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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The training required to lead the camping/outdoor activities is too much and preventing volunteers from signing up. How many of us have a free weekend where we can go to a Girl Scout Camp for the entire weekend just to become camp certified?

My troop would love to go camping but not one parent has volunteered to become camp certified. And there was no SU led encampment this past fall. We'll try for something in the spring.[/quote]

I'm a troop leader  (also OP) and I did do the training to be camp certified.   It did not take the whole weekend; it was one full day (a Saturday) and an overnight o Sunday morning 9 AM.   Yes, it took a lot of time but it is now lifetime certification -- no need to ever renew.   And with that one training I can take our girls to all kinds of camping trips.  So yeah, it was a one day (and overnight) investment in my daughter's troop -- but worth it.   After all if you take the girls camping that takes up a whole weekend!

I also did the archery training, which was about a 6 hour training I think.   And my coleader took Kayak training -- another 6 hours.   But now, that's pretty much it.  With those trainings  (plus First Aid and CPR -- which is another half day or online training)  we have access to a lot of outdoor camping trips and activities without needing to hire anybody or wait for a Service Unit to put anything on for us.

I think once you just bite the bullet and take the trainings ONCE you will realize it wasn't that big a deal, and it opens you up to being able to do a LOT of fun, inexpensive activities.   [/quote]

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