Fall, 1981 Girl Scout Leader
The Changing Face of Volunteerism Try ~m free! Tast why Bike's giv; you the most wanted 50¢ chocolate ars!
That's us. Kathryn ,~~ Beich gives you a full 1 line ofcandies and nuts to suit your selling needs anytime of the year. We 've also got a series of big $1.00 bars, -$2.00 tins and boxes, and our famous key-opened ilns of luscious confections at $4.00 with $1.50 Advance order taking plans and county-wide/state wide sales, too.
KATHRYN BElCH CANDIES DEPT. GS32 BLOOMINGTON, IL 61701 Clear all Money-earnong pia'~S w.r, your Counco1 Fona"ce Comf"lll!ee oo lone -10oo Commmee President's Message Creativity and flexibility are keys to recruiting and retaining today's volunteers.
This issue is full of sound advice about to let people know that we Girl Scouts teer their time and talents to Girl Scout a topic of concern to us all. As traditton are experts at "customizing" job oppor ing. And we must follow through on our al sources of Girl Scout volunteers de tunities to fit the volunteer's available promises of flexibility, opportunity for crease in number, where do we look to time and expert1se. Whether that means growth, and job satisfaction. We have fill the gap? And how can we stretch offering shared or part-time or even to give equal priority to council needs our creativity and our flexibility to meet one-shot consultative or special event and to the needs of that very important the heightened expectations of today's assignments, flexibility must become our person- the volunteer of the '80s! volunteers? watchword! You'll fmd lots of exciting news about We know that more mothers, of even Older Amencans-members of the October's National Council Session on very young children, are joining the paid fastest growing minority group in the page 5. I'm looking forward to meeting work force. Yet, as the article on page United States-have a wealth of experi many of you in Houston as we firm up 16, by GSUSA Assistant National Execu ence and skills to offer. But they need to plans for Girl Scouting's 70th anniver tive Director Denise Seizer. and other know about the diversitv of volunteer sary and exciting future! articles in this issue point out, there are ass1gnments m Girl Scouting, and that Exciting up-to-date news about our more healthy, young-at-heart retirees, they have an opportunity, in most Girl new Macy Conference Center: Excava and young, single adults in the popula· Scout councils, to become policy mak tion was completed during the summer lion today. Increasing numbers of men ers, as well as workers. and construction IS moving along rapid are tuming to volunteer work, and many Today's young adults-and let's not ly. And-fine news-our distinguished young, childless working couples are exclude Senior Girl Scouts from that volunteer chairman and co-chairmen looking for ways to become involved in category-like almost al l potential have, in the course of the campaign, their communities during non-working volunteers, are going to be quick to ask : identified a number of potential council hours. They can all be prime targets for "What's in it for me?" They want to financial supporters in vour areas. This volunteer recruitment- if we apply our know what Girl Scout service offers 1n is a bonus fallout from the Macy cam marketing skills to let them see them terms of personal growth and satisfac paign that looks very promising. selves in the Girl Scout picture! tion. What academic credentials can My best to all of you ... until Hous Quite frankly, we can no longer afford they acquire? Will working in the Girl ton! to broadside" our recruitment appeals. Scouts give practical background for a Sincerely, Instead we have to tailor our ads, our paid job or other opportunity later? television and radio spots, our posters, When we work at recruiting volun and our person-to-person sales pitches teers, we know that business as usual is cr?~ to fit each target group's special needs, no longer feasible. We must rethink our interests, and capacities. We also have approaches to those who may volun- r Mrs. Orville L. Freeman Mensaje de la Presidenta
Esta edicion esta . !lena de buenos con reclutado como voluntario-si nosotras mas rapidamente en aumento en los sejos sobre un asunto que a todas nos aplicamos nuestro talento de vender Estados Unidos-ofrecen riquezas de preocupa. A medida que disminuyen nuestra idea y motivarlos lo suficiente experiencias y de habilidades. Pero nuestras fuentes tradicionales de volun de verse dentro del marco del programa primero tenemos que informarles de Ia tarias en las Girl Scouts, td6nde buscare de las Girl Scouts. diversidad en el servicio voluntario en mos las voluntarias para llenar este Francamente no podemos seguir per Girl Scouting y de Ia oportunidad que vaciol Y, tC6mo podemos aumentar mitiendonos el lujo de limitar nuestras ellos tienen en Ia mayorfa de los con· nuestro espfritu creador y nuestra flex apelaciones de reclutamiento a tan cilios de las Girl Scouts, de ejercer ibilidad de manera de poder satisfacer pequeiia porcion de Ia pobtaci6n. En papeles tanto como de formuladores de las crecientes expectativas de las volun nuestros anuncios en Ia radio y en Ia planes como de trabajadores. tarias de hoy en dfa? television, en nuestros carteles y en Los j6venes adultos de hoy-y no Sabemos que las madres de aun los nuestros contactos personales tenemos excluyamos a las Senior Girl Scouts de ninos mas J6venes se estan uniendo a que adaptar nuestras apelaciones para est<:~ categorla-como cualquier volun· Ia fuerza laborial. Sin embargo, como que respondan a las necesidades, in tario, seran listos por preguntarnos: Denise Seizer, Asistente Directora Ejecu tereses y las capacidades de cada grupo "lQue puedo esperar yo?"-EIIos quie tiva Nacional, nos indica en su artfculo de individuos. Es tambien imprescindible ren saber lo que su servicio con las en Ia pagina 16 hoy nuestra pobla que informemos al publico que nosotras Girl Scouts les oFrece en tt~rminos ci6n cuenta con mas j6venes solteros las Girl Scouts somos expertas en "adap de desarrollo personal y satisfacci6n. tanto como con personas jubiladas de tar" las oportunidades de empleo ajus lCuales son las credenciales academicas espiritu joven y de buena salud. Un tandolo de acuerdo con el tiempo dis que pueden adquirir? zSu trabajo con creciente numero de hombres esta em ponible y Ia pericia de cada voluntario. las Girl Scouts les dara experiencia prck prendiendo trabajos de servicio volun Aunque se trate de ofrecerse a compartir tica para un empleo con pago u otra tario. Tambien mas parejas j6venes sin un trabajo o emprenderlo ,a tiempo par oportunidad mas adelante? hijos estan en busca de maneras de cial o aun como consultante para un Cuando trabajemos reclutando a vo involucrarse en sus comunidades durante evento especial, Ia palabra "flexibilidad" luntarios sabemos que negociar como sus horas libres. Cada uno de ellos es tiene que llegar a ser nuestra consigna. antes ya no es posible. Debemos recon un candidato de primera calidad para ser Los americanos mayores-la minorla siderar las maneras de acercarnos a los Continued on page 41 GIRL SCOUT LEADER 3 Girl Scout
Leader Fall, 1981 SPECIAL FEATURES
~ 5 Girl Scouts Gather in Houston b}' Patncia Winterer GIRL SCOUTS Upcom1ng Nat1onal Council Sess1on convention promtses excitement 6 Brick by Brick MRS. ORVILLE Girls are a big part of plans tor Olave House. L. FREEMAN 16 The Changing Face of Volunteerism by Demse Setzer Presldent The tradition of volunteensm IS thnving In the Un1ted Stale) FRANCES HESSELBEIN 20 New leaders: Help's on the Way by Dorothv Gilllar and Bonnie Palace N.a1lonal Exccullvc Olrcc1or Meet the people you un depend on to help with troop actJVitres 24 Expand Your Troop's Activities by Dorothy Gilliar and Bonme Palace Flel(1brllty and tnnovation descnbc the new alternate methods of seN ng g· ·Is R1- Runways to Wider Opportunities for 1982 (insert) R16 Annual listing oi natronwtde events for Cadettes and Seniors. MARION C. BURNS AssoCI•te Dtrt'ctor Educ.tttonal Servtres 28 Women in History Series: Part One by Dr. Mary Atekm Rothschild The am.umg lane Dee er R >pin was Nattonal Executive D1r ·ctor tram 19i9 to 1930. LYNN M. OBEE Senaor Ed torf\\ r ter 32 Whether 19 or 79, Volunteers Bring Their Best b)• Doroth)' Gilliar and Karen Schwartz CHERYL£ BARTOLO Girl Scouts dr~cover the special resources of youth and matunty ASSOCIAte EdttOr/Wrtler 36 'Tis a Gift to be Simple by Eltzabeth Munz MARJORY HARDY lntect more meanmg mto ~ear·cnd holidays. Busln!!li Man.tgcr 38 Up, Up, and Away by L)'nn Ann London LINO MILLEVOI Build whirly brrds, kites, and other soanng ob,ects with your troop Designer 39 Dressing for Girl Scouting MYRA CORDON How to put together an official Girl Scout uniform. Art Consultant 44 First Say Yes: The Rest Is b sy by Sharon Smith A leader revrews a spedal troop year. 46 Savannah Center Flourishes with Volunteer Aid by Charlotce E. Parker The Juliette Gordon low Girl Scout Natrona! Center celebrates ts 15th anniversary GIRL SCOUr lEADER (ISS~ 00 17·05771 with a salute to volunteers. publishild 10ur times c.•ch year· F.all, Winter, Spring, ond Summer by Girl Scouts of the U.S A 830 Th rd Avenue. REGULAR FEATURES ' e" 'rork. N.'r 10022. Co~'ftght 1981 by C rl Scouts of the United States of Amer a A I rights rcser ed Th.s publlutron m~y not be reproduced 3 President's Message stored Jn 11 rctr C\il 1~ tem or trans· Girl Scouting offers volunteers a variety or JObs. m Ued n \\hole or n pvt n .any form or by Any m ans electron c mechan a 8 Macy's Magic Extends to All photocopr' n rccordmg or otherw sc D1sabled per;ons wrll be able to use Macy fully. wtthout the pr or wr tten perm U10n of G~rl Scouts of the United States of 12 In the News Amcnca 830 Third A\·cnuc New York lnstallatron o( First Lady; ce~5Btton of Daisy; lbac r\sslmo\ on thE' Girl Scouts; N.Y. 10022 s cond dass postas pad National Execuuve Director in Harlem at ew York. N Y •nd At dd t OMI rna ling of( c 18 Profile of a leader Shirley Costello 'organizes «!''crythlng that moves." SUBSCRIPTIO PR a S3 00 f r one year 4 uu Add S1 00 (or all dest na· 26 Bulletin Board uons outs de U S and possessions ~ew Items In the Grrl Scout catalog and more on international opportunities for adults. CHANGE OF ADDRESS seJ"~d changl' of addreu to Girl Scout leader 630 Third 42 letter from Ms. Bonnie Ave11uc, New York, NY 10022. Be 'urc Ensure your troop's success by Including family members in troop affairs. to give bnth old and new address, In· eluding :till codes a well as coundl, troop and rd~nllncatlon number. Allow e•sht \Heks (or cl'tangc Vol 58 No S Fall, 1981 COVER: Th1s ~l1ghtly ~urreal draw4nfl deprcts the progres~lon of volunleensm 0\er the last 130 vears. It shows the trend tow.trd greater diversity among volunteers, a topic explored In Member Aud1t Bureau of C n.ulatlons ''The Changing Face of Volunteerism" and in 'Whether 19 or i9, Volunterrs Bring Their Best."
4 FALL 961 Girl Scouts Gather in HOUSTON
The 1981 National Council Session/ convention is rapidly approaching- here's what to expect.
by Patricia Winterer
Frotn October 25 to 28,1981, Girl Scouts Business meetings of the National age those dollars. "Volunteerism: Hero of the U.S A's 1981 National Council Council will be held during the morning Today, Where Tomorrow?" will address Session/comention in Houston, Texas, and afternoon of Monday, October 26 the ever-important issue of recruiting, will bring together approximately 5,000 and Tuesday, October 27, and during the retaining, and motivating the volunti!er visitors and elected council delegates morning of Wednesday, October 28. Na who is so essential to Girl Scouting. from across the country. The com·en tional Council members will hear re " Communications Exchange: Resourceful tion theme, "Girl Scoutmg · Where the ports from the National Board of Di Ideas From and For Councils" will focus Future Begins," will be evident through rectors on the 1978-81 triennium and on council successes in the public re out every meeting and event, as con will act on several proposed constitu lations area and on the resources which vention participants focus on Girl Scout tional amendments and six proposals for the national organization offers. "How ing's future in the next triennium and in action. Proposals include: changing the Girl Scouting Grows" will review the the decades ahead. date for determining the number of many ways In which Girl Scouting's vital The convention begins on Sunday. delegates a council may send to the program can be offered to girls through October 25, with the grand opening of National Council Session· researching traditional troops, interest projects, and exhibits scheduled for 10:00 a.m. A large the feasibility of relocating national summer activity memberships. number of exhibitors have taken booth headquarters; establishing a lifetime On Tuesday evening, there will be five space where they can demonstrate prod membership in Girl Scouting; research festive dinners. "Bienvenidos Atnigos ucts and services of 1nterest to councils ing the feasibility of establishing a spe ... A Southwestern Festival" will cele and to convention delegates and visitors. cial alumnae membership category for brate the food, music, dance, and visual New at this convention are table top ex girls and adu lts who have been active arts of the Southwest, including the mix hibits where nonprofit organizations members; reinstating the former trefoil ture of Anglo-American, Indian, Black, and such as Green Circle and The American emblem as the only official symbol of Hispanic cultures. ''Charting Our Global Cancer Society will show their materials Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.; and re-estab Course •.. Bright Stars To Steer By" will and answer questions. Visitors will be lishing the procedure of partial dues pay celebrate the international sisterhood of able to stroll through GSUSA's series of ment for new members joining during Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting and the standing panel exhibits illustrating topics the membership year. unique global perspective it provides. of major importance to the organiza On Tuesday morning, nominations and "A Salute to Women' will honor women tion's corporate goals. elections will be held for the National as shapers of the future. "On A Clear A nearby audiovisual theater will Board of Directors and the National Day . . . Can You See the Future?"dinner show a wide selection of GSUSA's latest Nominating Committee for the 1981 tri participants will explore the 21st century audiov1sual resources. Also on display ennium. In addition to items requiring and beyond. "Many Happy Returns" will will be a selection of GSUSA's publica action by the National Council, two provide a lighthearted look at Girl Scouts tions. The National Equipment Service discussion items are on the agenda: of the U.S.A.'s first 70 years, with a 25th will sell selected Girl Scout publications council-national relationships and serving anniversary tribute to the Juliette Gor and other resources. Various uniform girls under six years of age. don Low National Center. components including the new (lddition On Monday evening, delegates and The 42nd national convention will end al official adult uniform, pins, insiBna, visitors will choose to attend one of six at noon on Wednesday, October 28 as and souvenir items will also be sold. seminar discussions about topics of par the 1981-84 triennium opens with the in stallation of the National Board of Di The opening ceremony will be held ticular interest to Girl Scouts. "The Fu rectors and the National Nominating on Sunday afternoon in Sam Houston ture in Focus" will emphasize the im Committee, remarks by the newly Coliseum for delegates, visitors, and Girl portance of identifying future trends for elected National President, and the Scouts and their families from the Hous planning both in the national organiza· launching of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.'s ton area. On Sunday evenmg. all council tion and in councils. "Lobbying: Girl delegates and other members of the Scouts Right and Responsibility" will 70th anniversary celebration. The deadline for registering to attend National Council are invited to a dele review the local, state, and fedenl legis the convention as a full-time visitor is gate supper, the total cost of which has lative systems and the ways in which a September 20, 1981. Check with your been donated through the generosity nonprofit organization can work to influ of QSP, Inc., a subsidiary of the Reader's ence legislation which directly affects council office for details. • Digest Association. Members of the Na its operations and purposes. "Girl Scout tional Council will have the opportunity ing: Growing and Going Financially'' will to meet each other and to celebrate a consider ways both to attract more dol Patricia Winterer is national meetings common commitment to Girl Scouting. lars for council funds and -to best man- directorjconvention director.
GIRL SCOUT LEADER 5 l Brick bY- Brick .------=:::=1r =::::;--;=:=] [ ~\
An emp\y retngerator box ~tands m Among the man" ways to pique girls' the middle of the troop meeting place. interest m the project is a vi~it to a Rulers stnng. a c;tapler, and paint construct1on s1te m your community bru~hes clutter the newspaper-covered There g~rls w1ll see \\hat goes on as a floor. At a table girls animatedly dtscuss buildmg goes up. F they ask the likely how they will decorate the appliance question How much does a real brick box to turn it tnto the1r own verston of cost?' a leader m1ght use the oppor the new Olave Center-the London cen tunity to d1scuss the many materials ter of the World As~oCiation of Girl besides bncks whrcn must be bought to Gu1des and Girl Scouts lWAGGGSl. The build a houo;e scene de~wbes only one of the many If girlS want ;o know more about ways Girl Scouts in the USA take part visiting a world center hke Olave House, in WAGGGS' Paper Houses Project. The Paper Houses Project they can Invite ~omeone who has been Tht:' f'c1per Houses Project invite~ all places girls firmly and to an\' of the four world center5 to tell Girl Guide~ and Girl Scouts to learn about her expenence. A Senior Girl about the worldwide nature of our prominently in plans for Scout who has " sited Our Cabai'a, the movemen, and to "buy a brick" to help \\Orld center m Mex1co might be able budd a ne\, world center. A girl in the a new world center tn to teach a o:ong a game, or a craft that United State' can "bu a brick" for ten London. she learned there cents G1rl Guide s•sters paying equiv Manv badge and interest project activ alent amounts in other currencies buv Ities are re ated to WAGGGS, the bncks for one rupee m lnd1a, for five was made to usc th1s fund to acquire world centers 0 ave Baden-Powell, and pence in England, and for six Nigerian property for a center which would com the construction project tn London. The Kobo~. for example. The new Olave bine the Olave House and the World Paper Houses Pro· ect gtves these acuvi· Center will be a house for all Girl Bureau Soon after, the Paper Houses ties an added d1men('on. By building a Guides and Girl Scouts, built by Girl Project was designed ~o that girls could paper house and buymg a brick, a glfl Guide' and Girl Scouts. participate. per ·on ally joms tnis worldwide effort But why bUild a new Olave Center? london may c;eem far .w.ay, but many of all Gtrl Gutdes and Gtrl Scouts. The ans\\ er is: we've outgro\\ n the cur activities can link girls to the construc G1rl Scout counals have information rent Olave House, a hostel '" the heart tion of the ne\\ world center for on Paper Houses ProJect activities and oi London G1rl Scouts and Girl Guides WAGGGS. By opening a meeting with a buymg bncks leaders should check from all over the world who go to Lon ceremony about the World Association w1th the1r local council~ about proce don and who would hke to stay there pin, a troop will hiRhlight what each dures and speoal plans for thts special for one or two nights or longer often Girl Scout shares w1th nearly 8 million WAGGGS pro ect which will take hear "Sorry, fully booked." Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in almost place In the Un ted States only until Then. there is the World Bureau, 100 countries around the world. Thmking Day Febr...1ary 22, 1982. • blocks away from the Olave House, situated in a very pleasant but seeming ly shrinking five-story house. Its small room~ and narrow, steep staircases are typical of hundreds of london houses. In 1958, when the World Association moved in, it seemed like a mansion compared to former offices, according to Beryl Cozens-Hardy of England who is chairman of fund-ra1sing for the new Olave Center However, since 1958 the number of organizations in WAGGGS has more than doubled, while the World Bureau ha" remained the same ~ize. Plans to combine the hostel and the World Bureau offices into a new and larger center have begun, and would have mightily pleased the World Chief Guide, Olave lady Baden-Powell, who ''loved making plans" for the never ending act1vitie" that pull the worldwide G•rl Gutde/Girl Scout movement closer together. When lady Baden-Powell died in 1977 at the age of 90 after 65 years of actively promoting Girl Scouting throughout the world, a World Chief Guide Memorial Fund wa~ begun. At the 1978 World Conference the decision
!; FAll1981 featured in the calendar
• on the cover a mood-setting photograph, a refreshtng change from the graphics of recent years • tns de - a dep1ct1on of actiVItieS to stretch a g1rl s 1mag1nation and expand her horizons • photographs of greater bnlhance and clanty on whiter paper than ever before
• the matching cover makes it a perfect and in the companton ptece to the calendar • once again - a full square of pocket planner writing space seven days a week This attractive pair- commemorating 70 years of Girl Scouting should prove to be a "best seller" for councils. quantities and prices
wall calendar- 100 per carton. pocket planner - 200 per carton. only from lone troop leaders and leaders 1n 100 to 1 000 COPieS 35C each 200 to 1, 000 cop1es . 27e each counc1IS wh1ch are not hav1ng a calendar sale, 1 100 to 2,500 COpieS . 34c each 1.200 to 5.000 cop1es . . 26c each please fi ll 1n counc1l name. Troops on Fore1gn 2 600 tO 5,000 COpieS .. 33c each 5,200 to 15,000 copies . . . . 25c each Sotl APO. FPO and 1nternattonal addresses 5 100 to 15,000 COpieS 31C each 15.200 cop1 es and over . 23e each must mclude lull remittance with th1s order. Draw 15,100 to 30.000 cop1es 30c each Outs•de the conllnental U SA •ncludlng checks on U S. banks only Orders must be 30.100 to 75.000 cop1es 29C each Alaska Hawaii and APO and FPO placed before October 10 Shipping charges are 75 100 to 150 000 COP•IIS 28e each addresses 29C each prepaid on all calendar orders Calendars are 150 100 cop•es and over 27c each International addresses 3Qc each packed 100 per carton. Minimum order 1 '.'1/•th one delivery potnt only carton Order 1n canon lots only Pocket Plan· 250 000 COpieS 25C each ners are packed 200 per carton. Minimum Outside tne conllnental U S l\ 1nclu<11ng ordering information order 1 carton. Order •n canon lots only Un· AlaS-oUI Ha ....a 1 and APO and FPO Check w•th your council If your council tS hav1ng sold calendars may not be returned. Res1· addresses 37c each a calendar sale orders must be placed w1th your dents of Ca Md Ga . ano N Y add the appro· lnternallonat addresses 39c each council off1ce Orders lor th1s ad wtll be accepted pnate sales tax For PAL addS 1 00 per pkg
calendar/pocket planner allow 4 weeks for delivery order early! W96 Send Orders to G•rl Scouts of the U SA Nahonal Equipment SeMce. 830 Th•rd Avenue, New York, NY 10022 Send Order to: (Prease pnnt.) Please sh•p copes of the 1982 G1rl Scout Calendar @ ___ each to arnve by (date)•------Please Sh•P copes of the 1982 G•rl Scout Pocket Planner @ ___.,each to arnve by (date)---- Name------g I have perm1ss•on from my council to hold a 1982 Calendar Sale. Stree ~-.. ______0 (Councllname)------ uo CitY------6 ~ 1have perm1sston from my lone troop commrttee to hold a 1982 Calendar Sate CountY------(Commtneechalrman)------State'------~ ...J Full paymenl1s enclosed S (Make check or money order payable to G1rl Scouts of the U.S A 0 Do not send partial payment. Do not send cash.) Zip ______Date ______uQ) r: B1ll me. Our sale will end on (date)-----. I will remit the tull amount 30 days later. Phone Number______(.) .t Name (prlnO------Stgnatur•e------~ Clear a tnOI"l!c,.earn ng plan•,. 'h yov• CO
permit views of the su rrounding wood creased by 6.8 percent. By planning a Magic lands. Like all of the new Macy facil barrier-free environment at Macy, we ities, including recreational areas and are planning for their future. swimming pool, it will be equipped Here are several ways tn which our with ramps and wide doorways to per disab.ed girl members, and indeed all Extends mit full access by wheelchai r users. of Girl Scouting, can benefi t from our Fi ve percent of Macy's overnight ac barrier-free Macy design: commodations, including bed rooms and 0 We can offer special train ing sessions bathrooms, will be fully equipped for for leaders of gir:s with disabilities, to use by disabled persons. They will offer featuring hands-on familiarization All such helpful features as grab bars for with space and furnishing require showers, special toilets, furniture Ia; ments, and sens tivitv training. outs which alfow wheelchairs to move 0 Disabled leaders who serve troops freely, and light swi tches and tele will be able to participate fully in hen the 1981 Intern a phones se t low enough to be reached leadership traintng sessions at Ma,cy, tional Year of Disabled from a seated position. bringing back to rheir troops new Persons is over. GSUSA The 1981 International Year of Dis skills and insights. will continue to focus abled Persons helps to focus attention 0 Disabled girls ''ill be encouraged to Won the digntty,human rights, and well on disabled people in our communities, consider leadership roles in Girl being of disabled persons by incor so that efforts can be made to provide Scouting as •he, gro\\ up, knowing porating the principles of barrier-free opportunity for full participation in com that Girl Scouting ofters them full ac architecture into our Edith Macy Con munity life. Today there are approx cess to leadership training opportun ference Center facilities. Macy's barrier imately 7.9 mi llion disabled chi ldren in ities. free design wi ll permit disabled persons, the United States. Over 11 million work 0 Councils planning to expand or alter including wheelchair users, total access ing age adults, or nine percent of the their facilities may use the barrier to all Macy facilities. United States population, have perma free Macy design as a model. One major architectural feature is a nent physical disabilities. By offering barner-free architecture at walkway linking all the new Macy facil There are 20,499 Girl Scout members our new Edith "'acy Conference Center, ities and services. It will be a continuous with reported disabilities, incl uding GSUSA offers "built-in'' assurance that indoor corridor designed to wind i ts 2,037 with orthopedic disabi lities. The long after the 1981 International Year way from the en trance area to housing number of troops reporting disabled of Disabled Persons is O\er, we will con units, recreational areas, dining areas, members increased by 5.3 percent dur tinue to provide equal opportunity to meeting rooms and classrooms. Much of ing the past year, and the number of girl learn, grow, and share 10 all in Girl the walkway will be glass-enclosed to members known to be disabled in- Scouting. CRoll oi Donor~ 01"1 page 10).
