Girl Scouts Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting

On Sat­ur­day, Feb­ru­ary 18, over 130 Girl Scouts from across Mor­row County gath­ered to cel­e­brate the 100th Anniver­sary of Girl Scout­ing. They were joined by their par­ents, troop lead­ers and Alumni. The party was held at Card­ing­ton Inter­me­di­ate School and was ded­i­cated to the mem­ory of Sonya Bullen, for­mer Troop Leader of Troop 2431, who lost her bat­tle to can­cer last Decem­ber. Mem­bers of her troop cre­ated and dis­played an exhibit show­ing the many activ­i­ties their troop had par­tic­i­pated in under Sonya’s lead­er­ship.
Troops, par­ents and com­mu­nity mem­bers worked together to pro­vide food and activ­i­ties for the party. Girls made Promise pin­wheels and com­mem­o­ra­tive 100th swaps. They prac­ticed cal­is­then­ics and knot tying; skills from early Girl Scout badge books. Girls learned about the his­tory of recy­cling and dec­o­rated hair clips with recy­cled mate­ri­als. They danced to music pro­vided by C & L Mobile Music, munched on pop­corn, cup­cakes and punch and bought items from the Trav­el­ing Girl Scout Coun­cil Shop. Every­one enjoyed look­ing at the his­tor­i­cal uni­forms and badge books on dis­play and com­par­ing how they have changed to meet the needs and inter­ests of today’s Girl Scouts.
As the party drew to a close, the poster con­test win­ners were announced. The theme was “My Favorite Girl Scout Mem­ory.” Con­test win­ners were Daisy– Andra Pichardo, Junior– Cheyanne Ritchey, and Cadette– Syd­ney Chaney. The party ended with a huge friend­ship cir­cle that filled the gym.

Posted by Randa Wagner on Mar 14 2012. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS Feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.