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The Girl Scout Difference
Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust s
kill-building programming, and adds caring adult mentors and strong female role models. Everything a Girl Scout does centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship,and is designed to meet her where she is now and to grow along with her.
Use the key below to see what category the activity falls under!
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STEM
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LIFE SKILLS
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OUTDOORS
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Civic engagement, healthy living, global citizenship, communication skills. |
Adventure and skill building, including through camping experiences for all age levels, from the backyard to the backcountry. |
The Girl Scout Cookie Program- the largest girl-led business in the world- teaches goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics and people skills. |
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Out & About with Daisies & Brownies
Connect and learn about troops in our council!
Daisies and
Brownies have had an amazing fall season - from campouts to service projects to enjoying the changing season to honoring our veterans and everythng in between!
Girl Scout Brownie Troop 2231 from Chillicothe, MO worked on Flag Etiquette with some
very special guests: 2 Soldiers from Army National Guard came to visit. Girls learned what the colors stand for, how to properly fold the flag, and what the flag means to the soldiers. They also had a GS dad join their meeting who served 4 years in the Marines and talked briefly about his experience.
Sharing THANKS with Others!
Girl Scout Daisy Troop 1952 from Kansas City, KS made 11 Thanksgiving donation baskets to give to families in need. The baskets included their creative appreciation as well as all the fixings for a wonderful meal.
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Special Adventures for Daisies & Brownies!
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Events For Daisies & Brownies
Stay up-to-date on some of the BEST experiences Girl Scouts has to offer!
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Dec. 1-2
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Dec. 2-3
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Dec 7, 8, 10, 13, 14 & 17
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Dec. 23
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With two sessions to choose from, there's no reason to miss
out on the
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art's Girl Scout Day on
Dec. 3! From either 10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Girl Scouts of all ages can participate in a portraits-themed art scavenger hunt and activity inspired by the exhibition Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today! Girl Scouts will be encouraged to experiment with different types of art materials and processes while also exploring contemporary portraiture and themes such as identity, family, culture, and community! This is a FREE event, but
registration is required.
Ernie Miller Nature Center
Ernie Miller Nature Center invites Girl Scouts of all ages to their
Winter Solstice Celebration on
Dec. 16 from 4:30 - 7:30 pm. Attendees will walk trails lit by luminaries through the woods, warm up by the fire, hear stories about the longest night of the year and enjoy warm campfire treats and more! Save $2/girl when you
register in advance for the event!
We have
100+
Community Partners serving Girl Scouts all over our region, many of which can be done by girls individually or with their family!
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Season of Giving
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Giving Tuesday
Her Vest. Her Story. Giving Tuesday is coming on Nov. 28 and YOU can help her fill her vest. A Girl Scout vest says a lot about a girl and in many ways, it's her very first resume.
- Her badges represent accomplishments.
- Her troop number represents her Girl Scout family.
- Her council patch represents her community.
- Her flag patch represents her nation.
Together, they tell a powerful story of growing into a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader).
Your Giving Tuesday investment has double the power this, thanks to Sylvia Wagner and E. R. Pullman, who have offered a dollar for dollar match for Giving Tuesday gifts. Will you consider investing in the future? Gifts of any size have double the power for change. Give, share and help her tell her story! www.gsksmo.org/givingtuesday
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Ten Thousand Villages
Shop at Ten Thousand Villages, Overland Park on Dec. 7 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm when they will donate 15% of all proceeds back to our council! Plus 100 Girl Scouts can come and help decorate their tree with special ornaments and get a #LiveLifeFair patch.
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Amazon Smile
Give while shopping - it's FREE FOR YOU! Do your holiday shopping today and give at the same time. All you have to do is use the link here:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/43-0892926
or go to
smile.amazon.com
and type "Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri" into the Charity search. Once you designate your charity, .5% of all your purchases goes back to Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri. Same Amazon, just giving back! Make sure to use smile.amazon.com whenever you shop to active the giving.
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Boy Scouts of America officially announced its plan to bring girls into its organization beginning in 2018. Girls and boys are not the same. Research is clear that girls need a place where they can feel success, work to overcome challenges and do that with other girls. Girl Scouts has been here for all girls for 105 years. We have proven success. We love being the place where girls can grow as leaders today and into the future!
"Girl Scouts works, and we have the research to prove it. The experience produces leaders and even buffers girls in the difficult middle-school years."
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Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Sylvia Acevedo
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