The so-called “fee” for attending the archery training was that I had my name added to a list of adults certified as level-one archery instructors who were willing to be called upon to run the archery range at various Girl Scout camp locations throughout the council. Even after I was released from the presidency, I received an annual invitation to attend girls’ camp to run the archery program. Through personal contacts at the local university I had determined that we could borrow Ethafoam targets and other basic equipment we would need to create a fun and safe experience for our Young Women. Obtaining the certification would give us access to a substantial discount in purchasing simple recurve bows and arrows. As a Girl Scout leader in Stillwater, I had learned that the local Girl Scout Council provided a two-day course through the National Archery Development Association that gave participants the training to be able to teach basic principles of archery and run a safe archery range. We considered a variety of new activities, each with their pluses and minuses.
The park we ended up selecting had fewer affordable recreational opportunities than our previous location. For various reasons the stake presidency had come to us and asked us to plan for the next year’s girls’ camp at a state park within our stake boundaries. In the summer of 2001 I was serving as a counselor in the stake Young Women presidency in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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