Today started with rain and inside activities. It ended in unit cook outs, the CIT's helped out in the different units. Strawberry Hill played some board games in the upstairs part of Bellinger Lodge, where we eat meals, for the morning. By the afternoon the weather cleared up and they had a fun time spending … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Session 2 Tuesday

Today was the last day of camp for this week. We had lots of fun with a few rounds of Gaga Ball! The staff even got in and played a round! We had a fun skit comprised of the camp staff and the kids. The CIT's were the masterminds behind this skit and have created … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Session 1 Friday

Today started with another polar bear swim! The girls had a great time and love this tradition. Strawberry hill started the day with a relaxing break and then jumped right into the excitement with archery. For the rest of the day they did arts and crafts and played in the water with their water toys. … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Session 1 Thursday

Today was the start of the second session. CIT's arrived at 11:30 and helped the staff with welcoming the new campers at 1:00. The camp theme this week is 'The Amazing Race', just like the show. While the new campers got swim checked and got to know each other, the CIT's jumped right back into … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Session 2 Sunday

Another beautiful day at Camp Timbercrest. The sun was shining and everywhere we looked we saw smiling faces. Todays adventures took us to Challenge Island. Challenge Island, owned and operated by Julie Seitz-Brummer is a local STEAM business. She visited with the campers and allowed them to use their imaginations to create Rollercoasters and so … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Session 2 Monday

Today was the second day, we gained a few troops for troop camping to continue with us the rest of the week. After dinner we attended all camp. We had many activities for the entire camp to come together, get to know one another and just let our sillies out with minute to win it. … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Session 1 Wednesday

Today campers arrived! When they were dropped off they were met in the parking lot until there was a group of them then they were guided up to the Gaga Ball pit where they were greeted by counselors and participated in a big game of Gaga.  Once the entire unit arrived they to their designated … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Tuesday Session 5

Today was open house at Camp Timbercrest! Families of soon-to-be campers came and toured the camp grounds, made S'mores, joined in to sing campfire songs, saw the horses, and made stops at the Trading Post before going home for the day. The Trading Post is the camp store by Bellinger Lodge, which is our dining … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Open House

The past two weeks have been all about getting the staff trained and prepared for camp this season along with making sure the camp is cleaned up and ready to have excited campers. Staff cleaned the units, Bellinger Lodge (both the upstairs and the downstairs), and the Trading Post. The Trading Post is making it's … Continue reading Camp Timbercrest Pre-Camp and Staff Week 2022

[this post originally appeared on gswnyblog.com] Help us pick the 2022 Summer Camp Theme Calling all Girl Scouts in Western New York: We need your help! We've already started planning for another exciting Girl Scouts, we need your help! We're already planning for next summer but we need to know what YOU think our camp … Continue reading 2022 Camp Theme Contest