Willow Springs Program Center

Hello avid readers and camp enthusiasts---   Willow Springs has had a fantastic and full autumn! Since summer ended, camp has hosted a wonderful variety of program. We've seen ten full encampment groups, three individual troops, two leadership weekends, one recruitment event, and eight council sponsored events. Whew... it has been one thrill of a ride! Some of our favorite fall highlights include: A three hour outdoor chef adventure for a troop made up of 29 Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors in which Juniper and Leprechaun fearless led them in making a three course meal consisting of: chicken soup, cornbread, quesadillas, foil packets, and for dessert... cupcakes baked in orange peels.  A group of teen girls participating in the Artisan program critically analyzing the dis-empowering lyrics of some popular music The Dancin' Daisies and Just Juniors who spent only one night of camp and did a whirlwind of over 10 activities each! Campfire singing w...

It's the last week of the 2012 summer season at Willow Springs, and the campers and staff are going out with a bang. On Sunday night, all of the girls got to experience a star talk by local astronomer Dennis Young, and although cloudy skies prevented campers from seeing the sky through his various telescopes, they did get a close-up view of camp and a keepsake photograph of the night sky in action. On Monday, the Cocopah girls got to get their hands dirty and work on creating another garden at camp, the Hidden girls got to have a spa party and bake cupcakes, and the entire camp got to cook out a chicken fajita dinner with s'mores for dessert! Overall, it's been a great start to the last week, and we're all extremely grateful for such an exceptional camp season.

It's been a rainy start to Week Six, but the girls are having a good time dancing, sewing, throwing clay, working on team building, wood burning, singing songs, and playing games. Notably, the Cocopah girls had the opportunity to go shopping for the clothes they will spend the week altering at the Wild Willow today, Willow Springs' secret clothing boutique. You can see the photos from today below!