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How to Manage a Girl Planning Board
I post Volunteer hints and advice every Tuesday on Facebook and Twitter. My family and I volunteer so readily and widely, we usually have plenty of bits of experience to…
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Girl Scouts: Courageous and Strong
We just wrapped up another successful Northampton Day Camp. My volunteerism has come full circle. I started twelve years ago as a daisy unit leader, moved on to co-director and…
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Cadette Weekend: Why Older Girls Should Stick with Girl Scouts
There comes a point when we start to lose our girls to other activities and interests. Usually there's a wave as they enter sixth grade and a trickle after that…
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Girl Scout Troop Christmas Fun
I know. It's a month since Christmas, but I wanted to share the fun time we have every year with our girls. They're getting older now. (High School? How did…
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Daisy Flower Garden Journey
My girls held the final Daisy journey in their 18 month plan. We held the event at Mercer Arboretum, making it the third location. One of our goals is showing the…
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How to Host Your Very Own Pinewood Derby, Klein Trails Grand Prix Version
I'm writing to let you know that YOU can do this, too. The girls LOVE to race. The girls LOVE to work with their dads. (It's not all dads, but…
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Klein Trails Grand Prix, our version of Pinewood Derby
The 4th annual Klein Trails Grand Prix wrapped up Saturday. As we handed out the certificates and metals and trophies, I couldn't help but feel sorry for all the girls…
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Troop 13405 Trip to Savannah – Part Three
As you saw, we had quite an adventure. We learned, played, honored, shopped, ate well, and explored. A trip cross country with a gaggle of girls will teach you a…
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Troop 13405 Trip to Savannah – Part Two
There is a quaint beach town just outside of Savannah called Tybee Island. It is the first place my children ever played in the waves. My excitement bubbled over when I…
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Troop 13405 Trip to Savannah – Part One
When people ask why our troop went to Savannah, Georgia out of all the places they could have gone, I liken the historical southern city to Girl Scout Mecca. Juliette "Daisy"…