Two Junior Girl Scouts earned the new Community Advocacy Take Action award during several meetings during the summer. They really enjoyed completing Playing the Past badge. One of the things they learned about was ancient China. It made them think about how they wanted to learn more about a subject not generally covered in school. The most interesting topic to them was traditional Chinese clothing called “hanfu.” Realizing there were no museum exhibits or classes that would teach them specifically about hanfu, they planned how they would learn about hanfu and share with the community how it is possible to learn about another culture without a lot of money or a class. They demonstrated six easy ways to learn accurate information about hanfu from legitimate sources in a how-to video . They checked out books from the library, made paper dolls using real photos of the traditional clothing, viewed ancient art from the Denver Art Museum, told viewers about the annual Dragon Boat Festival, watched a video from China’s official Youtube channel, and told viewers about an online community focused on hanfu. At the end, they dressed up, and told viewers it’s okay to “be inspired” as long as you are not claiming you have true cultural items. When asked if it was challenging to create a project to help others, one of the Juniors said, “No, because it’ll be a surprise!” Their informational project will be a surprise gift to the community. They also learned that it is important to choose your project carefully, because you will be spending a lot of effort on it.

It's almost Girl Scout New Year's Eve (Sept. 30) and that means you could win an airline ticket anywhere Southwest Airline flies, or be one of the first to get the new girl-designed GSCO hoodie (design winner announcement coming soon), or win $100 for your troop! All you have to do is make sure your Girl Scout membership is renewed for the 2026 Membership Year (Oct. 1, 2025-Sept. 30, 2026) and you've met the eligibility requirements by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 28. On Girl Scout New Year's Eve, Sept. 30, we will announce the winners! To enter you must have a MY26 Membership secured by 11:59 p.m, Sept. 28, drawings will be held on Sept 29. For Girls Two girls win 2 airline tickets Two lucky girls will be selected for two round-trip Southwest Airline tickets anywhere Southwest flies. She'll have time to plan her special trip as the vouchers can be used any time before April 1, 2026. Each winner will be awarded 2 flight vouchers. For Troops 3 Troops will be selected for a $100 GSCO Shop Credit (that's a lot of fun patches, badges, uniform pieces and more) Troops must have the same number (or more!) of girl members that were assigned to the troop roster as of March 31, 2025. This can be a combination of new members and renewed members. Troops should work with their VSS to determine girl members needed to meet requirement. Renewed Troop Leadership Team members (must have minimum of 2) must be renewed and have submitted their Volunteer Agreemen t. Troop must have a submitted Annual Troop Report . For Volunteers Several Volunteers will be selected for a free girl-designed GSCO sweatshirt (design coming soon!) To be eligible, volunteers must have a renewed MY26 membership and have submitted their Volunteer Agreement . The more girl members renewed within your service unit, the more chances to win! 1-99 Renewed Girls= 1 Winning Volunteer 100-199 Renewed Girls= 2 Winning Volunteers 200-299 Renewed Girls= 3 Winning Volunteers 300-399 Renewed Girls= 4 Winning Volunteers 400-499 Renewed Girls= 5 Winning Volunteers

The journey of a first-time troop leader and Girl Scout mom. On April 1, Katie Singleton began her journey as a Girl Scout mom and first-time troop leader after registering her daughter for her first extended-year Girl Scout membership. Katie serves as the Chief Mission Delivery Officer for Girl Scouts of Colorado. She has believed in the Girl Scout program long before her daughter was born, eagerly anticipating the day she could enroll her. Katie and her girl are not simply joining the Girl Scout community but establishing their own troop. They have already welcomed her daughter's best friend and are currently inviting more of her friends to join them. Girl Scouts plays a significant role in Katie's life. Before her current position, she worked at the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto council in Houston for two years before joining the Girl Scouts of Colorado council, where she has served for the past decade. Katie holds a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in women's studies. She also earned a master's degree in public administration. During her free time, she enjoys the company of her husband, two children, and three dogs. She also appreciates a good audiobook and loves exploring local coffee shops throughout Denver. Katie will continue to share her Girl Scout journey with us. Follow along as she takes on new challenges and experiences!

