Camp Polly Poons (CPP) is a summer day camp for girls hosted by the Forsyth West Service Unit of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. Camp activities include arts and crafts, swimming, canoeing, and archery.
The camp provides an outdoor camp experience which supports the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, character and confidence who make the world a better place.
The camp is named after an African Grey Parrot named Polly Poons who was owned by the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low.
For more information, please email Deborah Priest, Camp Director, at
The staff at Camp Polly Poons would like to encourage girls living with Juvenile Diabetes to join us this summer. Girls must be able to self-manage their care but adults, camp aides and the camp nurse are available to assist. Contact dhpriest@bellsouth.net if you have any questions or concerns.
Girls who will be in Kindergarten -7th grade in the Fall of 2013 may attend Camp Polly Poons as campers. Girls do not have to be registered Girls Scouts to attend camp.
Girls who will be in 8th-12th grades in the Fall of 2013 may participate as Camp Aides. Camp Aids assist in planning and hosting camp. Girls are required to attend special training and to attend several planning meetings before camp.
Preschool girls and boys that are pottied trainied (PeeWees) and boys 10 an under(Taglaongs) may attend camp only if accompanied by an adult volunteer.
Aspiring young goddesses are invited to attend Goddess Boot Camp for a week of canoeing, archery, swimming, make-up, acting and athletic competition. Hosted by Hera, Athena, Artemis, Aphrodite and Hestia, this camp promises to to be fun for all.
Adult volunteers are also needed to assist Hera in training the young goddesses. Adults may volunteer from one to five days and camper fees for their young goddesses are discounted.
Camp Polly Poons invites you to join us for a week of music, theatre, dance and art. Girls will have an artrageously good time!
Adult volunteers are needed to assist the Camp Polly Poons Staff. Adults may volunteer from one to five days and their camper fees are discounted.
Thirty adult volunteers are needed at each session of Camp Polly Poons in order to meet the required girl/adult ratio. In addition, we need adults trained in archery, lifeguarding and small water crafts to assist with camp activities.
Camp fees for girls whose parent volunteers for a full week are $20 for the first girl and $45 for each additional girl. The fee for PeeWees and Tagalongs is only $35. Adults may volunteer for less than one week and receive a $10 per day discount.
Adult volunteers also get to register their girls early on March 15 as an additional perk.
Please email dhpriest@bellsouth.net if you would like to be one of our volunteers. We cannot have camp if we do not have enought adults volunteers like you. Thank you for your consideration!
Camp Polly Poons will be hosting two summer day camps this year. Goddess Boot Camp will be held June 10-14 and Artrageous will be held July 8-12. Both camps will be held at Camp Lanier from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. NEW THIS YEAR: Walk -up registration will be held on March 16 at the Cumming Library from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Go to the Registration Tab for more details. Early registration for adult volunteers and their children and camp aides and their siblings will be held on March 15 at Grace Chapel Church of God from 7:00 -8:00 p.m.