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mid the bustle of the year-end holiday season, Awe can sometimes forget the big picture-that the holi­ days are a time for joy and cele­ bration, for giving and receiving, for reflection and renewal. No matter what holidays we observe, or how we choose to celebrate, we are encouraged to be thankful for what we have received and to share our good fortune with oth­ ers. Regardless of our particular cult)lral, religious, or ethnic her­ itage, holidays inspire us tb renew our connections with each day traditions different from our we think of others, one of the other, our families, and within own. By learning about and shar­ season's greatest joys is to our larger communities. ing in these celebrations, we gain help make the holidays Girl Scouts have The myriad holidays we cel­ a better understanding of what brighter for those less fortu­ ebrate give credence to the idea we all have in common, as well as nate. It is important to remem­ always known that America is not so much a the qualities that make us unique. ber those who have suffered that service melting pot-as some say-as it This is not a new concept in hardship and loss, and it is above self is part is a dynamic, colorful, patchwork Girl Scouting, of course. Ours is particularly important to of a universal quilt. In this American quilt, each a movement that has always remember the children in unique and separate group con­ embraced every girl, no matter these circumstances. language that tributes to the beauty and rich­ where she comes from. Girl Girl Scouts have always transcends our ness of the whole. In the same Scouting's commitment to plural­ known that service above self­ differences, be way, each of the many holiday ism goes all the way back to our acts of caring and kindness-is they cultural, traditions celebrated in America founder, Juliette Gordon Low. part of a universal language that enriches us as a society and Remember, Daisy had something transcends our differences, be · religious, ethnic, strengthens us as a nation. "for all the girls." they cultural, religious, ethnic, or or racial. The holiday season offers In the 86 years since Girl racial. It brings all of us together each of us the opportunity to Scouting's founding, our nation's in the spirit of unity and of hope. reflect on an incredible diversity racial, ethnic, cultural and religious And so, in keeping with that spirit, of traditions. There are celebra­ landscape has continued to shift, I wish each of you and your fami­ tions of Kwanzaa, an African­ creating demographic patterns lies love, happiness, a wonderful American cultural tradition of much different from those that holiday season, and a healthy and reaffirmation; of Christmas, Daisy knew. Yet, because of her prosperous New Year. marked by Christians; of abiding commitment to diversity, Chanukah, the Jewish festival of we can all take great pride in the lights; of the Hispanic-American fact that Girl Scouting is an ideal tradition of Three Kings Day; of place for girls and their families to -Elinor Johnstone' Ferdon the festive and momentous learn about difference, and to grow National President Chinese New Year; the Muslim and learn from the experience. observance of Ramadan; and Of course, Girl Scouting is countless others. Through each also committed to reaching out of these celebrations we can learn to those in need. And since the about religious and cultural holi- holiday season is a time when

4 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 Two Precious Gifts

irl Scout volunteers give generously of costs are worth it. Councils want every Girl Scout their time and talents to benefit girls. member to have a qualified and trained leader, G They see firsthand the impact Girl supported by a team of volunteers and staff to ensure Scouting has on its members. A leader can be the health, safety, and effectiveness of the program. proud when a Brownie Girl Scout leads a flag Girl Scouting needs volunteers; they are the ceremony for the first time. An adult volunteer is lifeblood of our organization. There always seem rewarded when a Junior Girl Scout develops self­ to be more jobs than there are people to do them. And confidence after completing a physically challenging Girl Scouting needs financial support from volunteers course at camp; and a troop adviser may be the first and community. There never seems to be enough one to know when a Cadette Girl Scout has made money to offer all the activities girls require. a life-affecting ~areer decision after she attended A large percentage of council funds are derived a Girl Scout event. from product sales-which volunteers support with Volunteers are witness to the success and lots of energy and enthusiasm. But councils are development of girls and young women in Girl dangerously dependent upon this single category of Scouting. Perhaps it's the results volunteers see in funding. Can you imagine a business that relied upon one client for 60 to 75 percent of its income? By diversifying our income, we can ensure a solid foundation for the future of our organization. Funding from within the council strengthens the case for funding from outside donors. Donors view the level of support from the council's family (parents, volunteers, board, and staff) as a measure of how well they value their mission and of the sustainability of their contribution. It is important to be able to say to a prospective funder, "Our volunteers give generously of their time and their money. They have demonstrated their A Girl Scout adult gives their interaction with girls that keep them commitment to girls in every way possible. the gift; of time as she volunteering; perhaps it's giving back to an Please partner with us." coaches girls. organization that had an impact on their own lives. The time you volunteer to Girl Scouting shapes Or, perhaps it's an opportunity to spend more time girls' lives; your financial contribution is a with their daughters. For whatever reason reinforcement of your commitment. As one Girl volunteers give time, there are similar reasons Scout leader in Minnesota says, "I like having the why they donate money- to help girls. opportunity to support Girl Scouting financially so The Junior Girl Scout who attended camp may that even more girls can be involved in this never know that the actual cost of a week at camp was successful and remarkable program." hundreds more than the price her family paid. The If you have not already, ask your council how council is responsible for ensuring that all girls have you can help support its fund development efforts. In the opportunity to maximize their camping the meantime, a special thank-you to the thousands experience. There are many costs to offering o{ Girl Scout volunteers who give their time and program, costs that are hidden or that people might money to benefit girls. • not think about. Even though a leader may pay a -Shellie Williams small amount to attend leader training, the actual cost of having competent, trained, and supported vol~nteer leadership is quite high. Of course these Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 5 worked best, with one day devot­ outing as well," she said. ed to the creation of the rockets, Beverly also encouraged girls and the second day devoted to who were in team sports at their launching. "Parents who school to work on presentations weren't there for the creation of as a part of their sports badge. the rockets, came to see them ''Two girls who have played soft­ launched," she said. "Everyone ball for a number of years came had a 'blast."' to the meeting in full uniform­ Cathy Sifford of Peralta, they brought equipment, tro­ N.M. , wrote to share the phies, pictures, etc.'," she said. "real-life" technology adventures "After their presentation on the Girl Scout of the girls in her Cadette Girl history of the sport and how to Scout troop. "Knowing that keep score, the two girls divided many of the girls have no the troop in half. One presenter Program access to computers outside taught one of the groups to of school, I arranged for a catch and throw, while the other couple of work-site tours." The taught the other group how to girls visited the lab where bat. The groups then switched. Cathy works, as well as the Now other girls want to do dental office where one of her swimming and basketball!" • When we requested suggestions to assistant leaders works. The solve common problems, we heard girls got to see science and from leaders, co-leaders, and technology in action. Please send your responses to the following questions to: parents. Here's what they said. Q: How have you interested Patricia J. Paddock/ Girl Scouts girls in sports and fitness of the U.S.A/ 420 Fifth Avenue/ activities? New York, N.Y. 10018-2798 I What have you done to Q: Attn: Q&A. Or e-mail them to promote literacy, science, A Many readers said that a [email protected]. Your and technology? little imagination went a long response MUSTinclude your way. Julia Wertz of Winchester, name, address, and phone A: Many readers said that Mass., wrote that most of the number so we can contact you they found GSUSA resources 16 girls in her Brownie Girl if necessary. helpful for promoting literacy. Scout troop were already And all mentioned that they involved in organized sports, Q: What resources in your worked best when coupled with like baseball, soccer, and tennis. community have you used to hands-on activities and events. So she and her co-leader wanted enhance your troop/group's Terri White of Battle Creek, to do something a little differ­ activities? Mich., sang the praises of the ent. "As part of our Dancercize new "Read to Lead" Issues for patch, we had a certified Q: What type of trip has been Girl Scouts series. She also aerobics instructor come to one the most successful with your helped the girls connect with a of our meetings for a demonstra­ troop/group? Why? journalism workshop held by tion," she said. 'The girls loved her local paper. Jill Lucca of being able to be on the move Duluth, Minn., shared the for a complete meeting. The success the girls in her troop session was geared to our age had with the Junior Girl Scout level, which made for enthusias­ "Books" badge, and how excited tic participants!" they were to meet a real author. Beverly Rager of Citrus Jane Gaddis of Prior Lake, Heights, Calif., also used aero­ Minn., shared the rocket-building bics as a "hook" to interest her activities her fourth-graders did. Junior Girl Scouts. "We went to She found that a two-day event the aerobic gym, so it was an