The journey of a first-time troop leader and Girl Scout mom. Back-to-school season also means back-to-troop season is right around the corner. Girl Scouts of Colorado’s Katie Singleton recently took a few more steps in preparing for her first year as a troop leader, and she’s sharing the journey with us. This week, Katie received her Girl Scout Daisy Experience Box. Experience Boxes are helpful resources designed especially for new Daisy and Brownie troop leaders. Leaders receive a series of boxes throughout the year filled with tools to make troop meetings fun and successful. If you or your troop are interested in receiving Experience Boxes, you can learn more on our website . When starting out as a new Girl Scout, one of the most important things you’ll need is your vest to show off all your accomplishments. Katie and her daughter recently stopped by the Girl Scouts of Colorado Retail Shop to pick up a Girl Scout Daisy vest and a few other fun items to kick off the year. If you are feeling overwhelmed with the start of school and the troop year, the Girl Scouts of Colorado Retail Shop team is ready to help. They can walk you through all the essentials, answer your questions, and even iron on your insignia for an additional $10. Here are the items Katie and her daughter picked out, all available in-store or online : Official Daisy Tunic Daisy Colorado Insignia Pack Daisy Troop Numbers Daisy Handbook with Petal Requirements Daisy Trio Crossbody Bag Official Daisy Beanie Daisy Scrunchie Set Daisy Bow Set Girl Scout Kit Bag (included with the purchase of a full uniform)   Katie will continue to share her journey with us, from setting up her first troop meeting to preparing her first cookie booth this winter. She hopes her story helps new parents and troop leaders feel more confident as they begin their own Girl Scout adventures.

Over the summer, Cadette Ellie and Senior Kiko of Multi-Level Troop 65659 went to Meadow Mountain Ranch and completed the Think Like an Engineer Journey. For their Take Action Project, they wanted to address the topic of wildfires in Colorado that are caused by campfires. Both girls enjoy watching videos by engineer Mark Rober. They planned and directed a short film based on one of his episodes. Kiko directed and edited the film. Ellie and Kiko’s sister, a Junior, played starring roles. Kiko described the plan this way, “When the campers don't put out their fire, someone's going to put out a speaker. And they're going to hear whispering in their tent and… They're going to come out like, what on earth? They're going to start putting out the fires, hopefully, and then they're going to spread the awareness on to other people.” Ellie said, “I want to protect all the animals and help people learn from their mistakes by not putting out the fire… We want it to try and be sustainable. We want it to go on for as long as possible to stop forest fires.” They shared their film with their troop and families with a call to action: “Put out your fires! Put them out!”

Last July, two Daisies, four Brownies, and one Junior completed the Multi-Level Think Like an Engineer Journey at Meadow Mountain Ranch. Twenty percent of Colorado’s native bumblebee species are facing endangerment due to climate change, habitat loss, and pesticides. One of the Girl Scouts had recently seen a tree cut down in her community and was saddened by it. For their Take Action Project, they made a how-to presentation on building a bee hotel. Bee hotels provide nesting spaces for solitary bees, which don’t live in hives. They wrote down their thoughts about protecting bee habitats and read them aloud, made artwork showing the bee hotels in action, and performed as a bee. One of Brownies wrote a song to the tune of Make New Friends: Bees need homes Don’t cut them down Flowers need them to pollinate Hey! They hope their instructions will encourage viewers to build nesting spaces for important pollinators and protect their habitats.

Denver's new professional women's soccer team, Denver Summit, is providing four tickets to Girl Scouts of Colorado to their home opener in March (exact date to be determined)! Any troop volunteer that hosts a Girl Scout Sign Up table will have the opportunity to be entered in the drawing for four home opener tickets. So, not only will you get an early Cookie Booth selection but you'll have the chance to treat your fellow troop leaders, friends, or family to be a part of history at this first home match! The game will most likely be played at Empower Field and we'll share the date as soon as it's announced. Slots are available at schools near you and at select Walmart locations. Check the sign-ups here. To qualify for the early Cookie Booth selection incentive and Denver Summit ticket drawing, the troop volunteer or Juliette caregiver must sign up through GSCO, attend online training, return interest information to GSCO within 24 hours of the event, and submit a photo of their table at the location. To qualify for the incentives, Join Girl Scout tables must be held prior to Nov. 2.

