A License to LearnLeader

Troop 101

Prerequisite: Leader 101

Troop 101Desired Outcomes

At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to :

❑ Recall “the Big Picture” structure of Girl Scouting.❑ Know the Girl Scout Sign, quiet sign, handshake, and Girl Scout

circle.❑ Identify GSCFP resources.❑ List at least two GSCFP forms and identify where they can be

found.❑ Know the sequence of the Girl Scout year.❑ Describe and plan a typical Girl Scout troop meeting.❑ List tools for planning a Girl Scout meeting.

2

❑ GIRL SCOUT SLOGAN, MOTTO, MISSION, PROMISE, AND LAW

❑ GIRL SCOUT FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE, SIGN, QUIET SIGN, AND HANDSHAKE

❑ WAGGGS STRUCTURE

❑ GSUSA STRUCTURE

❑ GSCFP STRUCTURE

❑ TROOP FINANCES

❑ SAFETY

❑ PROGRAM LEVELS

❑ GIRL SCOUT YEAR PLANNING

❑ GIRL AND ADULT PARTNERSHIP

❑ GIRL SCOUT JOURNEYS

❑ GIRL SCOUT GIRL GUIDES TO GIRL SCOUTING

❑ GIRL SCOUT HIGHEST AWARDS

❑ GIRL SCOUT CEREMONIES

❑ GIRL SCOUT SONGS AND GAMES

❑ GIRL SCOUT LIFELONG JOURNEY

❑ GIRL SCOUT KAPERS

❑ GIRL SCOUT SWAPS

Material to Cover

3

❑SLOGAN“ Do a good turn daily”

❑MOTTO“Be prepared”

❑MISSION “Building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.”

❑PROMISE”On my honor, I will try: To serve God & my country, To help people at all times And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

❑LAWI will do my best to be

honest and fairfriendly and helpfulconsiderate and caringcourageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do,

and torespect myself and others,respect authority,use resources wisely,make the world a better place, andbe a sister to every Girl Scout.

GIRL SCOUT . . .

4

5

❑FRIENDSHIP CIRCLEo The friendship circle stands for

an unbroken chain of friendshipwith Girl Scouts and Girl Guidesaround the world.

o Everyone stands in a circle,crosses her right arm over her left arm, and clasps hands with her friends on both sides.

o Everyone makes a silent wish as a friendship squeeze is passed from hand to hand.

o An option is to repeat the “Make New Friends” songs until all hands have been squeezed.

❑SIGNo Girl Scouts make the Girl

Scout sign when they say the Girl Scout Promise.

o The three fingers represent the three parts of the Promise.

❑HANDSHAKEo Girl Scouts can greet each

other with the Girl Scout handshake, used by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world.

o The handshake is made by shaking hands with the left hand and making the Girl Scout sign with the right.

o The left hand is nearest to the heart and signifies friendship.

6

7

❑GIRL SCOUT HISTORY

o Girl Scouting was started by a woman named Juliette Gordon Low. When she was a baby, her uncle said she was going to be a daisy. Her family started calling her Daisy as a nickname. She loved to climb trees, all kinds of animals, including her pet rabbit.

o Daisy was born (October 31, 1860) and grew up in Savannah, Georgia, in a large family.

o At 26, she had already lost some of the hearing in one of her ears, but while leaving her wedding ceremony (December 21, 1886) a piece of rice landed in her good ear. While removing the rice, the doctor punctured her ear and she eventually became totally deaf.

o She married Willy Low, an Englishman and moved to England.

o Juliette stayed in England after her husband’s death in 1905.

8

o Less than a year , when she returned to Savannah at the age of 51, she called Nina Pape (a teacher, and a distant cousin) to share the news of providing “something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world…”

o On March 12, 1912, Juliette gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of American Girl Guides. Her niece and namesake “Daisy Doots” Gordon, was the first registered member.

o The name changed to Girl Scouts the following year.o While in England, Juliette spent

several years searching for something useful to do with her life. This search ended in 1911, when she became friends with Robert Baden-Powell (he and his sister Agnes founded the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides in England).

9

❑ February 22o World Thinking Day

This day is the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell (founder of Boy Scouts in England) and his wife Olave. He inspired Juliette Low to start Girl Scouts in the United States. Every year on this day, we celebrate friendship and sisterhood with girls in other countries.