I want to do my best to make Edith Macy Conference Center, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., the multi-purpose, year round facility for developing Girl Scouting and adult leaders for the challenges of tomorrow.
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0 I enclose my contribution of ~S---- Council
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1 wish to earmark It for 0 Unrestricted 0 Construction 0 Travel Assistance (to Macy for girls and adults)
honor This gift is made in of ------memory
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Date: ------Contributions are tax deductible. Please make checks payable to Macy Development Fund and mail to Macy Development Fund, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 830 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022
A copy of the lUI lfnancial report filed wtlh the New York Department of State ~ay be obtained by writing to: New York State, Department of State, Office I of Charities Reglstrallon, Albany, New York 12231 OR Girl Scout• of the U.S.A., Natlonal De velopment Office, 830 Third Avenup, New York. N.Y. 10022
8 FALL1981 cartonso!Hol day Crystal
Name Address Stat lJ Ph(~) Grooo No ofmembe s
Sponsormg lnst tut t;ll1 Address Name adclress and pnona of 2 ad Ilona aou t off cials Macx Honor Roll of Donors As of April1981, these councils and troops had made contributions to the Edith Macy Development Fund, or they had been identified by members making individual gifts to the Macy Fund. Help add your council to this list of generous donors.!
Angeles Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout Council of Bergen County, Girl Scout Troop \'o 244 los Angeles, California Paramus, New Jersey Junior Girl Scout Troop :\o 3207 8./.G.S.S. Neighborhood Girl Scouts Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Service Unit Glowing Embers Girl Scout Council, Inc., Downey Girl Scouts Girl Scout Council of Buffalo and Erie Ka~amazoo ~·,ch gzn Senior Girl Scout Troop No. 7500 County, Inc., Greater Long Such Girl Scout Council, Arizona Cactus-Pine Girl Scout Council, Inc., Buffalo, New York long Beach Ca' ·orn a Phoenix, Arizona Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Inc., Tagoma Girl Scou• Aisoc at.ion Girl Scout Troop No. 348 Baltimore, Maryland Great Rivers Girl Scout Council, Inc., Badger Council of Girl Scouts, Inc., Community 72 Hampstead Girl Scouts Cincinnati On1o Beloit, Wisconsin Girl Scouts of Chicago, Great Trail Girl Scout Council, Bayou Girl Scout Co uncil, Chicago, Illinois Canton, Ohio Lafayette, Louisiana District No. 1 Canal Fulton '\er~hborhood Girl Scouts Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 89 Girl Scout Council of Coastal Carolina, Inc., Junior Girl Scout Trooo \'o. 135 Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council, Inc., Go ldsboro, North Carolina Green Meadows Girl Scout Council of Beaver, Pennsylvania Goldsboro Neighborhood Girl Scouts IUinoi.s, Inc., Brownie Girl Scout Troop No. 261 Girl Scouts of DelAware County, Urbana. Ill nois Big Sky Girl Scout Council, Media, Pennsylvania Gulf Pines Girl Scout Council, Inc., Great Falls, Montana Girl Scouts of Dupage County Council, Hatt.esburg \.' ss ;5 ppl Birch Trails Girl Scout Council, Wisconsin, Naperville, Illinois HemJodc Girl Seoul Council, Inc., Inc., Wausau, Wisconsin Freedom Valley Girl Scout Council, Harr.sburg Per"S· ham1 Black Diamond Girl Scout Council, Inc., Valley Forge, Pennsylvania wr' Sco:;t ... roop No. 137 Charleston, West Virginia Girl Scout.s of Genesee Valley, Inc., Heritage Glrl Scout Council of Virginia, t Girl Scout Troop No. 1019 Rochester, New York Newport \ev.s, \ rg•n a Girl Scout Troop No. 1035 Fairport Division Girl Scouts Heritage Tnils Gi rl Scout Council, Inc., Girl Scout Troop No. 1124 Girl Scout Council of Greater Essex County, Mansfieid, Oh.o Broward County Girl Scout Council, Inc., N.J., Montclair, New Jersey Hoosier Capit1l Girl Scout Council, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Florida Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, Inc., lndianapo! s. !rdiAna Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 432 New York, New York Girl Scout lroop No 1546 Burlington County Girl Scout Council, Inc., Girl Scout Troop No. 2-58 Housatonic Girl Scout Council, Inc., Marlton, New Jersey The Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis, Bridgeport Co""ec< icut Central Louisiana Girl Scout Council, Inc., St. lOUIS, Missouri Hudson Valley Girl Scout Council, Inc., Alexandria, L oui~iana Girl Scout Troop No. 1935 Delmar, '-e ' Yo• Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 108 Girl Scout Troop No. 2689 Girl Scout T•oop l\lo 163 Central New York Girl Scout Council, Inc., Girl Scout Council of Greater Tidewater, t Girl Scout Troop o. ~83-362 · Syracuse, New York Norfolk, Virginia International Order oi Chutreuse Buzzards ChautAuqua Aru Girl Scout Council, Inc., Girl Scouts-Mile Hi Council, Irish Hills Girl Scout Council, Fredonia, New York Denver, Colorado Jackson, ,\iichigan ChesapeAke BAy Girl Scout Council, Inc., Girl Scouts of Milwaukee Area, Inc., Senior Girl Scout Trooo '\o. 107 Wilmington, Delaware Milwaukee, Wisconsin Kentuckiana Girl Scout Council, Inc., Girl Scout Troop No. 544 Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital, Louisville, kentucky Citrus Council of Girl Scouts, Inc., Washington, D.C. Junior Girl Scou: Trnor O.:o. 3087 Winter Park, Florida Girl Scout Council of Northwest Cook Lake Erie Girl Scout Council, Connecticut Trails Council of Girl Scouts, County, Inc., Elk Grove Village. Illinois Cleveland, Oh1o Inc., New Haven, Connecticut Girl Scouts of Racine County, Inc., Brownie Giri Scout Troop ,\o. 441 Tolland Service Unit Racine, Wisconsin Lake-Wood Girl Scout Council, Inc., Connecticut Valley Girl Scout Council, Girl Scouts of Rhode Island, lnc., Muskogee, Oklahoma Incorporated, Hartford, Connecticut Providence, Rh{)de Island Okmulgee/ Moms 1\elghborhood Girl Scouts Cotton Boll Area Girl Scout Council, Inc., Girl Scout Council of St. Croix Valley, Tahlequah Gtrl Scout Troop No. 63 Sikeston, Missouri St. Paul, Minnesota Tahlequah Girl Scout Troop No. 150 Covered Bridge Girl Scout Council, Inc., The Girl Scout Council of Savannah, Lenni-Lenape Girl Scout Council, Inc., Terre Haute, Indiana Georgia, In c. Paterson, New Jersey Crooked Tree Girl Scout Council, Savannah, Georgia Byram Township Service Team Traverse City, Michigan Girl Scouts of Singing Sands Council, Inc., Cadette Girl Scovt Troop No. 22 Cumberland Valley Girl Scout Council, Granger, Indiana Senior Girl Scout Troop No. 247 IncorporAted, Nashville, Tennessee Girl Scouts of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Lone Tree Area Girl Scout Council, Inc., Delaware-Raritan Girl Scout Council, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Oak Park, Illinois Edison, New Jersey Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Inc., Magic Empire Council of Gi rl Scouts, Dutchess County Girl Scout Council, Inc., Miami, Florida Tulsa, Oklahoma Poughkeepsie, New York Girl Scout Troop No. 196 Manitou Girl Scout Council, Inc., ENCOURILATIONS Girl Scouts of Westcheste,.Putnam, Inc., Manitowoc, Wisconsin Fairview, Pennsylvania Valhalla, New York Girl Scout Troop No. 281 Fox River Area Girl Scout Council, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York, Girl Scout Appleton, Wisconsin Community Continued on page 42 Chalk Hills Girl Scout Camp, 1980 Staff t Prior to merger
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GSUSA began pub ternational understanding. science, lishing Daisy in January 1975. outdoor activities, and previews of, Despite many praiseworthy fea and support for, the most recent tures, Daisy experienced two major adaptations of Girl Scout P.rogram problems: a decrease in the number materials Educators, librarians, par of Brownie and Junior Girl Scout sub ents, and children themselves at scribers and an increase in costs. tested to Daisy's valuable contribution The National Board found this a to the enrichment and development difficult decision to make. 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First Lad\ Nancv Reagan s great personal warmth and concern for our organiza tton were e\Jdent a~ National President Jane Freeman, many \laUonal Board members, :-;attonal b cutive Director Frances He;;;;eJbem, GSUSA's manage ment team, and iour g1d members at tended the '"' e At the White House reception io1/owing the installatiOn ceremony, First Ladv Nancy Reagan chats informa{/v 1\ •lh Brownie Girl Scout Rhonda Johnson, Junior Girl Scout Billie Jo Butler, Cadette Girl Scout Tracey Lee Tienken, and Senior Girl Scout Irene Vesato. 1-1 FAll 1931 THE WHITE HOWSE Honorary President. Former National President Marjo~ie lttmann, now a mem ber of the World Committee of the March 17, 1981 World Association ')f Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, gave \1\rs. Rc~£an the World Association pin. Frances :"iesscibein pre sented the First Lady with a miniature trefoil pin. Dear Friends: After the presentations, Mrs. Reagan noted that "Nev.?r was there a time I am pleased to accept the position when such an ::>iganization wa:; needed of National Honorary President of the Girl Scouts of the United States of more by girls ... 311 the work you've America. done is ce. tainly needed." Closing the ceremor,{, Brownie Girl Scout Rhonda Girl Scouting espouses the best of our Johnson ~ "This Is ror you, irom all ~irl Scouu, to let you know how glad we are to have you .1s our First Lady." Concluding the investiture ceremony, Brownie Girl Scout Rhonda Johnson pres!!nl5 Mrs. Reagan with a bouquet of flowers, while jane Freeman looks on. GIRL SCOUT LEADER 15 Their diversity and numbers differentiate them from their 1831 counterparts, but 1981's volunteers embrace finding local solutions to social issues. by Denise Seizer en years ago, the "typical" backed by an institution. A government of American adults stated they were vol American volunteer was a mar survey in 1965 found that the estimated unteers. ried woman, between the ages value of volunteer activities in the United By this time it was recognized that of 25 and 45, with children in States amounted to an annual $23 bil the reaso11s for volunteering were chang Tschool. She was a high school graduate lion. At that time, 18 percent of Amer ing. It was acceptable for American citi or even a college graduate from a ican adults identified themselves as vol zens to donate their time and services in middle-income family who did not have unteers. those areas that would offer a personal to work for pay because her husband's return. At the end of the seventies, the income supported the family. Her mo Volunteer Activity major reason given for being involved in tives for being a volunteer were largely (valued at $70-80 billion per year) volunteer work was the enjoyment of it; connected with "doing good." wanting to help others was the second She was carrying on a long tradition most prevalent reason. People stopped tn this country, as noted by Alexis de being volunteers when they believed the Tocqueville in his Democracy in Amer need for which they volunteered had ica, based on his tour of the United been met. States in 1831 and 1832. As have many The effects of recent conflicting trends later visitors, he observed and com on the voluntary movement have not yet mented on the inclination of Americans been fully determined. Economic pres to form committees to solve community sures sent American women to work in problems. Although this early volunteer ever increasing numbers, reducing their ism was perhaps largely motivated by potential volunteer time. Yet volunteer survival, the idea of contributing time ing was seen by man) American women and effort without pay was considered as a first step toward entering or resum "doing good" even then. ing a career. The women's movement, too, had had Changing motives. Although altruism still mixed effects. On one hand, some prom remains a primary motivation behind the inent women were asking why women decision to do volunteer work, changes criminal were content to work without pay, with in values and lifestyles through the years justice the implication that such work was not have brought about corresponding meaningful. On balance, however, the changes in the reasons for volunteering. The seventies, labeled the "me dec changing needs and roles of women Following President Kennedy's urging ade," brought doubts and concerns were positive forces for volunteerism. to " ... ask what you can do for your about the future of volunteerism. Yet, Voluntary organizations responded by country," it was fashionable to be a by 1974 the value of volunteer activities improving their training programs, pro volunteer-and to be one in a grassroots had nearly tripled-to an estimated value viding flexibility in volunteer scheduling, community oganization, not necessarily of $68 billion-and by 1977, 27 percent carefully describing their organizations' 16 FALL 1981 needs, and redefining the1r volunteer jobs and recognition systems-in short, taking advantage of the newly articulated About Girl Scouting need of volunteers to do something meaningful. Girl Scouting, more than girls in Girl Scout troops now Successful organizations have sold the 500,000 strong in adult volun include more than 300,000 volun concept-a valid one-that volunteer teers, offers opportunities for teers nationwide (60 percent of experience is meaningful, both from the volunteers in many areas, includ the total adult membership, near point of view of learning and self-fulfill ing chances for policy making at ly all women), they are in short ment for the volunteer, and from that of the level of local and national supply-mostly because of the helping to further the mission of the boards of directors; finance changing demands upon the time organization. management, including financial of women. The current picture. Althought statistics policy as well as direction for Girl Scout councils and the on volunteering in the United States are product sales and fund-raising national organization are aware sparse, it is estimated that more than 60 training; neighborhood and troop of the changing demands of million Americans participate in some organization, and many other women and their evolving volunteer activity, or 34 percent of the positions. changes in roles, with corre 175 million persons aged 15 and older. All of these are in addition to sponding shifts in girls' needs. joining the ranks of the traditional the organization's backbone More flexibility in volunteer as volunteers are high school and college positions of troop leaders and signments, backed up by im students, searching for experience that assistants. Although these posi proved training, is resulting in might help their future careers; retired tions that provide the opportu an upswing in adult membership persons, seeking meaningful activities for their increased free time; low-income nity for working directly with in 1981, after a slow two years. persons, helping themselves and their communities while gaining valuable training and experiencei and an increas· in tomorrow's picture. But she will be ethic" will turn volunteer efforts to those ing number of businessmen and busi joined by Increasingly more Americans activities offering a high degree of per nesswomen, whose time is often do with diverse backgrounds and needs. Fu sonal return. nated by their corporate employers. ture volunteers will be men and women Organizations that depend on these Perhaps never before have there been of all ages and from all walks of life. invaluable volunteer resources have so many different kinds of volunteering. Persons over age 65 will account for learned that it is not enough to follow There is a new volunteer community one of every eight Americans by 1990, the environmental tide to ebb and flow, emerging that is different from the one and they, more than any other group, reactively. They have had to include that was based extensively on " tradi have time to volunteer coupled with a futuristic thinking in their planning in tional" human services institutions. need for meaningful activities. Their order to nurture and hold their current In a recent survey of the country's numbers are projected to Increase from volunteer constituencies and to extend urban residents, conducted by the Gall 25 million today to 30 million by the this base by providing activities that re up Poll for the National League of Cities, end of the decade. flect the changing needs of potential nearly 70 percent of these adults stated Teenagers, on the other hand, can be volunteers, as well as the needs of the they would be willing to volunteer for expected to be a smaller part of the vol organizations. neighborhood activities. On the average, unteer force, as the number of 15- to As early American philosophy had it urban residents stated they would work 19-year-olds decreases from 21 million that people, rather than government, nine hours per month for their cities and to a projected 17 million by 1990, and should act to solve the nation's social neighborhoods. If tapped, this resource as these young people are being forced problems, present indications are toward would amount to approximately one bil~ more and more to find jobs for pay. a recommitment of this point of view, lion hours per month. Women, now represented only slight with a trend toward returning the re In addition to fields long supported by ly more than men in today's volunteer sponsibility for problem solving to the voluntary services, those of schools and force (52 percent to 48 percent), will states and local communities. The times education, youth activities, and hospitals continue to provide a large proportion of today indeed confirm George Gallup and health care, other fields of interest of volunteer work. But they will be Jr.'{ observation that volunteerism is expressed in the urban resident survey more selective in their options, because America's best hope for the future. • were prevention of water, air, and noise of economic necessity and by personal pollution, city beautification, landmark preference. Denise Selzer is Assistant National preservation, and attraction of new busi The voluntary movement in this coun Executive Director for Research and ness. try in the future will continue to thrive, Information Services at CSUSA. Among all Americans, the origins of as it has in the past, with changing en volunteering in the major religions of vironmental .trends resulting in a differ References the world are still evident: religious ent mix of types of volunteers and types Allen, Kerry Kenn. "Volunteering in America organizations still receive 50 percent of of volunteer activity. The necessity of 1980-1981 A Status Report" Voluntary Action all vounteer services in the United States; many people to spend more time work Leadership, Winter 1981. 15 percent go toward education; 15 per ing for pay will be countered by the American Association of Fund-Raising cent of these activities to healthi 7 per continuing willingness of American peo Council, Inc. Giving U.S.A., 1980. cent to social services and 3 percent are ple to volunteer for a growing variety Charles F. Kettering Foundation. New Ways, related to social and criminal justice (the of reasons and causes. Fall1980. remaining 10 percent is unaccounted The increasing disillusionment with Gallup, George Jr. "Volunteerism-America's for). public school education will be accom Best Hope for the Future" Voluntary Action Leadership, Fall1980. panied by increased voluntary involve National Forum on Volunteerism. "The Tomorrow's volunteer. The volunteer of ment of parents in their children's edu Shape of Things to Come: 1980-1990" tomorrow will find a place for his or cation. The rising inte_rest in spiritual Aid Association for Lutherans, 1980. her efforts, no matter what the under matters among young people will con Rehm, Priscilla T. "Volunteers: Another lying motive and interest. Yesterday's tinue to supply volunteers for religious Endangered Species?" Cradua{e Woman, typical volunteer will still be very much organizations. An increase in the ''me May/June 1981. • GIRL SCOUT LEADER 17 Profile of a Leader Succeslifu/ troop organizer tells how she does it. by lynn M. Obee "Why," Shirley Costello ask.; herself, One o( the maJOr reasons Girl Scout "won't parent~ carry through more of Ing IS so valuable to girls say) Shirl e), theiT commitments?" It's a question that is that it opens channels of communica puzzles the Wtch1ta Falls, Texas leader. tion betv.een canng adults and some· Her Girl Scout expenence has brought times wary g~rls That s why she founded her face to face with the problem of get the Talk Corner, a spot set as1de at her ting adults-teachers and pnncipals al> troop's meeting place where the girls well as parents-wholeheartedly In can dtscuss with her any problem~ they volved in the lives of children have. In the Talk Corner g1rl' can be In spite of the d1i1icullies, Sh1rley tS a sure of coniidenuahty and no retaliatron strikingly !IUCCcs~ful troop orgamzer who ''I tell them I'm not the1r moms or dads, single-handedly started six troops last that I can't solve the11 problems for year in areas where Girl Sc:outing had them, but that I'll listen to them and never been tried. Accordmg to Noreen· give them ideas about how to handle tex Girl Scout Council Executive Direc lherr problems," said Sh1rley. Unstable tor Barbara Brock, even before Shirle} family sltuat1ons, bad grades at ~chool officially became a troop organ1zer, this and f1ghts w1th brother.; and sisters are Junior troop leader '' ould "organize from Girl Scoutmg when the troop be frequent t0p1cs in the Talk Corner. Con· ever, thing that moved.'' School pnnci gan planting nowers and bushes in the ~entional restra10h are broken down pals, girls, even adult' "ho wcr ' poten schoolyard as part of a beautaficat1on when a g11l and Shirley enter the Talk tial leader.. were persuaded to jo1n Girl project. Corner-e\en her own daughter uses it Scouting by Shtrley's charminM persis With the princapals convmced, Shir to dis1=uss subjects she usually has trou· tence and good sense But parents, ley's next step is recruiting the g1rls She ble broaching w1th her mother. In cer· ~hose respons1biht1es for their chldren finds out how many girl-: are m each tain <.:ases, Shirley has ~er\ed as a medi are constant and who don't always un class, ties up a bundle of flters with re ator between a girl and her parents. derstand G1rl Scoutmg. remain the tangle turn que~tionnaircs , and takes them to Shuley finds that the people-oriented In the skein. the teacher.; Then she make.; herself \alues of Gtrl Scoutmg closely coincide Shirley tries to untangle the snJgs and abundantly ava1lable to the teachers and wtth her O\\ n concerns. Although she ~naris by distributing c1 monthly news girls by frequent visits to the school 'If has belonged to many other organiza letter whiCh helps her to keep parenb I show enthu~iasm " she said "it rubs taons, she fmds that 1n G~rl Scouting she abreast of Troop 89's activities and to off on the teachers and guls, and then meets a greater diversity of people. ''A enlist their >upport. She's tested several the)"re hooked room full oi G1rl Scouts IS often a room modes of delivery. At fmt the grrls \\ould Her biggest hurdle looms next-find full of people oi different colors classes, take the new!'lletters home. But too often, ing a leader from among the parent~ geosraphlc localions, religton~ 1deas, Shirley found, the girls forgot to give who have returned the queStionnaires and ages she explains. Yet the1r com· them to their parents. She tried mailing Her search sometimes requires as many mon behei in Girl Scouting transtorms the newsletter, but that proved too lm as 90 telephone calls m one day. Excuses them.' You can take a downnght crabby, personal -she suspected most ended in such as "I don't have time because I orner\ person, put her into a Girl Scout v.astebaskets. Now, when parents Mrive work'' rankle this 45-year-old mother of group, and the chemistry of lht; group to p1ck up the~r daughter~ irom meet six, grandmother of four, "ho at one w1ll change her '' she chuckled mgs Sh~rley accompanies each chtld to time combtned a JOb w11h \olunteer She tries hard to commumcate her the car hands the parent a ne\\slctter, \\Ork. ''It's a maller of priorities and of concem for the \o;ell-bemg of others to and graduall~ wmds up in a comc~ation hO\\ interested parents are 1n the1r chil her troop Frequent \iiStts are made to about ih content!