Jennifer Darling attended the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains To Get Her There Luncheon at the Fireside Inn in Lebanon, New Hampshire. This year’s honorees were Julia Griffin and Mascoma Savings Bank. The Girl Scouts serve more than 10,000 girls throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. With the guidance of more than 5,000 dedicated and trained volunteers, girls discover the fun, friendship, and power of girls together. Through hundreds of programs offered each year, girls develop their leadership potential through activities that enable them to discover their values, skills and the world; connect with others in a multicultural environment; and take action to make a difference in the world.
Banwell was hired to do a comprehensive review of all of the properties the Girl Scouts own in NH and VT (a total of 14 properties). We conducted site visits to each property and developed overall existing site plans of existing facilities. Banwell then lead a series of charrettes, two in NH and one in Vermont to solicit feedback from the members, including administration, parents, volunteers and the girl scouts themselves. After gathering information from the meetings, Banwell worked with the administration to develop master plans for the three top priority properties.
Banwell has recently completed the new Bunkhouse and renovated Dining Hall at Camp Farnsworth in Thetford, Vermont. The new Dining Hall will be the new heart of their Camp Farnsworth facility in central Vermont. The center seats 250 girls along with camp staff and provides exterior covered seating for an additional 200 overlooking the campus center and lake. The center offers flexible space for dining, conferences and Girl Scout jamborees. The Tentalos, a tent like cabin, has completed construction. Banwell has designed custom camp facilities for the Girl Scouts which provide the security of solid walls and a roof while keeping with the Girl Scouts traditions and camping experience of sleeping in the open outdoors. The cabins sleep 6 girls, are adaptable to the landscape and can be combined to sleep multiple troops.
