Monthly Archives: February 2014

Feb 17 2014
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Badges, Confidence, Courage, Events, Girls Scouts, On Your Own

On Your Own: Junior & Brownie First Aid Badge at Camp Winona, Mar. 8

juniorFirstAidBadgeJunior and Brownie Girl Scouts can earn their First Aid Badge at Camp Winona on March 8, 2014. Girls can learn valuable, potentially life-saving skills while helping Ambassador Troop 1870 fundraise for their final trip to Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia.

The Brownie program sign is promptly at 8:45AM and the program lasts from 9AM – 12 Noon. Junior sign in is at 12:45PM and the program is from 1 – 4PM. Girls must register by February 26, 2014 to receive a badge on March 8. Download the registration form and contact the following for additional information:

SU 12-3 Troop 1870 Leaders
Susan Richman srichman4 [at] verizon [dot] net, 301-843-7170 or
Laura Schierlmann lschierlmann [at] yahoo [dot] com, 301-744-8439

BrownieFirstAidBadgeQUICK RECAP:
What: Junior/Brownie First Aid Badge
Who: Juniors & Brownies
When: Saturday March 8, 2014
Where: Camp Winona
6875 Winona Place, Hughesville, MD 20637
Cost: $10/girl (includes badge, water and snack)

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Feb 16 2014
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Badges, Confidence, Events, On Your Own

On Your Own: Discover Engineering Family Day, 22 Feb.

FY13DiscoverEngineeringFamilyDayScouts are welcome at Discover Engineering Family Day! Activities at the festival may assist scouts in fulfilling some requirements for the following badges:

Brownie Girl Scouts: Building Art, Science in Action, Listening to the Past

Junior Girl Scouts: Aerospace, Science Discovery, Discovering Technology, Sky Search, Careers

Scout groups may stop by the scout check-in table for a worksheet that has a full list of which activities correspond with badges at Discover Engineering Family Day.

Discover Engineering Family Day is a FREE, drop-in program. Program and activities are most appropriate for children ages 4 to 12 with adult supervision. Registration is not required.

At Discover Engineering Family Day visitors can:

FLY Become a rocket scientist and explore aerodynamics
BUILD Learn to build a suspension bridge using only basic items
EXPLORE Discover the concepts of mechanics and motion using a wind tube
MAKE slime and learn the properties of a “semisolid”
DESIGN and construct a structure to help protect from a tsunami
INVENT a pop-fly lever and see how high it launches a ping pong ball
MEET an astronaut
DISCOVER alongside Curious George and Cat in the Hat from WETA and PBSKids

More info here: http://www.nbm.org/families-kids/festivals/discover-engineering-family.html

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QUICK RECAP
What: Discover Engineering Family Day
Who: All (Brownies & Juniors can work on badges)
When: Saturday, February 22, 2014, 10AM – 4:30PM
Where: National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
202 272 2448
Cost: None

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Feb 14 2014
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Cookies, Events, Troop Meeting, Volunteers

Troop Meeting Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather, Feb. 14

troopAnnoucementToday’s troop meeting (Friday, Feb. 14) is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions. PGMA Girl Scouts follow PG County Schools’ inclement weather schedule.

The parent camping meeting and Brownie Snacks Badge activity will be rescheduled. Unless otherwise advised, weekend events will still occur, inshaAllah:

  • Girl Scout Day at the Newseum for Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors on Saturday, Feb. 15. Contact: Sis. Kesha ( keshabdulm [at] gmail [dot] com )
  • Cookie pick-up this Sunday, 11AM – 2PM and sign-up for cookie booths. Contact: Sis. Zakiya ( zakiya [dot] zaid [at] gmail [dot] com )
  • On-Your-Own Girl Scout Skate Party at the Skate Zone on Sunday, Feb. 16.

Our next troop event will be the Service Unit 22-6 World Thinking Day Program on Friday, Feburary 21, while our next regularly scheduled troop meeting will be Friday, February 28, inshaAllah.

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