> Thts last mNhod has dren," she sa1d. Shirley \\On't organize the P1oneer Manor a local nursmg home pro\en the most successful, Shirle~ a troop until she's certam she has an where the g1rls \\ alk \\lth the elderly thinks, because it's the most personal. eager, reliable leader and a majority of pati~nts sponsor parttes and entertain· (\en so, parenb will tell her they'll do enthusiast1c, supporti\ e parents. ment, and slmplv vistt AI f1rst the something and then never do it "Some Once she has all the warm bodies as troop \\as afraid to go, but nO\\ they times I feel lrke I have them ri~ht 10 my sembled, Shirley begins to look for a love It and ask to go," she said. hand, and then the} slip av.av and I troop meeting place. Her ~earches take The Norcentex Girl Scout Council pre don't know "hy/' she said her to office buildings, churches, and sented Shirley \\llh an Apprectatton p1n Nonetheless, her personal v.armth, en stores. She thmks that all ~chools should at 1b annual meeting lasl spnng. The pin thusiasm for G1rl Scouting, and relentless be open to Girl Scout mectHlgs because means a great deal to her but not as organization have boosted membership the children's parent" pa\' taxes for them . much as the day-to-day response from in the i'lorcentex council. She begins her But school adm101strator' often hesitate her girls. When Sharle: happens to be on campaigns b\ talking to school principals, to open thelf doors ior after-c;chool the streets or m the stores around tO\\n, many oi \\'hom, she says feel that no meeting>. Shirley altnbute.; this reluc girls of all shapes and s1zes and colors one but a teacher can handle groups at tance to their ac.sumpt1on that leaders call out to her. 'When I hear my Girl children One principal \\as' bound and will not be able to control the girls. 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Other volunteers are there to lend registered with a Girl Scout troop and who help the girls and leader a helping hand. just ask them! carry out their plans by: 0 assisting with special troop projects by Dorothy Gilliar & Bonnie Palace (materials, consultants, equipment, faci Iities, transportation) 0 substituting for the leader at troop and/or leader meetings 0 recruiting people with hobbies and Successful leaders have made an amaz 0 encouraging girl attendance and par skills to share with the troop ing discovery: they've learned how to ticipation. 0 forming links with parents for sup make their jobs easier. Their secret of To encourage parent and guard an in port. success is the corps of volunteers who volvement, the leader can use Se\eral The troop committee is primarily com offer their services, add variety and fresh strategies. The principal aim, however, po,ed ot the parents and guardians of ne ~s to troop program, and help to should be to maintain open and frequent the girl>. Ho\\e\er, Campus Girl Scouts, reduce the time-consuming work asso communication. If parents and guardians voung adults senior citizens, profession ciated with the " odd jobs" that leaders are kept informed about the troop's al and busmess people, and members must perform. The results are revealing activities, then they may be more in of the ~ponsoring group may seek op - leaders have found that by seeking clined to cooperate when asked. portunities to volunteer their services as the help of volunteers, they actually Leaders have used several strategies to members of the troop committee. Their have more time to enjoy the girls in their encourage parental involvement The variou~ backgrounds, experiences, and troops! new leader might consider some of the contacts almost guarantee direct access The following diagram illustrates the following methods that other leaders to communi!\ resources that can enrich variety of volunteers who can make life have used successfully. and beneu~ the troop. eas1er for the leader. In some troops, the girls write a A troop committee chairman is ap monthly newsletter about their badge pointed or des'gnated from among the work progress, future plans, special members oi the committee. (A former events, council-wide events, and cookie leader i5 often a good prospect.) The or calendar sales. chairman works dtrectly with leaders so Leaders have encouraged girls to de that the committee can provide what sign, write, and send special announce ever kind of help may be needed. ments inviting their parents to share in By organizing the work of the troop teresting careers, favorite hobbies, or commtttee. the chai rman can reduce the special expertise. I nvi lations have an leader') sometimes overwhelming work added bonus: they can reach single par load into manageable tasks. The mem ents who may be searching for oppor bers of the troop committee can serve in tunities to participate in activities with several '' ay~ For example, one member their children. In one instance, a di may assume the role of registrar and as vorced father was thrilled to give his sist the leader by obtaining the informa daughter's troop a first-hand look at the tion needed to complete the member accounting department where he ship registration forms, by collecting worked. The girls were so delighted that membership dues, and by registering they delved into activities suggested in girls, leaders, and troop committee the Business-Wise badge. members Another member might main The parents and guardians of Girl When one leader invited parents to tain a resource file of all parents and Scouts can provide assistance to a attend career exploration opportunities other adults who had been or may be Girl Scout leader by: and other events provided for the girls, recruited to share skills, hobbies, careers the adults were impressed by the variety or special interests with the troop. Sev 0 sharing their special skills and knowl of experiences available to their daugh eral members may form a telephone net edge with the leader and the troop ters. They began identifying ways to be work and call parents when special as 0 helping the leader with telephone come involved with troop activities and sistance is needed for a particular activ communications ways to assist the leader on a short-term ity or event. 0 providing transportation basis. Regardless of the way it is organized, 0 supporting money-earning projects In each of these strategies, the leaders the troop committee is most effective 0 caring for the leader's children dur- had a common goal; to initiate and when leaders are explicit about how and ing troop meetings and trips mai ntain open and frequent communi- Continued on page 22 20 fAll 1981 Another money-earning sensation from Revere I Here they are, the second Irresistible edition of Revere's Immensely popular Hu$Jgable Stuffed Animals. They're all new, b1gger (5YlHtall) , and, like their predecessors, they're setting money-earning records from coast to coast. Eath top quality plush animal (Mouse, Dog, Owl, ~rog , Koala Bear and Raccoon) Is expertly stuffed and sewn with a sturdy beanbag base for greater sta bility. All-New Huggable Stuffed Ani mals come packaged one delightful dozen to a handy, see-through carry bag. They sell for only $3.00 and your group makes a nifty $12.60 for every dozen sold. Sell ... and earn: 20 dozen $ 252.00 50 dozen $ 630.00 100 dozen $1,260.00 Scranton PA 18504 Please send us ___ dozen AU·New Huggable Stuffed Anunats !1!'436) ·------Ttt...______ ------Ph (~)------'P------"''0. of members____ _ Address.______ Name, address and phOne ot 2 add•l•onal adt.ll otf•c•als Name ddres hon..__,...... __ _ Nama (ldres"------::--- Shippu1g address, 1f dtHerenf from above--,--- --':---.,;oo--,..'-""--"--"" Signature (Adult Leader)'------ NO INVESTMENT. NO RISK. Fo! your conven eMe freight ts P'~•d to yoo Tt>e .. charget appear on your b•D all(! yuu are gtven EJctra FrH Me when their service~ will be needed To participants. In addit1on. Cadette and consultants, sponsors, troop commit establish and continue good working re Senior Girl Scouts may be workmg tees, older girls, parents lationships with the troop committee, toward Silver or Gold leadership Award~ r"] plannmg and conducting intertroop some leaders find it necessary to meet which require a minimum oi 25 hours events frequently throughout the year; others of service. By requestmg the services of 0 registenng girls and adults find two or three meetings each year Cadette and Sen10r Girl Scouts, leaders 0 developing bridging plans adequate. Whatever a leader's prefer will be helping both the1r o" n troops 0 helping troops participate m counc1l ence or needs may be the important and the teena~ef'i a~ '"ell The leader events . point is that the troop committee should who coordinate ~ <>uch an exchange satis The service team, headed by a chair be organ1zed to prov1de efficient and ef fies her O\\ n 1mmed1ate need~ and con man or manager ma" mdude a troop or fective support for the troop. tributes to member,hlp retenuon. ganizer(s), a troop consultant(s). and other spec1alists \\ ho provide direct ser The program consultant is a volun The sponsor is a community orga VICe to troops. The specialists may in clude volunteers with expertise in pub teer recruited by the service unit, the nization or business whose aims and lic relations or product sales. troop committee, or the leaders, to objectives for youth are compatible The service team supports the leader share her/his special interests and with Girl Scouting. A sponsor forms and promotes Girl Scouting throughout skills with members of the troop by: a voluntary association with a Girl the communitv. Because the service Scout council on behalf of a ~W>UP of team works behmd-the-scenes, a new 0 providing consultation for badge leader mav not be aware of it or of the girls and their adult leader Sponsor' work assistance It can prO\ ide. setting up career exploration oppor 0 may assist the leader by: T\\O per•on"' on the team are d1rectl~ tunities amol,ed \\llh leader$. The) are the troop 0 forming special interest groups 0 providing program consultanb providing fmanc1al ass1stance orgamzer and the troop com.ultant. 0 organizing sports activities. = The troop on::ar ze· i< a \Oiunteer who The program consultant can offer the =providing goods and servtce~ {book' organ1zes troops • 1th'n a ne1~hborhood leader ideas methods. and procedures equipment. transportation :J providmg meetmg places or other ~eographic subdivision. The for adding variety and vitality to pro troop organ1zer prO\ ides assistance by· gram She/he may instruct the leader 0 appointing a member to sef\e on the troop committee U recruatmg ~1rls and leaders about a specific program sk1ll, e.g. out 0 enh(t ng parentaJ support door cooking, origami. woodworking. D providing program resource~ such a' career exploration opportunities 1or 0 orgamzinq the troop committee Or, the consultant may work directly " locaung places ror troop meeting~ with the girls. the girls. The sponsor may further assist bv en 0 ~ecunn~: commumt\ sponsorsh1p Like the members of the troop com The troop consultant 1s a 'olunteer suring that all girl~ in the communitY, mittee, the program consultant may be "ho pro' des ongoing help and advice chosen from among parents, friends, regardless of race. creed. nationality or socioeconomic factors. have an oppor to the troop eaders bv: neighbors, senior Citizens young adults, 0 condut n~ leader conferences local business and profes~ional people, tunity to partiCipate 10 Girl Scouting. Depending upon the council's pattern - helpm~t the leaders begin their jobs the sponsoring group, or even from the and 1mprove lheir skill.; members of the troop committee. of organization. recruitmg sponsors and establishing agreements with them might 0 helpmg the leaders find ~atisfaction If the leader can specify what the an the1r obs troop needs, when they need It, and how be the responsibility of the service team or of a specia l councilwlde task group. 0 helpmg the leaders to deal with much time can be allotted, then the pro problems gram consultant can provide the kind of However, if a leader is aware of a poten tial sponsor or if a leader has been ap 0 sharm~ ne" program ideas. valuable assistance that saves the leader In areas \\here the serdce team does both time and energy. proached by a local business or agency which has requested information about not ha'e \Oiunteers functioning in the manner outhned he•e other volunteer Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts are becoming a sponsor. the leader should be aware of her council's procedures support ~roups or emploved staff may trained to give service to younger for making a sponsorship agreement provide leaders "1th the as-;istance thev Girl Scouts by sharing their talents, Among the many community groups need and reques' skills, and enjoyment of Girl Scout that support Girl Scouting are. neigh The no-t competent and ~uccessful Girl Scout leaders are not necessarily ex· ing They can assist the leader by: borhood busenesses, block associations. social clubs, ethnic organizations, edu perh n e\ery roe d. Thev are ordinary 0 teaching songs and games cational groups. churches, and syna people \\llh extraord nary spunk and de termination The\ are people who care 0 sharing outdoor skills gogues. C assisting with girl planning By informing the sponsoring organi 'o much about the \oung women of to morrow that thev are\\ 1lling to volunteer 0 planning and coordinating zation about the troop's needs, the their time and energv to help girls learn ceremonies leader can tap th1s valuable resource to and grow. V\ost :mportantlv. successful Through the1r own experiences in Girl enrich the troop's acti\ ities. Scouteng, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts Girl Scout leaders ha,e learned how and when to reh on the corps of volunteers have learned a great deal about plan The service team IS usually com nmg, organizmg, and coordinating ac who are ready wilhng, and able to as tivities, trips, and other events. Their posed of volunteers who provide di SISt them so that Girl Scouting can be lirst-hand knowledge can enable the rect service to troops within a neigh more exciting, more productive, and leader not only to antic1pate and prevent borhood or other geographic sub more enriching for everyone involved • difficulties but also to capitali.!e on the division of a council by: enjoyment that res ults from troop ac Dorothy Cil/iar and Bonnie Palace art> tivities. Their enthusiasm can help to D recruiting help and support from the special/SIS in CSUSA's Membership and turn reluctant troop members into eager people in the community: program Management Devft/opment Services Unit 2.! FALL 1981 canYour eas1ly group earn S1441m to$2 , aaom~ or more••• selling FULLER'S JUMBO CHRISTMAS WRAP Everybody needs lots of gift wrap for Christmas. That's why Christmas Wrap is a narional proven fund raiser. And Fuller's Jumbo Pack contains 8 giant 2ft. 6 in. x l yd. 4 in. size sheets- a total of 66.6 square feet for wrapping more packages. Prepared exclusively for groups like yours, each pack features 6 different colorful holiday designs. MORE PROFITS -INSTANT SELLER By giving your prospects more of a good product, profits add up faster! You sell each Jumbo Wrap Pack for $3.00. Keep a big $1.20 for your group. You earn a big $28.80 on each case you sell (24 packages per case). CASH IN ON BONUS PROFITS! Bonus Profits are yours with Fuller's Christmas Gift Start Your Sale Now! Wrap. For every 15 cases you order and sell, you'll receive one FREE case worth $72.00 for your group. CALL TOLL FREE Sell30 cases- get two FREE cases, $144.00 value! 1-800-633-5 7 32 So start selling and watch your bonus profits grow. to place your order To qualify for your bonus profit cases, simply make l:~labama re-slden.ts caU collec[ (205) 264-2176) FULL payment of your order within 30 days after you receive it. NO RISK- NO INVESTMENT FULLER FUND RAISING COMPANY Fuller Fund Raising ships your Christmas Wrap on P.O. Box4957/Momgomery. AL36192 credit. You may return any unsold full cases freight prepaid within 30 days for full credit less a two dollar DPiease senci_cases of JUMBO CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAP. (Minimum order is 5 cases.) inspection and handling charge per case. But, most groups sell out and reorder! So send in your order I 0 Enclosed is $3.00. Please send a sample JUMBO CHRISTMAS WRAP I PACKAGE and information on earning more money with FULLER FUND today! RAISING CHR(STMAS WRAP. FULLER PROFIT CHART I Order to Meet Your Goal I O RGANIZAT10NALINFORMAT10N I YowN..,. _ ___ ORDER YOU MAKE 5 Cases $ 144 I Troop L~ M«mberL-l'lo Se!lmg__Counci Name------10 Cases $ 288 I Dlsrnct Name ------Dtsrncrl'llone (, - ..J---- 15 Cases $ 432 1 ~~~~U------20 Cases $ 576 1 Ci'Y------Sta!:e....---'"1'---- SHIP TO 30 Cases $ 864 1 Nom• ol Pnic>n 50 Cases $1,440 ~ and O!'C""'pany - l'han<< - 1 75Cases $2,160 1 AddJess ------100 Cases $2,880 1 Cuv _ S1a,. Zip----- 1 ADULT RESPONSIBLE FO R O ROERIPA VMENT 300,000 SATISFIED CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED 21 YEARS OF SUCCESS Namt Home Phone 1 _ \ ___ _ WITH FULLER FUND RAISING PRODUCTS. I Ham<' A.ddrt.. Oth01 Phone ( _ • ____ _ C.ty S~ar• Zip ____ _ Fuller Fund Raising Company I Aulhorizl!d $tgnaturt _ Scheduled S.ie Date ___ P.O. Box 4957 I TERMS: ~ 30 days ~fttr youttC:tltJt vour sh"'ment or rrotn your 5chedulPd ~ale date. wh;che\ler 1$tate:r AI I ordo!ruubte 2~ FALL 19!11 To Wider Opportunities For 1981. UOOl A N 'ltiiOA "'IN ,nNIA'>' CI'I!MI Oft qumy JO ~ ~run ~ JO s.LllOOS 'UIID A Cornucopia for You How to in '82 ------~~ A cornucopia or horn of plenty •s an applied for, ability to furnish references, ancient symbol of abundance often and abilitv to meet any additional re represented as a goat's horn O\erflov. ing quirements. What Girls Do If you need assistance in completing with fruit, ilowPr~. and corn For the 1. Read the descriptions of the oppor the application form, please 'Cek the young women of the so·~. a cornucopia tunitie~ on the following pages to find advice of a knowledgeable person - of fun and adventure is available in the ones that match your interests and your Girl Scout leader or 1982. Wilderness canoeing, energy con advr~or, fit your age and experience. Decide o parents, older brother or sister, or servation. backpacking, cultural aware as many as three opportunities for whid teacher. You don't want to miss your ness, cross-country and downhill skiing you wish to apply. International Oppor chance because of an incomplete appli archaeology, ,1nd science and techno tunities count as one choice. All three cation! logy are on ly ~omc of the many oppor opportunities are to be listed on one Hurry. get your penc;, typewriters, tunities planned for YOU application in the order of your pre parent or guardian, and all the re These opportuntties, ~ponsored ny ference No individual may submit more sources you can muster to help you Girl Scout council~ R-2 RUN\\1\YS Apply for a Wider Opportunity 11. Notifintion of Status of Applin· tions. Your council will forward your application to the sponsor of .,'Our first choice opportunity. Most applications must be postmarked by January 8, 1982. It takes several weeks ior opportunity sponsors to select participants, alter· nates, and non-partidpants. It may be the end of February before you hear irom the ~ponsor of your first choice opportunity. Alert. With your application, you may select as many as three opportunitie~ If you are not selected as a part1c1pant or alternate for your first choice and if your <.econd or third choices are not filled to capacity by first-choice appli cants, your application ,-.ill then be for· warded to your second or third choice to be considered for that opportumty. If you are not ~lected as a part1c1pant or alternate for your first choice oppor tunity and if the other opportunities you've chosen are filled to capacity by first-choice applicants, you are, unfortu· nately, out of the running for 1982. 12. Finances. NOW is the t1me to lions committee uc.es to make the verv reference knows you well Do not, how start thmkmg about how you are gomg important decision about \'.hether o'r ever, use parent<> or other relatives as to raise monev to pay for vour opportu not YOU qualify and should be chosen references. Give the person writing your nity (fee, round-trip transportatiOn, etc.) as a participant for the.r opoortunity reference a stamped envelope addressed Don' t wa1t until vou are not1i1ed that Don't c.ell yourself short w1th skimpy to your council and her/him to mall a~k you are a participant to \\onder where answers that don't tell the reader anv the reference letter to your council the dolhr., will come from! For Inter· thmg about YOU please rt>member before the council's deadline date In Al~o. national Opportunities, part of the ex· that selections committee' must read a week or two, check to sec whether pcnses are covered by the Juliette Low hundreds of applications before they your reference was mailed l~tter World Fund. Your council choose the opportunity participants. 9. Interview. If you are applying for Friend~hip may be able to help you f1nd wavs to Don't have YOUR application placed on an opportunity that requires an inter· meet your remaining financial obliga· the bottom of the pile because it's view. your council will let you know lim1ted ttnancial assic;tance also illegible. Have your application tvped the procedures to be followed. Be sure t1on~. ~~ ava1lable for girls selected .l!t partiCI· or neatly hand printed! to take the Interview Report m Runway~ pant~ for individual opportunitie5 at 6. Special Requirement . If you arc with you. Your council may feel that Girl Scout National Center West. (See applving for an opportunity that has interviewing all girls applying for an "Financial Assistance," p. R-10 .) specific requirements (American Red \\ 1der Opportunity is a valuable ex 13. Health Fonns. All participant~ In Cross Intermediate Swimming card, perience for both you and the inter W1der Opportunities are requ1red to LIT or CIT tram1ng, etc.), plea e be sure VIe\o\er If this is your counCil's prac have a health examination b • a licensed you can document skills. If you tice, you will be notified. the~e physician and to have the immumzations are asked to your own in 10. Deadline Dates for Receipt of as~ess ~kills, that are required by the opportunity clude this on your applica· Applications. Check with your council ac.~essment (This information usually in· tion. Try to be as objective as possible. to find out the deadline date for receipt ~pono;or . i~ eluded in the sponsor's first mailing to 7. If you don't have enough space on ot applications for Girl Scout council participants.) Final acceptance depends the application, staple additional sheets sponsored and GSUSA-spon~ored op upon satisfactory completion and review of paper to the form. (fastening with portunities. Your council needs enough of the health form. paper clips i~ not recommended be time to procesc; the application before cause it may result in part of your appli mailing it to the opportun1ty sponsor. cation getting lost in the shuffle.) Please lic.t only those experiences that have a DO NOT SEND YOUR APPLICATION dtrect bearing on your opportuntty TO THE OPPORTUNITY SPONSOR. What Councils Do choices and, please, no more than two YOUR GIRL SCOUT Mr.MBERSHIP 1. Make ~ure that no girl submits extra pages. MUST BE VERIFIED BY YOUR COUN· 8. References. If you are applying for Cll OR YOUR APPLICATION WILL more than one application Girls are in· an opportunity that require~ a reference, NOT BE CONSIDERfO. vited to apply for as many as three be sure that the person you ct~k for a opportunities by noting their- ft~t, Fi\Ll 1981 R·l How to Apply fora Wider Opportunity Contmued from pas~ 3 second, and thtrd chotces on one appli d) References. If a reterence 1s re selected as a participant or alternate b\· cation. quired, the applicant must arrange for the sponsor ot her first choice opportu· 2. Verify Girl Scout member!