Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania

Happy Thanksgiving! ?? ?? What are you thankful for today? ?? We're thankful for our troop leaders and volunteers, our Girl Scouts, and the lifelong friendships you foster every day!

Troop leaders and troop cookie managers! ??? Troop cookie training is just around the corner! Join us virtually on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Can't make it? No worries! A recording will be available after the training. Register ?? https://bit.ly/3Op8Hmj

We're celebrating our amazing volunteers all year long in our Volunteer Spotlights! ???? Up next is Sandra Coffee of the SU TYP-6001 Service Unit in Westmoreland County. ?? https://bit.ly/3UXCqWY “I love Girl Scouts! It is a place where girls from every walk of life can come together and be themselves. It was my passion growing up and continues to grow stronger.”

Central Cambria County Service Unit 5911 held their 2nd annual Troopsgiving! ???? At the event, Girl Scouts organized donated baby items, decorated gift bags, made holiday cards and ornaments, and then filled the bags with the items. There was also time for a game and some Girl Scout songs! The service unit was able to donate 86 stuffed gift bags, 100+ packs of wipes, and 50+ packs of diapers to local Gabriel Projects in Ebensburg and Johnstown. ??

To inspire others to have school spirit and show that anyone can make art, Hazel led a team to redo the school's art room demo table while providing basic art skills to children through presentations and videos. Congratulations on your #GoldAward and becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout, Hazel!

While horseback riding last year, Girl Scouts of Cambria County Troop 16336 learned that some of the horses were adopted and removed from bad situations, which pulled on the girls' heartstrings. Because of this, they decided to pursue their Bronze Award by helping animals in their community. ???? They educated themselves about animals in need by visiting the Oglebay Good Zoo and the International Conservation Center. They held a pet supply donation collection for a local animal shelter, Four Footed Friends, and educated others about ways they can help local shelter pets as well as endangered animals.

? Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania offices and shops will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28-29, for Thanksgiving.

To increase awareness about natural disasters without raising fear, Emily taught eighth-grade students about the importance of understanding natural disasters, how to respond to them, and the impact they have on the environment, human population, and wildlife. She created detailed lesson plans that are available to the eighth-grade teachers for future use. Congratulations on your #GoldAward and becoming a Gold Award Girl Scout, Emily!

Volunteers! ?Register by Nov. 27 for our next Volunteer Open House on Monday, Dec. 2! Our special topic will be Cookie Program Planning ??, but you can bring any questions you have for our staff! ?? https://bit.ly/4hXAabZ

"As a working dad, my time is limited, so getting that quality time [with my daughter] was very important to me and is a bonus to joining Girl Scouts." - Volunteer Jeffery Ross https://lnkd.in/gJQNWs-D