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Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association

Sailing lessons: learn a life-long, environmentally friendly sport. Girls will learn to sail individual eight foot sailboats during eight, three-hour lessons given over two weeks. Skills learned include: sailing upwind and downwind, how to turn the boat, safe launching and docking, basic boating safety and more. A schedule of adult lessons in larger boats are available on our Web site. All instructors are certified by the U.S. Sailing Association. The Small Craft Badge or the Smooth Sailing Interest Project can be earned with prior engagement.
Age Level: J, C, S, A (grades 4-12)
Location: P.O. Box 2122, Bay City, MI 48707
Handicap Accessible: No
Contact: Bob Nelb, Executive Director
Telephone: (989) 922-7245
E-mail: bob.nelb@sbcsa.org
Web site: www.sbcsa.org
Fee: more than $15 per girl

Saginaw Spirit Hockey Club

Saginaw Spirit offers three Girl Scout nights throughout the season. Each Girl Scout will receive a discounted ticket price of $7.50 and a Girl Scout patch.
Age Level: D, B, J, C, S, A (grades K-12)
Location: Dow Event Center, 301 Johnson Street, Saginaw, MI
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Contact: Kae Pankow
Telephone: (989) 497-6506
E-mail: kpankow@saginawspirit.com
Web site: www.saginawspirit.com
Fee: up to $10 per girl

St. Joseph Mercy Health System and Ellen Thompson Women's Health Center

Kids Cook Healthy cooking classes for kids and parents. Health Exploration Station in Canton is a fun, interactive field trip destination that teaches health and wellness for Girl Scout groups.
Healthy Hearts 101: A one-day field trip to Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute, where students lean about the body's cardiovascular system and how to keep it strong and healthy. A cardiovascular surgeon instructs the program.
Heart to Heart for Mothers and Daughters on Puberty and Growing Up: Provides both mothers and daughters, ages nine to twelve with accurate information about the normal physical and emotional changes that pre-teen girls will experience as they enter puberty. Call for dates and times.
Age Level: B, J, C, S, A (grades 2-12)
Location: 1600 Canton Center Rd., Canton, MI 48187 and 5320 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Contact: Lesley Chace
Telephone: (734) 712-2851
E-mail: chacel@trinity-health.org
Web site: www.sjmercyhealth.org or www.healthexplorationstation.com
Fee: $5 to more than $15 per girl

Square Dance Caller

Start a new annual tradition! Host a daddy-daughter square dance. These dances are a great way for girls and their dads to have a fun night out. A professional square dance caller will teach the basics of square dancing. The girls, with dad as their partner, will dance authentic, old-fashioned American square dances, many of which date back to the 1850's. Our program includes the fun square dance classics: Old Solomon Levi, Duck for the Oyster-Dive for the Clam, Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight and the Virginia Reel. The typical daddy-daughter hoedown lasts about two hours. Call Dave Smith, Square Dance Caller, for more information. Serving Washtenaw, Livingston, Oakland and Wayne Counties. *School cafeterias and gyms work great!
Age Level: D, B, J, C, S, A (grades K-12)
Location: Will come to you
Contact: Dave Smith
Telephone: (248) 486-0043
E-mail: davesmith76@yahoo.com
Web site: www.squaredancemichigan.tripod.com/id29.html
Fee: up to $10 per girl

University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History

Group programs: Call early to reserve. Admission to the museum is free to groups of nine or less. donations are accepted. Prices below are subject to change. Planetarium Programs: Available seven days per week. We offer many options for all ages, including astronomy, cultural and historical shows.Cost: $4 per person; minimum $50. Capacity: 36 people. Prehistoric Life Tours: Available seven days per week. A one-hour tour for all ages, our journey back in time includes dinosaurs, fossilization, life in the ancient oceans, skies and much more. Cost: $5 per person; minimum $50. Capacity: 30-60 people.
Age Level: D, B, J, C, S, A (grades K-12)
Location: 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Contact: Linda Heywood
Telephone: (734) 764-0478
E-mail: liking@umich.edu
Web site: www.exhibits.lsa.umich.edu
Fee: free or up to $10 per girl