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GS Birthday Patch Program®

Laura Nealon — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:11:23 +0000

This 2″ iron-on embroidered patch is part of our patch program®. Patch image shows a watermark. Your patches will not have a watermark.

Here are some ideas for earning this patch:

Choose a birthday related service project.

Ask around in your community. Your local food pantries, shelters, hospitals, school nurses are a good place to start. Find out if programs exist or find out if you can start a new program (opportunity for a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award idea here!) There are many national and international birthday programs. Join in with one of them or use some of their ideas to kick off your own program.

Donate Birthdays in a Box
Families in crisis cannot always provide the basics needed for giving their child a happy birthday. Put together boxes of cake mix, frosting and candles to donate to shelters or food pantries. You can add other items like a small gift or paper goods. Do a drive outside you local supermarket or place donation boxes around the neighborhood. The Confetti Foundation has a wish list for supplies needed to make their birthday boxes for hospitalized children.

Host a Birthday Party
Find someone in your community with a birthday this month. It could be special needs child, a child who is new to the neighborhood, a senior turning 100 years old, a child in a shelter or anyone who would normally not be having a big celebration. Throw a special party they will always remember. You could also pledge to throw monthly parties at your local VA hospital or assisted living and include everyone who has a birthday that month. Check with the Birthday Party Project. They throw parties for homeless children and there are opportunities to join with them.

Set a Goal.

Challenge yourself
Set a troop goal or individual goals and make a contract to reach it.

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GS Birthday Patch with 3 Candles

Terri Bose — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:32:21 +0000

2″ Iron-on Embroidered Patch

Celebrate Girl Scouts’ birthday with your troop or service unit with a party or a service project.

Take a look at our Scout Holidays page for ideas.

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Happy Birthday GS-With Sparkler

Terri Bose — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 19:46:53 +0000

Girl Scouts' birthday is March 12. Commemorates the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization's first 18 members in Savannah, Georgia.

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Scout Sunday Patch-Banner

Terri Bose — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 20:23:54 +0000

The Scout Sunday* tradition was started to make people in houses of worship aware of Scouting, and to allow Scouts to live out their "Duty to God".

*Not affiliated with, endorsed by or a licensee of Girl Scouts of the US

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GS Birthday Patch Program®

Terri Bose — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:22:30 +0000

This 2″ iron-on embroidered patch is part of our patch program®. Print our challenge worksheet.

Suggestions for how Scouts of all levels can earn the GS* Birthday Patch:

Choose a Birthday Related Service Project

Make Birthday Cards and Banners
Sending birthday messages to sick or lonely people can really brighten their day. Spend a meeting making cards, invite friends and family to join you or even have a community event. The Soldiers Angels organization has a program to distribute birthday cards to the military. The Confetti Project is looking for donations of homemade birthday banners.

Set a Goal.

Challenge yourself
Print our worksheet. Set a troop goal or individual goals and make a contract to reach it.

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Scout Sunday Patch

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 00:40:40 +0000

The "Scout Sunday"* patch is a good way to acknowledge that a scout has taken part in Scout Sunday*. The Scout Sunday* tradition was started to make people in houses of worship aware of Scouting, and to allow Scouts to live out their "Duty to God".

*Not affiliated with, endorsed by or a licensee of Girl Scouts of the US

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Scout Sunday Cross Patch

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 00:40:33 +0000

If you girls performed a service, such as greeting, ushering, or doing a flag ceremony reward them with this patch!

*Not affiliated with, endorsed by or a licensee of Girl Scouts of the US

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