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2015 Resident Camp Guide
Summer Fun at
Camp Molly Lauman
Come Camp With Us So you’re thinking about going to summer camp, huh? This guide has everything you need to know to plan your adventure at Camp Molly Lauman!
WYANDOT CRAWFORD
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RICHLAND ASHLAND
WAYNE
HOLMES
MORROW KNOX
UNION
COSHOCTON
DELAWARE
Camp Molly Lauman is in Scioto County, in southern Ohio. We’ve been running Girl Scout summer camp there since 1929, so we have a rich heritage of encouraging girls to try new things, practice newfound skills, and make lifelong memories. Resident camp (i.e. sleepaway camp) gives you the Camp Molly Lauman is located opportunity to do something special this in Lucasville, Ohio, about 1 ½ summer. You’ll make new friends and have hours from Columbus. a lot of fun, all while gaining independence and building character within a safe and supportive environment (your folks will like that part). LICKING
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If you’ve completed grades K-12, Camp Molly Lauman has a camp program for you. (If you’re not a Girl Scout, all you have to do is pay an extra $15 membership fee.) We offer programs for all interests–from swimming, arts, and horseback riding, to cool different camps like mysteries, spa programs, and camps based on your favorite books. Most girls come to camp by themselves, but you can sign up to bunk with one of your friends, too. We encourage you to talk to your family when deciding on a resident camp session. Resident camp is most successful when adults and girls make the decision jointly, taking the expectations of both into careful consideration. We know you’ll have the experience of a lifetime exploring the woods and trying new A typical day at camp: activities. We can’t wait to see you at camp this summer! 7:00 a.m.
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Rise and Shine 7:45 a.m. Flag Ceremony & Announcements 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Unit Activities Noon Lunch 1:00 p.m. Rest Hour 2:00 p.m. Unit Activities 5:45 p.m. Flag Ceremony 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. Unit or All-Cam p Activity 9:00 p.m. Get Ready for Bed/Quiet Time
Camp Activities Each camp program has a theme that activities will focus around (check the descriptions on the following pages), but ALL campers will have plenty of time to do traditional camp activities like: • Swimming • Arts and crafts • Nature exploration • Cookouts • Campfires
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Singing songs Playing games Making new friends Badge activities Outdoor adventures
Plus, tons of free-choice activities are available for each group to do together. Camp counselors will help girls plan their schedule on the first night of camp. Girls could pick group activities such as: • Archery or slingshotting • Creeking • Canoeing • Watching an outdoor movie • Sleeping under the stars • Visiting the camp garden • Hiking
• Gaga ball • Water games • Night games • Stargazing • Making ice cream • Treasure hunts • Roasting marshmallows
Please Note: For safety reasons, some activities have age restrictions and are not available for all campers.
y home in Camp Molly Lauman, m WHERE GIRLS SLEEP One of the things that makes camp special is the outdoorsy appeal. Camp is definitely rustic, yet totally awesome. You’ll stay in a platform tent, cabin, or yurt with other girls who have all signed up for the same camp program. Platform tents are heavy canvas structures with wooden floors and four beds. Open flaps allow for light and a breeze.
Platform Tent
Cabins have lights, screened windows, and four beds. Yurts are a cool cross between tents and cabins with ceiling fans, lights, screened windows, and 4 sets of bunk beds. A few programs stay in our lodge, which is an open room with folding cots. Check the program descriptions to see where each group is scheduled to stay. Each unit has pit latrines, a hand washing station, and a picnic shelter. A central shower house is available for all girls to use. In case of severe weather, indoor shelter is available.
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CAMP STAFF Our staff members go through an intense background check, selection, and training process. Many staff members are aspiring teachers, outdoor educators, and former campers. They come from all over Ohio, the United States, and the world to work here!
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MEALS Most meals are served family style in the camp dining hall. We also do campfire cookouts where you’ll help plan and prepare the meal. Meals are kid-friendly and healthy. We prepare many dishes from scratch which allows us to easily accommodate most common allergies and dietary restrictions. Typical meals include homemade pizza, cheese quesadillas with tomato soup, and breakfast burritos. If you’re a picky eater, don’t worry! We always have a salad bar and sandwich station available.
BRING A FRIEND! You can request ONE buddy to bunk with during your time at camp. Requests for multiple buddies will not be honored. To be bunk buddies, you and your friend must be registered for the same program and you both must request each other by name, not troop number. Why just one buddy? Most campers stay in four-person tents or cabins. We do not allow groups of three to request each other because that leaves one girl in the tent/cabin who may feel left out. Besides, part of the fun of camp is making new friends, and that’s hard to do when you’re hanging out with the girls that you already know. And don’t worry if you have more than one friend coming to camp with you. You can still hang out with all of your friends, new and old, during most of the day time activities, like swimming, meals, and game time. Bring a buddy who is new to Girl Scouts and you’ll both get a special bandana as a gift!
