Community Service
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Community Service has long been a major focus of Girl Scouts. To help you to find ways to make the world a better place, we have designed the Community Service page.
"Operation: Cookie" was a great success in 2009 . Once again, DHL provided the personnel and equipment to ensure that our cargo of Girl Scout Cookies arrived in Iraq and Afghanistan safely and quickly. Thanks to all who supported this program and remember to participate in the 2010 campaign.
- Help for Haiti
- Recycle Brigade
- Goodwill Needs Donations
- Online Game Can Feed the Hungry
- Pink Ribbons Needed
- Cancel Your Paper Catalogs
GSUSA's National Board has adopted a temporary rule to allow girls to raise money for Haiti Earthquake Relief. Click here for the specifics, including time period and list of approved agencies to which contributions can be sent.
On a local level, girls can collect needed items, and bring them to a local collection point, where they will be warehoused until conditions in Haiti allow for their shipment.
Click here for a flyer with more information.
Sign up online to recycle common items through Terracycle. Once you've registered at their website, (download the flyer for more details) you will receive all the information and materials you need to help them to turn what would become trash, into trendy consumer items.
Goodwill accepts your new or gently used items — like clothing, appliances and furniture — and sells them in their well-known Goodwill retail stores. The sales of your donations help fund job training and other career services that help people become successful at work
They are in need of your donations. Clean our your closets and bring the items to any Goodwill Store or contact them to arrange for a pickup at your Association event. Get more information
(This fulfills one of the requirements for our Sum-more Girl Scouts Patch)
Playing Online to Feed the Hungry
Visit the website FreeRice.com to play an online knowledge challenge game, in a variety of subjects, from vocabulary to math to geography. For every correct answer, 20 grains of rice will be donated to the UN World Food Program. We know that Girl Scouts possess a plethora of erudition. Put it to good use.
Pink Ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness
Girls are asked to make and donate pink awareness ribbons to the Adelphi Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program. Please bring your completed ribbons to Adelphi, so they can use them to help spread the word about breast health and cancer awareness. Contact Wilma Carroll for more information.
(This fulfills one of the requirements for our Sum-more Girl Scouts Patch)
Join the Catalog Canceling Challenge
Is your mailbox full of catalogs that you don't want, don't need, and don't read? Join with Girl Scouts from around the USA and learn how to cancel delivery of unwanted catalogs. Save a tree (or 2 or 3!). Learn more about the Catalog Canceling Challenge
