With the Girl Scouts of Connecticut planning to permanently close camps in Lebanon, Bristol, Milford and New Fairfield, some parents and former Scouts are trying to save at least two.
“The camp is not only a property, it is a place where girls grow courage, confidence, and character,” says an online petition to save Camp Laurel in Lebanon.
More than 2,500 people have signed on, and 2,000 have signed a similar one to head off the sale of Camp Katoya in Milford.
“Camp Laurel is the reason I decided to become a Girl Scout co-leader — so that I could pass on the confidence, sisterhood, and love of the outdoors to our girls that Camp Laurel invested in me,” said Hannah Fiducia of Hebron, a lifetime member of the Girl Scouts.