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Teen SceneA publication by girls and for girls age 11 and olderFALL 2011

Crash can’t derail these girlsBridging ceremony at Golden Gate

becomes even more meaningful

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Girl Scout Gab

CONTENTS3 Moab or bust

4 Camp messages

6 Countdown to 100

8 Generation Wow!

10 Courage through the wreckage

12 Tag Team

13 Girl Scouts going places

14 Bronze Award project

15 Cookies Now!

Get published!If you are a Girl Scout age 11 or older, Teen Scene is the place to share your stories. This magazine is written by girls, for girls, so get in on the action now! Teen Scene is published twice yearly and mailed to all registered Girl Scouts ages 11 and older

in Colorado.

Girl voices must be heard! Write about your experiences on a destination or at camp. Why did you join Girl Scouts and why do you stick with it? Tell us about a community service project you worked on or an award or badge

you earned.

Send submissions to Kristin Hamm at kristin.hamm@gscolorado.org. We want to grow the girl presence on our website, so don’t wait for the next Teen Scene, submit your story online today at girlscoutsofcolorado.org!

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FALL 2011

Fall Sale — easy money for your troopYou can participate in the annual Fall Sale of nuts and magazines and earn easy money for your Girl Scout year. The sale begins on Sept. 11 and is limited to a friends and family sale — no door-to-door. The sale ends on Oct. 18. Visit girlscoutsofcolorado.org to get started.

GSCO launches new, improved websiteAt girlscoutsofcolorado.org, you’ll notice a fresh look and fun features to make your Girl Scouting experience easy, meaningful and fun. The new website, which is now hosted on a solar-powered server, has a robust activity finder tool, a vastly improved camp section and interactive opportunities. The website is a collection of related sites that center around the main GSCO hub. The GSCO blog is the place for the latest and greatest Girl Scout news and includes a section where you can contribute, as well as comment on other posts. The GSCO classifieds is a cool new tool where you can place “ads” for volunteer opportunities, materials wanted, materials available etc. (Read more about how you can be a part of the conversation on page 16.)

The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting — what does it mean for you?Starting this fall, every Girl Scout at every level will use two things that will make her part of a powerful sisterhood: the Journey of her choice to explore leadership and The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting, a fresh update of all essentials including badges, handbook and the cookie program. It all adds up to fun times in Girl Scouting and leadership opportunities for you! Visit girlscoutsofcolorado.org to learn more.

Take Action shows the power of girls to make a differenceThe former gsforevergreen.org website has a new name and fresh look and holds even more potential as a tool to track the progress of Girl Scouts in Colorado making the world a better place. The site, now called gstakeaction.org, gives you the opportunity to blog and track your progress on all Take Action projects, including environmental action Forever Green projects.

If you are working on Bronze, Silver and Gold or other community action projects, you can register on the site, post updates and photos of your progress and track metrics, which show the difference one girl can make and the huge impact all Girl Scouts can make together. Focusing on My Future, My World, My Planet or My Self, Girl Scouts have got what it takes to make the world a better place.

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By Savannah Nichols

In June of 2012, my Girl Scout troop will travel to London, England. To practice our group traveling skills, we took a trip to Moab, Utah this spring. While we explored the desert, we made sure to save as much money as possible, so we would have enough for our trip to Europe next summer.

This is how we did it:

1. The Moab House — Staying at the Moab Girl Scout House for $40 a night was unbelievably cheaper than staying at a hotel…fully furnished kitchen and a toilet, but no shower.

2. $3 Showers — A local recreation center offered $3 showers, and we couldn’t resist snagging this sweet deal.

3. Home Cooked Meals — Just by simply cooking some of our meals at the Girl Scout House, we were able to save a few bucks.

4. Reusable Water Bottles — Bringing our own water bottles saved us from having to buy disposable plastic bottles.

We learned you can have a good time without spending a ton of money. On our first day, we took a hike up to the Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. The walk up to the Arch had a beautiful view, but it was nothing compared to the panorama at the top!

