After reviewing all our camp locations, costs, profit/losses, etc., the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama has decided to close/sell 4 of our 6 camps. While their intentions are good, there is no need to sell/close Camp Coleman. Troops can afford to camp there and feel safe in their environment while they learn outdoor skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. Summer camp programs encourage girls to learn new things. Memories are made, new friendships are formed, and girls can be girls! These are traditional camps and need to be saved. Please sign this petition to save our camp. Thank you!
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Linda Layfield
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Discussion
Jeannie BoxI love Camp Coleman & would love to see it brought back to it's former glory.
Jeannie BoxI can remember going to Camp Gertrude Coleman as a young girl in the mid/late 1950s. After I had daughters of my own, they spent some time there. One of me favorite memories is having Cook Outs over the Campfires - finding a suitable "cooking stick," skinning it enough for the hotdogs or biscuits to be cooked, then cooking & eating it. GOOD MEMORIES!
1 year agoComments:
I can remember going to Camp Gertrude Coleman as a young girl in the mid/late 1950s. After I had daughters of my own, they spent some time there. One of me favorite memories is having Cook Outs over the Campfires - finding a suitable "cooking stick," skinning it enough for the hotdogs or biscuits to be cooked, then cooking & eating it. GOOD MEMORIES!
Cathy Tucker, United States
2 years agoComments:
I agree with that there is no need to sell Camp Coleman. It has been in operation for many years. It should be kept going for many more.
Jeannie Box1389662280January 13, 2014 8:18 PMI can remember going to Camp Gertrude Coleman as a young girl in the mid/late 1950s. After I had daughters of my own, they spent some time there. One of me favorite memories is having Cook Outs over the Campfires - finding a suitable "cooking stick," skinning it enough for the hotdogs or biscuits to be cooked, then cooking & eating it. GOOD MEMORIES!
1 year agoComments:
I can remember going to Camp Gertrude Coleman as a young girl in the mid/late 1950s. After I had daughters of my own, they spent some time there. One of me favorite memories is having Cook Outs over the Campfires - finding a suitable "cooking stick," skinning it enough for the hotdogs or biscuits to be cooked, then cooking & eating it. GOOD MEMORIES!
Cathy Tucker, United States
2 years agoComments:
I agree with that there is no need to sell Camp Coleman. It has been in operation for many years. It should be kept going for many more.
Rosalind McDermott, United States
2 years agoComments:
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Rosalind McDermott, United States
2 years agoComments:
Lessons learned from camping are among the most valuable: prioritizing, confidence, self-sufficiency, plus skills.
Lindsey Waggoner, United States
2 years agoComments:
It's getting down to the nitty gritty! Good luck to everyone on the 12th. These camps are too precious to lose!
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Belinda Rogers, United States
2 years agoComments:
Can't see how anyone could close this camp!
At least let Trussville buy it and keep it a camp!
Katie White, United States
2 years agoComments:
When I think back to childhood memories, girl scout camp at Camp Coleman was one of the highlights! I would look forward every year to the week that I would get to go. Such a special memory to me and others I know. Sure would hate for future girl scouts not to get to experience this place.
Katherine Dorian, United States
2 years agoComments:
Camp Coleman is a place of beauty, serenity, kindness, fun, nature, singing, and wholesome activity. Please reconsider the sale and closing of this beloved property. No amount of profit can replace what it means to the girls and women who have had to the opportunity to enjoy that camp. It is more than a peice of land, it has history and traditions that need to be preserved as the original founders intended.