>htp for it and follow up to be sure that the nity will be ~ent to the sponsor of her each applicant. This is required for in person writing her reference has mailed ~econd choice. surance purposes. Councils need to it to the council before the deoldline In the same manner. appropriate tht rd build into their plans time to accom date. Consider reminding girls and choice applications will be sen t to thE' plish this step. adults about this. third choice opportunity if space 1~ 3. Decide upon the procedures that 4. Processed applications of Indivi still available In this way, Operation the girls in your council should follow. dual girls must be postmarked by Jiltl~ Second Chance wil ensure maximum The following are some 1tems that each uary 8, 1982 (except where otherwise placement of applicants council may wish to consider: indicated) and should be mailed as If every opportunity sponsor receives a) Deadline Dates. Set your council's follows: the dec;ired number of participant.; from deadline date. For most opportunities a) For council-sponsored opportuni first choice appl1cants Operation Se open to individual girls, applications ties: to the address listed with each cond Chance w1ll not take place. must be postmarked by januuy 8, 1982. opportunity description. In addition, International Opportuni Exceptions are: International Oppor b) For GSUSA-sponsored opportuni ties applications from girls and adults tunities; Careers In History: A Kaleido ties taking place at Girl Scout Nauonal \\ill be procec;c;ed through the Ioint r.cope; Go m the Snow· Snowshoes Skis Center West: P.O. Box 95, Ten Sleep efforts of Girl Scout councils and the and Thee: Sojoum in Savannah; and Wvoming 61442 ~=or CSUSA-~ponsored National ProRram Department. By Au You Can Shape the Future. Set your opportuniues takmg place at the gust 1981 the ~ationa Program De deadline date to allo" enou~h time to Juliette Gordon Lo" Girl Scout Na· partment wtll d1st:'bute to Girl Scout proce:>s and mail the girls' applications. tiona! Center: 142 Bull Street, Savannah counols mformation about Internation Georgia 31401 . al Opportunlt1es, updated application t'OTE: The deadline for recetpt of c For International Opportunattes· procedures and a schedule for the en applications for International Oppor G1rl Scouts of the U.S.A., ProRram De tire appltcatton and selections process tunities by the Nat1onal Program partment, 830 Third Avenue, Ne" York at all Jc,els Department is December 11 , 1981. \1 Y. 10022. See lnformatton on International Op Be certain that the counctl's name portuntttes on page R~11. and address and regional identification are correctly written on each gtrl's ap \\!bat Councils b) Interviews. Interviews are requtred plicatiOn before signing it. If the coun for· International Opportuntties; Aides cil wishes acknowledgment of the ap· to Mentally Impaired Girls; California plicatlons, a self-addressed postcard Sponsoring Wheel in' Free; Heritage, Hills, and Hospi listing the applicants' name~ may bL> tality; and The juliette Low Camp included in the package of applications Oppottunities Session-1982. The council may decide 1 to interview all Wider Opportunitv '\ith N ation"\\ride applicants if it so wishes. In this easel decide what procedure~ will be set up VVhat GSUSA Doe Participation Do and how council plans will be shared with gtrls and adults. GSUSA permits girls to ~ubmtt one ap Councils sponsoring opportunities with c) Financial Asslstilnce. If your coun plicauon listing three choices. Thts pro n.1tionw1de partie pation have agreed cil provides Onancial assistance, plan to cedure enables all opportunlti~ with to inform girls and adults about the con nationwide participation to rece•ve the 1. Notify each applicant of her ditiOns to be met and procedures to be desired number of girls. It alc;o enables status as a participant, alternate, or non followed when applying for financial each girl to have a better chance of participant and send a copy of this assistance. being selected for one of the opportu notification letter to the girl's council. If a girl selected for a Nattonal Cen nities she has chosen National Center 2. Forward appltcations of any girb ter West opportunity applies for West, the Select'ons Ta~k Group for who \\ere not selected as participants f1nancial assistance from GSUSA, her lnternational Opportunities, and the or alternates to their second or th1rd letter request must be checked by sponsoring councils' selection, com choice opportunity only if these oppor her home council for inclusion of a mittees will select applicants who have tunities still need applicants. Councilo; detailed budget, the council'~ name and designated these opportunities as their will be mformed of those opportunities address, her name and address, and first choices. If space is still available in that still need applicants through veriflcatlon of her financlal need and any of these opportunities, then during Operation Second Chance. Girl Scout membership. The council February and March, the Prof~ram De 3. Send copies of all correspondence should indicate whether it will provide partment at national headquarters will with the names of girls selected as the girl with financial assistance and, coordinate Operation Second Chance. participants and alternates to girls' 1f so, in what amount. The application of any girl who was not Home councils. · R-4 RUNWAYS PLEASE COMPLETE ONLY ONE APPLICATION FORM INSTRUCTIONS PL.EASE TYPE OR PRINT CI.EARL.Y GIRL SCOUTS OF THE u.s.A. I. ATTACH A CL.EA R PHOTO OF YOURSELF {1'!<"I( 2Y•" OR PASSPORT 51ZE) APPLICATION FOR WIDER OPPORTUNITIES TO Tr NAME AND ADDRESS OF GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL G. S. REGION TROOP NO. "'RESENT SCHOOL GRADE GIRL MEMBER ADULT MEMBER ~ R OCCUPATION FROM TO FROM TO D CADETTE D SENIOR D ADULT lfHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN EACH OPPORTUNITY? HOW DO YOUR EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND/OR SKILLS RELATE TO EACH OPPORTUNITY? (FIRST CHOICE) (SECOND CHOICE) (THIRD CHOICE) BRIEFLY DESCRIBE THREE (3) EXPERIENCES IN GIRL SCOUTING THAT HAVE MEANT THE MOST TO YOU. BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR CAMPING EXPERIENCE($\ (LENGTH OF TIME, WHERE, WITH WHOM). HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATED IN AN OPPORTUNITY WITH NATIONWIDE PARTICIPATION? DYES QNo SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT DATE PARENT($) OR GUARDIAN($) PERMISSION FOR MINORS TO ATTEND THE OPPORTUNITY I HAVE READ RUNWAYS AND MY DAUGHTER'S (WARD'S) APPLICATION. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE HAS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVENT($) SHE HAS (NAME: OF AP PL. IC ANT} APPLIED FOR AND IF SELECTED SHE HAS MY PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE. COMMENT(S): SIGNATUR£ (S) OF' PAREN T ts) OR GU AAD IAN (S) OAT£ COUNCIL VERIFICATION OF GIRL SCOUT MEMBERSHIP THE ABOVE-NAMED APPLICANT 0 IS D IS NOT A REGISTERED MEMBER OF GSUSA POSITION COUNCIL AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE ~ DATE ·~ . FALL 1981 R-5 BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR PARTICIPA TION IN ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF GIRL SCOUTING. f BRIEFLY DESCRIBE YOUR TWO (2) MOST MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES AW/A.Y FROM HOME WITHOUT YOUR FAMILY !LENGTH Of' TIME, WHERE , WITH WHOM). Jii HOW HAVE YOU BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT SOCIAL, RACIAL, CULTURAL, RELIGIOUS AND ECONOMIC r BACKGROUNDS? WHAT DID YOU LEARN AND/OR GAIN FROM THESE EXPERIENCES? II', RACIAL/ETHN IC BREAKDOWN (CHECK ONE) RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE ! CHECK ONEI §AMEAOCAN ONDOAN OA ALA>KAN NATOVE BHISPANIC OJEWISH OROMAN CATHOLIC ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER WHITE OoRTHOoox OoTHER BLACK DPROTEST ANT LANGUAGE IS) CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX. I 2 3 5 WHERE WERE LANGUAGES NO. OF YEARS USE THE KEY· • SPEAK LEARNED? STUDIED I = NO ABILITY READ 5 = FLUENT WRITE UNDERSTAND REFERENCE FORM !WHEN COMPLETED, YOUR REFERENCE PERSON NAILS YOUR APPLICATION TO YOUR GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL.) FOR HOW LONG, AND IN WHAT RELATIONSHIP, HAVE YOU KNOWN THE APPLICANT! CHECK ONE RATING IN EACH CATEGORY TO ASSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES OF THE APPLICANT. fTO THE EXTENT OF YOUR KNOWL.EDGEI USE THE KEY: A = EXCELLENT, B = AVERAGE, C = POOR, D = DON'T KNOW A B c D A 8 c c APPEARANCE ABILITY TO REL.ATE TO GIRLS/ BOYS HEALTH ABILITY TO RELATE TO ADULTS POISE AND EASE IN MEETING PEOPLE ABILITY TO TAKE INITIATi VE ATTITUDE TOWARD DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE ABILITY TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY ABILITY TO St-IARE IDEAS, FEELINGS, ABILITY TO CMoiP IN A PRIMITIVE SETTING POSSESSIONS DESCRIBE THE APPLICANT'S SPECIAL STRENGTHS AND/ OR SKILLS AS THEY RELATE TO EACH OPPORTUNITY. (FIRST CHOICE) (SECOND CHOICE) (THIRD CHOICE) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS . SIGNATURE ·. IPO SITION ADDRESS 1DATE R-6 RUNWAYS GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA PROGRAM REV. 6/81 REQUIRED ONLY FOR INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; AIDES TO MENTALLY IMPAIRED GIRLS; CALIFORNIA WHEELJN' FREE; HERITAGE, HILLS, AND HOS- P1TALITY; THE JUllffiE LOW CAMP SESSION-1982. NAME AND SESSION OF OPPORTUNITY GlRL SCOUTS OF THE U.S.A. INTERVIEW REPORT FOR WIDER OPPORTUNITIES 'NSTRUCTIONSt "OR APPLICANT - 1. CONTACT YOUR COUNCIL OFFICE TO FIND OUT ITS INTERVIEW PROCEDURES. 2, FILL IN THE HEADING ON THIS REPORT FORM. TAKE IT WITH YOU TO YOUR INTERVIEW. FOR INTERVIEWER- 1. USE THE TOPICS BELOW AS FOCAL POINTS FOR THE INTERVIEW. 2. ON ADDITIONAL SHEETS OF PAPER RECORD WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE APPLICANT RELATED TO THESE POINTS. (PLEASE TYPE.) NUMBER YOUR COMMENTS TO COINCIDE WITH TOPICS. ATTACH YOUR REPORT TO THIS SHEET. NAME AND ADDRESS OF APPLICANT NAME AND ADDRESS OF GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL GIRL SCOUT REGION PURPOSE OF THE INTERVIEW: AN INTERVIEW IS ESSENTIAL IN ASSESSING AN APPLICANT'S PRESENT OR POTENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN WIDER OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. INTERVIEW REPORTS HELP THOSE ON SELECTIONS TASK GROUPS MATCH APPLICANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GREATEST GOOD OF ALL CONCERN-ED. EVERYONE HAS INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKE; NO ONE PERSON IS "JUST RIGHT" FOR ALL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE INTERVIEW IS TO PRESENT THE APPLICANT AS OBJECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE AS A TOTAL PERSON WITH PARTICULAR STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, AND INTERESTS. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS CAN SERVE AS A FRAMEWORK FOR DISCUSSION AND OBSERVATION. I. PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE WIDER OPPORTUNITY. WHY DOES THE APPLICANT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PARTICULAR OPPOR· TUNITY? IN WHAT WAYS DOES SHE FEEL PARTICULARLY QUALIFIED1 WHAT DOES SHE EXPECT TO GAIN FROM ITt ARE HER GOALS REALISTIC? 2. READINESS FOR THE WIDER OPPORTUNITY. HOW DOES THE APPLICANT BELIEVE SHE IS "READY"f HAS SHE CONSIDERED DEMANDS ON HER TIME AND STAMINA BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE OPPORTUNITYt WHAT ABOUT COLLEGE, FAMILY, OR COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITIES? HOW DOES SHE FEEL ABOUT SEPARATION FROM HOME AND FAMILY? HAS SHE EVER EXPERIENCED "CUI.. TURE SHOCK" OR CONSIDERED THIS IMPORTANT FACTORT HOW IS SHE WILLING TO SHARE HER EXPERIENCE IN HER COMM UNITY? 3. MEANING OF GIRL SCOUTING, WHAT HAS GIRL SCOUTING MEANT TO HER? HOW DOES SHE TRY TO APPLY THE VALUES OF GIRL SCOUTING IN TODAY'S WORL01 HOW DOES SHE FEEL ABOUT BEING PART OF A WOR L DWIDE MOVEMENT7 CULTURAL EMPATHY AND HUMAN RELATIONS SKILLS. WHAT IS HER EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE FROM BACKGROUNDS DIFFERENT •• FROM HER OWNf HAS SHE FELT COMFORTABLE wifH PEOPLE UNDER VARIED ANO UNFAMILIAR CONOITIONST HOW OOES SHE DEMONSTRATE SENSITIVITY, PERCEPTIVITY, AND RESPONSIVENESS? WHAT ABOUT HER ABILITY TO ReLAXT HER SENSE OF HUMOR? HER WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND OTHER CULTURES IN TERMS OF ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW, RATHER THAN HER OWNT CAN SHE LISTEN> IS SHE ADAPTABLE TO CHANGE? WHAT EXPERIENCES HAS SHE FOUND ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT OR REWARDING7 DOES SHE HAVE THE QUALITY OF PERSONAL "WARMTH"? s. CURRENT EVENTS AND WORLD AFFAIRS. WHAT KNOWLEDGE AND INTERESTS DOES SHE HAVE IN CURRENT EVENTS AND WORLD AFFAIRS? WHAT ARE HER SOURCES OF INFORNATION' WHAT IS HER UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT ISSUES? HOW WILL SHE INTER· PRET HER COUNTRY AND GIRL SC0UTING7 1: 6. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. IN WHAT AREAS DOES THE APPLICANT FEEL SHE HAS SPECIAL SKILLS? WHICH OF THESE ODES SHE FEEL SHE CAN SHARE WITH OTHERS EFFECTIVELYT ARE THERE ANY AREAS IN WHICH SHE FEELS SHE NEEDS TO DEVELOP HER CAPA• BILITIES? WHAT DOES SHE READ? DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANY SKILLS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE? MANY INTERNATIONAL 1: OPPORTUNITIES I NVOLVE PRIMITIVE CAMPING: HOW SKILLED IS THE APPLICANT IN THIS AREA? IF SELECTED, HOW WO ULD SHE II SHARPEN THESE SKILLST H 7. COMMUNICATION SKILLS. IS SHE ARTICULATE? IS SHE A GOOD LISTENER! IS SHE "COMPULSIVE," "TOO CASUAL," OR A THOUGHT· FUL SPEAKER? HOW DOES SHE ORGANIZE HERSELF, TIME, THOUGHTS, PRIORITIES? DOES SHE HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKING OR WRITING 1! ABILITIES? DOES SHE COMMUNICATE THROUGH OTHER MEDIA, I.E., ANOTHER LANGUAGE, "SILENT LANGUAGE," MUSIC, ETC,1 e. LIMITATIONS. ARE THERE ANY FACTORS THAT MIGHT LIMIT HER EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE OPPORTUNITY? ARE THERE ANY GEOGRAPHIC, CLIMATIC, AND/OR HEALTH CONDITIONS OR TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT DOES OR DOES NOT SEEM SUITED? WILL APPLICANT BE ABLE TO ATTEND ANYTIME DURING THE YEAR; ARE THERE SCHOOL CALENDAR CONFLICTS? 9. INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER AREAS OF LIFE. TO WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS, CLUBS, ETC., IF ANY, DOES THE APPLICANT BELONG? HOW DOES SHE SPENO HER LEISURE TIME? WHAT HOBBIES DOES SHE PURSUEt WHAT IS SHE WORKING ON AT PRESENT? 10. THE INTANGIBLES. HOW 00 YOU ASSESS THE APPLICANT'S F'ERSONAL QUALITIES: HER STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES, SENSE OF HUMOR, MATURITY, SINCERITY, WARMTH, GRACIOUSNESS, TACT, SELF-CONFIDENCE, FLEXIBILITY, ADAPTABILITY, E MOTIONAL BALANCE, ABILITY TO ASSESS AND ACCEPT HERSELF HONESTLY, AND ABILITY TO LEARN AND GROW THROUGH El SIGNATURE OF INTERVIEWER POSITION DATE .4 J ADDRESS COUNCIL REGIONAL 0 INTERVIEW 0 INTERVIEW GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA P~OGRAM REV. 6/81 fALL 1981 R-7 GSUSA-Sponsored things. Your sense of adventure and July 23-August 6i $275; 36 participants. wanderlust will be fulfilled m Wyoming. Girl Scout For all opportu01t1es. fees are exclu Requirements: Ages 14-18 (at time of sive of round-trip transportation to Ten the event); interest in mini-impact National Center vVest Sleep, Wyoming, via Worland, Wyom camping; good physical condition; ing. Staff are needed for all evenb. ability to live in a natural settmg; out High School Credit (HSQ .tnd College line hiking and primitive camping ex P.O. Box95 Credit (CO are available for opportuni perience on application. Special Equip Ten Sleep, Wyoming 82442 ties where mdicated, for a small addi ment: Lightweight backpack equipment (307) 366-2228 tional fee. For more mformat1on on and hiking boots. HSC available in school credit, see page R-10. behavtoral science and physical edu This location is the si te for all National cation. CC available in physical edu \ Center West-sponsored opportunities. cation. STF. BACKCOUNTRY ODYSSEY Have you ever wanted to: • hike in an unspoiled wildernes!">? Backpack in the wild as you learn to CADEITES ON HORSEBACK • nde horseback across vast mesas and live with the land by applying minimal into deep canyons? impact campi ng techniques. Wilderness H you love horses and want to develop • wade in a frosty-cold mountain preservation is the emphasis of this your equestrian skills, then Cadettes on stream? event. Participants can acquire the Horseback is for you. You'll spend time G~rl Scout National Center West pro essentials of wilderness first aid and a "over at the corral" and on the trail vides the opportunity to do all these taste for wild edibles. making friends with your horse, riding, STF-Staff positions available; send a letter of inquiry and resume. INT- tnternational participants welcome R-8 RU~WAVS _.,...... _ - Opportunities and preparing for a short pack-trip. from include backpacking, horse Wyoming ranch in operatton. watch PartiCipants will also work on the back riding. photography, archaeology, horc;eshoeing demonstrations, and share C.1dette Ho~ewoman badge or the tan geology, and itshing. with other adventurers your love of the Horseback Rider badge. real west. Session I: June 20-July 4; Session II: July Session 1: June 23-July 7; Session II· 6-20; Session Ill july 22-August 5; Session I: June 22-fuly 6; Session II: July July 9-23; Session Ill: july 25-August 8; Session IV· August 7-21; $275; 160 8·22; $300; 72 participants (36 per Sess1on IV: August 10-24; $37S; 160 participants (40 per ~ession); INT. session). partiopants 40 per sesc;ion). Requirements: Ages 12-18 Cat t1me of Requirements: Ages 12-18 Cat time of Requirements: Cadette Girl Scouts, ages the event); ability to ltve tn a natural the event)· desire to experience western 13-15 (at time of the event); desire to setting; desire to explore National Cen adventures; ability to live in a natural work hard and explore National Center ter West and its surroundings. HSC c;etting. HSC available in behavioral West on horseback ability to live and available in behavioral science, phy~ical science and social studies. STF work responsibly in a patrol. HSC avail education. and life science. STF. able in behavioral science and physical education STF. WRANGLERS IN TRAINING (Apprentice BUCKSKINS AND CALICO Ridang Instructor Program) FOCUS Relive the past' The frontier setting of With emphasis on the riding programs National Center We<;t is the ideal place offered at National Center West, you Nature at its dazzling best is featured to recall the pioneer days of the \\e-st will tmprove your riding abilities, learn 10 this photographer's dream come true. Practice homesteading skills such as how to teach riding train and stabilize a making jerky and churning creamy but Explore the old west through pho school hor>e, and study the manage· tography; learn the intricacies of your ter. Soak up the atmosphere of the area ment of riding programs. camera techniques of wildl1fe photo through old-timer tales. graphy, and darkroom procedures. Session I June 2G-july 18; Session II : August 5-1 9; $275; 36 r>artic1pants. July 22-August 19; $500; 24 participan t ~ june 21-july 5; $325; 30 participants. (1 2 voung women per session). Requirements: Age!. 13-18 (at time of Requireme nts: Ages 14-18 (at time of the eventl; desrre to work hard in a Requirements: Ages 17-19; registered the event); interest an photography; 35 pnmitive camping si tuation: good member of GSUSA (at time of the mm or any other adjustable camera; physical condition. HSC available in event). experienced riders interested in must provide own film and flash. HSC behavioral science and historv. CC avail learning ho\\ to wrangle and teach rid I avatlable in beha"toral science and fane able in history. STF. ing to others; must be able to walk, arts. CC avatlable 1n photography. STF. trot, canter, and saddle a horse. HSC SADDlE STRADDLE available In behavioral science and FURS, FEATHERS, AND FUN physical education. CC available in See the panorama of Natrona! Center horse manageme nt. STF. Explore National Center West through West astride "your own" 5teed The experienced horc;ewomen of Saddle 1ts wildlife treasures-from "rock WYOMING TREK chucks'' to prickly pear cactus-while Straddle will sharpen their skilb while preparing for an extended pack-trap to learning field study techntques and Gather up a group of Girl Scouts, recruit remote areas o( the center. investigating habitat management Hike two adults and head West for an ad 11 along animal trails as you leam aboUI venture in which on~') you can set the Sessaon I June 19-July 3; se~SIOn II; July predator control and endangered ltmits. You'll share the vaned resources 5-19; Session Ill· July 21-August 4; species. of National Center West w1th girlc; from Session IV August 6·20; $375; 160 ,111 over the United States. part cipants 140 peJ se~sionl. july 2G-August 3; $175; 36 parttcipants. Program consultants will be on hand to help you enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime Requirements: Ages 14-18 fat lime of Requirements: Ages 13-18 (at time of event. Archaeology, backpacking, horse the event); ability to live in a natural the event)· experienced ride~ only back rtdtn~ fishing, ecology, hiking. and must be able to walk. trot, canter, and setting; de)ire to e:(plore Nat1onal Cen photograph) are ust a samphng of" hat saddle a horse; one reference atlestmg ter West and tiS surroundings. HSC will be available. to camping and riding skills. HSC avail available in behavioral science and life Facilities include scentc camps•teo;, able in behavioral science and physical science. STF. ptcmc tables, benches refrigerator education. CC available in ho~e man space, garbage cans. modern pat latnnes, agement. STF. HOI WEST WE GO ! and hot showers. Cowboy boots. backpacks, cameras, WESTERN SADDLEBAG Session J· june 21-27; Session II : June fto;hing poles. geology picks are all 1tem~ 28-july 4; Session Ill· July 5·11; Session you will be using in the myriad pro· Today's west is open to you as you IV: July 12-18; Session V. July 19-25; gram activities offered through Hoi West cheer for your favorite cowgirl or cow Session VI: July 26-August 1 ; Session We Got The actlvilie~ you may choose boy at a rodeo observe an authentic VII. Aug. 2-8; Session VIII Aug-. 9-15. HSC- High school credit CC- College credit fAll 1981 R-9 ,___ GSUSA-Sponsored ------ Get ready! Get set! Apply! Get your OlhN event~ employ: event director, grc>up together and have your leader SNOWSHOES, SKIS AND THEE assistant event director, troop adviser write to Girl Scout National Center commis~ary mana~er, equipment lind We!>l, P.O. Box 95, Ten Sleep, Wvoming The snow-laden hills of National Cen tack manager, riding instructorc; , 82442 for a Wyoming Trek c;1te reserva ter West will become your natural tion form and rerum the form "1th the habitat as )'OU thrill to "inter m W)o necesc;ary depo<.it ; $35 per person· 3 000 ming: snowshoeing, downhlll and cross FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE After bemg notliied of her ~Piection a~ part1c1pant<. (groups "ith O\\ n leaders). country c;kitng, snowmobillng, and participating in a "inter campout. Your a participant. P.ach girl who wishe~ to Requirements: Ages tO and older; accommodations during the event will request financial as~istance mu~t write a regi<.tered members of GSUSA (at 11me be in the communrty ofTen Steep. letter outlining· of the Trek); ability to provide own 1. Her name home address, the name camping equipment. You must register January 10-19, 1982; $300 plus lift of the opportunity for which she h.1~ with a group-no individual ;tpplications tickets and downhill ski rentals; 20 been selected, and the name of her are accepted' HSC available in be partiCipants. Deadline for receipt of council havioral c;cience. phys1cal education, applications: postmarked by October 1, 2. The total itemized budget pro jected (tncludtng opportunity fee, trans and hie ~cience for any girl who trek.; 1981. To apply, write d1rectly to Nation one ,.. eek or more and pavs an addi al Center West for an apphcauon. portation, etc) 3. The amount of money the selected tional fee. STF. Requirements: Ages 17 and older and a oar1icipant andfor her parents are con· registered member of GSUSA (a t t1me tributmg. of the event); good physical condition; 4. The amount of assistance from council, troop, community. club, or GIRL/ADULT PARTNERSHIP EVENTS desire to explore National Center West in the winter; CC available m physical individuals. education for cross-country skitng. STF. S. The dollar amount being requested I rom GSUSA and the purpose for "hich this money will be used. CAVES AND CABINS NOTE · Councils must verify the (man SCHOOL CREDIT INFORMATIOS cia! need of each applicant for financial (avec; and Cabins offers you the chance as<-istancc. Please send your letter and to chart the past through the intensive National Center West 1s offerang hu~h ttemized budget to your council for 5tudy of the relics abandoned by pre c;chool and college credit as options ;or verification and ask them to mall It to historic man and earl} -day home wider opportun•tie~ participants the Program Department, Girl Scouts ~ readers Modem archaeology •" em Using an outdoor setting as a class of the U.S A.. 830 Third Avenue, New phasized in scientific and iield work room, the National Center West pro· York, N.Y. 10022, prior to March 31 , <>kills. gram will offer credit units m beha\ ioral 1982, the deadline for filing financial science (sell-av.arene~s), physical edu assistance r~quests . August 8·22; $300; 36 particip<~ntc; , catiOn (nding. backpackin~) . line arts (photography and art); and life science Requirements: Ages 15 and older (at (archaeology ecology, and geology). trme of the event).; good phy5ic.tl condi This alternative environmental edu tron: interest in exploring National cation program i~ being offered in Juliette Gordon Lo\v Ceriler West through an archaeological cooperation with the Unl\ erstty of ad' enture. HSC available in behavioral Northern Colorado H i~h c;chool and Girl Scout science and life sc1ence STF. Northwest Communitv Collepe and i~ iullv accredited by the 'orth Centra. Association of Colleges and St>('ondary National Center HERE COMES THE SUN Schools. 142 Bull Street Savannah, Georgia 31401 Using the brilliant NCW sun as a focal STAFF FOR NATIONAL CENTER (91 2) 233·4501 point. participants will probe ways of WEST EVENTS harnec;.