The next day, we climbed through the Fiery Furnace. I think this was everyone’s favorite activity. On this hike, we had to jump from ledge to ledge and go through many obstacles. And although it was hot, there were plenty of spots of shade to cool off in.

I think we were all happy with the way the trip turned out. Moab, Utah is certainly a fine place to take a vacation!

In addition to enjoying travel with her Girl Scout Cadette Troop 1750, Savannah likes to sing and read books. She is a freshman at Denver School of the Arts. Savannah is looking forward to this being her very first experience leaving the country on the trip to Scotland/England.

Moab or bustTravel to next-door state preps girls for London trip

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Camp Messages

Why my favorite color is greenBy “Moose,” Magic Sky Ranch Summer Camp Staff

The obvious answer to why my favorite color is green would be because it is the color of Girl Scouts. That’s close, but that is not exactly it.

When I was 6 years old, I asked my parents if I could go to Girl Scout camp. Despite all their worries, they sent me up for a two-night stay. They left me on my own in a tabin high up on a hill in the middle of a thunderstorm. They thought for sure I would be homesick the entire time. However, when they picked me up two days later, I was crying because I didn’t want to leave.

Now, put that on repeat for nine more summers.

There is something magical about Girl Scout camp. If you have ever been to camp, you know exactly what I mean. Whether it is for a few days, a few weeks or the whole summer, when you go to camp, you get to leave behind a normal life in a city or a town where things tend to be, well, monotonous — the cars on the street, the people in the stores and the concrete and pavement covering everything. Not that being home is a bad thing, but it can become boring from time to time.

When you go to Girl Scout camp, you are surrounded by the color green. Green pines, green aspens, green grass and Girl Scout green. It’s everywhere! You are also surrounded by fun, friends and a camp spirit that is indescribable.

After 10 summers, going on an 11th, you begin to associate the color green with all the great feelings that come with Girl Scout camp.

Girl Scout camp is an amazing place to go and not only have fun and grow as an individual, but connect with nature at the same time. And there is certainly no shortage of nature at Girl Scouts of Colorado’s Magic Sky Ranch. Every day when I am walking around the camp doing the many activities Magic Sky has to offer, the sun is shining, you can hear the birds calling to each other, there are numerous critters running about on the ground and the tall, green pine trees whisper in the breeze above you. A feeling of peace overwhelms me. I am home.

It is my hope that every girl who comes to Magic Sky, and every girl who goes to any camp, anywhere, can experience this same feeling, enjoy the same experiences and appreciate the color green the way I do.

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Being a PA gives a chance to take charge By Anna Lamport

This summer, I was able to experience a perfect week at program aide (PA) training camp. PA camp gave me a chance to learn leadership skills in the perfect learning environment. Not only was I able to take charge, but also I was able to help with cooking, crafts and games. What I loved most about PA camp was that as you are trained you’re having fun and interacting with all the little girls. I think this camp would be a great opportunity for any Cadette who is looking to be a PA.

Anna Lamport has loved being a Girl Scout for seven years. She is in 7th grade at D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School in Lakewood. In addition to being a hero to younger Girl Scouts, Anna enjoys swimming, volleyball, hiking and crafts.

Tomahawk Girl Scout Camp is … A challenge, an adventure, songs and fun. Friends to share stories and s’mores with. Your team. Bunk in the woods full of bugs. Sleep and games. Counselors in the summer are silly and your pal. With Penguin you experience riding. With Noodle you create and learn. Gizmo is a laugh, and Obi Joe is a champion alongside you. Explore, believe, hike Tomahawk. ~Audrey K.

I went to the diggler 2-week camp at Sky High Ranch this summer....There really are no good words to describe how I felt when I was there but I can tell you this much I loved every single moment of it!!! I made 9 wonderful sisters that I will NEVER EVER forget. Those 2 weeks were probably the best 2 weeks of my life!!! (: I have to thank Aussie, Dandi, and Firecracker for every-thing they did to help me. Thanks so much guys I love you and miss you so much!!!! Aussie thanks for all the good laughs too(:

~Kaycee B.

Girl Scout camp. The only place a girl can learn to pee in the woods, go to her very first dance and sleep under the stars on the night before her 18th birthday. ~Ashley H.

