Sunny Palms Community
April 2015 Update
Hello Sunny Palms Troop Leaders
- Meeting schedule--next meeting is April 6th
- Encampment Info
- Summer Camp Registration
- Summer Camp Scholarship Form
- Bridging Information
- Early Bird Registration
- Troop Status--Fall Info Requested
- Troop Camp Reservation System
- Pictures
- Upcoming Events in Our Area and Spring Program Guide
- Contributing to future updates
- Past updates
-Liz
Sunny Palms Community Leader Meeting Schedule and Key Dates
Mark your calendars! Our leader meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at St. John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall at 902 S Orleans, Tampa, FL 33606 from 7-8pm.
May 4th
June 1st
Plus these important dates:
Encampment is May 1-3, 2015 at Camp Wildwood in Wildwood, FL
The Bridging Ceremony - is Sunday May 16th
Encampment Info
Volunteer Essentials Adult/Girl ratios:
Brownies – 2 unrelated adults for the first 12 girls, one additional adult for every 6 additional girls
Juniors – 2 unrelated adults for the first 16 girls, one additional adult for every 8 additional girls
Cadettes – 2 unrelated adults for the first 20 girls, one additional adult for every 10 additional girls
Trained Adults from your Troop that are required to be present at encampment:
1. Managing Troops (Leadership Essentials)
2. Working with D,B,J or C,S,A
3. Traveling Troops
Suggested Training:
-Basic Overnight Leadership Training (Girls Go To Camp)--Preference given to troops with trained adult at camp. Slight chance space will be open for a troop without this training
-First Aid/CPR Trained Adult : (A certified first aid /CPR person will be at camp but list yours if present)
Summer Camp Registration
We are using Bunk1 for our Summer Camp registration this year and we did experience some technical issues related to high volume of users logging on at the same time or incompatible browsers (Internet Explorer is not recommended). A number of users who began the process were concerned that their reservation did not register or that their deposit payment was not captured. If this is the case, we advise that they visit www.bunk1.com and log-in to view their personal camp portal. NOTE: Parents should only visit bunk1.com directly if they have already begun the registration process. Here they can see all of the sessions they've registered for and make any payments.
Summer Camp Scholarships
Applications due by April 30th. Recipients will be contacted by May 14th.
All registered Girl Scouts in the Sunny Palms Community may apply for a summer camp scholarship. A total of five individual scholarships will be given to Girl Scouts in the Sunny Palms Community. Girls must be registered for a camp with the initial $50 deposit paid. Girls who receive a scholarship will have up to $200 paid to the Council for their camp. Parents will be responsible for the remaining balance for camp.
Click for application: here.
Early Bird Registration
Troop Leaders will be able to re-register their girls and adults from April 15 through June 30. We will be offering some fantastic incentives for girls, troop leaders and community team volunteers so stay tuned for more information. We hope you will encourage your troop leaders to participate in Early Bird!
Troop Status for Fall--Info Requested
This will help the community get a good sense of what direction your troop is headed in for next year.
Attachment: click here.
Troop Camp Reservations
Click here, locate the camp of interest, and follow the link to reserve online: camp info
Contact: Troop camping reservation questions call 813-262-1770, e-mail campreservations@gswcf.org.
Pictures from our Troops!
Troop 2200 Donation
Troop 2209 Field Trip
Photography Museum Field Trip Idea
Kim Hicks
Shutterbug Academy
Upcoming Events in Our Area and Spring Program Guide
The 2015 Spring Program Guide has been mailed and includes tons of fun program activities! Girl can stay overnight at Busch Gardens, meet puppies, learn how to prepare for a disaster, build tall towers, ride horses, snorkel and zip line! We have programs for troops, individual girls and families--something for everyone!! The guide will include the months of March - June and registration opened Saturday, February 28!
Back by popular demand:
- LEGOLAND, May 2
New programs include:
- Zip the Canyons (The Canyons Zip-lining & Canopy Tours), May 10, 17 and June 20
- Dog Days of Summer (Southeastern Guide Dogs), June 6
- Blue Man Group, June 7
Here are great activities for our troops and adults in March: here.
And, the Spring Event Program Guide: here.