#Berthoud

GSCO blog

Dec 30, 2020
1 min

Little Library and Bench Added to Berthoud

Submitted by Lori Major Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud After a long process, Lorelai and Alexis of Troop 74087 were finally able to finish their Silver Award project! They added another Little Library, including a bench, to the Berthoud community. When asked why this project, their answer was, “We care about the kids in the community and want them to have books available to read that were easy to access when the library wasn’t open.” The process started with a class offe

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Silver Award Project Enhances Turner Middle School

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Sep 2, 2020
1 min

Silver Award Project Enhances Turner Middle School

Submitted by Lori Major Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud Natalie, Gracie, and Cate are from Troop 74087 in Berthoud and they felt that their school needed to feel more welcoming. So, they created inspirational quotes to put around their school. With the help of Berthoud citizens, the girls were able to make the quotes more professional looking. Throughout the process of creating the quotes, they ran into some difficulties, but were able to overcome them. Along the way, the

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Gold Award Girl Scout: MariAnna Smith, Berthoud, “The Bullying Box”

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Feb 24, 2020
2 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: MariAnna Smith, Berthoud, “The Bullying Box”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? After asking my old middle school counselor what I could do to help the bullying issue in the school, I decided to put in a few question boxes. I placed one in each of the grade hallways so students could have a safe and anonymous method of asking questions and reporting bullying. Questions are answered on the student produced news show. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? I went in

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Silver Award project: Reducing plastics in Berthoud

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Oct 3, 2019
2 min

Silver Award project: Reducing plastics in Berthoud

Submitted by Kenyan C. Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud My name is Kenyan C. and a problem I discovered in my community, Berthoud, was the amount of plastic litter we have. Plastic is such a huge issue in our modern world, it does much more bad than good. Did you know that Americans use 100 billion plastic bags a year? And for all the damage a plastic bag causes, like harming wildlife, ecosystems, our atmosphere, natural beauty, and so much more, it is only used for 12 min

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GSCO blog

Sep 11, 2018
1 min

Mission Sisterhood and aMaze! journeys

Submitted by Genia Babyak Northern and Northeastern CO Berthoud Berthoud Girl Scout Senior Troop 71126 is hosting Senior Mission Sisterhood and Cadette aMaze! journeys! Earn your Journey and badge in an easy, fast, and fun way with your sister Girl Scouts! The Senior Mission Sisterhood Journey will focus on personal wellness for every girl and how to achieve your goals. The Cadette aMaze! Journey will focus on the twists and turns of getting along. Both journeys will be FUN!

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GSCO blog

Apr 11, 2018
3 min

Volunteer Spotlight: Jen Rotar

Girl Scouts of Colorado is celebrating extraordinary volunteers throughout the state in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month. Jen Rotar of Berthoud in the Northern & Northeastern CO region is a troop leader and for the past four years has coordinated the Scouting for Food event. She is also a shining example of the wonderful role Girl Scout volunteers play in the lives of girls and our community. GSCO asked Jen to answer a few quick questions about her volunteer experience.

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Girl Scouts give back with Thanksgiving meals

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Nov 28, 2017
1 min

Girl Scouts give back with Thanksgiving meals

Submitted by Jen Rotar Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud The Girl Scouts of all the troops in the Berthoud Service Unit got together to donate 15 full Thanksgiving meals for needy families in Berthoud. One troop of Girl Scout Daisies went grocery shopping together to find the items needed for two full meals. Other troops donated canned goods, boxed goods, and helped collect funds to purchase 15 turkeys. Many individual Girl Scouts and their families helped make this annual

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G.I.R.L. Stories: Berthoud Girl Scouts travel to Washington, D.C.

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Oct 17, 2017
1 min

G.I.R.L. Stories: Berthoud Girl Scouts travel to Washington, D.C.

Submitted by Genia Babyak Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud Troop 71126 has seven girls (high school freshmen and sophomores) and was busy this past year with the Fall Product and Girl Scout Cookie programs. Our girls worked very hard and earned enough money to fund their own trip to Washington, D.C. That trip was a great cultural, educational, financial, travel, and bonding experience. After hosting the “Mission Sisterhood” and “Cadette Amaze!” Journeys on October 29, 2017

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Oct 11, 2017
1 min

“Mission Sisterhood” and “Amaze!” Journeys

Submitted by Genia Babyak Northern & Northeastern Co Berthoud Berthoud Senior Girl Scout Troop 71126 is hosting Senior “Mission Sisterhood” and Cadette “Amaze!” Journeys! Earn your Journey and badge in an easy, fast, and fun way with your sister Girl Scouts! The Senior “Mission Sisterhood” Journey will focus on personal wellness for every girl and how to achieve your goals. The Cadette “Amaze!” Journey will focus on the twists and turns of getting along. Both Journeys will be

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Girl Scouts in the annual Berthoud Day Parade

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Jun 12, 2017
1 min

Girl Scouts in the annual Berthoud Day Parade

Submitted by Jen Rotar Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud The Berthoud Service Unit was well-represented in the annual Berthoud Day Parade with girls from six different troops participating on the Girl Scout float. Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes rode and marched in the 63rd Annual Berthoud Day parade, a local community celebration. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments too. #NorthernampNortheasternCO #Bert

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Berthoud Service Unit hosts self-defense class

GSCO blog

May 15, 2017
1 min

Berthoud Service Unit hosts self-defense class

Submitted by Jen Rotar Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud On May 7, 2017, the Berthoud Service Unit welcomed retired police officer Kate Hudson for an informational session to share smart self-defense tips with all Berthoud-area Girl Scouts. Ms. Hudson was in law enforcement for over 22 years, a women’s self-defense instructor, a Rape Crisis Team counselor, and a member of the Larimer County Peer Support Team. During the Daisy/Brownie session, girls and their parents learned

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GSCO blog

Apr 26, 2017
1 min

Record-breaking food drive in Berthoud

Submitted by Jen Rotar Northern & Northeastern CO Berthoud Scouting for Food in Berthoud brings together Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts to collect donations for the House of Neighborly Service. On April 1, 2017, the Scouts exceeded all previous records, raising a total of 6,292.13 pounds of food and other donations for the community. Approximately 40 Girl Scouts, along with their leaders and parent volunteers, helped with promotion, collection, and sorting donations. This story w

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