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 A Mosaic Bench to Honor Our 100th Anniversary
Campers and adult volunteers from Ashgrove Adventures day camp made a mosaic bench in honor of Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary. It was placed at Camp Crowell for all GSCNC Campers to enjoy. |
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Florida Trip
Cadettes from Troop 282 of Springfield, VA enjoyed a fabulous trip to central Florida in July. Activities included a day at Cocoa Beach, a visit to the Orlando Science Center, dinner in Downtown Disney, rides at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure (including Harry Potter World), and the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. Photo by Gina Cotton |
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Troop 2552 Enjoying Their Year as Ambassadors
The Girls of Ambassador Troop 2552 constructed a Educational Habitat & Exhibit at Cypress Swamps Nature Center for Permanently Disabled Eastern Screech Owl as a Girl Scout Gold Award Project and also visited the Girl Scout Swiss Chalet. This Ambassador troop has been together since they were Brownies. Submitted by Laurie Bryner. |
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Local Girl Scouts Visit Japan
Teen Girl Scouts troops from Prince Georges County/MD and Virginia recently returned from an amazing and successful trip to Japan. Their trip had them visting five Japanese cities (Tokyo, Kyoto, Hakone, Osaka, and Hiroshima) from July 17-26, 2012. Their most meaningful trip experience was interacting with their Japanese Girl Scout sisters at the Girl Scouts of Japan headquarters. The U.S. and Japanese Girl Scouts bonded during a pinning ceremony (U.S. Girl Scouts received the Japanese Girl Scouts friendship pin); over lunch; and SWAPs exchange. In addition, the U.S. Girl Scouts presented the Japanese Girl Scouts with a gift -- a crocheted blanket consisting of colors of the GSUSA program levels and visiting troop numbers, as well as taught the Japanese Girl Scouts the "Milk" action song. To see more pictures of the Maryland/Virginia Girl Scouts Japan trip experience, please check out this Facebook page. Submitted by Sharon Davis |
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Troop 3816 Celebrated with Their Grandma Scouts
Troop 3816 in Silver Spring celebrated the 100th Anniversary in March by inviting three of our grandmas who were Girl Scouts to come to a meeting. As part of the Brownies Through the Years Try-it, Grandmas Carol Cutler, Sandra Inskeep-Fox, and Sonja DeStefanis talked about what they did when they were scouts in the 1940s and 1950s and why scouting was important to them. They also taught the girls Girl Scout songs from back then, and how to make some traditional snacks. Now they are "The Peppiest Girls You Ever Saw" who know how to make muddy buddies and ants on a log. Submitted by Stephanie Archer. |
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SU 22-7's Celebration of the 100th
Service Unit 22-7 of Bowie, MD celebrated the 100th Anniversary at Huntington Community Center. Over 150 scouts from 16 troops participated. Each troop was assigned an "era" from the 100 years. They researched what was happening in Girl Scouts and the world during that time, creating a display and a "stamp". On the day of the event, girls visited the various displays and collected their "stamps" which they placed on their very own Girl Scout Timeline that they took home. Teen girls lead the Daisies, Brownies and Juniors in songs and dances while they waited for their turn to visit the displays. Submitted by Jane Lochner Zabel. |
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Keeping the Roads Clean
Junior troop 5869 and Brownie troop 2060 of Rockville, MD cleaned up their adopted road in Rockville, MD this past spring. They've had this road since last fall and plan to keep it clean this coming year as well. Submitted by MaryAnne Hays. |
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Great Girl Scout Hike
Troop 384 participated in the the Great Girl Scout Hike on the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park in honor of Girl Scouts 100th birthday on July 29th. It was a 5 mile circuit hike including the AT, Piney Branch amd Sugarloaf trails. Photographer: Symone Richardson Submitted by Kelly Phelan |
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Girl Scouts rocked to "Ignite" in West Virginia Parade
On July 26th, girls from Moorefield, WV Troop 40736 enjoyed participating in the Poultry Parade. They rocked to "Ignite" during the parade and had a great time spreading the news about Girl Scouts! Submitted by Tracy Richmond. |
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Game Night
Cadettes from Troop 282 hosted a Game Night for scouts in Association 52 in late April. The Cadettes were working on the now-retired Interest Project, “Games for Life.” The troop chose Game Night as a way to teach other girls the games they learned while earning the badge. Games included ice-breakers, brain teasers, active games, and international games. A borrowed GSCNC parachute was also used by the attendees to learn cooperative and competitive games. Photo by Gina Cotton |
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SU 33-2 Memorial Day Parade
SU 33-2 showed 100 years of Girl Scout pride in Rockville, Maryland's Memorial Day Parade. More than 100 girls, in uniforms spanning our 100 years, marched together, and won a $250 prize as one of the best parade units representing a community group. submitted by Sonvy Waidler |
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Encampment Styled Mother's Day
GS Troop 282 ran a game station at SU 52’s Encampment at Shenandoah Meadows. On the last day of Encampment, girls presented their mothers with flowers for Mother’s Day. Photo by Kassidy Pate |
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Happy Campers
Happy campers from Brighton Woods Session I finished two fun weeks of hiking, cooking, camping, and crafts. The scouts made new friends, had new adventures, and had lots of fun! |
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Troop 282 Threw a SHARE party
Cadettes from Troop 282 donated an “End of Year” party for Association 52’s SHARE silent auction. The winning bidder enjoyed a Beach Party themed event, complete with games, snacks, and the limbo. Photo by Gina Cotton |
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St. Mark Cadette Scouts Earned the Silver Award
Many of St. Mark Catholic School Cadettes have been busy working towards the highest award a Cadette can earn – the Silver Award. Earning this award is not an easy task - each girl identified an aspect of their community where they could work to make a difference. Next, each girl needed develop a Take Action Plan then spend at least 50 hours carrying out their plan. To complete a Silver Award, the girls needed to Carry Their Plan Forward which they did by leaving a How To Manual their sister scouts at St. Mark can use to repeat their activity. The manuals will be stored in the St. Mark Library for future troops to use. Sumitted by: Cindi McLean |
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Members of Troop 3156 Joined Habitat for Humanity
Five members of Girl Scout Troop 3156 of Germantown, MD recently graduated from high school and joined with Garrett County Habitat for Humanity to construct a new home. Hopeland Village in Oakland, MD is a neighborhood of Habitat built homes. Troop members, Sally K., Maddy C., Jennifer D., Sarah C., and Lindsay L. worked with other high school students and advisors and took a crawlspace to a home with floors, walls, rafters and exterior insulation in four and a half days. It was a rewarding way to end their Scouting years as girls and move on to college. Submitted by Linda Koeln |
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Winter Quilts
Cadette Girl Scouts finished their quilts at their winter camping trip to Camp Crowell. They finished earning the Quilting IPP.
