Girl Scouts of Colorado is celebrating extraordinary volunteers throughout the state in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month. Deena Buffington of Gunnison in the Western Colorado region is a shining example of the wonderful role Girl Scout volunteers play in the lives of girls and our community. GSCO asked Deena to answer a few quick questions about her volunteer experience. We hope you find her as inspiring as we did. Why did you become a Girl Scout volunteer? My youngest d

What did you do for your Gold Award project? I promoted the game of Ringer within my community and with tourists. I built a kiosk by the Gunnison Marble Rings explaining the game of Ringer and its history in Gunnison. The game of Ringer is a traditional game played with marbles and a 10-foot ring. It focuses on the importance of sportsmanship. I also hosted marbles workshops, placed bags of marbles with in-depth rules at the Jorgensen Park Ice Rink and Gunnison Tourism Office

Submitted by Sharalee Pederson Western Slope Gunnison Troop 13461 of Gunnison with 14 girls is celebrating their amazing cookie season. This is the thank you they are sending out to their customers. They sold 11,609 packages of cookies! This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #WesternSlope #cookies #GirlScoutCookies #GirlScoutCookieProgram #2018GirlScoutCookieProgram #Gunnison

Attention all 8th grade Cadettes, Seniors, Ambassadors, troop leaders, and parents in Western and Southwestern CO! If you (or your girl) is thinking about going for her Gold Award, don’t miss out on training in Gunnison on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Western State Colorado University. This is a free training. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouts. In this training, girls will learn the requirements, council procedures, and tips for ma

Submitted by Sally Hays Gunnison Western Slope On April 28, Girl Scout Troops 11056 and 11015 hosted a business etiquette tea party for 8th though 12th-grade girls. Guest speakers Liz Fuller and Chelsea Dalporto-McDowell led discussions about business etiquette, as well as formal and non-formal dinner settings. All of the 11 girls and their mothers enjoyed petit fours, cookies, lemonade and tea. At the end of the discussion, all girls received the etiquette book 50 Things All

Submitted by Aurora Kattnig Gunnison Southwestern Colorado On Saturday June 21st a group of scouts painted a mural on the west wall of the Napa Auto / Feed Store, Gunnison Colorado. This mural is titled “A year of our river” and is the culmination of Aurora Kattnig’s Girl Scout Bronze Award, the highest honor a Junior Girl Scout can earn. The mural was designed by Aurora and younger Girl Scouts to depict the Gunnison River from the head waters to Blue Mesa through the four se

What did you do for your Gold Award project? My Gold Award project was a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Day for Gunnison Elementary School students. They learned about biology, chemistry, physics, and STEM at the day. First through fourth graders completed the experiments and learned about those topics for thirty minutes. The STEM Day was two complete school days in October. Why did you pursue this Gold Award project? My rural town is weak in Science, Te