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December 2013

Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Cookies & Beyond, Volunteers

What Can A Cookie Do?

December 30, 2013
A world of good!  Cookie season is almost here and here’s a little inspiration to get you in the spirit!  The Girl Scout Cookie Program gives girls their first opportunity to become entrepreneurs.  As you prepare for the sale, connect girls with the It’s Your Business-Run it badges found in The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting and share this video about an inspiring female entrepreneur!

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Cookies & Beyond, Family Experience, Parents, Volunteer Experience, Volunteers

How To Be A Top Seller

December 23, 2013
The Girl Scout Cookie Program is a great way for girls to earn their way towards exciting opportunities in Girl Scouting.  This program not only helps girls build 5 key skills but it also helps them earn money as a team to do cool things like trips, attend summer camp, create service projects to change their community and more.  Here are some tips to share with your girls as you support them to prepare for the upcoming sale. Set goals early!  Girls that set goals are proven to sell more  ...

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Ceremonies, Traditions, & Awards, Volunteer Experience, Volunteers

Connecting Girls With Girl Scout Traditions

December 16, 2013
  When you become a Girl Scout member, you become a part of a lot of rich traditions. To help girls make the connection, do some things to make the traditions meaningful for them.  Here are a few Girl Scout traditions that are just around the corner that you may like to work into your discussion with girls. World Thinking Day, February 22nd, girls participate in activities and  projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in  other countries. World Thinking  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Girls, Volunteer Experience, Volunteers

Girl Led: Expanding Girl Scout Journeys

December 10, 2013
You may have noticed that the sessions in the Girl Scout Journeys are called sample sessions.  That’s because Journeys are designed to be customizable based on the interests and needs of girls in your group.  One way to customize a Journey is to add badges found in The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting along the way to let girls learn about specific topics that interest them. As you probably know, The Girl’s Guides to Girl Scouting contain all of the Legacy, Financial Literacy  ...

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