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Girl Scout Teamwork The Mean Greens The Blue and Green Drill Team of Audubon Girl Scout Council (Baton Rouge, La.) hosted the Green Starlettes Drill Team of San Jacinto Girl Scout Council (Houston, Tex.) for a drill clinic weekend this year. Southern University Baton Rouge provided facilities for the clinic and the overnight stay. The event, organized entirely by parent volun­ teers, brought together 28 Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts on the Blue and ,Green team and 59 Cadettes on the Starlettes. Now in its third year, the Blue and Green Drill Team was initially inspired by the Green Starlettes. No experience or try outs are required Every Memorial Day weekend, exchange students, who became for membership. The girls practice Girl Scouts from all over the East canoe racing enthusiasts. Coach twice a month and give monthly per­ Coast gather to compete in the Betsy Motten says that the team formances such as at Mardi Gras, General Clinton Canoe Regatta in now has a Web site so the girls opening ceremonies and half-time Bainbridge, N.Y. The Mean can exchange team information shows at sporting events, and Girl Greens, a team from Girl Scouts via computer. Scout banquets. of Southeastern Pennsylvania As for the 1998 races, the The purpose of the weekend (Philadelphia), have been part of Mean Greens in the 15-mile clinic was to foster friendship the action for over 20 years. endurance canoes placed first and between the two groups and to Novices when they first join second for trophies, and an older learn new routines from each other. the team, the girls quickly become girl 12-mile sprint pair placed fifth Local community support kept the adept at paddling and working in trophies. All were thrilled to effectively with their partners. have finished a big race-and This past year, the Mean Greens not in last place. • welcomed three international

Outreach Success Story The San Mar Children's Home created the San MarGroup 853 in Boonsboro, Md., houses 12- to drama group. 17-year-old girls who have experi­ The girls- from diverse· enced abuse in dysfunctional backgrounds, races, and religions­ families. Its mission is to help the learned to work as a team, resolv­ girls become productive citizens. ing conflicts and developing In 1997, outreach specialist leadership skills. Over a six-week Sandy Clipp of Shawnee Girl Scout period, they wrote and produced Council (Martinsburg, W.Va.) a play built around their life offered an open-ended Girl Scout experiences, and performed it at costs to a minimum while giving program to the girls, and Group the annual holiday party before the Houston visitors a taste of 853 was formed. They were inter­ an appreciative crowd. • Baton Rouge hospitality and lots ested in music, dancing, cooking, of goodies to take home. Plans and drama, and seven of the girls are underway to repeat the event next year in Houston. • Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 7 n the news

National Secretary A Chemistry Making a Difference I Elected to WAGGGS Jamboree Thirty-five girls and adults in the Committee More than 500 Girl Scouts in River Coverdale Neighborhood Girl Scouts (Great Rivers Girl Scout At the July 18-23, 1998 Western Bluffs Girl Scout Council (Glen Council, Cincinnati, Ohio) partici­ Hemisphere Conference in Carbon, Ill.) attended a Kids & pated in the seventh national Make a Jamaica, National Secretary Chemistry Junior Jamboree last Difference Day sponsored by USA Toni Martinez-Burgoyne, was year. The science outreach pro­ Weekend last fall. The Girl Scouts elected as a member of the gram, co-sponsored by Southern worked from 9 to 5 removing over­ Western Hemisphere Committee Illinois University, the American Chemical Society, and the council, grown bushes and trees, painting, r======-----L----~ of WAGGGS. and landscaping a garden for a The Western kicked off local observance of bedridden neighbor. Hemisphere National Chemistry Week. Thirty As the girls pruned and Committee reports professional chemists were on hauled away branches, neighbors to the World Board hand to assist the girls and explain marveled at the house they had of WAGGGS. The the scientific processes involved in never seen. One neighbor donated Committee develops their experiments. pizzas for lunch, another sent plans, in cooperatiol} In four workshops, the girls candy, and others donated plant­ with the Training learned about chemical reactions, ings and mulch. and Development how to identify them, and what new When the girls' parents came Committee of products their experiments pro­ to pick them up, they stayed longer WAGGGS, to duced. In "Rubber Flubber" they to help. "It was great seeing all strengthen Girl made rubber balls, foam, and bands. these people getting involved and Guiding/Girl "Jiggle Jelly" had them combining helping to make a difference," says Toni Martinez Burgoyne Scouting and to polystyrene, potato starch, and one of the troop leaders. • promote the devel- paper to make a slimy ectoplasm­ opment and expansion of the like jelly. They also learned how to movement within the Western combine chemicals to make phos­ Girl Scouts in Bolivia Hemisphere. Through the work phorescent "goofy glowing gel." USA Girl Scouts Overseas proud­ of its members, the committee Jamboree coordinator Cindy ly had an investiture for the first facilitates cooperation and Powell-Brown, a biochemist and time in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Girl mutual assistance between Girl troop leader, says that feedback Scout troops were formed for Guides/Girl Scouts within the was overwhelmingly positive, and Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Western Hemisphere. predicts many such events in the Scouts, adding 50 new members Toni Martinez-Burgoyne future for area Girl Scouts. • was part of GSUSA's four­ to the ranks. • member delegation led by International Commissioner Lois E. Bell. The delegation was also composed of National Board member Dr. Joyce Lujan Martinez and young adult com­ .mittee member Lillette Moore. •

8 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 Girl Scouts at the U.N. Doing Their Civic Duty Award for Two Senior Girl Scouts from Girl Junior Girl Scouts from South GSUSA Scout Council of Greater Essex and Cook County Girl Scouts 'The National Hudson Counties (Montclair, N.J.) (Homewood, Ill.) presented Palos Urban League, were among a select group of 20 Hills City Council with a list of Inc. would like to girls worldwide who attended the residents' complaints about their thank Girl Scouts 42nd session ofthe U.N. Commis­ city's eight parks and playgrounds. of the U.S.A. for 30 years of sion on the Status of Women last Among the problems: rusting continuous and valued support to year. Laura Hall, Troop 329, and slides and jungle gyms, sharp the Showcase for Commitment of Janet Matthews, Troop 2110, edges, dangerous swings, and Equal Opportunity." These are the participated in sessions from poorly used play space. words engraved on the very special February 28 to March 4. The topics The girls listed their sugges­ award conferred on GSUSA at the they covered included human tions for improvements, taking into annual conference of the National rights, women and armed ~onflict, consideration the amount of avail­ Urban League last August. and violence against women. able tax money. Among them were Presented by Urban League In addition to attending the better designed equipment, more President and Chief Executive structured sessions, the girls were durable materials, new picnic facili­ Officer Hugh B. Price, the award able to network with their peers ties, and recycled rubber shavings recognizes GSUSA as one of only and other delegates during recep­ to replace sand as play material. • 14 companies that have participated tions and tours ofthe U.N. and of as exhibitors since the start of the New York City. The girls exchanged League's Showcase. According to addresses and hope to keep in Retiring Grand National President Elinor]. Ferdon, touch with their new friends. • Old Flags long ,a board member of the National Urban League, GSUSA Last year the Junior and Cadette is the only non-governmental Girl Scouts in Ewa No Ka 'Oi not-for-profit organization to be so Service Unit of Girl Scout Council honored, with most awardees of Hawaii held a flag ceremony representing the nation's largest workshop at the Barbers Point "Fortune 500" corporations. • Naval Air Station. The girls learned about the history of the flag, flag etiquette, and different flag ceremonies. After the workshop, 26 girls performed a flag retirement ceremo­ ny to put nine old flags to rest. The flags came from a local military Laura Hall (left) and janet Matthews (right) base, a school, a Boy Scout troop, and com­ munity residents. •

