February Patch of the Month World Thinking Day 2021 World Thinking Day On February 22, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides across 150 countries celebrate World Thinking Day— that’s one big celebration! The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), along with Girl Scouts of the USA and the other WAGGGS member organizations, have celebrated World Thinking Day since 1926. That’s when delegates from around the globe met at Camp Edith Macy—now called Edith Macy Conference Center—in New York and agreed that February 22 would now be known as a special day for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts worldwide. Celebrate being part of the diverse global sisterhood that is Girl Guides and Girl Scouts! Observed by 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts worldwide, World Thinking Day 2021 celebrates what it means to be a peacebuilder, an important component of our global Movement. The World Thinking Day award is an official award and can be worn on the front of the official uniform. Girls can earn this award at any time and can do so by completing activities in the World Thinking Day Activity Packet (found in the Resources section of this toolkit). This month’s Patch of the Month is all about earning your World Thinking Day award, which is an Official Award that is worn on the front of the Official Uniform sash or vest and placed where other earned badges are worn. Visit the GSK Online Shop Order Form by clicking here to purchase your award for for $3 each. ay2021 hinkingD #WorldT What's InsiDE GSK Area World Thinking Day Opportunities Your Age Level Activity Guide Additional Activity and Take Action Ideas The 2021 World Thinking Day theme is “Peacebuilding.” Juliette Low World Friendship Fund The day is also a time to donate funds to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. Juliette Gordon Low was committed to offering Girl Scouting to girls around the globe. Some ideas for giving money to the fund is Global Connections to give a nickel times your shoe size, a nickel for every inch of GloBal Girl SCouts: An Amazing your height, or a dime for every Passport to DisCovEry window in your house! To give Girls can engage with global issues at every the gift of international travel… program level: and make the world a better https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/about-girl- place, click here: scouts/our-program/Global.html https://www.girlscouts.org/en/ WorlD AssoCiation of Girl GuiDEs anD Girl SCouts adults/donate/juliette-low- Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is a member of the world-friendship-fund.html World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), which includes 10 million girls in 150 countries: https://www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/ Area 10 Thinking Day Sunday, February 21, 2021 Tully Elementary School parking lot 3300 College Dr, Louisville, KY 40299 What is Thinking Day? Each year, on or around February 22, girls participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries. World Thinking Day not only gives girls a chance to celebrate international friendships but is also a reminder that Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a global community—one of nearly 150 countries with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. Google Girl Scout Global Action Award and earn it as you work on your Thinking Day Projects. We have opted to provide a fun patch instead of the official badge since we do not complete the requirements to earn the Badge. You can still order the official badge from the GS shop. Thinking Day 2021 will look different than anything we have ever done before, but we are hoping your troop will join us for this drive-thru event. We want to continue some of our timeless Thinking Day traditions, but in a safe social distant way. Girls will drive through and enjoy different countries and safely collect SWAPs or other small items from each Country. We are also hoping to be able to share some performances virtually and create a digital cookbook with recipes from each country. Ways to participate: * Represent a country and set up a table or car trunk (think Trunk or Treat) with items from your country. Plan to make SWAPs or other trinkets to give out to guests. (No food) Submit a recipe or collection of recipes from your country for the cookbook. If you choose, you can perform a skit, song, or dance that will be recorded to be shown virtually after the event. *Represent a country virtually. If you aren’t comfortable getting together you can submit a video to be shared virtually after the event. You can do a song, skit, dance, or anything creative you come up with. You can still submit recipes for the cookbook and drop off Swaps to be given out if you choose! * Just drive through and enjoy the different countries Area 10 Thinking Day Sunday, February 21, 2021 Tully Elementary School parking lot 3300 College Dr, Louisville, KY 40299 Cost: $1 per person that will want a fun patch or “stuff” from troops + 1 non-perishable food item or personal hygiene item to donate to J-Town Area Ministries Troop number: _____________________ Adult in charge: _________________________________ Cell Phone #: _______________________ Email: _________________________________________ Check all items below that apply to your troop: _________________ Our troop is just attending/no country (Please pick a time slot to drive through below) _________________ Our troop is representing the following country _______________ (Please make sure your country has been cleared with Laura Whitlock, [email protected] (502)939-2756) _________________ Setting up a table/car trunk for our country (Troops will be able to set up at 1:45) More information and details will be sent to troops that register to set up a space. _________________ Will represent our country virtually Registration: $1 per person (which will include a fun patch and trinkets from troops.) Please make sure to register all people that will want a patch and troop stuff, we don’t want to run out # of people that will want a patch and “stuff’ from troop: _______________ Total $ due: _______________ Drive-thru time slots (Troops don’t have to come through together but please have your whole troop come through during this time slot) 2:30-3:00 ____________ 3:15-3:45______________ 4:00-4:30_____________ Deadline to Register is February 5th. We must have numbers by this date to order supplies. We cannot guarantee patches for people not registered by this date. You can mail registration and registration fee to: Erin Simmons 3915 Mimosa View Dr, Louisville, KY 40299 Please make checks payable to J-town Service Unit. You can also email registration to [email protected] and Cash App - $troop1003 or Venmo - @ESimmons33 Questions? Please contact Erin, [email protected] or 502 432-9900 GSK AREA 13 VIRTUAL WORLD THINKING DAY Play Anytime from 2/20 to 3/31 Girl Scout troops from Area 13 will present member countries from the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) virtually via a game of Where in the World is Juliette Gordon Low? The creative geniuses of GS Troop 469 are creating a marvelous video game for us modeled after ‘Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?’ Daisies through Ambassadors will follow the clues to find Juliette, which will open each troop’s country presentation. What a unique and fun way to experience World Thinking Day virtually! PLEASE KEEP THIS INFORMATION HANDY. Questions?? Email [email protected] Troops or individual girls may register to participate with or without presenting a country. Each registrant will also receive details about making a contribution to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. Presenting troops or individual girls (ANY age level is welcome to contribute) should choose their WAGGGS country on Sign-up Genius (see link below), then make a 3 to 5 minute video about it for presentation. Suggestions could be to tell a story; show a native game or a dance; or make a simple craft as girls help girls understand other cultures around the world! More information on next page. PARTICIPANT & PRESENTERS’ REGISTRATION This virtual event is for Girl Scouts of all levels. Cost: There is NO cost to participate in the virtual game. Patches and/or year bars are an optional purchase. Jot Form Registration (and optional Patch order) here https://www.jotform.com/build/210167197370051?iak=07b10e38c7907034871d95feb1c35e62- 4bcccc1eea16cc53 Presenters must register on JotForm by January 23 to receive additional video and Dropbox submission information. Video must be submitted by February 6. Patches/Year Bars: We will have a specially designed patch for 2021! The Year Bars (aka ‘Rockers’) will NOT go with it. However, Year Rockers are an optional purchase IF you would like one to add to a previous year’s Area 13 World Thinking Day patch. Deadline for any patch or year rocker is APRIL 5. Passports: Emailed information will include “Area 13 WTD Passport” for you to print. This short activity booklet will go with the countries presented. COUNTRY SELECTION For Presenters Any age level troop or individual girl may present a country; Virtual workshops for creating videos are offered in January. More information on next page. WAGGGS COUNTRIES TO CHOOSE FROM will be ‘first come/first served”. Country selections here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c44a8ab2ba0f85-thinking Presentation ideas & information are on next page. COUNTRY VIDEO PRESENTATION INFORMATION Girl Scouts will play the online game by following clues to get to your country to open a link to the video your troop has created.