August 27 2024

The Middle TN Lawsuit Has Been Settled… Or Has It?

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On August 26, 2024, paperwork was filed to dismiss the Middle Tennessee council’s lawsuit versus GSUSA. I had actually gotten word that both sides came to a settlement a few weeks ago, but I am not one to publish things on GSWAC (Not a Council) without public references, so I waited for the paperwork on Court Listener to catch up. It finally did, and with that, another chapter on my blog ends. Kinda.

If you’re new to this and have no idea what I’m referencing, take a moment and read my original post about the lawsuit. I won’t rehash it here. Continue reading

August 18 2024

Updated UNOFFICIAL Memory Book Updates for 2024-25

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A few years back, I decided to recreate the discontinued Memory Books that GSUSA published years ago but using a different premise. If you want to read about the thought process behind them, you can visit the original blog post.

No new badges were released for the 2024-25 season, but the First Aid badges for the Brownie through Ambassador levels have been updated with a new design and slightly modified summaries. The Cadette PA Award has also been updated with its new requirements (no longer requires LiA).

Each level (except Daisy which didn’t have any updates this year) has three files to fit your needs. If you ONLY need the updated First Aid page, then download the “Updated” file. If you need the entire book, download the “Full” file. If you need retired badges, download the “Retired” file. Unfortunately, some badges had already been retired by the time I came up with the Memory Books, so they don’t include all retired badges (since 2010). I might see if I can hunt down the ones that I’m missing though and add them later. I did include the old First Aid designs in the retired files even though technically the badge isn’t retired. Continue reading

August 1 2024

Updated Badge, Journey, and Award Summaries for 2024-25

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It’s that time of year! I’ve published the Badge, Journey, and Award summaries for all levels for the 2024-2025 membership year. These PDF files are a combination of what you’ll find in GSUSA’s Badge Explorer, except that I streamlined the designs to make them more printer-friendly and added the additional awards found in each level.

Note that these aren’t meant to be replacements for the badge requirements. These only give a brief summary of each step, and I created it so that girls and leaders could easily browse through the badges and awards all in one place to get an idea of what they wanted to work on. To find the actual badge requirements, you’ll have to reference either the badge pamphlets or Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) activity plans. Continue reading