Girl Scout Leader/ Winter 1998 9 • n the news

Adventures in Norway Creating For more than 20 years, Fox River Self-Esteem Area Girl Scout Council (Appleton This year, 30 girls Wis.) has had an exchange pro­ between the ages of gram with councils in Norway. 9 and 12 took part in This year, after two years of plan­ ARTsmarts for Girls, a ning and money-earning activities, program using art to Senior Girl Scout Troop 305 trav­ foster self-esteem while teaching Cookies for a Crew eled to Norway to spend 19 days of about risky behaviors. The Brownie Girl Scout Troop 1083 in hiking and touring. program was sponsored by Spar Hornet's Nest Girl Scout Council In Lillehammer, their first stop, and Spindle Girl Scout Council (Charlotte, N.C.) received the the group explored the Olympic (Middletown, Mass.) and PlANS, a Outstandin-g Philanthropic Youth Village and marveled at the views. drug abuse collaboration. Group Award from their city's Th~y went on an evening safari and The girls worked with high chapter of the National Society of observed a herd of moose browsing school peer leaders, using art to Fund Raising. Their service project on the remote mountains. express concerns about drugs, benefited the crew of the U.S. S. Austratt National Scout Camp alcohol, and peer pressure. The Charlotte, a submarine sent to was their home for a week. They murals they created were on exhibit the Persian Gulf. and are now permanent fixtures at During their cookie sale, the the Family Investment Center in girls collected 52 boxes of donated Salem, Mass. • cookies, more than enough for one box per crew member. Included in the package, whose shipping Twilight Campers charges were covered by sales To complete their Silver Award earnings, were cards for each project, girls in Cadette Girl Scout crewman. A member of the U.S.S. Troop 482 in Angeles Girl Scout Charlotte F-oundation told the troop Council (Los Angeles, Calif.) that the Girl Scouts was the first held a four-day twilight camp for organization to recognize the 50 Brownie Girl Scouts. Each day crew's service. • had its own theme: wildlife, space, arts and crafts, and camping skills. Looking Wider Still After orientation, the campers Senior Girl Scout Troop 595 in split up into several smaller groups Citrus Council of Girl Scouts to explore the nature preserve and lived among 11,600 campers from (Orlando, Fla.) traveled to a New learn about ropes, trail signs, wild 29 countries, making friends and Year's friendship session ·at Our animal tracks, and other camping sharing gifts with girls from Africa, Cabana in Cuernavaca, Mexico. skills. They assembled for group England, Germany, and Norway. The girls enjoyed extensive touring, games, relay races, and arts and Tours included crossing the participated in cooperative games, crafts. For the grand finale, family Arctic Circle, fishing from a replica and made toys for a service project. and friends joined the girls at a Viking boat, visiting the Time Says. troop leader Cindy Dowd, campfire enriched with skits, Meridian and the Royal Palace in "wider opportunities such as this are Oslo. All along the way, they stayed songs, swaps, and s'mores. • not as beyond reach as they appear. with Girl Guide families. • The world centers strive to provide as comfortable an international experience as possible with a minimum of risk." •

10 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 Thinking Day-A Small World After All

ere's how six troops celebrated the oneness of our world on February 22, H Thinking Day, dedicated to international awareness.

Pumpkins Are Not Just Jack-0'-Lanterns Take one large· pumpkin. Bury it for two years, then remove, cured and hardened. You now hold the main component of a musical instrument-the sitar. That's just one of many things Junior Girl Scout Troop 297 of Ashland, Guides. Almost immediately Girl Guide Company Oreg. (Winema Girl Scout Council, Medford) 8 of Windsor, Ontario, wrote them and began­ learned about India last February 22 as they via Web sites only- to plan a meeting. Their day represented that country at the council's together in Canada was jam-packed with a joint Thinking Day event. The seven girls dressed in flag ceremony, creating colorful camping saris as Don DeHart, leader Pamela's husband, tablecloths, get-acquainted games, gift exchanges, played sacred music and described the process of and a candle ceremony. making a sitar. What's Your Country Like? Q: When Is a Wall a Matchmaker? In Glenolden, Pa., Cadette Troop 1272 A: When it talks sense to a mouse looking for (Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the perfect husband in "Mouse Bride," a Mayan Philadelphia) made puppets representing Girl folk tale from Belize. Junior/Cadette Girl Scout Guides and Girl Scouts from Ghana, Iceland, Troop 5977, Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, and the United States. (Baltimore) interpreted this delightful tale with Their puppet show, which featured humorous simple costumes and props. They were one of 10 and informative answers to the puppets' repeated troops in an event organized by Senior Girl Scout question, "What's your country like?" also helped Nikki Artes. the girls earn their Cadette Challenge.

Yes, It Does Sink In Tea for Two When Brownie Girl Scout Leader Suzanne Members of Junior Girl Scout Troop 349 of Knapp of Cambria, Calif. (Tres Condados Girl McFarland, Wis. (Black Hawk Council of Girl Scout Council, Santa Barbara) left the council's Scouts, Madison) paired off to bake cookies from annual Thinking Day celebration, she wondered different countries for their Thinking Day event­ how much the girls had absorbed. She soon a mother-daughter tea. As girls presented their found out. Back ·home, the third-graders had research about the cookies' countries, mothers lined up their stuffed animals, ranked them by sipped and munched. Mother-daughter teams country of origin, and made passports for each. then matched country names to their flags in a game of "Name That Flag." The troop laminated From Web to Reality the photos taken that day and used them as the Junior Girl Scout Troop 154 from Lincoln cover to a book of the cookie recipes, which Park, Mich. (Michigan Metro Girl Scout Council, became Mother's Day gifts. • Detroit) put a request out on the Internet, saying - Lynn Obee they wanted to spend Thinking Day with Girl

Girl Scout Leader/ Winter 1998 11 A Most Rewarding Experience

ecently I was sorting through past issues There was so much to do! The Cadette Girl Scout of Girl Scout Leader magazine, as well as Handbook was brand-new just as we entered the R some council newsletters, clipping articles Cadette level. I attended leadership training for and columns I wanted to save. I came upon a leaders moving on to Cadette/ Senior levels. In late question from a Cadette Girl Scout leader. It summer, I called a parents' meeting and filled them seems she had run out of ideas for her girls, and in on all I hoped to accomplish. Then I repeated my they had the attitude that they had already "done spiel to the girls. it all." Now, several weeks later, I am suddenly compelled to share some thoughts along this line. Let the Girls Lead Leading girls in this age group Now for the advice: don't try to run your meetings can be one of the most rewarding like you did when the girls were younger. As a eJtperiences of your life. Draw on leader of young teenagers, I have learned that the their energy and run with it! trick is to let go. This doesn't mean that we sit back The first thing we all have to do· and tell them to do whatever they want. Surprising as first year Cadette leaders is as it seems, they really do crave structure. Cadette get rid of "Brownie Brain." I was Girl Scouting is one of the all-time best-kept secrets an assistant leader back then and in this country. Finally, these young women are at I, along with the other two an age where they can do so many fabulous things. leaders, would pick a theme for We began by setting up a troop government the year and then chose Try-Its system; we have a president, vice president, that we would do as a troop. The treasurer, and scribe. We chose these by drawing little girls had a ball and were names, and we drew new ones frequently. The idea proud to wear their uniforms. is to let each girl get a chance at trying every First year Juniors were not all position that she wishes to try. The next year, have that different. They were proud them elect girls for half a year at a time. You can bet of "being green." There were lots that they'll already know which jobs they prefer. of new things to do in the The first year, I gave them a lot of guidance with handbook and we tried the patrol this, but as May approached, I could see their system, with each of our three confidence growing. patrols working on a different We also voted on the uniform items our troop badge. By the girls' request, would wear. From the new Cadette components, though, we gladly returned to the girls selected the Cadette T-shirt, bandanna, working on a single badge and sash. We used money from our troop treasury together as a troop. At our high to round out every girl's look. The girls opted to point, membership-wise, we had wear these pieces with jeans. We also came up with 17 Girl Scouts and 3 leaders. ·any older girls are eager to try a plethora of ideas for activities and projects tor the ~w challenges The 5th and 6th grade years brought a great deal of year. Our problem was not "there isn't anything left turnover. Some girls left for "more importanf' to do!" Rather, we ran out of available meeting activities, while we slowly gained a Girl Scout here times to fit it all in. or there who had been left without a troop. The end of 6th grade was the most critical time, with seven Variety Is Key of our original Girl Scouts and two leaders dropping Adolescent girls need and enjoy variety. Girls can out. We began our Cadette experience with 10 girls complete some recognitions as a group, but I also and an assistant leader. encouraged the girls to each complete three

12 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 Leader Pamela Hannan (left) and assistant leader Barb Crandell (right) flank Cadette Girl Scout Troop 279 from Mohawk Pathways Girl Scout Council .(Schenectady, N.Y.)

interest projects on their own. Often, we did two or three requirements together, and they finished others independently or in small groups. I encourage them to put their all into each requirement and truly earn the patch. Never programs. I don't take my troop to the classes, have I heard anyone say "We did this in Juniors." although some are open to teenagers. I find topics that sound interesting and then call the listed Most of my Girl Scouts have a passion. Three are speaker and ask if she or he would be interested in avid soccer players, one plays on a baseball team, doing a similar evening for my troop. I have yet to one figure skates competitively, half of them are be turned down. Just be sure that you're staying involved in music.,! pointed out interest projects within Safety-Wise guidelines. When in doubt, ask. just screaming to be completed and the girls couldn't get started fast enough. Finally, I stop by our public library frequently and check out the bulletin board. Again, I don't . So where do we as leaders go for ideas? Start with necessarily take the girls to the program your council office. They always have information advertised. I write down the name of the contact on current service projects, programs, and person and call to see if she could recommend ongoing activities. Maybe there is a need this year someone to do an activity with the girls. It didn't for a Daisy Activity Day or a Brownie Funfest. Say take long for the girls to catch on to generating new "We'll do it," and worry about the details later! ideas. Many of them have now made contacts (Find out who ran it in the past and get pointers.) leading toward future meeting topics. The others My first year Cadette Girl Scouts organized and ran will surely follow. By the time these girls enter our association's Brownie Funfest last year. I gave high school, I can rightfully step back to serve as them lots of structure, but if we ran a similar adviser rather than leader. program next year they could easily do more. So, start foraging for ideas and plugging them into My next favorite place to go for ideas is our school your calendar, leaving one or two spots open for district's adult education brochure. It is loaded with awards or an occasional party, and you too will run out of time, not ideas. The wonderful thing about getting teens into a supportive all-girl atmosphere is that they can let go and be kids again. In school and coed activities they must be ever conscious of what they are doing, how it is perceived by others. When our Brownie Funfest was over and the last happy little Brownie Girl Scout had trudged away with crafts, stickers, and patches, we let our Cadette Girl Scouts play one of the games- a relay race­ themselves. They laughed so hard they cried. Where else in their adolescent lives can they let go like that? I love Girl Scouting! • - Pamela Hannan Cadette Girl Scouts helping to run a Brownie Girl Scout Fun/est

Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 13 Troop Safety in Cyberspace

our troop has explored the Internet Step Three: Write the text for your page. Check for while earning a Try-it, badge, or inter­ spelling, grammar, and ask others to proofread it. Y est project. Now they want to create their In creating graphics, read and follow the rules own Web page. How do you guide the process posted at GSUSA's Web site about the use of Girl and protect the safety of the girls in cyberspace? Scout symbols. Be sure not to use copyrighted Step One: We hope that you have talked with graphics without permission. Remember that them about the Online Safety Pledge found at GSUSA's graphics take up lots of memory and take a long Web site (http:/ /www.girlscouts.org/ girls). Child and time to transmit. teen safety tips are also available at Safe Kids Online Step Four: Any hyperlinks you create between your (http:/ /www.safekids.com). The U.S. Department of site and other sites should be done very carefully. Ask Education has a Parents Guide to the Internet online at and receive permission to create a link between your National Executive Director http:/ /www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/ internet. You Web site and another site. Each linked site should Marty Evans and Girl Scouts may want to find contain only material from the Girl Scout Council of someone in your that is safe and Greater New York (New York, community with suitable for children N. YJ logging on GSUSA's expertise in Web and appropriate for "just for Girls" Web site page development Girl Scouts using the to help. Please Web. Many sites that

Photo: GSUSNBarbara Nitke share this article provide free Website with your consultant hosting also contain so that she/he is advertising. The ads aware of Girl Scout are often colorful and safety concerns. contain animation Step Two: The that attracts girls' girls need to decide attention. Can you the type of Web site be sure that they will they would like to develop and the amount of time they always be appropriate? Recheck periodically for want to devote to it Pages on the Internet are read by broken links. people all over the world. Think carefully about how you The Council of Better Business Bureaus, want to represent yourselves and Girl Scouting. Who through its Children's Advertising Review Unit, will read it? What will interest the reader about your has established guidelines for children's advertising. troop? Is this a one-time project or an ongoing one? Along with guidelines about online sales are those How often will you change things? Decide how long concerning the collection of personally identifiable you will keep the site up. information from children. Your Web site should· not Many troops choose to highlight their members request names, addresses, e-mail addresses, or phone and activities of the year. Girls should not post personal numbers from children visiting your site. Any section information about themselves and their future activities. that collects messages from visitors should be carefully A little personal information can go a long way toward monitored by an adult before they are posted. · helping cyberstalkers find unsuspecting young people. Step Five: Combine the text and graphics into a Use first names only; addresses, phone numbers, and e­ design and publish your Web page. There are many mail addresses should not be posted. Pictures of the ways to convert the text into the code that can be read girls should be used only with specific permission from by computers on the Internet You can use free software the parent/guardian. It is also inappropriate to post and space provided by online service providers for their details of the troop's meeting place, dates, and times. subscribers. Many services host Web pages for free or for a monthly fee. Check to see what is available. Step Six: Invite local troops and families to enjoy your Web site! • 14 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 -Carolyn L Kennedy 1th clear, dark skies coming earlier and earlier this season, it's a great time to expand your Girl Scout troop's vision of themselves and their universe.

Bundle up, go outside, and look around. (Don't know what to look for? That's okay. Girl Scout program links are included!) When you come back in, try a couple of activities from The Space Place Web site (http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 15 anaged for NASA Make these fllllll~Jfl by the California with genuine st3J,...I:DII Institute of Technology, gou can see f:llra the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (J PL) is the Materials: lead U.S. center for * Ingredients for cut-out sugar cookies (use any. standard robotic exploration of the · sugar cookie recipe or ready-made sugar cook1e dough found in the refrigerated section of your supermarket) solar system. JPL space­ craft have visited all known *Star -shaped cookie cutters or planets except Pluto (a Pluto * Mini-cookie cutters or canape cutters (to cut out centers) mission is currently under study * Rolling pin for the early part of the next decade). * Self-sealing plastic bags You can get more information about -* Baking sheets J PL by visiting their Web site at '*- Hard candy such as sour balls or Life http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Savers® (10 to 12 ounces) in these assorted star colors-red, yellow, blue, and white * Dish towel -* Foil What Calar!!i Are Star§~ * Pancake turner -* Fishing line (optional) REALLY? Colored Star Cookies hen you look up at the night 1 Make cookie dough according to the recipe. sky, you may think the stars 2 Divide the dough into four equal pieces. Wrap each piece with plastic look like little white lights. If you look wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes (the dough will be soft). more carefully, you'll see that they 3 While the dough is chilling, group candies by color and place in also have either a blue, red, or yellow separate heavy-duty self-sealing plastic bags. Place one bag on a tint to them. towel-covered work surface. With a meat mallet or rolling pin, lightly A star's color tells us how hot or crush the candy in each bag into small pieces, being careful not to cold it is. With close supervision you crush it to a fine and powdery state. can help the girls in your troop/ group 4 When the dough is chilled, place one piece of dough on a well- see the different colors in a lit match I floured surface. With a floured rolling pin, roll dough 1/4 inch thick. or a stove's flame ... blue at the Use floured cookie cutters to cut dough or, if using a cookie pattern, bottom of the flame and yellow or trim around the outside edge with a knife to form cookies from the orange at the tip. The bottom part of dough. Cut as many as possible. the flame (the part that's blue) is 5 If you want to hang the cookies as decorations, cut ·a small round burning hotter than the top part hole at the top of each cookie (or the top of one of the star points) . because it's closer to the accelerant, A drinking straw makes a good hole cutter. or heat source. That means that a 6 Line a baking sheet with foil. Use a pancake turner to lift cookies blue-colored star is hotter than a yel­ from floured surface, placing each one on the foil-lined baking sheet. low one. And a red flame or star is With mini-cookie cutters, canape cutters, or a knife, cut one or more small shapes from each cookie. Reserve cut out pieces for re-rolling. Place some crushed candy in the cutouts of each cookie. 7 Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and cool the cookies completely before removing them from the baking sheet. If desired, cut lengths of fishing line and is a yellow star-nat tao hat and loop them through the small holes at the top of the cookies. Hang nat tao cold. IF it were white or cookie as decoration. blue or red, we probably wouldn't be able to live here. Have you ever used a mirror to see behind you? Or to see Stars Are NDT r around obstacles? Star-shaped. Either Ma t e r ; a Ls : 4 large hand mirrors, 3-5 girls (at least) 1. Place a hand mirror in front of one of the girl's faces. omehow, a long time ago, people 2.Now have another girl hold a second mirror behind started drawing shapes with five her head. Angle the mirrors until she can see the or six (or more) points to represent reflection of the back mirror in the one in front (hair­ dressers do this to show off their handiwork). stars. They probably drew them this 3. Place one mirror so that it reflects something out way because stars look kind of pointy the window or in another room. or twinkly to our eyes. When starlight 4. Place another mirror so that it reflects the image passes through Earth's atmosphere, in the first mirror. the moving air makes the light rays 5. Use a third mirror to transmit that image travel at just a little bit different to a fourth mirror. speeds, so the stars appear to 6. View the image from the fourth mirror. · wiggle. But stars are really spherical Extra challenge: Try winding the ''view" around like our own sun. furniture, doors, and through rooms. How far can your Girl Scouts see? A!ik the TWINKLING STAR girl!i in your Materials: troop why the flashlight, aluminum foil, glass bowl ® Look at the foil and note !itar!i don•t twinkle (2 quart or 2liter), pencil how it appears when viewed to the a!itronaut!i CD Cut a piece of foil large enough to fit through the undisturbed water. under the bowl. Wrinkle it with your hand. ® Keeping the light on the water, tap in !ipace. Place it on a table (don't smooth it out). the side of the bowl with a pencil (this @ Fill the bowl half way with water and is like our moving atmosphere). place it on top of the foil. @ Look at the foil through the moving water. @ Darken the room. Hold a flashlight Does it seem blurry? That blurriness is about 1 foot from the top of the bowl. what causes the "twinkling" of the stars.