❑ March 12o Girl Scout Birthday

On this day in 1912, the first 18 girls gathered to hold their first meeting as Girl Scouts in the United States. Some Girl Scouts wear their uniform to school on this day and some celebrate by throwing a birthday party.

❑ Girl Scout Weeko The week in which March 12 falls is

called Girl Scout Week. Some Girl Scouts wear their uniform if they go to a service at their place of workshipon Girl Scout Sunday or Girl Scout Sabbath.

❑ April 22o Girl Scout Volunteer Day

This is a day when you can say thank you to the adult volunteers who help guide Girl Scout adventures.

❑ October 31o Founder’s Day

Juliette Gordon Low was born on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia, so we honor her birthday as Founder’s Day every year. Girl Scouts host parties and do special projects to help others.

Special Days for Girl Scouts

❑ With ten million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from 146 countries across the world, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) is the largest voluntary movement dedicated to girls and young women in the world.

❑ There are five WAGGGS’ regions – Africa, Arab, Asia Pacific, Europe and Western Hemisphere.

❑ Four World Centres: Our Chalet in Switzerland, Sangam in India, PaxLodge in UK and Our Cabaña in Mexico. The World Centres are residential and training centres where girls and young women develop leadership skills through international programmes and friendships.

10

WAGGGS STRUCTURE

❑ Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low assembled 18 girls from Savannah, Georgia, on March 12, 1912, for a local Girl Scout meeting. She believed that all girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually.

❑ Today, there are 3.2 million Girl Scouts—2.3 million girl members and 890,000 adult members working primarily as volunteers.

❑ Girls at home and abroad participate in troops and groups in more than 92 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas, and over 100 local Girl Scout councils offer girls the opportunity for membership across the United States.

❑ More than 59 million American women enjoyed Girl Scouting during their childhood—and that number continues to grow as Girl Scouts of the USA continues to inspire, challenge, and empower girls everywhere.

11

GSUSA STRUCTURE

Across GSCFP there are 500+ troops in 19 counties. It serves 4,846 girls ages 5-17 and 2,214 adult volunteers in Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington counties.

12

GSCFP STRUCTURE

Executive Staff

❑ Chief Executive Officero Raslean M. Allen

❑ Chief Operating Officero Tami Valdez

❑ VP of Developmento E. Michelle Kyser

❑ VP of Financeo Diane Dawson

❑ General questions about Girl Scouting; Council events; dates and times of upcoming programs; and location of your Service Unit (SU) meeting

❑ Specific questions about upcoming Council Eventso YOUR Placement & Troop Support

Specialist

➢ ---------------------------

13

❑ Girl Council Programso Program Specialists

➢ _Older Girl_________➢ _Outdoor__________➢ _STEM____________

❑ Adult Trainings, Volunteer Conferenceo Director of Volunteerism

❑ Specific questions about Cookie and Fall Product saleso VP of Products Sales

❑ Specific questions about Adult Fundraising events (Cookie Run, Women of Distinction, etc.) o VP of Development

➢ E. Michelle Kyser

❑ Concerns about suspected child abuse; and any GSUSA issueso Chief Executive Officer

➢ Raslean M. Allen

Who Else Can Help Me?

14

SERVICE CENTERS

❑ Panama City Service Center1515 St Andrews BlvdPanama City, FL 32405850-973-3999

❑ Pensacola Service Center4585 Isabella Ingram Dr.Pensacola, FL 32504850-434-1333

❑ Tallahassee Service Center250 Pinewood Dr.Tallahassee, FL 32303850-386-2131

CAMPS

❑ Camp for All Seasonso Tallahassee, Floridao Leon County

❑ Camp Kolomoki – Closedo DeFuniak Springs, Floridao Walton County

❑ Kugelman Campuso Lillian, Alabamao Baldwin County

GSCFP PROPERTIES

❑ Service Units are composed of all groups within a designated geographical area. Service Unit assignments are based upon where the troop meets. These Service Units consist of team members who assist leaders by filtering information from the Council.

SU #

Meeting Date and Location

SU Community Team Organizer (CTO) Name and Email Address

SERVICE UNITS

16

ResourcesE-Alerts— Monthly emailed information on council activities, events, and training updates. Sign up on www.gscfp.org or email communications@gscfp.org to be added to the E-Alert list.

