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1 girl scouting in california

1.1 girl scouts arizona cactus-pine council
1.2 girl scouts of california s central coast
1.3 girl scouts of central california south
1.4 girl scouts of greater los angeles

1.4.1 camps


1.5 girl scouts heart of central california
1.6 girl scouts of northern california

1.6.1 camps

1.6.1.1 camp bothin
1.6.1.2 convalescent home
1.6.1.3 girl scout camp
1.6.1.4 timeline




1.7 girl scout council of orange county

1.7.1 camps


1.8 girl scouts san diego
1.9 girl scouts of san gorgonio council
1.10 girl scouts of southern nevada
1.11 girl scouts of sierra nevada

girl scouting in california

girl scouting officially started in california 1917 when lou henry hoover form troop in palo alto. in 1922 first service unit in western united states, service unit 1, set in palo alto lou henry hoover, president of girl scouts of usa, , part of girl scouts of northern california council.

there 13 girl scout councils serving california of 8 have headquarters there.

girl scouts arizona cactus-pine council

in california, serves small portion of far eastern san bernardino county in south-east of state.

headquarters: phoenix, arizona website: http://www.girlscoutsaz.org

girl scouts of california s central coast

this council formed merger of monterey , tres condados councils on october 1, 2007. serves approximately 10,000 girls in ventura, santa barbara, san luis obispo, san benito, monterey , santa cruz counties.

camps:

arnaz program center dedicated in 1982 , located on 36 acres near ojai valley
alisal program center features after school program , located in salinas, california area

girl scouts of central california south

girl scouts of central california south formerly girl scouts golden valley council before expansion , renaming in october 2008. serves 10,000 girls in fresno, kern, kings, madera , tulare counties.

girl scouts of greater los angeles

the new council, girl scouts of greater los angeles , merger on december 1, 2008 of angeles girl scout council, girl scout council of greater long beach, joshua tree council (southeastern portion), mt. wilson vista council, spanish trails council, , san fernando valley girl scout council. serves 45,000 girls , has on 22,000 volunteers.

camps

camp mariposa in altadana
montrose program center in montrose
san gabriel program center in san gabriel, ca
el potrero de la cienega 390 acres (160 ha) in cleveland national forest
twin valleys 25 acres (10 ha) near wrightwood
la casita program center near claremont
johnstone program center
covina program center
chino program center
camp lakota 60 acres (24 ha) in los padres national forest
camp osito rancho 160 acres (65 ha) in big bear lake in san bernardino mountain range

girl scouts heart of central california

it serves 27,000 girls , 10,000 volunteers in 18 counties (alpine, amador, calaveras, colusa, el dorado, glenn, mariposa, merced, nevada, placer, sacramento, san joaquin, solano, stanislaus, sutter, tuolumne, yolo, , yuba). formed on june 1, 2007, merger of old muir trail , tierra del oro councils. headquarters in sacramento offices in stockton , modesto.

camps:

camp menzies has 175 acres (71 ha) near arnold in sierra nevada mountains. land donated girl scouts in 1940s charles menzies, stockton businessman.
camp golden timbers located in pinecrest, tuolumne county, california


girl scouts of northern california

a new council formed merger of konocti, san francisco bay area, santa clara county, sierra cascade, , napa-solano councils on october 1, 2007. serves on 50,000 girls in 19 counties (alameda, butte, contra costa, del norte, glenn, humboldt, lake, marin, mendocino, napa, santa clara, san francisco, san mateo, shasta, siskiyou, solano, sonoma, tehama, , trinity).

known annual golden gate bridging junior girl scouts bridging cadette girl scouts walk across golden gate bridge. event started in 1981 1 troop has several thousand scouts involved each year many of them outside of council. council has joined nasa ames have several girl scout robotics teams nicknamed space cookies; including 80 or strong troop/team competes in first competition , troop multiple teams participates in vex competitions.

camps

camp bothin in canyon in marin county north of san francisco. see below more information.
camp butano creek 145 acres (59 ha) located in old growth redwoods in san mateo county next butano state park
the cove wilderness camp near napa, california
camp deer lake high adventure camp located @ 6,800 ft (2,100 m) in tahoe national forest
camp sugar pine located in calaveras county, california in sierra nevada foothills
twin canyon 35 acres (14 ha) in east bay hills near briones regional park
camp 2 sentinels, located @ 8,000 ft (2,400 m) on lake kirkwood in eldorado national forest 2 sentinels girl scout camp - home
skylark ranch 280 acres (110 ha) on pacific coast north of santa cruz , near año nuevo state reserve.
hidden falls has 90 acres (36 ha) in redwood forests of santa cruz mountains.