Laaking far Life in All the Right Places

When we look up at the stars, it's hard not scopes uses a curved mirror to gather light to wonder whether there is life out there. from the night sky. Each mirror is quite large How would we even know where to look? (1 0 meters/about 33 feet across) because It's hard to find planets in the night sky, the bigger (and more perfect) the mirror, the since the stars overwhelm them. It's like better the image the telescope makes. staring into a flashlight at night-it's really Even better, the two mirrors can be hard to see much else. used together to look at the same object in But there are other ways to look for the sky. The images must be combined very planets. A star will actually wobble a tiny precisely. But that combined image is

amount from the gravitational tug of a planet. MUCH better than one telescope alone Looking For other NASA is planning several missions to find could get. NASA is hoping to make even stars with planets like our nearby stars that wobble. better use of this technology by adding Earth is one way Two giant telescopes already sit atop four more smaller telescopes on top of we might someday discover liFe an extinct volcano (called Mauna Kea) on Mauna Kea. The whole thing would be the Big Island of Hawaii. Each of the tele- known as the Keck Interferometer. Crossword puzzle clues:

How many space facts do the ACRD!!i!!i girls in your troop or group 2. Earth rotates on its axis once each already know? Let them try to

complete this crossword puzzle 5. Scientist who studies the heavens and find out. They can work as a group, or make copies of it and 7. A telescope uses this to see great work in pairs or on their own. distances; we use it to see our­ selves. 10. A group of stars that look like a Girl Scout Program Links soup ladle. Brownie Girl Scout Handbook: Brownie Girl Scout 11. The doser to the sky, the less _ ___ a telescope has to look Try-Its: uspace Explorer," UEarth and Sky" through (that's why two are high Girl Scout Badges and Signs: usky Search" atop volcanoes). 12. Short name for the U.S. space Interest Projects for Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts: agency. uspace Exploration" . 14. Big Island home of the Keck Outdoor Education in Girl Scouting: ufinding Directions Telescopes. Using the Sun and Stars" DOWN 1. The sixth planet from our sun, with beautiful rings. 3. Chunks of rock in orbit between Mars and Jupiter. 4. Ice ball with a tail, sometimes seen in the night sky. 6. Our sun and all the planets orbit· ing it make up the-,-----­ system. 7. Our nearest planetary neighbor, sometimes called "the red planet." a. Our galaxy is called the ____

9. The force that keeps everything from flying off the earth and out into space is called

13. Earth does this around the sun; the moon does this around Earth. - Patricia Paddock (.) z>- ai UJ :::l s 0 l I 'A Cl) 'A I I 'If M l 'lf '1., ~ :; l B M c I !I 'A Cl) -;- -::- > '>I I '~ s v I N,, ""0 ~ <( r'::'"':"H I ~Vu r, a s m H3d l d10 I ~ I It, ~ 1-jj" 0::: "' .!- 0 1 ~ . ~ w , ~ 0 tv -~ i co .... .l H IO H H I I W, (ij fs 3 3 .=! ~ ._, I H 3 w 0 N O I H .l s I '~, ! ""0 ~ 0 H s Nola: kllvllles and In tills article .. _...., by permission, from 1lle 0::: ~ rn- fy lnfunnallan \....I "'0::: Space Place Web site Df NASA's Jet Prupulslan lalllllably (JPL). ArlwDIIc Is raprlntad Ol """ '"T by Permission Df JPI. "iii Cl) IE ~~ 0 <,J Fun with Simple Crafts

fter the holidays, you probably have a stack of greeting cards. Use them as a free craft supply for • A making bookmarks to donate to various organizations. School libraries can use them as awards or prizes for reading programs. Literacy organizations, which are usually staffed by volunteers and run on a shoestring budget, may want to stamp their address on the back and use them for handouts and promotional materials. How you make the bookmarks will depend on the age of your girls. Older children may be able to handle a paper cutter with a large blade. Younger children will be better able to cut out the bookmarks with scissors. To do this, make a pattern, or stencil, from cardboard. You can use a greeting card to do this. Cut a hole, or window, in the center of the sheet that is the size of the bookmark. A nice. size would be 1 1/2'' by 5", but you can adapt the size to fit the greeting cards you are using. Place the stencil over the greeting card front and show how to line it up straight. Move the stencil so that the picture fits nicely in the window. You don't want to cut a face in half, you want to center the picture in the window. Then trace around the stencil with a pencil and cut out the bookmark. If the greeting cards have writing on the back of the picture, you will not be able to use them for these simple bookmarks, but you can use them to make fancier ones. Make a stencil that is a little smaller, l"x 4", and cut out the pictures using pinking shears, or the new scissors that make scalloped edges. Cut another piece of paper with straight edges that is a little larger, Il/2"x 5", and glue the picture to the center. You can paper punch a hole at the top, and add a yarn tassel if you like. How To Crochet A Bookmark A bookmark that looks like a shamrock is an easy, beginning crochet project. If you've never crocheted before, you'll want to go to the library for a book that explains the stitches. This project uses the chain, single crochet, and double crochet stitches. You will need green four-ply yarn, and a size G crochet hook, scissors, narrow white satin ribbon (optional), and fabric glue (if using ribbon). Foundation: Chain five. Join to a loop with a slip stitch. Leaves: Chain 2. Work two double crochet stitches in the foundation loop. Chain 2, work one single crochet in the foundation loop. Repeat this twice more to make three leaves. Stem: Chain 30. Work one single crochet in the second chain from the hook, and one single crochet in each chain after that, until you come back to the shamrock leaves. Work one single crochet in the foundation loop. Cut the yarn, and pull the end through. Pull on the cut end to secure the stitch (turn it into a knot). Using the hook, weave the cut end through the stitches to hide it. To make your bookmark more attractive, glue a small satin bow in the center of the shamrock You can glue on sequins or rhinestones, or add face outline with white fabric paint, and it will look like the trefoil logo. You can also make lapel pins with this pattern if you make the stem ten chains long. On the back of the shamrock, weave the head of an open safety pin under and through two or more stitches. • -Paula Hrbacek

Illustration: Nancy Davis Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 19 Building Cultural Bridges

group of 52 New York City Girl Scouts (Girl Scout Council of Greater New York) enjoyed learning about American Indian culture recently during a visit to a Long Island A reservation. Brownie Girl Scout Troop 2202 leader Susan Martinez, who is American Indian, took her girls and several other troops to the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, Long Island, home to 500 families. The Girl Scouts learned about cultural traditions, sampled Shinnecock dishes, practiced some dance steps, and admired artifacts that will be on display in the reservation's cultural center 'and museum, now unc;ler construction.

Making New Friends. Girls pose with Lucille Bosley of the Shinnecock Reservation (left) and leaders Susan Martinez (top) and Keri Friedland (right)

Photos: GSUSNAndrea Sperling

20 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 Princess Chee Chee, Elizabeth Haile, Troop leader Susan Martinez and demonstrates a traditional dance her daughter, Alexis

Princess Chee Chee's son, Ben Haile, plays a timeless rhythm

Girl Scout Amanda Friedland samples tasty fry bread and corn soup prepared by Donna Collins, a Shinnecock member Cadette Girl Scouts Emily Ramirez (left) and Emily Nieves stand in front of the timeline mural in the museum

