Submitted by Aydin Hoo Pikes Peak Colorado Springs Troop 43893 in Colorado Springs delivered Girl Scout Cookies to their Hometown Hero, H.O.P.E. Worldwide- Colorado Springs. This amazing, multi-level troop collected donations during cookie season for over 200 packages. This Hometown Hero organization helps bring hope and change to the poor and needy in our community. Our girls met and chose HOPE after they had the opportunity to serve at a volunteer session. The girls made and served burritos and hot chocolate to our chronically homeless during the winter months. We look forward to serving with HOPE again in the future. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #ColoradoSprings #cookies #HOPE #GirlScoutCookies #GirlScoutCookieProgram #HometownHeroes #PikesPeak #2019GirlScoutCookieProgram

Submitted by Laura Holloway Metro Denver Denver Girl Scout Junior Troop 61048 of Denver delivered 60 packages of Girl Scout Cookies to Children’s Hospital Colorado Family Resource Center on April 19, 2019.  The troop also delivered blankets, which the Girl Scouts made, to hospital volunteers to give patients during their stay at the hospital. We had an interesting tour and visit and are proud to support this great organization. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #HometownHero #Denver #cookies #GirlScoutCookies #GirlScoutCookieProgram #ChildrensHospitalColorado #HometownHeroes #MetroDenver #2019GirlScoutCookieProgram

It’s been another exciting Girl Scout year for girls and volunteer across Colorado! If you’re getting ready to bridge to the next Girl Scout level, CONGRATULATIONS! This a time to celebrate with your Girl Scout sisters and think about what you would like your next step to be. National Bridging Week is May 4-11, 2019. Bridging is an important transition in a Girl Scout’s life and most girls and troops celebrate with a Bridging Ceremony. This is a defining moment when a Girl Scout becomes aware of her achievements and is ready for new adventures and responsibilities.  Here are some tips to have a successful Bridging Ceremony: The planning process should be girl-led.Let girls have fun planning a ceremony they feel celebrates their accomplishments. This is also a great way to make sure the activities are engaging and memorable for everyone involved! Don’t worry about finding an actual bridge. Bridging ceremonies often utilize a bridge as girls take literal steps toward the future. For Girl Scouts, the act of crossing the bridge is both a physical and symbolic step. However, a “make believe” bridge will work and can be as simple as laying down masking tape. Rainbow themes are fun and have meaning.You can use the colors of the Membership Star grade-level discs to make a Girl Scouts rainbow. Blue for Daisy Green for Brownie Yellow for Junior White for Cadette Red for Senior Navy Blue for Ambassador Be sure to share your story and photos of your Bridging Ceremony with us! Just use the Share Your Stories form: www.gscoblog.org/share. The best stories and photos will be shared on the GSCO Blog and social media networks and perhaps, with media outlets in your region. Many Girl Scouts choose to earn the Bridging Award for their level. Earning the award offers girls chance to look back on what they’ve accomplished while looking to the future. Each level of Girl Scouting has its own unique bridging award patch. Check out these great resources to help guide your girls to earn their Bridging Award: Daisy Guide ( https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsusa/forms-and-documents/about-girl-scouts/Ceremonies/Daisy%20Bridging%20Awards.pdf ) Brownie Guide (https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsusa/forms-and-documents/about-girl-scouts/Ceremonies/Brownie%20Bridging%20Awards.pdf ) Junior Guide ( https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsusa/forms-and-documents/about-girl-scouts/Ceremonies/Junior%20Bridging%20Awards.pdf ) Cadette Guide ( https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsusa/forms-and-documents/about-girl-scouts/Ceremonies/Cadette%20Bridging%20Awards.pdf ) Senior Guide ( https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsusa/forms-and-documents/about-girl-scouts/Ceremonies/Senior%20Bridging%20Awards.pdf ) Ambassador Guide (https://www.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsusa/forms-and-documents/about-girl-scouts/Ceremonies/Ambassador%20Bridging%20Awards.pdf ) Want more information? Check out this detailed Girl Scout Bridging Guide! (https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/content/dam/girlscoutsofcolorado/documents/girl_scout_bridging_guide.pdf) Questions? Email GirlExperience@gscolorado.org. #2019NationalBridgingWeek #bridging #bridgingceremony #NationalBridgingWeek

Girl Scout Cadettes Lizzy and Alina from Littleton wanted to help both people AND the environment. For their Silver Award project, they are working to build a community garden at their former elementary school, Colorow Elementary School. The vegetables that will be grown in the garden will be donated to a nearby food bank. Lizzy and Alina hope the garden will also give students at the school an opportunity to learn about gardening, composting, helping their community, and more. “As Girl Scouts and teenagers, we strive to be the best people that we can be. When creating our project for our Silver Award, we had different ideas and merged them into one project. Alina’s idea was to help people in need, but bring it one step further and provide people with fresh produce at the local food bank at the neighborhood church. Lizzy’s idea was to help save the environment through educating kids the importance of doing your part in protecting the environment, as well as help the environment physically like composting,” wrote Lizzy and Alina. The girls are using money earned through the Girl Scout Cookie Program, along with generous donations from the community, to build their garden. In fact, the girls received more donations than originally expected, especially cinder blocks, to make the raised garden beds. Now, they need other need other supplies, like dirt. Lizzy and Alina also collected old t-shirts and remade them into cotton reusable bags so volunteers can take the produce from the garden to the food bank. Special thanks to Reporter Jeff Todd of CBS4/KCNC-TV in Denver for helping Lizzy and Alina spread the word about their project and the need for donations. If you’re interested in helping Lizzy and Alina with their Silver Award project, email inquiry@gscolorado.org. #HighestAwards #JeffTodd #SilverAward #SilverAwardGirlScout #foodbank #garden #KCNCTV #ColorowElementarySchool #GirlScoutSilverAward #SilverAwardGirlScouts #somemediacoverageofGSCO #CBSDenver #MetroDenver #TakeAction #Littleton #communitygarden #CBS4

