Own Badgerland National Wildlife Refuge

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

2-3 Jan. 21 9:45am-3pm Jan. 18 $10 Necedah Yes, and when you register you’ll earn the patch

Get a Clue: Vanishing Geodes

It’s a whodunit mystery for you to solve. Follow the clues and discover who’s responsible for the vanishing geodes and rare rudbeckia blooms at camp. Learn Leave No Trace principles, examine evidence then solve the mystery!

PATCH EARNED: Leave No Trace

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

6-12 Jan. 28 10:30am-2:30pm Jan. 24 $25 Camp Brandenburg No, this is a drop-off event

Sticks & Stones

A Girl Scout Junior & her Grown-up Overnighter

Living, breathing, beautiful objects...let the forest floor be your canvas as you play with texture, line, shading, and shape. As a resident artist, you’ll share your iconic style by arranging natural elements like leaves, stones, wood, and flowers. You’ll be photographing your work inspired by nature to be added to Badgerland’s Traveling Outdoor Art Exhibition that will be displayed at camps Brandenburg and Ehawee and the Madison Leadership Center! Just think - you can be an artist-on-exhibit!

NOTE: This program is for a girl and her favorite gal grown-up to experience camp together.

BADGE EARNED: Outdoor Art Explorer (Junior)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

4-5 Jan. 28-29 1pm Saturday2pm Sunday Jan. 24 $75 Camp Ehawee Yes, for a girl and her favorite grown-up.

Cache Me If You Can: High Tech Hide & Seek

Using GPS technology, you’ll join the world’s largest scavenger hunt in a mobile game of discovery and skill. Stash a cache, uncover hidden objects not visible to your average camp visitor, and fill your multi-cache passport to claim your prize. It’s an awesome game of cat and mouse—cache me if you can!

BADGE EARNED: Eco-Learner (Daisy) | Letterboxer (Brownie)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-3 Jan. 29 1:30-4pm Jan. 24 $25 Camp Brandenburg No, this is a drop-off event

These programs will help you build business and financial skills and align with the Girl Scout program pillar Entrepreneurship.

Any-Fin is Possible with a Porpoise!

Your Kick-off for Cookies

Get o-fish-ally ready for the Cookie Program! Meet money gurus to polish your goal-setting, saving, budgeting, managing, sharing, and investing skills. You’ll earn the new financial literacy badges, taste the cookies, and go home with some cookie season swag! Any-fin is possible with a porpoise!

NOTABLE: Girls earn different badges than at the September BFF programs.

BADGE EARNED: My Money Choices (Daisy), My Own Budget (Brownie), My Money Plan (Junior)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

2-3 Feb. 11 10am-Noon Feb. 7 $25

K-1 Feb. 11 1-3pm Feb. 7 $25

4-5 Feb. 12 9:30amNoon Feb. 7 $25

Adult Participation?

Madison Leadership Center Yes, to maintain troop safety ratio

The Porpoise of Fin-ancial Stability

CSA Cookie Kick-off

Take a deep dive into the ocean of fin-ances. Money management is no joke and girls who learn young have a head start on banking a solid fin-ancial future. Our three hours together will get you prepped to run a solid cookie business this spring. And so much more! We’re talking forever skills like budgeting, investing, and managing all your bucks. You’ll take home a new financial literacy badge, taste test cookies and grab a cookie-themed swag bag.

BADGE EARNED: My Dream Budget (Cadette), My Financial Power (Senior), My Financial Independence (Ambassador)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation?

6-12 Feb. 12 1-4pm Feb. 7 $25 Madison Leadership Center No, it’s a drop-off event

Program Aide Training

Begin the journey to earn the Program Aide Pin. Start with the self-paced online training (about four hours) to get the basics. Then comes the fun part! Coming together to learn. During the morning at Any-Fin is Possible, we’ll do some review and practice interactive trainings so you’re ready to put your talents to use for the afternoon. By day’s end, you’ll have the skills to complete the PA Pin requirements on your own.

BADGE EARNED: Work toward PA Award; some independent projects will still need to be completed.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost

6-8 Feb. 11 10am-3pm Feb. 7 $35

Location Adult Participation

Madison Leadership Center This is for the girls!

Highest Awards Chit Chat

For all interested in earning the Bronze Award, Silver Award, and Gold Award. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

4-12 Feb. 4 9-10am Feb. 3 Free Virtual

Your choice, but a great way to learn 4-12 Feb. 15 7-8pm Feb. 14 Free Virtual

Climbing with Courage

Learn basic climbing techniques and belaying. For all ability levels. Description is on page 2

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

6-12 Feb. 4 10am-Noon Feb. 1 $25

Adult Participation

Boulders Climbing Gym, Madison This is for the girls!

Adventures in the Milky Whey: Become a Legen-DAIRY Entrepreneur

Adventure through the Milky Whey with our partners from Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Alice in Dairyland as you explore different dairy-related topics monthly. In February, imagine yourself owning an ice cream shop. What flavors would you serve? What toppings would you offer? Learn about entrepreneurship in the dairy and agricultural fields as you develop the plans for your own ice cream shop. You will use those plans to create and eat your own ice cream.

PATCH EARNED: Badgerland Dairy Cow

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-3 Feb. 19 10am-Noon Feb. 15 $25 Madison Leadership Center Yes, to meet ratio

Daisies, Activate!

Daisy-only Friday night adventures. Description is on page 2.

PATCH EARNED: Girl Scout SWAPS

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

K-1 Feb. 17 5:30-7pm Feb. 14 Free Madison, Janesville, La Crosse Centers You betcha!

Badgerland Brunch : Global Activism

Come to Badgerland Brunch, a safe space just for older Girl Scouts to bond over good food and important conversations. You’ve told us what you want to talk about and these are big topics that will be facilitated by experts and led by you. This session is all about what it means to be a global citizen and how to partake in global activism. A guest expert will talk current events and how YOU can get involved in causes you care about. Share what’s on your mind!

PATCH EARNED: Global Activism

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation?

6-12 Feb. 5 9-11am Feb. 1 $25 Madison Leadership Center No, just for the older girls

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Campowerment

A Grown-up Overnighter

Camp is for adults, too! This experience is exclusively for our Co-Leaders, Product Program Leads, and Service Unit Volunteers. You work hard to help others, so this weekend is all about you! Enjoy well-deserved pampering and take time to focus on YOU and YOUR interests and dreams! Make new friends, rediscover what it’s like to have down time and go home feeling empowered and recharged. This is an immersive camp experience with no kiddos allowed.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Girl Participation

Adults Only Feb. 4-5 1pm Saturday2pm Sunday Jan. 31 $75 Camp Ehawee No, this one’s just for the adults

Impostor Among Us... A Girl Overnighter

Jump aboard a spaceship traveling the galaxy. You and your crew will bond over tasks like the bug bashing bonanza. But you’d best be on guard at all times because there’s an impostor among you! The impostor wants to tag you out and will stop at nothing, even if it means sabotaging the ship! Who among your crew mates is really cunning, sneaky and trying to trip you up? Beware the clever impostor(s)!

BADGE EARNED: Playing the Past (Juniors), Field Day (Cadettes), Game Visionary (Seniors), Dinner Party (Ambassadors)

Grades Dates Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

4-12 Feb. 25-26 1pm Saturday2pm Sunday Feb. 21 $75 each Camp Ehawee No, this one’s just for the girls

Indoor SkillsFest

The ultimate essential for beginner campers is an experienced outdoorsy person to prep you. This is expo-style program where you’ll connect with experts in the fields of Leave No Trace, Trip Planning, Camping Gear, and more. Come meet the pros and you will be prepared for your next or first camping trip! Hands-on, interactive, and fun.

