How Much Is Enough Underachieving can be a very good thing. Girl Scouts offers SO much in terms of resources, activities, badges, and ideas for learning about almost anything imaginable. As volunteer leaders, we are charged with matching that wealth of resources to the ideas and desires of the … [Read more...] about How Much Is Enough
Service Unit Cookie Rally Event
Our Girl Scout Cookie Rally was planned by Kathy who has been a Girl Scout leader for 30 years. She has run many fabulous programs over the years and this year in addition to being our Service Unit Girl Scout Cookie Manager, she prepared and hosted the Cadette Girl Scouts Public Speaking Badge … [Read more...] about Service Unit Cookie Rally Event
Bronze Award Provide K9 Police Officers Bullet Proof Vests
submitted by Troop 80067 Police Officers risk their lives each and every day when they go to work protecting their community. However, our 4 legged officers are not as protected as we would think. Many K9 officers do not have the same bullet proof vests as our human officers due to lack of … [Read more...] about Bronze Award Provide K9 Police Officers Bullet Proof Vests
Junior GS Camp Library Bronze Award Project
Submitted by Abra Cross For my Juniors' Bronze Award they really did the "find a need, fill a need" part of their Journey. We planned a winter camp-out at one of our local camps the weekend before Thanskgiving Break. The weather was freezing - we even got a light dusting of snow! So, they were … [Read more...] about Junior GS Camp Library Bronze Award Project
Journey in a Day Using MakingFriends Badge in a Bag® Kits
Whew doggie!!! I sure did get my Scout leadership badge today. Well, if they had leadership badges for us adults of course LOL. I had all 14 girls at my house starting from 10am to 5:40pm. Between all three of my age levels (Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassador girls) they did their journeys for each … [Read more...] about Journey in a Day Using MakingFriends Badge in a Bag® Kits
Helping Cancer Survivors and Education About Cancer
Our scout troop 80195, which is comprised of Brownies and Juniors, earned the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Patch that was offered in a Ohio council while they were partnered with Pantene. The girls learned about cancer, chemotherapy, health of hair and wrote letters to a cancer survivor. The girls … [Read more...] about Helping Cancer Survivors and Education About Cancer
Bronze Award: Keeping Your Community’s History
Blog submitted by Troop 288 Leaders Urie Tucker and Bridgette Bock Bronze Award Journey In conjunction with Troop 288's efforts to achieve their Bronze Award, our Junior Scouts sought out ways that they could make a difference in their local community and effect positive change. In partnership … [Read more...] about Bronze Award: Keeping Your Community’s History
10 Ways to Get Scout Parents to Meet Deadlines
Looking for advice to Get Scout Parents to Meet Deadlines. We're a busy troop with many events. Often we have to confirm RSVPs with locations well in advance with sites we visit and make payments. Lately I've had parents (one in particular) upset that their scout has been denied events because they … [Read more...] about 10 Ways to Get Scout Parents to Meet Deadlines