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2024 AHG Camp Greater Than Rubies Handbook

Woodland Lakes Christian Camp Amelia, OH
Tenderhearts - Sunday, August 4 - Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Explorer/Pi/Pas- Sunday, August 4 - Friday, August 7th, 2024
AHG Girls entering 2nd grade and up may participate.
www.ahgcampgtr.weebly.com
camp email: ahgcampgtr@gmail.com

AHG Camp GTR is an American Heritage Girl Regional Summer Camp designed to develop virtuous young women as
stated in Proverbs 31:10. This is achieved through spiritual growth, friendship building, and earning badges all while
exploring and experiencing the outdoors.

Troop Responsibilities:
 Assign one person to be the troop contact- ensure each girl lists that person on her registration so all the
information for your troop goes to one person.
 Complete a Troop Trip Form and send a screenshot or copy to ahgcampgtr@gmail.com (or arrange with the
host troop to have your girls adopted) by June 15, 2024.
 Send a report for all adults in your troop to ahgcampgtr@gmail.com by June 15, 2024. This is the only way
the camp board has of verifying each adult is registered and has a current background check and KEYS for
Child Safety training.
 Directions to obtain report: Click My Troop> Troop Members> under Youth choose No> top right click on
CSV. This will download a report that can be forwarded to ahgcampgtr@gmail.com
 Conduct a 10 day out meeting (approximately 10 days before camp) to help girls ensure they have what they
need for camp and to answer any questions.
 Optional- conduct a knife safety training session (following the format sent out from GTR) so the girls can
receive their knife safety cards when they arrive at camp. Only Explorers, Pioneers, and Patriots may
participate in knife safety or bring a pocket knife to camp.

Leaders Attending Camp:

Requirements:
o Be a registered AHG member.
o Have current KEYS Training certificate.
o Have completed the AHG Outdoor Training (Indoor Classroom portion).
o Trainings can be found on AHG Equip which can be accessed on the dashboard of your AHGFamily
account.

Responsibilities:
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o Most of your days will be filled with making sure the girls get to their activities and supervising girls
during non-activity time. Additional duties may include assisting at badge sessions, and/or assisting
the camp staff.
o At camp check in adults will be given a daily schedule.
o It is important that you follow this schedule- your presence ensures two deep leadership.
o The camp board is seeking volunteers to help lead badge sessions.
o If an adult volunteers to lead a badge session, his/her daughter(s) will get priority camp
registration.

Camp Structure:
Badges:
 Girls will have the opportunity to earn three badges while at camp.
 Tenderhearts will work on: Archery, Crafts, and Outdoor Skills badges. Bible Basics, Communications
Technology, Crafts, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, Geocaching & Orienteering, Fire Safety and
Fire Building, Fishing, Home Care and Repair, Insects/Entomology, Meteorology, Needle Arts, Our Flag,
Outdoor Cooking, Outdoor Skills, Rock Climbing, Social Skills and Etiquette, Sustainable Living, Swimming,
Women of Faith
 Explorers only will have the option of Canoeing (must pass the swim test)
 Pioneers and Patriots only will have the option of Archery and Cake Decorating
 Badges may have prerequisites to be completed before coming to camp- these will be communicated to
the girl and will also be available on ahgcampgtr.weebly.com
 A record with the requirements that each girl completed will be sent to the troop contact after camp.
These do take some time to assemble- if you haven’t heard anything by mid-September contact
ahgcampgtr@gmail.com
 Badges will be ordered through your troop and are not included in the cost of camp

