Welcome & Good News

Thanks for joining us! To get us started, what is some good news in your life this week? We miss seeing and talking with you all, so please feel free to email us updates any time at sugarhollowdaycamp@gmail.com.

Congratulations to our 2020 graduates!

(Please send up more staff graduate pictures to add to our celebration.)

Tier 1

Virtual Camp: Bringing the Outdoors to You

Tier 2

Live Events: Coming Together While Apart

Tier 3

Camp Kit: Keeping Traditions Alive

Patch Kit: Celebrate Your Skills

2020 Shirt: Take the Fun Everywhere

Registration Update

Property Update

Tim has been busy! He has repaired the Rocky Top Cabin foundations, dug a drain ditch around MultiPurpose, and repaired several picnic tables and displays. Future projects include:

• The Art Barn needs to be renovated

• The new archery range needs to be prepped

• The Rocky Top bridge needs to be replaced

• The Rocky Top cabins, and other buildings, need to be painted

Tour of Module Website

Here’s a sneak peak into the Virtual Camp module website. Please DO NOT share this link with anybody else - campers will receive this link at the beginning of July. These pages are still under construction, so today’s training has been designed to mirror the format of the modules as a live example of what campers will experience. As you navigate the page, many links don’t yet work, so we recommend perusing the main page and checking out the fire building page in Thursday’s tasks.

If you have any feedback about the Virtual Camp website, feel free to submit it here:

Updated Progression Patch

We’ve made a few upgrades to the Progression Patch criteria to better match our Girl Scout and camp values. Click the link to view the updated Progression Patch:

If you have any feedback about the Progression Patch updates , feel free to submit it here:

Sign Up: Skill Videos

Use the SignUpGenius link below to tell us which videos you or your family are willing to create to help campers learn new progression skills. We'll email you with specific directions for your task to help get you started. Thank you!

Team Activity:

Station Resources Search

In Zoom Breakout Rooms, teams will look for resources and activities to help campers practice skills. Resources can include models of activities (videos, pictures, etc.), printable activities, or step-by-step hands-on activities. Let your creativity flow! Use the following Google Document to record your ideas (there’s a page for each station):

The following websites may get good places to start:

Structure & Sign Up

Use the SignUpGenius link below to tell us which units you are willing to lead or supervise during Live Events. We'll email you with specific directions for daily activities as we get closer to July. Thank you!

Safety & Roles

GSUSA has released Guidelines for Girl Scout 2020 Camp Adventures at Home (see link below). Here are the highlights:

• We must follow state, national, CDC, and ACA safety guidelines.

• We need two adults per Zoom breakout room.

Recommended Zoom Roles:

Facilitator - Leader of activities

Moderator - Monitor of campers & chat room

Team Activity:

Plan Daily Themes/Activities

Use the Word Cloud link below to brainstorm themes or activities for the Tues, Wed, and Thurs Live Events. Ideas can center on camp traditions, like flag ceremonies and campfire, to games and activities, like Family Feud and Escape Rooms. Keep in mind that families may not have the same materials in their homes or may have limitations on what supplies they can purchase. Let your creativity flow! Use the following Poll Everywhere Word Cloud to record your ideas and see what others are thinking (repeat the ones you like). It helps to use one word answers, so feel free to drop spaces between multiple words (e.g. escape room becomes escaperoom):

Ta Da! Camp Kit Contents!

The Camp Kits include activities for five days of camp at home:

Prep & Pickup

We have 200 camp kits, 641 patch kits, and 176 shirts to package for campers. There are also a few service projects, like cleaning up Running Creek and painting the Rocky Top cabins, that can be done at camp. As long as we stick to groups of 10 or less and take safety precautions, we are approved to work at camp on July 11th.

We also need to pass out the camp kits for campers. Based on our normal bus locations and camper addresses, the following pickup locations seem like they will work well: Piedmont Store, Rio Hill, Pantops, and PVCC. We’ll need teams of two to man the contact-free pickup spots on July 12th, 13th, and 14th.

Sign Up: Kit Help

Use the SignUpGenius link below to tell us if you are willing/able to help assemble kits or man the pickup locations. Thank you!

Contact Info

As we send out staff emails, mail your staff gifts, and text/call you with questions, we want to make sure we’re using your most recent info. Use the link below to double check and update your contact information. Everybody is listed alphabetically by last name. If you aren’t on the list, please add yourself to the bottom. You may need to click the “Edit Workbook” button towards the top of the page (see picture below) in order to make updates.

There is also a blank column all the way on the left. Click the first box, and select ‘yes’ for completing training.

Staff Gifts

All staff who complete live training on 05/30/20, make videos, help find/create activities for campers, help with Zoom Live Events, and/or assemble or handout kits will count as 2020 staff and earn their seniority year and gifts.

For both youth and adults, this includes the 2020 theme shirt and 2020 theme patch.

For youth staff, all first year CPAs, CITs, and CIT IIs will also earn their leadership triangle. First year CITs will earn their whistle (stay tuned for a special whistle blowing ceremony).

For adult staff, first year staff also earn their leadership patch, second year staff earn their staff shirt, fifth year staff earn their hat, and tenth year staff earn a sun-catcher or ornament.

If you are second year adult staff, use the link below to send us an email with the style (mens vs womens) and size shirt you would like us to buy you.

If you are third year adult staff or above, you can purchase a new staff shirt for ~$30 here:

Invite More Campers

Camp Kits and Live Events are sold out, but we still have endless Virtual Camp spots. Registration ends July 1, so invite all of your scouts, friends, and family. The can register at: sugarhollowdaycamp.com/virtualregistration