Badges, Patches & Awards: October 2008 Archives

One of our many Council patches centers around the Mobile International Festival, being held on Nov. 22.  Girl Scouts attending the festival can earn many of the requirements for the International Friendship Patch available on our council's website. Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world by learning to appreciate the international cultures represented at the festival.  They also have a GREAT time watching dances, eating food and seeing craft demonstrations from around the world!

You can order tickets using this form: http://mobileinternationalfestival.org/MIF/scouts/08girlscoutorderform.doc

Is there an activity or historical site near you that is "patch-worthy"?  We welcome leaders to develop patches that focus on the rich history and diversity of our area.  Contact Mary Anne Brutkiewicz (mbrutkiewicz@girlscoutssa.org) at 251-344-3330 more information on creating patches.

The Home Depot holds Saturday workshops for kids, where they learn to build simple projects under supervision.  The Saturday, November 1, workshop will be to build a leaf press.  This could be used to meet requirements for the Plant-Plant Rubbing Try It for your Brownie troop.

Here is more information from The Home Depot web site.

Be sure to contact your local Home Depot to confirm times and availability!

The national, state and local election process will be at the top of the news until Election Day.  The election process provides a vivid backdrop to learn, get involved and become active in the political process.  Girl Scouts of Central Texas and the Texas State Department invite Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama to participate in the Project V.O.T.E. patch program!  There are activities appropriate for each age level. 

Some of the activities include:

1. Name five objects that are necessary in a polling place in order to conduct an election.
2. Make a poster or other visual display that depicts why people should vote and exhibit it at your school or local library. Example: an event, historical depiction, historical figure connected with why voting makes a difference.
3. Design a ballot box.
4. Design a logo which might encourage people to vote.
5. Pretend that you are an elected official and prepare a speech to convince people why they should vote. Present the speech in a public place.

For more information on the patch, visit http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/projectvote/girlscoutpatch.htm.   To order patches, download the Girl Scouts of Central Texas Shop Order Form.  (http://www.gsctx.org/ama/orig/Shop-Order-Form_103007.pdf)    

The communities in our council thrive because of committed and talented individuals whose efforts make a difference.  Every year, we honor up to nine women in South Alabama who have distinguished themselves through service and leadership.

These women will exemplify extraordinary civic, professional and/or philanthropic commitment and achievement.  They will be be a role model for girls, demonstrating a commitment to the advocacy for improving the lives of women and/or girls and have demonstrated initiative, integrity and leadership characteristics.  Nominees are not required to have been or currently be a Girl Scout.

We invite you to nominate distinguished women from our communities.  One award will be presented in each of the nine categories at our Women of Distinction Gala in Montgomery on March 10, 2009. 

Please visit our Special Events page to learn more.  Deadline for nominations is November 28, 2008.