Girl Scout Leader/ Winter 1998 21 A World of Difference

ou're planning a fantastic summer hike needs of individuals. As a group, analyze the and need to accommodate campers site you'll be visiting. What help will you Y with disabilities. Your Girl Scout troop is need? List special equipment to bring. trying to plan a holiday party that is inclusive of Have each girl make two lists, one of her the traditions of all its members. What is the best strengths and one of areas of challenge. Ask girls way to do it? Program resources that address the to pair a girl's strength with another girl's issues of girls with special needs, challenge. Each girl should be listed as both a differing abilities, and cultural "helper" and "being helped." For instance, if sensitivity are here to help. The Laura always loses stuff, super-organized Jessie new version of Focus On Ability: can help Laura learn to keep track of her things. Serving Girls with Special Needs is a must read, with valuable For Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts. Select lessons and engaging activities any interest project activity and adapt it to meet a for all girls and leaders. special need. For instance, make a visit to an art museum work for a visually impaired person. In your group or troop, try some Adapt activities in "Orienteering," "High of the activities in Chapter 3, Adventure," or another interest project involving "Simulating Disabilities." In physical activity, for a girl with a physical disability. these activities, each girl is given a prop, such as eye-glasses with And a Universe of Diversity distorted lenses, or ear plugs that dull hearing, or a pliers to For Daisy Girl Scouts, explore the concepts of write with. They discuss their "same, different, or opposite" using favorite stories frustration at not being able to or pictures. Ask "Do different families eat see, hear, or write well after different foods?" Plan and hold a tea party with an performing a task. Because international flavor, serving at least five types of this book focuses on finger foods and beverages. abilities, discussions can Connections for junior Girl Scouts provides a positive exploration of prejudice through stories ==~~=~:;;~~~===~~~.just girlsinclude with howdisabilities, everyone, feels not and activities. Books and stories are popular with : about things that are a challenge. this age group. Leaders should review for For Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts. Ask them discussion books that reflect universal religious to share by drawing, writing, or telling about a or inspirational themes. time when they felt they couldn't do something as Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts are eager to explore well as others could. community activism as a way of building 1. Were you ever in the hospital? How did friendship. Design a project that f\!lfills a people treat you? neighborhood need or builds community spirit. 2. What is hard for you in school? Do you ask Read the poem "Diversity'' in A Resource Book for anybody for help? Is it hard to ask for help? Senior Girl Scouts. Or have your girls select poems 3. Do you know anybody with a disability? What that reflect different cultures. Invite the girls to do you think it's like for them? How can you read these poems and write their own. Post help them? questions-''Who Am I ?" "Our Town ..." etc. • For Junior Girl Scouts. Look at the activity on - Sheila K. Lewis pages 13-14. Then plan an outing using the information about accommodating the special

22 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 Music Makers with a Mission

earning to use your singing voice is a In and around the community, the chorus has great way to learn about yourself and traveled to the Children's Specialized Hospital in L others. Just ask these music-loving Mountainside; Ashbrook Nursing Home in Scotch choristers from Washington Rock Girl Scout Plains; Westfield Day Care Center; Westfield Council (Westfield, N.J.). Neighborhood Council; and Homeless Network, Currently 27 voices strong, this remarkable operated by area churches to assist displaced group uniquely blends the interests, talents, and parents and children. enthusiasm of girl and adult members, who range in age from 7 to 71, Toward Self-Growth spanning Brownie Girl Scouts to Formed in 1993, the group's guiding a great-grandmother! Chorus purpose is still evolving, according to chorus membership is on a by-interest director Eleanor "Skip" Adams, a trained music basis rather than by audition, educator and long-time Girl Scout member and with rehearsals held as needed. volunteer. Originally created to teach Girl Scout songs to Girl Scout members, the chorus is Hitting a High Note concentrating more and more on bringing Girl Each performance is a Scout songs into the community. delightful window into the To ensure individual interest and self­ world and traditions of Girl development, Eleanor customizes each rehearsal. In Scouting. To accomplish maintaining an open, non-pressured atmo­ this, the choristers use a sphere, "we focus on covering the songs as a group full repertoire of Girl instead of emphasizing the musicianship of Scout melodies to lyrically individual members." Each year she also works with celebrate and illustrate ideas the performers to set new overall goals to maintain and feelings about conduct, a fresh outlook patriotism, and service. Annually elected officers (including a president, In council appearances, vice president, historian, and recording and they have led or per­ corresponding secretaries) work side by side with formed songs during a parents and their chorus director to plan, organize, song workshop for Daisy and carry out performance trips and events. And and Brownie Girl Scouts; a while rehearsal and performance attendance are not Girl Scout alumnae potluck mandatory, attendance awards provide an incentive. gathering; an annual council Typically, the vocalists enjoy a "free flow of adult awards and recognition dinner; and a Medal camaraderie and Girl Scout values," Eleanor finds: of Honor ceremony conducted by the South In learning to be responsible, the girl members . Plainfield Rescue Squad. On a chorus camping trip, especially gain self-esteem and develop leadership they taught other Girl Scouts new songs prior to skills. More important, they experience gre~ter the national sing-along on the Mall, in Washington, sensitivity to others, awareness of the community, D.C., commemorating the 85th anniversary of Girl and a continuing commitment to service. • Scouting. For a Sport-0-Rama, held at Drew -Laurel Cooley University in Madison, the group led singing for participants from three councils.

Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 23 Taking Care of Women's Health

irl Scouts and their leaders are taking The council -also included breast cancer good care of women's health. Across awareness and women's health issues in its "Hot G the country, Girl Scout volunteers, girls, Stuff for Summer" project this year. Thirteen and council staff are taking a stand for wellness Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts got to work on by educating, acknowledging, and promoting interest projects (such as Women's Health) by awareness of women's health concerns. learning about mammography and by touring the At Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital mobile mammography unit of the Fort Worth (Washington, D.C.), leaders and girls take Breast Center. To add to the knowledge base, the women's health issues seriously. For council hopes to institute a speakers' bureau for the fifth year in a row, Girl Scouts Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts and their mothers and adults volunteered their service so "word can be spread beyond the girls," says to Race for the Cure, a series of 5K Mary. The council is also planning on promoting runs held throughout the country to wellness and lifetime participation in physical promote breast cancer awareness. fitness by conducting sports and fitness events. This year, 350 Girl Scouts from Nation's Capital served as race Collaborating for Wellness marshals, registrants, and distrib­ At Suffolk County Girl Scout Council (Commack, utors of water and snacks at the N.Y.), staff was hard at work this year to increase Washington, D.C., race. "Being part breast cancer awareness among Cadette and of the race brings the issue home to Senior Girl Scouts. the girls," says Binky Gibson, retired This past summer, the council piloted a manager of program and training training workshop to promote breast cancer services at Nation's Capital. 'The prevention and healthful living. "We are trying to number of people involved showed make young girls aware of health concerns at an the girls it must be very important," earlier age" explains program director Doreen A wreath decorated by Girl Scouts she adds. In fact, Girl Scouts from Nation's Goldberg about the goal of the training. "We are from Seal of Ohio Girl Scout Capital have been so present in this effort that hoping they will learn good health habits and that Council (Columbus) to promote the Washington, D.C., area's Race for the Cure they will pass this awareness along to female awareness of breast cancer­ poster this year featured a photo of Girl Scouts. In prevention members of their families." addition, the council earned the volunteer The council joined forces with the service award from the national Race for the Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Cure foundation. Hadassah, and the State University of New York Another council active in supporting the Stony Brook School of Medicine to develop and Race for the Cure is Circle T Girl Scout Council present the training workshop. At the workshop, (Fort Worth, Tex.). This past spring, over 100 which was presented to small groups at camp, girls from Circle T participated in the Race for girls got to view the video Check It Out featuring the Cure in Fort Worth. Here Junior Girl Scouts Jennie Garth, from the television program prepared "goody bags," Brownie Girl Scouts Beverly Hills 90210. A nurse practitioner was also handed out materials, water, and snacks, and on hand to demonstrate the correct method of Senior and Cadette Girl Scouts helped with doing a breast self-exam on a model of a breast. registration. "Girls know this is a women's issue," One of the pluses of the training was that says Mary Lee Cocenour, program support participating girls got to invite a significant adult manager at CircleT Girl Scout Council, "an issue female to join them for the training. that affects them and their mothers."

24 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 junior Girl Scout Troop 368 from Rolling Hills Girl Scout Council (North Branch, N.j.) was one of many troops across the country participating in the Race fo r the Cure

An Ounce of Prevention Seal of Ohio Girl Scout Council's (Columbus) efforts to promote breast cancer awareness did not involve races or workshops. Pardee Hospital Educational Center, the American Instead, girls and adults used a ceremony with Cancer Society, and local physicians to encourage the theme "Why I Want My Mommy to Be healthy lifestyle decisions. Around to See Me Grow Up" to launch breast Girls learned about the harmful effects of cancer awareness month and Ohio mammog­ smoking and the benefits of healthy eating raphy day last year. through hands-on demonstrations, games, and With this theme in mind and with contests such as "create the most tasteless Governor and First Lady Voinovich in att~ n ­ cigarette/smoking commercial." The event dance, Girl Scouts held a wreath ceremony on concluded with a service project that consisted of the steps of the state capitol building in donating gifts for hospital residents. • Columbus. The ceremony was the culmination of - Janet Lombardi 275 Girl Scouts listing the many reasons they wanted their mothers to become better educated about breast cancer. Twenty-one of their reasons, written on pink ribbons, the symbol for breast Taking Care of Women's Health: cancer awareness, were then placed on the Program Links for Adults to Use wreath. At the ceremony, members of Senior Girl with Girls Scout Troop 1628 read several of the responses. This year, girls at Seal of Ohio continue to Look through the following Girl Scout promote can cer awareness by participating resources for help in planning and doing in the 1998 "Light the Way for a Friend" event, projects related to women's health: a candlelight ceremony held at Governor Voinovich's residence. This event, held again • Interest Projects for Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts during October, was designed to encourage educational efforts as well as raise awareness. ·The Food Connection · From Stress to Success Hands-On Health Education . Sports for Life Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts at Pisgah Girl . Women's Health Scout Council (Asheville, N.C.) learned first­ • Brownie Girl Scout Handbook hand about developing healthful habits and preventing cancer when they participated in • Junior Girl Scout Handbook "Can-Cer-Vive," an educational event held last • Cadette Girl Scout Handbook spring. "Can-Cer-Vive" is an annual event and • A Resource Book for Senior Girl Scouts patch project developed by the council along with • Girl Scout Sports Project Manual the Henderson County Health Department, • Girl Scouts Sports Diary Series • Girl Scouts Against Smoking Series • Girls Are Great! Issues for Girl Scouts Series - ].L.

