Category Archives: Girls Scouts

Troop 3480 End-of-Year Program on Sunday, June 2 at 3PM

gs missionAsalaamu Alaikum,

The end of our first scouting year at PGMA is upon us. Join us for our End-of-Year program at Glenn Dale Community Center on Sunday, June 2, 2013, from 3 – 5PM. We will celebrate our troop’s accomplishments, award girls their earned badges and participation patches, and some of our girls will bridge to the next level of scouting.

  • All girl scouts should be in full uniform.
  • Each family should bring a dish to share. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
  • Please be timely. The facility is available to us until 5PM.

If bridging girl scouts want to have their new vests for the End-of-Year Program, be sure to check out the Mobile Girl Scout Shop in Bowie, MD on June 1, 2013 at St. Edwards the Confessor Catholic Church located at 1940 Mitchellville Road, from 11am to 1pm. Uniform items can also be purchased at the Girl Scout Shop in NW DC, open Monday through Saturday.

QUICK RECAP
What: Troop 3480 End-of-Year Program
Who: All Troop 3480 Girl Scouts, Family & Friends
When: Sunday, 2 June 2013, 3 – 5PM
Where: Glenn Dale Community Center
11901 Glenn Dale Boulevard (Rte. 193)
Glenn Dale, MD 20769

301-352-8983

Can’t wait to see you all there to celebrate our first year of Girl Scouts in Troop 3480!

Ma salaama

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On Your Own: Your Turn to Lead at Howard University School of Law

Your Turn to Lead logoThis conference is designed to inspire teen girls to recognize their own abilities, become active in their schools and in their communities. The leadership conference will include interesting activities, exciting workshops, and college preparation. Influential guest speakers such as Catherine Hogan, Public Affairs and Government Relations lobbyist for Verizon; Yvette Alexander, DC City Council; and Robert Sims, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Washington Gas.

What: Your Turn to Lead:Your Voice Matters
Who: Girl Scout teens
When: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 10AM – 7PM
Where: Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness St. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Cost: Early Bird Registration by May 31, 2013, pay just $10
General Registration: $15 after May 31 until June 7, 2013<
Cost includes registration, lunch, dinner and conference materials
Register Here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013YTTLGirlRegistration 

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So Fresh, So Clean: Get Your Girl Ready to Bridge and Prepared for 2013-14 Scouting Year

The Mobile Girl Scout Shop will be in Bowie, MD on June 1, 2013 at St. Edwards the Confessor Catholic Church located at 1940 Mitchellville Road, from 11am to 1pm. Update your uniforms before Troop 3480’s End of Year program and before the 2013-2014 scouting begins in September.

Girl Scouts in America and around the world are recognized by their uniforms. Help make sure your girl is wearing her uniform correctly, uniting her with the sisterhood of Girl Scouts.

The required uniform for Troop 3480 includes the following:

  • insignia tab and pins (appropriate for level)
  • white shirt
  • khaki pants / skirt or khaki abaya
  • white scarf
  • active footwear

There are also official tunics or vest for the girls based on their level on which girls can proudly display their earned badges and participation patches. Daisies wear blue tunics; Brownies vests are brown; Juniors sport the green vests; and Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors are all decked out in tan vests.

Along with the vests, parents should purchase these essential items:

  • American flag patch
  • Council Identification patch for Girl Scout of the Nations Capital
  • Troop Numerals 3480
  • Insignia Tab

Use this visual guide to learn where to place all pins, patches and badges: http://www.girlscouts.org/program/basics/for_volunteers/where_to_place/

All items can be purchased online at the official Girl Scout Shop or in person at the GS Shop of the Nations Capital located at 4301 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC, 20008.

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