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Giving Thanks! By Donna C. Gratitude should be an active part of everyone’s life, year round. Keeping a gratitude journal can make you happier, healthier and even help you to sleep better! Having our girls learn how to appreciate and value the many blessings that they have in their lives can help them to live richer lives.   I am grateful each day for my privilege to have this job. I am grateful I work for an organization with such a compelling mission as the Girl Scouts, and where I am surrounded by so many good people – girls, volunteers and our staff team.   Here are few things on the top of my “THANKS LIST” this week …   Our GIRL SCOUTS who are out there taking risks and making a difference in their community. They are the leaders of tomorrow. Our VOLUNTEERS who make Girl Scouting possible by sharing their time, talent and treasure…Girl Scouts runs on Girl Scout VOLUNTEERS! Our Girl Scout PARENTS w...

This Thanksgiving, Girl Scouts of Nassau County gives thanks...  We are thankful for our Family, Friends, our Girl Scouts, our Girl Scout Volunteers, and all those who many Girl Scouting and the Girl Scout Experience possible! 

Thanksgiving weekend!   A time to count our many blessings -- mixed together with family, friends, feasts and football!   Counting blessings can be a full-time endeavor... For the month of November, I answered a Facebook challenge to post something each and every day for which I am thankful. I started off with the biggies -- my faith, my family and friends, and my great fortune to have the best job in the whole world. After almost a month, I feel as though I've just begun to scratch the surface.   Naming names for all the people who have impacted my life would literally fill a small town phone book.   Just to name a few, I am thankful for… the joy and gratitude that comes from being an American citizen. the opportunities that I have been given. the ability to volunteer and all those who volunteer. being blessed to have been born with good healthy genes. the people who made sure I got through childhood with the things I needed. all the small things....

With Thanksgiving two days away, it’s time to start thinking about that long holiday weekend your kids will have. You probably want to keep your kids smiling and happy, while keeping them busy at the same time.   Here are a few of our Holiday Vacation entertainment ideas: Work on the age appropriate cooking badge . This doesn’t have to be just for the girls in the house; get the entire family involved in cooking Thanksgiving Dinner (or just a regular dinner). Send some thanks, while making the holidays a little brighter for the men and women who keep our country safe by having the kids make homemade greeting cards on Thanksgiving. This will keep the kids out of the kitchen, while allowing them to get creative. If you get the greeting cards to the GSNC Service Center by December 4 th , we can get them shipped overseas as part of DHL’s Operation Holiday Cheer shipment. Find out all the details>> Take the kids food shopping for non-perishables. Food pantries need to b...