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===Girl Scouts of Central Texas=== {{Infobox WorldScouting |name=Girl Scouts of Central Texas |image= |caption= |type=council |owner= |headquarters=[[Austin, TX]] |location= |country=United States |coords= |f-date= |defunct= |founders= |founder= |members= |chiefscouttitle=President |chiefscout= |chiefscouttitle2=Council Commissioner |chiefscout2= |chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive |chiefscout3= |website={{url | http://www.gsctx.org}} }} Girl Scouts of Central Texas (GSCTX) serves 46 counties and includes the former councils of: Girl Scouts β Bluebonnet Council, Girl Scouts β El Camino Council, Girl Scouts β Heart of Texas Council, Girl Scouts β Lone Star Council. In 2017, the Girl Scouts of Central Texas served 17,000 girls, ages 5β17 years, and over 12,000 adult volunteers in 46 counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Girl Scouts of Central Texas |url=https://www.gsctx.org/en/our-council/about-us.html |access-date=2017-09-16 |website=www.gsctx.org}}</ref> The council runs two residential camps: Camp Texlake and Camp Kachina. ====Camps==== Camp Texlake comprises {{convert|455|acre|km2}} on [[Lake Travis]]. It was assigned to the former Girl Scouts β Lone Star Council by the [[Lower Colorado River Authority]], and was dedicated on July 17, 1949. That summer nearly 400 girls attended camp. The dining facility overlooks Lake Travis itself. The council houses ten horses at this site as well as encouraging watersports. The camp can accommodate 335 overnight guests in a variety of situations. Camp Kachina is on the shores of [[Lake Belton]]. It covers a total of {{convert|244|acre|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Kachina |url=https://www.gsctx.org/en/camps/explore-our-camps/camp-kachina.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916225335/https://www.gsctx.org/en/camps/explore-our-camps/camp-kachina.html |archive-date=September 16, 2017 |access-date=2017-09-16 |website=www.gsctx.org}}</ref> Activities include archery, sailing, and water sports. Program areas include STEM, Financial Literacy, Bullying Prevention, Outdoors, Travel, and many special interest troops such as Outdoor Adventure, Robotics, Harp Ensemble, and Mariners. {{-}}
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