BADGE EARNED: Buddy Camper (Daisy), Cabin Camper (Brownie)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-3 Feb. 26 10am-Noon Feb. 21 $25 Madison Leadership Center

Yes, you want to do this one together

Highest Awards Chit Chat

For all interested in earning the Bronze Award, Silver Award, and Gold Award. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

4-12 Mar. 4 9-10am Mar. 3 Free Virtual

Your choice, but a great way to learn 4-12 Mar. 15 7-8pm Mar. 14 Free Virtual

Climbing with Courage

Learn basic climbing techniques and belaying. For all ability levels. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

6-12 Mar. 4 10am-Noon Mar. 1 $25 Boulders Climbing Gym, Madison This is for the girls!

Adventures in the Milky Whey: Become an Udder Advocate

Learn about yummy dairy foods and how to share what you discover. You will also understand why dairy needs you to be an advocate and talk about it! In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Alice in Dairyland, you will explore different dairy-related topics monthly.

PATCH EARNED: Badgerland Dairy Cow

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-3 Mar. 5 10am-Noon Mar. 1 $25 Madison Leadership Center Yes, to meet ratio.

Daisies, Activate!

Daisy-only Friday night adventures. Description is on page 2.

PATCH EARNED: Powered by Girl Scout Cookies

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-1 Mar. 17 5:30-7pm Mar. 14 Free Madison, Janesville, La Crosse Centers You betcha!

Sister to All: Belonging

Badgerland’s diversity, equity, and inclusion virtual series

Every girl needs to know she belongs. What does the word ‘belonging’ mean to you? Where does belonging come from? Come hang out with sister Girl Scouts and learn more about yourself and others. You BELONG here!

PATCH EARNED: Sister to All: Allyship

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-5 Mar. 14 5:30-6:30pm Mar. 13 $5 Virtual Yes, to help get her online

6-12 Mar. 14 7-8pm Mar. 13 $5 Virtual No

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Sticks and Stones: Capturing Mother Nature’s Beauty

Outdoor Art. Are those two of your favorite words? Then this is your day at camp! Mother Nature is your subject, inspiration, and your art box. As a resident artist, you’ll share your iconic style by arranging natural elements like leaves, stones, wood, and flowers. You’ll be photographing your work to be included in Badgerland’s Traveling Outdoor Art Exhibition all summer at both camps!

BADGE EARNED: Outdoor Art Maker (Daisy), Outdoor Art Creator (Brownie)

Grades

K-3 Mar. 18 1:30-4pm Mar. 14 $25 Camp Brandenburg Yes, indeed.

Cache Me If You Can: High Tech Hide & Seek My Gal & I Overnighter

Using GPS technology, you’ll join the world’s largest scavenger hunt in a mobile game of discovery and skill. Stash a cache, uncover hidden objects not visible to your average camp visitor, and fill your multi-cache passport to claim your prize. It’s an awesome game of cat and mouse—cache me if you can! This is a fun-filled, adventurepacked camp overnighter with program for girls and her grown-up.

GREAT IDEA: Make this an all-troop & mom’s outing.

BADGE AND PATCHES EARNED: Night Owl (Cadette ), Traveler (Senior), Adventure patch (Ambassador)

Grades

6-12 Mar. 18-19 1pm Saturday2pm Sunday Mar. 14 $75 each Camp Ehawee Yes, to meet ratio.

Space Sea Monkeys & S’Mores

Warning: Property of U.S. Government... Top Secret—Space Sea Monkeys have invaded Lake Brandenburg and Crystal Creek! Some not-so-ordinary, run-of-the-mill shrimp need your mad STEM skills to help them evade NASA and save their species. If you choose to accept this mission you’ll study their species, rebuild their ship, chart an interstellar course, and help them escape the atmosphere. Are you up for this audacious challenge?

BADGE EARNED: Space Science Investigator (Junior)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

4-5 Mar. 19 10:30am-2:30pm Mar. 14 $25 Camp Brandenburg No, a drop-off program

civic engagement

Democracy Day teaches you about being informed on issues important to you and aligns with the Girl Scout program pillar Life Skills.

Wisconsin Girl Scout Democracy Day

at the State Capitol

It’s a day to celebrate being a Girl Scout along with hundreds of your sisters from all around Wisconsin. Today we will Have Our Say and further our mission to make the world a better place by participating in democracy. Meet and learn from legislators while also exploring our state’s history in the awe-inspiring (and huge) Capitol Building. We’ll rally and make some noise, and you’ll leave feeling empowered and inspired! This is a once-a-year event and Girl Scouts from around the whole state will be there with you. It’s super exciting to be with SO MANY others sharing the Girl Scout Promise all together. You’ll love it!

BADGE EARNED: Girl Scout Day at the Capitol Patch

Grades Date Time

Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

K-12 Mar. 11 10am-1pm Mar. 8 $10 Wisconsin State Capitol Absolutely!

Girl Scout Week is March 12-18

Honor our amazing heritage all week. Here are some suggestions to celebrate each day.

Sunday, March 12

Heritage Day

Reflect on the Promise & Law. Wear your uniform to your faith service today.

Monday, March 13 Do a Good Turn Day

Surprise and delight someone by doing a special deed.

Tuesday, March 14 Take Action Tuesday

Make the world a better place today. What will you do?

Wednesday, March 15 Spirit Day

Oh yeah. Wear your GS pride today with tshirts and headbands and all your bling!

Thursday, March 16 Get Innovative Day

Create and share a work of art illustrating what Girl Scouts means to you.

Friday, March 17 Troop Entrepreneurship Day

Hey it's Cookie Season. Hold a troop cookie booth after school.

Saturday, March 18 Girl Scout Day!

Get together with girls from your troop and your community; and make a giant Friendship Circle at a nearby park or public square. Celebrate being Girl Scouts!

March

12, 2023 Girl Scouts USA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL SCOUTS

Forest Heroes: Trees Protect the Planet

Our Tree Promise Patch Program

Today is International Forest Day. Meet foresters to explore Wisconsin’s forest ecosystems and learn why trees are nature’s heroes.

The Tree Promise is a collaboration between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and all Wisconsin Girl Scout councils. This is part of the international Girl Scout pledge to plan, protect and honor over FIVE MILLION TREES by 2026. Be part of this bold initiative!

Earn the Girl Scout Tree Promise Patch in 2-Steps:

1) Start here, by attending Forest Heroes on March 21

2) Register and attend one, two or three of our April outdoor programs (page 20) Re-TREE-ve Your Sapling, Get to the Root, or Earth Day: Camp Champion

BEST PART: All Tree Promise patch earners will receive a tree sapling to plant, protect and honor.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-12 Mar. 21 5:30-6:30pm Mar. 20 Free Zoom

Yes, help her work toward earning this patch

Beyond the Barn Gates Ag Badge Challenge

It’s a new Badgerland patch program. Come to the virtual thirty-minute kick-off to hear the details.

Bonus: Be entered to win Betsy the Dairy Cow Stuffie and “Book of the Year” from Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom, “Tales of the Dairy Godmother, Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish”!

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline

K-12 Mar. 21 7-7:30pm Mar. 20

Cost Location Adult Participation

Free Zoom Yes, help her earn this patch

Highest Awards Chit Chat

For all interested in earning the Bronze Award, Silver Award, and Gold Award. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline

4-12 Apr. 1 9-10am Mar. 31

4-12 Apr. 19 7-8pm Apr. 18

Badgerland Brunch

Climate Change

Let’s have a frank convo about the environment and what actions we can take. Description on page 8.

PATCH EARNED: Badgerland Climate Change

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline

6-12 Apr. 2 9-11am Mar. 29

Cost Location Adult Participation?

