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Girl Scouts Make Bee-utiful Bee Hotels!

On Saturday, June 26, Girl Scouts in Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, and Longmont gathered to build their own bee hotels and learn other ways to protect the habitats of Colorado’s most prodigious pollinators: solitary bees!

Part of GSCO’s new Gardening Patch Program, building bee hotels is a fun and creative way to spend time outside and take action to benefit wildlife. If you’d like to build your own bee hotel, check out this video:

GSCO’s next outdoor meet up will be in July. Come join us and other Girl Scouts in creating some Outdoor Art masterpieces. Craft a windchime to make music using the wind, go on a photographic scavenger hunt, and/or paint using nature as your inspiration. Girl Scouts working on their Outdoor Art badge of any level can apply these activities towards earning their badge!

Register here:

Denver Outdoor Art Meet Up, Saturday, July 24, 10–11 a.m.

Monument Outdoor Art Meet Up, Saturday, July 24, 10–11 a.m.

Grand Junction Outdoor Art Meet Up, Saturday, July 31, 10– 11 a.m.

Loveland Outdoor Art Meet Up, Saturday, July 31, 10–11 a.m.

 

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MISSION: SISTERHOOD! Journey

Submitted by Meredith Locke

Lafayette

Northern & Northeastern CO

Girl Scout Seniors made a video as part of their MISSION: SISTERHOOD! Journey (https://bit.ly/3gGtfVT). Through this Journey, the Girl Scouts learned many things as they bonded and explored all sides of sisterhood. Their Take Action project was to ask Brownies and themselves through virtual activities what sisterhood is. Watch the video that is the completion of that project.

“Sisterhood sets girls up with a lifetime of support, friendship, and bonding. Having someone in your corner and being someone other people can turn to is really important to be successful. In this Journey, we learned all about these bonds and how to facilitate them. Sharing this experience with the girls in our troop brought us closer together and helped us get to know our sisters for life.”- Anonymous Girl Scout Senior

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.

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Volunteer Spotlight: Heidi Mazur

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Girl Scouts of Colorado is celebrating extraordinary volunteers throughout the state. Heidi Mazur in the Northern & Northeastern CO region is a shining example of the wonderful role Girl Scout volunteers play in the lives of girls and our community.

GSCO asked Heidi to answer a few quick questions about her volunteer experience. We hope you find her as inspiring as we did.

Why did you become a Girl Scout volunteer?

The original reason was because I moved from Wisconsin to North Carolina and I didn’t know very many people. So, I decided to be a co-leader to a troop that was in need and then, I became the leader for the next 12 years and have met a lot of wonderful people along the way!

Tell us about your different volunteer roles as a Girl Scout.

I became a Lifetime Member soon after I received my Gold Award, became a summer camp counselor, and volunteered here and there during college in Wisconsin as well.  A few years after college, I became a leader for 12 years (without kids) in North Carolina. I helped my Girl Scouts lead events for younger girls many times.  All of the girls earned their Silver Award and one girl earned her Gold Award. We went on many trips including a trip to Savannah, a cruise to the Bahamas, and I planned a Girl Scout trip to Europe with 42 people. Then, when my daughter was in Kindergarten, I started a new troop.  This past year, when the previous SUM/SUCM stepped down, I stepped up.

What have you learned as a Girl Scout volunteer?

 

I have learned to delegate so that I am not overwhelmed and ask people to help directly. I am finding new ways to streamline a large troop during cookie season. And, technology is my friend!  

What do you hope girls have learned from you?

To be a sister to every Girl Scout by being kind, respectful, and inclusive.  I also hope that the girls will have opportunities to learn and experience new things that they would not have done otherwise. And, last but not least, perseverance and hard work will help you reach your end goal.

Want to nominate a volunteer for Girl Scouts of Colorado to spotlight? Email media@gscolorado.org.

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Troop 72886 thanks Hometown Heroes at local shelters

Submitted by Erin Sullivan-Ortiz

Northern & Northeastern CO

Troop 72886 shared 251 packages of Girl Scout Cookies with their Hometown Heroes, staff and volunteers at local shelters. Guadalupe Center in Greeley, Fort Collins Rescue Mission, and The Mission (also Fort Collins) all have dedicated staff and volunteers who continued selflessly providing essential care during COVID-19, and our troop was grateful for the chance to thank and honor them!