As summer winds down and backpacks make their return, we’re stepping into one of the most energizing seasons in Girl Scouts:  Back to School!   This is when the magic begins- most  Girl Scouts join between August, September, and October . These few months are a golden window - a chance to welcome new families and show them all the ways Girl Scouts sparks courage, confidence, and character in girls. Sometimes, all it takes is a warm welcome or a kind word for a girl to realize:  This is where I belong.   No one can share that message and excitement better than our current Girl Scouts! So, we’re offering an opportunity for Girl Scout representatives to host the Join Girl Scouts table at a Back to School night near them. Troops, Juliettes, and volunteers that qualify* by hosting at least one Join Girl Scouts table will earn an opportunity for an early Cookie Booth selection in the 2026 Cookie Program. No experience needed, just enthusiasm and a friendly smile. Training and materials will be provided.   Find and Sign Up for Back to School Nights in your area: Western Slope​ Pueblo Colorado Springs​ Denver​ Northern Colorado   New! Walmart locations In addition to Back to School Nights, there are opportunities to host a Girl Scout table in front of some Walmart locations in September and October!   *To qualify for the early Cookie Booth selection incentive, the troop volunteer or Juliette caregiver must sign up through GSCO, attend online training, return interest information to GSCO within 24 hours of the event, and submit a photo of their table at the location. Troops are welcome to host more than one Girl Scout table however each troop will qualify for only one early Cookie Booth selection. To qualify for the incentive, Join Girl Scout tables must be held prior to Nov. 2.

Cadette Troop 76905 in Superior held a Take Action project fundraiser this summer in support of teen mental health and suicide prevention school programs! The girls chose to sell cold refreshments on a warm, summer evening at a local downtown summer concert to raise funds for donation in support of these important teen mental health prevention programs. One of the girls received an educational presentation from Colie's Closet in seventh grade last year and shared, "As someone who had Colie’s Closet come to our school to educate us, I can say that they do a great job presenting and educating on topics such as suicide, depression, and more." Troop 76905 raised $375 for donation to Colie's Closet to support teen mental health and suicide prevention school programs!! Way to go girls!!

Ambassador Troop 71020 from Loveland just returned from a dream trip to Europe. Our troop started traveling each summer after fifth grade, with trips to Washington D.C., Tennessee, Texas and California, but dreamed of a final international trip before starting their senior year of high school. We hosted fundraisers and saved money for two years so we could plan the adventure of a lifetime. We traveled to five countries in 10 days and logged 160,000 steps and five train rides! Our stops included Amsterdam, Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; Cologne, Germany; Paris, France and Zurich and Lucerne, Switzerland.

This year, we held a “MEdia Journey in a Day” event. During this event, girls learned about the negative influence that all media can have at times and how to counteract that with positive messages. These messages could be in both offline and online forms with kindness jars to themselves and designing their own online platforms. As part of the Take Action Project, the girls designed a video with positive affirmations for girls to watch and say to themselves when they are feeling down.

Calling all troop and service unit teams! You have the power to help ignite something incredible for a new group of Girl Scouts in your community. By stepping up to recruit and mentor a brand-new troop, you’ll help build something meaningful in your community and earn $50 for your troop or service unit, plus $50 for the new troop. By supporting a new troop through just 3–4 meetings, you’ll lay the foundation for unforgettable experiences—for girls and volunteers alike—as they begin their exciting Girl Scout journey. There are extra resources to support troop mentors! The Girl Scout Experience Box for Daisies is back for another year, and 2025 is the first year offering an Experience Box Brownies. These monthly complimentary supply boxes are designed especially for troops with first year Daisies and/or Brownies on the roster. Here are the deets: Each month, participating troops will receive a free, ready-to-go supply box filled with easy-to-follow activity guides, step-by-step instructions to lead two meetings a month, and engaging script suggestions. Troops qualify and start receiving boxes when they have four or more first-year Daisies or first-year Brownies registered. Troops can receive both boxes if they meet the requirements! Troop mentors can choose to receive the experience box during initial meetings and then can request the box be transferred to a newly established volunteer via an email to inquiry@gscolorado.org . Boxes will ship once a troop has one registered Troop Leadership Team (TLT) member and a minimum of four first year Daisies or first year Brownies. The mentor can be registered as a TLT for the troop to meet this initial requirement. How you can help as a mentor: Complete the starter troop intent form . Spread the word! Share flyers, connect with your community, and reach out to your local community engagement specialist for support. Utilize these customizable resources. Support at least four troop sessions, including a parent/caregiver meeting. Have an approved bank account and current ACH on file. Support the new troop in meeting the below requirements and receive $50 to your troop/SU. Requirements for the new troop and volunteers: Participate in at least four starter troop meetings Register two unrelated adults to the Troop Leadership Team within 30 days of the first troop meeting. Register five or more girls to the roster, and the troop is open in the catalog for a minimum of 12 members. Complete new leader onboarding and start volunteer training. Open a troop bank account by submitting an ACH  . Meet the above requirements and Girl Scouts of Colorado will send $50 to your new bank account via ACH.