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 On May 16th, Brownie troop 2181 hosted a tree planting on Ft. Huachuca making the front page of The Fort Huachuca Scout! You can view the paper online. A couple of pages into the paper there is another picture of the girls washing their hands after the planting! |
 Troop 1569 Community Service
(from
the May '09 newsletter)
This past April has been very exciting for Troop 1569. They participated in two community service projects and learned about a women business owner in their community.
The first community service project was a trash clean up at Villago Park in Casa Grande. The girls cleaned up as much trash as possible, and whoever had the most after 20 minutes earned a Brownie Girl Scout Groovy Girl doll. The girls filled up a curb side trash can up with their collected trash!
The second community service project was another impromptu trash clean-up. The troop went to visit the Rural Metro Fire Department but the fire department was called out to a very bad accident. Instead of calling the meeting off, the troop decided to help out the fire department and collected trash from around the property. They went over fire safety and how important it is to keep trash and clutter free from walk ways.
This troop has also been learning about careers of women in the community. The owner of Casa Grande Candle Co. came in and talked to the troop about why she started her business with her daughter. She taught the troop how to make a no-melt wax candle. The troop had a blast filling their jars with bright colored, yummy smelling crystals.
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 Take
Back the Night (from the
May '09 newsletter)
Teens from PPEP tec High School and Partnership High School took action in the community in April at Take Back the Night, a youth planned rally against violence. The Girl Scout booth encouraged youth to design their own advocate T-shirt and it was the busiest booth at the rally!
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 Daisies
Show Kindness at Ben’s Bells
On Saturday, January 17, 2009 , seven members of Daisy Troop 475 made
thier way to Ben’s Bells to help create “Ben’s Bells.” The troop learned
how to make beads out of clay. The organization fires them, paints them
and creates their beautiful bells to present to people around Arizona.
Ben’s Bells recognizes people who go out of their way to show kindness
to each other. The girls demonstrated how to be Friendly and Helpful as
well as Considerate and Caring all while making beads for Ben’s Bells!
The troop loved getting dirty for a good cause! |
 Brownie
Troop 924
Troop 924 hit the ground running–27 girls strong–when it began back in
August. In September they took City Hall by storm and led the Pledge of
Allegiance at the Council Meeting. In November, Fire Station No. 9 came
to help the girls earn their safety pin. The girls got to see a real
ladder truck! In December the girls earned their Ms. Presidents patch
with Council woman Nina Trasoff and invited her to their 3rd Annual PJ &
Bear Tea Party. These Brownies ended ‘08 with a rededication ceremony
and Christmas Party bash! Thanks to all our parents and volunteers who
make all this possible! |
 Girl
Scout Leader Crowned Miss Tohono O’odham Nation
On December 20, 2008, Amy Juan (below center) was crowned
Miss Tohono O’odham Nation 2008-2009. Her 1st Attendant is Cassie Thomas
(below right). Her 2nd Attendant, Stephanie Velasco (below left), is a
former Girl Scout.
Amy is a Girl Scout Leader for the Toka Program on the Tohono O’odham
Nation. These young women’s roles as title holders are to be Ambassadors
for their tribe, and to be positive role models for young girls. They
have many things in store for their communities this year as
title-holders, and attended the Presidential Inauguration of Barack
Obama in January. |
 Troop
1594 of Casa Grande
For Christmas the girls of Troop 1594 wanted to do something charitable
and help out children in need. The girls attended a Noah’s Ark Workshop
where they stuffed a reindeer and a gingerbread man with 27 stuffed
animals to donate to the children of Against Abuse in Casa Grande. Good
job girls! |
 Daisy
Troop 645 Helps the Humane Society
Not many would expect a small group of young girls to be able to
accumulate such a large amount of donations for the Humane Society of
Southern Arizona, but that’s exactly what Daisy Troop 645 did. The
Daisies began their donation drive by brainstorming and decided on the
Humane Society. “We can always help the animals,” said Madison Williams.
They invited speakers from the Humane Society to talk to them. “We had
to collect stuff so we could have lots for the animals,” said Mary Ruiz.
