My troop has not met for the past three weeks, as January had a fifth Friday and we only meet on the first and third Fridays of the month. I have to say, that the girls I have been in contact with are very excited. My daughter has played with a few and each has …
My Troop’s Girl Scout Bronze Award
Last Friday my troop met for the first time this year, as our first January meeting was cancelled due to a snow storm. On the Monday before the meeting, I emailed my parents about the Bronze Award. After reading much about it online, I decided to make this an optional activity. Because many of …
Fantastic Bronze Award Idea from a Troop in Maine
I was doing some research for my school’s PTA for fundraising by recycling shoes, and I came upon this news story from April 2013. A Junior troop in Maine collected over 280 pounds of shoes to recycle and send to Third World countries. The money they raised was going to a local animal shelter. This …
Girl Scout Journeys-Which is Your Favorite and Why?
Next year I will finally be taking the plunge with my Junior troop and doing a Journey with them. Readers already know that I have not been a fan of the new program, but if we want to earn the Bronze Award, then we must do one. My question is for all levels of leaders, …
My First Guest Post! How Girl Scout Troop 3763 Earned The Bronze Award, Part 2
As promised, here is the second part of Troop 3763’s activities to earn the Bronze Award. How We Earned Our Bronze Award, Part II By the Girl Scouts of Troop 3763 To earn our Bronze Award, we performed a Variety Show at a senior living center. See Part I for details on the beginning phase …
My First Guest Post! How Girl Scout Troop 3763 Earned The Bronze Award
Hello fellow Girl Scout leaders! A few weeks ago, I received a letter from a Girl Scout troop leader in California. Her girls had one more step to earning the Bronze Award…they needed to share what they did. I happily told the leader that she could share it how her girls achieved the award here! …