A Mountainous Service Project

Galavanter and Geocacher are the cookie managers for the whole county and last Wednesday was the big cookie drop. Our Service Unit rented a building at the fairgrounds and the delivery company delivered all the pre-ordered cookies for all the troops.

We had 1,732 cases of cookies delivered (that's 20,784 boxes of GS Cookies!). Once it was confirmed that we received what we had ordered we sorted all the cookies into separate areas for each troop.

As the troops came to pick up their cookies, some of us checked them in and directed them to their cookies while others of us helped them load their cookies into their vehicles.

Galavanter received some great feedback from some of the troops:

"Oh My Gosh!!!!! You guys had the cookie pick-up so well organized and everyone was so calm and ... WOW :)
Thank you! :)"


"My compliments on a very efficient cookie delivery! It was very nice to have the kids helping (please thank them!!!), not that I mind schlepping, but it is easier if you only have to do it once. J "


"AWESOME job with cookie pick-up on Wednesday. Unfortunately I was unable to help that morning, even though I have the last 4 years. But I have to say, when I picked up the cookies for our troop I was OVERWHELMINGLY IMPRESSED with the professional attitude of the Girl Scouts at the beginning of the process, and all of the help loading the cookies into my van. Your team was so organized, efficient and absolutely excellent all around! THANK YOU!"

Cookies,Cookies and more Cookies

Hey, so we have been selling girl scout cookies today and yesterday and the day before that.Yes we have been selling allot of cookies and we plan on selling allot and I mean allot more.well if you want to sell 2000 boxes of cookies per girl(theres four of us) you kind of have to eat,sleep and breath cookies.we sold 1000 per girl two years ago that's us in the pix above at DC.We went to DC with the money we earned that year and now were trying 2000 boxes.You might be asking who in their right mind would even try to sell that many cookies? Well we would.Because you see we are trying to sell enough cookies to go to Savannah GA Because that's the place that Juliette low was born,raised and lived and lets face it Savannah just looks like a cool place to visit.so wish us luck and I'm sure we will reach our goal=)

homeless shelter valentine

Yesterday we went to the homeless shelter to decorate it. we made valentine cards, and there were doilies, and hearts. it was fun but we weren't as prepared as we were last year.

The Mario Pastega House

A week ago we went on a field trip to the Mario Pastega House.Mario gave us a tour of the house and told us a little bit about how and why he got started.It was a really nice place with a nice backyard and playground.The people that stay at the house are provided with a bedroom,some food,internet access,laundry machines,a comunal kitchen,movies, books,toiletries,and more.The cost of a night is $20,but if you can't afford that you can stay anyways.The house is for people/families who are either in the hospital or their loved ones are.To be eligable to stay you cannot live to close to the hospital.The house is a really great place and I would want to stay there.

minis

on Wednesday we made mini cakes and donuts. the cakes were made out of Oreos and frosting. and the donuts Cheerios and melted chocolate. it was so fun and tasty.

juliette low

Juliette Gorden Low is the founder of girl scouts. this picture us in Washington DC one of the many places we've gone as a troop. this summer we plan to go to Savannah Gorgia, where juliette was born and gru up. as a troop we're trying to sell 8000 boxes of girl scout cookies. 2000 each.

Galavanter is on the move!

Hiya! I'm Galavanter, one of the two fearless leaders of the Gang of Gregarious Girls, which is 3/4 homeschool group, 1/4 Girl Scout troop. I've been a Girl Scout for 37 years, starting as early as I possibly could (I've actually been attending GS meetings since I was two months old!).

I love technology and helping people connect using technology. I love planning and figuring things out, especially figuring out the most efficient way to do things.

I'm constantly amazed at how much this gang gets done, when it doesn't ever feel like we are working at all! It's my hope that they continue to learn, grow, have fun and make a difference in their world together for years to come.

STRIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

father daughter bowling. glimmer, giggle, graffiti, our fathers and I went to the girl scout father daughter bowling. us against the dads. graffiti's highest score was 92 glimmers high score 80 something giggler's high score was 98 and mine was 92. and after that we all went to cold stone for some ice cream it was really fun.

FIELD TRIP for KITS

As some of us mentioned in there ice breaker we love to go on field trips.Here's one of the more recent ones.we took a quick field trip up to Tigerd to deliver hope kits.Hope kits are kits that contain toiletry's (such as tooth brushes,soap and wash clothes)But we also make learning kits that have things such as pens, pencils,notebooks and construction paper.These kits will go to people that really need them.The people at MTI(Medical Teams International)seemed pretty happy when they saw how many kits we brought(about 100).We did this project to help us us earn our bronze award but it felt really good to know that were helping people across the world too.To learn more about hope kits and MTI you can check out this link=) http://www.nwmedicalteams.org/

I'm Glistening

Hi I'm Glisten. I am one of the leaders of the Gang of Gregarious Girls. This is me having fun at Galavanter's house. I come up with lots of fun ideas for the girls so they can earn badges and I make all the scary phone calls.

glimmer with glam

this is me,glimmer at limited too having fun dressing up.I love to dance, act, swim, ride horses, hang out with friends, and have fun. I have a cat a dog and two guinea pigs and lots of sisters and brothers. I'm a part of a girl scout troop and my favorite girl scout activities are earning badges, going on field trips, and seeing my friends.

Glimmer

hay glammor here

hay this is glammor. I'm part of a girls scout troop.I've been in girl scouts for five years and its so much fun. I love singing. my favorite things to do are play with friends, sing, and to dance, my friends are giggle, glimmer,and graffiti, I have three cats batty lad, (named from the great tree of AVALON) tamwyn, (named from the great tree of AVALON as well) and Lyra,(named from the golden compass) we like to name all our cats after characters from our favorite books.to soot there personality.

graffiti on the rock

Hi, this is me,graffiti at A park.Kind of muddy but having fun.I'm a part of a junior girl scout troop with three other girls.I love reading books,listening to music,and playing sports with friends.I have to admit that I'm the introvert in the group but I still enjoy earning awards such as badges,patches,all 4 signs and the bronze award witch is the highest award that a junior girl scout can earn.and then there's things like sleeping,eating,playing video games and did I mention chocolate=)

We were there! Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire

When our troop visited Washington DC in May of 2006, we happened upon a Supreme Court reading. Usually these take place on Monday, but Monday was Memorial Day. Without knowing it was an opinion reading day, we planned to visit the Supreme Court, and got there just in time to be seated to watch the justices read their ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire. Now, sitting there quietly waiting for court to begin, and then sitting quietly and respectfully while they are doing their business isn't the most exciting thing in the world, especially for 10 and 11 year olds (and not really for 40 year olds either!), but it was slightly amusing to watch the distinguished judges tipping back in their chairs, twisting back and forth and staring at the ceiling (yes, really!).

So, why do we care about Ledbetter v Goodyear Tire? Well it is about pay discrimination based on gender. And, based on this specific case, our new presidential administration has signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as the first law since taking office.

The court decided that, since Ledbetter didn't file complaint within 180 of the discrimination, that her suit was invalid. The dissenting opinion stated that, due to the nature of pay discrimination (as opposed to termination, which is a definite event at a definite time), 180 days is an unreasonable hurdle, and I agree.

~Galavanter