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describing the girls’ recent service project (no more than 250
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Scout Troop 1078 RECYCLES!
As a way to “use our resources wisely,” Girl Scout troop 1078 started a
recycling program at Ironwood Elementary School, the school where they
have their meetings. Last year for our Earth is Our Home Try-It, the
troop discussed the different things they recycle at home. They thought
about how much paper they throw away at school and decided it could be
recycled instead. The girls asked their teachers if it would be ok to
put a paper recycling container in the classrooms. They all said Yes!
The girls now pick up paper to recycle from eight classrooms every two
weeks. The leader takes the paper to a container so that it can be
recycled by Tucson City Waste Management. By the end of the year they
estimate that they will have recycled 500 pounds of paper! This is one
way to help the environment and thank the school where they meet. |
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Scout Friendship Dance for the Orange Grove Service Unit
300 plus people from the Orange Grove Service Unit attended the Annual
Girl Scout Friendship Dance put on by Troop 98. By putting this project
together, all 12 girls from the troop achieved their Silver Award. Troop
98 worked for 10 months on this project, and it was a phenomenal
success! The dance raised over $1400 for the service unit, but more
importantly everyone had an incredible time. “A Night in Camelot” and
had a medieval theme with people dressing in armor and medieval
costumes. The Dance Charity was The Community Food Bank. Almost 400
pounds of food was collected. Great job girls! |
Troop 1125 Helps
Casa de los Niños
Junior troop #1125 from Picture Rocks Intermediate School planned a
stuffed animal drive for the children at Casa de los Niños. They
collected new and gently used stuffed animals. The gently used stuffed
animals will be sold at the Casa de los Niños thrift store, where the
proceeds go to the children, and the new stuffed animals are to be given
to the children on birthdays and holidays. |
Troop 662
Girls from Troop 662 in Sierra Vista assisted ladies from Temple Kol
Hamidbar and cooked a meal at the Good Neighbor Alliance’s shelter on
February 3. The girls helped prepare shepherd’s pie. This event counted
as community service and as part of the
Creative Cooking IP. |
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Troop 1676
Junior Troop 1676 from Thornydale Service Unit threw a birthday party
service project. Everyone donated a new
present for a toy drive. The party included games and cake, but the
highlight was making cheerful birthday cards for
clients of the Northwest Interfaith Community Center.
The girls made 40 cards and had a lot of fun! |
Troop 1155
Girls from Troop 1155 utilized the Library at the Resource
Center to work on a couple of different projects their
leader came up with for them. They took a large piece of
cotton jersey knit and did a Sharpie “tie dye” experiment on
it, then used the fabric and made pillows on sewing
machines. The troop is also going to make zipper purses. |
Regina DiMino (from Junior Troop 1414)
and Susan Isreal (from Senior Troop 276) of Yuma help with Rio Colorado
neighborhood Christmas donations for needy families. Complete Christmas
dinners as well as gifts were provided to several families to make the
holidays brighter! Great leadership, ladies! |
Richelle Harris Crowned
Miss American Teen 2008
Richelle Harris has been a Girl Scout for over 10 years and
now at 19 years old is an Assistant Leader to Troop 1565 in
Casa Grande. In July 2007 she was crowned Miss Arizona Teen
and recently returned from the National Competition in
Orlando, Florida as Miss American Teen! Richelle attributes
a lot of her success to being a Girl Scout. As a Girl Scout
she learned public speaking, leadership skills and the
importance of community service. Visit her Web site at
http://richelle.s5.com.
Richelle is definitely living, leading and loving the Girl
Scout life! |
Troop 307 Achieves
Bronze Award
Girl Scouts in Troop 307 (Lilly Cain, Kimberly Denton, Ashlie Diaz,
Ariel Maldonado-Wyman, Emily Tihe and Kali Wilson), from the Doolen
Service Unit, were presented with their Bronze Awards during a ceremony
they planned on October 29. They were pleased to have Kathi Schutz, SGSC
Program Director, represent the Council at the ceremony.
The troop project entailed making coloring activity books and filling
pencil boxes for children at the Gospel Rescue Mission. After completing
the books the girls visited with some of the children and played games
with them. The girls agreed that it was fun to plan and execute this
project and they can’t wait to work on their Silver and Gold Awards.
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Troop 41 from Yuma
is a Great Example of
Girl Scouts Getting Out in the Community!
