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Community made masks

GSCO blog

May 22, 2020
1 min

Community made masks

Submitted by Sasha Benner Metro Denver Lakewood I work for Lutheran Hospice in Wheat Ridge. I am in charge of distributing PPE to my clinicians. We get any donated supplies from the hospital. When I was in yesterday, I came across some donated cotton masks– keep in mind we distribute these to our patients and families to keep our clinicians safe during home visits. Among the masks were three with familiar looking fabric! Now, I don’t know if these were made by a Girl Scout or

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Dec 1, 2019
4 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Abby Kennedy, Lakewood, “Band Buddies Music Mentorship”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my project, I created a program where Lakewood High School students go to local elementary schools once a week to work with the elementary school band students on their instruments. In these after school mentoring sessions, the high schoolers work with elementary schoolers who play instruments in the same family (brass, woodwinds, etc.). The aim of this was to help the elementary schoolers improve more rapidly to show them the

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Taylor Sich, Lakewood, “H.O.P.E.” (Hold On, Pain Ends)

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Oct 14, 2019
2 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Taylor Sich, Lakewood, “H.O.P.E.” (Hold On, Pain Ends)

What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my Gold Award, I created “H.O.P.E” (Hold On, Pain Ends) for teenagers who need help with suicidal thoughts and need support. I also established many peer-facilitated groups at school, as well as created a website for parents and children to find resources and read about the stories of others that are going through the same thing as they are. How did you measure the impact your Gold Award project made on your target audience? Wh

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Sep 18, 2019
1 min

Celebrate Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday with a skate party

Submitted by Michelle Pierce Metro Denver Lakewood Girl Scouts of all ages, plus guests, are invited to join us as we celebrate Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday at Roller City Skating Rink! When: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5 – 8 p.m. Where: Roller City: 6803 W Alameda Ave, Lakewood 80226 Cost: $10 per skater Prepay by Monday, October 27. Venmo money to @Kim-Dillard-12 or send checks to Rosewood Service Unit (13050 W. Cedar Dr. Apt. 50 Lakewood 80228). In memo

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Xcel Energy Day of Service

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Aug 2, 2019
1 min

Xcel Energy Day of Service

Girl Scouts in grades K-6 are invited to spend the morning with Xcel Energy employees to unravel energy mysteries and work on requirements for energy badges. Xcel Energy Day of Service is Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 8 – 11 a.m. at the Xcel Energy – Kipling Service Center in Lakewood. During the morning, you will also participate in a service project as a way to help others in your community. It will be a special day of learning and caring, designed just for Girl Scouts.

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Build-a-Roller-Coaster adventure: Design challenge for Daisies with LEGO

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Jul 30, 2019
2 min

Build-a-Roller-Coaster adventure: Design challenge for Daisies with LEGO

UPDATE AS OF AUGUST 1, 2019: THIS EVENT IS FULL. Girl Scouts of Colorado invites 15 Girl Scout Daisies to come build an awesome roller coaster car and ramp with LEGO Bricks! Your Girl Scout Daisy will explore learning through play as she builds, tests, and races her very own roller coaster car and ramp with a team of Daisy friends to support her every step of the way! She’ll even earn an awesome “Daisy Roller Coaster Design Challenge” badge to fuel her growing sense of skill-

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Volunteer Spotlight: Michelle Pierce

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Apr 9, 2019
2 min

Volunteer Spotlight: Michelle Pierce

Girl Scouts of Colorado is celebrating extraordinary volunteers throughout the state in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month. Michelle Pierce of Lakewood in the Metro Denver region is a shining example of the wonderful role Girl Scout volunteers play in the lives of girls and our community. GSCO asked Michelle 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? When my oldest

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Oct 29, 2018
1 min

Earn Junior camping badges

Submitted by Michelle Pierce Metro Denver Lakewood Senior Troop 2017 is hosting a camping skills overnight for Girl Scout Juniors at Twisted Pine January 12- 13, 2019 from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. We are teaching camping skills. We will earn the following badges: “First Aid,” “Simple Meals,” “Camper,” and a special “Camping Basics” badge. We will learn about fire and knife safety and how to pitch a tent. Girls will make two meals and learn about first aid and knots. Register here:

