Registration Deadline extended to May 15th
Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp - blsudaycamp.info@gmail.com
Parents and other interested adults can enjoy day camp along with the Girl Scouts.
Volunteer full-time and your camper attends at a reduced price of $50.
Join us for three days and your camper comes for $100.
We need at least 20-25 adults for Day Camp. You do not need to be a registered Girl Scout; however, we will ask you to register as a Girl Scout. You do need a completed background check as required by River Valleys.
We hold an orientation and training for adult volunteers usually 1-2 weeks before camp in July. We cover basic Girl Scout expectations and specific Day Camp plans.
We will have two trainings for adult volunteers this year. If possible please attend both trainings.
1. June 12, 2023: 6:30-8:30 pm. Location: Hope Church, 15th Street N, Oakdale, MN 55128
2. July 23, 2023: 1:30-3:30 pm. Caddie/Adult joint training. Meet the Caddies and Adults in your group. Get an opportunity to get to know them a little bit before camp begins. Get to know camp a little before it begins. Location: Camp Lakamaga.
The following link is to the Girl Scout Web Site where you may register as an adult Girl Scout. https://mygs.girlscouts.org/volunteer
If you have any questions about volunteering please contact our Day Camp Director.
Please Volunteer
Consider volunteering your time to help girls grow, learn self-confidence and become tomorrow's leaders.
Volunteer Adult Staff at Camp
Camp Director
Oversees day camp volunteer staff and planning team; serves as liaison between camp and council; go-to person for concerns related to campers.
Caddie Director
Provides direction, training, and support for all Caddies; serves as a resource for Caddies and adults; go-to person for concerns related to Caddies.
Kitchen Director
Plans, prepares, and provides all food and drink; maintains kitchen equipment and unit boxes.
Behind the Scenes and Pre-Camp Adult Volunteers
Registrar
Collects registrations, compiles spreadsheets of camp attendees, communicates with families.
Treasurer
Establishes budget for camp, collects fees from campers and pays bills.
Crafts Assistant
Helps Craft Leader organize and plan the crafts for camp.
Communications
Designs flyer and build registration forms. Sends emails and regular mail containing information to registered Girl Scouts in our service unit and to campers who have attended camp in previous years.
Web Site
Builds and maintains the Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp Web Site.
Programming Planners
Help with planning and organizing the activities for camp.
Adult Unit Leader Role
Each unit consists of 10-15 campers, 2-4 Caddies and 2 adults. The primary responsibilities of the Adult Unit Leader is to supervise the campers, mentor the Caddies, serve as a backup resource for Caddies leading the unit, ensure safety for all, assist with disciplinary issues, and help with activities as needed.
Caddies are leaders-in-training. Their leadership skills and confidence increase as they gain experience by progressing through the Caddie levels, and taking on more responsibility at camp. The goal is for them to become comfortable, confident, and successful with this added responsibility.
- We expect the Caddies to lead the unit with guidance from the Adult Unit Leaders.
- Help keep Caddies on task and on time.
- Assist Caddies in working with campers, especially if a Caddie is having difficulty with a particular task or camper.
- Contact the Caddie Director if you are unable to successfully resolve any Caddie or Caddie/camper issue.
- Work with Caddies to keep the unit running smoothly. If you see a Caddie having a difficult time, guide her through it, taking over leadership only as needed to maintain safety and fun for the campers.
- Assist in keeping the unit on time and in the right place for the various activities. Ask your Caddies how you can help.
- Help campers adjust to camp; being away from home, outdoor life (the bugs); heat and exhaustion. We walk a lot at camp, and we all are tired by the end of the week.
- Be sure everyone (including you and your Caddies) stay hydrated and fueled with good food. Encourage drinking water often!
- Help the campers with the activities when needed. We have other volunteers leading activities and often they need your assistance in helping the campers to accomplish the tasks put before them.
Typical Day at Camp for an Adult Volunteer
- Immediately, upon arrival at camp, all adults attend a daily adult meeting.
- Each day begins and ends with an all camp flag ceremony.
- A detailed schedule is provided; you and your group just need to follow it.
- Typical activities are pocket shots, archery, adventure course, swimming, boating, guest speakers, hands on activities, and/or crafts.
- Lunch is in the unit everyday. A bag lunch needs to be brought from home on Monday. There will be 2 outdoor cooking over the fire meals and the third meal is a cold lunch prepared by the girls.
- Thursday dinner is provided and available in the Program Center. Thursday night we have an all-camp campfire and then sleep in tents or buildings depending upon the age of the campers. (The overnight is optional (although highly encouraged) for all campers going into 2nd grade and up)
- Wear comfortable closed-toed and closed-heeled shoes. We do a great deal of walking at camp.