Thank you so much for these last two weeks. I definitely can add them to the best days of my life! It is always a pleasure to walk up cardiac hill and know that oh so awesome feeling of “I’m home.” Keep bringing up girls of true courage confidence and character!! And I’ll see you next year! ~Johanna N.

Border photos taken by campers at Tomahawk Ranch Photography 2.0 sessions

The talk on our Facebook camp pages

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In 2012, Girl Scouting turns 100 years old. In this rapidly changing world, that’s a pretty old lady. But for this ever-evolving organization, it marks just the beginning.

From the day of March 12, 1912, when Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah, Ga., for a local Girl Scout meeting to today when more than 3.2 million girls and adults are involved across the nation; plenty has changed. There was the first World War, then WWII, Henry Ford created the first assembly line, A.A. Milne published Winnie-the-Pooh, the first talking movie premiered, the broadcast of The War of the Worlds created a panic, color TV was invented, the Berlin Wall was built, Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union collapsed, apartheid ended in South Africa, Mad Cow Disease struck, terrorists attacked on 9/11, the internet was invented, the digital revolution put a computer in practically everyone’s pocket.

Yet throughout all those days, all those decades and generations, Girl Scouts not only thrived but remained on the cutting edge of

providing opportunities for girls. Juliette believed all girls should be given the chance to develop physi-cally, mentally and spiritually—this in an era just before women were given the right to vote in America. With the goal of bringing girls out of isolated home environments and into community service and the open air, Girl Scouts hiked, played basketball, went on camping trips, learned how to tell time by the stars and studied first aid. This was radical thinking at the time as girls were typically expected to stay in the kitchen and prepare for marriage and children.

Nearly 100 years later, Girl Scouts are still leading the way in giving girls enriching experiences that help them to grow courageous and strong. The uniforms have changed, the program has been tweaked over the years to keep up with changing times but the core values, the traditions and incomparable feelings of true friendship endure.

As we get ready to celebrate all that Girl Scouting is and all that it may become over the next 100 years, we renew our promise for future generations of Girl Scouts.

Countdown to

100Girl Scouting prepares to enter its second century

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State and National Events• Renewing the Promise — Girl Scouts in a New Century is the theme for the new triennium.

Begins at the Girl Scouts’ National Convention, Houston, Texas, November 10–13, 2011.

• The Greater Los Angeles council is sponsoring a Girl Scout float in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Pasadena, California, January 2, 2012. For more information, visit girlscoutsla.org.

• Colorado is sponsoring a trip for girls to Rock the Mall a nationwide sing-along. Washington, D. C., June 9, 2012. Contact cathy.millon@gscolorado.org.

• The B.I.G. (Believe in Girls) Celebration — A day-long once-in-a-lifetime experience with more than 20,000 Girl Scouts, more than 50 unforgettable activities, an evening concert including a variety of talented artists and a fireworks spectacular all to celebrate 100 Years of HERstory! Liberty State Park, N.J., June 23, 2012. For more information, visit girlscouts100nj.org.

• Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is sponsoring Centennial Camporee. This multi-day event will include skill-building activities for girls with a focus on STEM and teambuilding exercises. Georgia Garrison Training Center, Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 24–29, 2012. For more info email: gshg@gshg.org.

• The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts presents Girls World Forum. Chicago, Illinois, July 12–15, 2012. Contact: cathy.millon@gscolorado.org.

• Watch for information on the Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, Colorado, August 2012.

• The Great State Fair of Texas Spectacular Girl Scout Centennial Celebration. Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana Girl Scout troops will lead the state fair parade every evening. On the last day of the fair, Girl Scouts will host a jubilant pageant of music, culture, live performances and fireworks at the Cotton Bowl for up to 90,000 leaders, alumnae and supporters from across the country. Dallas, Texas, September 28–October 21, 2012.

Local EventsThe local 100th Anniversary Planning Committee is looking for your feedback! A camp weekend at all the resident camp properties is being planned next July. What would draw you to sign up? What kinds of 100th Anniversary celebrations would girls be interested in attending? Would girls be into traditional ceremonies like rededications? You can send feedback to judy.sylvester@gscolorado.org or watch our website for surveys and polls coming soon!

