Houma-Thibodaux residents are hoping to save a Girl Scout camp near Hammond that could be sold in the near future.
Camp Whispering Pines is a 600-acre camp in Independence on the east side of Tangipahoa Parish that Girl Scouts have visited for decades for swimming, canoeing, kayaking, hiking and other outdoor activities.
Girl Scouts Louisiana East leaders informed members in June that they plan to sell the camp and use the money to invest in other projects.
The Girl Scouts held a members-only meeting Tuesday in Thibodaux to discuss plans for the sale. Houma resident and longtime scout Billie “Bee” Babin, who attended the meeting, said Camp Whispering Pines holds a special place in her heart.
Girl Scouts Louisiana East Offers One-of-a-Kind In-Person Camping Experience for Girls at Camp Marydale this Summer
05/11/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – There’s only one place in southeast Louisiana girls can go for a week of singing, horseback riding, canoeing, stargazing, socializing, archery and arts and crafts – and that’s Girl Scout Resident Camp! Girl Scouts Louisiana East (GSLE) welcomes all girls (grades 1-12) for an all-inclusive week of summer fun at Camp Marydale in St. Francisville. Camp sessions run from Sunday, June 6, to Friday, July 23.
This year’s camp theme is “Back-to-Basics.” Girls will complete the steps to earn the Camper badge at their program level including learning important camp skills like campfire building, cooking over a campfire, and knot tying. When girls are not practicing the basics of camp, they will spend time paddling around the lake, cooling down with arts and crafts, and riding horses with new friends.
Girl Scout Cookie Season Kicks Off in Southeast Louisiana, Bringing Joy During Challenging Times
January 12, 2021
Girl Scout entrepreneurs in southeast Louisiana are selling cookies such as the new Toast-Yay!™ in safe, creative, and socially distant ways, including through the organization’s first-ever national delivery services collaboration with Grubhub. Nationwide online Girl Scout Cookie ordering will be available Monday, Feb. 1.
Today, Girl Scouts Louisiana East and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) kicked off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season nationally, during a challenging time when many Girl Scouts are selling in creative, socially distant, and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their customers safe. Even in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, girls are adapting their sales methods to share the joy of Girl Scout Cookies through the largest girl-led entrepreneurship program including taking contact-free pickup and delivery orders through a new national collaboration