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Out & About with GSKSMO Teens!
For
Girl Scout Ambassador Lauren Ingraham, all it took was one Midwest winter for her Gold Award project to be born.
Read on our blog how she saw a problem, took action and how she was a catalyst for change in her very own neighborhood!
I will do my best to be... There's nothing like earning those last Daisy petals to make you smile!
Thanks to to Troops 9 and 1795 from Liberty, MO, quite a few Daisies did just that! These AWESOME Teen Girl Scouts hosted a Daisy Petal Event at Camp Prairie Schooner where 90 Daisies from 14 troops and 12 service units attended. With super cool, hands-on activities all teen-led, our Daisies earned those last three petals to fill their vest or tunic. Wow! Daisies had a blast and the teens felt incredible about their leadership. What a winning day! Way to go, Troops 9 & 1795! Thank you for your hard work!! And, thank you to our awesome adults who support these Teen Girl Scouts and Daisy Girl Scouts!!
Linger will be taking a two month break for the summer! We'll be back with all the latest news and exciting activities in late August when the new GS School Year is here. Keep up with all the awesome things our teens
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Have you seen our AWESOME new national PSA?
"Lifetime of Leadership,
" which celebrates notable Girl Scout alums and their amazing accomplishments and is narrated by Girl Scout alum Queen Latifah. The incredible women featured in the video includes U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Susan Collins, Melinda Gates, Dolores Huerta, and Tyra Banks. This video truly reflects the impact Girl Scouts have. We hope you will watch and share on your social media using @girlscouts. Happy Summer!
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As we head to the end of another great Girl Scout School Year, remember your girl's journey has just begun. Think about it... How many new things has she tried? How many challenges as she overcome? How many times have you watched her turn a "Can I?" into an "I Will!" with that inspired spark in her eyes?
Start thinking about signing her up for another great year of adventures. At Girl Scouts, she can take the lead and not stand in the background. We can't wait to see what she accomplishes!
When you renew her membership by May 31st, she'll receive a FREE Power of G.I.R.L. patch plus other awesome benefits!
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Special Adventures for
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Events For Teens!
Check out some upcoming events for Teen Girl Scouts and their families!
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We need Teen Girl Scouts to help at our GSKSMO booth at the
5th Annual First Stages Festival on June 10 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts! This FREE community festival showcases hundreds of young performers on the Kauffman Center stages every year, and guests are invited to enjoy a wide-range of diverse performance styles and engaging arts activities. Email
JoeyWhite@gsksmo.org to sign up for a volunteer shift!
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Get Outdoors and Take on Earning a Badge or Two This Summer! Girl Scouts are the true vision of "work hard play hard." Through their badge and journey requirements, getting girls outdoors teaches them about the environment that surrounds them, leadership skills and social bonds and problem solving skills.
Read our blog for some great ideas on working toward some of the new Outdoor Badges!
Do you have a tried and true, scrum-didily-umptious, yum-o
campfire recipe?
Share it with us by June 8 for a chance to be featured in a blog post!
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Friends of the River needs Girl Scouts' help on June 23 to get ready for KC Riverfest 2018! Girl Scouts will help on game building day to design, assemble and paint yard games for KC Riverfest, as well as identify Park Markers that will be used for a KC Riverfest scavenger hunt!
Learn more and register.
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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GIRLtopia Journey Weekend
Spend the night at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and complete all steps leading up to your Take Action Project in the
GIRLtopia Journey June 22 - 23! All activities, meals and Journey materials are included in the cost. This Journey is open to Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors and is great for those who need to complete this prerequisites before working on their Gold Award!
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Registration for 2019 Cookie Construction is now open! Girl Scouts will be placed in teams to work alongside female design professionals over the course of 6 months to create and build structures out of Girl Scout Cookie boxes at Build Day on March 2 at Crown Center. When you register your Girl Scout Cadette, Senior or Ambassador by July 1, you'll save 15% off the registration fee! Once again this year we will have teams based in Kansas City as well as Topeka, KS and St. Joseph, MO! Learn more and reserve your spot(s) today at
gsksmo.org/construct.
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2018-2019 Teen Leadership Circle
We're looking for Girl Scouts in 8th -12th grade to serve on our Teen Leadership Circle for the 2018-20189 Girl Scout year. This group of girls will meet four times a year, offering their experience and opinion to various GSKSMO departments to impact future strategic plans. They will also have special opportunities to serve at council events. If you are interested in participating,
learn more and
submit your application by June 15!
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Council-Sponsored Trip: Belize
Do you have a sense of adventure and a love of travel?! Will you be a Senior or Ambassador next summer? Then pack your bags and head to Belize with us on our next international council-sponsored trip in July of 2019! This trip will include service projects, high adventure activities, nature hikes and leisure time along the beach!
Now is the perfect time to register! Plan to use your Fall Funds, Cookie Dough and Cookie Proceeds to cover the cost of this trip!
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Did you know that Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri is renovating one of the oldest pools in KC?! Our beloved pool area at Camp Prairie Schooner is getting a full overhaul as a new Aquatics Center and we want YOU to be part of it!
If you're a part of a Day Camp at Camp Prairie Schooner, make sure you sign the wall of the old pool house. You can also be part of the new Aquatics Center by investing in a paver recognition ($250 - $500 gift). Gifts of any size will be recognized in some way, but pavers are the best way to commemorate your troop, alum in your life or family. Contact VirginiaPennington@gsksmo.org by July 1 to make your gift today! Learn more about the new Aquatics Center and all the way you can invest.
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Becuase of Girl Scouts...
- 71% of girls tried an outdoor activity for the first time.
- 48% of girls helped other girls do an outdoor activity.
- 71% of girls improved an outdoor skill.
- 29% of girls overcame a fear of an outdoor activity.
Nature provides novelty and challenge, which enhance leadership. Outdoor experiences often place girls in new physical, psychological and social situations that motivate curiosity and foster a sense of discovery!
Source: More Than S'mores, a 2014 study by the Girl Scout Research Institute.
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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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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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