WELCOME GSHH Winter Programs This winter Girl

Transcript:WELCOME GSHH Winter Programs This winter Girl:
WELCOME GSHH Winter Programs This winter Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson has three all day or overnight outdoor adventures that need special planning on your part if you want to join the adventure. We are offering: Polar Bear Overnight (Rock Hill) January 20, 2018 (start 4:00 p.m.) Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors Jr. Klondike Exploration (Camp Addisone Boyce) February 3, 2018 – 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Juniors and 6th Grade Cadettes Klondike Survival Derby (Rock Hill) January 20, 2018 Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors A winter survival adventure. Rock Hill Camp will be transformed into the Alaskan Yukon where Girl Scouts will be traversing the frontier from town to town and mountains to shore testing their survival skills as they compete for golden nuggets. Winter camping is fun and challenging. For those few hardy souls who come and brave the freezing winter weather in just a tent, we offer the GSHH Polar Bear Award. While spending lots of time outdoors, we will build winter shelters, test our fire-making skills and learn the best technique to build and hoist a location signal in case we ever get lost. Do you have the skills to survive? Can you shoot an arrow through a hole in a tree? Can you out smart your fellow competitors and win the golden nuggets? -------------------- -------------------- Please make sure you read through the additional information about proper winter clothing and layering provided at the end of this presentation. Listed below are the items that are required for this specialized program. Please review the information and decide which items are already available, which could be borrowed and which may have to be purchased. Please do not wait until the last minute; it is up to you to have all the required equipment. For safety concerns, if you arrive without the correct equipment and/or clothing, you will be asked to leave. Camping in the winter can be a lot of fun, however, you must always be prepared to deal with severe winter weather. Everything on the following list is there for a reason, and the number one reason is for your safety Polar Bear Overnight Personal Equipment and Clothing Packing list Clothing Two pair non-cotton underwear – wear one, put one in overnight bag/backpack One non-cotton mid-layer shirt – wear one (if you sleep cold, pack one extra in overnight bag-optional) Two pair non-cotton long underwear shirt and pants