Panhandle Connection— Quarterly newsletter published by GSCFP with information about Council finances, upcoming events, and troop activities!

STAFF SUPPORT TO ADULT

LEADERSHIP:All adults within the Girl Scout staff work in concert to ensure the highest quality program experience for girls. Communication and cooperation are essential for providing training, giving ongoing support to groups, and obtaining

appropriate activity approvals.

How is a Girl Scout Troop funded?

❑ Troop dues → collected each meeting; decided upon by the troop

❑ Fall Product sales → early fall; good source of start up funds

❑ Cookie sales → early -January to mid-March

Who owns Troop Money?

❑ Money doesn’t belong to any individual girl

❑ All money earned for the troop stays with the troop

❑ Adult leadership neither adds to troop funds nor removes funds without permission from the girls

TROOP FINANCES

17

A Girl Scout troop should be self-sustaining. The leader should not have to pay for anything the troop needs!

Fundraising vs. Money Earning Projects:

❑ Girls do not “fundraise” - they do “money earning projects”

❑ Troops must participate in one of the council-sponsored sales before applying for the money earning project

❑ If the troop needs additional money, girls should brainstorm ideas for money earning projects that are age-appropriate

Bank Accounts & Record Keeping:

❑ Each troop must have a bank account

❑ Instructions for setting up an account are in the current version of GSCFP Volunteer Essentials.

❑ All monies collected must be deposited into the bank account

❑ An “Annual Report to the Treasurer” must be filled out and turned in to council each year by the date requested by council

❑ Retain receipts and keep the troop records up to date

18

Girl Scouts should be involved in the decision-making processes regarding troop finances. More information about dues, budgeting, and the progression in handling group finances, is found a copy of Volunteer Essentials.

SAFETY

19

❑ Girl Scouts’ safety guidelines have historically been outlined in our risk management handbook,Safety-Wise. After 2010, the basic guidelines for working with girls can be found in Volunteer Essentials and the guidelines for specific activities can be found in Safety Activity Checkpoints. This electronic format allows us to maintain our commitment to the environment by using our resources wisely!

❑ In the “Safety-Wise” chapter, references to Level II first aid have been removed. First aid requirements and their relationship to EMS have been simplified to match industry standards.

❑ The following two great resources are meant to be used together. The most current versions can be located at www.gscfp.org/resources

Volunteer Essentials

Safety Activity Checkpoints

PROGRAM LEVELS

20

Girl Scout DaisiesGrades K-1

Girl Scout Daisies make new friends, create and imagine, try new things, play games and earn petals based on the principles of the Girl Scout Law.

Girl Scout BrowniesGrades 2-3

Girl Scout Brownies explore the world around them, learning new skills and having great experiences. Brownies take short trips, go camping, earn badges, and make decisions about their group's activities.

Girl Scout JuniorsGrades 4-5

Girl Scout Juniors take responsibility for all program and some operational aspects of their group. They develop a personal leadership style, earn badges, travel, and enjoy outdoor and challenge programs. Girl Scout Juniors may also earn the Bronze Award in a group setting.

Girl Scout CadettesGrades 6-8

Girl Scout Cadettes participate in the different pathways, through troops, camp, travel and special interest groups. Community service and the Girl Scout Silver Award are important at this level. Cadettes transition to the teen programs as a group and on their own.

Girl Scout SeniorsGrades 9-10

Already capable leaders, Girl Scout Seniors are focused on community service and the Girl Scout Gold Award. They enjoy adventure and challenge programs and take many local and interstate trips, including to Girl Scout Destinations programs around the country.

Girl Scout AmbassadorsGrades 11-12

Girl Scout Ambassadors refine leadership by working with younger girls and participating in career exploration, overnights and service projects. They travel nationally and internationally, earn the Girl Scout Gold Award and bridge to adult membership.

A girl and an adult are in partnership when they work together to complete a task, resolve an issue, or plan an activity.

Adults Foster Girl/Adult Planning By Doing the Following:

SIGNS OF GIRL/ADULT PLANNING AND GIRL/ADULT PARTNERSHIP

GIRL SCOUT YEAR PLANNING

21

❑ Guiding rather than leading.❑ Asking questions rather than

providing answers.