-.1ng the sun's energy. Through All Girl Scouts know that Juliette Gor observation and experimentation, you'll Interested adulh are inv•ted to ~end a don low founded G1rl Scourr. of the ma~ter practical methods of uo;ing alter letter of inquiry directly to the Pro~ram U.S.A. 1n 1912. And visitors to her b1rth· natl'l:e energy sources. You can put these Director oi Girl Scout :--:ational Center place II'\ Sa\annah will have a spec1al mer hod~ to use in your ov. n home or West. Wyoming Trek <.taif mdude· pro opportunity to d1scover what an extra G.S council. Rram d~rector , camp coordinator", ordtnary woman she was. The Juliette nurses, commissary manaJter nnd as~ist Gordon low Girl Scout Nat1onal Cen· July 7-21; $300; 36 participants. ant, staff cook and assistant, trading ter displays the only collection or her post manager, handiper<>OM, program furniture, memorabilia, and artwork Requirements: Ages 15 and older (at consultants (archaeology, geology, pi ranging from the smallest drawmgs or time o( the event), interest in solar oneer crafts, backpacking ~ and environ paintings to her impressive wrought· energy development; experience 10 pri mental education riding director, ridin~ iron gates. mitive camping HSC available in instructor~ . business mana~er, and During your visjt at this Reg•~tered science CC available in science. STF. hostess. National H1stonc landmark. now re- STF-St.1ff positions a~;ailahl<>; ~end a letter of inquiry and resume. HSC-High 'ichool credit CC-College credit R-10 RUM" o\YS Opportunities Continued II. WIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS A. Sojurn in Savannah (Adult Event) A special adult opportunity to visit Savannah and the Juliette Low Center. Maybe you've always dreamed of get ting to "The Birthplace," or maybe you're planning to bring a troop. Either way, this will give you an opportunity to sample all activities available at the Center and some in the surroundmg area. You will participate in a troop Girl Scout Heritage Program and special tours of Savannah's Historic District, the largest in the country. Session 1: November 13-15, 1981, appli cation deadline October 1, 1981; Session II: March 3·5, 1982, application deadline January 15, 1982. For application form write directly to the Juliette Low Center. $40 plus round-trip transportation, accommodations, and some meals; a team rate of $35/person is available for councils with more than one person attending. B. Careers In History: A Kaleido scope (for Cadettes, Seniors and Adults} What do the Juliette Low Center, Wells Fargo Bank, the United States govern stored and furnished to the 1870s ceremony to receive Juliette Low Cen ment, the Association for State and local penod, you will come to know juliette ter pins. History, law firms large and small, and as a young girl growing up in this B. Special Interest Sessions the Coca-Cola Bottling Company have house, as the elegant bride of Willie These 11/l to 2-hour supplemental pro in common? Tbey all provide oppor Low, and as the 51-year-old widow who grams explore various elements of 19th tunities to pursue careers in history or organized the first Girl Scout troops in centurv culture. Desi~ed for different historical research. this country. age levels, they further develop the If you are interested m history and The birthplace of Juliette Low i!> onh visitor's understanding of Daisy Low, would like to explore career options, one of Savaonah's many attractions. her creativity, and the period m which this is your chance to meet men and Visitors may wander on the riverfront, she lived. The skills your troop learns women working in the field. relax on the beaches. explore the coastal can be used at home or at troop meet Museum staff, freelance researchers, marsh ecology, or tour the variety of ings. Topics for 1981-82 include Rainy writers, exhibit design consultants, museums and historic sites Carriage Day in 1870 (for Juniors}; Ironwork (for archaeologists, educators, and preser boat, and walking tours are available Cadettes and Seniors); and 1870s Senior vationists are some of the people who for sightseeing and learning about Supper (for Seniors only). All ages will will talk with small groups about career Savannah's heritage. Of particular in enjoy Victorian Fashion, Fabric & Frills; possibilities, salary expectations, and terest to Girl Scouts is the "Juliette Low's Movie House 1918; Gravestone Rub career planning. Savannah'' walking tour conducted by bings; or the new We've Come a Long You couldn't come to Savannah with Senior Girl Scouts from the Girl Scout Way, Girl Scouts, a survey of Girl Scout out sightseeing, so time will be allow Council of Savannah. ing from 1912 to today ed to explore the city's historic district -the largest in the nation, its famous ABOUT YOUR TROOP VISIT: All troop~ riverfront shops, and nearb~ Tybee I. ON-GOING TROOP PROGRAM: a\'ail and groups must have advance reser Beach able year-round, bv reservation: vations1 (Families. coming as tourists, do A. Girl Scout Heritage Program not need reservations.) Write to the Session 1: July 11-16, 1982; Session II: Thi5 bas1c introductory program (avail Registrar ior detailed information kit August 8-13, 1982. able to Junior, Cadette, and Senior Girl with specifics about programs, rates, Scouts) is a 21/4 -hour visit which in hotels, motels, campgrounds, restau Applications must be postmarked by cludes a slide orientation, guided tour rants, sightseeing, and walking tour of January 31, 1982. Use application form of the restored parlor and bedroom "Juliette Low's Savannah." NOTE: The in Runways. $75 plus round-trip trans floors, exploration of the Victorian gar Center is closed to visitors on Wednes portation, accommodations, and some den, time to browse in the gift shop, days year round, also·· Sundays in De meals. Inexpensive local housing may and a troop-planned and conducted cember and january. be available; 40. participants per session. FALL 1981 R-11 International Opportunities WHAT IS AN INTERNATIONAl OPPORTUNITY? At the time Runaways is pubhsed, speci fic information about International Opportunities for 1982 is not available. Invitations from our sister Girl Guide As~ocrations arrive later in the year. Listed below are brief descriptions of the types of projects generally avail able. These are not descriptions of actual1982 events, but, rather, they are meant to suggest what an International Opportunity may be and to help you Sessions planned for Sangam, Poona, include any special limitations you may decide whether or not you want to India, feature Indian culture in areas of have such as school and/or family apply. family lifestyles, religions, the arts and responsibrlities. Use the form on page service opportunities in nearbv urban R-5. National jamborees and Anniversary and rural communities. It is important to remember that not Camps in primitive settings where pa all International Opportunities take place durrng the summer; they can be trols live together. Experience rn out WHO GETS TO GOt door cooking and advanced camping <;cheduled for any time during the year. skills may be required for these events. Girls, just like you, who are between 14 and 18 years old, who are active, regis BE SURE TO: Comunity Service Projects. In coopera tered Girl Scouts, and who apply and tion with Girl Scouts/Girl Guides and/or are endorsed by their councils. 1. Insert only the word "Internation other voung people of the hostess coun International opportunities are also al" in the space provided for the try, these opportunities involve working available to adults in Girl Scouting. The name of the opportunity with people in a village or work camp application procedure is the same as for 2. Obtain a confidential reference and may involve skills in literacy, girls. Please see the notice about Inter from someone outside Girl Scout environment, child care. aiding disabled national Opportunities that will appear ing who can tell us something persons. recreation, crafts. hy!iliene, in the "Bulletin Board" section of the about you-likes, dislikes, habits, gardening, and construction. You should September Girl Scout Leader magazine. and hobbies. Provide a stamped be flexible and amenable to change. envelope addressed to your coun The living situation is generally very cil and request that the person HOW DO YOU APPL Yl simple and may be different from what writing your reference mail the you are used to. application after she/he has com In 1980, the procedures for application pleted the reference section In a and selection for an International Op Family living and Home Visits are some week or two, check to see that portunity were changed to make them a times focused specifically on home vour application was mailed. shared responsibility between Girl Scout hospitality and joining Girl Guides in 3. Be prepared for a personal inter councils and Girl Scouts of the U.S A. their troop, family. and comunity activi view and perhaps, for participating Councils may nominate candidates for ties. These opportunities require not in a council mini-event after your nn International Opportunity. The total only the ability and desire to get along completed application reaches number of nominees allotted to a coun with other girls and adults but also a your council. willingness to go more than halfway in cil depends on il~ total Senior Girl Scout adapting to other cultures and lan membership. The applications of the guages. nominees are then sent to Girl Scout WHAT IS THE COST? national headquarters. A task group of World Centers Sessions offer opportuni volunteers from across the country International Opportunities vary greatly ties to meet Girl Guides of other coun selects the participants for International in cost. The Juliette low World Friend tries and share each other's culture Opportunities from the group of nomi ship Fund will cover part of the partic through songs, pictures, discus~ions, and nees. Check with your council office ipant's cost, including domestic U.S.A. community service. Dormitory living and about the deadline date they have estab transportation. A portion o1 the cost (up sharing of household chores are usual. lished for receipt of applications. Check to $600) is the responsibility of the Sessions at Our Cabana, Cuernavaca, for any other conditions, including participant, who may receive assistance Mexico, feature community service pro references and the scheduling of inter from her parents, her Girl Scout coun jects, folk arts, tours to nearby Indian views and mini-events, that the council cil, and her local community. Ask your ruins, and fiestas. may require. council for more information. In addi Activities at Our Chalet, Adelboden, By using girls' expressed interests and tion, participants in International Op Switzerland, are based on the out-of experiences, selections committees seek portunities may apply for "Travelships" doors and include skiing in winter and to match girls with tire opportunities from the Juliette Low World Friendship hiking in summer, with skilled instruc best suited to them. Be sure to indicate Fund when needs cannot be fully met tors. your interests on your application and by individual and coundl resources. R-12 RU:-iWAVS Council-Sponsored Opportunities AIDES TO MENTALLY IMPAIRED GIRLS CANADIAN CANOE TRAILS GO IN THE SNOW (Operated in Cooperation with the Hu Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council, Inc. Penn Lakes Girl Sco ut Council man Development Ce nter and Ouachita 443 Third Street P.O. Box 597 Baptist University) Beaver, Pe nnsylvania 15009 Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335 Conifer Girl Scout Council P.O. Box 2391 Find out how much fun w•nter can be Texarkana, Arkansas 75504 Want a Canadaan wilderness experience? Come to Quebec! Learn all the <;kills as you learn the many ways to Co in the Snow , Come wath us dog sledding Learn vocational skills from lhe center's n~eded to take a lrip by canoe through staff and use these skills while working the bush countl'\ of Canada, From our crm!a·country and down-hill skung, with other girls during a six-day camp canoe base at Quebec's Hunters Point, snowshoeing, snowmobilang, and horse planned and executed by you. You'll we'll set out for the beautiful lakes In and-sleigh riding. Sledding ice fishing, grow to love and appreciate your Kippewa Preserve, also in Quebec ice-skating and a hockey game will be ''special friend" while qualifying fo r the some of the exciting opportunities mak Kippewa Preserve, Quebec Province Service Aide Bar or the Volunteer Ser ing up thi~ "" nter bonann Canada; July 31-August 14; $290; AP vace Bar. North Bay, Ontario, Canada ; 28 partaca· Camo Hawthorne Ridge Girard. Pa. ; pants, plus 20 from Bea\er-Castle. Human Development Center and Febrttarv 4 H. 1CJ82 with 2 dt~v~ HH · Ouach•ta Baptist University Arkadel $235; Deadline for receapt of applica phia, Arkansas, June 12-27 with 3 days Requirements: Ages 14-16 (at time of tion-postmarked by October 31, 1981; HH ; $200; AP-Texarkana, Arkansas· 32 the event), American Red Cross lnter AP-Erie Pt>nnsylvania , 20 participants, participants, plus 4 from Conifer; INT plu.; 4 from Penn lakes. mediale Swimmer's card or ~.>quivalent ; 2 references attesting 10 strong interest ltequirements: Ages 16-18 (at time of Requirements: Ages 14-18 (at time of in canoeing and experience in camping the e~oent) · emotionally mature; interest the event): abilit\' to ada pi to strenuouc; ( ~o prev•ous canoeing background is an working wath mentally impJired required.) Special Equipment: 1'/2-2 lb. actavataes an a cold climate ; love o~ the children; either LIT, CIT training or ex sleeping bag wool jacket, sturdy camp outdoors with an interest in snow activi perience wath disabled per:c;ons ; basic tie~ · two referencec; Special Equipment: ing boots. camp skills; reference and anterview. ~leeping bag, toilet articles, c;ki goggles Special Equipment: sleeping bag. or sunglasses, warm clothing, jacket, mittens scarf, hat and warm boots CAll ENERGY FARE activity equipment provided.) CALIFORNIA WHEELI N' FREE Tanasi Girl Scout Council Spanish Trails Girl Scout Council 1600 Breda Drive 1550 North Garey Avenue Knoxville, Tenne see 37918 HI-A-WAKA '82 Pomona, California 91767 Mountain Prairie Girl Scout Council 1508 8th Street Hungry for energy? Come sample our See the fabulous vistas of coastal Cali Greeley, Colorado 80631 energy fare ... the restaurant will be fornta unfold at every bend in the road on beautiful Norris Lake and for the as you and your new friends bicycle Put on your well-seasoned hiking boots mam dish, a vi'il 10 the 1982 World'c; from San Francisco to Los Angeles. and come backpacking with us an the Fa1r. Side di s he ~ include exploration of Camp on sandy beaches under shelter Colorado Rockies. Share the thrill of ~ o lar, nuclear, and hydroelectnc energy ing redwoods and catch sight of the mountain vistas, the warmth of evening o;ourcec; The Grand Ole Oprv will bal· magnificent Hearst Castle at San Simeon campfires, the camaraderie of the trail, ance vour meal We'll reserve a c;pace as you pedal by. and the satisfaction of being part of a for you at our f:nergy Fare. mountain wilderness experience. Coastal Califomaa, from San Franci5CO Knoxvalle, Norri~ Oak Radge, and Nash Meado\\ Mountain Ranch, Allenspark, to Lo5 Angeles; June 19-July 11 with 3 ville, Tennesset> · August 2-16, with -4 Colorado July 21-August 3 with 3 days day:. HH; $290; AP- los Angeles or On days HH ; $27'1 ; AP-Knoxville, Tennes tario. California; 30 participant.; plus HH $250; AP-Denver, Colorado, 42 ~ee: 80 partacapants plus 20 from 6 from Spanish Trail ~ . partactpant!a, plus 6 from Mountain Tanasi; INT STF Prairie; INT; STF. Requirements: Ages 14-18 (at time of the event); ability to camp and bike for Require ments: Ages 14 (or completion Requirements: Ages 13-18 (at time of extended periods; o;tamina; interview of 8th Rrade)-18 (at time of the event); the event); primitive camping skills; 2 and two references attesting to stamtna, ~tatement from applicant about energv references attesting to backpacking and/ emotional matum~ , ctnd camping Jnd mterests andfor concerns and energ} or pnmltJ\Ie camping skills. Special bicycling abili ty completion of pre related JCtJvitae-<> completed Special Equipment: hiking boots, backpack with event assignment Special Equipment: Equipment: Girl Scout dress uniform, frame, sleeping bag (preferably down), 10 <.peed bike in excellent condition, sleeping bag, personal equipmt>nt re and foam pad. G.S, dress umform, and sleeping bag. quared to live in summer resadent camp Continued on next page I • AP-Arrival point STF- Staff positions available; send a letter of inquiry and resume. HH-Home hospitality INT - International participants welcome HSC-High school credit CC-College credit FALL 1961 R-13 Council-Sponsored HISTORY MEETS THE ARTS AT JUllffiE LOW CAMP SESSION-1982 any instrument; tape recorder (o ption GETTYSBURG Mid-Continent Council of Girl Scouts, al); G S. dress uniform; green ~ hort s, P~nn laurel Girl Scout Council Inc. white blouse. 1600 Mount Zion Road 8383 Blue Parkway York, Penn ylvania 17402 Kan as Crty, Ml ~ouri 64133 NEW MEXICO MONTAGE Meet "Mr lmcoln" recreated by a local Here's a unique chance for vou to ex Zia Girl Cicoul Council actor h1storian. Through the art<, ~x plore a career in working with the Drawer K-601 M~hone perl~ will , ; AP-Arrival point STF-St.1ff po ilions available; send a letter of inquiry •nd resume. HH--Home hospitality f ~_O_p_p_o_rt_u_m_._ti_eS_c_onrin-uoo------~·f~A~ __ PHANTASMAGORIA to pass Safety-Wise Boater's Swim Test. science and an inquiring mind; 2 re· Fair Winds Girl Scout Council Special Equipment: Personal camping ferences (from teacher, counselor or Community Service Center gear and sleeping bag; G.S. dress unrform. other adult) who can verify these in· Room110 terests; G.S. dress uniform. 202 East Boulevard Drive Flint, Michigan 48503 STUDIO '82 Raintree Girl Scout Council UP THE CREEK WITH A PADDLE PHAN/TAS/MA/GORIA: Dream, fantasy, 220 North West Fourth Street Camden County Council of Girl Scouts llusion-in which there are great and Evansville, Indiana 47732 40 Brace Road rapid changes. PHAN/tastic opportunity Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 10 experience total theatre . TAS/te Musicians, artists, actors, dancers have a the growing excitement of doing . . dose encounter with the arts at Studio Come, canoe the wh1te water Delaware MA/ke the mo!'t of it bv sharing '82. Work with professionals in in-depth R1ver .md thP. twisting tea-colored Cedar experience the G(L)ORI/ous happenings workshops on the University of Evans streams ot South Jersey. Paddle your and many more while you're A vtichi ville Campus, alma mater of Ron Glass hardest in a canoe race through a gander. Come join us. (star of Barney Miller). Share your talents slalom course See 1nsect-eating plants in a performance and exhibit designed and the rare wildflowers of the unique Camp O'Fair Winds, Columbiaville, by you. For a change of pace, take a Pine Barrens. Visit ghost towns. swim Michigan; August 14-27 and 4 days HH · sunset cruise on the Ohio and step into in the Atlantic Ocean. visit historic $290; AP-Fiint, Michigan, 130 partici the 1800s at Lincoln s boyhood home. Philadelphia . . in a nutshell, have a pants plu~ 20 from Fair Wind5· INT; ball! STF. University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana; July 30-August 11 with 2 days Camp lnawendiwin, Vincentown, New Requirements: 13 or completion of 8th HH; $330; AP-Evansville, Indiana; 75 Jersey; Pine Barrens and Delaware ~rade-18 fat time of the event}; interest participants, plus 25 from Raintree; STF. Rivers; Atlantic Ocean· June 25-July 13 in learning about the performing artc;; with 4 days HH, $295; AP-Phdadelphn1, Requirements: Entering 9th through 12th Pennsylvania; 30 participants, plus 10 ability to live in resident camp ~etting fnsin~ oatrol system); council recom grades (at ttme of the event); interview from Camden County; STF. mendation; agreement to share this ex by home counal; 2 letters of recom· perience with home council upon re mendation from persons knowledgeable Requirements: Ages 15-18 (at time of turn Special Equipment: Sleeping bag. about applicant'5 experiences and in the event)· excellent canoeing and pri swim suit. G.S. dress uniform, personal terests in chosen major; candidate must mitive cdmping skills; American Red equipment required to live in resident indlcate chosen major on application. Cross Swimmer or equivalent; 2 refer camp; instrument (optional). Major areas: drama, dance (jazz, ballet), ences, one attesting to camping skills, drawing. painting, crafts. and vocal or one for canoeing skills. Special Equip instrumental music. Special Equipment: ment: personal camping gear, sleeping equipment determined bv chosen rna· bag G.S. dress uniform. ROLLIN' ON THE RIVER jor G.S. dress uniform. Great Rivers Girl Scout Council 4930 Cornell Road WHERE THE GLACIERS ROAMED Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 TINKER ..• TOYS •.. TECHNOLOGY Crooked Tree Girl Scout Council, Inc. Santa Clara County Girl Scout Council 235 Grandview Parkway Come navigate and pilot a riverboat, P.O. Box 28527 Traverse City, Michigan 49684 ride a canal barge and cruise the Ohio San Jose, California 95159 River on a paddle wheeler. From a uni Become a roamer! Travel one of the versity dormitory explore opportunities What's in your future? Star travel? Com early routes into North America. Sail on in medicine, agriculture, or the perform puters? Lasers? Designing the toys of Little Traverse Bay! Bike on Mackinac I ing arts. Camp, canoe, water ski, sail, tomorrow? Come to San Jose and sam Island! Tour an ore boat! Travel into the swim, slide the Zoom Flume, find fossils ple career opportunities with fun and wilds of Canada via railroad! Visit In and/or restore a river bank. That's Rollin' flair1 Tinker with a computer. Toy with terlochen National Music Camp. Join on the River! a space telescope. Spend time with us for some beach bumming for stones r: women in careers in advanced Techno in the land where the Glaciers Roamed. University of Cindnnatt; Cincinnati, logy. Enjoy the beauty and romance of Ohio; Camp Butterworth, Warren old and new California while you make Traverse City, Michigan north to Agawa County, Ohio; Camp Ross Trails, Butler life-long friendships. Canyon Ontario, Canada; June 16-28 County, Ohio; July 24-August 7 with 2 with 4 days HH; $400; AP-Traverse days HH; $280; AP-Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, City, Michigan; 55 participants, plus 5 64 participants, plus 10 from Great California; july 2-15 with 5 days HH; from Crooked Tree; STF Rivers; INT. $295; AP-San Jose, California: 48 parti cipants, plus 20 from Santa Clara; STF. Requirements: 13 and completion of Requirements: Completion of 7th grade 8th grade-17 (at time of the event); through senior in high school (at time of Requirements: Completion of 9th American Red Cross Intermediate the event); American Red Cross Ad through 12th grades {'at time of the Swimming card or equivalent; good vanced Beginner Swimming card or ability event); strong in teres£ in math and physical condition; good traveler; in- INT-International participants welcome HSC-High school credit CC-College credit - FALL 1981 R-15 Council-Sponsored Opportunities continued from page 15 lerest in hiking, sailing, swimmmg, and shops and field trips on the environ cil; AP-John F. Kennedy Airport (N.Y) bicycling; reference. Special Equipment: ment, careers, technology, poverty, or LaGuardia Airport (N.Y.). Sleeping bag, tennis shoes, warm cloth education, and unity in diversity. Join ing, rain gear, G.S. dress and camp uni your sisters from Canada to explore Requirements: Ages 15-17 (at time of the form; proof of citizenship. world issues and the roles of women event); interview and reference from in leadership. Find out how you can home council, one additional reference; play a leadership role in the future. good communication and human re YOU CAN SHAPE THE FUTURE lations skills necessary. Special Equip Westchester•Putnam Girl Scout Council Edith Macy Conference Center, ment: G.S. dress uniform, sturdy walk 503 Grasslands Road Briarcliff Manor, New York; ing shoes or boots, cotton socks, com Valhalla, New York 10595 June 27-July 9 with 2 days HH; fortable fitting slacks or G.S. trousers, $350; 32 participants, plus 32 Canadian light sweater, bathing suit, suitable attire Meet international leaders, visit the Girl Guides, plus 10 participants from for several days on site at a business United Nations, and attend action work- Westchester•Putnam Girl Scout Coun- environment, recreational clothes. individuals can make. A sound plan of other Girl Scouts participating, 6. A CommunitY. Action action that meets the council criteria for listing of cooperating community Opportunities service, utilizes lhe group's skills, and groups. 7. A plan to evaluate your fulfills a communitv need coupled with project. 8. The date the project begins Reader's Digest a realistic budget, can rec~ive as~istance and the date the report will be com in the form of a Reader's Digest Foun pleted. 9. The council endorsement and Foundation Grant dation Granl (RDFGJ. signature of the council president on the application. 