Girl Scout Troop 41 (28 girls from 6th to 12th grade) visited Catalina
Squares, a retirement home. They go there every four to six weeks to
entertain the residents. The girls sing, chat and fill the residents
full of sugar. Pictured (above) is the October visit where the girls
dressed in costume. Troop 41 also participated in the Veteran’s Day
Parade. They were among 16 troops and 200 Girl Scouts that
marched in the parade. Thanks girls, for being great Girl Scout
ambassadors!
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Brittany Olander
Named Valedictorian at Lowell Junior High
Congratulations to Brittany Olander, who just finished her 8th year as a
Girl Scout has been named Valedictorian at Lowell Junior High School in
Bisbee for this year’s graduating 8th grade class! Being a Girl Scout
for all these years has helped make a real difference in her attitude,
self-confidence and academic skills. Girl Scouts makes a difference! |
Brownie Troop 900 Meet Author Jan Brett
On October 25, 2007 Jan Brett, the wonderful author and
illustrator, came to Yuma, Arizona on a book signing tour. She was
promoting her new book, “The Three Snow Bears”. Brownie troop 900 and
their families had the opportunity to see her bus painted like her new
book and see her demonstrate an illustration of Baby Bear! Each girl was
bursting with excitement to meet the author and get her autograph. She
is a woman the girls can look up to and the night was well worth the
effort!
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Kokopelli Service Unit Goes Bowling!
Kokopelli Service Unit headed to the Santa Cruz Bowling
Alley for some fun. They spent an hour and a half bowling, ate some
pizza, drank some soda, and earned a patch. The girls introduced
themselves to each other and practiced the Girl Scout handshake. This
was a great opportunity for the girls to meet some “sister” Girl Scouts
in their area.
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Great Job Brownie
Troop 1855!
Brownie Troop 1855, Erikka, Amber, Kayla G., Kayla M., Jacquelyn and Zoe,
sewed flannel blankets for Project Linus
www.projectlinus.org, a
non-profit that provides blankets to children in need.
Brownie Troop 1855 with the blankets they made. |
Members of
Service Unit 638 Receive Religious Awards
Service Unit 638 participated in Girl Scout Sunday on March 11, 2007 at
First Baptist Church of Nogales. 78 girls participated ranging from
Daisy to Cadette level. Service Unit flags and level flags as well as
the Arizona and U.S. flags were carried in by the girls who recited the
Girl Scout Promise and Law. They were interviewed by Pastor Gene Willey
as to what the Law entailed and what we contributed to the community. At
the end of the ceremony, the girls received a Religious Certificate of
Participation signed by Pastor Willey and a Footprints in the Sand
bookmark and religious pin. |
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OPERATION RED SHIRT
COMMUNITY EVENT took place on
Friday, August 3, 2007 at Salpointe High School.
Participants
formed a heart in support of girls whose
parents are deployed overseas.
Abby
& Sofia display the flag and their red shirts proudly!
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 Girl Scout Troop
98 delivers toys to BMT Clinic
Article from University Medical Center’s Today newsletter.
Junior Girl Scout Troop 98 from Orange Grove Middle School delivered
toys to UMC’s Blood and Marrow Transplantation Clinic on Sept. 15th.
“These generous girls have been working hard for several months to raise
money to purchase music players, CDs, puzzles, books, games, arts and
crafts and more,” said Allison Megaw, the troop leader and also a cancer
survivor.
“We are so grateful for these gifts,” said Mary Celeste Stone, child
life specialist at UMC. “The children here battling cancer will be
delighted.” |
Daisies Celebrate
Easter
Daisy Troops 9921 and 9932 collaborated efforts on Saturday, March 24,
2007 for an Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Craft. The girls decorated
chocolate bunny and vanilla egg shaped cookies as volunteer moms hid
filled plastic eggs around Teyechea Park in Nogales, Arizona. Fourteen
girls participated in total and all had a nice Easter memory to share
together.
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Religious Award
Recipients
Congratulations to Katelyn Robinson and Elizabeth Cox for completing
Girl Scout Religious Awards!
Katelyn Robinson, Junior Girl Scout of Troop 591, completed the God And
Church Program. She will receive her award ribbon during her church
service. She will be recognized at the Magtown Service Unit Bridging
Ceremony and also at her troop recognition event.
