Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

 Listen in to our New Year Fun and World Thinking Day Volunteer Connections Podcast Episode! While the Girl Scout Cookie Season may be the main focus for your Girl Scout troop right now, we wanted to give you other troop activities perfect for this time of year that you can use to switch things up!  During our January Volunteer Connections podcast episode we’ll discuss new year themed troop games, conversation starters, how Girl Scouts can reflect on their accomplishments, and a special Girl Scout day, World Thinking Day (WTD). You’ll find that all of the New Year games are easy to plan, include low cost materials, and will remind girls it’s okay to be silly and do something fun to celebrate something exciting like the start of 2023. Daisies and Brownies will get up and moving, so you’ll have no problem getting their energy out! Juniors to Cadettes will be challenged with a word scramble, and Senior and Ambassadors will work in teams of two. The conversation starters will help...

Celebrate our Centennial by traveling through time and taking part in World Thinking Day! World Thinking Day dates back to 1926, when delegates from all over the world met at Camp Edith Macy in Briarcliff Manor, New York. At this meeting, it was decided that February 22 would be known as a special international day of friendship for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts from all walks of life. Every year since, World Thinking Day has called for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to join together to take discuss issues that affect young women and take part in activities that promote changing the world for the better. This year’s World Thinking Day theme is Leadership. Are you looking for ways to celebrate World Thinking Day? Try one or some ways of these activities to join the celebration. Discuss Leadership .  Define the word “leader.” What does it mean to be a leader? What are some characteristics of a leader? What are some examples of leadership in a Girl Scout troop, sch...

ON FEBRUARY 22 of each year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from 146 countries celebrate World Thinking Day (WTD)— that’s one BIG celebration! The World Thinking Day 2017 theme is “Grow.”   T his World Thinking Day, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides will explore, stretch, and take on new challenges—and celebrate what it means to be part of the global sisterhood that is Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Not sure what fun things girls can do to celebrate World Thinking Day?   Here are earned activities as well as games your Troop can take part in to celebrate Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world.   Here’s what your Troop can earn: 2017 World Thinking Day Award The World Trefoil Pin Juliette Low World Friendship Council Patch Global Action Award 2017   Games from around the world: Pass the parcel, played in England (hot potato in USA) Elephant, Ant, Man, played in Indonesia (rock paper scissors in USA) Rayuela, played in Columbia (hop scotch in U...

Every year, on February 22, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world celebrate World Thinking Day.  We honor our sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts by taking the time to think about and give thanks for our international friends and to remember that Girl Scouts of Nassau County isn’t the only group of Girl Scouts out there; that we are part of a larger community of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. This year, the World Thinking Day theme is “Create Peace through Partnerships.” Try some of these activities with your Troop to honor our sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world… Earn your World Thinking Day Award by exploring this year’s theme, “Create Peace through Partnerships!” Girl Scouts of all ages can participate in World Thinking Day. Check out the list of activities by grade level>>  Share your #guidinglight . This year, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides will light up social media with the glow of thousands of candles on World T...

When I “think” about World Thinking Day for Girl Scouts, it is kind of   overwhelming. How can you think about all the Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world? I have some great touchstones when I think of World Thinking Day because of the wonderful volunteers and girls who have given Girl Scouts of Nassau County an international experience over the years … “Mama” Edith Katz, Nancy LeGloach, and Nina Pesci for many years served as the hosts for literally hundreds of girls over dozens of years who came from around the world to participate in international opportunities and events.   The girls would enter thru various NY airports and Mrs. Katz, Mrs. LeGloach and Mrs. Pesci were in charge of matching them with Girl Scout families in Nassau who opened their homes to these young travelers for their first few days in the USA, send them off to their GSUSA assignments, and then welcomed them back at the end of their journeys for a few more days of fun and celebratio...