Blog Updates from our Director of Property

Blog posted January 11, 2012 - Dirt has been moved!  Excavators have been at work at Camp Tapawingo the past few weeks, and the equestrian stables building pad and service road have been constructed. Concrete footings were poured last week and building materials will be delivered this week.

A few facts about the new barn:  The total length of the new barn will be 144 feet long from one end to the other and will measure approximately 8500 square feet.  The welcome center where visitors will enter will be heated and air conditioned.  The horses will also have luxuries. Two wash stalls will be available where the horses can be given special attention.

We are excited about our progress and hope you will plan to visit this brand new facility and our horses this spring!  Stay tuned for additional progress reports!

By Girls, For Girls - Defining the Future

Vision Statement
To provide modern, relevant properties for Girl Scout programs and outdoor education in the form of a destination resident camp and contemporary program centers which align with the needs of today's girls and the leadership development mission of GSUSA.

Immediately (2010)

• Sell Soldwedel Program Center
• Divest of Hike Haven

Within 2 years (2012)

• Identify and purchase/lease program center site in Quincy
• Sell Wildwood Girl Scout Center
• Move Quincy Service Center to program center
• Sell Decatur Service Center
• Identify and purchase/lease program center site in Decatur
• Move Decatur Service Center to program center

Within 3 years (2013)

• Identify and purchase/lease program center site in LaSalle-Peru
• Move Peru Service Center to program center

Within 5 years (2015)

• Repair/rebuild Peoria Service Center
• Add on to Springfield Service Center

Within 8-10 years (2018-2020)

• Sell Camp Kiwanis
• Identify and purchase/lease program center site in Champaign
• Move Champaign Service Center to program center
• Develop Camp WOW at Camp Tapawingo
• Develop Camp Widjiwagan and Camp Peairs as improved program centers

Questions?
We will post our progress on this web page and in council e-newsletters as we work. If you have questions or would like to know more about the Long Range Planning process, feel free to email us at gsci@girlscouts-gsci.org.