This website is owned and operated by the Friends of Timbercrest (FOT). It is not an official website of GSUSA or GSWNY.

FOT works in partnership with GSWNY to preserve, enhance, and promote Girl Scout Camp Timbercrest so that it may always be a place where girls can connect with nature, try new things, and build confidence & self-reliance.

Jo Nelson is Turning 80! Let's Celebrate!

 Click here for information on honoring Jo Nelson .

Click here for an article about Designated Funds from our friends at CRCF.

Women of Distinction: Thursday, April 27, 2023

The GSWNY Women of Distinction Luncheon will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023. 

Women of Distinction is GSWNY's signature fundraising event where we honor women throughout Western New York for their strength in character, dedication to community service, and commitment to mentoring and encouraging girls and young women.

Joanne Nelson is one of those who will be honored!!! We hope to pull together a big contingent from Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties. Congratulations, Jo!

Click here for more information and to register. If you are interested in carpooling, email us at fot.gswny@gmail.com.

Merchandise!

Look how adorable these hats are!! Click here to order by April 23. Three styles, Lots of colors to choose from!

Spring 2023 Work Weekend

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​ Spring 2023 Work Weekend - Timbercrest
Friday-Sunday, May 19-21, 2023
  • Click here to register.
  • Can't come, but wish to donate to help with food and materials? Click here!
  • Work Projects are listed below, along with tools that would be helpful if you can bring some along:
    • Trail Maintenance - chain saws (we can reimburse for fuel), pole saws, pruning shears (long- and short-handled)
    • Trail Blazing - we will have the paint and such for this. But bring clothes that can get paint stained.
    • Trail Signage - we need to dig 12 post holes for 4x4 posts - post hole diggers, digging bars
    • Unit Clean-up - generator (we can reimburse for fuel), shop vac
    • Check and maintain nest boxes

Future Work Weekends

Twice a year, the Friends of Timbercrest gather at camp to clear and maintain trails, chop and split wood, paint what needs to be painted, and do various other projects which are mutually decided upon by FOT and GSWNY. For these events, we handle our own registration.

These work weekends are already on the GSWNY calendar:
Fall 2023 Work Weekend - Timbercrest
Friday-Sunday, September 29 - October 1, 2023
  • Details will be posted here when they are available.

Spring 2024 Work Weekend - Timbercrest
Friday-Tuesday, April 5-9, 2024
  • Details will be posted here when they are available.

Fall 2024 Work Weekend - Timbercrest
Friday-Sunday, September 20-22, 2024
  • Details will be posted here when they are available.

Timbercrest Tidbits

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FOT works in partnership with GSWNY to plan, schedule and run "Timbercrest Tidbits" - tasty little bites of camp. It is our hope that girls will have positive experiences at Timbercrest and be inspired to come back with their troops for troop camping, as well as on their own to summer camp.

Registration for Timbercrest Tidbits is through GSWNY. Fees are kept low thanks to generous donations from our Friends. The registration fee stays with GSWNY and FOT covers any costs of the program, including the tidbit segment patch. The round Camp Timbercrest patch is available for purchase at each program for $2.

​Click titles below for registration.
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Saturday April 29, 2023 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Cadette, Senior, Ambassador / Adult: Me and My Gal Hunter Safety
In this course for girls and their female adult companions you will each earn your NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Hunter Education Card. This card will allow you to purchase a NYS hunting  license.

THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES THAT A FEMALE ADULT REGISTERS WITH EACH GIRL. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PAIRS. Minimum age: Must be at least 12 at the time of the program.   For more information please contact Ro Woodward at FOT.GSWNY@gmail.com.
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The course will be taught by NYSDEC certified hunter safety educators and is co-sponsored with the Becoming An Outdoor Woman program and New York Outdoor Women, Inc. This is an all-woman course by and for girls and women.  ​
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 - 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Adults: All Things Camp Timbercrest and Camping
You asked for it and Friends of Timbercrest is giving it a try: an Adult Tidbit.

All Things Camp Timbercrest is a tasty little bite of camp for those who may have not visited the property before, those who are thinking of troop or SUCO camping, or just those who would enjoy an inspirational day at Timbercrest. You will come away with lots of information to share with your troop.

​We will start with a Loop-the-Lake Hike packed with hiking tips, program ideas, and camp history and traditions. We will tour The Marys Lean-tos and the cabin tent units, and end at Bellinger Lodge and Jackman Cabins/Yurts for the indoor tour of facilities.
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Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Daisies, Brownies: Slingshots

A tasty bite of camp that will take place at the Target Range. Daisies and Brownies will learn to safely shoot slingshots followed by an hour of target practice and then for the second hour will help assemble barn swallow nesting platforms for Bellinger Lodge.
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Saturday, May 20, 2023 - 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Juniors, Cadette, Seniors, and Ambassadors: Archery
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Juniors, Cadette, Seniors, and Ambassadors will learn the fundamentals and safety practices of archery, make a “string bow” to learn good form for shooting before going to the range and spending the second hour target shooting.
For more information about Timbercrest Tidbits, click here.