Hi everyone!
Just a quick update and some info I need from you:
1) Art Party for Equality and Fairness. I've worked my way through the twisted labyrinth of who's actually organizing the Art event on Sept. 19th, and it's looking good for us to join in. I haven't received an official "Yes" but it's looking good enough for me to suggest saving the date Saturday Sept. 19th from 11:30-1:00 to host our art event at the Gazebo alongside the PAGE BLM art event.
2) Campout! I mentioned saving the date before, and it's 2 weeks out, so it's time to get the details on who's coming when! First the camp details:
*There's no pressure to come, so don't feel like it's a requirement or feel bad if you decide not to join in. It will be fun though! We'll do camp cooking, archery, axe throwing, have a "Magical Beasts" scavenger hunt around the lake, fishing (catch and release), prep work for the Art event, and if you have ideas, share them and we'll do them if we can!
*We have reserved the group of 2-person cabins on the south side of camp by the new archery field, and by the games field. What this means is that sleepover scouts can stay nicely separated from other scouts to avoid COVID spreading. There are enough cabins that everyone could have their own, or if a parent is sleeping over, they can bunk up with their scout. The cabins are large enough too, that if parents OK it, sleepers would maintain enough space between beds to have 2 scouts share a cabin. I understand some campers would be anxious about sleeping alone in a cabin in the woods, away from home. That decision would be up to parents, and both scouts parents would have to agree for the scouts to share a cabin.
*Sleeping over is not required. Scouts could come up Saturday morning, and leave Saturday night, no pressure. Scouts who do want to stay at camp overnight have the option of staying up Friday, Saturday, or both nights.
*As implied before, if a parent is a registered Girl Scout Volunteer, and has completed the background check, they're welcome to join us as well. There's still time to complete that if you want!
*Unfortunately, unless your scout has already been comingling with Evie in the last couple weeks, I can't carpool scouts to Silverbrook. Out in the open air of camp where the kids can spread out, and are masked up, transmission is unlikely, but trapped in a close van for 45 minutes is a different story--masks or not.
SO, WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS:
Who's coming to camp, and when? I will send out the relevant permission slips when I know who's coming.
Thanks! And see you soon!
Aleks