10. Get your proposal The Ten Essentials to the Program Department, Girl Scouts Don't scrap those great ideas for com Prepare a project proposal and include of the U.S.A. by the deadline date, munity action projects because of a the following information· 1. Why the January 8, 1982. Councils will be noti lack of money. Would a grant of $100 project 1s needed. 2. Whv the funds be fied of the action taken on project to $500 help your community action ing requested are necessary. 3. A well proposals by February 12, 1982. Note: project get off the ground? organized plan to put the prOJect into 30 days after the project is completed, No~ is the time to THINK BIG and action. 4. An itemized budget. including a full report and financial record of the demonstrate to your commun1ty what a other anticipated financial assistance. S. project is due in the Program Depart difference Girl Scouting and dedicated A roster of the Cadette, Sen10r, and ment, GSUSA. ·------: Readers------Digest Foundation------Grant Application : I I I TROOP(S) No. of COUNCIL, I 1 ATIACHMENTS I 1 Council Address City State Zip Code 1) Project tltle I I Applies for the sum of S from the Reader's Digest Foundation 2) Purpose of service 1 I Grant to Cadette or Senior Girl Scouts for community service to assist in carry- a. background information on need 1 ing out the proJ·ect described in full on the attached pages. The proJ'ect is__ b. number of persons 10 benefit I I c. why iunds are necessary to I I carry out project I Signed 3) Plan for carrying out prOJeCt I Cadette or Senior Girl Scout Project Chairman a. dates of activity I I b. budget-including any income 1 I Signed expected (specify items for I 1 Troop Leader/Advisor which Reader's Digest Founda- tion Grant funds will be needed) I 1 We have read the supporting attachments and discussed the proposed c. detailed plan for project-in- 1 I project with the girls and the1r leader/adviser and agree with them that: eluding preparation, community 1 the plan submitted is realistic and meets with our standards; the service to contacts, facilities or equipment I I be performed meets a community need; the Girl Scouts participating are needed, and plan for evaluating I qualified to carry out the project. results 1 I d. roster of participating Cadette 1 We are willing to assume responsibility for this project and will be responsible and! or Senior Girl Scouts I for the return of unused funds and a full report of the project to the Program e. other groups helpinJ:: !including I I Department, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., by other Girl Scout groups! I I (date) f. date report will be sent to I GSUSA I Signed I I Council President 1 ~ Mail, with attachments, to: Program Department, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., • . I I 830 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022. I ------1R-16 RUNWAYS Name. adOrQss and phone of 2 addthOn~ adult officials: Name Add~------ Name ______~----Address ______StJJpp.ing adoress, tf different from above------"--..,.------,,.,..-- Signature---"'----:-:-~--:--=--.,., Adull leader (YOU ln131 0..2l to place ordet'l NO INVESTMENT. NO RISK. F«yCMcorwl! General qualifications for these posi months, but a few each year are sche tions include experience in working .,..,.ith duled at other t1mes of the year. Bulletin teenagers· willingness and time to work Because of the special responsibilities prior to the project in learning about carried by adult project leaders, all pro the project country and corresponding tect costs are covered for them by the Board with participants; freedom from outside Juliette low World Friendship Fund; the obligations 26 rALL 1981 ffi&ffiSWhat a Money-Maker! Now you can easily earn $J85 to $3575 or more selling M&ffis America's Favorite Candy Everybody loves good candy and nothing beats selling nationally advertised M&M's, they're the best! M&M's, the candy-coated plain and peanut chocolate candies are the favorite of millions and sell at a price everyone can afford. M&M's Mean Big Profits For You When you order M&M's, you receive a conve nient carrying case of 60 boxes of candy. Each box sells for 50¢ or $30.00 a case. You keep a profit of $11 .00 on the safe of each case. Each member can easily sell two or more cases of these proven money-makers! 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(Al residents call collect (205) 264-2176) Name ------HomePhonet-1- --- Home Address Other Phonet---l----- (F!I Fuller Fund Raising Company Clty ______.s tate•---- Zip ____ Authonze An early Girl Scout executive, jane Deeter Rippin brought professionalism and structure to the burgeoning Girl Scout Movement. by Dr. Mary Aickin Rothschild "Service to youth is the rent you pay women which would provtde alterna for the space you occupy on earth." tives to delinquency. In 1918, Jane was jane Deeter Rippin frequently plied as appointed director of the Section on sociates with her favorite maxim. But to Women and Girls. Her staff raised more thi~ early Girl Scout National Executive than $500,000 and worked with more Director the words were more than a than 38,000 "delinquent women." She pious tribute to social service. A gifted sponsored a study which detailed the woman who was invariably described causes of delinquency and suggested as "strlkmgly beautiful.'' lane li\ ed her ways communities could combat it. Her motto to the fullest. report and suggestions were part of the Decadec; before "mid-life change" and rationale ior the development of the "pas~age"" became popular phrases, United Service Organization (USO) in lane had led three c.uccessful careers 1941 . as a c;ocial worker as a Girl Scout A~ a part of her ctud\, Jane examined executive. and ac; a journalist. Moreo\er, girls' organizations in the United States she had a very supportive, egalitarian and became '1terested in the potential marriage of the G1r1 Scouts to keep adolescent Jane was born MaY 30, 1882. into a girls occupied n \~ horesome pur:.uits. large, close-knit family After finishing When an opening for '-.at1onal Executive college, she began work as a teacher. Director appeared, Jane was encouraged but in 1908, c;he changed to a career by her friend Edith Macy to apply for in c;ocial work and became assistant the position. Jane was appointed in director of an orphanage. By 1910. she jane Deeter Rippin 1919 and became the primary iigure in had moved to Philadelphia to become a guiding the transformation of Girl caseworker for the Society for the Pre Scouts from the informal organization vention of Cruelty lo Children. bation work of five courts mcluding of Juliette LO\\ and her friends to one of She immediately became involved in Domestic Relations, Petty Crim1nal for the largest organ1zations working with the problems of youth in the city and Unmarried Mothers, Juvenile, Mi!> girls in the Un1ted States. reflected the concerns of many urban creants, and Women's Court for Sex Under her direction, Girl Scouts' progressive reformers She made friends Offenders. member<:hip grew from 50,000 to in the social work communi~\' and 10 In 1917 after a hard stru~gle with 250,000 ; regions and regional councils 1911 organ1zed a cooperative boarding local politicians Jane opened the fir~t were formed and permanent camps and hou~e called the Coop. with five other multipurpose Municipal Detcmtion training o;chools were established (two women Before the first winter, they Home for Women Offenders and drew of which were designed by her hus allowed two men to join as auxiliary pra1se from Theodore Roosevelt for her band). lane was active in promoting the members whose task was to shovel coal vision Reflecting Jane's strong belief in gro ...... th of international Girl Scouting for the furnace. Though member~hip alternatives to traditional incarceration. and Girl Gu1ding and helped in the changed over the years, the house the Women's Building served a<: a dia development of the World A~sociation served as a model of cooperative gnostiC and treatment center and of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1928. living and cut costs by half. hou~ed a court an employment agency, Pernapc; most important to the ultimate On October 13, 1913. Jane married and a dormitory-stvle prison. Keenlr "ucces<> oi the organization was Jane's Jame<; YardJev Rippin one of the first aware of women's and children's needc., contnbution to the crucial interface male member<: of the Coop. Jim was Jane installed daY nurseries in courtc; between professional staff and volun a voung architect, wood-worker, and dealing with families and iought a los· teers, \\ hich has made Girl Scouting c;o contractor who throu~hout their mar ing battle for a ~pecial center for wo· effecti\'e over the years. She her,elf led ried life encouraged his wife in her men alcoholics. Troop :17 in Manhattan as a volunteer career. The Rippins fa<;hioned an egali In the fall of 1917 jane wa~ asked to during her entire tenure ac; 'lational tarian marriage which was critically im· supervise work with women and girl~ Executive Director. portant to both of them and which around military camps in the 'iOulhwest like juliette Low, Jane's focuc; of eliminated concerns about who was the for the War and Navy Departments' activity was always the girls. Most sum primary wage earner at any given time. Commission on Training Camp Actlvi· mer~ she and Jim spent time in resi The year after her marriage, Jane ties. Particularly charged with enforce dence at Camp Macy in Westchester, received her M.A. and was appointed ment of the prohibition of liquor and N.Y., which Jim had designed, or Camp chil'f probation officer of Philadelphia. prostitution near military bases, lane or Andre, adjacent to Macy. 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Clear 111 mont!Y"tllnmg l:!lans wrttl ~~ Co\ln.e41 Ft"anca CommiUee 'Or Lont Tro® Committee Women m History Continued from p,1ge 28 commute to work in New York City, but evenings and weekends were reserved for the girls. She especially loved to "break the routine of life." As she said in a 1930 interview, "People frequently have asked me what was the finest thing I have ever done with girls. I say about the finest thing in the world is to take a group of girls-a small group, not more than fou r, perhaps- from a camp at 2 a.m. on some night of full moon, walk with them to the top of a neighboring hill and sit there and talk until the sun rises." What the girls revealed of the wonder and wistfulness of the human soul was "incredible." Jane with girls at Macy. She believed her "walk-and-talks," as she called them, enabled her ~iris to say individual girls as she was in directing and aphasiac. With singular determina things they never would have otherwise, the business of the national organiza tion, however, she spent months learn because in going out at such a "strange tion. ing to recognize, pronounce, and write and glamorous time of night, beauty An industrious worker and an equally single words and sentences. Over sever grips them and they are transformed.'' demanding boss, Jane was revered by al years, she regained her ability to She believed experiences like her moon her staff and inspired them to spread write and speak and overcame her para lit walks brought "romance" of the the "Scouting Movement" across the lysi s. She continued to work for the right kind into girls' lives. She also country. Jane loved her Girl Scout work papers and do her extensive community believed young people "have the right and left in 1930 only because of failing activities until a few months before her to count in life; they have the right to health. However, she continued to be death on June 2, 1953. A remarkable affection . . . the right to joyousness an active member of the National Advi woman, she left a legacy of love and and to adventure and to romance sory Council for the rest of her life. activism for the Girl Scout movement in (which is getting away from the hum When Jane retired from the Girl Scout America. • drum of life) ..." She felt, "There are staff, she became director of research just two ways in which adults can for Women's News for the Westchester Mary Aickin Rothschild is an assistant pro County Publishers, a chain of more than fessor of history at Arizona State University influence children-one is by example in Tempe. She holds a Ph.D. in historv from and the other is by encouragement." 50 local newspapers owned by the Macy family. the University of Washington in Seattle and Jane was beloved by her Manhattan has received a grant of $18,000 from the troop of Girl Scouts. Ample testimony jane suffered her first serious stroke National Endowment lor the Humanities to indicates that she was as effective viith in 1936. She was left partially paralyzed study the history of Girl Scouting, to be considered for a 1982 opportunity, showing the proper placement of in Bulletin vour application must arrive by Decem signia and coordinated uniform com ber 11, 1981. ponents with an explanation of the rationale for the Girl Scout uniform and Board how to wear it. Conlinued from page 26 New Publications See pages 16 and 17 of the new Girl In order to meet the ever-expanding Scout Catalog 1981/82 and Publications needs of Girl Scouting, GSUSA has for Girls and Leaders 1981/82 for more JL WFF for all participants. developed a Spanish version of Worlds information. • Application forms are included in to Explore. It is titled Mundos A Expfo Runw.ays and may be obtained from rar: Manual para las Brownie y las your council office. An interview is re junior Girl Scouts (Cat. No. 20-708, Thanks to you quired. The completed application, in $3.25). Its accompanying leaders' guide cluding reference, interview report, and is Mundos A Explorar: Guia para Uderes it wvorks ... council verification of membership, de Brownie y Junior Girl Scouts (Cat. should be forwarded by your council No. 20-709, $2.25). Another recently directly to: Program Department, Girl revised publi~ation that will be espe FOR All OF US Scouts of the U.S.A., 830 Third Avenue, cially helpfu I to lead;ers is the 1981 New York, N.Y. 10022. edition of Girl Scout Uniforms, Insignia, United Way Adult applications may be sent to the and Recognitions (Cat. No. 26-455, SO¢). Program Department at any time, and Inside its dark green cover featuring the will be kept on active file. If you wish five Worlds, you will find illustrations 30 FALL 1961 ass1• on... coun ils, leaders, iris•.. there are any ways to wear the official girl scout uniform! s e t e components liste el w. ch ose I of them, or ju t a few, a d e operl unif e ace r 1n• t offici I guid 1nes.• brownie girl scout junior girl scout cadette/senior girl scout Jumper • . 1·200 1·200C Jumper ...... 0-200. 0-200C =:1 Blouse . . 1-201. 1-201 C Blouse ...... 0-201. 0·201C = Cadette Blouse ...... 5-100 :J Tie ...... 1-202 J T1e ...... 0-202 C Sen10r Blouse ...... 5-150 =Turtleneck . . . •-206 Bodysuit ...... •...... 0-204 ...J Vest . . . . _.•..... 5-200 _ Pants . . . . 1·204 Pants ...... 0-206 - Skart ...... 5-201 - Shorts ...... 1-203 Shorts ...... 0-205 L Pants ...... 5-202 - Badge Sash . . . . 1·208 Badge Sash ...... 0·203 'l Insignia Sash ...... 5-203 - lnsrgnia Tab . . 14-669 lnsignra Tab ...... 14-668 _ Beane . . . 1-142 Beret ...... 0-301 Belt ...... 1-205 I Belt ...... 0-207 - Vmyl Belt Purse . . . . . 11-621 Tights ...... _... 7-146 Leather Bell Purse . . . 11·627 Knee-Hi's ...... 7-132 n Trghts ...... 7-145 Flashes ...... 8-632 Knee-Ht's ..... 7-133 - Flashes . . . 8-631 c_. s • • pass the word to Leaders during leCJ pass it on to girls! Provide the girls trainmg sessions. Stress the importance of with copies of this ad from Councils to be used wearing the official uniform at all levels. Repro as a checklist when they shop. Or send for 10 duce this ad or send for 100 copies of the copies of the Browme Junior Girl Scout Uni Brownie/Junior Grrl Scout Uniform Checklists form Checklists (Free Materials #83). (Free Materials #83) to distribute to Leaders. Encourage Leaders to pass them on to girls. councils, leaders, girls ... Rememoer weanng the uniform rdentrf1es us as belongrng to the largest volunteerorganrzation for girls in the world! Buy American ... buy the best! All Girl Scout equipment/merchandise Is American made. GSUSA NES 7 !!1 Whether 19 or 79, Enthusiasm marks the involvement of volunteers Young folks carry boundless energy to their volunteer tasks. by Dorothy Gilliar Nancy is a young single working wom the girls asked Michael; he knew of one Brownies that day and found the lead an. She has been a Girl Scout continual and arranged for the girls to use it on ers of the troops to be warm and friend ly since Brownies. As a Senior Girl Scout Sunday afternoons. He also became their ly. After talking with a couple of these she was a backpacker and a Wyoming consultant for the entire project! The enthusiastic leaders, she volunteered to Trekker. She loves working with Cadette girls have asked Michael to teach them help them as a driver and as an extra Girl Scouts, but her work schedule limits to bake bread this fall as a part of an adult for trips and hikes. She was kept her to volunteering occasionally on other Let's Make It Happen ! interest very busy with a number of troops all weekends. The leaders of the Cadette project. last spring. This year Betty will be co troops have asked Nancy to help them laurie is a full-time nursing student leader with one of the leaders she met teach camping and backpacking skills to and a former Girl Scout. She has man last year. She admits she is doing this their troops. The leaders admit that if it aged to fit weekly Junior Gi rl Scout as much for the adult companionship weren't for Nancy's aid on their camp troop meetings into her busy schedule. she found in Girl Scouts as for the girls, ing weekends., the girls would not be In January of last year, when her co A Campus Girl Scout group has formed learning advanced skills or having as leader moved out of state, Laurie re at a local college. Most of them do not much fun, either. cruited a new co-leader from among have a regular schedule that allows these Michael is a sophomore in college. He her classmates. The Juniors appreciate young women and men to become also has two hobbies that he loves to having these young adults as leaders troop leaders. Many of them were Girl share. Michael won many state awards and as role models. Scouts from Brownie through Senior for baking bread in high school. He is Betty moved into a town a year ago levels. They love to visit troops to teach also an avid photographer. The first time from another state. She works in the old Girl Scout songs. When time permits Michael did volunteer work for the Girl local bank and didn't know anyone in they like to go to camp as qualified Scouts was when a Let's Make It Hap town. At Christmastime all the local adults accompanying troops. Some of pen! photography interest group was Brownie Girl Scouts decorated a t ree at the Campus Girl Scouts are even quali- looking for a darkroom to use. One of the bank. Betty had fun with the Continued on page 34 And then there are leaders ... from New York to California cbild, Linda Felix didn't know Girl Scouts take can offer the same kinds of opportunities for self existed, but, today, she is in her seventh year of discovery and growth. She also strongly encourages the leading troops in Spanish Trails Girl Scout Coun girls to take advantage of the opportunities available for cil in Pomona, California. teens through the council. AAlways considered a leader by her peers and teachers, A recent troop activity waS' a "kidnap party'' to interest Linda was recruited to take part in a human relations round new girls in joining the troop. Each member of the troop table between White and Mexican American students in was asked to "kidnap" a girl she thought might like to her school during a time of disturbances. She was also join. After the blindfolded guest arrived at the party, she voted " Miss Friendly" by a group of community leaders. had to guess who brought her and the fun began. However, she didn't recognize her own leadership poten linda's daughter is a member of the troop. As a mother tial until it was focused in her work with girls. and a leader, Linda claims that her expectations of Maria linda inherited her first troop of Brownie Girl Scouts tend to be very high. Says Linda, "I don't want it said that from their pregnant leader during a Girl Scout parents' she got her badges because her mommy was her leader!" meeting. Says Linda, whose·daughter, Maria, was a Brownie Maria, however, is a high achiever in her own right. She Girl Scout at the time, " I didn't know the songs or games runs cross-country track and has entered national competi traditionally used in Girl Scouting, but I learned them along tions. linda admits, though, "Sometimes Maria wishes she with the girls." had a different leader, because you're always hardest on Linda's formula for working with her present troop of your own kid." 13 Cadette Girl Scouts includes letting them be themselves Although Linda's family is Spanish-speaking, her immedi in an atmosphere of positive peer pressure. The big differ ate neighborhood and her troop are made up of predom ence between her Cadette Girl Scout troop and the inantly non-Spanish-speaking members. In helping the girls Brownie and Junior Girl Scout troops she led in the past, in her troop recognize the multicultural aspect of the larger says Linda, is "the older girls have a lot more to say, and so,ciety, Linda helps them to recognize their own ethnicity they aren't afraid to say it." as well. She said, ill help the White girls to understand Her troop hasn't concentrated on badges that much, but that they too have a 1..1nique cultural _heritage in many in she tries to help them to see that every activity they under- stances." Continued on page 34 32 FALL 1981 ___¥_o_lu_n_te_e_r s_B_n_·n---:.....L-_T_h_e_ir _____ eSt ·rom both ends of the adult age spectrum Seasoned women and men share talents developed over a lifetime. by Karen Schwartz At 79 years of age, "Granny" Joyce Mar These are just a few of the many old tin laughs and says, "I'm not eating any er volunteers already sharing a lifetime more natural foods. I need all the pre ~ of fi rsthand knowledge and experience servatives I can get!" For more than 30 ~ Wtth Girl Scouts. How can we now go years Joyce has been an active Girl Scout ~ about attracting the steadily increasing volunteer. She started as a leader with a n. numbers of women and men, working group of Brownie Girl Scouts and con and retired, over 55 years of age, who tinued until her Semor Gtrl Scolfts grad will be available to offer us one of our uated. Now she is in charge of the coun largest and most valued sources of vol cil library, working one day a week in unteers? the council office cataloging books and last fall the eight Girl Scout councils taking inventory. covering the entire state of Georgia Retired for three years, larry Blanken joined together on a recruitment cam berg offered to be this year's cookie paign directly targeting senior citizens. chairman, or as he calls himself, "the They started off with a slide presenta cookie monster." "I'm retired now, so tion and a poster campaign featuring a I have plenty of time. I look for things cross section of senior citizens. This rec to do. Besides, it was kind of fun!" In ognition factor was very important, be fact, he's already committed himself for cause they felt it was the only way senior next year. citizens could re~ate to the "pitch" and O lder Americans are the fastest grow visualize themselves in a Girl Scout set ing minority group m the country. With ting. Scripts for several television and declining birth and death rates, the radio spots \-vere addressed to "Prime Untted States population is "gettmg old Timers." One 30-second spot asked: er." In 1900, only one person in every "Who is a Prime Time adult? A male or 25 was at least 65 years old. Today the Carl Clanton contnbutes his skills as a female who's a little older, but very ratio IS one m ten, and, by 1990 it's ex photographer to Girl SeouL< in Topeka, wise due to experiences gathered over pected to reach one in eight. At pres Kansas. the years, and who's equipped with a ent, there are approximately 31 million multitude of skills. Prime Timers are Americans who are 60 years of age or are so many decisions for them to make. older-and most of them are healthy, When they need someone to talk to, functioning citizens lots of times it's easier for them to talk Get together on September 13, How will this dramatic shtft in society to older people. There's less of a gener -a society once obsessed with youth ation gap between grandparents and 1981 with older persons you and affect our "volunteer pool"? According children than between parents and chil your troop already know or make to our nattonal Girl Scout research team dren.'' new friends of senior dtizens "The most vital and useful resource for Since hts retirement seven years ago, in your community. Why? The adult recruitment, in the future, will be lois's husband, Carl, has become equal best reason in the world- the increased number of retirees. These ly enthusiastic about Girl Scouting "It's its Grandparents Day! older volunteers will bring a comple just