Summer camp purchase would mean opportunities for LGBTQ+ youth [Video]

A Vermont Boy Scouts camp is expected to change hands but stay as open land.The Green Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Outright Vermont have announced a purchase and sales agreement for Camp Sunrise. It is a nearly 150-acre piece of lakefront property in Addison and Rutland counties, currently owned by the GMC.Outright, which works to build safe and affirming communities for LGBTQ+ youth, said it is cautiously optimistic it will buy the land that sits in the towns of Orwell and Benson to expand its overnight summer camp called Camp Outright.Currently, Camp Outright operates on rented space, where the nonprofit told NBC5 News it has had to turn away more than 100 kids in recent summers. Outright Vermont’s executive director, Dana Kaplan, said owning the Camp Sunrise property would allow the organization to offer more programming to more youth, including new day camp experiences.In an interview …