Calling All Cowgirls! You'll Love These Upcoming Horseback Riding Programs!

Yeehaw!  We've got several fun horseback riding programs on the horizon!  Come on out and saddle up!  Follow the link to see all the details for each program or to sign up!

Junior Horseback Riding
Date: August 20, 2016
Level: Juniors
Location: DuBois Center in DuBois, IL

Saddle Busters
Date: September 5, 2016 (Labor Day)
Level: Juniors
Location: Giant City Stables in Makanda, IL

Junior Horseback Riding
Date: September 10, 2016
Level: Juniors
Location: DuBois Center in DuBois, IL

Riding The Trails
September 10, 2016
Level: Brownies
Location: Camp Ondessonk in Ozark, IL

Junior Horsemanship
September 10, 2016
Level: Juniors-Cadettes
Location: Camp Ondessonk in Ozark, IL

Camp Cedar Point Retirement Ceremony Update

The Planning Committee for the Camp Cedar Point Retirement Ceremony held its first meeting on June 20. The group decided to move the date of the ceremony up one day to Sept. 24, 2016.  The ceremony will follow the Fall Fest program being held at camp that day.  

The CCP Retirement Ceremony Planning Committee is still open for new members.  The next meeting is scheduled for July 11, 2016 and can take place by phone conference. Please contact Angie Suhre at asuhre@gsofsi.org if you would like to join the committee.

Fall Fest Program Manager Anne Townsend is also looking for volunteers for Fall Fest 2016.  Please let her know if you're interested by e-mailing atownsend@gsofsi.org. 

Don't Miss the Upcoming Snacks and Snakes Programs!

Snacks and Snakes

July 26, 2016

Camp Chan Ya Ta - Worden

2-5:30 p.m.

Educational presentations involving using live animals can create a huge impact on someone's life. Being able to interact with animals in a controlled environment with an educator can very quickly turn fear into fascination. All animals used for these presentations have been conditioned to a presentation environment and are very well socialized (some have up to 16 years of experience working with children!) Any animal that has not been conditioned will remain in a display tank only. These presentations always start with a long discussion about how individuals feel/think about snakes and reptiles. Followed by a very in depth safety talk, highlighting that no one will be touching the snakes during the presentation and focusing on group calmness, and quiet behavior.

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Snake N Snack

August 17, 2016

11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Rend Lake Visitor's Center

Sounds like more fun than you can shake a snake hook at! Come out to the Rend Lake Visitor Center and learn about our cold-blooded friends! A Park Ranger will introduce you to a wide range of snakes and then we will take a lunch break. Girl Scouts will have a picnic in the park so bring a sack lunch with whatever snacks you want! Once your're done eating, come back inside and take a walk on the crafty side! Girls will earn their Snake Handler patch.