$25 Madison Center No, just for the older girls

Daisies,

Friday night adventures. Description is on page 2.

PATCH EARNED: Girl Scout Tree Promise Grades Date Time Reg Deadline

K-1 Apr. 21 5:30-7pm Apr.18

Cost Location Adult Participation Free Madison, Janesville, La Crosse Centers You betcha!

Climbing with Courage

Learn basic climbing techniques and belaying. For all ability levels. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline

6-12 Apr. 1 10am-Noon Mar. 29

Cost Location Adult Participation $25 Boulders, Madison This is for the girls!

Behind the Barn Gates: Wisconsin Dairy Patch Program

You’re a Wisconsin, girl, right? Here’s a fun statistic: 1 in 9 jobs in Wisconsin are in the agriculture and dairy industries! Have you considered any of the more than 300 careers in WI AG? Pull on your boots and be ready for a day at a working dairy farm, where you’ll do hands-on activities led by women who are experts in science, marketing, finance, and animal agriculture. Ask questions about animal care, nutrition, water quality, and discover how food gets from the farm to your table. A not-to-be missed Wisconsin Girl Scout exclusive event!

Grades

4-12 Apr. 15 9am-3pm Apr. 11 $25 Dane County Dairy Farm Yes, to meet safety ratio

Celebrating Girl Scout Volunteers

A special event for the grown-ups who make it all happen. April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and Badgerland Girl Scouts will be paying tribute all 30 days! On April 15, everyone is invited to come celebrate the volunteers receiving Girl Scouts’ prestigious national volunteer awards! You will help select who gets honored. Nominate the rock star volunteers in your community so we can tell the world about them. Nominate your heroes anytime before February 28. See the ‘nomination’ link at www.gsbadgerland.org (click the Volunteers tab).

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation?

All Apr. 15 3-5pm Apr. 11 Free Madison Leadership Center Oh yes, indeed! Girls come celebrate your leaders.

GIRL SCOUT AWARDS CELEBRATION

Golds & Grads & Scholarships, Oh My!

It’s the pinnacle of your Girl Scouting journey: You earned the Gold Award? You deserve the spotlight! Awarded a Girl Scout Scholarship? Oh yes, please come up front and talk all about your future plans with CEO Marci! Graduating from high school? If you answered yes, this is YOUR time to share the memories! This celebration is dedicated to honoring your highest achievements! You have EARNED the experience of being recognized and celebrated for your take-action projects. All are welcome to attend this festive event.

NOTE: Girls earning the Girl Scout Bronze and Silver awards are recognized at Service Unit and/or troop-level celebrations.

Photo: Makayla Krueger was pinned with the Gold Award and honored as a Girl Scout grad at the 2022 celebration! SEVEN grads were awarded Badgerland Girl Scout scholarships. It could be you!

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost

All Apr. 15 10am-Noon Apr. 11 Free

Location

Adult Participation?

Madison Leadership Center Oh yes, indeed! Everyone come celebrate our amazing high-achieving Girl Scouts.

April environmental stewardship

All these programs will help you become a true environmental advocate and align with the Girl Scout program pillar Outdoors.

Honoring Earth Day

EARN THE TREE PROMISE PATCH

Re-Tree-ve Your Sapling

You’re in for a Tree-t! Badgerlanders will unite to celebrate Earth Day by planting trees. On this day, you’ll re-treeve your own sapling, a baby tree, to plant and care for. This action will have a huge impact on your community— your tree will beautify the area where it’s planted and, most importantly, will help the climate by producing oxygen and filtering pollutants to make the air cleaner. Your tree will also help preserve water in the soil. What a re-Leaf! Register to reserve your free sapling to take home and plant.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

All Apr. 22 9-11am Apr. 19 Free Janesville & La Crosse Leadership Centers Yes. You can register for a sapling, too!

All Apr. 22 9-4 Apr. 19 Free Camp Brandenburg Yes. You can register for a sapling, too!

Get to the Root of...the Girl Scout Tree Promise

It’s Forest-TREE! We will branch out and connect with experts in the fields of forestry including arborists, foresters, tree climbers, geographers, and environmental scientists. You’ll learn how indigenous cultures honor trees and use your creativity to write some poet-tree(!). We’re also going to practice protecting our trees by doing a tree-mendous project at camp today. Come together to this in-tree-guing program and get to the root of protecting and honoring trees.

NOTE: This is a drop-in any time event. Expect to spend 2-3 hours doing all the activity stations. Plan to pick up your sapling when you leave; just make sure to register for the sapling, too.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-12 Apr. 22 9am-4pm Apr. 19 $25 Camp Brandenburg Yes, do this together.

Earth Day Camp Champion

My Gal & I Overnighter

Let’s come together to tend our beautiful Planet Earth. Pitch in and be an Earth Day Champion by performing various service projects around camp. We’ll focus on protecting and honoring trees, and all of Mother Nature. This special overnighter will include lots of time for you and your gal grown-up to revel in all the traditional camp stuff including archery, arts and crafts, hiking, and campfires. Ideal outing for the full troop to come together with their adults, or for just you and your favorite gal!

Grades Dates Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

4-12 Apr. 22-23 1pm Saturday2pm Sunday Apr. 18 $75 Camp Ehawee Yes, to meet ratio.

Exploration Station: Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

Lucky you, Junior Girl Scout. You get to become a citizen scientist! You’ll visit beautiful Horicon. Hike with the Refuge Ranger to explore the marsh ecosystem and record your observations of the incredible wildlife and plants you find. Scoop water bugs to learn about wetland water quality. Get started on the Junior Duck Stamp Program, hear about careers in conservation, and what you can be doing right now to protect plants and animals.

BADGE: Council’s Own Badgerland National Wildlife Refuge

4-5 Apr. 29 9:30-3pm Apr. 26 $10 Horicon Yes, to meet ratio

Exploration Station: Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

Brownies, hit the trail! Depending on the weather, you’ll walk or snowshoe alongside the Ranger who will point out all the exciting animals and plants along the wetlands path. SUPER DUPER SPECIAL! You’ll build a bluebird nesting box to hang at your house, or donate to a park or nature center in your community. And there’s more: use scopes to get up-close views of the critters and foliage who call the refuge their home. You’ll be a citizen scientist and collect water samples, bird watch, and make notes on all your observations during this amazing day in nature.

BADGE: Council’s Own Badgerland National Wildlife Refuge

2-3 Apr. 29 9:45-3pm Apr. 26 $10 Necedah Yes, to meet ratio

May

Highest Awards Chit Chat

For all interested in earning the Bronze Award, Silver Award, and Gold Award. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline

4-12 May 6 9-10am May 3

4-12 May 17 7-8pm May 16

Climbing with Courage

Learn basic climbing techniques and belaying. For all ability levels. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost

6-12 May 6 10am-Noon May 2 $25

Location Adult Participation Boulders Madison This is for the girls!

Sister to All: Advocacy

Badgerland’s diversity, equity, and inclusion virtual series

When you are an advocate it means you support something. You stand up for something that’s important to you. That’s what Girl Scouts do. We are promoters, cheerleaders, boosters, and defenders! We are girls who speak up to make the world a better place. Come be an advocate and be a sister to all.

PATCH EARNED: Advocacy

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

K-5 May 9 5:30-6:30pm May 8 $5 Virtual Yes, to help get her online

6-12 May 9 7-8pm May 8 $5 Virtual No

Daisy-only Friday night adventures. Description is on page 2.

PATCH EARNED: Campfire

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost

K-1 May 19 5:30-7pm May 16 Free

Location Adult Participation Madison, Janesville, La Crosse Centers No question about it!

innovation

These programs will activate your math, engineering, innovation and artistry skills and align with the Girl Scout program pillar STEM.

