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Happy Independence Day (or Happy 4 th of July)!     On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain by adopting the Declaration of Independence. Today is a day to celebrate our history, our freedoms and democracy. We highly encourage you to add a reading of the Declaration to your holiday festivities! To celebrate Independence Day, bring your Girl Scout Troop together to learn a little about the history of and to honor America’s birthday. Fourth of July is often associated with BBQ’s making it a great day to work on some of those cooking badges.   Brownies can work on the Snacks badge by making snacks as the appetizers, while Juniors can work towards earning the Simple Meals badge and Cadettes can turn this Fourth of July BBQ into a tour of different dishes made in the USA since 1776 while earning their New Cuisines badge.

The Birthday of our Country is a time for flags and fireworks, family and friends, food and fun.   Here are my suggestions for Girls Scouts and their families to CELEBRATE, and to keep the SPIRIT of the HOLIDAY intertwined with the festivities. Remember, holidays, like Independence Day, are a great reason to get your Girl Scout Troop together… not that any reason is needed to get together with your Girl Scout friends.  First thing on Thursday morning, July 4, be sure to fly an American flag in recognition of the holiday. Since July 4 is so close to the weekend this year, many people will be “making a weekend of it” by celebrating from Thursday thru Sunday. It's fine to fly your flag each day; just be sure to observe the rules of " Flag etiquette ."   Include our American history into your barbeque, picnic or pool party .  Read aloud the Declaration of Independence . You can have one person read the whole thing... or yo...

Girl Scout Brownies Celebrated What Makes America Special!! Girl Scout Brownies c elebrated what makes America special at the Oyster Bay home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States at the Wave the Flag- Celebrating America program held on June 20th. They learned interesting facts about the American flag, walked in the footsteps of TR on a nature walk, learned why TR picked the Oyster Bay community to build a home and learned how to take care of the American flag. It was an exciting program filled with smiles.   Girl Scouts could be found climbing over fences and running around the vast property that was TR’s Sagamore Hill .