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Girl Scouting
Leads to College Studies in Marine Biology
By Sylamina Sakiestewa, Juliette-Senior Girl Scout
I have my earliest memory of Girl Scouts when I was 8 years old. We went
to the Children’s Museum on 6th Ave. to attend the first SMART program
for girls in Tucson. I fondly remember the lady who brought sea
creatures. We were allowed to touch each of them carefully. My mother
was watching from behind. I became intrigued for the first time in
Marine Biology.
When I was a Cadette I had an opportunity to go with students to
Catalina Island in Long Beach, California. I enjoyed scuba diving and
explored the ocean environment first hand. Later, as a Juliette/Senior
Girl Scout I went to Camp Surf–trying hard to learn to surf the waves
and stay on my board.
In 2006, I attended the Deep Impact program in Hilo, Hawaii. This had a
profound impact on my decision to study Marine Biology. I have recently
been accepted to the Hawaii Pacific University of Honolulu as a incoming
freshmen in the Marine Biology Program. The experiences I have had with
Girl Scouts have guided me to this new career path. |
Go Brownie Troop
1672!
Brownie Troop 1672 recently toured KOLD TV station where they met
Barbara Grijalva! They also toured 92.9 The Mountain/93.7 KRQ Radio
station where they recorded a commercial about Girl Scouting. The girls
got to speak live on the radio and had a blast. They earned patches for
these activities.
Troop 1672 visited and toured the Ronald McDonald House and have since
been collecting pop tabs to help raise money for the charity.
They also sang Christmas Carols for Mountain View Retirement Center and
donated Gift of Caring cookies to them. They really enjoy spending time
with the elderly, and it brings smiles to everyone involved. Great job
girls! |
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Daisy Troop 901!
Daisy Troop 901 met on February 17th to decorate a drum to be used at
the new Stewart Vincent Wolf Memorial Playground in Yuma. This
playground was built by over 8,000 volunteers. Although these Daisies
were just a small number in the construction, this will be a lasting
legacy of the Girl Scouts and of Troop 901. Each girl painted her own
design on the drum and decorated the top rim with her handprints and
name. The troop also purchased an engraved metal plate with the troop’s
numbers as well as each girl’s name. The girls had a blast with this
community service project and so did the leaders! |
Daisy Troop 9940
Visits Fire Department
Troop 9940 headed over to Drexel Heights Fire Department for a tour and
a talk about safety. Eddie the fireman gave them a wonderful tour of the
ambulance and fire truck. The girls got to sit behind the wheel of the
fire truck. Eddie talked to the girls about when to use 911 and
discussed respecting authority and safety issues. Each girl got a fire
hat and information to take home to their families. When the girls were
leaving Eddie got a call to go help someone, allowing the girls to see
firemen in action. The firemen got into their trucks, started the
sirens, and headed out! This was a great opportunity for the Daisies to
earn the Magenta Petal and a Fire Department patch. Thanks go out to
Eddie and his team for helping keep our community safe! |
 Troop
1007 Silver Award Success
Girl Scout Troop 1007, seven 8th grade girls from Esperero Canyon Middle
School, had a wonderful time at the Orange Grove Service Unit Friendship
Dance on Saturday, February 17, 2007. The girls were pleased that the
dance they planned for their Silver Award was a success. Admission to
the dance for the 450 guests was a donation to the charity New
Beginnings. |
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Troop 924
Daisy Troop 924 started out with five new members at an awesome
investiture ceremony in January. Earning many new petals & special event
patches, this troop has grown to eight members.
At the February 20 meeting, two very special guests, Constables Marge
Cummings & Colette Philip helped the Daisies earn two important petals,
Magenta & Orange. The ladies were made honorary constables with a
special pin by promising to stay safe and to respect others. They were
honored guests at Troop 924’s 1st Annual Tea Party. This was a memorable
meeting for all who attended. Special thanks to Constables Marge &
Colette who made this meeting perfect in every way! |
Troop 964 Community
Service
Girl Scout Junior Troop 964 sponsored a tree at the Reid Park Zoo for
the “Zoo Lights” program. The girls worked very hard making the
decorations for the tree, gathering at the zoo to hang them on the tree
and spending the day at the zoo enjoying the animals and discussing what
they know about them. They loved feeding the giraffes!
The troop also stuffed 40 stockings (donated by the quilters guild) with
general care items and handwritten holiday cards which were delivered to
the VA Hospital. The girls showed a great deal of excitement and
compassion when filling the stockings.