Badgerland Runway

There’s SCIENCE behind all the glitz and glamour of the runway. Our expert STEAM-inestas will take you on an adventure into the exciting world of fashion design. You will work to complete a series of fashion designed-related challenges. Using your innovation, creativity, and imagination—you’ll craft designs using different materials and themes. You’ll learn a lot while constructing exclusive runway silhouettes to take home and show off to your family and friends!

AWESOME OPTIONAL ADD ON: Make it an evening affair and come to Meet You at the BET at 5pm to show off your designs. Details below. Add on the BET evening for a discounted price of $15 (the regular cost is $25). Your $10 discount will be automatically applied when you add both items to your cart.

BADGE EARNED: STEM Career Exploration

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

6-8 May 13 1-4pm May 10 $25 Madison Leader Center No

Meet You at the BET

It’s a GREEN CARPET affair - Badgerland’s biggest, ooh la la night out! All Girl Scout creatives are invited to come walk the carpet to display their designs inspired by Badgerland Runway. Fashion is way more than ‘just’ clothes. It’s art! It’s science! It’s creativity! It’s engineering! And it’s how we express ourselves to the world. Fashion truly has the ability to change and shape lives through its personal connection to us all. Come debut your latest design, whether you met the challenge at Badgerland Runway or created your masterpiece at home (or both!). It will be a glitzy affair with paparazzi, fancy finger foods, and lots of sharing. Be rewarded for your designs by our panel of judges with various awards and recognitions. Come see all the creative ensembles and be seen in yours.

PATCH EARNED: Badgerland Entertainment Tonight

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

6-12 May 13 5-7pm May 10 $25 Madison Leader Center Yes

Top Cookie SELLERbration!

It’s a party! If you sell more than 600 boxes of Girl Scout cookies you will be honored, cheered and celebrated at this fun event. Each girl gets her moment in the spotlight. You earned this SELLERbration! Let’s party!

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

K-12 May 20 10am-1pm May 16 Free Madison Leader Center

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Exploration Station: Yerkes Observatory

THIS IS WHY YOU’RE A GIRL SCOUT! Camp in the Yerkes for a weekend that is exclusive to Badgerland. You’ll tour the land, learn about beekeeping, the history of the Yerkes, landscape architecture, and space science. When it gets dark, you’ll learn how to navigate based on the stars and planets. Wondering how to find Orion, the Hunter in the night sky or Ursa Minor, the Little Dipper? You’ll learn how to identify constellations with confidence. Come see why there really is no glass ceiling for women in science. You’ll meet and learn from astronomer Dr. Amanda Bauer and Dr. Abby Brownell, a medical doctor. Take home the Yerkes Observatory patch with fun memories and life-time learnings.

BADGE EARNED: Space Science Researcher (Cadette), Space Science Expert (Senior), Space Science Master (Ambassador)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

6-12 May 5-7 7pm Friday10am Sunday May 3 $75 Yerkes Observatory, Lake Geneva

Camp Adventure Days Camp Ehawee & Camp Brandenburg

Explore Badgerland’s overnight camps and get a preview of what it will be like to come for a traditional Girl Scout camp experience this summer. Come as a family for an adventure-filled afternoon where you’ll meet camp staff and visit the unit where you’ll be staying. Enjoy classic camp activities such as target sports, arts, hiking, gaga ball, and s’mores. Bring your family and/or the whole troop to take a tour and get all your questions answered.

Yes, adults required to meet safety ratio.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

All Ages May 6 11am-3pm May 2

All Ages May 7 11am-3pm May 2

Climbing with Courage

Learn basic climbing techniques and belaying. For all ability levels. Description is on page 2.

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

6-12 June 3 10am-Noon May 31 $25 Boulders Climbing Gym, Madison This is for the girls! 6-12 July 1 June 28

6-12 August 5 August 2

Daisies,

Activate!

In the summer, Daisies will activate on Thursdays.

PATCH EARNED: P icnic Fun (June), I Love Camping (July), Citizen Scientist (August)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location

Adult Participation

No question about it! K-1 July 20 July 18

K-1 August 10 August 13

K-1 June 15 5:30-7pm June 13 Free Madison, Janesville, and La Crosse Leadership Centers

Paddle with Purpose

CANOE BELIEVE IT? Now’s the time to get on the water! Expert instructors from our partners at Rutabaga will introduce you to paddling at this two-day event. On the first day you will try out canoing, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding as you learn about equipment, safety, and technique including perfecting your strokes while floating your boat. The next day is a day trip exploring a local paddling destination where you’ll put your new skills to the test. This is a program you don’t want to miss; for shore!

BADGE & PATCH Earned: Paddle with Purpose (all), Paddling Badge (Senior)

Grades Date Time Reg Deadline Cost Location Adult Participation

6-12 July 22 & July 23 10am-4pm each day July 19 $75

STREAM Girls

Rutabaga Paddle Sports, Madison

In partnership with Trout Unlimited. Badgerland is partnering with local Trout Unlimited chapters to provide access to learning about local watersheds. Eight core patch-earning activities will include fishing! Detailed activities will be released in the spring. Plan to participate!

PATCH Earned: STREAM Girls 2023

No, this is a drop-off event

Let’s hear it from the girls... Meet a few Badgerland cookie entrepreneurs!

Dyuthi M.

I wanted to exceed my goal of 400 boxes, and that desire to sell more than I planned got me motivated. Something I got better at was my math skills because you need to be on your toes while calculating how much the customer owes and giving change.

Anne M.

One of my favorite cookie season memories is dancing with my mom while doing a cookie booth!

Addison B.

One tip to share is that you should never be scared to go for your dreams and don’t let people drag you down and get in your way of fulfilling your dreams. Another tip is don’t be afraid to be in public and sell cookies. Everybody loves a Girl Scout!

Quinn T.

I’m better at talking to people now and not as shy.

ShaKyra K.

Most of my sales come from people I’ve never met. With so much going on in the world, cookie sales made me see kindness is out there!!

Etta

K.

Someone bought 20 boxes at once from my booth! My tip? Book lots of booths.

Samantha N.

Here’s my hack to being a (long-time) top cookie seller: Just get out there and give it your all!

Saniya G.

Many people said NO, and so many people said YES. So, I learned to take the No’s better. And I learned about $2 bills; I didn’t know those existed.

Autumn S.

Selling Girl Scout cookies has helped me with feeling more comfortable talking to people. The best experience for me as a Girl Scout is trying new things and getting badges with the other girls in my troop.

Girl Scout Cookie Time March 4 - April 9

Your Family Cookie Calendar

JANUARY

Midmonth

Your troop leaders will invite you to the Troop Cookie Family Meeting. It’s important to go!

Attend the Badgerland Family Cookie Forum. It’s online and you’ll learn a lot.

Jan. 29

FEBRUARY

Feb. 11

Feb. 12

Late Month

MARCH

NEW Family cookie training is in gsLearn, too.

Attend the Fin-ancial themed programs to get your Girl Scout ready for the Cookie Program (Page 11)

You will receive cookies to sell AND an order form to take orders and deliver later if you wish to sell that way

March 1

March 4

BEFORE March 22

APRIL

Sunday, April 9

MAY

Late May

Set up her Smart Cookies digital store. You will get an email invitation the first week of March that includes a link to register her Smart Cookies account. The email will come from ‘noreply@abcsmartcookies.com’.

Cookie Program Begins! Girls may begin selling cookies.

Let your troop leader know if you need more cookies or have extras to return.

Cookie sale ends. Keep selling until your inventory is at zero.

