The Girl Scouts of Troop 3574 voted to host a spay/neuter day in their hometown for the Bronze award. They made a plan to gather donations. Plans included talking to veterinarians and veterinary medication reps to get supplies. The scouts were also planning to ask vets to perform the … [Read more...] about Changing Bronze Award Plans to Help a Local Family
Games and Activities for First Troop Meeting
New troop leaders asks: We'll be meeting our girls, and they will be meeting each other, for the first time next month at their first troop meeting. What fun games or activities have you tried that would help everyone feel more comfortable? New to this so specifics would be helpful. leaders on … [Read more...] about Games and Activities for First Troop Meeting
September 11th Ceremony Plans
Our Service Unit is located in Long Island, NY. Our Girl Scout Service Unit decided to make September 11th ceremony plans for the years when the anniversary falls on a weekend. We wanted to share our plans, which was customized for our community, so that others could have a starting point for … [Read more...] about September 11th Ceremony Plans
Girl Scout International Night Service Unit Event
International Night: Girl Scouts Around the World Each year on February 22 girls celebrate World Thinking Day. Girl Scouts participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides in other countries. World Thinking Day also reminds girls they are part of a global … [Read more...] about Girl Scout International Night Service Unit Event
Silver Project Helps Turtles, Bees and Butterflies
Cadette Troop #30222 from Grafton MA decided that they wanted to do a Silver Award project that would help turtles, bees and butterflies. The girls in the troop became interested in endangered and threatened species began before they became Cadettes. They started with projects to help turtles by … [Read more...] about Silver Project Helps Turtles, Bees and Butterflies
Hurricane Relief Bronze Award Project
Girl Scout Junior Riley decided she wanted to work on a hurricane relief Bronze Award Project. Riley is 10 years old and is from Bennington, Kansas. She rallied a few of her friends to help her with her slime business. As of the date 5/29/2018 Riley has been able to raise about $693 … [Read more...] about Hurricane Relief Bronze Award Project
Celebrating Girl Scouts’ Birthday
We celebrated the Girl Scouts 106th birthday by having a great party! Many troops from our service unit pitched in to make the event a success. We had 93 girls sign up to attend. To start off we had a surprise sing along led by an Ambassador Girl Scout who volunteered her … [Read more...] about Celebrating Girl Scouts’ Birthday
Ways to Choose Girl Scout Parents for Chaperones
Leader question: When your troop has an event and you need an extra parent to help chaperone how do you determine who to take with you if you have more than one parent express interest? Do you draw names? Our Girl Scout leaders shared their thoughts on our Facebook page: Donna's opinion: I would … [Read more...] about Ways to Choose Girl Scout Parents for Chaperones