Girls and families invited to Girl Scout resident camp open houses

Girl Scouts Louisiana East’s camp open houses are forthcoming.
Open House for summer resident camp will be held at Camp Marydale in St. Francisville on Sunday, March 8, at Camp Covington on Saturday, March 7, and at Camp Whispering Pines in Independence on Sundays, March 15 and 29.
Each open house is from noon to 2 p.m. and provides an opportunity to ask any questions about resident camp, tour the camp’s living units, meet some of the camp staff, and learn about the different camp sessions. Families who turn in a completed camp registration form and deposit at any open house will receive $10 off the camp balance.
According to Angela Arneal, Program Resident Camp & Equestrian manager at Girl Scouts Louisiana East, Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts, ages 6–17, are eligible to attend resident camp which runs from May 31 to July 17, with sessions lasting three days to two weeks and costing from $75 to $325.
Girl Scout resident camp programs are accredited by the American Camp Association which means they undergo a thorough review process by outside camping professionals every three years, achieving the highest standard in the areas of personnel, program, site administration, and health care.
Camp Marydale’s facilities include a sports field, archery field, low-ropes challenge course, hiking trails and swimming pool, in addition to its equestrian center with two riding arenas.
Camp Whispering Pines’ facilities offer many program options including a high ropes challenge course and rock climbing wall, a handicap accessible swimming pool, hiking trails, and a stocked 23-acre lake for canoeing, fishing and rowboating, as well as a giant water slide.
This year, there will also be three-day sessions for girls to attend alongside their mothers or fathers at Girl Scout Camp Covington.
Girl Scouts’ mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place, according to the Girl Scouts Louisiana East news release. Girl Scouts Louisiana East, serves girls grades kindergarten to 12 in the parishes of St. Mary, Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.
For directions to the camps or to receive a camp brochure, call the council at 1-800-644-7571. Session information is also available on the council’s website at www.gsle.org.