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Open House
Family Day
Don’t miss this opportunity to tour camp and check out our living accommodations! Poke your head into the tents, cabins, and yurts, test out the beds, and explore the dining hall. Plus, you’ll have a chance to join in a game of gaga, learn a new song, make a friendship bracelet, and toast a gourmet s’more! Register online.
If you and your parents still have questions or concerns about camp, you’ll want to attend Family Day! Family Day is a great way for firsttime campers to see camp in action! Meet the camp counselors, go for a swim, and learn about nature and the critters that call camp home. Also, you can play games with new camp friends, taste test some camp chow, and see where you’ll eat, sleep, and play. Being familiar with new surroundings will help you and your parents feel comfortable with your upcoming summer camp adventure. Lunch is provided for all registered participants. Register online.
Date: Sun., May 3, 2015 Time: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. by registering for this free event online.
Date: Sat., Jun. 13, 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m. Price: $5 per person
Family Campout Grab the whole gang and join us for the most rootin’ tootin’ weekend of the summer! Going on a horseback ride, learning to lasso, and joining in an all-camp gold rush are just some of the wild west adventures that will inspire families to develop a deeper connection to nature, and each other. Of course, there will be time for swimming, crafts, and other traditional camp activities too! Price includes meals, activities, and lodging in a platform tent. You can upgrade to a yurt or cabin for an additional fee. Register online or with the family camp paper registration form. Date: Fri., Jul. 10–Sun., Jul. 12, 2015 Time: 6:30 p.m. Fri. – 10 a.m. Sun. Price: $40 per person over five years old; $20 per person under five years old
Resident Camp Sessions What camp do you want to attend? We have ten sessions of resident camp; here are the session dates and a brief look at all of the programs you can pick from this summer: 1
Session 1: June 14-16 (Sun.–Tue.)
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Session 5B: July 8-10 (Wed.–Fri.)*
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Session 2: June 17-19 (Wed.–Fri.)
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Session 6: July 12-17 (Sun.–Fri.)
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Session 3: June 21-26 (Sun.–Fri.)
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Session 7: July 19-24 (Sun.–Fri.)
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Session 4: June 28-July 3 (Sun.–Fri.)
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Session 8: July 26-31 (Sun.–Fri.)
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Session 5: July 5-10 (Sun.–Fri.)
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Session 9: August 2-7 (Sun.–Fri.)
Session 5A: July 5-7 (Sun.–Tue.)*
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Session 10: August 9- 11 (Sun.–Tue.)
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*Columbus bus option only.
Daisy Programs
(Completed Grades K-1)
Crafty Critters Highlights: Spend extra time getting crafty by making all sorts of creative projects.
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Pajama Party Highlights: Make a snuggly craft project, go on a twilight swim, and watch an outdoor movie.
Splish Splash Highlights: Play water games, go creeking, and splash and play in the pool.
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Highlights: Make a western craft, learn cowgirl songs, and go on a pony ride.
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Crafty Critters Highlights: Spend extra time getting crafty by making all sorts of creative projects.
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Splish Splash Highlights: Play water games, go creeking, and splash and play in the pool.
Explorers Highlights: Splash in the creek, dig in the garden, shoot slingshots, and go on a treasure hunt.
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$305 Yu r t
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Pajama Party Highlights: Make a snuggly craft project, go on a twilight swim, and watch an outdoor movie.
(Completed Grades 2-3)
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Camp Session 6
Playing in the Past Highlights: Explore American history with your favorite doll.
$305
Highlights: Join a quest to solve the camp’s dragon problem, go on horseback rides, and play Renaissance games.
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Highlights: Make your own slime, launch rockets, shoot off soda geysers, and make bouncy balls.
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Camp Sessions 3
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$325
Highlights: Enjoy nine hours of combined ground and in-saddle lessons and have a chuckwagon cookout.
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Medieval Merriment
Highlights: Hunt for buried treasure, raid the galley for snacks, and make dress up pieces for your own pirate and/or pixie costume.
Camp Session
$305
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Camp Session 7
Junior Programs (Completed Grades 4-5)
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Camp It Up Highlights: Play canoe games on the lake, go on a horseback ride, shoot archery, and go geocaching.
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10
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Camp Session 9
Cost
$305 P
Highlights: Shoot archery, take a fencing lesson, play capture the flag, go on a “Pegasus� ride, and join in a hero's quest.