about the only activity I have these mentary mix of experience in technical da}'S," he confesses. Currently he is site areas, research, and management." development chairman for the council lois and Carl Clanton, 66 and 71 and a member of the board. In addition foolishly mistaken for old because they years old respectively, run a most active to his work with the council, he finds disguise themselves with silver hair and Senior Girl Scout troop in Topeka, Kan time to help his wife with her troop. a few wrinkles." sas. Lois has been a Girl Scout volunteer This year he taught a council-wide pho After a recruitment workshop for four for 23 years, working in just about every tography course for Senior Girl Scouts, councils In Minnesota, Peacepipe Girl capadty-Cadette Girl Scout leader, and during the summer lois accom Scout Council (Redwood Falls, Minn ) planner of new campsites, board of di panied four Senior Girl Scouts to Our decided to aim its volunteer search at rectors' member, and trainer of leaders. Chalet, the world association center 10 senior citizens. Each of the three field " In the last 20 years, Girl Scouts have Switzerland. He feels, "every retired directors in the councd was responsible come first," she proclaims. leader of a person should hav€ something worth for locating senior citizens in the com Senior Girl Scout troop for the past 11 while to do. For me Girl Scouting has munities she served. One field director years, she explains, "I enjoy teenage been very rewarding... lo1s and Carl said she went to people who had been girls the most. Young people today are proudly announce "We like what we're volunteers in the past but who had so sharp. They have to be, because there doing, and we work at it." Continued on page 34 GIRL SCOUT LEADER 33 is to reinvolve them through a single to make long-term commitments. We vVhether 19 or 79 event, workshop, or trip-something cannot allow their commitment to a Girl that does not take a full-time commit Scout volunteer role to stand in the Young folb tarry boundle~ ment on the1r part. An opportunity to way of future opportunities for them energy LO their \'Olunteer tasks. go camping again is often a drawing but we don't have to lose them as vol card. Eventually some of them will be Continued from page 32 unteers even when they move on to ready to make larger commitments. On bigger and better things Be sure these the other hand, some, like Nancy. will mobile young men and women use the fied Red Cross Advanced life Savers able never be able to make a weekly com new form for adult Girl Scouts on the to help troops with swimming and boat mitment because of an irregular work Move, which was in the Summer 1981 Ing activities. schedule. issue of Girl Scout Leader magazine. This Our local young adults are a valuable, When recruiting young adults, wheth way they will not be lost to Girl Scout and still untapped, resource. Many will er they are college students or members ing as volunteers; they will just be vol never be Girl Scout volunteers unless of the work force, be cautioned that to unteers in a new community. • they are sought out and convmced that day's young are highly mobile. They are they have something to share and that ready to move on to better schools and Dorothy Cl/llar is a specialist in Member they have something to gain from being opportunities, to new jobs, new cities ship and '-'fanagemenl Development Girl Scout volunteers. They need only and new states. We cannot expect them Setvlces at CSUSA a single experience to help them feel comfortable as adult Girl Scout vol unteers. One of the best ways to seek out And t.hen there are leaders ... from Ne'' York to CaJifornia young adult volunteers is on a one-to Continued {rom page 32 one basis. If you are enthusiastic about what you are doing with your troop or in another volunteer position, you can In addition to raising a teenage The Matseoane daughters Dara, 10, be a great pitchman. Take that enthusi daughter, linda is a wife and the moth Joyce, 9, and Karen 7 have almost as asm with you everywhere you go-to the er of an active son. larry. She recalls busy a schedule as thetr parents They're bank, to the supermarket, to your job, that she and her husband lawrence talented musictans, veteran world trav to social gatherings, and to your favorite often took the children camping for elers. and-all three girls, including sport or recreation. Talk to everyone you weekends. It wasn't until Linda took her even seven-year-old Karen, play a mean meet about what you are doing and how Girl Scout troop camping that she game oi chess' But Girl Scouting is very much fun you are having You never realized that she was able to take on important tn the r ·ves too. As Carol know when you might be talking to camping chores mdependently of her savs. ' Belonging to an organizatton like someone like Betty, someone looking for husband. Says linda of her total Girl the Gul Scouts is \ttal to girls' develop new involvement and new friends. Don't Scout leader experience, "I'm learning a ment as >OCtal beings ,... ho know how be afraid to ask for help from someone lot about myself and others, and I don't to work and play and relate happily to who indicates even the slightest interest think I'll ever stop." -Denise Mitchell the1r peers and to the adults in Girl in what you are doing as a leader Be Scouting " very specific as to the kind of help you One b1g reason why Carol is willing need, the date you need the help, and he's a poet, songwriter, publi to take t1me irom her busy schedule to the length of time you want her. To shed author, practicing psycho lead her Brownie and Junior Girl Scout be sure that this will be a successful therapist, wife of a physician, troops, at ~e'A York City's Hunter Col experience for your potential young and mother of three Rirls. lege Elementary School, is because she's S so convinced that troop activities offer adult volunteer and for you and the She's also the leader of two Girl troop, make the assignment short and Scout troops whose memb.ers live and girls unrque opportunities to develop simple. Follow up with a thank you from work in the heart of Manhattan empathy, to discover the joys of help the girls and later with a second request Her name is Carol Matseoane, and if ing and being helped by their contem for help. To be c;uccessful, remember you're wondering how that's pro porafles 10 group endeavors that de· two things. nounced. it's Mat-Sowannee. Carol's hus pend on team spirit and cooperation band, Stephen. was born in South Africa Carol g1ves much of the credit for her First, if you do nothing but complain troop's c;uccess to the Hunter School's and gripe about your troop, no one in where he studied medicine in Johannes burg. He's now on the staff of Harlem princ1pal. " He recognizes the signif· her or his right mind IS going to want Hospital and is a member of the faculty IC.tnce of Girl Scouting in girls' lives," to get mvoived with that troop Your she says, "and he is always willing to positive attitude is your bet sales p1tch. of Columbia University. Carol is a psy chotherapist in private practice in New revise class schedules." Second, remember to ask for the help -Marjorie Phelan you need and be very speci(lc about York City what it is you need, because no one is gomg to walk up to you to volunteer. People wait to be asked! Seasoned women and men ~hare La lent s Continued from page 33 The greatest source of potential young adult volunteers IS our own graduated Senior Girl Scouts and former Girl stopped now that they 'Aere older. An 1t is crucial to emphasize both the diver Scouts. No matter how long or how other t1eld director contacted senior sity of council volunteer jobs and the briefly these women were members. they atizens she knew who had specialties flelCibility in these opportun1t1es when usually have an enthusiasm and interest in particular "old-time craits" such as approaching senior citizens. Not only in Girl Scouts that they want to share weaving, jewelry making, or traditional councils can communicate th1s to older with younger girls. Sometimes they are ethnic cooking. As a result of this, one citizens, but also every leader who meets committed enough to pursue becoming town planned a 1'Wide Game" event, or talks to senior citizens can express adult volunteers on their own. More where many of these experts were able enthusiasm for Girl Scouting and the usually, someone needs to seek out to demonstrate their tall!nts need for persons to fill numerous short these young women and talk to them These recruitment campaigns in Min term pOSitions. Keep in mind that about volunteering. The best approach nesota and Georgia clearly illustrate that Continued on page 37 34 f \ll 1981 this fall your group can easily EARN '288.00 to '2, 00 or more selling Fuller's Christmas Gift Wrap Every Christmas, everyone needs gift wrap. That's for sure. So what better Fall fund raising product than Fuller's CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAP. Prepared especially for groups like yours, each GIFT WRAP pack· age contains 12 big 20· x 26• sheets featuring 7 sparkling, colorful contemporary des1gns - truly the most beautiful wrapping paper ever offered for fund raising! 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Distribute to people who could dars, and their shrinking checkbooks. to another person. Consider writing a use the food. Collect scrap lumber from Children can also become engulfed in poem or a letter, singing a song, play construction siteS- \\ ith the builders' the holiday whirlwind, and lose, along ing an instrument, or creating an object, permission. Use as firewood or for with their parents, a true sense of the such as a photo book, to express feel wood-working proJects. Collect and re· holiday spirit and gift giving. But, with a ings. Or, perform a service such as baby cycle items discarded by commercial minimum of planning, leaders can assist sitting or reading aloud a favorite book. businesses such as \\allpaper books and girls •Nith the decision-making that can plastic containers. help them fashion a holiday celebration Share meaningful holiday traditions. suited to their needs and desires-not Each girl might tell of something which Buy renewable or biodegradable prod those of television adverttsers and mer she enjoys about a special occasion in ucts from local merchants. When plan chants. her household or one that she had heard ning troop purchases think about the ef The following guidelines can be used of or would like to start. fect of using the purchase. Weigh con as a springboard to inspire originality, ventence versus ecology carefully. simplicity, and imagination when plan Go through holiday gift catalogs to find ning holiday activities. They can help Adopt a shut-in for the holidays and be girls devise more meaningful approaches how many of the gifts pictured measure up to the decision-making questions yond. Share yourselves with this per· to traditional holiday activities, and can son(s). Help with household tasks. Give help them to realize that imagination based on the Girl Scout law. presence not just presents to the adopted often goes farther than money. person (s). The decision-making process explained Make individual or troop oral histories here can be used in other troop ac of the way holidays were celeb rated years Cive up something. For each item re ti vities throughout the year and can im ago. Interview older relatives, fr iends, ceived on a special occasion think about prove girls' abilities to make decisions and community members. Focus on the giving something else up to someone in outside of Girl Scouting. traditions these people feel were most need. 1. Does it show concern for people? meaningful to them. Does it include self, family, commu Explore Thanksgiving-like festivals peo nity, nation, and world? Hold a family craft workshop. Make ple celebrate worldwide. Give special 2. Is it fair? Who or what will benefit, items for gifts from recycled materials and who or what will not, and how? consideration to Thanksgiving Day from such as fabric, wallpaper, notions, old a Native American point of view. Many 3. Does it protect the natural world? greeting cards, or lumber scraps. Ex Native Americans do not consider Are natural resources used wisely? plore alternative gift wraps and contain· Thanksgiving a day of celebration. Find If you can help girls apply these ques ers. Show how newspaper and comic out why and discuss. Then, explore the tions to their decision making so that sheets, plain or with added decorations. traditions of 1'\ative Americans in your they isolate the effects of certain actions, can make attractive wraps. Wraps or you have given them a priceless tool for community or in other parts of the containers which are useful themselves country. the future. These questions will help might be considered. Wrap instructions them understand that they are free to for making an apron in a piece of fabric Give a winter picnic indoors. This is a decide for themselves and to avoid be large enough to make one with. Or, you good activity for troop families and a ing influenced simply by what's popu lar might place individually planted herbs holiday party alternative. Ask everyone or most heavily advertised. Help them into a basket that could be used to store to bring a brown bag of nutritious finger plan their decision making so that they magazines or hold sewing supplies. foods to share. Sitting on blankets can answer "yes" to these questions. spread the floor and playing picnic The easiest, fastest, or most convenient on Set up a swap shop. Good swapables games adapted to indoors adds a touch way may be rejected by the girls once of summer to rapidly cooling fall and they start applying the Girl Scout Law are: clothing. (including Girl Scout uni winter months. via the above three questions. forms); adults' and children's books (i n cluding Girl Scout handbooks) i sewing Simple, but thoughtful and creative, Elizabeth Munz is a specialist in CSUSA's and craft supplies such as buttons, old these projects will bring a new sparkle to Program Department. zippers, patterns, notions, and fabric upcoming festivities and celebrations. • 36 fALL 1981 Whether 19 or 79 Tootsi Seasoned women and men share talem Continued from PJBe 34 Roll ® 0 A professional may choose to act as a consultant to a career interest group. C An individual may be interested in "shared leadership." HELPS 0 Instructors are needed for specific courses that are given over a short period of time your group 0 For one day, someone may accom pany a group on a field trip or outing. 0 Certain events require specialists to coordinate program activities. EAR There are even places lor persons who prefer working with adults-help ing leaders in carrying out ongoing pro up to grams, organizing troops, recruiting leadership, and handling neighborhood administrative coordination. Another important factor to consider '"hen recruiting senior citizens is pm $00 pointing the particular locations v, here they can be reached Senior c1tizen housingcomplexesorapartmentbUI d ngs and ret1rement villages are possib r es. or more Often communitr sen1or c1tizen orga nizations meet in publ1c buildmgs, such as banks, libraries, and e\ en supermar with no RI~K Kets. Many large corporations across the country nO\\ prov1de pre-retirement planning and counsel n~ programs for the1r emplo~ ees-le\ i StraU'' and Com World famous Tootsie pany, for example. Roll-with over 86 years of The ne;w.t step 1< determimng how to consumer acceptance helps contact these potent•al volunteers In your group earn more money Georg1a they ''ere approached en masse faster. Not only that, Tootsie in areas '"here groups of older adults gather regularly. In Minnesota, though, Roll's unique fund raising senior citizens were sought out on a per programs help children learn sonal level, one by one, on the basis of from a rea I II fe work ., previous acquaintance. Either approach experience. e~ can work quite well. E 0 Recently, National President Mrs. Or Tootsle Rolls are easy to han u a. ville L. Freeman spoke on the urgent dle-they're weather proof need to develop strategies to attract vol ! you never need worry that they will melt. These bite !; unteer$, and senior citizens '"ere one of 0 the groups she stressed. She states, size morsels are beautifully packaged in unique re· "Retired men and women need to be usable banks. needed! Let's let them know how much young gtrls need the1r w1sdom and ex Get the full Information today on this no risk perience and caring. And how useful program-unsold banks may be returned for full the expertise and skill they've practiced credit. No Investment on your part. Payment no, due for decade$ can be to an organization until 30 days after receipt of banks. like the Girl Scouts-where volunteers are policy maker> not simply workers! ;:; ... Actually. the men and women who ~" arrive at healthy. still vigorous senior ,-TO:------, FUND RAISING DIVISION, TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRial 8 citizenhood are very hkely to have the 7401 S. CICERO, CHICAGO, IL 80828 kind of gumpti on, good sense, and steady temperament that makes for suc PI•••• aend ua Information on Tootale Roll'• no rlak fund ralalng plan. cess in every stage of life. It's simple survival of the fittest' and 11 probably NAME ------makes them our choicest, as well as our ADDRESS most numerous and growing, target CITY ______STATE .______ZIP ___ _ groupl" • GSL·FALL-"81 TOOTSIE ROLL INDUITRIEit INC. Karen Schwartz is a specialist in the 7401 s. ctcero Avt., ChloaQo, 111. eoaao Media Services Department at CSUSA ..i: L--~------~------037 UP, UP, AND AWAY Ground-bound or not, your troop can adventure into the field of aerospace by constructing and observing some simple flying "machines." Whirly Birds To make their own model paper helicopter, girls will need paper, ruler, scissors and paper cl ips. Draw a pattern like the one below on a sheet of paper. (Approximate units in the English system are included in case metric rulers are unavailable.} A line should be drawn down the middle as indicated, but it is not necessary to include the dotted lines that indicate folds. 5cm(2'') 9cm cut cut here here _ , 1- 2.5cm I I 2.5cm (l"l I I 2.5 2.5cm em I I I I (1") I I 7.5cm(3") Cut in 2.5 em (1") from each side on the bottom part, as indicated. Then fold the left bottom side toward the center and the right bottom side on top of that. Hold the flaps together with a and educational activities as well as paper clip. The helicopter shou ld now by Lynn Ann London look like this. learn about twentieth century technology. or centuries flight has fascinated Building and flying models is one of and amazed people. Whether a the bes.t ways to interest your Girl Scouts bird on the wing or a balloon in in aerospace. It gives them a chance to flight, a soaring object stirs the create their own designs and construct Fimagination. Aerospace (which includes with their own hands models that actu aviation, astronomy, and space science) ally fly. Flying simple working models is a favorite of young people who are should stimulate them to ask questions. motivated to persist in learning more Finding the answers with your help about this field because of its promise should give girls a sense of accomplish of adventure and freedom. Learning ment-an important step in continuing 1 about aerospace also unveils for girls their experimentation. i 0 c:: careers previously held mainly by men. Tips on building inexpensive models ::; In aerospace you can learn by doing, follow. The activities are well-suited to ,..., c:: -"'0 and you don't have to leave the ground the Junior Girl Scout age level, but ~ to do it. Whether you visit an airport, could be used with younger or older c;; talk to a pilot, watch a hot air balloon girls. Some of the proj:kts can be used 2 race, look through a telescope, or build to fulfill requirements tor the Aerospace u model aircraft with your Girl Scouts, you badge or the Dabbler badge in the will be able to share many interesting World of Today and Tomorrow. Continued on page 40 38 FALL ~981 Dressing for Girl Scouting A ne'' troop year ts beginninR. Amid all ser\'e as part of the girls' school ward climate may prefer the Junior bodrsutl the bustle and excitment of planning robes and can allow the girls to get (Cat 'So. 0-2041 to wear with her Junior actt \l i t i e~ to enrich the coming ')ear girls more wear from the uniform~ before pants (Cat. No. 0·106), and choose not \\ ill be enthusast•cally prepanng to pur they outgrow them. to purchase the Junior blouse (Cat. 'los. chase their official uniforms This is the The leader may be able to obtain Girl 0·201 and 0-201C) and Junior jumper moment when the leader can counsel Scout Uniform Checklists from the coun (Cat. Nos. 0-200 and 0-2000 at all. She girls about becoming properly attired cil, or she can order ten copies ior direct also has her choice of Junior knee-hi's troop members The leader can show the use or duplication from Girl Scouts of (Cat. t>:o. 7-132) with Junior flashes (Cat. troop that dressing according to ofiicial the L.S.A .• 830 Third A' enue. New York, No. 8-632), or Junior tights (Cat. No. 7- guidelines is not as confusing or expen r-...Y. 10022, by requesting Free Materials 146). This is all perfectly acceptable and sive as they may think. No. 83. Girls can look through the still adheres to the official uniform re Girls and their parents or guardians Checklist, select the components they quirements as described in the 1981 may be confused about the number of want, and then take the Checklist with edition of Girl Scout Uniforms, Insignia Girl Scout uniform components that are them to make shopping easier. For in and Recognitions (Cat. No. 26-455.50¢) official. This confusion may lead them to stance, a Brownie Girl Scout may opt to and displayed in the 7987-1982 Girl Scout conclude that buying an official uniform purchase the Brownie blouse (Cat. Nos. Catalog Also, see p. 31 of this Issue for means buying every component-a very 1-201 and 1-201Cl but not the Brownie more information regarding official uni expensive investment. The leader can rib-knit top (Cat. No. 1-206) to team up form components. perform a great service in this area by with the Brownie jumper (Cat. Nos. In addition to clarifying the official explaining that girls are not required to 1-200 and 1-200C). Her particular needs uniform for the girls and their parents buy every component Girls may select may be better suited to the Brownie or guardians. the leader mav wish to find only those pieces for which they have shorts (Cat. t-:o. 1-203) instead of the out whether the council has a resale personal preference or Y.hich suit the Browni~ pants ICat. No. 1-204). She may operation so that girls can purchase climate of their area In addition, be· choose to purchase only the Brownie necessary components at greater sav cause wearing the Girl Scout uniform is kn ee-hi's {Cat. No. 7-133) and Brownie Ings. Councils soon will be receiving an not restricted to Girl Scout activiUes. flashes {Cat. No. 8-631 ) and pass up the updated list of agencies currently carry girls may wear their untforms to school Brownie tights (Cat. No. .. -1451 alto ing Girl Scout equipment. This informa Parents and guardians will be happy to gether. tion \\ill prove helpful as troops get know that the Girl Scout uniform can A jumor Girl Scout from a cooler ready for the new troop year. UP, UP, Con!inued irom ,age 38 Kite Kapers Cut down the center of the upper part AND A popular hobb\< throughout the world, on the solid ltne, creatmg two blades. kite flying ha~ also served scientific Curl each blade around your finger once. purposes. A tool in the exploration of the nature of electricity. kites" ere also The blade~ ~hould curl in opposite AWAY used to ra1se weather instruments and direct1ons. like this : sef\ ed as stepping-stones to building successful gliders and powered aircraft. The Wright brothers used the shape of again where it was first creased Form the Hargrave box kite to build their the wings by folding the s1des down. first glider Manv kite kits are available for assem· fold down on eacn a ode to form wong!>) bling and flying, but making your ov:-n kite can be more fun and less expensave Designs and Instructions are avai lable In many children's kite books found in the libra() The Winter 1977·1978 issue The whtrly bird is nO\\ ready for of Kite Lme.s. a magazine devoted to kiting, has excellent directions for launching. Raise your arm to full height ~T SIOEVIEW making kites with kids in groups. Back and drop the helicopter. Try it from a KEEL OR FUSILAGE higher position. Compare its flight to copies of th1s i~sue may be obtain~d by writing to Kite Lines 7106 Campfteld that of a s1mllar piece of paper uncut Flying paper airplanef> i~ a s1mple and unwe1ghted Now trv a piece of but effective way to learn about the . Rd Baltimore ~1d . 