❑ Advising rather than judging.❑ Helping a girl to think through a

decision rather than deciding for her.

❑ Girls are allowed to make mistakes.❑ Girls are actively directing an event.❑ Adults can let go of ideas, traditions,

histories, and stereotypes.❑ Brainstorming is an accepted way of

generating ideas.❑ Everyone has a chance to voice her

opinion.

❑ Trust exists on both sides.❑ Girls participate in self-government A

girl says, “I can do that – I can do anything.”

❑ The leader asks girls what is going to happen.

❑ Events for older girls have greater attendance because they have done the planning.

22

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTIONMATERIALS

NEEDED

PERSON

RESPONSIBLE

OTHER

DETAILS

Start Up

(10 minutes before

meeting when girls are

arriving to meeting)

Opening

(opening ceremony,

Promise/Law, pledge,

song or game)

Business

(collect dues or

paperwork, plan/vote

on activities)

Activity

(program-level awards,

Journey work, service

project, GS project)

Closing

(GS circle, friendship

squeeze, song, I Am A

Girl Scout)

Troop Meeting Plan

Girl Scout groups are large enough to provide a cooperative learning environment and small enough to allow for development of individual girls. It is recommended that group sizes, when possible, are as follows:

Girl Scouts’ adult-to-girl ratios show the minimum number of adults needed to supervise a specific number of girls.

23

Group Meetings Events, Travel, and CampingTwo unrelated adults (at least one of whom is female) for this number of girls:

Plus one additional adult for each additional number of this many girls:

Two unrelated adults (at least one of whom is female) for this number of girls:

Plus one additional adult for each additional number of this many girls:

Girl Scout Daisies(grades K–1)

12 6 6 4

Girl Scout Brownies(grades 2–3)

20 8 12 6

Girl Scout Juniors(grades 4–5)

25 10 16 8

Girl Scout Cadettes(grades 6–8)

25 12 20 10

Girl Scout Seniors(grades 9–10)

30 15 24 12

Girl Scout Ambassadors(grades 11–12)

30 15 24 12

TROOP/GROUP SIZES AND RATIOS

• Girl Scout Daisies: 5–12 girls• Girl Scout Brownies: 10–20 girls• Girl Scout Juniors: 10–25 girls

•Girl Scout Cadettes: 5–25 girls•Girl Scout Seniors: 5–30 girls•Girl Scout Ambassadors: 5–30 girls

24

DAISY BROWNIE JUNIOR CADETTE SENIOR/AMBASSADOR

o Daisy Girl Scout Circle

o Give 2-3 choiceso Hold family and

me events.o Girls learning the

basics of group process and self-government

GIRL’SROLE

o Make their wishes known to the leaders.

o Oversee simple tasks

o Facilitate “Guided Failures.”

o Have guided budgeting.

o Have guided group evaluations.

o Make specific choices from suggestions. gathered/given by the leaders.

o Step back. Guide.o Input 50% of the

time with girls at 5th grade level.

o Encourage girl & adult partnership.

o Make suggestions & group decisions.

o Begin to shape the style and activities of the troop.

o Use role modeling.

o Act as a facilitator; give guidance.

o Allow girls & adults to function on an almost equal level.

o Begin to take charge.

o Accept more responsibility for troopgovernment, trips, money earnings, & overall workings of troop.

o Mentor Girls.o Be a facilitator and a

partner.

LEADER’SROLE

o Confer with advisors as to schedules, monies available/needed, need/availability of chaperones, etc.

o Make decisional arrangements from start to finish.

GIRL AND ADULT PARTNERSHIP

On every Leadership Journey, everything girls do (whether it's performing science experiments, creating art projects, cooking simple meals, or learning to protect the planet's water supply) is aimed at giving them the benefits of the Girl Scout "Keys to Leadership": Discover, Connect, Take Action.

GIRL SCOUT JOURNEYS

❑ It’s Your World – Change It!

Helps girls understand what it means to be a leader who makes a difference in the world through unique leadership and advocacy challenges.

❑ It’s Your Planet - Love It!

invites girls to make sense of the wealth of environmental information available so they can act for the betterment of Earth and its inhabitants.

❑ It’s Your Story - Tell It!

gives girls the opportunity to tell their stories through a range of creative approaches. It’s designed to strengthen a girl’s sense of herself and boost her capacity to seek and meet challenges in the world.