The girls decorated donation boxes and delivered them to the Council and
Borton and Lineweaver Elementary Schools. In December the troop took a
tour of the Humane Society and dropped off more donations than they
could carry.
The donations help animals in the shelter and foster families. For
information on helping the Humane Society of Southern Arizona, visit
www.hssaz.org. |
Dream Seekers
Service Unit Wins Float Award with the “Girl Scouts Go Green” Theme!
The Dream Seekers Service Unit won the title of Most Creative award in
the Arizona City Electric Light Parade in December. The service unit has
participated in both the Casa Grande and Arizona City Electric Light
Parades for a number of years and this was their first award from
Arizona City and their second award overall. The float was made of
recyclables in an effort to encourage more citizens to “Go Green.” There
were dozens of light-filled milk jugs and water bottles. On the back and
front of the float were light-surrounded cereal and pizza boxes, plastic
food containers and any other recyclables the girls could get their
hands on. The title of the float was “Girl Scouts, Go Green”, and it was
posted on one side of the float. The other side stated, “Girl Scouts
have always been green.” |
 Brownie
Troop 1569 Donates Toys to New Beginnings in Casa Grande
Troop 1569 came together and held a used toy drive. The girls donated
toys they were no longer playing with or just wanted someone else to
enjoy. Toys were donated to New Beginnings which has just opened up a
women’s and children’s shelter in Casa Grande. The girls completely
stuffed the New Beginnings van! Great job girls! |
 Troop
216 Cooks at the Ronald McDonald House
On November 29, 2008, Troop 216 visited the Ronald McDonald House and
cooked for the residents. The girls also donated 17.31 pounds of pop
tabs to the house. They had the privilege of putting them straight into
the recycling bin! The girls had a great time at this event. |
 Girl
Scouts Earn Religious Awards
On September 13, 2008 Girl Scout Troop 2981 had several girls receive
their Catholic Religious Awards at the Bishop’s Mass.
The I live my Faith was awarded to Paige Kimble and Elizabeth McCormick.
The Marion Medal was awarded to Leigh Kimble. The Spirit Alive Medal was
earned by Chelsea Carter. |
 Signing
Event Held by Troop 2981
On September 6, 2008, Girl Scout Troop 2981, along with the help of
Denise Trimble Smith, Sign Language teacher at Tucson High School and
Marcy Albert from the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, held a
Signing Friends Ice Cream Social for all Girl Scout levels. 278 girls
attended.
At this event there was no talking. Girls learned how a deaf person can
receive a phone call and what is needed to become an interpreter and a
sign language teacher. The girls learned the alphabet, numbers, food,
days, time, family, greetings and animals. They even learned the Girl
Scout Pledge and Promise. They also enjoyed the ice cream and many
assorted toppings. The girls earned the Signing Friends Badges, Try-Its
and Interest Project patches. Look for this event again in April. |
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Scout’s Essay to be Published in Discovery Girls Magazine
Arriana Jones, from troop 719, spent part of this past summer writing
and completing a 10-page essay questionnaire for Discovery Girls
magazine. She answered questions about her career plans, how she deals
with peer pressure, and her community service involvement. Her essay was
selected from thousands submitted and she will be one of 12 girls to
represent Arizona preteens in the Arizona Issue of Discovery Girls
magazine.
Arriana is a sixth grader at Toltec Middle School and divides her time
between Girl Scouts, ballet lessons and playing the clarinet. She enjoys
track and field and has performed in the Children’s Theatre for three
summers. Arriana is an honor student and plans to be scientist or a
zoologist.
The goal of Discovery Girls magazine is to create a forum for girls to
express themselves. The Discovery Girls Arizona issue will be released
in June 2009. |
 Girl
Scout Troop 1911, September 11 Remembrance Day
Brownie Troop 1911 from Painted Sky Elementary School (Pusch Ridge
Service Unit) planned a day to drop off gift baskets to the Oro Valley
Fire Station on Woodbourne and the Oro Valley Police Station to thank
them for their contributions and sacrifices they make every day. At the
same time, Troop 1911 was also honoring those killed in the 9/11 attacks
and the nation’s veterans, past and present. |
 Troop
662 Cleans Up During National Public Lands Day
Troop 662 from Sierra Vista participated in National Public Lands Day on
September 27th. The girls cleared trash and several items “illegally
dumped” from a wash near the University of Arizona South Campus.
