Children's Junior Girl Scouts Raise Funds for Afghan Fund
"One Warm Coat" A Success!
Locks of Love Contribution
Attention All Daisy Girl Scouts!
Community Service Focus
Helping Younger Troops Is Fun
Cookie Sale Helpers for Four Years!
Getting Away From It All
"Frosty Fun" at Camp Sugar Pine
Observing Leadership In Action
Troop 2188 at Camp Butano
Snow Tripping!
TROOP #960 STRIKES SILVER!
Share a Smile with Daisy Troop 1038
Everyone Loves Animals
Chabot Space & Science Center Sleepover B.E.A.T. Event
Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory Tour
You're in the Navy Now!
Notes from the Editor
In October, we had jumped right into the community service projects with the help of Junior Troop 3878 by working on a "Juliette Low Birthday" gift basket for a troop in need. In November, we made Christmas cards for veterans. Due to scheduling conflicts and basic holiday overload, we leaders decided that we would skip the Christmas caroling at the local assisted living center of seniors which we had done the year before. In November, when the troop went over the upcoming December calendar we leaders were pleasantly surprised when our Brownie observed that we were missing the Christmas caroling from the calendar. The girls were quick to point out that the "grandparents" would certainly be expecting us and we should be there or they would be sad. We took a vote and everyone wanted to go, so we did go to our now Annual Christmas Caroling. The girls showed us exactly what the Christmas spirit (and community service) is about...Making someone happy just because!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 8th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We are planning a day of Fairy Tale Fun as a Bronze Award Project. We will have games, songs, crafts and. The event will be at Hidden Valley Park in Martinez off Center Avenue. Call Peggy Wallace at 228-7033 if you have questions.
Brownie Troop 2183 had a great time at Camp Sugar Pine in December. We went on a family camping trip with Junior Troop 3878 and their moms. It snowed all day the Saturday we were there, which was perfect for completing the Frosty Fun badge as part of our bridging activities. We organized a snow sculpture contest, had snowball fights, looked at snowflake patterns and made snow cones out of real snow. We learned about working in patrols while we cooked, set the tables and cleaned up. Two of our moms are nurses, so we learned about hypothermia and how to stay safe in the winter weather. A couple of girls had never been to the snow before and some had never seen that much snow. It was so much fun we never wanted to come inside!
Cadette Girl Scout Troop 1248 took a different approach to examining leadership in action (as part of the Cadette Leadership interest project). First we attended a local elementary school PFC meeting, where the girls interviewed the President and watched the proceedings. We next took a look at city government by viewing a tape of the last Concord city council meeting (prerecorded via the public access channel). The girls were able to get a sense of what's involved in organizing and conducting a meeting by attending one and we were able to effectively critique and compare leadership techniques of both meetings by using the VCR.
Congratulations to Troop 960 for achieving their Girl Scout Silver Award. After a year of planning, Grace Ash, Kim Jackson, Joanna Jaworski, Allison Swick and Brittany Syrovatka have successfully completed their Silver Award. They planned and implemented a Wildlife Workshop for the Junior Girl Scouts of Woodside Elementary School. All the Junior Girl Scouts earned their Wildlife badge. Each girl was responsible for a portion of the badge and they had different activities planned for the girls. They included a play, acting lessons, bird talks, cooking and games. A special speaker from the Fish and Game department came and gave a fantastic talk on wildlife and answered all the girls' questions. She brought animal pelts, bones, snakeskins and lots of information. Everyone had a great time and the workshop was a huge success.
It has been a great 3 years as Cadettes, but now they plan to bridge to Senior Girl Scouts and "GO FOR THE GOLD!"
The theme for one of our Daisy Girl Scout meetings was "sharing" and "giving" (Making the World a Better Place). We read the story of the Rainbow Fish, which is a fabulous story about how sharing the beautiful things within ourselves is an uplifting experience and can quite literally change the world around us. Our girls then had the opportunity to share in this experience by sharing a smile. Through a nonprofit organization called "Color A Smile," our girls colored beautiful and inspirational smiles provided to us from the Web site www.colorasmile.org. We were then able to submit our colorings through the mail to be distributed to hospitals and sick or homebound people around the country. After all, who can resist smiling when receiving a personalized coloring masterpiece from a child? The girls had fun and we think really got the message that sharing from within our own hearts can spread joy around the world.
