About Us
We Are All Volunteers!
We have amazing people on our team.
Our History
Len and Donna Derby were Girl Scout Troop Leaders with two daughters; they often volunteered for various Scouting events. They met Lura Smith in the early 1980’s at one of these events. Lura directed Camporee for several years, was on the committee for Totem Council’s Challenge of the Totem and was a trainer for Totem Council for several years. Lura's daughter joined Girl Scouts as a Brownie and when she became a Junior, Lura became her Troop Leader. When her daughter left Scouts, it left a hole in Lura's heart. She enjoyed Girl Scouts so much that she decided to continue. She had always liked the outdoor program and truly enjoyed working with girls and adults in that area. Lura continued volunteering with Girl Scouts, including 25 years at Kayak Community Camp, until 2008 at the young age of 89. Shawna Macauley, the Derby's daughter (camp name Kermit), stepped up as co-director alongside her dad in 2009. Len and Shawna directed Kayak Community Camp together until Len's retirement at the conclusion of camp in 2018. Melissa McIntosh (Tails) began her director training that year with plans to continue to help Kermit lead KCC for many years to come!
Unfortunately, the global pandemic closed camp for 2020, and while campers and volunteers alike were hopeful for a re-opening in 2021, that just wasn't in the cards. After two years away due to COVID, Donna, Shawna and Melissa decided to move on and handed the reins over.
Flamingo, Orchid and Tinkerbell took over in 2022 and are thrilled to be keeping Kayak Community Camp alive!
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