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Girl Scouts in Their Communities Volume 3 Issue 1 | February 2012
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100th Anniversary Celebrations abound!
In the meantime, here’s a quick list!
- Historic Girl Scout Uniform & Memorabilia Exhibit: OSU Historic Costume and Textiles museum inside Campbell Hall; March 10 - June 1; includes programs for girls related to fashion design and merchandising.
- The Forever Green Centennial Celebration: Say “Happy Anniversary!” at an elegant evening adult reception that will highlight 100 years of Girl Scouting at the Ohio Union, The Ohio State University; March 2, 6-9:30 p.m.; Tickets are $100.
- Open House Celebrations: at the Council headquarters, Chillicothe, Zanesville, and Mansfield service centers on March 12, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- 100th Celebration Party Kits: If you can’t make it to the open house at your nearby service center, this kit will provide you with giveaways to help you hold your own celebration.
- Historic Photo Display Kit: Borrow one of these small kits with historic photos for a community display or request the file electronically to make your own.
- Celebration Planning Guide: Check out “100 ways to celebrate the Year of the Girl,” your exclusive guide to celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouting!
- Historic Video: Check out our new six-minute historic video on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/GirlScoutsOhio. Show it at your troop meetings and community events. There also are three 30-second PSAs and a 19-minute version of the video.
- First Baby Gifts: Deliver a gift bag to the first baby girl born on March 12 at your local hospital. A gift bag featuring Girl Scout items is provided, and you may add your own touch with more gifts if you wish.
- Cookie Creations: Buy our anniversary recipe book featuring Girl Scout cookies as ingredients. It’s available for $10 plus tax at each Resource Store and online at http://shop.gsooh.org/store/product/11890/COOKIE-CREATIONS-RECIPES-FEATURING-GIRL-SCOUT-COOKIES/.
- Girl Scout Sunday/Girl Scout Sabbath: Share the celebration with your house of worship during Girl Scout Week. Make arrangements to be recognized during services, show the new video, provide a bulletin insert, put up a display, wear uniforms to services, and more.
- 2012 Year of the Girl Patch: Earn commemorative patches for your participation or troop activities celebrating the 100th anniversary. There’s also a day camp and Ohio State Fair patch design contest.
- Stitching Together Ohio’s Heartland - Quilt Barn Heritage Project: Make a quilt barn square painting, find a place to hang it in your community, and earn a unique patch.
- Banners: Borrow these 6-foot vinyl anniversary banners from your nearest service center for parades, ceremonies, parties, and more. We also have table runners and tablecloths.
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Members of Marysville Girl Scout Daisy Troop #789 pose with some of the 100 toys they recently collected for Care Train of Union County.
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Daisies find 100 ways to give
Members of Marysville Girl Scout Daisy Troop #789 recently turned their Considerate and Caring ways into a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts! In honor of Girl Scouts' centennial anniversary, the troop collected 100 toys to donate to the Care Train of Union County.
Pam Klaus, executive director of the Care Train of Union County visited the girls to thank them and let them know how much their donations meant to the community. But the caring didn't stop there! The girls also recently donated 100 items to a local Personal Needs Pantry by hosting a personal hygiene items drive.
Now that's celebrating like it's 2012!
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Junior Girl Scout Sarah Lipscomb, Altercare resident Joy Talbert, Junior Girl Scout Portia Mckee and Altercare Nursing Home Assistant Activities Director Sharon Spears tend a vegetable garden at the Altercare facility in Bucyrus.
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Girls "grow" their way to Bronze Award
Two members of Bucyrus Junior Girl Scout Troop #661 recently earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award and made new friends at Altercare of Bucyrus Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care in the process. The girls assisted residents as they tended flowers and vegetables in a garden the girls helped establish there.
Before they got started, Sarah Lipscomb and Portia McKee met with Activities Director Sue Phillips to find out the residents’ interests and to develop a creative plan to meet their interests. After that the girls visited weekly to weed, and water in the summer heat. The girls learned even more about gardening as the residents taught them how to thin out certain vegetables.
The girls also purchased some hanging baskets of flowers for the outside patio and birdfeeders. In the process, Sarah and Portia made new friends at Altercare and invited their troop to meet the residents and participate in activities with them.
The girls also chose to receive their Bronze Award at the nursing home so the residents could be there to cheer them on.
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Red Sash of Merit recipient Emily Piña (far left, wearing sash) poses with Bishop Frederick F. Campbell, along with her sister, Maria (a past recipient), and other family members.
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Trio earns Red Sash of Merit
The Catholic Diocese of Columbus recently awarded Bailey Cadena, Emily Piña and Colleen Spahits of Columbus Girl Scout Senior Troop #1342 the 2011 Red Sash of Merit.
The Red Sash of Merit awards outstanding Catholic Girl Scouts in the Diocese of Columbus, usually high school students, who have already earned the Marian Medal. Girl Scouts who are awarded the Red Sash demonstrate leadership, accept responsibility, and are active in their troop, community, and parish.
The girls received their awards January 22 during the annual “Scout Day with the Bishop” event at Resurrection Parish in New Albany.
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Girl Scouts in the Northwayne Service Unit, which includes Northwestern and Norwayne school districts, recently hosted a Blanket Drive/Party.
The girls brought blankets to the event to donate and also created 58 fleece blankets. The girls collected a total of 150 blankets and distributed them to five different outreach organizations to keep area residents warm during the chilly months!
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Eleven girls in Grove City Girl Scout Junior Troop #2656 recently earned their Girl Scout Bronze Award by working with local nonprofit Touching Little Lives to make toys and blankets for babies born in Central Ohio hospitals.
The organization focuses on “touching the little lives” of needy premature and newborn infants in Ohio by providing necessities like handmade quilts, blankets, caps, booties, gowns, undershirts, afghans, bibs, sleepers, and other items.
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We'd love to hear from you and help you spread the word about your troop's good deeds! Send us digital photos (jpg format) and information about your community activities for this newsletter and if we feature your story, we'll send your girls a fun patch as a thank you!
Submit stories and digital photos to Khalila P. Hayden, editor, at khayden@gsoh.org or contact her at 614-487-8101 ext. 8551 or 800-621-7042. If you wish to unsubscribe to this newsletter, please click the opt out link below.
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