Free Time Activities:

o Archery
o Hiking
o Zip line into the Lake
o Swimming in the lake and a pool
o Canoeing
o Team building activities
o Campfires
o Swaps
o Climbing Wall*
o Zipline *
o Giant Swing*
o High Ropes Course**
*only Explorers, Pioneers, Patriots
**only Pioneers and Patriots
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Housing:
o Tenderheart girls and their adult leaders/volunteers will stay in a large common room with bunk beds
and restrooms within the building.
o Explorers will either be in a large common room with bunk beds or in cabins with bunk beds and
mattresses.
o Pioneer/Patriot girls and their adult leaders/volunteers will stay in cabins with wood bunk beds and
mattresses, or they may choose to tent camp to complete some of their camping/leveling award
requirements. The number of tent campers will be limited. Anyone who is tenting will also have a
reserved space in a cabin to store gear or they may choose to sleep inside.
o All cabins have some form of electricity.
o A central shower facility is available to girls and adults complete with flushable toilets within walking
distance.
o Female adult leaders will be in cabins with girls.
o Male adult leaders will be in their own cabin.
o Meals are served at the dining hall.

Schedule:
Camp Check In/ Check Out
 Check in for all girls will be from 1 -3 pm Sunday August 4, 2024.
 Tenderheart Check out will be 9:45 am Wednesday August 7, 2024. Please do not arrive
before 9:30 am.
 Explorer/Pioneer/Patriot Check Out is at 3:00 pm Friday August 7th,2043. Please do not arrive
before 2:30 pm.
 Packing lists will be available on our website: ahgcampgtr.weebly.com by mid June.
This is a TENTATIVE daily schedule- some items may change, be eliminated and/or other items added

Monday - Thursday
7:30 - 8:15 AM Breakfast
8:45 - 9:20 AM Flag, chapel, announcements
9:30 - 10:30 AM Session A
10:40 - 11:40 AM Session B
11:45 - 12:30 PM Lunch
12:45-2:45 PM Free Time & Snack Shack
3:00- 4:00 Session C
4:00-4:30 TAG Time/ S.O.S
4:30-5:00 Area Clean-up
5:00-5:30 Session D- optional
5:30 - 6:15 PM Dinner
6:45 PM Flag & Ruby Connections
7:15 PM Snack Shack opens (TH first)
7:30 PM Night Activities
9:00 – 10:00 PM showers
10:00 PM Leader Showers begin
11:00 PM Lights Out
Safety Procedures:
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 AHG Safety Procedures will be followed at all times.

 Only girls and adults registered with AHG National may attend.
 Visitors are not allowed at any time.
 Girls must be signed into and out of camp by a parent or their designated adult.
 All attendees (girls and adults) must pass a health screening, lice check and medical screening to stay at
camp.
o If for some reason a girl or adult does not pass the wellness checks, she will be permitted to return to
camp once the issue is resolved. For example, if a girl has a fever, she may return to camp once she
has been fever free for 24 hours.
o If a girl becomes injured and cannot get herself to her sessions and/or activities- she will need to go
home.
 Two deep leadership will be maintained at Camp GTR.
o Woodland Lakes Christian Camp employs their own staff- they are not registered AHG adults and will
not count towards any AHG ratios
 All girls attending must submit both the AHG Medical Form, the AHG High Adventure Medical Form and the
AHG Request for Medication Administration Form. All forms must be dated between August 10, 2023 and
August 3rd, 2024 to be valid. These are submitted through the registration site at
ahgcampgtr.weebly.com/registration.

o All medical forms will be reviewed by the camp nurse.

o If the camp board has concerns or there is a history of medical or behavioral issues while at camp- the
camp board may ask you not to attend.
o Accommodations may be made for those that have documented medical accommodations from a
physician.
o All accommodations must be approved by the camp board prior to the beginning of camp.
o The AHG Medical Form will be printed with effective dates of August 4-9, 2024. No forms will be
returned to individuals or troops after camp- all medical forms the GTR volunteers print will be
shredded after camp.

 Tenderhearts must attend with at least one adult from their troop
 Any troop sending three or more girls to camp must send at least one adult
 Each troop needs to complete a Troop Trip Form by June 15, 2024.
o Those troops sending one or two girls and no adults will be adopted by OH2513- the host troop.
 There will be no coming and going from camp without pre-approval from the camp director. The Camp
Director will consider on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Camp Director at ahgcampgtr@gmail.com
with questions.

