North St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale Community #126 - blsudaycamp.info@gmail.com
Our Story
We are the Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp Planning Team! We have been working together and planning day camp together since 2011.
Beaver Lake Service Unit represents Girl Scouts from Maplewood, Oakdale, and Woodbury. However, Girl Scouts and Adult Volunteers from any area are welcome to join us
Meet the Team
- Director - Koala (aka Angela Okonek)
- Caddie Director - Sprinkles (aka Nicole Mimh),
- Assistant Caddie Directors - Dream Bear (aka Emily Singer) and Sunshine (aka Olivia Sorenson)
- Treasurer – Coming Soon
- Registrar - Koala (aka Angela Okonek)
- Business - Sunshine
- Food Directors – Irish (aka Kathi Rivard) and Lemon (aka Carla Nordquist)
- Activities/Programming - Ruff (aka Ruth Klablunde) and everyone else interested
- Crafts – Platypus (aka Brittany Waterworth)
- Communications - Koala
- Web Page - Dream Bear
- Social Media - Dream bear
- Product -
- Team Building – Blaze, Sunshine
- Archery – Dream bear
- Low Ropes - Chewie (aka Chris Williams)
Team Member Biographies
Koala (aka Angela Okonek) - Koala was a Girl Scout for 5 years and has been a Troop leader since 2011. She also has been a Teacher, Cub Scout leader, Sunday School teacher, and Youth Group leader. She really enjoys working with youth, and enjoys seeing the positive impact Girl Scouts and Camp has made in many girls' lives. Koala began helping as Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp Registrar in 2018.
Sprinkles (aka Nicole Mihm) - information coming
Blaze (aka Brenda App) - Blaze has been a registered Girl Scout leader since 2012. She completed the Low Ropes training in 2016 and has been helping with organizing our day camp since 2016. Blaze has also been a registered BSA (Boy Scouts of America) leader since 2013. She is interested in learning more about all kinds of outdoor skills and taking as many training classes as she can.
Irish (aka Kathi Rivard) - information coming
Lemon (aka Carla Nordquist) - Information coming
Dream Bear (aka Emily Singer) - Dream Bear has been coming to BLSU Day Camp since 2012; first as a camper, then as a caddie, and finally an adult volunteer, serving on the planning committee since 2023. She completed archery training in 2024 and enjoys filling a variety of roles on the planning committee.
Sunshine (aka Olivia Sorenson) - information coming
Ruff (aka Ruth Thompson-Klablunde) - Ruth began her Girl Scout adventure in 2019 by starting a Daisy Troop. She found BLSU Day Camp in 2020 and realized she could use her knowledge of nature, animals and the arts to help scouts discover the world around them, while making it a better place. Ruff enjoys facilitating programs while having a lot of fun herself. She is a retired Nurse Practitioner.
Platypus (aka Brittany Waterworth) - information coming