Troop leaders distribute Girl Rewards. Badgerland will mail Adventure Point rewards and Badgerland Bucks cards to girls.

Attend (or help host) a Cookie Rally in your Service Unit community before cookie season starts. If no community cookie kickoff is scheduled in your area, we’ll help you plan one! Contact us or visit the Cookies page on the website.

Ways to Sell Cookies

Your family will decide the best way to participate in the cookie sale. Girls in the same troop do not have to sell the same way.

• DIRECT SALE

Go door-to-door in your neighborhood and sell to family and friends.

• BOOTHS

Troops sell lots of cookies setting up a card table at high-traffic businesses.

• ONLINE

Set up her Smart Cookies store and customers can order that way. Local customers can choose for her to deliver their cookies in person and far-away customers can pay to have them shipped.

• TAKE ORDERS

You’ll have a cookie order sheet and collect orders from family and friends and then deliver them to customers in April.

This year's Cookie Mascot is the Dolphin encouraging girls to Go Bright Ahead swimming toward their goals and dreams. Rewards are dolphin themed.

HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR

THE ACTUAL COOKIES

Raspberry Rally are brand new cookies. Only sold online with direct shipment. Girl Scouts will not have Raspberry Rally cookies available to sell in person. They are available in her online store. Did we mention they’re super fruity, crispy, and yummy!

Shortbread cookies are now Trefoils

Same recipe. Same shape. New name. It tastes the same but it’s now named Trefoils because that’s the shape!

Updated Caramel Chocolate Chip Recipe

The gluten-free cookie is now made without eggs or butter and still gluten and nut free.

THE COOKIE BIZ

Cookie Prices

Each package is sold for $5. EXCEPT gluten free which are $6 each. Not all troops stock gluten free cookies; ask your troop leader if you have them.

Troop & Service Unit Profits

Troops earn at least 74¢per box sold. The more boxes sold, the higher the troop proceeds. New this year are SU cookie profits! Page 30.

Council-Supported Shipping Subsidy

Badgerland picks up half the cost of shipping when your online customer orders between 9-12 boxes to be mailed to them. We’re holding hold the customer price to $7.49.

5 Skills Girls Gain Selling Girl Scout Cookies

The cookie sale allows troops to work toward a shared goal, build troop funds, and for girls to gain an entrepreneurial edge. Entrepreneurship builds curiosity, confidence, and problem-solving skills. They get to run their own small businesses in a safe space. Along the way, they’ll gain five core skills.

GOAL SETTING

Girls start by setting a personal cookie sales goal. Then, together, they work to set a troop goal. Next, they work with their family and troop to develop a plan to achieve those goals. This matters because girls need to know how to set and reach goals to succeed in school, jobs, and life.

MONEY MANAGEMENT

Girls take orders, count money, and make change. They reconcile inventory and deliver the correct payment to their troop leaders. Managing cookie funds helps them understand managing their personal finances and learn responsibility.

PEOPLE SKILLS

By talking to customers, girls learn to become good listeners and communicators. They build strong relationships with their sister Girl Scouts while they work as a team. While interacting with customers, girls’ self-confidence flourishes in all areas of her life.

DECISION MAKING

Girls decide how to market their cookie sale and when and where to sell. They work as a troop to decide how to spend their earnings. When girls practice and implement decision-making, they begin to see the impact of their choices and see themselves as confident leaders capable of making big and small decisions.

BUSINESS ETHICS

Girls are responsible for managing their own cookie businesses, handling money, meeting deadlines, while following through with customers. The world needs more ethical leaders and we can count on Girl Scouts to lead the way.

PHILANTHROPY

Ways girls get to experience being philanthropic through her Cookie Sale.

Troop Cookie Share Philanthropy

Customers who want to support Girl Scouts but don’t want cookies can buy them to be donated. This program is called Cookie Share. Each troop decides on a local nonprofit organization they want to give cookies to. Cookie Share cookies are included in the girl's total and will count toward her rewards.

Girl Philanthropy Donations

Girls have the choice between a rewards item or making a donation to a nonprofit. This year’s beneficiary is related to supporting dolphins. Girls will support dolphins living at Brookfield Zoo near Chicago. Girls who choose this reward earn a unique Badgerland Cookie Philanthropist patch.

Cookies on Social Media Policy

• Families (and Girl Scouts over age 13 with parent permission) can advertise their sale on their personal social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

• Girl Scout Cookies may not be advertised or sold on online auction or sales websites - including eBay, Craigslist, community buy/sell/trade sites and Facebook Marketplace.

• A good rule of thumb: only people who know the girl or her family personally should see her cookie sale information.

The Cookie Program Makes Girl Scouts Possible

summer

Summer Overview

• Seven weeks of five-night camps just for girls at Camp Ehawee

• Girl and grown-up, two-night Adventure Pods at Camp Brandenburg

• You asked for this - Troop Camps! Mostly at Brandenburg with one at Ehawee

• Leadership Camps including the new Leadership Adventure Camp

• Specialty camps CampHERO and CampBUILD are back, too

Something a little different...

All sessions will run consistent programming all summer. We took the girls’ favorite activities from past themed camps and rolled those into programming for each week. It’s the very best of Girl Scout camp activities offered every single week of summer sessions. This is true for camps at Ehawee and Brandenburg.

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy

Vaccines are strongly encouraged but not mandated for summer 2023, at this time. Badgerland reserves the right to alter the policy based on changing health guidelines. Details on page 46.

2023 IS YOUR GET-TO-CAMP SUMMER!

Epic. Adventurous. Fun.

The camp gates are wide open featuring three months filled with all outdoor experiences Girl Scouts deserve. There are plenty of choices including girl-only resident camps, troop camps, and our (famous and popular) family Adventure Pods.

Explore your choices of summer experiences in the green boxes on page 35. Pick the ones you want to come to and we'll see you around the campfire.

Meet Badgerland’s Camps

Camp Ehawee

Mindoro, La Crosse County

Camp Ehawee (pronounced e-how-e) is home to a swimming pool, nature trails, archery range, athletic fields, an arts building and STEM activity center. Ehawee campers canoe on a tributary of the Black River and creek hop at Crystal Creek. There is an impressive amphitheater, performing arts and nature centers.

Ehawee Featured Activities: Archery, Ax Throwing, Canoing, Swimming, Hiking, Field Games, Performing Arts, Geocaching, Orienteering

Camp Brandenburg

Dane, Dane County

The camp is located on beautiful Lake Katrine ideal for kayaks and canoes. Girls adore Hilltop Lodge because the hallways literally climb the hillside to four bunkhouses that sleep campers. Switchback trails meander through towering trees and there's a lakeside open-air shelter, gorgeous campsites, giant fields and performing arts space.

Brandenburg Featured Activities: Hiking, Canoing, Geocaching, Orienteering, Target Sports, Performing Arts, Field Games, Team Building, Bird Spotting

Bring the whole family and tour Camp Ehawee and Camp Brandenburg. A great day for all Girl Scouts and especially families considering camp for the first time. You’ll do activities, enjoy a campfire and meet the team.

May 6 @ Camp Ehawee | May 7 @ Camp Brandenburg details on page 24.

Trading Post

What’s camp without a Trading Post? Come on - that’s a silly question we’ll never ever have to answer because Girl Scout Trading Post is the best! Plan to shop the Post at both Camp Ehawee and Camp Brandenburg this summer. They’re stocked with all the camp favorites like plushies and flashlights. You can add Trading Post dollars to her account when you register for camp or she can shop with cash and her Badgerland Bucks card.

sssshhhh adult only eyes here...

