Community Service Ideas - Girl Scouts
Community service can a be a large part of your troop's Girl Scout program. Although the possibilities are endless, I thought I'd share a few of my favorite with all of you and some ideas on how to make these activities meaningful to your ... [... more]
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Ding Dong: Girl Scout .... Nuts? - Girl Scouts
Did you know that Girl Scouts have a fall product sale? Cookies are generally sold around the country in the spring months. In the fall, however, girls hit the streets to sell things like calendars, Hot Cajun Crunch, Honey Roasted Peanuts, Peanut ... [... more]
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Girl Scouts support Tsunami Relief Efforts - Girl Scouts
This is a news release from the National Girl Scout Headquarters Girl Scouts of the USA offers its deepest condolences to those Girl Scouts can play a role in helping those affected get back on Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) ... [... more]
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Summertime in Scouting - Girl Scouts
School is out and the summer is upon us. For Girl Scouts, that means downtime. Girls can attend either daycamp or overnight camp, but troops generally do not meet when school isn't in session. For older girls working on their Bronze, Silver, or ... [... more]
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The Best Thanksgiving Activity - Girl Scouts
This year one of my co-leaders arranged for our Brownie troop to serve meals at a homeless shelter the night before Thanksgiving. It was, by far, the best community service project we have ever done. First, some details: Brownies are young and ... [... more]
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World Centers--Our Cabaña - Girl Scouts
The third World Center to open its doors was Our Cabaña in 1957. Our Cabaña is located in the suburbs of Cuernavaca, Mexico. With housing for 84, it is the largest of the four world centers and is located about an hour south of Mexico City. [... more]
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World Centers--Our Chalet - Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts is not just about selling cookies and doing activities in the local community; for older girls, it's about wider opportunities in the world. One way that Girl Scouts can explore the world is to travel to different countries. To make ... [... more]
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World Centers--Pax Lodge - Girl Scouts
The second World Center to open its doors was the London house named Our Ark in 1939. Moved to a new location in 1959, the London center was renamed Olave House in 1963 in honor of Lady Baden-Powell. Then in 1990, the London facilities were again ... [... more]
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World Centers--Sangham - Girl Scouts
The last World Center to open its doors is the Asian center called Sangham opened in India in 1966. Sangham is located on the banks of the Mula River, about three miles from the center of Pune and 120 miles south east of Mumbai (Bombay), which is ... [... more]
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World Thinking Day 2006 - Girl Scouts
The theme for World Thinking Day in 2006 is Adolescent Health and how it connects with the WAGGGS triennial theme, 'Our Rights Our Responsibilities.' The two sub-themes to be stressed are "The Right to be Me" and the "The Right to be Happy. [... more]
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Thinking Day Report - Girl Scouts
I had a few requests for a follow up article on how the big day went. First of all, my criteria for success in Girl Scouts is to ask a simple question of the girls in attendance. That question is "did you have fun?" If the answer is "yes,& [... more]
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Thinking Day Revised - Girl Scouts
Thinking Day has caused me to spend a lot of time thinking this year. First of all, our normal location for our annual event is not available this year. Normally, we use the school cafeteria, but this year another group is using that facility. I ... [... more]
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