SAVE Girl Scout Camp Rolling Hills from "RESTING" and/or being SOLD.

The Issue

This girl Scout camp offers girls in my rural community overnight camp opportunities, day camps, pool usage, high/low ropes, and is one of the only camps left in our area that is not (yet) up for sale. It is close enough for us to attend and financially acceptable for our area. We value this site because of its variety of camping opportunities, covered wagons, platform tents, cabins, lodge buildings, archery, hiking, "suicide hill", creek, marsh area, open fields, and a swimming pool. This camp would be even more valuable if Girl Scout Cookie money went into repairing buildings, pool maintenance and updating buildings. Girl Scouts have been camping here sense the 50's and find this campground to be a meeting place for girls across our community for helping girls become confident to speak up for what they believe in, courage to fight for their camp, character to know the value of the great outdoors, and pride in their accomplishments and what they have become through outdoor camping with troops of all ages.
Girl Scout Camp Rolling Hills is set to "rest" July 15, 2013 till 2014. In 2014 the Girl Scout Council of Western Ohio will evaluate camp usage. Girls Scouts, leaders, and parents would like to show the council how valuable we find this camp and how we can improve usage with program opportunities and summer/fall camping at the facilities. We are willing to use the skills we learned through Girl Scouts to work together to make this the great camp it used to be!

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The Issue

This girl Scout camp offers girls in my rural community overnight camp opportunities, day camps, pool usage, high/low ropes, and is one of the only camps left in our area that is not (yet) up for sale. It is close enough for us to attend and financially acceptable for our area. We value this site because of its variety of camping opportunities, covered wagons, platform tents, cabins, lodge buildings, archery, hiking, "suicide hill", creek, marsh area, open fields, and a swimming pool. This camp would be even more valuable if Girl Scout Cookie money went into repairing buildings, pool maintenance and updating buildings. Girl Scouts have been camping here sense the 50's and find this campground to be a meeting place for girls across our community for helping girls become confident to speak up for what they believe in, courage to fight for their camp, character to know the value of the great outdoors, and pride in their accomplishments and what they have become through outdoor camping with troops of all ages.
Girl Scout Camp Rolling Hills is set to "rest" July 15, 2013 till 2014. In 2014 the Girl Scout Council of Western Ohio will evaluate camp usage. Girls Scouts, leaders, and parents would like to show the council how valuable we find this camp and how we can improve usage with program opportunities and summer/fall camping at the facilities. We are willing to use the skills we learned through Girl Scouts to work together to make this the great camp it used to be!

The Decision Makers

Sarah Kelly
Sarah Kelly
Program Services Manager - Dayton Program
Responded
Thank you for your interest in Camp Rolling Hills. As a result of the sluggish economy, across the board cuts made by several large United Ways and lower than expected cookie sales, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio had to make some difficult financial decisions in 2013. This included resting Rolling Hills through the end of the year. We scheduled the closing so that it was after the summer day camps, to minimize the impact on girls. It was and still is our plan to re-open Camp Rolling Hills in early 2014. We are developing plans to ensure that the council has the revenue to operate and maintain Rolling Hills in 2014, so that next year girls can fully enjoy the use of this camp. Please feel free to contact council@girlscoutsofwesternohio.org, if you have any questions. Sincerely, Sarah Kelly Program Services Manager
Vicki Proctor
Vicki Proctor
Outdoor Program Services Manager - Dayton Program
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