Girl Scouts Forever Green Take Action Project

Girl Scouts Forever Green (GSFG), our 100^th Anniversary Take Action Project, is a global effort to improve the environment and protect natural resources. We invite you to lead your family, school, and community in one of the three Girl Scouts Forever Green Take Action Projects during 2012.

The goal of Reduce Waste is to reduce the number of discarded single-use plastic bottles and bags and increase aluminum recycling rates.
The goal of Earth Hour is to encourage sustainable behavioral change, reduce CO2 footprints, and save energy and money. Install energy-efficient light bulbs at your house and encourage others to do the same! 

The goal of Rain Gardens is to increase green space and wildlife habitats, and improve water quality by reducing water borne pollutants running into streams, rivers, and other water supplies. Work with your community to pick the perfect place and find experts to help with a Rain Garden.

Questions? Call Katie Hiott at 843-552-9910 or click here to send her an email.

Resident camp is currently seeking volunteers who are interested in coming to resident camp at Sandy Ridge this summer to share/teach their skills in the following areas: yoga, healthy eating, manicures/pedicures, meditation, swimming, cooking, cake/cupcake decorating, horse knowledge, outdoor living skills, primitive camping, painting, drawing, acting, dancing, manners/ etiquette, pottery or other skills you believe would be beneficial to share with the girls. It could be in the form of a two hour session, a day workshop or multiple workshops, just let us know what works for you. Got a skill you''d like to share? Contact Melissa Arrwood at 843-552-9910 Ext. 236 or melissaarrwood@girlscoutsesc.org.

Girl Scout Juniors and Cadettes got to experience Discover Engineering Day on Feb. 19, as part of the kick off to National Engineers Week. Sponsored by the Lowcountry section of the Palmetto Scholars Academy, the Society of Women Engineers offered an introduction to the world of engineering by celebrating the G in Engineer.

Professional engineers and college students who are working toward their engineering degrees guided the girls in several hands on activities.

• Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina  just received $2,000 from the Coastal Community Foundation - Beaufort Fund for Membership Extensions in Beaufort and Colleton counties. Click here for an article. 

• We also received $2,486 from the Byerly Foundation to fund two First LEGO League teams in Hartsville.

Service Unit 631 celebrated Girl Scout Sunday at Island Lutheran Church on Hilton Head Island. The pastor gave a special sermon and talked to and about the Girl Scouts. The service was followed by a reception which featured a historical display of Girl Scouts through the decades. Following the reception, the girls participated in the Hilton Head St. Patrick''s Day Parade with a float that featured girls wearing past uniforms and about 60 Girl Scouts walking behind them.

Troop 422 paired up with the Janice Rhodes and the Alhambra Garden club to work on their Junior Gardening Badge. Activities included painting clay pots and planting pansies in them. The girls arranged flowers and gave the arrangements to residents at the Franke Home for Valentine’s Day.  All supplies were provided to the troop from the Alhambra Garden Club!

Several girls from eastern South Carolina participated in the page program this year at the Statehouse. Seen above are (left to right) Alexandria Luciano, Patricia Luciano, Governor Nikki Haley and Kierra Richardson.

As part of the Girl Scout Way badge, Junior Troop 418 identified the problem of people speeding down the main road into Park West. A classmate had recently been hit by a car while walking home from school. They decided they wanted to make signs and stand along the road one day after school - hoping to make the world a better (and safer) place!

Service Unit 651 held World Thinking Day on February 11 at the Garrett Academy. A total of 19 troops, including our Juliette Girl Scout and family, 247 girls, adults and tagalongs, were in attendance representing 16 countries – Israel, England, China, Morocco, Bahamas, Nigeria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Mexico, Japan, South Africa, United States of America, Portugal, Zimbabwe and the Philippines, to name a few.

The cookie sale ends this Sunday. Check out our gallery of cookie booths, selling and more! 

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