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LANAO DEL NORTE HOSTS 23RD GIRL SCOUT REGIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Tuesday 12th of February 2013
TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 12 -- The Lanao del Norte Girl Scout Council recently hosted the 23rd Girl Scout Western Mindanao Regional Encampment at the sprawling Mindanao Civic Center Sports Complex, Sagadan, Tubod on February 1 to 5.
Close to 2,300 girl scouts attended the regional encampment, with 900 campers coming from the Lanao del Norte district. This was the most attended encampment in the region since 2009.
Among the activities enjoyed by the participants were obstacles games, wallet accessory making, emergency preparedness, basic swimming and beauty care.
The five-day event aims to empower the campers by discovering and enha...
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