Join the Colorado Rapids for Girl Scout Night on June 28, 2019 at 8 p.m. at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (6000 Victory Way Commerce City 80022)! All Girl Scouts, family, and friends are invited. Each Girl Scout in attendance will receive a limited-edition Colorado Rapids patch at the game and access to the post-game fireworks show. When purchasing tickets you’ll be asked to enter a troop number for referral. The top three troops with the most ticket referrals will get to participate in a special in-game experience. Top troops will receive more information on the experience the week of the game. Tickets are $29. All tickets will be delivered on Flash Seats. Purchase tickets at https://rapids.ksetickets.com/GirlScouts. Questions? Please contact Bianca Velez at (303) 727 – 3590 or Bianca.Velez@TeamKSE.com. #Communitypartnerships #CommerceCity #communitypartners #MetroDenver #ColoradoRapids

Submitted by Jordan Cadena Metro Denver Westminster Please join us at our end of the Girl Scout year bash at Urban AIR on May 23, 2019 from 4 – 8 p.m. All Girl Scouts, friends, and family will receive ultimate access to the ropes course, ninja warrior course, trampolines, and much more for only $19.99! We will be giving all leaders and girls who are in uniform a free cupcake! Urban AIR is located in Westminster at 7025 W. 88th Ave. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #GSCOevents #MetroDenver #UrbanAir #Westminster

Submitted by Cody Hoskins Metro Denver Littleton Girl Scout Troop 68145 visited the West Metro Fire Rescue Station #13 to deliver 76 packages of Girl Scout Cookies! The firefighters gave us a tour of their station and of their ambulance and fire trucks. We are thankful for their service to our community! This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #MetroFireStation13 #GirlScoutCookies #GirlScoutCookieProgram #HometownHeroes #MetroDenver #Littleton #2019GirlScoutCookieProgram #firefighters

Submitted by Melissa Stamps Pikes Peak Colorado Springs Service Unit 413 in Colorado Springs is hosting our super hero encampment. This event is open to troops, parents, and girls. When:  May 10, 2019 5 p.m. – May 12, 2019 7 a.m. Where: Sky High Ranch Cost: $30 per girl, $20 per adult Questions/ To Register: Melissa Stamps at mcs9886@yahoo.com. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #SkyHighRanch #GSCOevents #ColoradoSprings #GirlScoutCamp #PikesPeak #camp

Submitted by Jamie B. Northern & Northeastern CO As part of our Brownie “Wonders of Water” Journey, our troop created this video to teach others about how many people rely on the Colorado River, and to inspire them to save water. As we designed the video, we tried to share important facts that many don’t know, while keeping the video fun. The more people enjoy the video and share it with others, the better! Most of our girls learned to use WeVideo in school, and our service unit purchased a WeVideo license to use for Girl Scout projects. After learning about water, the girls adapted their leader’s research to the screenplay. Filming the pupfish and panda scenes was a highlight of the project! The girls also recorded the narration, and chose images, videos and music to complete the video. We hope you enjoy it! This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #WondersofWaterJourney #Journey #GirlScoutBrownie #NorthernampNortheasternCO #ColoradoRiver #GirlScoutBrownies #Journeys #WondersofWater

Submitted by Ariella Wells Northern & Northeastern CO Fort Collins Troop 70720 spent time cleaning up Red Fox Natural Area. They go to this area two times a year to clean up the natural area and give back to their community by helping keep the area enjoyable for all who use it. This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #FortCollins #NorthernampNortheasternCO #RedFoxNaturalArea

Submitted by Meredith Locke Northern & Northeastern CO Lafayette Cadette Troop 2235 invites you to join us for a fun day of outdoor games! Date: May 5, 2019 Location: Louisville Community Park, 955 Bella Vista Dr., Louisville Time: 3 – 5 p.m. Price: $8 per girl (fun patch included) Please bring a SWAP to exchange (one per person) To register, please follow this link https://outdoor-games-day.cheddarup.com We need registration by May 4. If you have any questions, email Meredith at mltlocke@gmail.com. 40963104_field_day This story was submitted using the Share Your Stories form. You can share your Girl Scout moments, too. #GSCOevents #lafayette #NorthernampNortheasternCO

We cannot wait to celebrate summer with Girl Scout Days at Elitch Gardens on July 19, 20, and 21, 2019! However, we need your help with the patch design. We are looking for creative Girl Scouts to submit their best design for this year’s patch. The winning design will be made into the special patch that will be given out over the weekend and the winning designer will receive two free tickets, two VIP Rapid Rides passes, and two Attraction Passes (XLR8R or Sling Shot)! Check out all the patch design guidelines and instructions online here: https://www.elitchgardens.com/sites/elitch2/uploads/documents/Groups/2019/Elitch_Gardens_PATCH_CONTEST_ENTRY_FORM_2019__2.pdf Patch designs need to be received via email by May 31 and should be emailed to aimee.artzer@gscolorado.org or mailed to: Aimee Artzer – Patch Contest Girl Scouts of Colorado 2801 E. Florida Ave, Suite 720 Denver, CO 80210 The winner will be announced in late June. Check out our events calendar for details on discounted tickets for Girl Scout Days at Elitch Gardens. Questions? Email aimee.artzer@gscolorado.org. #communitypartners #Communitypartnerships #ElitchGardens #GSCOevents