Make her camp time even better when you gift a Camp Care Kit curated just for Badgerland Campers. We pack a tote bag, complete with a luggage tag, full of all the things she’ll ‘need’ at camp. There’s a water bottle along with something to light the night, something to jot her memories with, bling for her cabin or tent, a fun-in-the-sun surprise and, of course, a super amazing plushie for cuddling. She’ll be delighted and surprised you thought to send her a goodies kit which she’ll receive within hours of camp beginning. The kits are $40 and available to add-on when you register for camp.

Work at Camp

If you are looking for a meaningful way to earn money while making difference in the world, consider working at our camps this summer. We welcome applications from teenagers, college students, and adults seeking meaning and impact in their work. what’s in it for you:

• Competitive pay including room and board

• Resume building!

• Skill building! Teamwork, communications, problem solving, critical thinking, decision making

• Make new friends that will extend way after the last campfire

• Be outdoors this summer what jobs you could do:

• Unit Counselor

• Food Service Kitchen Assistant

• Lifeguard

• Assistant Camp Director

• Business Coordinator

• Counselor Director

Read position descriptions and apply on the careers page at gsbadgerland.org

apply today

What a great way to spend the summer—outdoors and with Girl Scouts!

YOUR GIRL SCOUT CAMP SUMMER

EPIC EHAWEE

Traditional overnight camps just for girls at Camp Ehawee in La Crosse County. Activities are consistent weekly so families can select the week that works best for your schedules. Page 36

ADVENTURE PODS

Two night weekend camps for a Girl Scout and her grown-up at Camp Brandenburg in Dane County. Program activities are consistent with each session. Page 40

LEADERSHIP CAMPS

TROOP CAMPS

Exciting programming exclusively for older Girl Scouts. New this year are Leadership Adventure Camps for girls in grades 6-11. Page 38

TRIPS

Oh yes, we’re hitting the road again this summer for some adventure outside the home base. Ready for something different? Travel with Girl Scouts.

Page 43

CAMPFIRE CHATS

WITH WILD THING

Wild Thing is Badgerland’s Director of Outdoor Programs and the expert in all things Girl Scout Camp. Come get questions answered.

ZOOM IN FOR A CAMP Q&A

Tuesday, February 7 @ 6pm Sunday, February 26 @ 6pm Thursday, March 9 @ 6pm Tuesday, March 23 @ 6pm

CampHERO & BUILD

Our signature specialty camps are happening again thanks to the amazing volunteers who make these experiences possible. Pages 44-45

WEAR YOUR SUMMER

GET THE TEE

Another full summer of Troop Camps are on the calendar! These will be ideal for ANY troop that wants to get together outdoors. Page 42 (register to get the Zoom Link)

We know how you love wearing t-shirts. So, how about a freebie tee that will remind you of GS camp year round? You’ll get a free t-shirt with this year’s exclusive design. Pick your size when you complete your CampDoc form (another good reason to get that done on time!) and your very own shirt will be at camp ready-to-wear when you get there. For girls and grown-up campers.

EPIC EHAWEE five night camps just for the girls

ALL THE THINGS YOU LOVE TO DO AT CAMP ARE HAPPENING IN SIX SENSATIONAL DAYS THAT WILL GO BY SO FAST YOU’LL FEEL DIZZY WITH DELIGHT!

Glow dance parties! Owl prowl! Pottery! Yes. Yes. Yes! Your favorite camp activities are all happening in one delicious week at Camp Ehawee. You’ll play so many fun games and sing so many silly (and heartwarming) songs at the top of your lungs that you won’t stop smiling ‘til the snow flies. And, friends. Oh yes, you will make a bunch of new friends while you’re here. Your camp counselors will be right there with you all week; encouraging you when you feel a little shy and nudging you to take a risk and try something that feels a little scary. Your courage will soar like the rockets you’ll learn to launch at camp. There’s yummy food, walks in the woods, exploring the slough, paddling the waters, flag ceremonies, swimming pool games, and cabintime wiggles ’n giggles. You’ll come home a little more grown-up and independent. And the patch you earn on your final day at camp will remind you forever of your sweet, sweet summertime at Girl Scout camp. See you around the campfire!

Epic Ehawee FAQS

• Each session is $525

• Activities are the same each week with weather being the only variable (example: if it’s stormy we’ll swap a hike with activities in our indoor Nature Center)

• Badges earned: Hiker (Brownie), Camper (Junior), Trailblazer (Cadette)

• Transportation to and from Camp Ehawee is on your own. An optional bus trip to camp MAY be added on in the spring; we will let you know if it becomes available.

• A packing list will be available one month before camp.

• Complete a CampDoc profile including camper health records at least three weeks before camp.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF.

June S.

June spent three weeks at Ehawee last summer and is coming back for more this year.

“My favorite part of camp is meeting new friends and having fun. Some of the stuff I loved last year was making star charts and doing nighttime pranks and all the messy activities like the slip ‘n slide through paint. What I learned at camp is that it is always important to try new things. This summer I am coming not only as a camper but also as a Program Aide because I think it will be fun to learn new leadership skills and help other campers enjoy their time there.”

Jeanette R.

Wow Jeannette tried all the things a year ago when she did two weeks at Ehawee, a STEM GS day camp, and CampHERO. She loved it all!

“My camp highlight was meeting all these amazing people who were there with me. I learned last summer that I was braver than I thought I was because I was away from my family for the very first time. One of my favorite experiences was when we took these stole then ate these super delicious muffins during a midnight mischief caper. And one of my fondest memories is making my first s’more! My advice to future Girl Scout campers is don’t think about the people you left behind. Just focus on the fun that awaits you.”

Ehawee Camper Reflections

LEADERSHIP camps for older girls

Program Aide

Completing Grades 5-6 pick your week

• June 18-23 OR

• June 25-30

Come test the waters of leadership while having the experience of your life at Camp Ehawee! Your days will be spent learning and doing all of the cool activities at camp, and, at the same time, you’ll be helping camp counselors. You’ll embrace the words Program Aide while assisting with skits and all kinds of other things that the ‘regular’ campers need help with. At the end of your camp, you will have done all the things to earn your Program Aide Pin! This is the first step in our Camp Leadership Progression so, if you loved this, plan to move up the ranks next summer!

• Camp Ehawee

• $250

Hello to you girls who already earned your PA pins; you are welcome to attend this camp, too! Bring your expertise and learn new stuff while helping others learn.

NEW Leadership Adventure Camps

Leadership Adventure Camp Completing Grades 6-7

• July 9-14

• Camp Ehawee

• $595

Leadership Adventure Camp Advanced Completing Grades 8-11

• July 16-21

• Camp Ehawee

• $595

You are finally old enough to notch up the adventure! How does glow-in-the dark canoeing sound? Your week at camp is filled with cheery challenges and the kind of Girl Scout adventures you’ve been asking for. There will be team-building contests with plenty of room for group and individual success to shine bright. Grab your paddle and don’t look back because you’ll head out on an off-site canoe trek, too. This Very Special week comes with it all - traditional camp activities and adventurous add-ons. Come grow, make new friends while conquering challenges, and earn your Camper badge! Leadership Adventure Camp is the second phase of Badgerland’s Camp Leadership Progression.

Counselor in Training

Completing Grades 8-9

• July 30-August 11 (2 weeks)

• Camp Ehawee

• $FREE!

Look at you! You’re ready to be a CIT, a counselor in training. And this is the final step in your Camp Leadership Progression before becoming a member of the camp team! This is the summer you learn all of the behind-the-scenes magic (!) that brings camp to life making it so special. You will dive deep into learning about leadership, inclusion, outdoor skills, and assisting counselors. There is tons of weekend fun built in exclusively for you! Many of our camp staff made their very best friends during their two weeks at CIT camp. You will bond and grow as a team, plunging together into this next level of leadership. You will earn your CIT bar.

