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What Have We Been Up To?
Senior Girl Scouts from Troop 330 organized a wonderful Thinking Day event on Friday, February 24th
for the LACHEN Service Unit. Troops sponsored booths from China, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia,
and Thailand, which not only shared facts about the country but also had a craft and food item.
Senior Girl Scouts taught the younger girls about the World Centers as well as the Juliette Low
World Friendship Fund (for which the girls did chores and earned over $50 in donations). Not only
did all the girls have fun learning about each country, they also helped make blankets for Su Casa, a
shelter for abused women and children.
Daisy Troop #16 planted daisies around the flag pole at Longfellow Elementary for their Make the
World a Better Place patch. The Principal and teachers all stopped by to tell the Girls what a
great job they were doing. They had great fun mixing the old dirt and the new dirt, and
then planting the flowers.
1,905 girls from our council participated in selling cookies this year, and they sold 311,789 boxes! That is up 3.3% from last year. 132 girls made the prestigious 500 Club, too, as opposed to 119 last year and only 80 in 2005. We will also be donating 3,934 boxes to the National Guard through our Operation Appreciation program, 2,554 more boxes than last year! Way to go, girls!
New Collaborative Program
Discover Girl Scouts, an exciting new twelve week pilot program for girls ages 5 – 17, will begin on April 13th for residents at Las Palmas’ Northpointe, an affordable housing property in north Long Beach. In addition to offering Girl Scouts to the local girls, the program will also train residents and community members who are interested in becoming Girl Scout adult volunteers.
This unique program is a first-time-ever collaboration of the Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach (GSCGLB), the City of Long Beach’s Housing Services Bureau, and the Las Palmas Housing Company and is designed to reach girls in underserved neighborhoods.
GSCGLB created this innovative twelve week program to help girls ages 5 to 17 develop leadership skills, learn core Girl Scout values, and develop confidence in their own self-worth. Activities will be tied to specific outcomes such as safety and making good decisions, valuing cultural diversity and individual uniqueness, educating and inspiring others, and making a difference through community service and action. Girls will earn age-appropriate Girl Scout badges upon completion of the program.
Residents and community members interested in becoming Girl Scout adult volunteers will also be provided with the training necessary to secure the sustainability of the program. Adult training will include CPR/First Aid, troop financial management, public speaking, and Girl Scout traditions.
The kick-off event for this program was held on Saturday, March 24th, at Northpointe. Representatives from the offices of our local elected officials, our CEO, Shannon Johnston, and representatives from the Las Palmas Housing Foundation spoke during this exciting event. We received a terrific response from the residents of Northpointe and are looking forward to the start of this program.
Upon completion of the twelve week program, traditional troops will be formed, led by the newly trained adult volunteers to provide an on-going Girl Scout experience for the girls.
The Discover Girl Scouts program will be delivered to four additional affordable housing sites in Long Beach during the summer and fall of 2007. We are looking to extend this new program throughout the communities we serve. If you would like to know more about this program and how you can be involved, please contact Myrna at (562) 421-8456 ext 229.
Troop Assistance and Mentoring Program
Have an hour or so a month? We are looking for alumnae to volunteer and share their gifts and
talents with our troops. Enjoy crafts? Interested in sharing about your career or special
interests? Mentoring one of our older girls? Please contact Myrna
at (562) 421-8456 ext 229 and get connected with a troop today!
Program News
Sunset in Naples
You are cordially invited to celebrate 95 years of Girl Scouts with us at our annual Sunset in
Naples event. This year's event will be held on Saturday June 2nd from 4pm – 8pm at our very own
Marine Landing facility. Guests will enjoy the opportunity to take a cruise in a Venetian gondola
through Naples Canal, enjoy a delicious dinner, and participate in our silent and live auctions.
Tickets are $75.00 each and proceeds from this event will assist us in living out our mission of
building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. We are
also looking for donations for our silent and live auctions. Please visit our website or contact
Myrna at (562) 421-8456 ext 229 for additional information.
Gold and Silver Award
When: Sunday, June 03, 2007 at 3:00pm
Where: The Grand, Long Beach
Cost: Free – RSVP required – for more information or to RSVP, please contact Vickie at (562) 421-8456 ext. 210.
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout ages 14-18 may earn. Someone once described
the Girl Scout Gold Award as being “what you really want to be remembered for” in Girl Scouting. For many,
the leadership skills, organizational skills, and sense of community and commitment that come from “going
for the Gold” set the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship. Please join us to celebrate these amazing
girls at our annual Gold Award Ceremony.
Celebrate the Girl
When: Saturday, May 5th, 2:00p.m - 4:00p.m.
Where: El Dorado Golf Course
Girls will be recognized for all their accomplishments during this very special event including: Bronze,
Silver and Gold Awardees, 500 Club, Religious Awards, Program Aides, Honor Troops, Graduating Seniors,
Girl Scout Spirit Awards and Outstanding Troop Service Awards. We will also celebrate the art, writings
and music of our girls. Deadline to submit nominations is April 23rd at 7pm.
Nomination forms are available on our website.
Annual Meeting 2007
When: Thursday, April 26th, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Monte Verde Park in Lakewood
All Girl Scout adults and girls ages 14 and over are invited to attend our council’s 2007 Annual Meeting.
The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to conduct the annual business of the council, report on the
accomplishments of the council, the state of the Girl Scout Movement, and the elect the Board of Directors
for the 2007-2009 term. Please contact Mary at (562) 421-8456 ext. 206
for additional information.
Stay tuned for some upcoming Alumnae events!
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