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General Description
Program Goals & Safety
Try-Its, Badges and Patches Available
Buddies
Sibling Units
Overnight Information
Transportation
Basic Information
Camp Name: Mountaindale West Day CampDate: July 19-23, 2010
Time: Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Location: Mountaindale Program Center, North Plains, OR
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General Description
Mountaindale West Day Camp offers a variety of fun and enriching activities that interest every age group of children at the camp. Some of the activities include: All campers and staff are given a t-shirt to wear that is worn for camp pictures and can be worn throughout the rest of the week.You can come to camp even if you are not currently a Girl Scout. Pay the $12.00 online Girl Scout membership fee and then fill out and mail the membership form (form is found on our forms page) to the camp registrar.
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Program Goals & Safety
All staff members of Mountaindale West Day Camp are registered and background checked Girl Scout leaders. All leaders are registered with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington.Our leaders are all non-paid volunteers and are not certified day care providers. Please contact Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington for tax information. Our camp will not sign or give out any tax ID information.
The goal of Mountaindale West Day camp is to provide campers with an opportunity to experience an outdoor camp while still providing a safe and nurturing environment. Each of the camper units has at least two adults and two Program Aides (PA's or older teen girls) assigned to it. Units range in size from 10 to 18 girls, depending on the age of the girls. Our camp follows all Safety Wise standards and regulations set forth by Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington and Girl Scouts of the USA.
Our program has on staff First Aiders or nurses in our first aid station. For the year 2009, both of our First Aiders were certified in First Aid, CPR and AED use and were trained as EMTs. Many of our adult leaders are also First Aid, CPR and AED certified. We also had several adult volunteers and leaders that are medical professionals.
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Try-Its, Badges and Patches Available
All Unit choices stated (Patches, Try-It's and Badges) are based on what grade the camper will be going into in the Fall of 2010.| Daisy Patch Daisy Explorer (going into K or 1st grade) |
| Try-Its (Brownies: going into 2nd or 3rd grade) Badges (Juniors: going into 4th or 5th grade) |
Interest Patch (IP): IP unit for older girls (6th grade and above) who would still like to come to camp and be in a unit as a camper. More indepth outdoor skills applied in this unit. Patch choices are Camping, Outdoor Survival and Wildlife.
PAIT 2 (Program Aide in Training 2): Girls going into 7th grade and above. Indepth PAIT training.
Program Aide (PA): Girls going into 8th grade and above and have completed PAIT 2 training. Girls will be placed in units as Girl leaders. The units for placement include campers, siblings and the Pirates.
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Buddies
Daisies and Brownies only - A single buddy request will be honored when possible. Request only one name. Buddies must request one another and must request the same badge units.top
Sibling Units
A camper is only allowed into a sibling unit if their parent is volunteering at camp that week. These units are designed to accomodate parents' schedules so volunteering is less stressful.Campers are divided by age so that they, too, get the most out of their camp experience. The units are Widgets, Eagles, Falcons and Hawks. For more information, please visit Sibling Units.
Junior Overnight
Sleeping under the stars in the meadow, seeing shooting stars, listening to bull frogs, crickets and other night time sounds are all part of the overnight experience. There is also a night time ceremony at Council Fire that all campers participate in with songs, skits and a bonfire.The overnight is on Thursday, July 22, 2010. Girls entering 4th grade or higher in the fall of 2010 are invited to join the overnight. There is a theme dinner on Thursday, and breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided for the overnight campers on Friday.
At the beginning of camp, a letter along with a permission slip will be sent home with the camper. Girls need to return that permission slip as soon as possible. The letter will detail what items the campers should or should not bring. A warm sleeping bag, a small tarp and warm PJ's/sweats are a must. Electronics and food are not to be sent with the campers for the overnight. Food in the meadow would only encourage "critters" to visit the meadow while everyone is sleeping.
If it is raining the day of the overnight, the overnight will be cancelled. If it starts to rain during the overnight, the Directors have a backup plan for the evacuation of the meadow and the girls will stay at camp.
To be allowed to spend the night, your child needs a permission slip.
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Transportation
Campers are required to ride the buses to camp unless they are children of a full-time staff member and then they are required to ride with that staff member. The only traffic allowed up to camp is buses and staff cars.The bus pick up and drop off point is at Westview High School on 185th Avenue between West Union and Hwy 26. Buses pick up campers at 8:45 AM and drop them off at 4:00 PM.
Updated Bus Policies (02/06)
If the buses have already begun moving or have departed, please do not stop the buses, but follow them to camp to drop off your camper. You will need to follow the buses out of the camp as well.
Bus Late Fee Policy
Camper pick-up time is 4:00 pm at Westview High School. Bus arrival times may vary due to traffic on Hwy 26. A $5 fee will be assessed for every 15 minutes past pick-up time or the time the bus arrives at its location, whichever is latest.
Late fees are due at the time of pick-up or the very next morning before your child(ren) will be allowed to board the bus.
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Girl Scouting Links
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest WashingtonGirl Scouts, USA
WAGGGS (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
Girl Scout Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to behonest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.
Girl Scout Promise
"On my honor I will try:To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law."
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Last Updated February 20, 2010