Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? And July 20 th was National Ice Cream Day! In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed that the third Sunday in July would be celebrated as National Ice Cream Day [1] . A non-traditional way for Girl Scouts to celebrate National Ice Cream Month is to get together with your Girl Scout Troop to make “Kick the Can” Ice Cream. After mixing the ingredients and “kicking the can”… yes, just like the game…the end result is delicious, soft-serve style ice cream which sure is a tasty treat. Here are the directions for “Kick the Can” Ice Cream, which we found in The Junior Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting and on GSUSA’s Recipe Section of their website.    “Kick the Can” Ice Cream Ingredients: 1 cup Milk (we used whole milk) 1 cup Heavy Cream ½ cup Sugar ½ tsp Vanilla Extract **the recipe in the Junior Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting calls for 1 egg, but we left that out Other Materials Needed: 1 small cle...

It’s hard to believe, but Monday starts July! Being Girl Scouts, who are always prepared, prepare yourself for the upcoming month with… Girl Scouting in July.   June 1 st marks the beginning of National Clean Beached Week. Living on Long Island, we are surrounded by beaches.   This is the perfect time to get your Girl Scout Troop together to take a walk along the beach… while you’re at it, make your beach a clean beach by picking up any trash you may find while on your walk.   Who knows… this walk may inspire your troop to Take Action through a Take Action Project .  July 4 th is Independence Day! Bring your troop together to work on one of the cooking badges with a BBQ theme.   Brownies can work on the Snacks badge by making snacks as the appetizers, while Juniors work towards earning the Simple Meals badge, 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 bad...