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Apr 17, 2021
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July 2022 Costa Rica Tour Interest Meeting

Submitted by Jordan Cadena Metro Denver Thornton Hello everyone! We are a local troop that has taken the leap to international travel! We have chosen to push our EF Costa Rica Tour from 2021 to July 2022, and have opted to accept additional travelers! Travelers only need to be age 11 by the time we tour. We are holding an informational Zoom meeting on April 23, 2021 at 7 p.m. EF Tours in connection with GSUSA offers girls many safe, educational, and cultural immersive tours!

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Troop 65737: Bronze Ticket Winner

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Mar 22, 2021
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Troop 65737: Bronze Ticket Winner

Submitted by Maria Casaverde Marin Metro Denver Thornton We were so excited that the season was extended that we upped our goal by 1,000! The ticket was in one of the extra cases we got and she opened it up during one of the first booths we did this season. My daughter was beyond excited to have found it! Troop Goal: 2,500 packages Hometown Hero: Denver Health Girl Scout troops statewide have found golden, silver, and bronze tickets in cases of cookies that they picked up at

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Silver Award Project: Stress Relief Kits for Kids

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Jan 5, 2021
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Silver Award Project: Stress Relief Kits for Kids

Submitted by Heidi Kane Metro Denver Thornton Alanna from Troop 62816 completed her Silver Award project, Stress Relief Kits for Kids. She put together kits to help relieve stress during COVID. She made videos on how each activity worked and teamed up with the Adams 12 school district to distribute her kits during free lunch distribution hours during the summer! She also worked with a few local troops, teaching younger Girl Scouts how to do the activities that help relieve s

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Silver Award Project: Little Angels

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Jan 5, 2021
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Silver Award Project: Little Angels

Submitted by Heidi Kane Metro Denver Thornton Jaedyn and Emma from Troop 62816 completed their Silver Award project, Little Angels! The girls created an annual clean-up day in their community for a local cemetery in Brighton. They learned how to properly restore a grave from the cemetery manager to help maintain the headstone placement. They got a boulder donated and engraving donated to mark with “Little Angels” for the baby section of the cemetery. The girls paid for with t

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Silver Award Project: Binx Blankets

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Jan 4, 2021
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Silver Award Project: Binx Blankets

Submitted by Heidi Kane Metro Denver Thornton Rayannin from Troop 62816 completed her Silver Award project, binx blankets! She received fabric donations and learned how to sew. She created kitten blankets for adopted kittens. The blankets went to Blue Sky Animal Hospital, which gives medical care for kittens through the Colorado Kitty Coalition! We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at ho

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Silver Award Project: Kindness Rocks for Educators

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Jan 4, 2021
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Silver Award Project: Kindness Rocks for Educators

Submitted by Heidi Kane Metro Denver Thornton Alison from Troop 62816 completed her Silver Award project by collecting, painting, and sealing rocks for educators. A painted rock with inspiration was given to each staff member at her school and included a rock to pass on kindness to someone who needed a positive message! We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She was at the can sen

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Silver Award Project: Little Library in Thornton

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Jan 4, 2021
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Silver Award Project: Little Library in Thornton

Submitted by Heidi Kane Metro Denver Thornton Kaitlin and Skylar from Troop 62816 completed their Silver Award project by working with Good Shepherd Methodist Church in Thornton to place a little library near their garden section. The girls’ work included landscaping, cement work, assembly of the structure, painting, and collecting books! We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She

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Oct 22, 2020
1 min

Silver Award Project: Girl Scout Grave Cleaning Day

Submitted by Jaedyn and Emma of Troop 62816 Metro Denver Thornton For our Silver Award project, we would like to bring awareness to the neglect of older graves in some cemeteries. On November 7 and 8, 2020, we invite other Girl Scouts to go and clean up graves in their local cemetery! For how-to videos, use this link (https://jumprope.com/g/little-angels-cemetary-clean-up/ehCsbcH0) or email HeidiLKane@hotmail.com with questions. Learn More about Our Project We want to hear h

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Oct 19, 2020
1 min

Brownie Fun Day

Submitted by Melissa Marty Metro Denver Thornton The Woods Service Unit and Troop 62511 are hosting a Virtual Brownie Fun Day. Girls will complete the requirements for the Engineering Journey! Date: November 7, 2020 Cost: $5/girl, which includes the event fun patch. It doesn’t include any Journey patches. Troops will have to purchase those on their own. Leaders can also purchase fun patches for $3 each. Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Check-in starts at 8:45 a.m. (Zoom information will

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I 💚 Fall Product Program: Alison from Thornton

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Sep 22, 2020
3 min

I 💚 Fall Product Program: Alison from Thornton

Girl Scouts of Colorado’s 2020 Fall Product Program is now underway, and there’s still plenty of time for you to get started! Fall Product Program is a great way for troops (both new and existing) to earn proceeds to use for Girl Scout activities throughout the year or to get one step closer to reaching their next goal. All troops receive 13% of their magazine orders as troop proceeds, plus $1/per item for nuts and chocolates sold. GSCO Media Star and Girl Scout Cadette Aliso