10
$175
$305 P
Highlights: Spend extra time at the pool, go creeking, and canoe to the Bear Creek Lake waterpark.
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Camp Sessions
Cost
$175
Highlights: Make a cool craft, play a game of gaga, shoot archery, and enjoy a gourmet s'more bar.
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$175
Highlights: Help crack the case in this interactive game where everyone is a suspect.
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Camp Session 7
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$305
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Junior Programs (continued) EcoChic Highlights: Make all-natural beauty products, try out yoga, and learn about aromatherapy.
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Highlights: Experience games, activities, andfoods from Ohio’s history, then join archeologists on a mock dig at the Hopewell Culture National Park.
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Camp Session 4
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$305 P
Highlights: Play quidditch, read cookie crumbs, search for magical creatures, and mix magical potions.
Camp Session
$400 P
Highlights: Learn all about wildlife in our region and around the globe, and head to the Cincinnati Zoo for an overnight zoofari.
$350
$305 P
Highlights: Play improvisation games, try your hand at stage makeup, create costumes and props, and put on a performance.
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$350 P
Highlights: Learn to play the ukulele, experiment with rhythm and melody, and make your own wind or percussion instrument.
Cost
$305 P
Highlights: Pick ingredients form the camp garden and prepare dishes for the rest of camp to enjoy.
Camp Sessions
$350 P
Highlights: Learn about tack, types of horses, and proper care for your four-legged friends. Twelve hours of combined ground and in-saddle lessons.
$305
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Camp Session 6
Cadette Programs Anime Lab la
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$305 P
Highlights: Explore illustrating, writing, and character development as you turn your characters into a graphic novel or stop motion film.
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Boots & Bridles Highlights: Fifteen hours of combined ground and in-saddle lessons, plus camp out for a night at the barn and help feed the horses in the morning.
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Bridles & Bluegrass Highlights: Nine hours of in-camp horseback lessons, plus an overnight adventure at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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River Runners Highlights: Learn backcountry skills at camp then go on an overnight river canoe camping trip.
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Survival Games Highlights: Spend time in training camp practicing skills, then compete in the Games on the final day to win the title of Victor!
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Camp Session 4
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Camp Session 3
$305
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$350
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Highlights: Go whitewater rafting and backpacking, and explore Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Highlights: Learn leadership and communication skills, and help lead Brownie campers.
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$375
$305
Highlights: Make recycled crafts, mix up spa products, try out yoga, and make tie-dye masterpieces (bring your own items to dye).
Camp Session
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$305 P
Highlights: Experiment with different cooking styles, plus compete in our Cast Iron Chef campfire cook-off.
(Completed Grades 6-8)
Camp Sessions 9-10
Cost
$305
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Highlights: Create an alternate persona, design a superhero logo, and then go to Hocking Hills for a zipline flying lesson and rappelling session.
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Highlights: Develop adventure skills in backpacking, canoeing, rappelling, high ropes, survival, and outdoor cooking at Camp Wakatomika.
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Highlights: Try out knife throwing, learn self-defense techniques, play glow-in-the-dark capture the flag, and go ziplining.
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Counselor in Training 1 Highlights: Go in-depth to develop your leadership skills in preparation to become a camp counselor. Application Required.
Counselor in Training 2 Highlights: Explore your strengths and passions, define your personal ethics, and dream up the perfect camp. Application Required.
Cost
$305 Lo d g e
Camp Aide窶天olunteers Highlights: Be a behind-the-scenes volunteer as a Journalist, Culinary Assistant, Program Assistant, or Unit Assistant. Application Required.
Cost
$400 Lo d g e
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$450 Hi
Highlights: Go whitewater rafting and backpacking, and explore Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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$305 P
Highlights: Start each day with yoga, learn about aromatherapy and reflexology, and make your own bath and beauty products.
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Camp Sessions 9-10
Camp Sessions 7-8
Camp Sessions 3-4
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Camp Molly Lauman
Care Packages Do you want souvenirs to remember your exciting time at Camp Molly Lauman? Check out our care packages, and a have an adult pre-order yours by June 1, 2015. Orders can be made at the same time as online camper registration or by submitting the order form which can be found with the Parent Handbook and confirmation materials. All items will be packaged in a drawstring bag and at camp waiting for you. (Multiple care packages will be
combined into one drawstring bag, if ordered for the same week of camp.)
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Choose one or more of the following themed care packages:
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2015 CML T-shirt “Think Camp, Be Happy” limited edition tee (Gold)
Fun in the Sun
$10
With her Molly Lauman retro sunglasses, color changing flying disc, organic lip balm, and a Molly Lauman sweatband your camper will be camping in style!