First Aid/ Medication:

 An AHG adult volunteer with medical training/education will serve as the Medical Coordinator at Camp. She
is First Aid and CPR certified.
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 Medication will be kept at a central location at Woodland Lake's first aid station. All girls needing to take
medication must have a Medication Administration Form filled out by the parent for EACH medication the
girl is taking.
o The First Aid Station will have these over the counter medications:
 Benadryl Motrin or Ibuprofen, Tylenol or Acetaminophen, Neosporin, Hydrocortisone Cream
 Tums (12 years old and up)
o Do not send your own bottles of the above medications- it slows down the process of administering
medications
o Send all prescription medications in their original prescription bottle or package
 All emergencies will be handled in accordance with the AHG Health and Safety Guidelines. In addition, each
Troop must carry a first aid kit.

Food / Dietary Allergies:

 The Camp GTR Board is committed to the safety of each girl at camp but cannot oversee individual girls at camp.
 Woodland Lakes Christian Camp is not a peanut and/or tree nut free facility.
 No nut products will be allowed at camp- any that are found will be removed and returned at the end of camp

 PLEASE LIST ANY FOOD ALLERGIES OR SENSITIVITIES ON THE MEDICAL FORM

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 ANY GIRL WITH FOOD ALLERGIES MUST HAVE A DESIGNATED ADULT ATTENDING
CAMP TO ASSIST HER MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT SHE CAN EAT
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 A list of ingredients for each meal will be posted outside the dining hall
 A gluten free cereal will be available at every meal, and salad will be available at every lunch and dinner.
 A refrigerator and microwave will be available if you wish to send nut free food for your daughter or yourself.
 All food must be clearly labeled with name and troop number.
 Only the designated adults will have access to the refrigerator.
 Please provide as many non-perishable items as possible as space is limited.

Swim Tests:

 Camp GTR will accept AHG Swim Test Classification Forms dated between August 10 th, 2023 and August
3rd, 2024.
 Only the AHG form will be accepted.
 Swim Test Forms may be uploaded to the individual’s registration account or turned in during camp check in.
 Each girl and adult will have the opportunity to swim test at camp.
 At the close of camp each troop will be given the test forms for their attendees- they are valid for one year.
 The AHG Swim Test Form will be used- girls will be ranked as green, yellow or red.
o Green – may swim in all areas of the pool without a life vest, may swim in lake with a life vest.
o Yellow- may swim in shallow end of pool without a life vest, may swim in slide area of lake with a life
vest.
o Girls who decline to take the swim test will receive a red band.
o Girls may retake the swim test during the week at the swim instructor’s discretion.
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Registration

 Registration will be completed online- ahgcampgtr.weebly.com/registration

 All forms will be either signed digitally or uploaded to the registration site
 Pioneers and Patriots and AHG Registered Adults may begin registering March 11, 2024, at 9 pm
 Explorers may begin registering March 12, 2024, at 9 pm
 Tenderhearts may begin registering March 13, 2024, at 9 pm
 Any camper that has completed their registration- including all health and medical forms and full payment- by
June 1, 2024, will receive a FREE 2024 Camp GTR Patch

Financial Matters:

o Tenderhearts-$220
o Explorers, Pioneers, and Patriots- $300
o AHG registered leaders- full week- $150
o AHG registered leaders- Tenderheart or half week- $100
o Housing, meals and a t-shirt are included in this price
o Pioneers and Patriots may participate in the High Ropes Course for an additional $20
o All payments due June 1, 2024
o A 3-payment plan will be offered
o Girls do not need money at camp- there is nothing they can buy.
o Woodland Lakes merchandise will be available for sale at camp pick up.
o Refunds will not be provided. However, a girl or adult may transfer their spot to another camper