Troop 1672
Community Service
Troop 1672 has adopted Northwest YMCA Park on Mona Lisa and Magee. They
visit the park twice a month to clean up trash and keep a close eye on
the overall appearance and upkeep of the park, reporting any vandalism
they may find. The girls take pride in helping keep the park clean and
report volunteer hours to Tucson Clean & Beautiful.
Welcome New
Daisy Troop
On December 1, 2006, Daisy Troop 973 celebrated the induction of 10 new
members. With family watching, the Investiture included a Flag Ceremony
by Troop 1505, songs, pinning and refreshments as well as a review of
the Girl Scout Promise, Law, symbols and goals. We welcome our newest
Girl Scouts!
Troop 591 Sends Holiday Wishes
During the Fall and Winter, Junior Troop 591 brought smiles to many
faces worldwide. The girls wrote notes and sent over 70 holiday wishes
and cards to the military personnel at Bagram Military Base in
Afghanistan. A thank you was received saying the messages and cards
“brought a lot of smiles.”
In December this troop saw more smiles from Forum Retirement Community
seniors when the girls delivered handmade bookmarks and caroled there.
They also caroled at the Zoo Festival of Lights.
In September the girls learned to crochet and made gifts for a community
service project. They also found time to work on a hot Saturday cleaning
the roadside at Sahuaro National Monument East during Hands Across
America.
Troop 1041 Helps
Four Community Charities
Over the past 15 months, six ten-year-old girls have dedicated time and
money to help others, including dogs! In August the girls in Troop 1041
got down and dirty (and very wet) washing dogs to help raise money for
 the
Arizona Greyhound Rescue. The girls spent the day washing, drying, and
walking lots of dogs. These girls also made 100 bandanas for children
with leukemia and collected six bags of food for food banks last
November. Last month the girls took on their biggest charity
challenge–they participated in Christy McDevitt’s Stocking Stuffer Drive
and filled 56 Christmas stockings for children ages 5-17. The girls made
sure each stocking was filled with fun items as well as staples,
learning that the toiletries and school supplies were much needed. The
girls distributed the stockings to children at the Catalina Resource
Center on December 19.
These six girls have certainly learned the meaning of sisterhood,
community and the Girl Scout Promise. They have shown that small troops
can make a big difference! |
Troop 139 Spreads
Kindness Through Community Service & Completes the Bronze Award
Troop 139 (6th grade girls from Esperero Canyon Middle School) collected
stuffed animals, games, books and craft supplies for the Shyann Kindness
Project. The girls were fortunate to meet the president of this group,
Sandy Rosati, the mother of Shyann Ariana Rosati. It was wonderful to
meet Ms. Rosati and hear about this organization that sprea ds
the gift of kindness by giving to others less fortunate. The girls were
excited to hear about the many more ways they can help.
Troop 139 also completed their Bronze Award with their project which
began in August to help those at the Ronald McDonald House. The girls
met with the director and together they planned their projects. They
cleaned the outside play yard and the inside play room and children’s
library. They collected soda pull tabs, brought coloring books, word
searches, and tattoos for the children. They decorated the living room
in a Halloween/Fall theme and cooked a feast for the residents. The
girls made a large variety of fun and festive meals and served the
dinner in their Halloween costumes. The atmosphere was fun and not
scary. It was a very worthwhile cause. It was such a big hit the girls
were invited back, and they are already planning their next big event. |
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Service Unit Explores Culture
Junior Troop #1942, Brownie Troop #1943 and Daisy Troop #986 are in the
process of earning their Celebrating People patch. They needed to learn
about other cultures not familiar to them. Celebrations, foods native to
the country of choice, arts and cultural practices were explored. Each
girl made a board full of information on her country and they decorated
their tables with either flags or art. Girls brought dishes from their
countries and dressed in a manner depicting that country. |
San Pedro Service
Unit
Shines at Holiday Parade
Three hundred Girl Scouts from the San Pedro Service Unit marched in the
48th Annual Sierra Vista Holiday Parade. The parade theme was “It’s a
Cartoon Christmas.” The troops decided which cartoon characters to
portray. Many Girl Scouts sported costumes of their favorite cartoon
character and some troops chose to honor one character. All the Brownies
from Troop 663 dressed as the Pink Panther. The San Pedro Service Unit
won the coveted award for Best Marching Units.
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Yuma Service Unit Manager
Recognized
The 7th Annual Heart of Yuma, Yuma Community Foundation’s Make A
Difference Event, was held in late October. Nickie Armstrong, Yuma
Service Unit Manager, was nominated as one of the Community’s
Outstanding Volunteers.
