Fall 2019 Lead & Learn

AROUND COUNCIL

Community Service

Girls who engage in community service develop a strong sense of responsibility for others. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri provides girls with opportunities to serve, to connect with their communities and to reflect on their experience to better understand themselves, area needs and their role in making the world a better place. Through participation in programs like Seasons of Giving and April Showers or by earning the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver or Gold Award, girls are making a difference in their community each day. troop Activity Help girls understand the impact they can make through their participation in April Showers by introducing one of the activities below at your next meeting: • Ask girls to imagine what life would be like without toilet paper, shampoo and toothbrushes. These items are important not only for cleanliness and good health, but for positive self-esteem and sense of well-being • Ask each of your girls to choose five of their favorite personal care items. Then, tell them they cannot use those five items for one entire day. Afterwards, engage in a discussion about their experiences, good and bad. While small in comparison to those who have little to call their own, this activity will help girls relate to the thousands of Missourians who go without personal care items every day

Seasons of Giving Girl Scouts make an impact through Seasons of Giving, which encourages girls to participate in service activities. Girl Scouts have the option of making gifts, contributing useful items or providing service to agencies of their choosing. Troops can contact their Neighborhood Service Team for more information about service program agencies in their area or view a list of agencies online at girlscoutsem.org/communityservice. April Showers April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s largest community service program, is important to the Girl Scout program and the community at large. Girl Scouts, their troop leaders, families and friends help people in need by collecting personal care items.

Mark Your Calendar for April Showers 2020

April 17-19: Bag Distribution

April 18: Showering the Community

April 25: Bag Collection

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