Troops, service units and towns are planning celebration parties on or near March 12, 2012. What are you doing? Let us know by posting on our Facebook pages or the GSCO Blog.

• Girls are taking the lead for a better tomorrow by doing Take Action projects to make a difference in their communities. Get details about the projects going on around the state and share your project at gstakeaction.org.

• Museums around the state will be exhibiting Girl Scout materials in 2012.

• It’s a Girl is a national promotion for baby girls born on March 12, 2012. Colorado Girl Scout troops can work with a nearby hospital to honor baby girls born on our birthday.

• March 12, 2012 is also Girl Scout Blogger Day — reach out on your social media channels to tell your friends about the impact Girl Scouts has made on you!

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Honoring 100 girls as we celebrate 100 yearsYou put the ‘WOW’ in Gen Wow!

Starting this fall, Girl Scouts of Colorado will kick-off our 100th Anniversary by honoring 100 girls statewide, as the leaders of tomorrow — the Generation Wow. These are outstanding girls whose achievements in the community set them apart as leaders. They put the Girl Scout Promise and Law into action every day. Keep an eye on these girls and just imagine what the next century can be like!

GENERATION

Bailey Andersen, 13, Morrison Jordan Arnell, 13, Centennial Jessie Asay, 11, Arvada Geneva Ascher, 11, Breckenridge Linda Baker, 15, Fort Collins Reese Barry, 8, Grand Junction Cecily Begano, 14, Trinidad Kaycee Bischoff, 12, Aurora Rebecca Bock, 18, Boulder Eliza Bocksch, 11, Breckenridge Teagan Boda, 15, Pueblo West Megan Buehler, 18, Golden Brianna Bullock, 13, Denver Leah Carney, 10, Frisco Cassidy Cheesman, 9, Lafayette Nicole Choma, 11, Breckenridge Anastasia Clifford, 17, Parker

Emma Coffey, 15, Thornton Kathryn Conrad, 11, Castle Pines Tara Corcilius, 16, Arvada KC Cruz, 12, Florissant Natalie Danielson, 15, Silt Chiara Degenhardt, 13, Ouray Ashley DeLarm, 11, Woodland Park Rebecca Derryberry, 17, Colorado Springs Daisy Diaz, 11, Austin Isabelle DiRanna, 10, Parker Natasha DiRanna, 10, Parker Caralyn Fitzpatrick, 12, Mead Niki Fochtman, 16, ArvadaMariah Foley, 17, Centennial Heather Fritts, 15, Littleton Calli Jo Garcia, 9, Colorado Springs Nicole Gardner, 16, Westminster

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After my final interview for my Gold Award, it hit me how far I had come in Girl Scouts and how much I had accomplished. It was an amazing feeling.

Mallory Cottingham, Parker

Nicole Graham, 11, Breckenridge Littlepage Green, 11, Breckenridge Amy Griffin, 14, Littleton Kaci Gulick, 11, Cedaredge Savannah Halvorson, 10, Breckenridge Claire Hankla, 11, Lafayette Kaleigh Hanrahan, 16, Arvada Madison Hawkinson, 16, Arvada Zoe Hayward, 9, Colorado Springs Jaylee Hepner, 8, Colorado Springs Kimberly Hoilman, 17, Highlands Ranch Jessica Hull, 16, Montrose Julia Jackson, 10, Eckert Marcia Jolly, 17, Longmont Nicole Justice, 18, Aurora Kelsey Knight, 15, Palisade Emily Lundquist, 13, Colorado Springs Hannah Lundquist, 11, Colorado Springs Megan Lundquist, 15, Colorado Springs Kalina Macias, 11, Breckenridge Blayn Masoner, 11, Castle Rock Alexandria Massey, 16, Parker Sophie Matthews, 11, Lakewood Justine May, 14, Denver Aspen Medberry, 8, Castle Rock Estee Medberry, 12, Castle Rock Riley Miller, 16, Parker Breanna Moak, 16, Lakewood Aida Morgan-Russell, 13, Denver Angela Natrasevschi, 16, Fort Collins Josephine Natrasevschi, 14, Fort Collins Rebecca Nelson, 17, Colorado Springs Rachel Nelson, 16, Colorado Springs

