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Washington


Girl Scouts of Western Washington

  • Camp Evergreen, West Longview
Shutdown announced May 2011
Re-opened for activities by volunteers Summer 2012

  • Klahanee, Hoquiam
Shutdown announced May 2011

Appears camp was re-opened for activities in 2012 as well, though there was a cookie boycott going on in March.

Girl Scouts to close down Camp Evergreen activities
http://tdn.com/news/local/girl-scouts-to-close-down-camp-evergreen-activities/article_1b4a849e-8a60-11e0-81ce-001cc4c002e0.html

Girl Scout troop stands up for closed camp, boycotts cookie campaign
http://tdn.com/news/local/girl-scout-troop-stands-up-for-closed-camp-boycotts-cookie/article_b9dd98ce-64fa-11e1-881d-0019bb2963f4.html
Cutting the camp where generations of girls sang camp songs and learned about nature really hit home with the girls. That's why, at a recent troop meeting, the Scouts decided to boycott this year's cookie sale — an event that has traditionally been both a point of pride and a major source of income for the troop.

"I thought it was reasonable. The money that's going to the bigger camps is from cookie sales. If they're not going to put some of that into our camp, why send them the money?" said Cadette Kaesha Mertes-Wright, 11.
Volunteers pitch in to restore Camp Evergreen
http://tdn.com/news/local/volunteers-pitch-in-to-restore-camp-evergreen/article_913890dc-bdb9-11e1-948a-0019bb2963f4.html
Just a few months ago, the Seattle-based Girl Scouts of Western Washington had planned to shutter Camp Evergreen’s buildings and turn off the electricity and water to cut costs. Only primitive camping would be allowed at the camp, which is the only such camp in the region and has hosted generations of Girl Scouts since 1947. But after local Girl Scouts protested, the GSWW agreed to keep the camp open if a variety of repairs and safety improvements were made.

This spring, volunteers used $1,600 in community donations to buy wood and materials for repairs, which included replacing the floor and stairs of a large covered shelter, rebuilding the A-frame cabin porches and redecking the flood-damaged “bouncy bridge” across Mill Creek.

Even though it was a soggy weekend to be outdoors, “I’m just glad we’re all standing here,” Christine Grubbs of Longview, leader of Girl Scout troop 40202, said Saturday. “We’ve got a full program and a building that was supposed to be closed.”
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