More than 400 local Girl Scouts attending Girl Scout Sammamish Day Camp supported their sisters around the world by completing five community service projects during the week-long camp Aug. 4 -8 at Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish.
The girls crafted interactive twig toys and treats for the Cougar Mountain Zoo’s Emus and Wallabies, raced to create back to school kits to give to kids in east King County through Eastside Baby Corner, created animal toy and treat bags for a local animal rescue, knotted patterned fleece blankets for kids in need, and handcrafted friendship bracelets for the Girl Scout World Center Sangam in Pune, India.
Girl Scout Sammamish Day Camp has been a tradition for the past eight years and is open to any girl in the Issaquah/Sammamish area.
“Every summer we offer a week long Girl Scout day camp that has a diverse range of themes and activities,” said Helen Christian, a day camp core team member. “Our day camp gives girls, kindergarten through high school, time to lead, explore, and learn things they do not do the rest of the year. Everybody makes new friends to last a lifetime!”