Senior Girl Scout Troop 4715
Anne, Jessie, Stephanie E., Christina, Karen, Stephanie H., Chandler, Rossie, Diana, Elizabeth, Jenny, Evelyn, Katie, Nicole
Our troop decided to work on this Interest Project Patch all together. Here’s what we did:
#1 Our troop has been camping 2-3 times a year since we were third-grade Brownies, so we decided that for this IPP we would plan a trip in which we would take a troop of Brownies camping for the first time. We decided when and where we would camp, and we invited Troop 21432 to go with us in October. We met with the little girls to talk about clothing and equipment, camping skills, camping without harming the environment, and safety. We planned the menu and the ways we would cook, and we taught the Brownies about proper disposal of wastes and trash.
#2 We have a troop cookbook with quite a few recipes in it, but for this trip we researched some outdoor cookbooks and picked out new things. We included old favorites like the jungle breakfast because we thought the Brownies would like them.
#3 We developed emergency procedures with the Brownies and their leaders. We were especially careful not to frighten the Brownies, but we made sure that they knew what to do in case of different emergencies. We told them about one of our camping trips when Pine Acres was hit with a big storm that had high winds and hail, and how we all crowded into the bathroom building because it was sturdy. When we took the Brownies hiking, we made sure that they knew how to stay with our group and what to do if for any reason they were to get lost.
#4 We did lots of games and songs with the Brownies to get ready before we left and to make our group cohesive when we arrived at camp. Each Brownie had a Senior as a “big sister” for the weekend. At the end of the weekend we did a Scouts’ Own together to talk about how we felt about being outdoors and about being Girl Scouts together. We welcomed one of our new Seniors, Stephanie Elder, who actually was initiated by the Brownies and the Seniors.
#2 We all have studied basic weather information like barometer readings, wind direction and speed, and patterns of weather movements in our area in school, so we felt confident about proceeding to record the weather forecasts before we left and then recording the weather during our trip, October 4-6, 2002. My sheet of observations is attached.
#3 We took our Brownies camping October 4-6, 2002 to Sunny Hill at Camp Scout Haven. We had met with the Brownies ahead of time, so we felt that they were prepared for the trip. During the trip each Brownie worked with her Big Sister on kapers, so each girl learned all the procedures for camping at a Girl Scout camp. We all did cleaning the bathrooms, cooking, dish washing, drip-bags, opening and closing platform tents, maintaining the shelter and the site. The Brownies loved having a chance to try out all these skills.
#3 We interviewed Laurel Martin while on our camping trip to Pine Acres, February 2003.
Senior Girl Scout Troop 4715
Menu for Camping Trip
October 4-6, 2002
Friday Dinner
Sack supper, dump cake
Saturday Breakfast
Cereal, bagels, fruit, cream cheese, butter, jelly, milk, O.J., hot chocolate, hot cider, large marshmallows
Saturday Lunch
English muffin pizzas, Ants on a Log
Saturday Snack
Apples and cookies
Saturday Dinner
Brunswick stew (Garden Club of Georgia recipe), salad, French bread, Some Mores
Sunday Breakfast
Jungle breakfast, leftovers from Saturday, cocoa, cider, more large marshmallows
| 1 lb. ground beef* | 1 can tomato paste |
| 1 lb ground pork* | 10 oz. frozen corn (more or less) |
| 2 boneless chicken breasts | 2 ˝ tsp. lemon juice |
| 2 cans (28 oz) of diced tomatoes | 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce |
| 2 large onions, chopped | 3 slices of bread |
| 1 cup of catsup (more or less) |
*This recipe is equally successful with 2-3 lbs of ground beef and no pork.
Crock Pot Instructions: Put all the ingredients into a large crock-pot and cook for 7-8 hours on low. Serves about 8 people.
Original Instructions: Cook together chicken, meats, onion and bread. Mix and add all remaining ingredients. Cook slowly for several hours.
Mrs. P. W. Walton, Moultrie, Georgia