How to Pay:
o Credit Card, Debit Card, and Electronic Check may be completed through the registration site. There
are no convenience fees!
o You may also choose to PAY MANUALLY.
 Payment must be mailed to the address below and postmarked by June 1, 2024.
AHG Camp GTR
c/o Gail Nadzam
7904 Thistlewood Dr.
West Chester, OH 45069
Mail at Camp:
 Parents/guardians may bring mail to camp on camp "check-in" day.
 Label your mail with the name of the camper and day that you want her to receive it (Monday-Thursday), the
camp board will do our best to ensure your daughter gets her mail.
 Mail can be sent to Woodland Lakes but it is difficult to ensure that it ends up with your camper. It also
makes another job for very busy camp staff. Please- if at all possible- drop your daughter’s mail in the bins at
check in.
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Behavior Expectations:
 AHG’s Creed is our model for all campers and Adult Volunteers.
 Issues and conflicts will be addressed following the biblical model for conflict resolution. Grace will be
extended when mistakes occur and campers will right the wrong.
 The Adult Volunteer overseeing the campers will be involved with assisting those campers with their issue or
conflict; in addition to the shepherd.
 As a last resort- repeat issues or severe disturbances may result in campers being asked to leave camp.

All girls coming to camp will complete the Dress Code and AHG Behavior Agreement through the registration site:

AHG Camp GTR Dress Code

Camp is a uniformed activity as follows: informal uniform (AHG, Camp, Troop, or other appropriate T- shirt with shorts, pants,
or skirts) for daily wear. Uniform vest or sash worn when performing flag ceremonies. * Shorts and skirts must be at least at
fingertip end when arms hang at natural sides. * T-shirts must be modest, loose fitting, comfortable shirts with sleeves that do
not show undergarments or bare midriffs and do not contain inappropriate messages. * Bathing suits can be one- or two-piece.
Bathing suits will be modest, and no midriff will be visible. If bathing suit is deemed inappropriate you will be required to wear
a t-shirt over it. Cover ups or clothing must be used when walking between pool and lodging. * Sneakers or sturdy sandals with
heel straps are perfect for daily wear. Open-toed shoes are not a safe choice. Flip flops, sandals, or crocs are to be used only
within the pool area or shower house.

By signing below, I agree that I have read and discussed the Dress Code with my daughter and she agrees to abide by it while at
camp.

Parent or Guardian Signature

_________________________________________________________

Date:

_________________________________________________________

AHG Girl Behavior Agreement

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Purpose
To clarify behavior expectations of AHG Girl Members.

Zero Tolerance Policy

A zero-tolerance policy has been adopted by this American Heritage Girls Troop for the following behaviors:

• Possession or use of weapons, tobacco, alcohol, or any illegal substance or paraphernalia (including vaping, juuling,
etc.)  Theft.
• Physical assault.
• Sexually inappropriate behavior or talk.

Examples of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors:

Appropriate Inappropriate
• Handshake and high-fives
• Arm around the shoulders
• Private massages
• Pats on the head/shoulder/back
• Aggressive touch (hitting, kicking)
• Verbal praise for achievement or behavior
• Kissing
• Verbal encouragement
• Lap Sitting
• Scripturally based teaching
• Compliments or questions relating to physique or body
development
• Sexual jokes, innuendoes, or conversation
• Swearing, profanity, or vulgar language
• Harassment, bullying, ridicule, excessive teasing, or lying

Girl Behavior Agreement

As an American Heritage Girl in this Troop I agree to:
• Live out the AHG Oath and Creed.
• Use language appropriate for a Christian community.
• Respect the rights, privacy and property of others.
• Wear appropriate and modest clothes for activities.
• Not possess or use weapons, tobacco, alcohol, or any illegal substance or paraphernalia (including vaping,
juuling, etc.)

Please sign below that you have read and agree to this behavior agreement.

Girl Signature ______________________________________________________________

Parent Signature ___________________________________________________________

Date __________________________ Troop Number___________________________

*By signing this agreement, parents agree to immediately pick up their daughter upon notification if any of the
behaviors noted in the Zero Tolerance Policy have been exhibited.

If you have specific questions about AHG Camp GTR, please feel free to contact the camp board via email:
ahgcampgtr@gmail.com