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Destinations are
for individual Girl Scouts - Click for
Troop Travel
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What is a
Destination?
Destinations are exciting traveling opportunities available to individual older Girl
Scouts, and are designed to offer them opportunities to participate
in a variety of diverse and challenging activities. (Targeted primarily
for 13-17 year olds, but age limits vary depending upon the actual
event).
Destinations are applied for individually, through an
application process. Girls are selected from a
pool of applicants and for some events competition may be very stiff.
Destinations allow an individual girl to travel Nationally and Internationally.
Our council also sponsors trips a little closer to home and of shorter duration
that we call Mini-destinations. These include trips listed
to the right and
Patrol’s to new and different destinations.
Costs vary widely depending upon the event and all fund raising is the
responsibility of the individual girl.
Click here for a
Council Destinations flyer - great to use with your troop.
Are YOU ready to travel
without your troop?
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I want to travel on this trip!
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I am not afraid to be away from home or away from
parents overnight.
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I am willing to eat new or unfamiliar foods, sleep
in small groups and play with all girls, not just best friends.
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I can handle darkness (no electricity), woods, night noises,
spiders, bugs, and pit toilets (Shoot the Rapids).
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If I have a problem, I feel comfortable asking an adult for
help.
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I work well in a group.
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I can handle a lack of privacy (travel, sleep, and eat as a
group the entire trip).
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I can keep up with the walking group and do not tire quickly
(Seattle by Storm).
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I can pack my own suitcase.
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I can follow instructions satisfactorily.
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READY? LETS GO!
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Shoot The Rapids 07- Posing by the river!
Did you
know you can earn an "On The Go" charm through the Studio 2B program?
You can find it in the Council Shop.
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2008 TRIP LIST
Registration for
Council Mini-Destinations BEGINS January 14.
This includes Shoot the Rapids, and Seattle by Storm. Deadline
is Feb. 14 or until event is full. Age limits have been raised from 11 to 12
years old. If an 11 year old wants to apply for a trip they need 2
references from 2 non-related and non-troop adults. Example: GS
staff, teacher, coach etc.
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Council sponsored
Mini-destinations: |
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Mystery Trip
Shoot The Rapids
Seattle By Storm |
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Council sponsored
Trips: |
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Washington DC 2008
Our Cabana Patrol 2009
Our Chalet European Adventure 2008 |
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Are YOU Ready to
travel?
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How
do I apply for a:
Council-sponsored Patrol
National
destination
International
destination
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Girls applying for 2008 National Destinations must
attend Destinations Weekend 1
November 10, 2007
Once accepted to a Destination,
girls must attend
Destinations Weekend 2
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Money Issues:
Registration guidelines
Refund Procedures
Cookie Dollars -Raise
all your funds selling Girl Scout Cookies and earn "Cookie Dollars"
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Destinations
National
destinations...Seek out your
dream - take on the challenge and apply to National
destinations. This is your opportunity to travel to your dream event
around the United States. No waiting for the troop to decide to go - this
you do on your own! Do you want to learn to scuba dive? canoe the
Minnesota lakes? learn about Juliette Low's lifetime? see theater in New
York? Now is the chance to visit a new Destination.
International destinations...follow
the same application procedure for National Destinations. However, the
list of International destinations (or specifically which USA council to mail
your application to) doesn't appear online until November or December. All
girls traveling outside the USA must be 14 years of age.
How to apply:
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A list of upcoming destinations is available online on
the
Destinations page
of the STUDIO 2B website. Check out all the possibilities! |
| Minimum age: 11 year old.
Girls choose the adventure they would like to apply for, making sure they
fulfill requirements for that particular Destination (i.e.-age, experience,
fitness). All girls traveling outside the USA must be 14 years of age.
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| Print application forms from online site. |
| Fill out the application. Remember, the only thing the host council will
know about you is what appears on that application - sell yourself! |
| Must attend Destination Weekend 1 held
in the fall. |
| Application rough draft is due into the Eugene service center 1 week before DW1. |
| 2 references required - ask adults who know you have the skills for the trip
(travel, leadership, experience) and will return the forms in a timely manner.
Possible references: your Girl Scout Leader, teachers, church leader. |
| FINAL DRAFT of APPLICATION, AND YOUR REFERENCES MUST BE RECEIVED AT
COUNCIL SERVICE CENTER BY NOVEMBER 16.
Our Council needs to sign and then forward the application to the council hosting the event.
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| Girls will hear in January/February if their application is accepted. |
| If, and when the girls are accepted to their destination, attendance is required at
Destination Weekend 2 held
at GSWRC Annual Meeting April 12th 2008 at the Royal Caribbean Call Center in
Springfield. |
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