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Rosewood service unit’s World Thinking Day 2018 celebration

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Apr 24, 2018
2 min

Rosewood service unit’s World Thinking Day 2018 celebration

Submitted by Charity Brennan Metro Denver Lakewood On April 14, 2018, the Rosewood service unit hosted its 4th annual World Thinking Day event with more than 275 girls in attendance. This included all levels of Girl Scouts representing 30 countries and vendors, Spark Fun, Waste Management, Outdoor Adventure, and WAGGGS, at the event. The day started off with opening words from Stephanie Foote, President & CEO of GSCO, informing the girls about the importance of travel and how

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Volunteer Spotlight: Linda Fuller, MCC member

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Oct 16, 2017
2 min

Volunteer Spotlight: Linda Fuller, MCC member

I joined Girl Scouts as a snaggle-toothed second grade Brownie (which was the age at which Girl Scouting began, back in the olden days of the early ‘60’s). I’m not aware of any burning desire to be a Girl Scout. At the time, there were few after-school activities and perhaps, my mother was glad to have me participate in one of them. But, oh what a difference it made in my life! Girl Scouting provided consistency and a safe place from a chaotic home life. We moved a fair

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Cookie money has awesome rewards

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May 19, 2017
1 min

Cookie money has awesome rewards

Submitted by Kathi Agnes Metro Denver Lakewood Troop 942 sold 5,000 packages of Girl Scout Cookies this year. We used the cookie money for fun and for good! We have so many animal lovers in the troop, we decided to go hang out with them. We went to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo as a troop for their Wild Night. We had an educational zoo tour, which included feeding the giraffes. We learned how zoos across the U.S. work together to protect animals. We have an awesome troop! This story

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Lakewood troop delivers cookies to Fire Station

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Apr 18, 2016
1 min

Lakewood troop delivers cookies to Fire Station

Submitted by Michelle Tellez Lakewood Denver Metro Troop 66460 delivered almost 4 dozen boxes of cookies to our heroes at West Metro Fire Station #10. We toured their station last fall and learned a lot about fire safety, types of trucks and what fire fighters do to help people who have emergencies. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments too. #Denvermetro #HometownHeroes #Lakewood

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GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD PROJECT: Christina Bear, Golden, “Project S.T.E.M. Student Mentors”

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Mar 9, 2015
4 min

GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD PROJECT: Christina Bear, Golden, “Project S.T.E.M. Student Mentors”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? I initiated a S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) introduction course for minority students at the Horizons Summer Program, a non-profit enrichment summer program, at Colorado Academy. I taught 3rd grade minority students Scratch programming for games and animations, Robot construction/programming, and mini-science experiments. Why did you pursue this Gold Award project? In the United States, there is a shortage of mi

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Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Heidi Hufford, Lakewood, “Heidi’s Dresses for Haiti”

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Feb 8, 2015
2 min

Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Heidi Hufford, Lakewood, “Heidi’s Dresses for Haiti”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? I made and organized others to make pillowcase dresses and collected underwear for girls living in tent cities in Haiti. I made directions for people to sew dresses, collected materials, and organized sewing parties. Why did you pursue this Gold Award project? I pursued this Gold Award project because I wanted to help people in Haiti. I started brainstorming when my Dad was planning on going to a mission trip to Haiti. I asked the

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Feb 26, 2014
2 min

Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Megan Dirksen, Lakewood, “A Dog’s Eye View”

Megan Dirksen Lakewood Bear Creek High School A Dog’s Eye View What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my Gold Award project I created an informational video about Freedom Service Dogs. This organization trains and gives service dogs to people with disabilities or veterans. Here is the final video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWZ_oJamgII. Why did you pursue this Gold Award project? I pursued this Gold Award project to improve my skills in video, increase my comm

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Countries and Cultures day camp takes girls to new, intriguing places

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Jul 22, 2013
2 min

Countries and Cultures day camp takes girls to new, intriguing places

Submitted by Daffodil Bear Creek Lake Park View more photos This week Day Camp brought us to many new and intriguing places. Countries and Cultures week at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood gave campers the unique chance to travel the world and learn about new costumes and cultures. The week began with a brainstorm session as girls talked about where they would enjoy traveling. Destinations that the girls were able to visit included parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Poly

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