Natalia Niemkiewicz, 11, Breckenridge Abigail Orton, 10, Littleton Riley Owen, 11, Austin Kelly Parrish, 12, Berthoud Hanna Penny, 17, Burlington Karli Rich, 16, Arvada Sarah Richards, 15, Parker Marisa Roggensack, 18, Aurora Devyn Sanchez, 11, Colorado Springs Ashlynn Secor, 9, Westminster Bianca Seivley, 18, Westminster Alessandra Smith, 12, Colorado Springs Alora Stroh, 8, Calhan Kat Sullivan, 14, Durango Shelby Thomas, 17, Parker Lillian Tobias, 11, Dillon Katherine Toldy, 16, Colorado Springs Alicia Topolnycky, 12, Centennial Elizabeth Torrez, 18, Pueblo Cristina Trimpe, 13, Centennial Emily Tullis, 10, Cedaredge Adelyn Ulehla, 11, Golden Eliana Wackerman, 14, Colorado Springs Alyssa Wagner, 17, Thornton Sydney Wegner, 16, Colorado Springs Falynne Weinke, 11, Grand Junction Amy West, 18, Westcliffe Emily Wickenheisser, 10, Castle Rock Allyson Willey, 9, Erie Emily Winn, 8, Denver Katherine Wood, 11, Arvada Eleanor Wroble, 17, Denver Becki Yukman, 17, Colorado Springs

As we look forward to the next Century of Girl Scouting, we asked a couple of graduating seniors their favorite Girl Scout memory and advice for future generations of Girl Scouts:

Girl Scouts gives you the opportunity to grow as a person, an inventor, a businesswoman, a camper, an animal caretaker, an activist, a comedian, a leader, and most of all, a sister. It is up to you to grab this opportunity by the hand and soar. Stay in Girl Scouts and watch what you can accomplish.

Marisa Roggensack, Aurora

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COURAGE through the wreckageTroop perseveres, pulls together to accomplish their dream By Meridith Richter

The Golden Gate Bridge is a symbol of many things: strength, hope and the ability to overcome enormous odds. My Girl Scout Senior Troop, from Lafayette, thought of all of these things when we chose it to be the destination for our bridging from Seniors to Ambassadors. Another choice we made was to travel by train across the western states in order to view scenic vistas accessible only by rail. But I don’t think any of us realized just how special our journey to the bridge would become.

The first 24 hours of what was supposed to be a 33-hour long trip on the train were uneventful, at best. We hung out and drew pictures and read, enjoying the time we got to spend with one another. But at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 24, while we were still just chilling down in the snack car, something out of the ordinary occurred. An impact sent us out of our seats, closely followed by a bright flash and the heat of a fireball that seared past the side of our car. The train stopped abruptly and before we knew what had happened we were being evacuated. Outside in the middle of a Nevada desert, we found ourselves in a tangle of shocked passengers, ambulances and helicopters carrying away the injured. From a distance we could see it: our sleek silver train, now mottled with flames and debris, had collided with a truck.

After the wreck, the remainder of our trip was put into question. Now, more than ever, we needed to rely on each other if only to remind ourselves that everything was going to be OK and that the accident wasn’t going to stop us from achieving what we had set out to do. It took a whole lot of strength that we found in ourselves and in one another, but we made it to the Golden Gate Bridge and left the crash behind us. Even though we didn’t have any of our baggage, as we stood against the railing breathing in the salty air, that didn’t seem to matter. Everything important was right there in the huge smiles on our faces as we walked the 1.7 miles to the other side and embraced our new beginning not only as Girl Scout Ambassadors, high school juniors, and long-time friends, but as survivors.

Meridith Richter is a Girl Scout Ambassador with Troop 71048 in Lafayette. She is a junior at Fairview High School. In addition to Girl Scouting, she enjoys Color Guard with the Fairview Marching Knights, bicycling and cooking.

