2013 Community Service

Community Service Fun

(Sorry I lost tons of my gs pictures when my other laptop broke. If my Dad is able to get them off my hard drive I will add more pictures later. P.s. I learned my lesson about not backing up my photos. Believe me Walgreen's is sooooooo happy to see me now. lol)

This past year our troop has focused on doing tons of community service projects to help out our community. 

We helped beautify La and our local zoo... (I bought the girls gardening gloves and tools to take home for their own gardening projects.)

We helped serve supper to survivors at our local Relay 4 Life (this is our 2nd year to help serve supper and our 3rd year to volunteer at this event.) This event is very near and dear to our hearts since I am a survivor. I went through Breast cancer 3 yrs ago and still holding troop meetings while taking a year of chemo and having 8 surgeries. My girls and my gs parents are one of the main reasons I did so good during my treatments and is a survivor today.

(Mrs. Brandi and her daughter Brooke)

We said "Thank You" to our local veterans by singing Christmas Carols at our local VA Home. It really brightened their day and they loved it!!!

We donated supplies and our time at our local humane society. The girls got to learn about the shelter and how the animals cope while waiting to be adopted. We delivered donated food, supplies, and toys to the cute little kitties to us. We also got to play with the kitties and give them some much needed love only a kid can give. :)

We also participated in the following community service projects:

Worked at our local Food Bank (3 times)

Participated in Scouting 4 Food with the boyscouts of America

Donated hair to Locks for Love (Catherine :)

Served Breakfast to breast cancer survivors at our local Susan G Komen Race for the Cure

Helped clean up at our host church

Sent Girl Scout Cookies to a local soldier serving over seas. (9 cases)

Retired local flags for our community in a formal flag retirement ceremony

(We probably did more community service, but due to my photos being gone and my gs attendance binder being packed I can't remember anymore.)

Community Service plans for next year:

Hats off to Cancer

Race for the Cure (3rd annual)

Hats 4 the Homeless

Scouting for Food (7th annual)

Toy Drive

Cookies for St. Judes

Food Bank

War Veteran Home visit (pass out small gifts and chat with the residents)

72 Hr Food Pantry Kits

Relay 4 Life (3rd annual)

Beautify La Project (3rd annual)

We Loveeeeeeeeeee to help people!!!!! My goal is for teach the girls to serve others and hopefully the girls will grow up and help others as adults. That would make me super happy. :)

Keep Busy It's Fun,

Mrs. Brandi