21207. {Cost S2.50) paper uncut, but \\eighted Tl) some principles ol flight. let the g1rls expe~· Delta Darts other experiments \\ ith the model m~nt '" ith thetr models on their O\\ n 1n Have you ever seen a Delta Dart? It is a helicopter order £0 learn how to control flight. See model balsa wood plane with a rubber Paper Flyers 1f they can figure out how to ma_ke the band dri\ en propeller that is truly plane fly right or left. climb or diVe aerod~mamic . It ic: a super fiver that Paper airplanes, "h.ch are act~ally loop or roll. Ha\e scissors. tape and gliders since they ~a\e n? engmes are girls can .;o FAll 1981 Presid ent~ ~Ie ssage Con!lnued from page 3 NOW/Custom Make Booked \oluntarios que quiza ofrezcan su tiempo Rugs In all The ime Jth y sus talentos a Girl Scouting. Y tenemos que cumplir nuestras promesas de flex ibilidad. oportunidades de desarrollo y Wonder sat1sfacci6n en el trabajo. Tenemos que darles 1mportancia igual a las necesidades Knot de los concilios y a las necesidades de esa persona tan especial-el 'olunlario de Ia decada de los 80. Encontraras muchas noticias emocio nanles en Ia pagina 5 ~obre Ia reunion del Concilio Nacional en octubre. Espero conocer a much as de ustedes en Houston a medida que refinamos los planes para el septuagesimo an1versario y el futuro excitante de Girl Scoutmg. Excitante~ nolicias del momenta sobre nuestro nuevo Centro de Conferencias Edith Macy: Ia excavaci6n se llev6 a ------M~ Il HANDY COUPON----- cabo durante el verano y Ia construcci6n COMPLETE A FULL RUG- I HANOVER HOUSI. Dopt. HZ-45~ esta rapidamente en marcha. Y-buenas IN A FEW EVENINGS! I SCD PtJ/11 St H...... '"'' You won 1 bel ••• how latl 1 •nOll eno ho"' til) I :~:J~~;: ;'.~et or tusf~~~ Rt~h~~~.;; ~JS~~~:: ~~~ noticias-nuestros dtstlnguidos presi It Is to "se You can devote JUfl 1 ltw evtn•ngs and I ~ndllnr. 1 onOtrlluc thlt 11 1 •~ not COJT.PI;\tly llbl· complete a lu•l rug S·mPir load preu, ,.,,.,,and 1 '•tC f 'Will rthtrn tor 1 fU.tl rtfwt~CI of gurti\JSJ pnct ~o dente y co-presidentes voluntaries han 1 orec~o~t yat,s ere .,, 0 &Ce S.,.perb r-esu tt for 111 I 1~1!f~~~~ Ot4tr TV>O Rl;G ~liS fer ull U 91 "'"' identificado durante el curso de Ia )'lrr'IS MOSt un"u G·;.~"" f·'l comforta.o., .n 'rOvr 1 ~~' ~r,::'~-"' ftl JUU. a~a & tt s.~• campaiia a un numero de potenciales ;:;!, ~~:~,':.·,~~ut:~:O';:l.n. '::: ~~::U"Y, u : lot:IOU!! I• PtMI toll !It r' f~ kid<:J of 81\ aq!5 -·.Mings& crart.s 'Rec.'~ for~ Whether you want group projects for fun or fund-raising, this 'Idea Kit" from Swiss Miss will give you a wealth of inexpensive ideas to choose from. Includes a leader's guide and colorful 32-page booklet with craft, gift, and recipe ideas plus the bonus of valuable Swiss Mtss coupons ! r------G'sCF... LL.·e71 f To order just send the coupon, plus $1.50 to· I Name I ~ KIDS COOKING & CRAFTS BOOK I I a P.O BOX 91 42 ST. PAUL. MN 55191 I Address I u~ I I L ~~ ------~~ -- ~~ ----J GIRL SCOUT LEAOER 41 I Macy Honor Roll Letter fron1 Ms. Bonnie of Dor1ors Bringing parents and other family members into troop activities Continued from page 10 helps sustain a girls mterest tn Girl Scouting. M;aumee Valley Girl Scout Co uncil, Toledo, Ohio Dear leader, being Girl Scouts. Don't only talk Girl Scout Troop No. 761 Get ready, get set, go! Is that what's about the activities, but explain the Girl Scout Troop No. 807 happenmg to you and the troop now goals of Girl Scouttng which are ex Michigan Capitol Girl Scout Counci l, that school is ~tarting agam? Some of you pressed so simply through the four lanseng, Mechigan have been meeting occasionally all sum program emphases. Ask for their Michigiln Metro Girl Scout Council, Inc., support in seeing that their daughters Detroit. lo.1tchigan mer but for those of you who are just Michigan Trails Girl Scout Council, starting out get ready, get set, and attend the troop/group regularly. In East Grand Rapids, J\:tichigan go! This should be the best year for addition, include family members in as Mississi ppi Valley Girl Scout Co uncil, Inc., both the girls and yourself. Of course, many of the activities as possible during Bouendorf, Iowa you'll have the help and advice of the year. Sometimes, one of these Mohawk Pathways Girl Scout Council, Inc., consultants, experienced leaders, and events is a better opportu nity to speak Schenectady, New York even former leaders to make sure that to them of those special values of Girl Molngona Girl Scout Council, the girls get all kinds of program Scouting! Some troops not only invite Des Moines, Iowa activities. But don't forget that families to the investiture and rededica Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 361 your richest sources of help are the tion, but include them in the holiday Morris Area Girl Scout Council, Mendh;am, 'e\\ Jersey families of the girls themselves. Who parties, Courts of Awards and meetings Nusau Council of Girl Scouts, Inc., that have special guests. do we mean when we sa~ "family '' 7 Carden Ctt\ \oe\1- York That word certamlv includes the parents If your troop is having a special con North luzon Girl Scouts of the Philippines, of the girl even though one or both sultant visit the meeting to discuss such Bagulo C1t~ The Philipp.nes may not presently live with her. things as careers, good grooming, money NorthY> est florida Girl Scout Council, Members of the family li' mg with the management, or international cooking, Pensacola, Florida girl might include grandparents, sisters, wouldn't some member of the girl's Northy,est Georgia Girl Scout Co uncil, Inc., brothers, foster parents, group home family enjoy the meeting also? And if, Atlanta Georgia parents, guardians. aunb, and uncles. by chance, no member of the family Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 76 is able to attend make sure that each Old Ni nety Six Gi rl Scout Council, Inc., So many children today (one in five Greenville. South Carolina nationally) live in single parent homes girl has a guest. Suggest that she invite Otsikita Council of Girl Scouts, that those famil\ members who live her teacher a neighbor, or a special \.1ount Clemens, Michigan close by also have become more friend. Paisano Girl Scout Council, Inc., important and involved in the child's Perhaps your neighborhood has events Corpus Christi, Texas daily life. that include iamilies such as Mother Cadette Girl Scout Troop No. 422 What is the role of a family in the Daughter pot-luck meals, Father Palm Gl;ades Girl Scout Council, Inc., retention of a Girl Scout? Yes, they're Daughter cookouts, family picnics, Lake Worth, Florida willing to have their daughters be square dances, or sing-alongs. Encourage Patriots 1 Trail Girl Scout Council, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts recruited and be member~. but they the participation of every girl in the troop. Again, be sensi tive and make Pavonia Girl Scout Counci l, Inc., also can be one of the primary reasons Jersey City, New Jersey a girl stays in Girl Scouting! Let me arrangements for those girl~ who do not Pelican Co uncil of Girl Scouts, explain why. For those troops and have a mother or f01ther who can attend, Shreveport, louisiana groups that meet at such limes when but have other famtly members at home Girl Scout Troop No. 30 the child has to be walked to and from or in the neighborhood. Penn lakes Girl Scout Council, Inc., the meeting or when transportation Some troops have regular communi Meadville, Pennsylvania must be provided. the parent, or some cations going home to families via a Junior Girl Scout Troop No 467 member of the famtly, is the key to the troop newspaper'' ntten by the girls Penn hurel Girl Scout Council, Inc., girl's retention On a rainv, cold day or plus messages ftom leaders. Those York, Pennsylvania evening, it would be eacier for a parent troops that have de\ eloped these news Browme Girl Scout Troop No. 1043 letters feel it has been worth the effort Senior Girl Scout Troop No. 595 to decide not to go out to \\alk or drive Penn's Woods Girl Scout Council, a daughter to a meeting. And all too to keep the familr mtormed and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania often, families make appointments or involved. If possible, !'end home Pine to Prai rie Girl Scout Council, commitments for girls during troop a calendar of e~oents that the troop is Grand Forks, North Dakota meetings (babysitting, ~hopping, home planning as soon as most dates are set. chores, dentist appointml!nbl. Most of At one of the first troop meetings of these examples are done only because the new school year, discuss with the girls in the troop way$ their families Dor•itories for 6r01ps tt D.C. families don't truh understand the Gre•H Place to Put Up the Troops values of Girl Scouting. And '"hen girls can be included in the Girl Scout miss one meeting, it is just ac; eas~ to program. Yes, it will help retain them. ~ · ::.~ $4.00 an.cr::::.d $5.00 I n.. • I'OOl I skip the next .• and the next . . . and The girls will beneftt, the families will Ptr l'ersen, per night • mttM: IIOOMS there's the potential dropout! benefit, and you and the troop should What can you as the leader do to have one of the best years. 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Committee or Lone Troop Committee GIRl SCOUT LEADER 43 FIRST SAY YES T he Rest is Easy onrque Alexander 1s a and the second girl begin at the same quadraplegic; she has been A troop leader reflects. lime or the girls plan relays that 81Ve paralyzed from the neck cver\one an even chance. One of their dO\\n ~ince she was three by Sharon Smith favontes IS tying candy on one end of a Mvears old. Yet as a member of my string, placing the other end in the junior Girl Scout 1roop, Monique dem mouth, and trymg to pull the candy to on,trates the kind of activity, energy, the mouth without using hands. During and initiative that characterize Girl a physical fitness day, the girls were Scouts everywhere. 11med as they ran an obstacle cour~e. My contc1ct with Monique and my in· Monique felt disappointed that it took volvement with Troop 1270 began when her longer than anyone else to wheel the girl' were f,1ced with a dilemma: through the course. Since I was be Pither find .1 new leader or discon· commg more and more adept at being unue. So. in response to my own daugh a leader, I thought of a possible ~olution ter's persistence, I volunteered My each g1rl was to run the course once knowledge of Girl Scouting held been again to see if she could better her own limited and my e_xperience~ had been 11me. To our great dehght and her salts· ~cattered- driving on f1eld trip-;, <;er fact1on, Momque cut oft more t1me than ving as cookie chairman, and helping anyone else. with day camp As1de from providing Only at one other time d1d the least routine parental a sistance, I had nC\er b1t of he~1tancv creep 10 upon me The attempted anything so ambitious a~ girls wanted to sing some activ1ty songs, Monique tnes 10 better her on n I me in leadmg 13 very acth.e fifth-graders-one a ".sl:!fom'' run. and I didn t know hO\\ Momque would of whom tra\:eled in a 300-pound wheel feel about th1s. When the troop chose chair. But I didn't have time to weigh Dr Kn,ckerbocker, Mon1que sang along. pro and con. The girls needed a leader, something about Monique's .nltiatlve The rollowmg week Mon que came early. and I couldn't d1sappoint them. and independence. To make the alpha· Her sparkling eyes were dancing with Monique'<; involvement with Troop bet books, some of the girls cut out enthusrasm as she asked. "Oh, Mrs. 1270 had begun before I inherited the pictures and some drew; Monique cho~e Smith, can we do that Dr. Kn,ckerbocker troop. On a vi.,it to Colorado General to draw by using an apparatu5 that she song .tgain today?" Ho~pital , the girl~ had met Monique and holds in her teeth. In her own bright DeCiding on badgework provided the had so enjoyed her company that they and lively fashion. Monique is able to troop with a lesson about concern ior tell others how to set up projects so that invited her to attend a few meeting>. other~ . When the girls selected requir~ After this initial contact, Monique de she can do them independently. ment • they tried to be ec;pecially atten· cided to join the troop. Field trips, speakers, activities, and tive to Monique·s needs. For her part, In some ways. I felt confident about crafts: I thought that the~ could be Monique has demonstrated an under· major hurdles. but they were easy to leading thi~ exceptional troop. AI· ~tanding of the others' needs. Her handle. A month before the election!>, though I have had training a~ a nurse ~trength of will. excellent self-image. and have worked "ith the disabled, I Troop 1270 vrsrted the offrces of the and reahst1c acceptance of her own lim· was reassured to team that Monique polrtical candidates. Preparmg for th1s ltatron' have helped her to real1ze that travels with her own nur e. I knew field trip required only one additional actl\lties such as horseback ridrng and that a tramed Jnd qualitied professional consideration: I checked to make certain blcyde trap' are important for the other would always be available should any that the building was wheelchair access· glfls but are beyond her own abilities. problem) arise. Monique herself in rble. This has been a remarkable year for spire confidence. Her electric wheel The iollowing week, a speaker from Troop 1210 . •~II of the girls continue to chair Is equipped with a respirator, and the Demer Police Department talked to amaze me with the r enthusiasm and re- Monique operates the machinery by the s•rls about laws that apply to chll· ourcefulness. We've learned a great deal moving her head. dren. pets, and safety. I felt so confident <~ bout each other. As I look back, I'm De~pite this rnitial rea~surance, about the arrangements that being a glad that I decided to be a leader. I several concems crept into my thoughts. leader was getting to be a snap! often think that if I had had more time Could the troop do any action ongs? Activities .tnd crafts pre ented no to consrder every angle and aspect of What about dances? How could we maJOr d 1fiiculties The girls des1gned and lcadm~ Troop 1270, I might not have handle badgeworkl Would the troop be drew campargn posters, composed tele· \Oiunteered; I might ha\e set up psy able to go camping? What happens on vr~ion commercials. and penormed first· chological barriers. But after thi!> past field trip~l Are public buildings-res aid skits. They also enjoyed square ~ear' experience, I can't imagine ever taurants, mu<;eums, of11ce<--accessible dancmg. making simple solar hot air col· havmg 'econd thoughts. I tried to take to the disabled? But I didn't have time lectors, going to the children's museum, things as they came and to be willing to to worry about the seemingly endless and watchmg a movie about energy. lcMrn. fhe result is that the Jive~ of 14 questions or to seek pat answers. I Monique participated in everything, even pt>ople were enriched and our horizons found that I had to trust myself, the in making napkin holders and Chri~lmas were expanded through friendship and other girls, and, most of all, Monique. card holders (rom popsicle sticks. 'hared experiences. Isn't that what Girl I discovered that there was no need Both Monique and the g1rls IP.Mncd Scouting is all about? • to worry about troop projects When that realistic concessions had to be made the troop decided to make alphabet ior some activities. For example, when 'ih.uon Smuh 1s a Glfl Scout leadt r w11h G~r/ books as their fir t project, I learned relay races are planned, both .'v\onique couts- \.oftfp H1 Council n Den11er, Colo 44 fALL 1981 THE ONLY SCRAP-CRAFT MAGAZINE "vear ~ 14fssues"' IF YOU WORK WITH A GROUP OF CHILDREN AND MUST STAY WITHIN A TIGHT BUDGET, TURN TO PACK·O·FUN FOR LOW COST CRAFTS AND ACTIVITY IDEASI Crafts made from common household scraps Stunts and skits Simple craft projects for k1ds Easy·to·follow instructions Holiday and seasonal crafts Patterns to make croftwork smoother for you Program 1deas for banquets G1ft 1deas Pany 1deas - centerpaeces, favors, games Projects for beginners in macrame, crochet and other popular crafts Crafts and skits to tie in with monthly themes TAKE A PEEK ... 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The Juliette Gordon Low A review of the juliette Cordon al Board approved the Girl Scout National Cen purchase and the neces ter will celebrate its 25th Low Girl Scout National Center's sary fund raising. anniversary in October first 25 years reveals tradition Then it was time for 1981 with a special salute a the Special Committee on to the many volunteers of generous giving-of time, the· Juliette Gordon Low who made this successful Birthplace to go to work. restoration happen and skills, and donations. From 1953 to 1956, this who have sustained it national group, ably led by throughout a quarter cen by Charlotte E. Parker former National Board tury of operation. member Lilly B. Macintosh Beginning in 1952, when purchase of property in of Miami, Florida, supervised the actual restoration Savannah was first considered by GSUSA's National process. The distinguished old house was redone Board of Directors, volunteers played key roles in from top to bottom, with the ground floor being the center's development. The Juliette Gordon low entirely modernized for contemporary use, while Center has continued to receive the support and the parlor and the bedroom floors above were interest of Girl Scouts on both national and local restored to their original 19th century appearance. levels. In addition, non-Girl Scouts, especially from Subcommittees focused on specific pieces of the the Savannah community, have given generously of work. The Furnishings and Decorating Subcommit their time and skills. tee, chaired by former National Board member Ellen A tradition of volunteer involvement began in 1952 Bryan of Clemson, South Carolina, looked all over when the original National Committee to Consider the country for suitable historic furniture. High on the Acquisition of the Juliette low Home evaluated the priority list were pieces which were actually two houses in S.avannah associated with Juliette used in the Wayne-Gordon house during Juliette Low. The committee considered the Low family low's girlhood. Equally sought-after were articles home where Juliette Low founded Girl Scouting and which had belonged to Juliette Low, especially ex spent a portion of her married life, and the Wayne amples of her artwork. Members of the Gordon Gordon home where Juliette low was born and family and many other donors generously made spent most of her childhood and adolescence. Un many of their heirlooms available. der the leadership of louise Dawe, a former Nation Adeline Wolff, a former National Board member al Board member from Irvington, Virginia, the suc who lived for many years in Savannah, Georgia, and ceeding Committee for the Acquisition of the Gor her Garden Subcommittee set out to recreate the don House recommended that the home where Juli original Victorian parterre garden, which had long ette Low was born be purchased from members since been considerably altered. In the 20th century, of the Gordon family, largely because Juliette a lawn had 1"eplaced the oyster shell walks and the Low's ties to that house were stronger and the intricately-shaped flower beds. Clermont lee, a facilities were bigger. In October 1953, the Nation- landscape architect in Savannah, was hired by the 46 fAll l981 subcommittee for the job of designing a period gar toried the many books on display at the center, re den and replantang It w1th the violets, sno.,,drops, moving all those 20th century books which camellias and other 19th centurv plants known bv were too modern for display in the 19th century the }Oung Da1s)' Gordon. Since then, for 25 years, library·. 11~~ lee has \Oiunteered to keep a knowledgeable Community groups ha1.e also made valuable e\e on the 2arden <.upef\ising the routine upkeep as contributions to the center. In the mid-1960s, well as search ng out the authetic, but hard-to-find the Savannah Junior league undertook to refurbish 19th cen•ury plant types-the only kinds used to fill the newly-acquired Gordon family dollhouse. the ute-bordered beds. More recently, a group from the Retired Senior In 1981 the lu iette Gordon low Birthplace Pro Volunteer Program constructed urgently needed, fess On.J Ad\ SC•I) Group provides another example specially padded hangers on which the historic of \ unteer aic n the accomplishment of the cen umforms are stored. e· s oa c 1hts nat1onal group with members from Girls of all ages pro1.e eager \ olunteers as well, nd the nation, prO\ ides advice on the historical e\ en when they can't \ isit the center One of the pl.t\S and collections. Ther screen all offered oldest and most important forms of center support lS or proposed purchases of furniture or decor has been through the donation of Girl Scout-made. a e arts to assure that only items which meet strict high-quality crafts projects for sale in the Gift Shop. cr tena (much the same as those that guided the Many troops customarily bring such crafts at the Furni~hings and Decoratmg Subcommittee) are dis time of their troop's visit, knowing the sales income pla\.ed at the center. Meeting once a year, they will be used to support the center'!> operation. Oth also make recommendations for needed repairs or er troops or councils have "adopted" the center changes in the historica l exhibits. Gift Shop as an ongoing service project. Penn laurel Sometimes specific items in the co ll ection attract Girl Scout Council, Inc., for instance, sends boxes of the interest of volunteers with highly specialized troop-made crafts several times each year. From sk.tb and knowledge. The excellent wrought iron other troops the center has received hand-made gates, which Juliette low helped to forge while li' program contributions like reproduction costumes ng in England, are a fine example. Now on displa' used in spec1al interest sessions held at the center. n the center's garden, they attracted the attention Girls ''ho have visited of Ivan Bailey, a national!~· knO\\ n, highlv accom the site ha\ e put their tal plished artsmith (artist blacksmith) \\hO, iortunateh ents to work m many spe has his O\\ n forge in Sa\ anna h. For the past i;,e cial \\J}S. From 1964 to )ears ,,1r. Bailey has 1.0lunteered his assistance n 19i0 Senior G1rl Scouts the Ironwork Special Interest Session for \ isiting irom around the country Cadette and Senior G•rl Scout,, Ironwork session shared their enthusiasm, participants begin their walkmg tour past some oi experience, and knowledge Sa\ annah's excellent old ironwork '' ith a visit to about program activities Batley's Forge. In an unusual opportunit} for career with visiting troops; as Na exploration, hundreds of Girl Scouts ha'e watched tional \1useum Aides, each Mr. Batie} demonstrate iorging techniques and talk ga\e service for one month about his \\Orl.. as a smith. in the summer. Participants In add1tton to his \\Ork for the special interest in the aide program also sess on r. Ba1le' recentlv volunteered to repair got a chance to try their and repa nt Juliette low'$ gates He was aided by hands at assisting in Gift S yler M3X\\ell one of hi~ iormer apprentices who Shop sales, guiding tours, \Oiunteered to execute some ornamental copper preparing exhibits, and con· da•s•es to replace oragmal ones whi ch had been ducting historical research. lronsmlth and appren vandalized. Ms Max-., ell savs that this project On a local basis, Senior Girl Scouts have volun tice do volunteer kindled a feeling of kmsh1p with that other teered many hours of valuable service as tour guides repairs on Juliette female ironY. orker. Juhette LO\\. and troop program assistants. For manv years troops Low's iron gate. Another special st Dr Stephen Smith, a history from the Girl Scout Council of Savannah have helped professor at Sa\annah State College spent a make the house look lived-in by carting in bunches summer sharin" h , sk1lls He sorted and inven- of magnol1a, p1ttisporum and evergreen branches for decoration. Gardening tasks are another fa'vonte of troops. Like the rest of the G1rl Seoul organization the Juliette low Center depends on support from vol unteers. Over the past 25 years, the mutual benefits have been great. For the local senior citizens with valuable skills and a need to contribute to their community; for Girl Scouts curious abut careers in history; for those earliest volunteers \\hO shared the thrill of opening a new G~rl Scout natior;al center; and for all the thousands of other volunteers too numerous to mention. the Juliette Low Center has been the means for personal development at the same lime that the center has greatly benef1ted from the many hours of generous service. • Charlotte Parker is director of the Jul/et!e Low Girl Scout National Center In Savannilh, Georgia. She holds a Master of Arts in History Museum Studies from the State University of New York at Oneonta through Girls view quilt made by Juliette Low'~ grandmother. Cooperstown Graduate Program GIRl SCOUT lEADER 4i Note: You m,vsr be 21 19 place order. ~ GSL091 , ... To: REVERE COMPANY , Scranton,------· Pennsylvania 18504 , C Please send us----- cartons of _.. 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