Girl Scouts of Colorado gives special thanks to the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame (CWHF) and the League of Women Voters of Colorado (LWVCO) for hosting two webinars for Girl Scouts to learn about the women’s suffrage movement and the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. More than 40 Girl Scouts from across the country participated in the webinars on August 10 and August 14, 2020. You can now watch both webinars online. Suffrage Centennial webinar for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors – 8/10/2020 Suffrage Centennial webinar for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors – 8/14/2020 Presenters from the CHWF and LWVCO included: Beth Barela, Executive Director, Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame ML Hanson, Founder of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame and Girl Scout Woman of Distinction Beth Hendrix, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of Colorado Jill Tietjen, Inductee of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame and the Colorado Author’s Hall of Fame, and Girl Scout Woman of Distinction Andrea Wilkins, Legislative Liaison for the League of Women Voters of Colorado Our presenters spoke to girls about what life was like for women 100 years ago, why suffragists fought for the right to vote, and about key suffragists in Colorado history. Girls also learned about how and why the CO Women’s Hall of Fame was started and the original suffragists were the founders of the League of Women Voters. Through participating in this webinar girls: Earned their Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame patch! They completed the patch requirements by: Learning about CWHF inductees Attending a CWHF event Watching a film from the CWHF website (D/B/J) OR completing a CWHF scavenger hunt (C/S/A) Order your CWHF patch online now! 2. Completed the “Discover” part of the Girl Scout Suffrage Centennial patch by: Finding out why it is important to vote. Learning about women’s first time voting. Learning why some people were opposed to voting. To continue learning more about the women’s suffrage centennial and the 19th Amendment, Girl Scouts can: Finish earning the Girl Scout Suffrage Centennial patch. Earn the Girl Scout 19th Amendment Ranger patch. Explore all the resources on the special Suffrage Centennial blog post. Questions? Email aimee.artzer@gscolorado.org. 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. #GirlScoutingatHome #WomensSuffrageCentennial #womensrights #Communitypartnerships #votingrights #GirlScoutsatHome #communitypartners #LeagueofWomenVotersofColoradoLWVCO #ColoradoWomensHallofFameCWHF

When Daisies earn the Space Science Explorer badge, they’ll have explored and observed the Sun, Moon, and stars. Did you know that Earth, the planet we live on, spins around the sun? During the day, it looks like the sun is moving across our sky, but we’re the ones moving! When you’re on the part of the Earth that faces the Sun, it’s daytime, but when it’s facing away, it’s nighttime. Step One: Explore the Sun During a sunny day, use a piece of paper, rocks, a writing utensil, and a small toy, to create shadow art! Place a piece of paper on the ground weighed down by small rocks on the edges. Place your toy so that it casts a shadow onto the paper. Using your pencil or marker, trace the shadow to create the shape of your toy on the paper! Come back every couple of hours to see how the shadow looks differently throughout the day. Trace it again to compare. 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. #spacescience #Daisybadge #DaisySpaceScienceExplorerbadge #GirlScoutingatHome #STEM #Daisybadges #GirlScoutsatHome #SpaceScienceExplorer #badge #youngergirls #badges

This FREE event is brought to you by Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, HealthOne Behavioral Health & Wellness Center, and CareNow Urgent Care. A special WebEx just for kids! Wednesday, August 19, 2020 5:30 – 6 p.m. Pediatric doctors will walk about: COVID19 reminders Handwashing tips Managing social and emotional challenges in the new school year Your child’s COVID19 general questions Register now: https://hcaevents.webex.com/hcaevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee76ba697ad130c37d6ca20b7d12bf8fd 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. #COVID19 #HealthOneBehavioralHealthampWellnessCenter #GSCOevents #Communitypartnerships #RockyMountainHospitalforChildren #communitypartners #CareNowUrgentCare

Girl Scouts of Colorado is excited to have Laura Vetos as our special guest at Tools for Independence – Older Girl Edition Club meeting on August 26, 2020.  Laura will be teaching high school girls first-aid basics, how to make a basic splint, the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, and how to recognize drug and alcohol overdose and what to do in that situation.  This meeting satisfies the requirements for Senior First Aid badge Steps Three and Four, as well as Senior Safety Award Step Five. Register here: https://gscolorado.formstack.com/forms/tools_for_independence_first_aid_drug_and_alcohol_abuse_virtual_08_26_2020 More about Laura Vetos Laura Vetos, born and raised in Colorado, grew up as a Girl Scout in Wheat Ridge.  She attended the Air Force Academy until her mom got sick and she dropped out. Instead of giving up on her dreams of serving her country, Laura went to EMT training and became the first female firefighter for Englewood Fire Department. Over the course of her 28-year career, Laura served her community as a firefighter with specialized training in Confined Spaces and Hazardous Materials, Paramedic, SWAT Medic, and continued to break barriers by becoming a fire lieutenant, fire captain, and acting battalion chief. Laura retired from firefighting in 2015, but still wanted to serve her community.  She currently works as an ER-based paramedic in Aurora.  She performs many of the same duties as a nurse in an ER. Laura loves to care for others in a friendly and helpful manner.  She loves Girl Scouts and any group that helps women become their best.  When she is not at work, Laura likes to spend time in the mountains hiking, fishing, riding her bike, and spending time with her family, friends, and dog, Bailey. 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. #GirlScoutingatHome #GSCOevents #Aurora #GirlScoutsatHome #MetroDenver #alumnaenews