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.

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Girl Scout Cookies for Larimer County Foster Care Families

Submitted by Madeline Paige

Northern & Northeastern CO

Fort Collins

Madeline and Ellie from Troop 77002 delivered the troop’s Hometown Hero Girl Scout Cookies to Larimer County Foster Services on May 17, 2021. The troop selected foster care children and their families to receive donated cookies this year to brighten their days. Their troop crest is the sun and they have really embraced it this year!

The troop also set aside some cookies for the staff at Collinwood Assisted Living. Girl Scouts will deliver these cookies soon along with more than a hundred homemade cards and individually wrapped Eileen’s Cookies for the residents.

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.

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Arbor Day Success

Submitted by Jessica Holbrook

Northern & Northeastern CO

Fort Lupton

Fort Lupton Brownie Troop 70757 partnered with the city to plant two trees in the city park. Recently, two very large, mature trees were removed from the park as they were no longer thriving. When the Girl Scouts learned about the Girl Scout Tree Promise, they were driven to make an impact!

We were overwhelmed by the response from our community with the Cookie Program. The girls had a goal to sell 4,000 packages, but blew past it and sold more than 6,500. As a troop, they made the decision to use the extra money they earned and give back to our community in a lasting way!

The girls worked together. The original goal was to buy one tree with a budget of $250. When they discovered that they could purchase two trees in that budget, they were thrilled. We contacted the Mayor of Fort Lupton and she graciously attended one of our meetings to explain what the girls should expect on planting day.
Next, they figured out what supplies they would need, they each brought items from home, and they dug in to get the job done.

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.

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Thank you to Girl Scout Troop 76096

Submitted by Brenda Henry

Northern & Northeastern CO

Longmont

A special thank you to Girl Scout Troop 76096 whose members include Victoria F., Lily R., Abby W., Faviola H., and Victoria R., for donating many packages of Girl Scout Cookies to our teachers and staff at Central Elementary School in Longmont!

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.

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Troop 74404 of Greeley heads to the Poudre learning Center for Earth Day

Submitted by Penny Wesanko

Northern & Northeastern CO

Greeley

Girl Scouts from Troop 74404 attended a fun Earth Day event at the Poudre Learning Center on Saturday, April 24, 2021. They learned about how important soil is to our earth and how pollution affects it. They also checked out the river water and then participated in nest building. After their morning of learning how to protect our earth, they spent the afternoon picking up trash around the nature area and lake.

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.

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Silver Award Project: “Colorado Strong” Fire Recovery and Prevention

Submitted by Emily Sage

Northern & Northeastern CO

Loveland

Brianna and Rachel from Troop 71020 started planning their Silver Award project while the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires were burning in northern Colorado. This inspired them to help with the fire recovery efforts. First, they designed “Colorado Strong” T-shirts and sweatshirts which they sold to raise funds to support their project. In December, they used some of their money to purchase needed items for the disaster response collection center to help fire victims in need during the holidays. They used to rest of their proceeds to purchase more than 300 trees through the Colorado State University “Restoring Colorado’s Forests” program to assist with spring replanting efforts. To make their project sustainable, Brianna and Rachel developed a troop meeting plan for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors to learn about fire safety and prevention. The meeting plan can be used for virtual or in-person meetings. Their meeting plan is available at: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rdd3-IfRidYb6rQHqk-WBJhSmmrzIlp69EU-SS1naBc/edit?usp=sharing

If you are interested in purchasing a T-shirt or sweatshirt, so Brianna and Rachel can purchase more trees to help with reforestation, please email troop71020@gmail.com for more information.

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.

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Girl Scouts Try SCUBA Diving

Submitted by Ariella Wells

Northern & Northeastern CO

Fort Collins

Girl Scouts from Fort Collins tried SCUBA diving with Oceans First in Boulder! The girls had a blast. It is wonderful watching the new things girls can try and do because of Girl Scouts.

We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here.