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<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Wahi</strong> <strong>Wish</strong> <strong>List</strong><br />
If you, your troop, service unit, or group would like to help with any of these items, please contact Amanda<br />
Abercrombie at 601.582.1455 ex 110 or at aabercrombie@gsgms.org. Items in bold are items that camp is in the<br />
most need of.<br />
Helping Hands<br />
• Replace worn tarps on Sweet William’s<br />
Cabin.<br />
• Establish double circle fire rings in each tent<br />
unit and at Pixie Lodge<br />
• Clear and mark all trails beginning to end.<br />
• Establish “wildlife feeding/viewing stations w/<br />
signage along the trails<br />
• Create trail around lake w/ environmental<br />
“stations” along the way.<br />
• Evaluate the remains of the challenge<br />
course (along Dogwood Trail and in the<br />
Playing Field) and make repairs necessary to<br />
resume usage<br />
• Measure lake depth and make weighted depth<br />
markers and “gates” (anchored markers) for<br />
canoe/kayak games.<br />
• Pressure wash the Boat House ramp, Reflection<br />
bridge, side walk and anything else in need<br />
Electrical Work<br />
• Install fans in tents without them.<br />
• Install electrical outlets in tents without<br />
them<br />
HVAC Work<br />
• Install central air conditioning in Pixie Lodge<br />
and Troop House<br />
Kitchen Equipment<br />
• New or gently used commercial electric<br />
range and griddle.<br />
Transport<br />
• Two good used multi-passenger, gas powered,<br />
off-road vehicles (i.e. John Deere Gator style)<br />
or golf carts to transport camp staff.<br />
Construction Work<br />
• Benches for fire rings in units (seating for<br />
approx. 40 in each unit)<br />
• Build costume storage closet in Troop House<br />
• Repair damaged tent stairs in units<br />
• Remodel shower stalls in Troop House so<br />
they don’t flood the building.<br />
• Modify/Expand shower stalls to provide private<br />
changing areas in each stall (Pixie, Trail’s End,<br />
and Whispering Pines Bath Houses)<br />
• Build 15 picnic tables 3 for Pixie Lodge, 4 for<br />
the Nature Center and the rest to be<br />
distributed to living units<br />
• Repair/Rework the ramp leading into the<br />
boat house-too steep and slippery<br />
• Repair or Rebuild Archery Shed at the<br />
Archery Range (space around the top<br />
should be closed in at the least)<br />
• Install Poles for hanging PFDs in Boat<br />
House<br />
• Build off-ground canoe rack<br />
• Close in space around the roof of Nature<br />
Center<br />
• Add windows or window coverings that can<br />
be secured to the Nature Center<br />
Interior Design<br />
• Total makeover of the inside of Troop<br />
House and Pixie Lodge. We would like<br />
everything from troop or Girl Scout artwork,<br />
curtains/blinds, furniture, rugs, etc. Please<br />
make it bright, cheerful, clean-looking, and<br />
easy to maintain. No fluorescent colors animal<br />
prints or feathers. (All colors must be approved<br />
by <strong>Camp</strong> Director.)
Donations<br />
• Items for Costume Closet (Fantasy-Not<br />
Scary)-Sizes Brownie-Adult)<br />
• Books for Girls ages 6-15 (Non-Religious and<br />
age appropriate- NO Romance Novels).<br />
• Magazines for reading, decoupage, etc.-<br />
Topics: girl interests, decorating, cooking,<br />
wildlife, nature, horses, art, etc. No Cosmo,<br />
Lucky, US, People of similar magazines.<br />
• Puppets (make or buy)<br />
• 1 Refrigerator for Pixie Lodge<br />
• Craft Supplies<br />
• Cards and small pocket games and activities<br />
• Sheets, blankets, and pillows<br />
• Goggles<br />
• Pool Toys-Noodles, dive rings, etc<br />
• Stuffed Animals<br />
• 4-6 additional kayaks- sit-in kind w/<br />
paddles<br />
• Snow Cone Machine<br />
• Cook out gear- Long Handled<br />
spoons/spatulas, tongs, 8 seasoned cast<br />
iron dutch ovens with lids (No rust!!!), and<br />
6-12 cast iron skillets.<br />
• 20 LONG handle marshmallow/hot dog<br />
cooking sticks-preferably the kind with the<br />
points bent backward instead of pointing<br />
out.<br />
• 30 pie irons<br />
• New or gently used PFDs (life preservers)- the<br />
vest kind with straps across the chest and<br />
sometimes a zipper. NO ORANGE AROUND<br />
THE NECK STYLE!<br />
• 18 battery-operated camping lanterns<br />
• 2-3 pop-up canopies for shade at the pool<br />
• Bookshelves, spinner rack, or tiered rack for<br />
book display for reading nook<br />
• 6 large grill tops or grates-for use in fire rings<br />
• 2 sprinkler hoses-the flat kind with lots of<br />
holes.<br />
• Nature resources (books, etc) for Nature<br />
Center<br />
• Board Games<br />
• Ponchos<br />
• Girl Scout inspired, Troop-created artwork<br />
• 6 Metal Buckets<br />
• 2 working Microwaves-one for Pixie Lodge<br />
and one for Troop House<br />
• 10-12 Wood-burners<br />
• Small, square wooden blocks for woodburning<br />
(Lots)<br />
• Bandanas<br />
• Balls (small) and dog toys (team building<br />
exercises)<br />
• Activity and Coloring Books<br />
• Crayons and markers<br />
• Glow Sticks (different colors)<br />
• Fire starters<br />
• New or Gently Used Weather Radios<br />
• Bases for kick ball<br />
• Several loads of Gravel for the <strong>Camp</strong> Roads<br />
(especially on the road to the lake, Archery<br />
Range, and Whispering Pines)<br />
• Load of sand for the waterfront<br />
• New or Gently used canoe paddles<br />
• Plastic storage bins with lids (all sizes)<br />
• 8 Shovels<br />
• 8 Rakes<br />
• Professional Grade kitchen utensils, bowls, etc.<br />
Special Projects<br />
• Haul in and spread a load of sand for the<br />
waterfront - currently soft and VERY muddy<br />
• Haul in and spread load of gravel on roads<br />
leading to the lake, Archery Range, and<br />
Whispering Pines<br />
• Landscaping around Pixie Lodge<br />
• Replace the bent, broken, and rusted front<br />
chain link fence with something more<br />
attractive (split rail)<br />
• Re-instating the letterboxing trail at <strong>Camp</strong><br />
<strong>Wahi</strong><br />
• Clearing the Superdad Trail and re-instating<br />
the activities and information stations along<br />
the way to the <strong>Wahi</strong> Waterfall
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