Camp Parent Information Packet - Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi

your camper, turn in trading post money, and get a simple health screening from the Camp HealthSpecialist. To make the health screening a more enjoyable experience for your camper, we will beconducting it like a trip to the Spa.While you are busy with these tasks, your camper will be busy –1. Visiting the “Salon” for a quick toe nail polish and hair style consultation with our onsitebeauty experts (a more camper friendly version of the head and foot check.)2. Visiting the Photo Studio to have her “bon voyage” picture made.3. Visiting the Travel Agent to pick up her itinerary and other adventure related necessities.CAMP TRADING POSTThe next stop in your check-in process is the Camp Trading Post. The Trading Post is our very owncamp store that provides the basic essentials like postage stamps, flashlight batteries and toothpasteas well as lots of other fun and useful items to satisfy a girls craving to shop. Here, any spendingmoney brought to camp should be deposited for safe keeping. Any leftover spending money will bereturned at the end or your camper’s session. Girls may use unexpired Cookie Dough earned throughthe cookie sale, but they will not be issued change.SETTLING IN THE UNITYou will then walk with your daughter to her unit where you will meet her counselors and help her getsettled in her living quarters. The counselors will have “Getting to Know You” activities scheduled tobegin shortly after her arrival and once she is settled in and busy, it is best if you say good-bye. Allparents are asked to leave the units no later than 4:00 p.m. so that campers can begin their eveningactivities as a group. We encourage you to attend the Parent’s Meeting held at 4:15 p.m. in thedining hall. At this meeting, (30 minutes) you will meet the Camp Leadership Team, learn more aboutthe activities planned for the week and ask any additional questions that you may have. Dinner forthe campers will be served at 6:00 p.m. followed by a pool party and then a special evening activityand possibly a campfire (weather permitting).CHECK-OUTCheck-out will take place at the Program Center at Camp Iti Kana and the Great Hall (Dining Hall) atCamp Wahi. Check-out for 6 day sessions or longer and Wednesday through Friday SamplerCampers is Friday between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. The camp gate will open at 5:00 pm.Check-out for Sunday through Tuesday 3 day sessions will be Tuesday between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pmat the Program Center at Camp Iti Kana and the Great Hall (Dining Hall) at Camp Wahi.We generally have an all-camp swim immediately before check-out. Campers climb out of the poolat 4:30 p.m. and will meet you in the common area near the dining hall or program center. Pictures,Award Sheets, weekly camp newsletter, medication and trading post change will all be ready forpick up no later than 5:00 p.m. Please be sure to sign your camper out with her counselor and claimher luggage before you leave camp. Unclaimed items are donated to charity after camp. Duringcheck-out a photo ID of the person picking up the camper is mandatory, even for parents. If aperson is not listed as an authorized pickup, parents will be contacted before the camper is released.LATE ARRIVALS AND EARLY DEPARTURES