Troop Spotlight: March 2024
Troop Spotlight: March 2023
March 31, 2024
Girl Scouts around our council are always active – camping, traveling, doing service projects, and making the world a better place. Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains invites all Girl Scouts in our council to share photos of their adventures, achievements, projects, and more. Send your photos to us at customercare@girlscoutsgwm.org. Be sure to include a description of the event, your troop number and levels involved, when it took place, and any other relevant information.
Washington, D.C.-bound
Troop 64280 of Bethlehem, NH, took the train down to Washington, DC., where they explored the city’s museums and stayed in an Air BnB.
Tales for Tails
Troop 10427 of Raymond, NH, visited the Bedford Animal Rescue League over February vacation. They learned about how the Rescue League works and then participated in the Tales for Tails program, which meant they were able to read their favorite books to the animals in shelter.
Firebringers
Hinesburg, VT, Girl Scouts participated in the council’s Firebringers workshop, where they learned to split wood, start a fire with flint, and bake biscuits over a campfire in a pie iron. Everyone learned a lot that day!
Mmmm…maple!
Troop 30121 of Cambridge, VT, visited Mayotte’s sugar house in Fletcher, VT, to earn their Maple Syrup patch.
Making the world a better place
Troop 63333 of Derry, NH, completed a Take Action project by cleaning up Alexander Carr Park in Derry. Though this was a Brownie Quest project, their Daisy and Junior sisters were happy to help!
Barn dance
SU241 officially sponsored a barn dance at Camp Twin Hills with a contra dancing caller and band and invited neighboring service unit troops as well. They had about 50 participants with both troops and individual girls with adult caregivers participating. The service unit had a good amount of funds available since they hadn't put on a camporee or any other events since before COVID, so they subsidized this event to bring the fee down to just $5 per girl.
Leader Jennie said “We did have a blast. It was the most fun I've had at a SU event in a while, and there were a lot of smiling girls and adults, so I'd call it a success all around.”
Gaining woodworking skills
Individually Registered Girl Scout Leslie Belanger has been volunteering with Bedford, NH, Troop 58108. The troop wanted to earn their Woodworking badge, so Leslie helped create the opportunity. She asked Zach Fowler, a teacher at Bedford High School and coach of FIRST Robotics Red Storm 509, if they could use his space. Abby Evansic, another member of Red Storm 509 and a Boy Scout, also helped out. The troop had a blast building their bird houses and learning the tools, including the miter saw, drill press, power drill, hammer and more.
Maple sugar magic
Troop 64200 of Derry, NH enjoyed a day of learning about maple sugaring and more at Beaver Brook Association in Hollis, NH, on March 16.
Solar Eclipse patch
Troop 66216 of Nottingham, NH, worked on the council’s Solar Eclipse patch, preparing their special glasses for the April 8 event.
Junior Troop 10427 of Raymond, NH, is working on earning the Solar Eclipse patch. Part of the program is to make a human model which includes the Moon, Sun, and Earth. They demonstrated the eclipse and also showed how depending on where the sun was orbiting the shadows cast differently on the Earth.
Troop 61275 in Jericho, VT, is preparing for the solar eclipse by learning about this rare occurrence. And what better way to use leftover cookie cases than making pinhole viewers! They can't wait to experience the eclipse and earn our badges on April 8.
Weather forecaster Marissa Vigevani of WPTZ-TV/myNBC5 visited Troop 30456 of Saint Albans, VT, with her cool weather lab, then let the girls interview her about being a scientist and the eclipse. Leader Jessica said “We had so much fun we didn't get all our steps in yesterday but finished off by having the girls act out the eclipse and rotate being the sun/moon/earth.”
Troop 62526 of Plymouth, NH, made pinhole projectors in anticipation of the solar eclipse, working on their eclipse patch.
Troop 63357 in Barre, VT, has been working on their Space Science badges, complete with an Extraterrestrial Fashion Show! With a partner, they had to dress each other in tin foil and walk the runway as a space alien fashionista! The girls also learned the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies.
Cookies!
Daisies from Fletcher, VT, Troop 30121 at the University Mall booth sale on February 24.
RTroop 51726 of Manchester, VT, sold 133 packages of cookies on February 25, despite the cold.
Troop 30921 in Williston, VT, was a hit at their Town Meeting selling cookies. A reporter from VT Digger took this photo, which topped their meeting coverage.
Cadettes and Seniors in Troop 63154 of Randolph, VT, sold cookies at the University Mall in Burlington and at the polls in Randolph.
Troop 51605 of Nashua, NH, had a nice display for cookies at their booth at the Walmart in Amherst, NH. They are working toward a goal of taking a trip to Washington, D.C.
Ryleigh and Jade of Hooksett, NH, are individually registered Girl Scouts who gathered donations at their cookie booth and reached out to the community for sponsored donations. They delivered 33 packages of cookies to the Hooksett Fire Department and Hooksett Police Department on March 22. While there, they gave the Girl Scouts a tour of the facilities, trucks and ambulance. They learned about the different types of hoses they use, the clothing they wear, and the things an ambulance carries. They talked with police officers and dispatchers, and heard the dispatcher announce there were cookies at the station, which made them giggle! The police and firefighters were grateful for the delicious treats and thanked the girls for their hard work.
Abby from Troop 10932 of Weare, NH, collected donations from the neighborhood to give the linemen free cookies after the winter storm in March.
Ella Farrington, a third-grade Brownie from Randolph, VT, and member of Troop 40126 is one of our Super Seller cookie entrepreneurs. She donated 10 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to the Veterans Administration in honor of her grandfather. The VA sent a letter of thanks to Ella. Her mother shared this story:
Ella’s grandfather, my husband’s father, passed away three years ago. He was a veteran and Ella was the center of his world. Him passing away has been the hardest thing our family has gone through. Before cookie season this year, Ella asked if she could make a donation bin at her table every time she set up, letting her customers know she was going to send all of her donations to the VA Hospital in White River Junction in memory of her grandpa. Once her troop leader gave her the okay, she got to work. She got up the first day of cookie season three hours early, asking if we could go. She found her voice, talked to every person she saw, some she shared her story with, some she just talked about the different kinds of cookies. But my 9-year-old came out of her shell. She put in long hours and never stopped smiling. She raised over 10 cases of donated cookies and went out and hand-delivered them to the veterans at the VA except the ones who could not leave their room. She saved three cases and asked the staff to deliver a box to each person. The vets all told her how sweet and brave she was. They all smiled and said thank you and it meant so much to her. She was just the happiest, seeing all these sad sick people smile even just for a minute.
Daisies of Troop 61556 of Island Pond, VT, hosted a cookie booth at the Brighton Town Hall.
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