Woodhaven - Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

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Preparing for Camp As you are getting your camper and her things ready for camp, take time to talk about all the new adventures she will have and the friends she will make at camp. Avoid talking about getting homesick and missing one another. You can help your camper avoid getting homesick even before they get to camp! All the forms listed below are available online at http://www.gsep.org/camps/ summer-camp-forms.php. Important tips for getting ready • Make an appointment for your Resident Camp Health History Record with your family doctor. Our form (page 5) must be signed by a physician within 12 months of camp attendance! • Help your camper learn to take care of herself and her belongings on her own so that she will be more comfortable and have more fun at camp. For instance, have your camper practice making her bed. • Encourage your camper to comb and care for her own hair. Help her find a hairstyle that requires minimal care and make sure she has the needed supplies to take care of it. • If your camper has never spent the night away from you before, try it before camp so that you both know what to expect. • Please label everything with your camper’s full name. • Using the Resident Camp Packing List (available online http://www.gsep.org/camps/summer-camp-forms.php), help your camper pack her own suitcase/duffel bag/trunk so she will know where her things are. • Remind her to keep dirty and clean clothing separate. Pack a bag for dirty laundry. • Bus riders only: Write your camper’s information on luggage tags/duct tape. Place the tag(s) securely on all luggage pieces. We use the tags to deliver luggage to the correct camp. • Please label and pack her sleeping bag, pillow, and other bedding separately. You will be responsible for walking these up to your camper’s unit to get her settled in. • Each girl is limited to 2 (two) pieces (three for 2 and 3 week campers) of luggage plus a sleeping bag and pillow. There is no room in the tents/cabins/shelters for other pieces of luggage, so please be considerate of tent mates. • Girls should bring a day pack for hiking and/or to carry water, hat, sunscreen and other needed items during their active day. • Put your camper’s trading post envelope with money, Resident Camp Health History Record, Code of Conduct, Camper Release Authorization, special release forms, and all medications in a zip-lock plastic bag and bring the bag and documents to camp. Important things needed at Check IN (place everything in a zip-lock bag) • A completed Resident Camp Health History Record (do not mail to the office) - If your camper is attending more than one session at the same camp, the initial form will be retained. If attending different camps, please bring a copy of her health form each time. All campers must have this health form signed by parent/guardian and physician upon arrival. • Camper Release Authorization, please make sure you include everyone who will pick up your camper, including yourself. • Trading Post money in envelope (1 check can be written to cover everything, checks should be made payable to GSEP) − − Trading Post Deposit - this amount varies −− Unit Photo - $6.00 (optional) −− Tye-Dye Shirt - $5 for Tye-Dye Tuesday (optional) −− Tripping Money - if applicable • Any medication needed must be in original containers. • GSEP Camper Code of Conduct – rules that girls and parents must sign and obey to ensure the safety and well being of all girls in camp. • Special release forms – Release forms for special trip programs. • Horseback Riding Questionnaire – Must be filled out for any girls participating in Horseback riding at Camp Laughing Waters and Camp Wood Haven.
• Pack the zip-lock plastic bag in a separate tote bag or small backpack along with swimsuit and towel (your camper may have her swim orientation before she gets to her unit the first day). If riding the bus, your camper must give the zip lock bag to the bus monitor before she is allowed on the bus. WHAT TO BRING TO CAMP All possessions must be marked with the camper’s first and last name. Please see the Resident Camp Packing List available at http://www.gsep.org/camps/summer-camp-forms.php for a complete packing list. It is suggested that you pack belongings in a large plastic tote box, trunk or suitcase. Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania will not be responsible for any damages to any personal equipment brought to camp. This includes electronic equipment (radios, video games, mp3 players, tablets, e-readers) and jewelry. Any Lost & Found remaining at camp will be donated after August 20, please make arrangements to gather all lost items. Cell phones and other electronic equipment will be confiscated. We are not trying to keep you out of touch with your child; we are protecting all the girls and staff in camp by keeping cell phones out of the girls’ hands. You can call and check on your camper, we will talk with the counselor and the camper and report back to you. We do have the Bunk 1 email system in which you can send an email to your camper daily, encourage your camper to write letters home, let her unplug for a week or so! What Not to Bring to Camp Any items on this list will be taken and stored in the Camp Office and returned at the end of session! • Cell phones, Beepers • Expensive clocks, watches or jewelry • Personal Sports Equipment, unless otherwise specified • Expensive electronic devices such as miniature DVD or CD players, MP3’s, Games, tablets, e-readers • Hair dryers, curling irons, or flat irons • Weapons • Pets • NO fruity-smelling soaps, deodorant, toothpaste, perfume, food, gum or candy. All of these attract raccoons, skunks, and/ or bears at some camps or other critters to our living spaces! • Food or snacks –This includes mailing such things to camp. They will be taken away as it is unsafe for girls to have such things in their tents. Transportation Policies & Procedures RESIDENT CAMP BUS INFORMATION Busing from designated locations is available for an additional fee. Campers must register for buses in advance. Registration for busing closes one week prior to the camp start date. Payment is due in full two weeks prior to the camp start date. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to ebiz@gsep.org at least four weeks in advance of the bus date for consideration. Refunds are not issued for partial use of the bus order (reservations for round trips but electing not to take the bus to camp or home from camp); or for riders considered “no shows” (campers who reserve the bus but do not give advance notification of cancellation). The registration department must be notified of bus cancellations as soon as possible in order to provide camp staff adequate notice. You will be notified of bus pick up and drop off times, during the week prior to your camp start date. Resident Camp Bus Pricing Options • $50 per ONE WAY trip TO camp • $50 per ONE WAY trip FROM camp • $90 per ROUND TRIP Resident Camp Bus Stops • Northeast Tower, East Roosevelt Boulevard and Adams Avenue-WalMart, Philadelphia, PA • West Philadelphia High School, Walnut and 47th Streets, Philadelphia, PA
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