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Virtual troop meeting

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Mar 30, 2020
1 min

Virtual troop meeting

Submitted by Marti Shuster Metro Denver Thornton My Brownies, Troop 66802, have now had two virtual troop meetings via Zoom. At our last meeting, we worked on the Safety Award for Brownies. The girls love being able to “get together” with each other once a week. We want to hear how your girl is using her Girl Scout skills by taking initiative, caring for the community, and Girl Scouting at home. She can send in her story here. #MetroDenver #Thornton #VirtualTroopMeeting

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Two sisters with one big goal

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Mar 11, 2020
1 min

Two sisters with one big goal

Submitted by Ana Martin del Campo Metro Denver Thornton These two sisters finished selling Girl Scout Cookies this year with an empty table. Even though they are in two different troops (Troops 62816 and 66802), they worked as a team and reached their goals together. They sold 3,000 packages! We are so proud of them. They have a go-getter attitude and wanted to each reach 1,500 packages, (3,000 together)! They did it by working a lot of booths, selling online, and asking fri

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Bella Lucero, Thornton, “I Can Ride”

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Feb 20, 2020
4 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Bella Lucero, Thornton, “I Can Ride”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? For my Gold Award project, I created and hosted a half day therapeutic horseback riding camp for kids with disabilities in my community, focusing on kids from low-resource families who would not otherwise have an opportunity to try horseback riding as a therapy option. I partnered with two existing schools, Bal Swan and Twice Exceptional, to identify kids that fit the audience I wanted to target, and then invited them to participat

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Feb 12, 2020
1 min

Shipwreck’d Camp

Submitted by Jordan Cadena Metro Denver Thornton The Woods Service Unit presents Shipwreck’d Camp April 24 – 26, 2020 at Tomahawk Ranch in Bailey. Join us for pirate-themed fun as girls participate in an escape room, geocaching, boat racing, sword fighting, and more! Cost: $80/Girl $70/Leader (Includes camp shirt, patch, food, and lodging) Register here: https://gscolorado.formstack.com/forms/shipwrecked_jr_csa_troop_encampment_md_04_24_26_2020 40963104_shipwrekd_encampment_f

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Nov 18, 2019
5 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Audrey Pass, Thornton, “Your body, your choice”

What did you do for your Gold Award? When starting this project, I did not really have a great idea of what I wanted to do or what was needed in my community. This soon was not a problem as I began to take a political science class through my school. This political science class was all about talking about what was going on in the world around you and why it was happening, as well as why it was a problem. This class got me very interested in one topic: sexual assault. Sexual

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Girls night out

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Nov 6, 2019
1 min

Girls night out

Submitted by Jordan Cadena Metro Denver Thornton Join Troop 66742 on December 20, 2019 anytime from 5 – 10 p.m. at Northglenn Christian Church (1800 E. 105th Pl., Northglenn 80233) for an exciting night of fun while your parents enjoy a night out or get some holiday shopping done! Girls can choose to play games, craft, earn a few badges, watch movies, and more! Make a Christmas present for your family, shop our holiday store, or just enjoy a night of FUN! Cost is $12 per girl

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Sep 16, 2019
1 min

Brownie Fun Day (Journey in a Day)

Submitted by Mandy Boos Metro Denver Thornton Join Troop 66778 for a Fun Day where your Girl Scout Brownie(s) will earn their “World of Girls” Journey! Where: Adams County Fairgrounds Al Lesser Building at 9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton 80601 When: November 2, 2019 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost: $8/girl (includes a fun patch and snack) Must Purchase Tickets by 10/18/2019. Ticket purchase: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/the-woods-service-unit-646 What to bri

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Daisy Fun Day (Journey in a Day)

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Sep 16, 2019
1 min

Daisy Fun Day (Journey in a Day)

Submitted by Kalli Huffman Metro Denver Thornton Join Troop 66742 for a Fun Day where your Girl Scout Daisy (or Daisies) will earn their “Flower Garden” Journey! Where: Adams County Fairgrounds Al Lesser Building at 9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton 80601 When: November 2, 2019 from 9 a.m. – noon. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost: $8/girl (includes a fun patch and snack) Must Purchase Tickets by 10/18/2019. Ticket purchase: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/the-woods-service-unit-646 Wh

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Gold Award Girl Scout: Lauren Kettler, Thornton, “Popsicles of Positivity”

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Aug 20, 2019
5 min

Gold Award Girl Scout: Lauren Kettler, Thornton, “Popsicles of Positivity”

What did you do for your Gold Award project? Popsicles of Positivity is a program that was created to help teach middle school-aged students about the need for kindness. But, why is there a need for kindness? One in seven students from K-12th grade are bullied, according to the http://antibullyinginstitute.org. To defend these students from the threat of bullying, they need to learn kindness and perspective. Popsicles of Positivity is a program that is designed to be a sh

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Donuts with Grown-Ups

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Jul 18, 2019
1 min

Donuts with Grown-Ups

Submitted by Jordan Cadena Metro Denver Thornton Come all Girl Scouts and their friends and families to Donuts with Grown-Ups! When: October 12, 2019 10 a.m. – Noon Where: Adams County Fair Grounds Waymire Dome 9755 Henderson Rd., Brighton, CO 80601 Cost: $8 per person(includes a fun patch) Tickets must be purchased by September 28 via https://the-woods-service-unit-646.cheddarup.com This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout mom

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