camp bothin

the space cookies 2011 robot mazarine placed first in sacramento first regional, , team received engineering inspiration award.

camp bothin officially known bothin youth center, girl scout summer camp. since 1948 has been located in marin county, california. site managed girl scouts of northern california , supported through private foundation grants , individual donations.

convalescent home

in 1905 camp bothin established hill farm , convalescent home women , children, near fairfax, california, on property owned henry e. bothin. before antibiotics, medicine had few treatments other rest , food many illnesses, tuberculosis (tb). patients housed in old farmhouse. normally, hill farm home 30 patients, during summer mild climate allowed many 60, housed in tents , slept on cots. during time, miss elizabeth h. ashe director.

in 1910, officers formed corporation named bothin convalescent home women , children. mr. bothin deeded 152 acres (62 ha) of land corporation. old farm house torn down , rustic building, known manor house, erected accommodate 40 patients. had deep sleeping porches (fresh air considered important tb patients) , outdoor dining room.

that same year arequipa sanatorium, directed dr. philip king brown, opened serve women in first stages of tb. @ time, known treatment rest , nutrition, in hopes lungs recover , heal. name arequipa, taken city in peru, said native american word signifying place of rest. following 1906 san francisco earthquake, dust- , ash-filled air had contributed tuberculosis epidemic in san francisco.

with of local artists , members of area s philanthropic community, dr. brown introduced therapeutic handcrafts women, combat idleness , avoid stigma of charity. hospital hired potter frederick hurten rhead teach patients , develop pottery studio. work arequipa pottery highly prized among collectors. in 1913 rhead dismissed not being sufficiently businesslike, led students experiment glazes , techniques, , tried best materials them. successor @ pottery directed reduce production costs.

in 1917, bothin helping fund incorporated. organization, known bothin foundation, responsible raising $30,000 needed build stone house. here professional , business women come rest , recuperate after illness.

as treatment methods tb changed, need bothin convalescent hospital reduced. bothin property abandoned 1922 1940.

girl scout camp

in 1948, miss ashe offered small building known little house san francisco girl scouts troop camping. few years later made manor house available girl scout use, , 1955 entire bothin property offered council use. girl scouts developed property camp, , added swimming pool. changed name henry e. bothin youth center.

in 1950s, arequipa closed hospital. in 1959 property leased girl scouts. 1963 both sides of property began operate henry e. bothin youth center.

timeline

1905
hill farm convalescent home children opened henry e. bothin
1910


bothin convalescent home board founded , 152 acres (0.62 km) deeded.
manor house built.
arequipa built.


1917
bothin helping fund incorporated distribute funds under terms of h. bothin.
1919
stone house completed.
1922–1940
bothin abandoned.
1948
use of little house , bothin property offered girl scouts.
1948–1953
during time, 181 troops, representing 2221 girl scouts , 556 leaders, made use of bothin.
1954
severely crippled , mentally retarded girl scouts attend camp sessions.
1955


use of bothin offered girl scout @ least 10 years.
name changed henry e. bothin youth center.


1959
use of arequipa offered marin girl scout council.
1963
entire property becomes henry e. bothin youth center.

girl scout council of orange county

the council serves on 22,000 girls , 15,000 volunteers in orange county

camps

camp joe scherman


girl scouts san diego

the council serves 35,000 members in san diego , imperial counties.

camps camps winacka , whispering oaks both in cuyamaca mountains near julian. winacka has 625 acres (253 ha) 2 small lakes. whispering oaks has 58 acres (23 ha).

during 2017, council celebrate 100 years of girl scouting in san diego.

girl scouts of san gorgonio council

this council serves more 10,000 girls in riverside , san bernardino counties. council camps camp azalea trails 12 acres (4.9 ha) high in san jacinto mountains near idyllwild , camp wiwoca in yucaipa.

girl scouts of southern nevada

in california serves girls in southern inyo country.

girl scouts of sierra nevada

this council serves 4,500 girls , 2,000 volunteers in northern nevada , northeast california camps:

camp wasiu ii founded in 1988 , located on 45 acres near sierra city, california