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By Ellie Wroble

Being a Girl Scout isn’t just selling cookies and singing around the campfire. Being a Girl Scout means you get to change things into something more beautiful.

It took three tries for our Girl Scout troop to finally be able to help graffiti the Girl Scouts of Colorado headquarters in Denver. After weekends cancelled because of horrible weather, we managed to get an absolutely spectacular day. We were assigned the piece of wall that goes down the stairs to the basement.

When we first arrived at Girl Scouts all we saw was a plain wall with blue outlines. Graffiti and tattoo artist Chris “PhEud” Bernal was the lead artist, working with Johnny Santos of the Gang Rescue and Support Project. Chris explained how to control the paint and the process that we were about to go though. We were allowed to choose our colors to take the flowers and butterfly outlines into vibrant beautiful colorful paintings. In a matter of less than four hours, the wall was transformed with countless colors and shapes using only cans of spray paint.

When you first think of spray paint, you don’t think of much except a can with paint in it that you can spray. Spray paint turns out to be way more complicated and interesting then we all first thought. It turns out that spray paint isn’t all the same. There is spray paint from America, Europe and more. We used spray paint on the wall mostly from Europe in order to get more vibrant, stunning colors. The European spray cans are much easier to spray and have colors that drip less. By directing the cans in certain directions and holding the cans different lengths away from the wall, we were able to change the painting style. It was incredible to see the transformation using only spray paint.

Painting doesn’t have to be with a brush on a canvas. It can be on a wall with spray paint. But the simple act of adding color to a blank space can transform it forever. Watching the Girl Scout building evolve and transform with color and beauty has been amazing. We as a troop consider ourselves to be very lucky to be able to help with the process to graffiti (legally!) the Girl Scouts of Colorado Corporate office.

Ellie Wroble is a member of Girl Scout Senior Troop 448 of Denver and is a Gen Wow! girl.

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Girl Scouts going places

Linda Baker, 9th grade, and Savanna Inman, 10th grade, are Girl Scout Seniors in Troop 66 from Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, who know a thing or 20 about robotics. They showed off their stuff this year with two different robotics community teams in Northern Colorado.

Their VEX Robotics team built and programmed a robot and competed in Berthoud, Loveland, Logan, Utah, and then at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Or-lando, Fla., April 13–17. Their team of five freshmen and sophomores competed with and against more than 500 teams from around the world in matches and interviews over three days. The team won the Build Award, which is presented by a panel of judges to the team that has constructed and programmed the best robot consisting of mechanical and electrical components.

The girls also competed with a Lego Robotics team. They built and programmed a robot to perform missions to earn points in 2 and half minutes. They also participated in a research project to measure and record gait disorders in elderly people. The team won the second-highest award at the Colorado Championship in Denver.

Linda joined another team to compete in the North American Open at LegoLand in California against 76 teams from the United States and Canada May 21-22. Linda’s team there won the highest award for Gracious Professionalism, which encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community.

“My favorite part of robotics was getting the chance to teach programming to students who are younger than I am,” said Linda. “I really enjoy mentoring others in the STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math. This year I have come to realize that I have a lot more to learn, as well as a lot that I can teach others. I would like to see more Girl Scouts involved in STEM subjects in school, as well as in extracurricular activities.”

“My favorite part was learning the fun ways of doing math, building things and making it all fit together,” said Savanna. “I also liked the new skills I learned, such as soldering and teamwork. I also really liked building the robot. I enjoyed working with everyone, brainstorming ideas and trying them out. It was fun to work as a team to decide what was better for whatever we needed at the time.”

Fort Collins girls take on the world with their robot

To submit an item for Girl Scouts Going Places, please send an e-mail to Kristin Hamm at kristin.hamm@gscolorado.org. We’d love to highlight the significant achievements older Girl Scouts have made. We know there are many, many out there so please send them our way!