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100th Anniversary Tree Planting
Girl Scout Senior Megan and fellow Girl Scouts from Service Unit 8, planted 100 native trees throughout Camp Winona. This was Megan’s Take Action project. Megan wanted to educate the Service Unit about different tree types and how they affect our environment as well as replace some of the trees that were wiped out after the devastating tornado. |
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Troop Members Bridge in Disney
Two members of troop 5958 bridged to Seniors at Disney’s Epcot during their Bridging to the next Century event. Shadowed by the Disney Youth in Education photographer they appeared on their facebook page! The girls participated in the Marine Careers YES program, seeing the Living Seas aquarium operations up close and meeting with a vet tech and animal behavioralist. Submitted by Lisa McGrail. |
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Pool Party/Bridging Ceremony
Lorton Troop 5881 had their awards ceremony at the neighborhood pool where many of the girls “leaped into Senior Girl Scouts” by bridging off the diving board! Photo by Vonda Peterson |
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SU 56-2 Troop 1304 Completed Bronze Award Project Honoring 100 Years of Girl Scouting
Troop 1304 sewed pull string bags and stuffed them with activity items (pens, pencils, bookmarkers, books, Activity books, Friendship Bracelet making kits, toys,etc.), and donated the bags to the Pediatric Ward at Fair Oaks Hospital, in Fairfax VA.
Additionally, in honor of the 100th Girl Scout Birthday, they collected 100 books and donated them as well. submitted by Jane Hsieh
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Cadette Troop 4312 Helped US Troops Support Thier International Mission with Gift of Caring
For the past five years, Cadette Troop 4312 has collected gift of caring for US Troops. They have sent cookies to Afghanistan and Iraq and handed out cookies at Walter Reed hospital to wounded soldiers who have been brought home. This year, they sent Girl Scout cookies to US Troops based out of Guantanamo, Cuba and the US Navy Seabees provided the town of La Lima a great humanitarian gesture by bringing the extra Girl Scout cookies given to them and shared them with the kids of La Lima. Submitted by Patti Loveless |
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New York City Trip
Kentland Girl Scout Troops 925, 3237, and 4309 from Landover, MD took a trip to New York City from June 27 – July 2 and met the CEO of GSUSA. Submitted by Stephanie Burroughs. |
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Sibling Day Camp hosted by Teen Troop 2053
Teen Troop 2053 of Hughesville, Maryland hosted a Sibling Day Camp in July. The Teens wrote a Girl Scout themed Day Camp program for the siblings of Cub Scouts. Twenty girls from Daisy to Junior age attended the camp. Girls learned the Promise, the Buddy system, Friendship Circle, and completed activities to identify the meaning of the Daisy petals. Girls also, participated in a costume party celebrating Juliette Gordon Low’s Halloween birthday. They were taught Girl Scout songs and games, like Kim’s Game, Science and much more. The Teens committed to providing the 40 hour day camp as part of the completion of their Silver Award. The teens provided more than just camp, they provided parents with a safe and convenient place for the girl children to participate in a Girl Scout themed Day Camp. As you can see from the photo, fun was had by all! Photo submitted by Lynn Tarburton, 2053 Teen Advisor. |
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Girl Scouts Participated in Independence Day Parade
Girl Scouts from service unit 55-6 built a 100th Anniversary Girl Scout Float and participated in the Fairfax, Va Independence Day Parade.
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Capital Hill 4th of July Parade
Local Girl Scouts particpiated in the 4th of July parade on Capitol Hill. Submitted by William Lozano |
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Girl Scouts Adopted Highway
Senior Troop 849 and Cadette Troop 862 of Service Unit 53-4 Adopt a Highway in the Mount Vernon Area. These Girl Scouts take their work very seriously and got the area looking ship shape for summer travelers. Submitted by Beth Campbell, Advisor Troop 849 |
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