Beaver Dam Girl Scout House

Name: Beaver Dam Girl Scout House
Address: 800 Denning Avenue, Beaver Dam, WI, 53916, US
Telephone: +19208853532
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The Beaver Dam Girls Scout House is owned and operated by the Do-Dads Inc. a non-profit 501(c)3. Th
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07/06/2024

https://www.gsbadgerland.org

Discover your local Girl Scout council: about Girl Scouts, what they do, what activities are available locally, and how to contact us.

02/21/2024

March 2 - April 7 - FIND COOKIES!

Discover how to get Girl Scout Cookies® near you—whether it’s in person, at a booth, using the mobile app, or with Digital Cookie® from a Girl Scout you know.

02/21/2024

COOKIE FLAVORS!!!

Explore every Girl Scout Cookie variety available in our area. Then, stock up on your favorites and give the latest additions a try.

02/21/2024

March 2 - April 7 COOKIES!!!!

Enjoy tasty treats packed with discovery and fun! Plus, you'll be supporting Girl Scouts in your community as they gain entrepreneurial skills and business smarts.

02/21/2024

12/26/2023

07/14/2023

Did you know that human history in Wisconsin dates back 14,000 years? That’s a lot of history to explore and discover!

Join us on August 8 at 6pm to learn about a new program called Girl Scouts ❤️ History with the Wisconsin Historical Society. We’ll kick off with a trivia game called history mysteries and then talk about ways you can explore history around the state at 8 Wisconsin Historical Society museums and history sites around the state.

Everyone who attends the HistoryQuest preview night has the chance to win a badger or piglet stuffed animal.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3pDEAPf

05/21/2023

Meet Badgerland's Tip Top Cookie Seller!

Molly Lenius sold 5,555 boxes of Girl Scout cookies (that's a lot of Thin Mints). She got a chance today to talk with other Girl Scouts about the best way to sell these many cookies: "Set up as many booths as you can."

It's that kind of hard work that makes you a cookie boss. Congratulations!

05/21/2023

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05/18/2023

HELP! We need a cook at Camp Ehawee this summer. Can you or someone you know spend a week or two with us?

DATES: Sunday afternoon-Friday morning (no weekends): Pick your weeks : June 18 – August 11. Cooks will be paid and stay onsite in their own private furnished cabin.

BEST PART: your girl can attend that session for free!

Email us right away if you're interested: [email protected]

05/02/2023

Tomorrow is the last day to register for Adventure Days at Camp Brandenburg and Camp Ehawee!

Join us on Saturday and Sunday to see what summer camp is all about. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced camper there's something for you!

Register and don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! https://www.gsbadgerland.org/en/activities/activities-calendar.html

04/26/2023

Girls get the "Your Year of Fun" patch with memberships RENEWED by May 22.

SO THIS IS COOL: the renewal patch has four loops for girls to earn charms to fill the patch! AND, troop leaders who renew will get a fancy NEW Trefoil Membership Pin too!

Check out other incentives here: https://www.gsbadgerland.org/en/about-girl-scouts/renew.html

Address

800 Denning Avenue
Beaver Dam, WI
53916

Telephone

+19208853532

Website

https://www.gsbadgerland.org/

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The Girl Scout House

The Juliette Low Girl Scout Activity Center in Waterworks Park has served our community well.

For the last 59 years, girls have been using the girl scout house for activities.

The process to bring the house to Beaver Dam began on Feb. 9, 1957, when 24 men (father and friends of Girl Scouts) met for a breakfast meeting at Hotel Rogers to discuss the possibility of building a facility where Girl Scouts could meet. This group of men decided to form a corporation to start this process. On Feb. 13, 1957, the Beaver Dam Do-Dads, Inc was formed.

The initial directors of the corporation were: Dr E. Hoyer, Henry Gergen, Edward Jacobs, Ernest Strub, B. Morris, J. Helfert, Les Frinak, Dr C. Qualls, John Murray, Paul Balfe, Jesse Canniff, M. Maier, Ray Langmack, W. Woods, John Howard, Burt Boyer and Victor Bohl.

The Girl Scouts owned a land-locked piece of property at Crystal Beach and had some initial start-up money. It was decided to work out an agreement to sell or trade that parcel to the city and secure a site in the city for the Girl Scout house.

The Do Dads, working with the Girl Scout leaders, approached the city about donating some land. The first plan was for a facility to be built at Tahoe Park, but there were objections from the neighbors. By late June 1957, a lease on land located in Spellman Woods (now Waterworks Park) was secured. The agreement, which stands today, is that an annual rent stipend is paid to the city. The building is maintained by the Do Dad Board, while the city takes care of the surrounding land.

The board then developed architectural plans and raised funds. It was initially hoped that volunteer labor and materials would make the building a reality, but road blocks met with some of those plans. Union contractors had to be used to do the masonry work and to put up the building frame. Liability insurance had to be purchased. The directors secured bank loans and even took out personal loans to make the facility a reality. Construction started in Sept. 1958. Volunteers did much of the inside work. The main level has two bathrooms, a fireplace and kitchen, along with the main meeting/work area. The finished basement has the furnace room, storage for camping and activity supplies, as well as a carpeted place for overnights. There was also a fireplace in the basement which is no longer in the building.

On June 20, 1959, an open house and dedication ceremony was held to showcase the Juliette Low Girl Scout House.

By 1966, all outstanding loans were paid off and the Girl Scout House was debt-free.

The Girl Scout House, now called the Juliette Low Girl Scout Activity Center, has been in continuous use since 1959. Girl Scouts continue to hold meetings and overnights at the building. Leaders hold trainings and activities there, all at no charge.

The Girl Scout Activity Center has seen some updates since the construction. Air conditioning has been added, new windows were installed and tables, chairs and appliances replaced. The facility is available for rentals for parties and events, and has seen some long-term use with weekend church services and day care sites.

In addition, the Juliette Low Girl Scout Activity Center receives funding from the United Way of Dodge County.

The mission that moved those fathers and friends of Girl Scouts to build the Girl Scout House remains true today. It is a place where the girls can have a safe and secure location for meetings, store camping supplies and have fun.

The current board of directors includes president Del Yaroch, vice-president Laurie Sabel, secretary Pat Abitz, treasurer Marge Jorgensen, and directors Terry Sabel, Mary Ann Zimmerlee.