Similar to how girls at resident camp are with their units all week, those who attend Camp Piperwood are sorted into groups by age and every group is given a name that corresponds with the camp’s theme. For 2019, Camp Piperwood has the theme of ‘Explore More’ and […]
Five Girl Scout Juniors from Troop 20173 had the experience of a lifetime as they joined 7,000 of their Girl Scouting sisters on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge for the Girl Scouts of Northern California’s Golden Gate Bridging Event. The girls, Westfield fifth graders Brooke Luce, Lilly Teeter, […]
We’re in the final days of extended year! Don’t miss your chance to get a jump on Girl Scouting with Extended Year Membership! We’ve already talked about how Girl Scouting is a year-round experience, and now we have the best way to get started! Our Extended Year Membership gives […]
The summer coming to a close isn’t a complete bummer when you remember it’s almost time for the new Girl Scouting year! If you missed Spring Renewal, there’s still time to renew your membership and receive some amazing incentives, like gift cards and pop-up gifts. Plus, we have […]
Last weekend, Girl Scouts of the USA held the first ever Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend! More than 100 of our councils participated, welcoming girls into nearly 400 state in parks in 48 states and Puerto Rico. In Western New York, we had welcome centers at four […]
Taylor, C. – Completed the Girl Survey for Outdoor Programming Run by the Outdoor Department, this survey was designed to learn from girls what they want when it comes to outdoor programming. Whether it was a fun idea or more of something they wanted to do, they were […]
Yesterday marked the official first day of resident camp at both Camp Timbercrest and Camp Seven Hills! We were so excited to see our Session 1 campers arrive so we could begin our first exciting week. You can stay updated all summer long with our camp activities by […]
Most troops have slowed down for the summer, but that doesn’t mean the Girl Scout fun has stopped. Yesterday, July 1, kicked off the STEMtastic Summer Challenge, this year’s special summer patch! STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) isn’t just a school activity. In fact, summer is the […]
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