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Castle Rock girls add spice to project

The Girl Scouts from Troop 2183, now 6th graders in Castle Rock, earned the Bronze Award by hosting a canned food drive. The girls hosted a Dad and Daughter Chili Cookoff and Pie Bakeoff in November. Troops that attended the Dad and Daughter Chili Cookoff and Pie Bakeoff competed to see who would collect the most pounds of canned food. They collected close to 500 pounds of food!

Q. How did you decide to do this project for your Bronze Award?

It was a group decision to help out the Women’s Crisis Center. Some of us visited the center when we were Brownies and decided we wanted to help them for our Bronze Award. We also wanted to do something fun and with our dads so we decided the Chili Cookoff and pie contest would be a father/daughter event.~Emily Wickenheisser

Q. What made you want to earn Bronze?

We knew the cookoff would require a significant amount of work but decided to continue for the honor of doing it, and we wanted to help our community. ~Blayn Masoner

Q. Describe how you felt in achieving this project and earning the Bronze Award?

I was proud of myself, along with my parents, for all the work I did. I also learned to work as a team, and respect others’ ideas, and it showed me that I can lead. ~Emily

It was worth it, and I felt that all that work I did and my troop did made other people have fun and it made them happy, so that made me fell really really good! ~Mercedes (Sadie) Geurin

Q. How much work went into planning the project and pulling it off?

A lot of hours went into it. I think we all worked more than 20 hours each to complete our tasks. ~Emily

It took us at least every meeting we had to finish all the work, but we had lots of fun at the chili cookoff, so all the hard work was worth it! ~Blayn

Q. If you had to pick one thing to label as the “coolest” thing you’ve done with Girl Scouts what would it be?

In my opinion, the chili cookoff and pie bake-off and earning the Bronze Award would be the coolest things I’ve done with Girl Scouts because we were collecting goods for the Women’s Crisis Center and also having fun while doing it. ~Blayn

If I had to say the coolest thing we did in Girl Scouts, I would say the chili cookoff!!! :) YUMMY! ~Mercedes

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And now we’ve got them! Customers want their cookies now and girls don’t have the time to take pre-orders and come back later to deliver cookies; so Girl Scouts of Colorado is introducing our first direct sale!

What does this mean for you?1. Instead of taking orders in your neighborhoods and from friends and family,

you will sell cookies to these customers with cookies in hand.

2. Cookies Now! starts with girls selling door-to-door and adds booth sales to the second part of the sale.

3. The sale will be more focused and consolidated, enabling a later start and an earlier end.

4. Volunteers in your troop/group will place their starting inventory cookie order by Dec. 9, based on 80 percent of last year’s final sales.

5. Starting inventory delivery for the Cookies Now! sale will be picked up Jan. 17–22.

6. Booth sales will happen as they always have between Feb. 10 and March 4.

Customers want their Cookies Now!

Don’t forget your Hometown HeroesWith cookies in hand it might be harder for customers to resist taking that box home rather than donating to your selected Hometown Hero organizations, so don’t forget to explain the Hometown Heroes program and ask customers if they’d care to contribute a box or two to your chosen organization.

Looking for Media Stars to promote Girl Scout Cookie seasonIf you’ve got what it takes to do interviews with the media and have a strong enthusiasm for Girl Scout Cookies, we want to hear from you. Each year, we train girls in 4th grade and older to be Media Stars and be available for interviews on demand, especially during cookie time. Find out everything you need to apply, at girlscoutsofcolorado.org.

The Girl Scouts of Colorado presence on social media favorites has just gotten a whole lot bigger and better. We’re everywhere you are and engaging in fun and fantastic conversations every day. We now have a team of people across the organization working together to ensure we’re reaching out to members and potential members through Facebook and Twitter. We have new Facebook pages — one for each region of the state — the go-to place for your local Girl Scout news. Find out about events in your area, what girls in your region are up to, volunteer opportunities and connect with other Girl Scout supporters. Also each resident camp property has its own Facebook page where the summer fun of girls experiencing Girl Scout camp is being documented daily. This is a great place for parents to check in and keep up with the activities while their girl is away and a great way to let the rest of the world know how fun camping with Girl Scouts of Colorado is! Sign on today, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, participate in the conversation and share your Girl Scout moments across your own social networks as well.

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