Fall 2016 Programs Added to Online Calendar

Take a look at our online program calendar! Tons of new programs have been added, including fall favorites like Fall Fest, Haunted Camp & Zombie Run!

Here are just a few of the examples of other programs available:

9/5 Juniors Saddle Busters Camp Ondessonk - Ozark, IL 

9/10 Cadettes-Amb. World of Art Paint Party Stant ARTs - Effingham, IL

9/17 Daisies-Juniors Girl Scout Ninja Warrior Shinobi Fitness - Cottage Hills, IL 

10/1 Brownies Brownies, Bugs & Butterflies Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge - Marion, IL 

10/10 Daisies The Land of Milk & Cheese Marcoot Creamery - Greenville, IL  S1  S2

10/29 Brownies Painting at the Gardens Missouri Botanical Gardens - St. Louis, MO 

11/5 Cadettes-Amb. Photography 101 SIU Craft Studio - Carbondale, IL 

11/12 Juniors Animal Habitats Douglas-Hart Nature Center - Mattoon, IL 

Spooky Fun Coming to Girl Scout Camp!

Girls are back to school and fall will soon be upon us!  Don't forget to sign up for some haunted fun! 

 

Deadline to register: Wed., September 16!

 

Haunted Camp Torqua for Daisies & Brownies

Ghosts, bats and spiders have taken over Camp Torqua!  This event is sure to be a spine tingling good time for all Daisies, Brownies and their leaders.  Activities include songs, two haunted hikes, craft, a visit through a haunted house and a snack.  Must carpool - parking is limited.

 

Date: October 17, 2015

Times: 9, 10, 11 a.m. and 1, 2, 3, or 4 p.m.

Start time every 20 minutes - two hour sessions

 

Cost: $8/girl (includes all activities, snack and patch shown above); $2/adult (includes snack)

 

2014 Photo Album

 

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Zombie Run for Juniors-Ambassadors

Zombies, zombies everywhere!  Obstacles and challenges await you along this fun-filled 2.5 mile course.  Your path through the woods will include a visit through a haunted house, creepy graveyards and haunted trails.  There will be plenty of celebrating at the quarantine party that includes a DJ, food at the Haunted Diner, zombie makeovers and other spooky fun!  Must carpool - parking is limited.

 

Date: October 18, 2015

Times: 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 or 3 p.m.

Start time every 20 minutes per hour

 

Cost: $15 per girl/adult (includes all activities, snack, t-shirt, medal and patch)

$3/non-running adult (includes snack and activities)

 

2014 Photo Album

 

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Spooky Good Fun Awaits at Camp Torqua This October!

Haunted Camp Torqua (Daises & Brownies)

Date: Oct. 18 (deadline 9/25/14)
Session Start Times: 9, 10, 11a.m., 1, 2, 3, OR 4 p.m.

Cost: $8 per girl, $2 per adult
Place: Camp Torqua – Edwardsville, IL

Ghosts, bats and spiders have taken over Camp Torqua! This scary event is sure to be a spine tingling good time for all Daisies & Brownies and their leaders.  Activities include songs, games, a haunted hike, a craft, a visit through a haunted troop house and of course a snack.

 

Zombie Run (Juniors-Ambassadors)

Date:  Oct. 19 (deadline 9/25/14)
Session Start Times: 11am., 12, 1, 2, or 3 p.m.  

Cost:  $15 per girl/adult
Place: Camp Torqua – Edwardsville, IL
Zombies, zombies everywhere!  Obstacles and challenges await you along this fun filled

Course through Camp Torqua.  Stops along the way will have you climbing over obstacles, solving challenges and always dodging those dreaded zombies.  Your patch through the woods will include a visit through a haunted house, creepy graveyards and haunted trails.  It’s one spooky run to the finish where a quarantine party awaits all who dare to take this challenge.  There will be plenty of dancing and celebrating with a local DJ and food for all at the Haunted Diner.  Other activities will include a zombie makeover station, spooky performances and a mad science laboratory.

 

 

 

Older Troops Needed to Run Haunted Camp!

Haunted Camp is an event where Older Girl Scouts host Halloween stations for Daisy & Brownie Girl Scouts.  While every year is a bit different, stations usually include a haunted house and trail, a craft, a song/storytelling session, a game session and a snack break.  Older Girl Scout troops are responsible for planning and hosting their station.

The program is scheduled for Saturday, October 18 at Camp Torqua with set up on Friday night October 17.    Troops are responsible for providing girls and adults to work a station for the whole day and may stay Friday and/or Saturday night at camp.  Troops that wish to work the Haunted House can begin their decorating on the Sunday before the event on October 11 after 12 (noon).

 We will be offering a Zombie Run on Sunday, October 19 for Juniors – Ambassadors.  Older girl troops that helped on Saturday or with set up and clean up for the Zombie Run on Sunday are welcome to participate in the Zombie Run for a reduced rate of just $7.

 

The first planning meeting will be held September 16 at the Pumpkin Patch Lodge at Camp Torqua from 6:30-8:30 p.m.  At least one adult and not more than 3 girls from each troops need to attend this meeting.

 

Funds from Haunted Camp Torqua support GSSI's Outstanding Graduating Girl Scout scholarships presented each spring!

 

 

Haunted Camp and Zombie Run Bring Spooky Good Fun to Camp Torqua

1,340 Girl Scouts and adults participated in the Haunted Camp or Zombie Run programs on Oct. 19 and 20 at Camp Torqua outside of Edwardsville, IL. Activities were provided by Girl Scout Cadette-Ambassador troops and their advisors, and included a craft, songs/story telling, spooky spa, games, snack, haunted house and trails stations at the Haunted Camp. New this year was a Zombie Run for Juniors – Ambassadors on Sunday, Oct. 20 which included a race of survival through Camp Torqua along with a Quarantine Party where girls and adults enjoyed music with a DJ, a Haunted Diner, zombie makeovers, photo ops. and scary ghost stories. Wayne and Christine Nelson were invaluable in making our debut Zombie Run a success by developing the course for the Zombie Run which included challenges and obstacles on the trails along with those dreaded Zombies!

Both of these days were huge hits with the girls and adults thanks to the over 200 volunteers that participated! Without their help these events wouldn’t have been possible. All of our volunteers did an excellent job and are to be commended.

This event raised over $1,000 to support the Outstanding Graduating Senior Scholarship Fund for GSSI. This success wouldn’t have been possible without the support and donations of the following businesses: Schnucks Markets, Inc., St. Louis donated 2,000 Halloween cookies; McDonald’s in Edwardsville donated drink mix and 1,000 cups; RP Lumber of Edwardsville donated the black plastic and duct tape for the Haunted House; Connie Schott donated straw for decorations and Angie Zahn provided straw for the obstacle course for the Zombie Run.

 

See Haunted Camp Photos

See Zombie Run Photos