Girl Scout Leader/ Winter 1998 25 Girl Scouting and Girl Power!

irl Scouting, with over 87 years of success, Girls could: gives girls of ages 5 through 17 (or in v Read through the booklet and do some or all of Gkindergarten through grade 12) from all the activities and receive the participation patch; segments of America a chance to develop their v Help plan a neighborhood/service area/ potential, make friends, and become a vital part council Girl Scout Girl Power! event that of their communities. Girl Power! is a national focuses on the positive development of public education campaign sponsored by the U.S. 9- to 14-year-olds; Department of Health and Human Services to v Set up a Girl Scout Girl Power! mentoring help 9- to 14-year-old girls develop the skills they project in which older girls mentor need to resist unhealthy influences and to make younger girls; positive decisions for their lives. Working together, v Create a local Girl Scout Girl Power! Girl Scouts of th'e U.S.A and the Department of resource guide with information about Health have created some powerful materials that people, places, and events in your local will be available through the National Equipment community that help girls grow; Service (NES) this winter. v Get involved in GSUSA's GirlSports initiative in your council. Also, look through the NES Girl Scout Girl Power! Booklets catalog to obtain some of the There will be two Girl Scout Girl Power! GirlSports materials; booklets; one for Junior Girl Scouts (ages 8-11) v Explore the multitude of Girl Scout program links called Girl Power! How to Get It and the other for related to the Girl Power! concepts. Work on Cadette Girl Scouts (ages 11-14) called Girl some of those activities. • Power! Keep It Going. - Candace White-Ciraco Each booklet, in an age-appropriate way, focuses ·on the importance of developing "Girl Power"- lifelong habits for mental, physical, and Program links to Girl Power! Junior Girl Scout Age Level emotional health and fitness. Through fun and • Games for Girl Scouts interesting vignettes and activities, girls can learn • GirlSports resources more about their talents, build their strengths, • Issues for Girl Scouts Series develop communication and problem-solving • The Guide for junior Girl Scout Leaders, skills, find ways to discover positive role models, p.35-56,92-136, 148-158,172-182, 192-206, 208-212 develop worthwhile and meaningful friendships, •Junior Girl Scout Handbook, and make lasting contributions to society. p.30-74,86-96, 110-120,131-144,146-150 • Girl Scout Badges and Signs, Girl Power! Patches p. 14-47,82-85,190-227 Cadette Girl Scout Age Level A Girl Power! patch accompanies each of the • Cadette Girl Scout Handbook, Girl Power! booklets, one for Junior Girl Scouts p.45-64, 73-84,87-106,117-124 and another for Cadette Girl Scouts. • Games for Girl Scouts • GirlSports resources After girls have participated in Girl Power! • The Guide for Cadette and Senior Girl Scout activities and have read the booklets, they may Leaders,p. 18-24,29-39,50-58 receive their patches. These patches are worn on • Interest Projects for Cadette and Senior Girl the back of the uniform sash or vest and are also Scouts,p. 20-21,26-31,38-39,42-45,60-61, available through NES. 82-83,90-91, 98-101,146-147,150-179 • Issues for Girl Scouts Series After you've read through the Girl Scout Girl Check out the Girl Power! Web site at Power! booklets, you can strategize with girls http://www.health.org/ gpower or the Girl Scout Web site some ways to use and expand upon the ideas and at www.girlscouts.org. activities contained in them. -C.W.C.

26 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 New Leadership Institutes

hether the interest is crunching num­ Here Are Some Things You bers, unlocking the secrets of high-tech Need to Know W gadgetry, or exploring different cultures, chances are next year's leadership institute The current leadership institute application lineup is sure to appeal to a wide range of Senior is now the same one used for national wider Girl Scouts. Here's what's in store. opportunities. Check with your council for their internal deadlines. If your council does not have • Leadership & Sports March 4- 7, 1999 applications on hand, contact the Membership Edith Macy Conference Center, and Program Cluster at national headquarters. Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. The Science and Technology leadership institute is open only to girls who are in the lOth • The World of Business & Finance and 11th grades. April 22-25, 1999 Detailed descriptions of each leadership Edith Macy Conference Center, institute can be found in the 1999 Wider Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Opportunities booklet. • Leading Girls into Science and Technology For more information about the leadership June 27-July 1, 1999 institutes, contact Trina V. Brooks, Membership Douglass College, New Brunswick, N.J. and Program Consultant, at (212) 852-5735. • International Career and Study Opportunities Speaking of leadership, there's a new October 7- 10, 1999 patch project designed to encourage girls to Edith Macy Conference Center, learn more about government and become Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. more active citizens in the process. Called Partners for Trust in Government, the project offers Brownie through Senior Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn a participation patch after completing several government-focused, age­ appropriate activities. Sponsored by the Council for Excellence in Senior Girl Scouts Government, this project is enjoy friendship as well one of several initiatives as skill building at developed by members of the leadership institutes Partnership for Trust in Government, a coalition of Girl Scout leaders, spread the word! In organizations committed to educating adults and addition to providing in-depth exploration of young people about the positive role government specific topics, leadership institutes provide plays in the lives of U.S. citizens. The project is funded wonderful opportunities for Senior Girl Scouts to by a grant from the Ford Foundation. Activity booklets develop decision-making, team-building, and and information about ordering patches are available program planning skills. through your Girl Scout council. • - Trina Brooks

Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 27 Cookie Sale: A Family Mfair

he Girl Scout cookie sale is an American tradition and a treasured program activity T that has been a part of Girl Scouting for over 60 years. It's an exciting way for girls to learn real world skills and to earn the money for special troop trips and projects. Goals for the cookie sale experience are the same as for any other Girl Scout activity.

The Four Program Goals for Girls

1. To develop to her full potential. . Everyone loves to give- and get- a box of Girl Scout cookies 2. To relate to others with increasi~g understanding, skill, and respect. invited to a troop event where they can learn 3. To develop values to guide her actions and to provide the about the exciting plans girls have developed, foundation for sound decision-making. they can be a part of setting the troop's cookie 4. To contribute to the improvement of society through sale goals. By joining in the troop's cookie the use of her abilities and leadership skills, working in training, parents learn the important safety cooperation with others. rules of the sale and why their daughters want to sell cookies. Leaders who ask themselves how a girl can A troop cookie training that includes families develop to her fullest potential will see the provides the leader with an opportunity to remind confidence-building opportunities of the sale. parents just how much girls can learn when they Expanding a girl's communication and teamwork are actively involved in the cookie sale, taking skills will surely help her relate better to others. orders, making phone calls, delivering cookies, or Participation in the cookie sale- honoring start organizing a sales event. dates, collecting money, following up by deliver­ The cookie sale teaches a girl self-confidence ing cookies-offers many real world experiences and gives her real experience in using for using and developing values. And knowing communication and planning skills. Sometimes that a part of the proceeds of each box she sells parents have to be reminded that to develop will benefit all the girls in her Girl Scout council these skills, girls have to take the lead when it can help her understand the rewards of comes to selling cookies. contributing to society. Once parents know the "why" of the cookie While a troop leader may want to recruit a sale, they are often more excited about getting troop cookie sale manager to handle the logistics involved. By breaking the cookie sale · into of the sale, she ought not to delegate the smaller, more manageable parts, leaders can important troop planning and training that is encourage parents to help the troop in appropri­ essential to a rewarding and safe sale. ate ways. Parents can help by assisting the troop The cookie sale provides an opportunity for cookie manager, gathering the troop's total order, the girl-adult partnership to come alive. Those picking up and distributing cookies to girls, and troops almost always have a more successful accompanying girls as they go door to door or at cookie sale when girls work with their leader to a booth or site sale. plan for their entire Girl Scout year and build the By working together, leaders and families can cookie sale into those plans. ensure that every Girl Scout has a cookie sale The cookie sale provides an opportunity for experience she will remember proudly. • leaders to involve families in the fun of Girl -Susan Ferguson Scouting. When parents and guardians are