GIRL SCOUTGIRL GUIDES TO GIRL SCOUTING

Everyone knows that Girl Scouts have badges. But The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting has more than just exciting, new badges for every age level. Each guide contains:

❑ A colorful, easy-to-use binder specially designed for girls at each level.

❑ Legacy, Financial Literacy, and Cookie Business badge activities—or, for Girl Scout Daisies, petal and leaf activities.

❑ A detailed diagram showing where girls place the badges, pins, or awards with pride on their vests or sashes.

❑ Ideas to help girls tie their badges right into their Journeys.

❑ Vintage illustrations and quotes from Girl Scout history to help girls feel connected to the proud traditions of the past.

❑ An awards log showing girls every award and badge available at their level, as well as the entire badge program at every level, so girls can see how their skills will grow in Girl Scouting.

GIRL SCOUT HIGHEST AWARDS

BRONZE AWARDGirls must be in 4th or 5th grade (or

equivalent) and be a registered Girl Scout Junior

AND

Complete a Junior Journey

Award Steps

1. Build your Girl Scout Junior team.

2. Explore your community.

3. Choose your Girl Scout Bronze Award project.

4. Make a plan.

5. Put your plan in motion.

6. Spread the word.Refer to www.gscfp.org for forms.

SILVER AWARDGirls must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade (or

equivalent) and a registered Girl Scout CadetteAND

Complete a Cadette Journey

Award Steps

1. Identify issues you care about.

2. Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.

3. Explore your community.

4. Pick your Silver Award project. The Silver Award project must be done in the local community (beyond the Girl Scout community).

5. Develop your project.

6. Make a plan and put it into motion.

7. Reflect, share your story, and celebrate.

Refer to www.gscfp.org for forms.

GOLD AWARDBe in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grades

Be a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador

AND

Completed two Senior or Ambassador Journeys OR have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and

completed one Journey

Refer to www.gscfp.org for GSCFP Gold Award Committee schedule and other information.

Award Steps

1. Identify an issue

2. Investigate it thoroughly

3. Get help and build your team

4. Create a plan

5. Present your plan and gather feedback

6. Take action

7. Educate and inspire

❑ Bridging ceremonies mark a girl's move from one level of Girl Scouting to another.

❑ Flag ceremonies can be part of any activity that honors the American flag.

❑ A Fly-Up is a bridging ceremony for Girl Scout Brownies bridging to Girl Scout Juniors. Girls receive the Girl Scout pin along with their Brownie wings.

❑ Founder's Day or Juliette Low's Birthday, October 31, is a time to remember the important role Juliette Low played in the development of the Girl Scout movement in the United States.

❑ Girl Scout Birthday ceremonies can be held on or near March 12, the date Juliette Gordon Low started Girl Scouting in the United States of America.

30

GIRL SCOUT CEREMONIES

❑ A Girl Scout Bronze Award ceremony honors Girl Scout Juniors who have earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award and is usually held at the troop/group level or combined with council recognition.

❑ A Girl Scout Silver Award ceremony honors Girl Scouts who have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and is often combined with the Girl Scout Gold Award ceremony at the council level.

❑ A Girl Scout Gold Award ceremony honors Girl Scouts who have earned the highest award in Girl Scouting and often takes place at council level.

❑ Girl Scouts' Own is a girl-planned program that allows girls to explore their feelings around a topic, such as friendship or the Girl Scout Promise and Law, using spoken word, favorite songs, poetry, or other expressions. It is never a religious ceremony.

31

❑ Investiture welcomes new members, girls or adults, into the Girl Scout family for the first time. Girls receive their Girl Scout, Girl Scout Brownie, or Girl Scout Daisy pin at this time.

❑ Journey ceremonies honor Girl Scouts who have earned the final award along a Journey. The ceremonies are usually held at the troop/group level and invite the girls to develop a themed celebration of their Journey, often including friends and family.

❑ Opening ceremonies start the Girl Scout meeting.

❑ Pinning ceremonies help celebrate when girls receive grade-level Girl Scout pins.

❑ Rededication ceremonies are an opportunity for girls and adults to renew their commitment to the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

32

33

SONGS

WHY SINGING IS USED IN GIRL SCOUTING

❑ For the pure joy of it!❑ To help a friendly group spirit grow.❑ To quiet or rest the girls when they have been doing something vigorous, or when

they are too excited.❑ To help girls know and appreciate fine music of this and other countries.❑ To accompany other activities such as dramatics, dancing, hiking or camping.