Volunteers are loading the truck with trash they gathered (yes, that is
a barbecue grill someone dumped in the wash). Pictured clockwise:
Annelys Jones, Kayleigh Caparulo, Jadzia Caparulo (in truck), Max Jones,
Zach Koltoff, and Rebecca Wallace. |
 Troop 152 Gathers
Clothes for TUSD
Responding to an article in the Arizona Daily Star, Cadette Troop 152
mobilized quickly to run a drive for the TUSD Clothing Bank at Miles
Exploratory Learning Center. Troop 152, a combined Junior/Cadette troop
that began at Miles in 2004, made posters and sent home flyers to raise
awareness of this cause and their collection. Over 15 large bags of new
or gently used clothing for boys and girls were delivered to the Bank on
September 22nd.Pictured (from left to right): Standing - Olivia
Brinkerhoff, Sofia Meckler, Kayla Jones, and Troop Leader Kim Elliott;
Kneeling - Grace Thompson, Emily Patterson & Exene Anderson (not shown:
Meghan Elliott, Alessia Sefani, Wren Sterner) |
 In
May, Mabry from Daisy Troop 1569 cut her hair off and donated it to
Locks of Love. Nice job, Mabry! |
 Daisy
Troop Earns the Leave No Trace Patch
Daisy Troop 1569 from Casa Grande made this great felting with a Leave
No Trace theme which helped them each to earn the LNT patch. The felting
can be viewed at the Council offices. The girls really had a blast with
the project and earning the patch and plan on doing it again this year
as Brownies. For more information on Leave No Trace, see our Web site
under Badges. |
  Brownies
Recycle!
Brownie Troop 254 in Yuma is initiating and administering a school-wide
recycling program at Yuma Lutheran School. On September 9th, the girls
painted the bins that will go in each classroom for paper, and will have
recycling bins by the vending machines for cans and plastic bottles. The
money they receive from the cans will be given to the San Diego Zoo
through their Cans for Critters program. The girls will earn points for
a special trip to the zoo in the spring. |
Daisies Celebrate
Earth Day and Win Big!
On April 19, 2008 Daisy Troop 983 participated in the annual Tucson
Children’s Museum Earth Day Parade and Festival, held at Reid Park this
year. The girls dressed up as the Big Cats of the Serengeti Plains.
Lions, Cheetahs, and Tigers Oh My!! They placed first in the float
category. The girls learned how to “Make the World a Better Place” and
had a blast doing it. |
 Daisies
Plant Tree at Dog Park
As one of their first community service projects, Daisy Troop 1569
donated and planted a tree at Casa Grande’s new dog park. |
 Simarah
Smith crowned Miss Arizona American Sweetheart 2008
Simarah Smith of Junior Troop 1565 in Casa Grande was crowned Miss
Arizona American Sweetheart 2008 on June 25, 2008. Simarah has been a
Girl Scout for four years and enjoys ballet and tap dancing, community
service and fishing. Being a Girl Scout has helped her feel confident
during interviews and public speaking. She was crowned by Brittany
Julian (Miss Arizona American Sweetheart 2007) who is a Junior Girl
Scout in Scottsdale. Simarah plans to spend her reign raising awareness
and funds to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease which has stricken
her Grandfather (Opa). |
 Girl
Scout Gives to Locks of Love
Celeste, a Girl Scout from troop 1045 in Pusch Ridge, was
inspired by her troop’s co-leader Maureen (Mike) Bradley. This past
spring Mike was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has been an active
Girl Scout and leader for over 20 years! Mike continued working with the
troop and finished up the school year leading the girls with her
chemotherapy, and consequently radiation therapy. Mike suffered the
normal sickness with the chemo, and as a result lost all her hair.
Celeste came across the organization “Locks of Love” (http://locksoflove.org),
which makes wigs for children that have suffered hair loss from an
autoimmune disease, cancer, victims of trauma and rare dermatological
conditions. Mike is recovering well, and will continue on this year as a
co-leader. |
