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Going Gold in the North Region!
We are getting so excited for THE Girl Scout event of the year where we will honor 60 Girl Scouts who completed their Gold Award Project this past year! Of those 60, there are SIX Gold Award Girl Scouts from the North Region that will be celebrated at
Inspire a Girl
on April 14 at the Overland Park Convention Center!
From community history education to a literacy program for children in poverty, recycling initiatives to history preservation, these young women below have given over 500 hours to causes they believed in and improved their community, and the world, overall!
Skylar Clark, Atchison, KS
Troop 8184
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Katelyn Kesinger, Atchison, KS
Troop 8184
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Werthen Gass, Trenton, MO
Troop 8081
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E'Lizabeth (Elle) Neal, Trenton, MO
Troop 8081
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Latorrie Johnson, Trenton, MO
Troop 8081
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Miranda Wagner, Atchison, KS
Troop 8184
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Read about the projects these women chose and how they each took action to improve their communities on our blog at
gsksmoblog.org. Then, make plans to meet them and congratulate them in person at
Inspire a Girl on April 14!
We are happy to announce that we will be providing bus transportation from St. Joseph - stay tuned for more information!
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Spotlight on Go-Getter & Troop Leader Jenn Hughes
Jennifer (Jenn) Hughes was born and raised in St. Joseph, MO and she has three children including two Girl Scouts, Madelynn (13) and Parker (5)! Jenn is the proud go-getting troop leader of multi-level Troop 667 in Service Unit 808 where she has been volunteering for the past 5 years.
As a self-employed business owner and WAHM (work-at-home-mom) Jenn still finds the time to volunteer not only with Girl Scouts but in her kids' classrooms as well. It's through this volunteering that Jenn was inspired to go back to school.
"Being in the classroom and teaching my Girl Scout
s inspired me to return to Missouri Western State University to complete my teaching certificate. If everything goes as planned, I should finish in the Spring of 2019. It has been a slight challenge returning to school after being out for 9 years, but I have adjusted well, and I am so excited to be back," Jenn said!
Jenn has taught her girls the importance of serving their community. They have collected food to deliver to "little food pantries", donated pet food, litter and homemade dog toys to the Animal Shelter, visited and made cards, caroled and decorated cookies with the residents at a long term care facility, just to name a few!
We are so thrilled that Jenn has rediscovered her passion due in-part to Girl Scouts and we know this path will enhance her skills as a leader and show other girls that they can pursue their dreams at any time!
Do you know a G.I.R.L. (go-getter, innovator, risk-taker, leader) adult volunteer that we should spotlight?! Email prdept@gsksmo.org and let us know!
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Upcoming Events & Happenings
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Feb. 18
2:00 - 4:00p
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SU 820 World Thinking Day
Cadette Troop 484 invites you to the OUTBACK OF AUSTRALIA!
Girl Scout Little House, Chillicothe, MO
$5 per Girl Scout patch included!
Amanda Hall, Girl Scouts, 1318 Webster Street, Chillicothe, MO 64601
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Feb. 24
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Regional World Thinking Day -
East Hills Mall
Girl Scouts, friends and families are invited to our Regional World Thinking Day from 10:00am - 2:00 pm! WTD patches will be available for purchase. Interested in hosting a table and receiving your World Thinking Day patch for free? Contact Deb Allison by Feb. 14 at dallison@gsksmo.org 816-279-7438.
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Mar. 3 |
Girl Scout Cadettes from St. Joseph and Chillicothe have been hard at work for the past 6 months planning and designing a structure made solely out of Girl Scout Cookie boxes with female design professionals in the community. Their work will culminate with Build Day at Crown Center in Kansas City where they will build their structure. Awards ceremony is at 3:15 pm and People's Choice voting will open following!
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Mar. 10
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Join Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon & Northwest Student Chapter of the National Science Teachers Association to learn from local experts about natural science topics that will educate, surprise, and thrill all levels of Girl Scouts.
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Mar. 11
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2nd Annual Spring into STEAM
Girl-Led event where Girl Scouts can explore Science,Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics and see 2 Silver Award Projects!
Register
and mail payment to
Amanda Hall, Girl Scouts, 1318 Webster Street, Chillicothe, MO 6460
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Mar. 24
9:00a - 12:00p or
1:00 - 4:00p
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Girl Scout Volunteer Training: Leadership Development through a Trauma-Informed Lens
Facilitated by Jean West, Professional Counseling Services
Register by calling 816-279-7438
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Apr. 3
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Apr. 14
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We will honor 6 Gold Award Girl Scouts from the North Region!
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June 3
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Save the Date - North Region Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
Ashland United Methodist Church, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
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Service Unit Shout-Outs!
Service Unit 806 - Regional Scouting for Food Drive
During the holidays, troops from SU 806 collected food at two Savannah grocery stores. While collecting food at Brother's Market, SU Manager and Troop Leader, Rosanna Nowling struck up a conversation with a delivery driver as he was making a bread delivery. The driver mentioned that he had many items that were pulled from store shelves, but still good, that he would be happy to donate to the drive. Rosanna orchestrated the large donation and helped to make the connection between the delivery driver and the Food Pantry. The driver indicated that he was unaware of an organization in Andrew County that provided food to local residents and now plans to make regular donations to Andrew County Ministries Food Bank. Thanks to the everyone's hard work, they collected 1600 pounds of food!
Service Unit 801 - STEM Event
In November, SU 801 hosted a STEM event with 4 stations for Girl Scouts to learn about vital signs (thanks to the assistance of GS Volunteer, Rebecca Houghton), did an egg drop
from the roof of the Atchison Fire Station, learned about the
chemistry of polymers and
observed the effects of Styrofoam on our environment!
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The Girl Scout Difference & GSKSMO Resources
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.
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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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