Allyson, Annabelle, Angelina, Brennan, Claire, Erica, Hope, Josie, Kate, Katy, Madison, and Tyler, all of Troop 9327, love animals! Under the guidance of their Troop Leader, Lisa Harden, the Junior Scouts chose this project as their Bronze Award project. The Brownie Scouts completed some parts of it as the Take Action Project for their Journey and to earn their Brownie Pets badge. But mostly, they did this project to help the animals.
In a joint interview, the girls shared all the details. Read on for their great ideas and activities.
What did you do? We
went to orientation and were trained as Montgomery Humane Shelter Junior
Volunteers club members. The first time we all volunteered at the Shelter we
walked dogs, washed puppies, cleaned pet cages and litter boxes, and rolled
newspaper. The second time we all volunteered we made vaccination kits for cats
and rolled newspaper. We also volunteered in small groups and walked dogs. In
meetings, we sewed cat toys in the shape of mice, baked dog treats, made fleece
tied beds, made dog chew toys out of strips from old t-shirts, and make
disposable litter boxes. We also made a poster explaining volunteering and what
the shelter needs for donations. Some of our troop presented the poster at our
school's honor society meeting. We paid for our supplies from our cookie sale
proceeds. We also donated shredded paper, dog food, and other supplies.
When did this take
place? We started this project in October of 2012 and finished in March of
2013.
Where did this
happen? We volunteered at the Montgomery Humane Shelter, we made things at our
regular Girl Scout meeting place, we baked dog treats in a kitchen, and we
raised cookie proceeds at a booth sale.
Your Favorite Part of this Project?
We really liked making things for the animals,
walking and bathing dogs, playing with cats, and making vaccination kits.
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Congratulations to the girls of Troop 9327 -- you are truly Girl Scouts who make the world a better place!