NOTE: If you already completed CIT and are 16 years old, connect with us about how to join our Camp Team! That could be a pretty sweet 16 and sensational 17 thing to do, right?!

MEET Olive A.! Badgerland Program Aide Camper

What was your favorite part about being a Leadership Camper?

Well, I love camp in general because it's a place where you can go with no strings attached. Meaning that you can be whoever you want and make friends right away. But my favorite part about being a leadership camper was probably learning how the world of camp counselors worked, and getting to try it out.

Did you learn anything new about yourself?

I learned that I appreciate being able to escape from the stress of daily life and summer loneliness and just be happy and make new friends! :)

How was it different being at Leadership Camp?

Leadership camp is much like Resident camp. Your days will be spent inside, outside, doing crafts, swimming, and more. However, in a leadership camp, you are also expected to be a role model for resident campers. This means watching what you say and do, so it might be difficult to get used to.

Did you learn things last summer that you can put into action in your regular life?

At camp I learned some strategies that are used to promote an inclusive and equity-driven summer camp. I thought about these ideas a lot. After camp, I used one in particular when thinking about what I should do for my Gold Award. The idea was to always think about how you can make activities more inclusive, and keep it fun and engaging for everyone.

Okay, we’re eager to hear what is the very best part about being a Girl Scout for you?

I love being a Girl Scout because I can participate in a program that wants me to succeed and be a leader. It feels good to do good, and earning badges is fun too. :) As a Non-Binary Girl Scout, I also love being part of a community that is constantly dedicated to helping marginalized groups succeed and have skills that help them throughout their lives.

ADVENTURE PODS

weekend camps for a girl and her grown-up

Adventure Pod camps are Friday evenings through noon Sunday. Just like all Girl Scout camps you’ll do flag ceremonies, skits, songs and ooey-gooey desserts by the campfire. And you’ll have fun canoeing, hiking, geocaching, and even target shooting. Our trained camp staff will lead badge-earning activities while you’re there. You even get to decide your ‘pod’ lodging. You can bunk at Hilltop or be rustic in a cabin at Forest Glen or go all-in on outdoor sleeping at Lake Shore with a tent you bring or a ShiftPod that we’ll set up for you. Book early as some spaces fill up fast. Adventure Pod camping makes for a memorable weekend; it’s a summer tradition for lots of Girl Scout families. Will you come together? You’re guaranteed to leave camp with “remember when we...” family stories to share forever!

Adventure Pod FAQS

• Each session is $150 per person

• Girls grades K-12 are welcome with their special adult. Moms, dads, troop leaders, aunties, uncles, nanas, paps, special neighbors and beyond are welcome.

• Activities are the same each weekend with traditional camp fun that includes trained camp staffers leading badgeearning projects.

• All meals are cooked for you and yummy to all palates.

• Adventure Pod choices are first come, first served. You will be in shared spaces with other campers.

• Badges earned: Letterboxer (Brownie), Geocacher (Junior), Night Owl (Cadette)

• A packing list will be available one month before camp.

• Complete a CampDoc profile including camper health records at least three weeks before camp.

Adventure Pods = Family Time

Fiona, Lilly & (mom) Alicia C.

Alicia decided to make it a special weekend with her two Girl Scouts grades 2 and five. And what a time they had!

“ I learned about my daughters’ fierce determination when trying something none of us had ever done before while we were on the lake learning to canoe. It was a great time!” ~ ALICIA

“Camp together was a lot of fun. We tie-dyed and shot slingshots and those were fun. My favorite part of the weekend was making new friends because I met a new friend. I would love to go again with mom because I’m not sure I am ready to do camp by myself yet. “ ~ FIONA

Sophia & (dad) Martin W.

“We did painting, canoeing, water bottle rockets, geocaching, and hiking. We will definitely do this again and are very interested in bigger adventures together!” ~ SOPHIA

The best part was getting to spend time with my daughter and make memories. It was my third time at Girl Scout’s My Guy & I camp and I’ve loved each one! This summer, I learned that my daughter could be a great camp counselor in the future. She had many of the girls singing camp songs in the middle of the day and they’re loving it!” ~ MARTIN

TROOP

SO THIS IS WHAT TROOP CAMP LOOKS LIKE!

Picture this. It’s 83 degrees on a summer evening with a twinkling sky and there you are lying on your back with your troop besties beside you. After mapping the night sky, you wander over to the blazing campfire to sing, tell stories, and eat s’mores. And then, when it’s really dark out, you’ll put on your glow necklace and grab your glow stick because it’s time to get groovy with the traditional glow dance. Eventually it’s time to turn on your flashlight and hit the trail to your bunk site. You’re tired because it was a non-stop day with the target sports and water fun and hiking. Phew. You can’t wait to get to sleep because you know you get to do it again tomorrow! And every step of the way, there are your troop sisters and troop leaders.

Here is the Troop Camp you asked for! These outings are perfect for first-time troop camp outs. Our camp staff will help lead badge-earning activities and sprinkle camp magic to ensure a purely delightful Troop Camp.

Troop Camp FAQS

Brandenburg two night-sessions are $150 per person.

Ehawee’s five-night camp is $375 per person.

A minimum two adults per troop required.

Activities include water sports, target sports, badge activities, campfires.

All meals are provided.

Stay together in your choice of lodging. But reserve early for your first choice as space is limited, and it is first come, first served.

A packing list will be available one month before camp.

Complete a CampDoc profile including camper health records at least three weeks before camp.

TRIPS go on an adventure with Girl Scouts

Go Glamp Geneva!

August 9 - 11

• 3 Day/2 Night for two

• Wesley’s Woods Retreat Center

• Grades K-12 + Adult

• $275 per person or

10 Cookie Program Adventure Points (earn the trip for girl and grown-up)

Cave, Camp & Climb Iowa!

June 24 - 26

• 3 Day/2 Night for two

• Grades K-12 + Adult

• Maquoketa Caves State Park

• $175 per person or

7 Cookie Program Adventure Points (earn the trip for girl and grown-up)

Venture beneath the Earth’s surface to discover a subterranean sanctuary. And that’s just the start! You’ll explore more than a dozen caves and secret caverns at Maquoketa Caves State Park. After emerging from the underground, you’ll relax fireside at our sister Girl Scout Camp Little Cloud.

Challenge yourself to climb to new heights as you conquer the bouldering wall. There’ll be no need to take the stairs as you ride the world’s steepest, shortest scenic railway. This trip is for any outdoor adventure lover.

Walk in the footsteps of Lake Geneva’s earliest settlers as you hike the Lake Geneva Lake Shore Path. The shore path meanders along the lakeshore, passing massive lakefront estates, sandy beaches, and beautiful parks. We’ll get to relax fireside at Wesley’s Woods Retreat Center.

Take a guided safari through Wisconsin’s most unique wildlife preserve. Learning about and feeding animals from around the world!

Take to the stars! Imagine how exciting it must have been at Yerkes Observatory during its scientific heyday, watching them map the cosmos. You’ll walk where they walked, think YOUR big ideas where they thought, and create where they created as you explore Yerkes in a one-of-a-kind behind-the-scenes tour.

SPECIAL SOMETHING TO KNOW:

12 YEARS STRONG & regularly introducing new activities! In partnership with Madison College, CampHERO is Badgerland’s premier program for learning about protective services and building courage, confidence, and character. The camp is expertly led by local police, fire, and EMS professionals alongside dedicated Girl Scout volunteers.

