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Camporee April 24, 2021
Camporee April 24, 2021
Camporee is a time where all the troops in our Bellevue Service Unit spend a weekend together at either Camp Sycamore Hills or Camp Holloway. This is the major event of the year for most of our troops. It is so special for all of our girl scouts from Daisies to Ambassadors to come together during this event. Check your email for messages from Ciara Myers about camporee.
Camporee is a time where all the troops in our Bellevue Service Unit spend a weekend together at either Camp Sycamore Hills or Camp Holloway. This is the major event of the year for most of our troops. It is so special for all of our girl scouts from Daisies to Ambassadors to come together during this event. Check your email for messages from Ciara Myers about camporee.
Important Documents
Camporee 2021 General Information
Camporee Parenting Permission Form
Location
This year Camporee will be at Camp Sycamore.
Date
Date
Date: April 24, 2021, 9am to 9pm
Cost
Registration Price per Girl and Adult:
Daytime Only: $7
Outdoor Adventures, Camptivities, and Girl Innovator programs can be purchased for an additional fee.
Troop Registration Form & Money: Collected by Ciara Myers, camporee organizer
Troop Registration Form & Money: Collected by Ciara Myers, camporee organizer
Forms
Required Forms - Keep in Troop Binder with you at all times at camp
General Parent Permission Form Troop leader fills out top. Parents fill out bottom.
Health/Program Permission Form (2 pages) (outdoor programs will ask to see these before the girls are allowed to do the program.)
First Aid/CPR card copy (should also be on the trained person)
For adults who carpool children other than their own: Copy of license and registration.
Optional Forms
Camporee Packing list (Word doc - you can modify to match your troop's needs)
Camporee Theme: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
Camporee Theme: When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade
Kapers
Each troop will also be responsible for a camporee kaper such as setting up tables for dinner or taking out trash after dinner, etc. You will receive your kaper when you sign in to camp.
SWAPS
Bring SWAPS to trade with other troops at Camporee. Once we have the activity schedule for the weekend, we will try to find a designated time for SWAPS. If you are not able to join us at that time, a good time to trade SWAPS is when you visit the Lodge to do activities and at dinner.
What does SWAP stand for?
"Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned SomeWhere"
"Shared With A Pal"
What are SWAPS?
A SWAP is a handmade craft that Girl Scouts give or trade with other Girl Scouts as a special remember me gift. SWAPS. can be simple or complex, cheap or expensive, whatever the maker desires. SWAPS are usually an inch to two inches in size. It is not necessary to spend a lot of money on SWAPS. Many people make them out of scraps or natural materials. Most SWAPS are made with pins attached so they can be pinned onto a camp shirt or hat. SWAPS are little things that girls and leaders make to trade with each other at county or national events. SWAPS do not have to be pins. They can be bracelets, necklaces, council patches, event patches, or other small items. SWAPS should NOT contain edible food. Food items can't be kept as keepsakes and they attract bugs and critters when outdoors.
SWAP Planning
Make enough SWAPS. If you have 10 girls in the troop and each girl wants to trade 20 SWAPS - that's 200 SWAPS!
Make a variety of SWAPS instead of just one kind. If each girl has 20 SWAPS of 5 different types, then she can trade with more than one girl in a troop.
Pointer: Don't try to make all the SWAPS at one time. Make a different SWAP during the last 30 minutes of each meeting.
SWAPS should be girl-made, not leader made or pre-purchased.
Ideas:
http://www.scoutswaps.com/
http://www.makingfriends.com/swaps.htm
https://www.pinterest.com/PoppyKat/girl-scoutsswaps/
or just Google "girl scout SWAPS"
SWAPS Etiquette
Swapping "do's and don'ts" can vary from council to council, but there are basic rules that everyone should be aware of and follow so there are no hurt feelings.
SWAPS to be traded should be carried in a shoebox, gallon ziplock, or pinned to your shirt.
SWAPS that are pinned to someone's hat or bandanna are generally considered off-limits unless they are offered to you as a trade.
It is considered rude if you refuse to swap with someone who asks you.
Be courteous. If a person gives you a SWAPS you don't really like, remember that it may have come with the purest of intentions and the simplest of skills. One good thing to do when you go to a camporee or other event where there is a lot of swapping is to wear a hat and put the SWAPS you want to KEEP there, while putting the ones you are willing to trade on a shirt or vest.
If you don't like the item you have been given, or already have an identical SWAPS, accept it politely, and give them one of yours with a Girl Scout smile.
One of the main reasons Girl Scouts trade SWAPS is to get to know other girls. When you are trading, practice your conversation skills and find out something about the girl who is trading with you.
Always remember to say thank you when someone gives you a SWAPS. Not only is this good manners, but also it is encouraging for others to share. A Girl Scout is courteous.
SWAPS should be hand made. Store bought things take away from the concept of the gift. It is not how fancy your SWAPS is, it's the smile that accompanies it when given!
Always have a few extra SWAPS on hand for those people who don't have any. It is also nice if you give someone a SWAPS who doesn't have one to give in return. It is always a Girl Scout "good turn" to give to those who have few or none.
Include the information such as your troop number, Camporee 2021, and sometimes a themed message on the SWAPS.
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