GSEM Gold Award Project Catalog

Camping in the 21st Century

Project Details: As a lifelong Girl Scout, Alivia knows firsthand the impact camp can have on young girls. Alivia wanted to share her love of camping with new Girl Scout troop leaders so they felt more confident throughout the planning process, ultimately helping more girls experience the outdoors. To earn her Gold Award, Alivia created a Girl Scout troop camping website, complete with sample itineraries for various age levels so leaders could confidently plan an overnight for their troop. She also created camp boxes that included items such as cooking supplies, games, Girl Scout song lyric sheets and more. She then donated one box to be stored at each GSEM camp property for troops to use while at camp as needed.

Gold Award Girl Scout: Alivia B., Troop 4902

Issue: Girl Scouts want to go to camp, but their leaders aren’t sure how to plan and fill a weekend of activities and meals for their first camping trip. Root Cause: Parents/leaders are unsure about what to do with their girls while camping so they don’t take them. Measurability: Alivia collected feedback from new leaders and the girls about her resources. Sustainability: The project will be sustained through the website (which will be reviewed by Vicki Ventrella-Meyer’s troop), laminated sheets at GSEM’s camp, and information packets at the GSEM Resource Center.