28 Girl Scout Leader/ Winter 1998 History of the The 1976 Girl Scout calendar cover and two official patches commemorated the Future American Revolution Bicentennial

irl Scout history moves into the 21st Exhibit labels start by describing the century with the recent "opening" of a beginnings of the Girl Scout movement from G virtual museum on the World Wide Web. 1912-1937-the first girl members, Brownie The museum, part of the Organization section on groups, local Girl Scout councils, national Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.'s Web site, was designed training schools for Girl Scout leaders, and to be an interactive experience for Web users. It wartime service projects. The 1938-1962 era is expected to attract both Girl Scouts and the follows, with the program now widening to general public. include the Brownie, Intermediate, and Senior . On entering the museum, visitors are Girl Scout age levels and large-scale national welcomed by a vintage Girl Scout silhouette and encampments. The labels then point to an hourglass. This image quickly fades to reveal 1963- 1976, a time of membership extension a "floor plan" with clickable areas, each designed and further program expansion, bringing in to take visitors to a "room" specializing in an environmental concerns and social issues such aspect of Girl Scout history. as drug abuse prevention. For most of the last Ready for visitors at the present time is the era, 1977-present, activities focus on the five History Tour room, an as-if-you-were-there online "worlds of interest" and contemporary issues, display featuring over 85 images of Girl Scout and membership growth with the addition of a pictures and objects from the ".. .for all the girls" new Daisy Girl Scout age level. exhibit, located at Girl Scouts' national The online presentation of each of these eras headquarters in New York City. This permanent features an introduction and images of actual history exhibit uses vintage photographs, uniforms, museum cases filled with Girl Scout memorabilia. and artifacts to interpret Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.'s Here's where the fun begins. Visitors can click 86-year history from its modest beginnings in 1912 on vintage publications, cookie boxes, dolls, to its massive appeal today. badges, or whatever else is in the case and link to Over a thousand people a year view the exhibit, a blown-up photo of it along with a description. and others have expressed interest in it. "Many Besides exploring the cases, visitors .can point A doll wearing a 1919 G.irl people have told us they would like to see the and click their mouse to listen to "Juliette Gordon Scout uniform headquarters exhibit but aren't able to make the Low" calling her cousin in 1912 to "come right trip," says Mary Levey, director of the Girl Scouts' over" to start Girl Scouting in America. National Historic Preservation Center. "Now the And the History Tour room is just the miracle of technology will allow anyone to 'travel' to beginning of GSUSA's history adventure in the exhibit-to see and enjoy it- as they learn cyberspace. Planned for the future are Founder, more about the history of Girl Scouting." Traditions, and Cookie Sales rooms. Proposed Currently, virtual visitors, like their live are changing uniform, badge, and theme counterparts, are greeted by the permanent exhibits- all showcasing memorabilia from · the history exhibit's opening display. To begin the National Historic Preservation Center collection. tour, they go to a time period that interests Look for new and exciting additions to the virtual them. The tour takes visitors through the museum in the months and years ahead: • permanent history exhibit's four chronological - Judith Wechsler eras of Girl Scouting.

"Qlirl l;rnnt (!!oultit iilny" l1 ... ,J This 1930s cookie box was produced by a local baker working with a Girl Scout coun'cil Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 29 The Democratic Process in Girl Scouting

he drums will roll, the trumpets blare, visitors may not vote or participate in floor the flags of 136 countries who are mem­ debate, they do participate in other activities. T bers of the World Association of Girl The National Board of Directors is Scouts and Girl Guides will be on parade, and responsible for establishing the agenda of the National President Elinor Johnstone Ferdon will National Council Session. Councils participate in declare the 1999 Girl Scout National Council this process by submitting proposals to the Board Session and 48th convention open. Once again that will have an impact on the total organization, the Girl Scout organization will demonstrate that as well as topics for discussion and debate. "the democratic way of life and the democratic Councils received official notification from the process shall guide all our activities." National President in October 1997 of the On October 14-17, 1999, the members of the opportunity to participate in the development of National Council (Girl Scouts of the U.S.A the agenda for the 1999 National Council Session. corporate body) will come together Proposals submitted by councils and the in Kansas City, Mo., to determine National Board may originate for any one of a the direction of the Girl Scout number of reasons-problematic issues that movement into the 21st century surface in councils, the need to update and and to celebrate successes and revise some aspects of the Girl Scout program, achievement during the past concerns expressed at other national meetings, triennium. or suggestions for improvement through The voting members of the constant communication between councils and National Council are delegates the national organization. elected by Girl Scout councils, The National Board of Directors determines delegates from Girl Scout lone whether proposals submitted by councils are troops located outside the United appropriate to be placed on the National Council States where there can be no agenda. However, any proposal submitted by a council; members of the National council and supported by two or more councils Board of Directors and National in each of four or more geographical areas Nominating Committee; past must be placed on the agenda. Presidents of Girl Scouts of the The National Council Agenda Committee, U.S.A; and such other members appointed by the National Board, is in the process I as may be elected by the National of reviewing all proposals and suggestions Girls as well as adults have Council. The number of delegates elected from received, and determines whether a proposal is a voice in Girl Scouting's councils and lone troops may not exceed 2,000, appropriate for National Council action or can be democratic process and must at all times comprise at least four-fifths remedied in another way. The committee works of the entire membership of the National Council. with originating councils on refining proposals This gathering is the largest representation of and prepares recommendations related to each decision-influencers and decision-makers in Girl proposal for consideration by the National Board. Scouting, and demonstrates the democratic In February 1999, the National Board will act on process at its highest level. all the committee's recommendations pertaining In addition to the voting members of the to National Council proposals and other items for GSUSA corporation, thousands of official visitors action. In March 1999, councils will receive an attend the National Council Session/convention Early Alert of the preliminary report of proposals from councils throughout the United States and for action by the National Council as an from member countries of WAGGGS. Although attachment to the Report from the National

30 Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 Girl/adult partnership at work at the National Council Session/convention

President. Following adoption of the final progress in major areas of work. By participating National Council Session agenda in June 1999, in discussion and debate on major issues, National the Workbook for the 1999 National Council Council delegates fulfill their mandate to give Session will be distributed to all councils and will guidance to the direction of the work of the National include the call to session, as well as all Board until the next National Council Session. proposals and constitutional amendments, and Training of National Council delegates is the nominations for the National Board and National responsibility of each council. Delegates review and Nominating Committee. discuss proposals and other items The National Council is the major link that require action by the between Girl Scout councils and the national National Council, study the organization. This group, with the largest parliamentary procedure, portion of its membership elected from the become familiar with the councils, is the foundation of the interdependent various procedures established relationship between councils and the national for the National Council Session, organization, and the basis for collaborative and understand the purpose of action in the development and delivery of the the triennial meeting so that they Girl Scout program. can participate fully in the In addition to discussing, debating, and decision-influencing process. Each acting on proposals, the Nation_al Council, in delegate should vote her or his session, also directs and coordinates the Girl own conscience, in the best Scout movement by establishing requirements interests of Girl Scouting. Studying the proposals is an for all credentials; electing the officers and Following the National Council Session, important part of sound members-at-large of the National Board; National Council delegates have an obligation to decision-making electing the National Nominating committee; share and interpret the actions of the National acting on proposed constitutional amendments; Council with the council membership. This is and adopting and amending the Bylaws. normally accomplished at the council annual meeting, association meetings, or in other Duties and Responsibilities gatherings of the council membership. National Persons who accept nomination and Council decisions should be discussed by the election from councils as delegates to the council board of directors, and with council staff, National Council assume one of the major rights in light of implications they may have for the and one of the most serious responsibilities in council's planning. Girl Scouting. As members of the Girl Scouts of The democratic process as demonstrated by the U.S.A corporation, while at the National the National Council-electing the National Council Session, they hear and discuss the report Board and National Nominating Committee, from the National Board of Directors on its voting on proposals, discussion and debate of stewardship of Girl Scouting during the past major organizational issues-is replicated in all triennium, detailed reports of revenue and Girl Scout councils. • expenses, and the status of GSUSA's financial -Peggy Pruett position. They also hear reports of organization­ wide surveys, and reports on innovation and

Girl Scout Leader/Winter 1998 31 Some of the 51 Senior Girl Scouts who attended the "Girl Scout and Girl Guide History" leadership institute in Savannah, Ga., last july 25-29, 1998, pose on the front staircase of the juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Center. The 19th century gowns were provided by the Center, and many girls chose to wear them through the afternoon and evening too

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