Each year, the nonprofit community and the public at large are invited
to nominate individuals in the categories of Outstanding Volunteer,
Outstanding Leader and Outstanding Benefactor. A Blue Ribbon Panel
comprised of Yuma County citizens reviews the nominations and chooses
the category winners.
Nickie was nominated for her outstanding leadership of the Yuma Service
Unit over the past several years. Nickie helped ensure a seamless
transition for Yuma Girl Scouts during the transition from Arizona
Cactus-Pine to the Sahuaro Council.
Congratulations on your nomination Nickie.
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Girl Scout Troop 484
Undertakes Two Awesome
Community Service Projects
(posted 6-06)
Adopting group homes for the holidays, providing the food, serving and
feeding the homeless, having food drives to collect food for homeless
children, making fleece blankets and bringing holiday cheer to the
children at UMC during the holidays – all of these and many more are
typical of the extraordinary community service projects that 18 6th
grade girls in Girl Scout Troop 484 have taken on over the past four
years. However, these pale in comparison to what they did in two
separate locations in Tucson on April 22, 2006. Through their vision,
perseverance and dedication to helping others, an empty apartment will
be converted into a library for homeless, unwed mothers and their young
children. In a midtown location, the backyard of a Tucson group home for
homeless children has been completely redone – including the
installation of a playground/playset. Each of these projects is an
inspiration and example to others in the community. What started out as
small, reasonably bounded projects have turned into very elaborate
undertakings through partnering with other businesses and organizations
in the community. Home Depot, Stone Mountain Carpet, Bookman’s, and
other local businesses have teamed up with the “Common Unity Library
Team” of girls in the troop to build the library for the Common Unity
program. Palo Verde Christian Church has teamed up with the “Grace Home
Playground Team” to completely revamp and redo the backyard of the Grace
Home group home that is operated by the Giving Tree Outreach
organization. Whose ideas, resourcefulness, and example made each of
these projects possible? A bunch of 12 year old girls! Now that is
amazing!
The Community Unity Library Team Project
For the “Build a Library” project, a team of seven Girl Scouts selected
a non-profit organization, Our Family Services, who provide subsidized
housing to young mothers, ages 18-21, who are either in school and/or
working, and their children, ages 1-5. For the past several months,
these Girl Scouts have been working to build a library in a common area
of the complex that will be a fun, interactive environment for the
children and mothers. The girls worked side by side with volunteers from
two Home Depot stores to build the shelves and window seat benches all
around the library, and stocked the shelves with over 4000 books they
have collected in three different book drives. Raytheon donated a
computer for the mothers to use and the girls are going to sponsor one
year of high speed internet access so that the young mothers can
continue their education, look for jobs, and have the tools that they
need to help them be more successful in their efforts to get back on
their feet. The Girl Scouts were also able to recruit Stone Mountain
Carpets to install new carpets in the library and repainted all the
rooms to give it a really clean, fresh feel.
The Grace Home Playground Project
For the “Grace Home Playground” project, another team of five Girl
Scouts has been working with the Grace Home, a group home for homeless
children, to completely renovate their backyard and replace the rickety
old playground equipment with new, industrial strength equipment. The
girls, their parents, and other volunteers hauled six tons of gravel,
painted a cheery mural on the backyard wall, assembled and installed a
$3200 industrial strength playground set, installed new
sandboxes/canopies, and did an overall yard cleanup/ renovation. They
have been fund-raising and teaming with others in the community to raise
the money needed to fund this wonderful project that will provide the
children that live at the group home a whole new backyard to play in.
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Pusch Ridge Service Unit
Sing-Along
(posted 6-06)
Over 100 Girl Scouts and their families enjoyed a fun-filled night at
the Last Territory Steakhouse located at the Hilton El Conquistador.
Everyone sang under the stars as troops lead their favorite songs.
Leaders were honored with flowers from their girls. S’mores were shared,
skits performed and every troop received song books. Troop #1286 held a
book drive at the event for the local elementary school’s summer reading
program. Thanks to the girls from Troop 1044 for being the master of
ceremonies and to Troop 1286 for hosting the event.
