Looking for a fun, enrichment experience for your daughter this summer that’s in your own back yard and won’t put a dent in your pocketbook?

Girl Scouts, the world’s leading authority on girls, is offering day and overnight camps, as well as other summer programming throughout the state. Now is the time to sign your daughter up for summer camp and other summer Girl Scout programs. You do not have to be enrolled in Girl Scouts to attend – it is open to all girls six years and older.

Girl Scouts of Colorado owns and operates four summer overnight camp facilities along the Front Range – Magic Sky Ranch (near Red Feather Lakes, Larimer County), Meadow Mountain Ranch (near Estes Park, Boulder County), Sky High Ranch (Woodland Park, Teller County) and Tomahawk Ranch (near Bailey, Park County) – and offers day camp and other summer programs in many communities throughout the state for all girls to enjoy.

Whether you are a first-time camper looking for your first camping adventure or are an experienced camper ready for a rustic adventure, Girl Scouts has a camp that’s right for you. At overnight camp, girls can horseback ride, backpack, canoe and enjoy time in the great outdoors. At day camp, experience the arts or science, learn more about healthy living or try water sports, robotics, sewing, jewelry making, acting or high adventure. Other summer programming is also available.

Girl Scouts offers a safe, supervised, positive, all-girl environment where girls can discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together. Programs are designed to help girls achieve their personal leadership potential by developing courage, confidence and character. Girl Scout summer programs are affordable, costing an average of roughly $100 a week for day programming ($20/day) or roughly $300 a week for an overnight program ($60/day), which is significantly less than most other area summer programs (financial assistance is also available). If your daughter is not presently a member of Girl Scouts, there is an extra $10 registration fee, so she will be a Girl Scout when she attends camp or the summer program of her choosing.

Girl Scouts of Colorado is where girls throughout the state gain courage, confidence and character alongside a group of girls who will be their friends for life. It’s a safe place for girls to explore their world, develop an understanding and empathy for others and take action to make the world a better place. Girls are guided by committed, caring adults who make learning fun. No other activity helps each girl achieve her personal leadership pathway like Girl Scouting. Girl Scouts has been the nation’s leading expert on girls for nearly 100 years.

The council is also looking for volunteers and paid staff to help bring smiles to the faces of girls this summer. A reduced fee may be available to you for volunteering. There are even programs available during the day for younger children (including boys) in your family when you volunteer. Whether you want to be in the thick of things or are happier taking a “helping” role, there’s a perfect place for you. Come have a summer of fun with Girl Scouts! 

 

Editor’s note: For more information about signing up your daughter or becoming a volunteer or paid staff member at Girl Scout summer camps or other program opportunities, visit www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org or call 303-778-8774 or 1-866-827-7033.