Diversity, equity, and inclusion have been core values of Girl Scouts since its founding in 1912. As we continue empowering youth to make the world a better place, we are excited to have brought together experts from across Colorado to have important conversations about difference, race, and racism. Experts from Girl Scouts of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, and Colorado Mountain College came together in July and August 2020 to answer questions about these important topics through one conversation for parents and caregivers, and one conversation for children. Anne Trujillo from Denver7 moderated each conversation. You can now watch both conversations on Denver7 through your Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, or others streaming device. You can also watch on the Denver7 and Girl Scouts of Colorado YouTube channels. Special thanks to our experts: Lindsay Standish, Chief Outdoor Program Officer, Girl Scouts of Colorado Robert Franklin, II,  Diversity, Health Equity & Inclusion Program Manager, Children’s Hospital Colorado Dr. Brandi Freeman, Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Colorado Faridhe Rodriguez, Director, El Busesito Preschool, Valley Settlement Project & Colorado Mountain College student (parent & caregiver conversation only) Rob Nesby, Preschool teacher, Early Learning Center in Aspen, CO & Colorado Mountain College student (child conversation only) As you and your children continue learning about topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we invite you to explore our Diverse. Inclusive. Together. program, adapted from our Girl Scout sisters in Minneapolis and explore all the resources provided on our website. Questions? Email inquiry@gscolorado.org. #DiversityEquityandInclusion #ColoradoMountainCollege #GirlScoutingatHome #LetsTalkaboutDifferences #Diversity #ConversationStarters #DiverseInclusiveTogetherpatch #ConversationStartersLetsTalkaboutDifferences #Equity #Denver7 #GirlScoutsatHome #ChildrensHospitalColorado #DiverseInclusiveTogetherpatchprogram #denverpublicschools #inclusion

Troop 41660 on Ft. Carson in GSCO’s Pikes Peak region created this video as the Take Action project for their Media Journey. The girls created the video to inspire more adults to become Girl Scout leaders as they learned that many adults think it is too much work and the girls wanted to show how rewarding it is to be a leader. The girls did the project completely by themselves without help from their leaders or other adults. To learn more about volunteering in the Pikes Peak region, email heidi.sumner@gscolorado.org or sarah.elzahed-moorman@gscolorado.org. To learn more about volunteering in other parts of Colorado, go to https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/for-volunteers/why-volunteer.html. 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. #FortCarson #MediaJourney #PikesPeak #TakeAction

UPDATE: Registration is now closed as we have reached capacity. Spaces are still available for Rock Climbing Badge Adventure Day at Magic Sky Ranch! Date: Sunday, September 20, 2020 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Fee: $20 (Grants available) Join us for a day of outdoor rock climbing and outdoor skill building to complete some of the requirements for the Rock Climbing Adventure badge. Girls will learn about climbing equipment, techniques, knots, and other skills before exploring up the rock wall. After climbing, girls will learn Leave No Trace and other outdoor skills to be prepared for future adventures.  No prior climbing experience is required, and this event is open to all Brownies – Ambassadors. Register now: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2020/092020_rock_climbing_NC.html This is not an individual girl drop-off event; girls must attend as part of a troop or with their own adult supervision. All child and adult attendees agree to follow the most current GSCO COVID -19 guidelines in relation to in -person events and have completed a COVID waiver. An event letter with more information about COVID polices and procedures during the event will be emailed to participants two weeks prior to the event. If you have any questions about this event or have trouble completing registration, please contact inquiry@gscolorado.org or 877-404-5708. 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. #OutdoorBadges #outdoorbadge #MagicSkyRanch #GSCOevents #MagicSky #NorthernampNortheasternCO #RockClimbingBadge #MagicSkyRanchCamp #RedFeatherLakes #badge #camp #badges

Submitted by Aimee Rogers Metro Denver Centennial The Juniper Trail Service Unit invites service units and troops statewide to join our socially distanced walk: Step Out With Suffragettes 1.5 mile walk on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. We invite troops and/or families (based on current guidelines at the time) to join us by walking in your local area to honor the suffragettes that came before us in the fight for the right to vote. This event is planned for you! Please e-mail girlscouts602@gmail.com for more information and instructions. Instructions include: Links to age appropriate videos (Daisy/Brownie/Junior/Cadette/ Senior/Ambassador) for girls to watch to learn more about the suffrage movement nationwide. Questions for an online scavenger hunt for girls to learn about Colorado’s important milestone in the suffrage movement. Instructions so girls can learn about the process to register to vote in the State of Colorado. Ideas on building a kit you can deliver to families so girls can make sashes and signs to wear at the walk. This is an amazing opportunity to educate the voters of tomorrow by celebrating the voters of the past! Lets all coordinate our walk on September 19 at 10 and enjoy the socially distanced sisterhood of Girl Scouts! 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. #GirlScoutingatHome #GSCOevents #womensrights #Centennial #JuniperTrailServiceUnit #SuffragettesWalk #GirlScoutsatHome #MetroDenver