Online Resources for Songshttp://gsuniversity.girlscouts.org/?s=SONGS

Girl Scouts TogetherGirl Scouts together, that is our song.Winding the old trails, rocky and long.Learning our motto, living our creed.

Girl Scouts together in ev’re good deed.

Girl Scouts together, happy are we;Friendly to neighbors for o’er the sea.

Faithful to country, loyal to home.Known as true Girl Scouts wherever we roam.

Juliette Gordon Low Song(Tune: ABC’s)

Juliette, Juliette Gordon Low Founded the Girl Scouts long ago.Founded the Girl Scouts in 1912.

Served her country and she served it well, Juliette, Juliette Gordon Low

Founded the Girl Scouts long ago.

Brownie Smile SongI’ve something in my pocket;

it belongs across my face.And I keep it very close at hand in

a most convenient place.

I’m sure you couldn’t guess itIf you guessed a long, long while.so I’ll take it out and put it on...It’s a great big Brownie Smile!!

GIRL SCOUT SONGS AND GAMES

34

GAMESGames can be used many different ways in Girl Scouting; breaking the ice, developing teamwork,

learning or reinforcing skills, building stamina, or just blowing off steam after sitting for too long. Here are some tips for game leaders:

Online Resources for Gameshttp://www.gscnc.org/files/pdf/program/kits/GamesandDramaticsLeaderGuide.pdf

http://www.gsnc.org/resource_room/games.asp

Getting AcquaintedHow to Play: Form a circle with one girl in the middle. A minute is given for each girl to learn the names of the girls on her left and right. The girl in the center of the circle points to someone and says, “left” or “right.” The girl indicated must call out the name of her neighbor before the one in the center counts to ten. If a girl cannot do it, the group calls out the name and she changes places with the girl in the middle.

Eight Pointers for Game Leaders

1. Be fair in your judgments2. Show respect for each girl3. Be patient4. Establish a warm, positive atmosphere that's fun for

everyone5. Encourage everyone to participate and do her best6. Encourage fair play and safety at all times7. Be flexible and prepared to vary or change the game8. Emphasize cooperation and playing for fun rather

than winning

35

Kaper – noun – a short-term jobEvery Girl Scout troop should have a kaper chart with age-appropriate jobs for girls to do at each meeting. Girls can even help make the chart! Kapers should be short-term jobs that are also fun, carefree activities.

GIRL SCOUT KAPERS

Hints/Tips❑ Obviously, if there are four girls you don't want 20 kapers.

You need to make it work for the size of your troop. ❑ Make it fun! Take a "whistle while you work" mentality. Be

sure you aren't complaining about what you have to do or say "ooooo... Cindy Loo got stuck with cleaning up!".

❑ Explain the importance of working together as a team and how dividing up responsibilities help everyone.

❑ A Kaper Chart does not need to be a "chart". Write the jobs on popsicle sticks and have each girl draw one or rotate through.

❑ Rotate kapers regularly. Make sure the same girl isn't always in charge of the same thing.

36

GIRL SCOUT SWAPS

❑ Swaps, the tradition of Girl Scouts exchanging keepsakes, started long ago when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides first gathered for fun, song, and making new friends.

❑ Swaps were widely exchanged at national Girl Scout Senior Roundups in the 1950's and 1960's.

❑ Swaps are still the perfect way for Girl Scouts to meet each other and promote friendship. Each one is a memory of a special event or Girl Scout Sister.

❑ Tell something about the givers or their group. (Girls may include their address or e-mail information so others can write to them.)

❑ Represent the givers' country, community, or local Girl Scout council.

❑ Never refuse to swap with another person.❑ Swap face-to-face, especially if exchanging

addresses or e-mail information.❑ Avoid using glass and sharp objects in swaps.❑ Follow all Safety Activity Checkpoints guidelines.❑ Avoid using food products, unless they are

individually wrapped.

Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere Shared with a Pal

37

Have a Troop SWAPs party to make them prior to attending SongFests, Thinking Day Events, Encampments, Conferences, Service Units

activities, Cookie Rallies, etc.