Ideas No Comments 
service unit, tips, volunteers
We snagged this idea off of the Girl Scouts Gab group on Facebook. Our service unit team is passing out “Leader Survival Kits” to our leaders at this month’s SU meeting:
Random Things That Don't Fit Anywhere Else Kinda Like Me No Comments councils
You know how every GS Council person has the same signature in their email? Well, every time I see one from this past summer’s featured tagline for GSSC-MM:
Hikes & Outdoors 2 Comments hiking, lost, waterfalls
I’ve decided to start logging my hikes in this blog because I do get asked what hikes I’ve taken and which ones I’d recommend for troops. I hope that’s OK with all four or five of you reading this blog. 😉
Back in March of 2014, my friend Meggan and I drove up to Asbury Hills, a United Methodist youth camp near Cleveland, SC, to hike to Moonshine Falls as recommended by our Methodist minister. You can download a map on the Asbury Hills website. It’s called Moonshine Falls because it used to be the site of an actual moonshine still way back when. And the 55 gallon drums are still there! I’m guessing Asbury Hills wasn’t there at the time. At least I hope not. You know those crazy Methodists, though! Continue reading
Traditional Stuff 2 Comments gold award, mrs. vickers, samona, the 80s, troop 20
Back when Troop 20 was made up of wee little Brownies and Juniors, Mrs. Vickers said she would take us to Europe if we stayed in Scouts and earned our Gold Award. Well, not PAY for it, but plan and arrange it and all that stuff. And this was a big deal for Mrs. Vickers, because she was deathly afraid of flying. She did get on a plane to go to Our Cabaña before that trip, but flying overseas was a much bigger deal for her. Continue reading
Hikes & Outdoors No Comments big boy mountain, camp wabak, cats, geocaches, hiking
Did you know that the real name of Camp WaBak’s Big Boy Mountain is really Cedar Rock Mountain? I was looking up geocaches in the area and found it on the map:
Experiences as a Leader No Comments badges we don't need no stinkin badges, city slickers, juniors, newspaper clippings, service unit, summer camp, upstate sc
Enough of this living in the past! I received a welcome surprise this morning when I opened up the August issue of our local city’s newspaper. The Simpsonville Sentinel featured an article about our service unit’s City Slickers summer camp and our Juniors’ work with the Fountain Inn Garden Club. I can’t say enough good things about the work they did with our girls. So if you’re in the Golden Strip of SC area, please contact them for projects! They were extremely enthusiastic about working with us. Continue reading
Reminiscing No Comments barbara, mrs. vickers, newspaper clippings, stories, troop 20
Here’s another favorite newspaper clipping from Troop 20. I don’t have a date for this one, but I’m guessing it’s from 1984 or 1985 since Barbara is in it. And how she got to be the one dressed up, I don’t know. She must have drawn the short straw or something. Mrs. Vickers was always big on publicity and submitted our picture to the newspaper whenever possible. (Thanks Mrs. Vickers! Memories!) As you can read from the newspaper caption, we created a costume that was sent to the J-Low Birthplace for one of their sessions. Sometime I’ll share the time when I slipped and was knocked out at the J-Low house. No joke! Continue reading
Traditional Stuff No Comments camping, comics, gsusa, history, traditions
August 10th is National S’mores Day. Yay! Here’s an excerpt from a GSUSA article that also features some more s’mores (see what I did there) recipes:
National S’Mores Day is August 10, and as we all know, s’mores hold a special place in Girl Scout history. Did you know that the first-known recorded version of a “s’mores” recipe can be found in an official Girl Scout publication from 1927? So cool! The recipe is credited to Loretta Scott Crew, who reportedly made s’mores by the campfire for a group of Girl Scouts. Originally called “some mores,” it is unknown when the name was shortened to “s’mores,” but recipes using the longer name can be found in various Girl Scout publications up through 1971.
Reminiscing No Comments caroline, marla, sonja, trips, troop 20, world's fair
I went through some of our family pictures and pulled a few pictures of our World’s Fair trip. I must have really made a big deal about the van not being in the newspaper’s photo, because here’s one that somebody took. Wasn’t it awesome? Just like the A-Team!! Continue reading
Hikes & Outdoors 2 Comments camping, outdoors, tips
We’re nearing the end of summer, but with the start of troop meetings, you may still be getting outside to do some activities. Poison ivy is still out there waiting to getcha! It’s always kind of funny to me how girls (and some adults) back up or refuse to even go any further on a trail or path if I point out poison ivy on the side. I always say, “It’s not going to jump out and bite you! Just don’t walk through it and you’re fine.” Continue reading