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Saving the Elephant
Service Project
(posted 6-06)
On a recent visit to Reid Park Zoo,
Brownie Troop 558 found activists trying to get the elephants moved from
the zoo. The troop talked about the effects this would have on the zoo
and its patrons. They chose to try to keep the elephants at the zoo and
decided to help. The troop created elephant folders containing a letter
stating what they were doing and papers to collect signatures from
family and friends. The troop collected about 600 signatures in three
weeks. The girls also attended a city council meeting and presented the
folders to the Mayor and explained why they pursued this project.
Troop 558 is very proud that the city council voted to keep the
elephants at Reid Park Zoo and to enlarge their habitat. |
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Senior
Girl Scouts from Troop 1224 Gain New Skills
Written by the Senior Patrol, Troop 1224
(posted 5-06)
The Senior Patrol of
Cadette/Senior Troop 1224 worked on the Car Sense Interest
Project (IP) from October 2005 to January 2006. WE HAD A BLAST!
Some of the highlights of earning this IP were changing the oil,
changing the tires, checking the tire pressure, checking engine
fluids and interviewing a mechanic. We talked to Automotive
Service Excellence (ASE) Master Certified Mechanic Chris Ward.
He spoke to us about car safety, the education needed to become
a mechanic, and the future of cars. Another requirement was to
talk to a police officer about the dangers of drunk driving.
At the same time we
were also working on our Career Exploration Pin. One of the
requirements was to have a Career Fair, which we held at First
Baptist Christian Academy on January 20, 2006. We invited a
county sheriff to come to our Career Fair to talk to us about
drunk driving. Each of the Senior Girl Scouts chose a profession
that we were interested in and invited someone from that
profession to come to the Career Fair. We invited a retired Army
officer, a language instructor, and a City Council member. We
received many compliments from our guests: the Girl Scouts and
families of our sister troops – Brownie Troop 419, Junior Troop
104, and the Cadette Patrol of Cadette/Senior Troop 1224.
In doing this, we
completed our Car Sense IP and earned the Career Exploration
Pin. We had so much fun that we decided our next adventure would
be the Public Relations and Media Savvy Interest Projects. |
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 Troop
1007 Attends Race for the Cure
(posted 5-06)
Troop 1007 (Girls 11-17) took time
from their Spring Break, and woke very early at 6:00 a.m., so
they could attend the Race for the Cure. The girls have been
together for many years and have a special bond. They truly care
about helping others and in turn they have a great time just
being together. Girl Scouts have kept their friendship together.
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Troop 139 is a Super
Troop!
(posted 5-06)
This is part of troop 139, a 5th
grade troop from Ventana Vista Elementary school, receiving
their Super Troop Award at the Council ceremony on April 8,
2006.
Troop 139 has received this award every year for the last six
years. Since they were Brownies they have been a very active
troop where they combine fun and community service events. They
just planned and ran a Thinking Day event where all the Girls
Scouts from their school attended. It was a big project, but the
girls did a wonderful job. |
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A new
Girl Scout troop (1872) has been formed at the
Arizona School of the Deaf and Blind.
(posted 4-06)
Kristine Hodgkinson and Vannessa Robledo with
co-leader Kerri Bullis of Troop 1872 are pictured
above selling cookies in front of a grocery store.
The girls sold over 126 boxes of cookies with
co-leader Kerri asking customers verbally and using
sign language to communicate with the girls. The
troop started in January and this was their first
time selling cookies. You go girls! |
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Troop 1247
Community Service Stars
(posted 3-06)
Troop 1247, St. Michael’s second grade Brownie troop, has
been doing a lot to help others. First, they donated comfort
blankets for Hurricane Katrina victims and wrote cards to
children in New Orleans. Then they collected money for the
UNICEF fund for Katrina children left without homes. At
Christmas, the girls made holiday cards for patients in a
nursing home. They also adopted a needy family and “shopped
till they dropped,” taking a field trip to Target and
purchasing everything from clothes and toys to ornaments and
a tree for the children and adults of the adopted family.
They have touched many lives with their generous hearts.
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Troop 1216
Brightens the Holidays
(posted 2-06)
Girl Scout Troop #1216 sponsored the Wish Tree at Sam Hughes
Elementary again this year. The event was a huge success.
There was a great show of support from many generous
contributors who donated gifts and food certificates.
Through the generosity of these donations, this troop was
able to brighten the holidays of 28 children in 15 families
this year. In addition, they raised $150 in Safeway gift
certificates.
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Junior troop
1023, 4th graders at Donaldson Elementary, recently
collected items for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Thank you,
girls, for all your hard work with this community service
project. |
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