$15 Nature Explorer A cork journal and twig pen, crystal geode to crack open, sparking quartz stones, and a bug bungalow will give young naturalists what they need to explore the world around them.
Items are not shown to scale. Colors and styles may vary.
$20 Camp Essentials Girls can show off both camp spirit and preparedness with a Molly Lauman water bottle, mettle LED flashlight, CML pennant flag, and a tube bandana.
Bunk Buddies
$20
A plush unicorn wearing a CML bandana, a travel size game, and a guided camp journal (an activity book, record keeper, and photo album all wrapped in one) will help girls create and remember many magical moments with their new camp friends.
$25
Cowgirl Kit A stuffed horse wearing a Molly Lauman saddle, a Molly Lauman horse print bandana, and a cowgirl fingernail art kit will help girls show off their cowgirl spirit to everyone around.
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Hop on a bus to camp for transportation that’s fun for girls and easy for parents! Camp counselors supervise the bus ride, play road trip games, and sing songs with the girls. The bus fee is $40, no matter where the stop. Preregistration is required. Bus fees must be paid at the time of registration. Catch the bus in Delaware, Columbus, or Newark! Exact bus stop locations and times will be posted on the parents section of the camp page on www.gsoh.org.
How to Register Registering is easy! Adults, here’s how: 1. Online registration becomes active at 9:00 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2015.
Paper registrations are also available. Call 1-800-621-7042 and we’ll mail you one.
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Figure out which program and dates your camper would like to attend. Visit www.gsoh.org and click on the resident camp online registration box. Submit your registration along with applicable payment. Check your inbox. Your receipt will be emailed to the address associated with your CORA online account. We’ll also send payment reminders and tips as camp approaches.
TIP: Unsure of your login information or how to navigate online registration? Do a test run before registration opens by trying to log on and sign up for one of our family events or another council program.Contact us if you have trouble by calling 614-487-8101 or 1-800-621-7042.
Payment is easy! Here’s what and when you need to pay: 1. $40 non-refundable deposit—due at time of registration 2. $40 bus fee (if applicable)—due at time of registration 3. $15 membership dues (if not a current Girl Scout)—due at time of registration 4. Care Package fee (if applicable)—due at time of order 5. Remaining balance—due on June 1, 2015 or your registration is subject to cancellation 6. A late payment fee of $20 will be added to all balances paid after the June 1 payment deadline and for late registrations submitted after June 1. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Register before April 1, 2015 and you’ll get a free limited edition t-shirt that’s only available through this special offer! Make sure to include your desired size when you register. This offer is good for one (1) t-shirt per camper. T-shirts will be delivered at camper check-in. Camper must attend to receive shirt.
Frequently Asked Registration Questions
My camper’s program is full, what should I do? If you call us, we can add you to a waitlist; but very few waitlisted campers actually make it onto the roster. Please consider signing up for a second choice program if your first choice is full. Is financial assistance available? Yes! Financial assistance and a variety of camperships are available for all programs in this mailer except for family camp. Find out more information at www.gsoh.org, by emailing camp@gsoh.org, or by calling 1-800-621-7042. When will I get my confirmation packet? It’s online right now! All confirmation materials are posted under the camp tab of www.gsoh. org. Go there for packing lists, forms that will need to be filled out, check-in and check-out times, and more valuable information about summer camp. Can campers stay with a sister or friend? Yes! If girls are registering for the same program, they can request ONE other girl as a buddy. Please do not ask for more than one buddy; the request will not be honored. Please request buddies by name, not troop number. When is final payment due? All payments must be received on June 1, 2015. A late fee of $20 will be added to any payments not received by June 1. Can I register after June 1? Yes! If there is space in a program, you can register up until the week before a camp starts. A late registration fee of $20 is added to all resident camp registrations after June 1 onward.
Cancellation Policy
Resident camp cancellations made before June 1, 2015 will receive a full refund, minus the $40 non-refundable deposit. Cancellations after June 1, 2015 must include a doctor’s note or other suitable documentation. Acceptable situations include camper’s illness, family emergency, parent’s change of job status or job transfer, etc. If eligible for a refund, minus the deposit, a written request must be submitted to the Council Headquarters within two weeks of the start of the intended camp program. Refunds are made by Council check and will be mailed. Please allow four to six weeks for processing. No refunds will be given after Aug. 31, 2015. If a camp session is cancelled by GSOH due to low enrollment or other reasons, campers will be given a choice to transfer to a suitable open session or receive a full refund of amount paid.
Registration begins February 2!
1700 WaterMark Drive Columbus, OH 43215-1097
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