Especially Junior Troop 2161!!! We love animals of every kind and have incorporated that theme throughout the years. We earned the Pet Care badge and visited a veterinarian's office. For the past three years we have gone horseback riding and participated in the Horse Lovers Badge put on by the association. We also had a wonderful tour of the Walnut Creek Animal Rescue Foundation. The docents taught the girls how to protect themselves when encountering an aggressive dog. We also socialized with the cats. We will be spending the night at the Oakland Zoo in April. The zoo's education department has a wide arrangement of programs for kids.
Cadette Troop 255 went to the Montecito Animal Clinic in Pacheco. While we were there, we talked to Dr. March. She told us about the veterinarian's office and animal care. Some other things she talked about were her career, and what was good/not good for your pets. Dr. March was a great help to us; she taught us what it takes to be a vet and she told us all about cats and dogs. Thank you, Dr. March!
I went to the Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area Council Chabot Space & Science Center Sleepover for Cadettes & Seniors. During this event we earned the Space Exploration IPP (IPA). The event was great! There was never a dull moment! If there is another event next year, I highly recommend that you go!
Here is a sample of what we did:
Chabot's telescopes are open for free public viewing Friday and Saturday evenings, weather permitting. For more information, visit the Chabot Space & Science Center website: http://www.chabotspace.org.
I recommend taking a tour of Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory (1-800-429-4549)! You can visit her Web site at www.mrsgrossmans.com. Tour hours are Monday through Friday, at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. (reservations are required).
A few days after I made the tour appointment, I received a tour confirmation package in the mail.
WOW was I surprised when I opened the package and found a large assortment of Mrs. Grossman's stickers for our troop! It was very exciting watching the girls' reactions when I showed them the pile of stickers. Another surprising thing was what we learned about the factory before we even got there! The employees are encouraged to bring their well behaved dogs to work! The first thing we did upon arriving at the factory was to watch a videotape about the company. Pay attention to the video; at the end there is a quiz! The people that know the correct answers get stickers! On the tour we saw all the things you would expect to see at a sticker factory, big machines and lots of stickers! Well, there was one unusual thing a about their emergency supplies... emergency dog food! At the end of the tour you get a bag of stickers and the opportunity to purchase more stickers (but no discount).
There will be even more Girl Scout troop articles copied for the Leader mailboxes for our last April Leader meeting on April 17th. Thanks for all the Nuggets submissions this year!
Audrey Slaughter, Nuggets 2001-2002 editor
The Junior Overnight Aboard the USS Hornet proved to be a grand adventure for Troop 1662 when we spent the night on the aircraft carrier docked in Alameda in February. From finding your way through the maze of halls and stairs to enjoying breathtaking views of San Francisco on the flight deck, it was a challenging and unique experience. During the Live Aboard experience we ate in the mess hall, slept in bunks three tall and four wide and toured everything from the Radar Room to the Hurricane Deck. Some of our highlights and tips for future visitors are:
"The ship is REALLY big!"
Thank you to Cathy Myers for her newsletter layout expertise! Nuggets Newsletter looks great because of you!
There will be even more Girl Scout troop articles copied for the Leader mailboxes for our last April Leader meeting on April 17th. Thanks for all the Nuggets submissions this year!
Audrey Slaughter, Nuggets 2001-2002 editor
NUGGETS newsletter is a Pleasant Hill Association publication that provides news about local Girl Scout events and troop activities. Any articles can be submitted to the Editor, Audrey Slaughter, via email: slaughtr@pacbell.net.
Rebecca Storm, Troop Leader
Brownie Girl Scout Troop #2045
Written by the members of Jr. Girl Scout Troop 1039
Gina Paff, Leader
Sue Walters, Leader
Cathy Myers and Kelly Kitchell, Leaders
Marci Finley, Leader
Janet Angell, Leader
Written by, Kirsten Clausen - member of Troop # 2185
Lambda Clausen, Leader - Brownie Troop 155I
Written by the members of Troop 1662
Tammy Jacobson, Leader
"The scary stories they tell really freaked us out - they're scary!"
"The Flight Deck is really cool."
"The food was good - especially the mashed potatoes."
"Go on Volcano when you ride the simulator - it's the wildest."
"Beware of the weird smell."
"Don't be scared when they say you can hear a pin drop - they will make a loud noise."
"Watch out for those bulkheads."
"The Apollo exhibit is out of this world!"
