COURT OF AWARDS

The girls have had fun with Girl Scouts and have worked to earn a variety of patches over the past 3 months. The following awards were given to the girls who participated in the events and projects.

Daisy Girls AWARDS~
Center Patch Blue Patch (for learning the Girl Scout Promise)
Light Blue Petal (lessons on being “Honest and Fair”)
Yellow Petal (lessons on being “Friendly and Helpful”)

FUN PATCHES~
either an “Early Bird” or “ON TIME” (for meeting GS registration deadline of either late July or 9-13)
Halloween (for Halloween crafts)
Troop Giving (for participating in our Troop Food Drive to help with the West side Food Pantry– who, by the way is working with the Food Bank of Corpus Christi)
Operation Christmas Child (for participating in OCC today)

Brownie Girls AWARDS~ The girls earned three Try-It’s:
"Citizen Near and Far"; “Science in Action”; and “Art to Wear”

FUN PATCHES~
either an “Early Bird” or “ON TIME” (for meeting GS registration by deadline of either late July or 9-13)
Halloween (for Halloween crafts)
Troop Giving (for participating in our Troop Food Drive to help with the West side Food Pantry– Operation Christmas Child (for participating in OCC today)

Junior Girls AWARDS~ the girls earned two badges~
“Prints and Graphics” Badge and the “World Neighbors” Badge (round one with flags on it)

FUN PATCHES~
either an “Early Bird” or “ON TIME” (for meeting GS registration by deadline of either late July or 9-13)
Halloween (for Halloween crafts)
Troop Giving (for participating in our Troop Food Drive to help with the West side Food Pantry– Operation Christmas Child (for participating in OCC today)

Our "Troop Giving" project to the Food Pantry on the West side of Corpus Christi has blessed many people in need. Each girl who participated demonstrated generosity and really helped make a difference in the lives of others in our community.

THANK YOU ALL! You received a Troop Giving patch for your participation!

Three Girl Scouts were recognized with "WAY TO GO" Fun Patches for being top givers in their level:

Allyson B. for Daisy (30 items)
Angela T. for Brownie (35 items)
Hailie H. for Junior (45 items)... Hailie also received a Girl Scout shoulder bag for being top giver.

ALL THE GIRLS DID A GREAT JOB WITH OUR FOOD DRIVE and hopefully in the spring we’ll have another opportunity to help the Food Pantry and actually go visit and talk to the lady in charge (Marta-below- pictured in the diaper and baby donation area).

Some of the Food Pantry shelves BEFORE our donations were added.

Need to know where and HOW to iron your Girl Scout Patches?

Go to THIS LINK~

CEREMONY CELEBRATION

Girl Scout Ceremony Celebration.

Thank you Leader, Lisa for taking all the photos that were used in this slideshow presentation!

Our troop meeting this week entailed a combination of ceremonies to honor our girls from last year and our new girls from this year. It is a Girl Scout tradition to hold ceremonies for special events~ Flag Ceremony, Bridging, Investiture, and Rededication. This troop meeting was the first time our troop had any of these ceremonies and the girls did great!

Bridging Ceremony

The bridging ceremony marks a milestone in the lives of a Girl Scout. It is symbolic of the change of rank from one level to another. Each girl crosses over the Bridge, traveling from one stage of Girl Scouting to another. Each girl who bridges will receive their bridging patch… Brownie Girl Scouts also receive gold wings when they bridge. These wings represent the growth girls have made during the previous years spent as Brownies. Just like young birds, they receive their wings and can now fly.

From Daisy Girl Scouts dressed in blue

When everything is fresh and new.

We learn our Promise and our Law

And we grow strong as we grow tall.

As Brownie Girl Scouts eager to learn,

We try new things and Try-its earn.

We make the world a better place

With a big Brownie smile on our face.

Into Junior Girl Scouts we venture on,

Exploring our backyard and beyond.

In a circle of friendship, hand in hand

Helping people all that we can.

Little girls into women grow,

Sharing with others all that they know.

Adult Girl Scouts are there to lead

and lend a hand where there's a need.

From level to level, step by step

Being a Girl Scout has been life's prep.

We meet the challenge each level brings

Then we're on to bigger things.

Original poem revised, Author unknown.

Thank you leaders and those who "pitched in" to purchase this wonderful celebration cake for the girls! Not only does it look great, it tasted great, too! (Cake from Janet's Cakery)

Investiture and Rededication

We started our Investiture and Re dedication Ceremony with the Girl Scout traditional candle lighting.

• May the light of the first candle shine as a symbol that Girls Scouts are true to God and their country.
• May the light of the second candle shine as a symbol that a Girl Scout’s greatest desire is
  to serve those around them.
• May the light of the third candle shine as a symbol that Girl Scouts are true to their ideals
  as interpreted in the Girl Scout Law.
  
  This year we currently have 13 new Girl Scouts receiving Investiture recognition (5 Daisy, 6 Brownie, and 2 Junior); and 20 returning Girl Scouts (2 Daisy, 11 Brownie, and 7 Junior). We are so excited to have these girls in our troop and are ready for an awesome Girl Scouting year!

Each of the girls wear a Girl Scout Vest for their uniform and on their vest is a Trefoil Pin. May the three leaves of the trefoil, representing the three parts of the Promise (to honor God and our country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law), give them the feeling that they are part of a sisterhood that will bring them joy. Also, may this ceremony be a special reminder and lasting memory of the bond that we share in the sisterhood of Girl Scouts.

We finished our time together singing the traditional Girl Scout song "Make New Friends", followed by the Girl Scout Promise, and fellowship of eating cake and snacks.

Uniform Information

For our troop, we have chosen to go with the VEST as our standard uniform for the Daisy & Brownie level and your choice of Vest OR Sash for the Junior level. Any under shirt or bottoms may be worn with the vest or sash. Please encourage your Girl Scout to wear their uniform to every troop meeting and any Girl Scouting event.

Click HERE for the visual of what you will need for your uniform.

Girls are responsible to purchase the following:

VEST (or Sash for Junior)
Wavy Flag
Council ID Patch (for appropriate level)
Troop Numbers- 9691 (for appropriate level)
Insignia Tab (for appropriate level)
World Trefoil Pin (goes on tab)
Membership Pin (for appropriate level- goes on tab)

Troop is responsible for the purchase of all patches earned through the year as the girls meet goals and complete projects.

Please try to have your uniform by our first Ceremony Celebration which will be held on Tuesday, August 31. We will be "Bridging" a number of Girl Scouts as well as recognizing a number of girls in an "Investiture" and "Re-Dedication" Ceremony. Contact your troop leader with any questions regarding where or how to purchase your Girl Scout uniform. We're looking forward to a great year!

GIRL SCOUTS ROCK!