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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It has been a long time since the GS movement prioritized camping as a fundamental experience for girls.  The train left the station decades ago.  Let's face it.  The leadership and professional corps of councils aren't good at running park and hotel-style operations and don't like to do so for the smallish and diminishing percentage of families who choose to participate.  Participation gets smaller every year and the camps keep on getting sold to developers so the wealth locked-up in these properties can be used differently.  Effective off-the-shelf programs that allow for transparent reservations are easily available.  If camping was a priority, there would be a credible effort to recruit and pay the staff necessary to provide services to meet the outsized demand.  Ten years from now this won't exist -- inquirers will simply be told to find a commercial sleep-away camp.  Enjoy these last few years while you can.[/quote]

+1. The camp I went to as a Girl Scout (Tweedale) closed several years ago and was sold. My memories of it, though, were much different from the current GS camp experience. [b] Last year at GS sleepaway camp, many of my daughter's counselors presented as male,[/b] just as one example.[/quote]

Which camp was that? Not my DD’s experience at all. [/quote]

May Flather, which skews older. [/quote]

NP here -- my kids who went to May Flather last summer didn't mention this, but it also wouldn't have bothered them nor would they have found it notable.  In any case, here's GSCNC's statement on inclusion.  It's good they publish this openly, so that families know these are the camp values and policies and decide if this is the right place for their child.

Once a Girl Scout, always a Girl Scout. All Girl Scouts are welcome to attend our summer camp programs, even if they begin identifying as a gender other than girl. Campers who are on the gender spectrum will share a sleeping shelter and all facilities with other Girl Scouts- no separate housing will be provided. Should any camper requiring special accommodations wish to attend summer camp, we recommend that the parent/guardian reach out to Denise Viau, Camping Services Manager, at camp@gscnc.org or 202-274-3308, so that accommodations like those employed at schools across the country regarding changing, sleeping arrangements, and other travel-related activities can be made. Thank you for helping us ensure that every camper has a fun and enjoyable camp experience.[/quote]

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