Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Girl Scout Unit 107 enjoyed their Twilight Camp in Bunker Hill. The girls participated in numerous camp activities, learned about wildlife and they met animals from a Wilfelife Sanctuary. The camp also explored the H.E.I.D.I. Foundation Association and did some camp activities in honor of the association.
Members of the Girl Scout Unit 107 built owl boxes.
BY KATIE DRUMMOND
Girl Scout Unit 107 held a Twilight Camp the week of May 27 through May 31, 2024 at Camp Hugh in Bunker Hill. There were approximately 100 Girl Scouts who attended the camp plus volunteers and leaders.
At camp, the Girl Scouts applied their Girl Scout Promise to daily camp activities. The troop honored all service men and women by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of every day and singing TAPS at the end of every day. The Girl Scouts climbed a rock wall, hiked, built owl houses, met animals from a Wildlife Sanctuary, cooked food over a fire, and learned about archery. They also painted flower pots and learned about pollinating flowers while exploring the H.E.I.D.I. Foundation Association, explored nature's shapes and colors, as well as having sno-cones provided by Ice Ice Brawner. The older troops were able to camp overnight on the last night of camp.
Girl Scout Unit 107, which consists of Southern Macoupin County troops, could not have held such a meaningful and successful event if it was not for the generous donations from the following Gold and Silver Sponsors.
Gold ($100 Sponsors): Ageless Apparel; Aladdin Steel; Always In Touch, LLC; Amber Heeren RE/MAX Alliance; Bauer Electric; Bunker Hill Short Stop: Cee-Jo's Last Stop; Dee Dee's Florals; Drummond Law; Goodman Agency; H.E.I.D.I. Foundation; John Hicks Maytag; Net Community Church; Staunton Home Theater; The Spudich Family; Jeff Thompson, Country Financial; Morrison Plumbing, Heating, Air and Electrical; M. County Title; Remax Alliance; Remrow's Boykin Spaniels; R.P. Lumber Staunton; RSB Fuels Jumpin Jimmy's; The Spudich Family; Southwestern Archery; Sunrise Skilled Nursing and Rehab; TJ's Gas Station; Turner Hall, Mt. Olive; and United Community Bank.
Silver ($50 Sponsors): Always In Touch, LLC; Associated Bank; Bill's IGA; Nature's Bliss; Staunton VFW; The Wrights; Tough Scrub Cleaning Co.; The Vintage Station; and Wood Acres Farm and Flowers.
Girl Scout Unit 107 would also like to specifically recognize the following community business who donated specific items to the Twilight Camp. Mullins and Mayfields Landscaping donated plants and extra pots; Duda Ace in Staunton donated potting soil; Bill's IGA donated 25 pounds of ground beef; Southwestern Archery donated archery targets and specialized expertise; the H.E.I.D.I. Foundation sponsored a craft night; Drummond Law sponsored the sno-cones; and the Staunton Helping Hands Center donated food.
Donations are accepted throughout the year to help assist with their camps. If interested in more information on how to join Girl Scouts or how to donate towards Macoupin County Girl Scout Camps, please contact Unit Leader Jessica Wieseman at (618)-772-8191.
Thanks go out to the community from all of the girls, leaders, volunteers and parents of the local Girl Scouts.
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