Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Dear Mom, Camp Blue Bay is great!   Each day starts with a counselor waking you up and telling you what you’ll need for the day.   Don’t worry, they remind me to put on sunscreen and brush my teeth.    Canoeing at Camp Blue Bay Before breakfast, there is a flag ceremony .   Then we eat!   We can sit wherever we want, so I like to sit with my friends (I’ve made a ton... some are Girl Scouts , some aren't, but that's okay because you don't have to be a Girl Scout to go to Girl Scout Camp), my sister (she’s in a different unit), and my favorite swimming counselor.   My favorite breakfast is muffin Monday.   I also have 2 bowls of cereal, they have lots of kinds to choose from. After breakfast, we met back up with our unit so that we could head for boating.   We sang songs the whole way there.   We put on our PFDs to get ready.   I’m taking canoeing lessons this week.   Today, I learned how to paddle forward and backwards and turn the canoe around.  

We all know that by selling Girl Scout Cookies we earn rewards like Cookie Credits , Journey Books and Trips to New York City, but did you know that when we sell Girl Scout Cookies, we are Cookie Professionals who are learning #5skills ! We are developing skills ranging from goal setting and decision making to money management, people skills, and business ethics.  Let’s think about it… Before you start selling your Girl Scout Cookies, you need to decide what you would like to do with the money you earn and then figure out how many boxes of cookies you need to sell in order to be able to do the activity that you decided on… This involves both Goal Setting and Decision Making . When you are going door-to-door, you have to introduce yourself to the potential buyer, describe what it is you are selling and ask if they would like to purchase.  Then that potential buyer could ask you questions that you would have to answer… This is communication, which is an important part of

2012 was a happening year for the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and the Girl Scouts of the USA!   There were so many fun things ... and there were challenges. GSNC's Troop 2012 One of the most heralded days of the year was March 12th, when we celebrated our 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting in the USA. In honor of the 100 years, Girl Scouts of Nassau County started the day pre-dawn so that we could hold a Sunrise Ceremony.   We continued the day with an Open House, welcoming all Girl Scouts and their families to the opening of a Time Capsule from the 85th Anniversary!   It was exciting to turn 100!   There were so many exhilarating ways to celebrate throughout the 100th year ... Girl Scouts of Nassau County the turned the Nassau County Dome Lighting Green, started Troop Nassau Violets,   welcomed a few baby girls who were born on March 12th into Troop 2012, and dedicated the Juliette Gordon Low Park.   Girl Scouts from Nassau County also participated in larger events