give service There is no greater feeling than to make an impact in your community!
Daisies Set Example for Others As a troop, the girls were able to donate three full palettes of food to HSP’s mission. The group of Daisies expressed how happy they were to participate in a food drive that helped so many people in need.
On Nov. 30, 2011, with the holiday season in full swing, the Humanitarian Service Project was extremely busy supplying gifts for 1,200 needy children and 120 seniors. They were also busy managing ways to provide food to the 250 families enrolled in their Children’s Birthday Project and the monthly delivery of 90 pounds of groceries to seniors served by their organization. On that day, the Carol Stream, IL, organization got a little extra help from Girl Scout Daisy Troop 42187. To help HSP continue its mission of alleviating pain and suffering caused by poverty among needy seniors and children in DuPage a nd Kane Counties, the troop of girls from Glen Ellyn, IL, conducted a food drive. “We chose our food drive with HSP based on my experiences volunteering with them,” said troop leader Amy Gelber. “The girls really seemed to enjoy themselves and went way above and beyond any expectations.” Page 14 Service
“I think [service] is a great thing to do and shows other people how you can make a difference,” said Claire Gelber, 6. “You really can, and it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!” The group of 5- and 6-year-olds finished their project with a tour of the HSP facility in Carol Stream during which they saw exactly what kind of impact their efforts could make. At such a young age, these Daisies were ready to set an example for others. “Other people can learn that it’s important to be nice and help other people even if you don’t know them,” said Elsa Olson, 6.
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Opportunities for Girl Scouts to Make a Difference! Environmental Education/ STEM Global Awareness Girl Awards & Training Arts Service & Culture Projects Outdoor Skills Big Pages - Little Fingers
Paginas Grandes - Dedos Pequenos
Girl Scouts make bilingual (English/Spanish) counting or alphabet books to use in healthcare facility waiting rooms.
Environmental Education/ Girl Awards & Training Service Projects Arts & Culture Outdoor Skills Share Your Soles Collect gently worn shoes for children and adults in some of the most impoverished places in the world.
Service Projects Yummy Designs Help young children and their parents learn about healthy eating habits by creating bi-lingual placemats for local pre-schools.
Financial Literacy Environmental Education/ STEM Global Awareness Girl Awards &Living Training Arts Service Healthy & Culture Projects & Entrepreneurship Outdoor Skills Cuddle Comfort Help visitors of hospital emergency rooms and inpatients to pediatric units feel more comfortable by creating cuddly small pillows, lap blankets, or stuffed animals as welcome gifts.
Financial Literacy Girl Awards &Living Training Arts Healthy & Culture Service Projects & Entrepreneurship Sharing Days Live the Girl Scout Law and make the world a better place Help out members of area communities by collecting needed items in recognition of special days on the Girl Scout Calendar.
Environmental Education/ Financial Literacy Global Awareness Arts Service Healthy & Skills Culture Projects Living Outdoor & Entrepreneurship
Environmental Financial Literacy Education/ Service Healthy Projects Living Outdoor & Entrepreneurship Skills Reach Out and Read Help America’s youngest children to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. Read to young children or collect books.
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Girl Scouts Help If you are a troop or girl interested in a community service opportunity and would like to be contacted when they become available, please register.
Sweet Connections
The Girl Scout Story-Tell-It
Valentine’s Day
Paginas Grandes - Dedos Pequenos
Create Valentine messages for residents of assisted living facilities.
Become a Girl Scout reporter and interview an older Girl Scout. Stories will become part of our Girl Scout history.
EVENT NAME
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
COST
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Big Pages – Little Fingers
10/1/12
N/A
TBA
0
1/5000
760013
Cuddle Comfort
10/1/12
N/A
TBA
0
1/5000
760023
Girl Scouts Help
10/1/12
N/A
GSGCNWI
0
1/5000
760043
Reach Out and Read
10/1/12
N/A
TBA
0
1/5000
760053
Share Your Soles
10/1/12
N/A
GSGCNWI
0
1/5000
760063
Sharing Days – Juliette Low’s Birthday Collection
10/1/12
N/A
N/A
0
1/5000
760073
Sharing Days - Thinking Day Cultural Food Collection
10/1/12
N/A
N/A
0
1/5000
760083
Sharing Days - Girl Scout Birthday Boxes
10/1/12
N/A
N/A
0
1/5000
760093
Sweet Connections; Valentine’s Day
10/1/12
N/A
N/A
0
1/5000
760103
The Girl Scout Story-Tell-It
10/1/12
N/A
N/A
0
1/5000
760113
Yummy Designs
10/1/12
N/A
TBA
0
1/5000
760123
Healthy Living
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