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Sponsorship: United Church of Penacook is a proud sponsor of Penacook Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop #212. This troop is part of the Swift Water Council which will merge with the Vermont Council in 2009 and become the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains. Troop sponsorship is a voluntary association on behalf
of a group of girls in a community, to insure that all girls regardless of race,
creed, national origin, handicap or socio-economical factors have an opportunity
to participate in Girl Scouting. The Penacook Girl Scouts are living the GSUSA mission "Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place."
2009 Events:
- Day trip to Vermont to visit UVM and the Ben and Jerry's Factory
- Christmas shopping for a need teen
- Girl Scout cookie sales
- New England-wide Senior Girl Scout Conference in Rhode Island
- Trip to New York City
2008 Events:
- Favors were made for the January and February Penacook Senior Center's luncheons.
- Cookie orders were taken in January and should be delivered in mid-February. Look for cookie booths in area stores in February and March.
- The Older Girl Patrol raised funds for a trip to New York City for Memorial Day Weekend visiting the Empire State Building, Central Park, Bryant Park, Macy's and a Broadway show..
- The Younger Girl Patrol is starting to work on the "Once Upon a Story" Interest Project badge and would like to visit Louisa May Alcott's House in the spring.
- Girl Scout Sunday was March 9.
2007 Activity:
- Seacoast Cadette/Senior Girl Conference in Portsmouth
- Cheered on walkers at the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Concord
- Hosted a Program Aide training, the first of Swift Water Council's leadership trainings for girls, at the church
- The Older Girl Patrol attended the "It's Your Life...Take Charge!" Leadership Conference in Concord in November
Giving Back: Over the years, the Girl Scouts have supported the UCP Food Pantry with donations and the UCP Open Door Community Kitchen with workers. The girls have participated in Scouting for Food with the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, which benefits the church’s food shelves. For several years, the girls have made the tags for the Gift Box Project, and make favors for the Penacook Senior Center luncheons. Other community service opportunities are being investigated at Whitaker Place and the SPCA. We celebrate Girl Scout Sunday with the congregation each year in March.
A Historical Perspective: In the Fall of 2000, Girl Scouting was brought back to the United Church of Penacook when Cheryl Stinson asked the church to be the Sponsoring Organization for a new Penacook Brownie Girl Scout troop. At various times over the past seven years, the church’s Sponsorship has included Daisy Girl Scout Troop #2995 (for kindergarten-age girls), Brownie Girl Scout Troop #858 (for girls in grades 1-3), Junior Girl Scout Troop #285 (for girls in grades 4-6), and Cadette Girl Scout Troop (now Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop) #212. Currently Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop #212 (for girls in grades 6-12) is the only troop meeting at the Church during the 2007-2008 year.
If you or someone you know would be interested in joining the Cadette/Senior Troop* in Penacook, please contact
Cheryl Stinson at 753-4072 for more information.
| Girl Scouts . . . . Where Girls Grow Strong! |
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The Girl Scout Promise
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The Girl Scout Law
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On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law. |
I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout. |
For more information about Girls Scouts, visit the national Girl Scouts of the USA site at www.girlscouts.org or for New Hampshire scouting, visit www.swgirlscouts.org.
* Age/grade levels:
Cadette Girl Scouts, ages 11 - 14 (or grades 6 - 7 - 8 - 9)
Senior Girl Scouts, ages 14 - 17 (or grades 9 - 10 - 11 - 12)
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