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November 2016

Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Volunteer Experience, Volunteers

Get Girls Outside With the Volunteer Toolkit!

November 28, 2016
Girl Scouts is dedicated to getting girls outside! The outdoors are an important part of our organization, and thanks to generous funding from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, Girl Scouts of the USA made some enhancements to the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) to help volunteers and girls get outdoors as they earn badges! Not sure what the VTK is? Check out more here. What are these new VTK “enhancements”? Several Daisy, Brownie, and Junior activities have been updated with options  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Girls, Parents, Volunteers

2017 Program Sneak Peak: Life Skills and Career Exploration

November 21, 2016
Are your girls ready for more Girl Scout fun in 2017? Last week we got a sneak peak of some of our upcoming Outdoor and STEM council-sponsored program events and now we’re highlighting events that are chock full of Life Skills and Career Exploration. Check them out at gswo.org in our Activity Calendar and sign your girls up for their favorites before the spaces are all full! Life Skills A Day in the Life: University of Toledo Daisies, Brownies, Juniors | March 11 | $5/girl, Free for  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Girls, Parents, Volunteers

2017 Program Sneak Peak: Outdoor and STEM

November 14, 2016
Calling all adventurers! The leaves are falling and winter is on its way, but don’t let the colder temperatures send your Girl Scout into hibernation! There’s way too much to do in Western Ohio in 2017! Have you ever wanted to be a mad scientist? See the world from new heights on a rock wall? Bring the family to camp for an overnight? This is your chance! We’ve got a wide array of program events coming for 2017, so check out the options in our Program Event Guide online,  ...

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Ceremonies, Traditions, & Awards, Volunteers

Highest Awards: Preparing Girls to Shine!

November 7, 2016
Do your girls have what it takes to inspire change? To prove that there’s no issue too big for girls determined to make a difference? If that sounds like your Girl Scouts then it’s time to check out Girl Scouts’ Highest Awards! Highest Awards have been empowering girls to explore their communities, find an issue they care about, and take the lead by making a difference in their corner of the world for decades! Girl Scouts Juniors can join the Highest Awards legacy of  ...

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