The Golden Link - November/December 2003 Volume 29 Issue 10 
Increase in camp fees approved

Beginning January 2004 troop camping fees will increase. Troop camp fees have not increased in many years, but the costs of utilities and maintenance have continued to go up. Basically the units fees have increased by $10. For a troop, that translates into selling two more cases of cookies. The chart lists the new fees.

 
CAMP   UNIT   NEW RATE
Aranna   Troop Cabin   $50
Arnold   Platform Tent   $50
    Troop Cabin   $40
    Cabin   $50
    Dorm   $60
    Treehouse   $75
    Lodge   $175
Camwood   Day Only   $1 per person
Casa Mare   Troop Cabin   $40
    Dorm   $60
    Waterfront Dorm   $60
    Carriage House   $50
    Staff House   $65
    Lodge   $175
Misty Meadows   Cabins   $60
    Dorm   $65
    Lodge   $175
Robinwood   Platform Tent   $50
    Troop Cabin   $50
    Dorm   $65
    Lodge   $60
Silver Springs   Platform Tent   $50
    Cabin   $60
Whispering Pines   Troop Cabin   $40
    Cabins   $50
All Camps   Day Camp   $.50 per person
    Day Only   $1 per person

Wider opportunities has a brand new name….
STUDIO 2B destinations!

What is a "destination?"

A "destination" is any travel experience, regardless of distance or length of time, which provides a girl 12-17 with an opportunity to expand her personal experience beyond her everyday scope.

Girls can travel to new places, explore career possibilities, form new friendships, try wilderness expeditions, enhances challenges and interests, and just have fun!

Destinations 2004 is totally online. All destinations events are posted on the STUDIO 2B Web site within the ESCAPE section (www.studio2b.org). The Web site not only contains information about all of the national and international destination choices, but it also contains additional travel information including:

  • The application and reference forms, which you can download;
  • Tips for writing the application essays; and
  • Tips for choosing a personal experience

The application for national and international events will be combined for 2004 events. Also, applicants are required to have only two letters of recommendation:

  • One from a Girl Scout adult who has worked closely with you (no relatives). This could be your advisor, an event leader, a camp counselor, or trainer.
  • One from an adult who has worked with you in the community, such as a teacher, religious instructor, supervisor, or employer (no friends of the family or peers).

Application and References Deadline

ALL original applications and references are to be received at the Girl Scout Center, located at 3110 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77098 no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, November 7.

Please bring or mail original applications; do not fax. GSUSA will only accept the original applications. Anyone with questions or concerns, should contact Deban Becker at 713-292-0203 or dbecker@sjgs.org.

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