Happy New Year, 2015

Camporee 2016

Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts has started planning for a Camporee in Fall 2016.  I know that may seem far away, but when you are planning an event for 2000 people, that time will pass quickly.

Fluke has a blog post over on the Camp Runels page with photos from 2012.  Here's one just for fun!

If you want to get involved, there is a discovery meeting on Thursday, November 13 at 7 PM at Camp Cedar Hill and we'd love to have you come find out more. To RSVP or to find out more information, drop Jill an email at jregister@girlscoutseasternmass.org - hope to see you there!

Taps

As you know, at the end of camp it's tradition to retire the flag and sing "Taps."  Here's a virtual "Taps" for Great Escape 2014.  

Here's a nice photo from Jen from Sunday morning - the fog was just burning off as she walked to the dining hall for breakfast. 

Sunday morning breakfast was amazing, wasn't it?

 Milk, juice, coffee, tea, cocoa, bagels, pastry, oatmeal, french toast and sausage.  Don't you wish someone would cook for you every Sunday?  Our GE cooks got up early that day and this cooks'  parade proves it!

 Most of the photos posted in the last two weeks were taken by our roving photographer, Louise.  Thanks for your good work!  Isn't this one lovely? 

Until the next friendship circle, Goodbye Girl Scouts!

Hasta la vista!

What We Made - Mugs

Those who took Danielle's Me-Time Mugs workshop made some pretty great looking mugs!

At Work, Playing

At Great Escape we take our playtime pretty seriously.

 

Next post, what we made.

Food Glorious Food and the Best Kitchen Crew Ever

We have great friends, fellow Girl Scouts and great cooks, who make food for us.  They work very hard in the kitchen from dawn until dark, from Friday until Sunday lunch.

They cleverly manage to accommodate everyone's dietary requirements, too, and they are so careful about allergies and cross contamination issues.

Here's some of the food they made in 2014.

Chips, salsa, skinny queso.

Crackers and cheese - including gluten free and soy free crackers...

It was hard for Louse to get pictures of the food because everyone descended on it so quickly and blocked her shots.

Barbecued chicken, mashed potatoes, spinach with garlic,vegetarian baked beans and corn bread. Plain chicken, plain tofu and barbecued tofu were also available.

Brie en croute, kielbasa, crackers, salsa, chips were some of the appetizers this year.

Cornbread, regular bread and gluten free bread were on the menu.

Great Escape Kapers

Is this the world's biggest Kaper Chart?

At Great Escape our motto is gracious living in the out of doors, but gracious living doesn't just happen!  The committee and the kitchen crew needs help from attendees. We try to find everyone a job that they can do - helping at meals, cleaning up on Sunday and even assisting our council by disassembling and storing mattresses and cots from the tent units that are 'mothballed' until spring.  With everyone's help, all the floors are swept, the wash houses and bathrooms cleaned, the benches and tables in the dining halls stacked, and all is made ready for the next group to use our camp!

And speaking of gracious living, thanks to our camp concierge, Danielle, for her administration of the Kaper chart, tending the coffee/tea/cocoa/water bar and all the other little jobs she does to make GE a great experience.

It's a tough job, but quality control is important!

Did you know that the Hospitality team is expanding in the spring, BTW?  Best wishes to Danielle and Nick and the little stranger!