Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois has six beautiful camps for our girls and volunteers to use for outdoor experiences. But it takes a lot of materials and equipment to keep our camps in great shape. Do you know anyone who would be willing to donate the following materials or equipment to GSSI to help us maintain our camp properties?
2014 Camp Materials & Equipment Needed
Rent a 50’-60’ pull behind man lift or 4wd lift (needed Dec., Jan. or Feb.) [All Camps)
Rent a hydraulic stump grinder or a company to grind stumps at Camps Torqua, Chan Ya Ta and Whispering Oaks (needed Dec., Jan. or Feb.) [Camps Torqua, Chan Ya Ta, Cedar Point]
2 – 20’ long 18" round double wall plastic culverts (by Feb. 2015) [Camp Cedar Point]
100 gallons Oxford Brown Olympic Maximum 8 year stain or equivalent [All Camps]
150 tons of CA6 (1" minus) rock [Butterfly 30 tons; Cedar Point 30 tons; Chan Ya Ta 15 tons;
Torqua 45 tons; Wassatoga 15 tons; Whispering Oaks 15 tons]
Pumpkin Patch roofing – 160 bundles shingles (54 squares, 5,315 sqft), underlayment, new gutters and miscellaneous supplies (nails, staples, etc) and/or company to donate labor (Fall 2015)
Camp Cedar Point Ranger house roof repair – 20 bundles shingles, underlayment, possible plywood, (10) 16’ 2x6 and (10) 16’ 2x8 boards, misc. supplies (nails, staples, adhesive, caulk, drip edge) and/or company to donate labor (early Spring 2015)
2015 Camp Program Equipment Needed
30 Life Jackets each of Adult, Youth and Child – preferably type III or vest style
Archery Covers $20 each – need 35
Archery backdrop $350 – need one
Arrows (gross 72) $360 – need two
36" Earth Ball $75 – need 6
60" Earth Ball $175 – need 6
Mattress covers $35 each – need at least 50 for now
New or used playground equipment (soccer balls, kick balls, wiffle bat/ball, bases, baseball ball/bat,
jump ropes, hula hoops, etc.)
For more information, please contact Director of Property Jonathan Stanley at 800.345.6858, ext. 1107 or e-mail jstanley@gsofsi.org.