You have two opportunities to be entered into a drawing to win an Annual Colorado State Park Pass valued at $80! First Chance to Win: Step One: Renew your Girl Scouts of Colorado membership for the 2020 – 2021 Membership Year on or before September 8, 2020. Step Two: Register to participate in Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend on September 12 and 13, 2020. Link to register: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/events-repository/2020/girl_scouts_love_sta.html Members who register to participate in-person and virtually will be entered into the drawing. Second Chance to Win: Complete Steps One and Two above. Step Three: Post photos of you/your family/troop enjoying Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend 2020 in-person or virtually on the social media network of your choice. For your entry to be counted, you must also tag Girl Scouts of Colorado on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram AND you must post the photo by Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Twitter and Instagram users are also encouraged to use #GSColo and #gsoutdoors. *** This contest is only available to members of Girl Scouts of Colorado. 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. #2020GirlScoutsLoveStateParksWeekend #GirlScoutsLoveStateParksWeekend #GSCOevents

Submitted by Marie Merrill-Exton Pikes Peak Pagosa Springs Sage from Pagosa Springs was planning to attend Girl Scout Camp for the very first time this year at Sky High Ranch. The camp was canceled, but Sage was surprised by her parents with the Aspen Art Box and a camping trip nearby Sky High Ranch. 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. #2020CampBox #SkyHighRanch #PagosaSprings #GirlScoutingatHome #campbox #GirlScoutsatHome #GirlScoutCamp #SkyHighRanchCamp #PikesPeak #camp

Bring some of the fun of Girl Scout Camp home! Both Tomahawk Ranch and Sky High Ranch are offering NEW camp-in-a-box experiences for August 2020. Sky High Ranch has a “Fairy Garden” box for campers who miss the magic of camp fairies! This special, limited edition box is full of magic, fantasy, and woodland mischief. Camp fairies picked their favorite activities for a box designed especially for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. Older Girl Scouts may order this box as well. To learn more about what’s inside the “Fairy Garden” box and order yours, use this link. The deadline to order is August 31. Missing the magic of the annual Colorado summer Renaissance Festival? Tomahawk Ranch is here to help with a box designed for Juniors to Ambassadors. Younger Girl Scouts may order this box as well. To learn more about what’s inside and order yours, use this link. The deadline to order is August 31. Both camps will mail boxes the day after the deadline with an expected arrival within seven to ten business days. The cost of each box is $50, including taxes and shipping. Quantities are limited, so order yours today! If you have questions or run into trouble completing registration, please contact GSCO Customer Care at inquiry@gscolorado.org or 877-404-5708. 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. #SkyHighRanch #2020CampinaBox #GirlScoutingatHome #campboxes #GirlScoutsatHome #GirlScoutCamp #TomahawkRanch #SkyHighRanchGirlScoutCamp #SkyHighRanchCamp #camp #TomahawkRanchCamp #TomahawkRanchGirlScoutCamp #CampinaBox #2020campboxes

Submitted by Amanda Johnson Metro Denver Denver Did you know that Colorado parks are being used twice as much as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic? Our Girl Scout Brownie troop noticed people were using parks more. We were excited about people loving our outdoor spaces until we observed that more use is bringing more litter. Our third grade Girl Scout Brownies from Willow, Inspire, and Polaris Elementary Schools wanted to learn more. They researched litter online, conducted science experiments about litter’s impact on our environment, and learned about trash pollution from an expert at Denver Solid Waste Management. Through our investigation, we learned the best ways to prevent litter are: Remove existing litter. Seeing litter already accumulated in a park makes it likely others will also litter. Encourage people to feel a connection to their parks. People who do not feel a sense of ownership for a park, or who believe someone else will clean up after them, are most likely to litter. Our Brownies were inspired to take action! We are organizing “Love The Earth Park Clean Up” the week of September 5-11, 2020. We are encouraging our neighbors to work with us in picking up litter in local parks with social distancing. If we all do a little ourselves, together we can love our earth and make a big difference! Girl Scouts who participate can earn a special fun patch. Visit our website to learn more: http://troop65750.com/parkcleanup/ Our Brownies are working on our Outdoor Journey. We met virtually throughout the summer and once to record our videos. The girls thought creatively about how to create an event with a lot of people, but still have social distancing. As a leader, I’m proud of their go-getter attitudes and leadership in creating “Love the Earth Park Clean Up.” 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. #Brownie #Brownies #Denver #COVID19pandemic #MetroDenver #TakeAction