We will have an in person Service Unit meeting in the café in Wegman’s State College on January 8th at 1PM. We hope that every troop will send a representative so that we can start planning community wide events in 2020. Attending Service Unit meetings is a great way to meet other troop leaders, ask…
Outdoor Challenge
Will you go skiing or ice skating? How about learn to build a quinzhee or identify trees without leaves? Check out the State College Girl Scouts Winter Outdoor Challenge checklist for fun ways to get outside and celebrate fall. If you finished up the Fall Outdoor Challenge, don’t forget to order your patch and/or rocker! If you have an idea…
Bronze Award: Troop 41123 – Calming Boxes
Congrats to Troop 41123 for earning their Bronze Award by completing a project focused on mental health. The pandemic has made us aware that all students sometimes need a few moments to refocus. The troop made 48 “calming boxes” and gifted them to the 8 elementary schools in the State College Area School District. Each…
Bronze Award: Troop 40049 – Positivity Board
Congrats to Lauren, Emily, Eliza, Silvia, and Riley from Troop 40049 for earning their Bronze Award! The G.I.R.L.s from Troop 40049 created a Positivity Board for Out of the Cold Centre County.
Habitat Restoration: Troop 40170
Throughout October and November, Troop 40170 worked with PA Interfaith Power and Light to conduct habitat restoration in Walnut Springs Park. The G.I.R.L.s cleared the area of invasive and non-native vegetation and then planted 37 native trees and shrubs. The next time you are on the trails in Walnut Springs Park, see if you can…