CampHERO Daisies

Completing Grades

PreK-K & Adults

• July 28 • Madison College • $25

You and your adult buddy get to learn what it takes to be a firefighter, police officer, and EMT. So, what does it take? Confidence and courage. Build confidence by trying out skills the professionals use and be courageous tackling new and sometimes difficult tasks. You will be introduced to fire gear, what it means to call 911, how to use your voice to stop a subject in their tracks, and more. Meet real-life heroes and learn how to help in an emergency.

NOTE: Adults participate for free but registration is required to hold your spot.

CampHERO Brownies

Completing Grades 1-2

• July 24 • Madison College • $35

• WOW: An additional session will be held outside Dane County. The date and location will be announced before the lottery deadline (?) via email, website, and social.

Meet women and men in the fire, police, and emergency medical professions who will teach you some skills they use every day. You’ll learn so much! Like how to communicate with fellow officers and safely enter a home; how to handle a fire hose and work with a fire crew; and how to assess a scene and help out a friend who needs first aid. It’s an amazing day and by the end you’ll see police, firefighters, and EMTs in a whole new light. Respect!

CampHERO Juniors

Completing Grades 3-4

• July 20-21 or July 21-22

• Madison College • $60

There’s one thing every girl loves doing at CampHERO. It’s feeling the energy from accomplishing something amazing like helping a victim, apprehending a suspect, or saving a patient. You will find something here that builds your confidence, courage, and character even if you aren’t interested in a protective services career. Come check out what the hype is about!

NOTE: This is a 11/2 day camp; no overnight.

CampHERO Cadettes

Completing Grades 5-7

• July 17-19 (2 nights)

• Madison College & Madison Leadership Center

• $120

Building character is the focus and you’ll work in teams to accomplish tasks that seem impossible. In order to put out that fire, save the patient, and solve the crime you will need to work together. Along the way, you will learn skills in the fire, police, and EMS professions and put into action your courage, confidence, and character. Bunk at the Leadership Center.

CampHERO Seniors & Ambassadors

Completing Grades 8-12

• July 24 - 28 (4 nights)

• Madison College & Madison Leadership Center

• $215

What is it truly like to be a firefighter, police officer, or EMT? Meet women and men in these careers and learn from them about how you can follow in their footsteps. Even if you don’t want to go into the field, this camp will push your limits and bring you greater confidence to respond in an emergency. The camp curriculum changes every year to provide you with a progressive experience. In the past we’ve hosted activities like rappelling, extrication, putting in an IV, CPR certification, crime scene analysis and photography, citizen intervention, and much more. What will this year bring? It will be engaging, powerful, and prepare you for your future. Bunk at the Leadership Center.

CAMPHERO LOTTERY REGISTRATION

CampHERO is extremely popular and that’s why we use a lottery system to ensure all girls have equal access to attend. All CampHERO registrations are through a lottery.

LOTTERY DETAILS & DATES

• Lottery link opens January 10. The link will be published on our social channels and www.gsbadgerland.org.

• The deadline to enter the lottery is March 14.

• Names will be randomly selected and those campers will be notified the week of March 20.

• Unclaimed spots will be available to all on April 4.

BUILD

CELEBRATING OUR 5TH YEAR!

CampBUILD is a Badgerland original specialty camp in partnership with Madison College. The sessions are expertly led by skilled professionals for girls to learn about carpentry and the building trades.

CampBUILD: Pre-Apprentice

CampBUILD: Material Handler

Completing Grades PreK-K & Adults

• August 5 • Madison College • $25

The blueprint to success is bringing your adult buddy who’s excited to nail it with you. Together you will learn basic carpentry skills from professionals. Learn how to stay safe in the shop while discovering what it means to be a carpenter. You and your helper will create and take home a special build you both can enjoy.

NOTE: While adults participate for free, registration is required to hold your spot.

CampBUILD: Skilled Helper

Completing Grades 1-2

• August 12 • Madison College • $25

Your mission is to complete a full build in 4 hours! Oh, yes you can! You’ll work with your building crew and learn how to safely use the hand tools provided while finishing a completed project to take home. What will you make? To be revealed at CampBUILD. Get psyched now!

Completing Grades 3-4

• August 3 or 4 • Madison College • $35

It’s gonna be a busy day in the workshop! You will design, craft, and assemble a special project planned for you. Use power tools and hand tools to finish your build under the guidance of a professional carpenter who will help you stay safe and show you some insider tools of the trade to make your job easier. You’ll wrap the day with completed project you get to take home.

CampBUILD: Apprentice

Completing Grades 5-7

• July 31 or August 1 • Madison College • $35

An apprentice dedicates themselves to learning a trade from a professional. Today’s trade is carpentry and you’ll learn from the expert. Get your hands on power tools like the circular saw, jigsaw, drivers, and a sander to create a project of your own. Spend all day in the carpentry shop creating your project and putting it together. By day’s end, you will be able to show off your newfound skills to your family.

CampBUILD: Journeyworker

Completing Grades 8-12

• July 20-22 (3 days) • Madison College • $105

A Journeyworker has learned their trade through apprenticeship and now works for “a day’s pay”. Over three days, you will learn carpentry skills from local tradeswomen. You will use the tools of the trade to build a project to take home. Your crew will also work together to build a project to benefit a local youth serving organization. Come away with many skills you can use in your daily life and feel good about giving back to the community.

Note: This is a 3-day camp; no overnights.

PROGRAM REGISTRATION

it’s simple. it’s easy.

www.gsbadgerland.org

REGISTRATION

• Visit gsbadgerland.org and click the Activities tab

• Find programs by date or use the search bar

• Click on the program to start registration

• Payment is due upon registration

If you need help registering online, call our Customer Care Team for assistance: 800.236.2710.

CAMP DEPOSITS

Lock in registration with a non-refundable $100 deposit on sessions that cost over $150. Full payment is due June 1.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Financial Assistance for program registration is available to qualifying families for Badgerland-sponsored programs. Find the form and qualifying information at gsbadgerland.org.

CONFIRMATIONS

A confirmation will be emailed within 24 hours. You will also receive an email the week before your event. For camp programs and other overnight adventures, you will receive emails several weeks in advance with info including a packing list.

CAMPDOC.COM

Look for a separate email from CampDoc inviting you to create an account and complete the camper’s profile. This includes health records. Complete this THREE WEEKS BEFORE CAMP; except CampHERO sessions which are due by June 1.

SAFETY UPDATE

Girl Scout safety is always our top priority. COVID-19 vaccines are strongly encouraged, but not required, for members attending Girl Scouting events including summer camp and other Badgerland overnight activities.

For the duration of 2023, Badgerland reserves the right to mandate vaccinations for program attendees in the event of updated protocols recommended by county, state, or federal health agencies. In the event of a change in policy that impacts your program, refunds will be available.

PAYING WITH BADGERLAND BUCKS

Girl Scouts teaches girls financial literacy from the Cookie Program and Badgerland Fall Fundraiser. She can earn Badgerland Bucks to pay for her own experiences including camp. There are two ways to pay with Badgerland Bucks:

1) Call Customer Care at 800.236.2710 to complete a registration over the phone using Badgerland Bucks.

2) Register and pay online with a credit card, then complete and submit the Badgerland Bucks Reimbursement Form at gsbadgerland.org. (Click forms).

CANCELLATION POLICY

Occasionally the need arises to cancel due to weather, safety concerns, or low registration. For weather-based cancellations, every attempt will be made to contact you. Maintain accurate contact information in MyGS so staff can reach you. If canceled, the program will be rescheduled or refunded.

REFUND POLICY

Refunds, minus a $10 cancellation fee per event transaction, are given for cancellations made by the registration deadline, or in the event of serious illness or death in the family. Full refunds are issued after the deadline only if the program is canceled.

info@gsbadgerland.org 800.236.2710