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Jul 03 2014
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Character, Events, Faith, Girls Scouts, Islam, Parents, PGMA, Service, Volunteers

Update: Volunteer During Ramadan Week of Service at PGMA

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As Salaam Alaikum and Ramadan Mubarak!

Iftar Volunteers: Brownies, Juniors  Cadettes, Seniors & Ambassadors

Our Girl Scout Troop will be providing a week of service to help with Iftar at PGMA next week everyday Sunday July 6- Saturday July 12. We will need older Girl Scouts (Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors) to arrive at the Masjid to help set up at 7:45 pm each of these nights. Please come out and support the Masjid and community that supports our troop this Ramadan by helping with Iftar. The support of mothers and grandmothers is also greatly appreciated.

Brownies: will come prepapared to display recycle posters, recycle boxes and inform the community about the benefits of recycling.

Juniors: will help with the set up and clean up.

Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors: will set up the food service tables and serve, as well as provide any additional assistance as needed

Wear your vest and be on time with a wonderful attitude. In addition to working to please Allah (swta), girls will also be able to gain community service hours for the Silver Trefoil Award.

Ramadan Lock In

Due to the lateness of Maghrib and the short nights this Ramadan, Girl Scout Troop 3480 will not be holding a Ramadan Lock-In this year. We will be planning a special Hajj program later in the year. More information to come…

QUICK RECAP
What: Troop 3480 Ramadan Week of Service

Who: Browniers, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, Ambassadors. Mothers and Grandmothers are also welcome.
When: Sunday July 7- Saturday July 12. Start time: 7:45pm

Where: PGMA

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Jun 17 2014
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Badges, Girls Scouts, Service, Troop Meeting

Last Troop Meeting of 2013-2014 This Friday, 20 Jun

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Asalaamu Alaikum,

The Girl Scout year has come to an end for Troop 3480. Our last meeting will be Friday, June 20, 2014, 6 – 7:30PM at PGMA, inshaAllah.

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Daisies will end the year in costumes and will finish our last petal (for those 2nd year Daisies): Respect Authority. Daisies will also finish the year with crafts and cupcakes, sending our bridging Daisies off with a bang. Please see the last letter given out at last Friday’s meeting in regards to the Daisies Community Service/Take Action Project.

The Daisies need to finish their Take Action/ Community service project. The following items are needed for Daisies to complete their Take Action / Community Service project on June 20, 2014:

  • 4 Rubber tubs (not plastic)
  • 4 small cans of paint (blue, white, yellow, green)
  • 6 small paint brushes

We are still waiting for approval from the EC/Shura board to put our signs up for soccer field users to not litter. The tubs are where recyclable will go. Please email keshabdulm [at] gmail [dot] com with the item(s) you are bringing.

Brownies
Brownies will also be having a costume party as they finish up their journey and receive the award this Friday.

Juniors
Juniors are wearing costumes and participating in a field day. No costume? No problem. Juniors and their troop leaders have worked out a plan and know what to bring. If needed contact Sis. Yasmeen for information.

Cadettes
Cadettes will be having a costume party, too. Girls should come at 5PM to help set up. Girls should contact Rehana with questions.

Who is bringing what?
Ruwaida – paper plates and cups
Fatina – Little Ceaser Family Pack
Siham – candy and 2 real flower bouquets
Nusi – balloons and mini gift bags
Buthania – chips

Seniors GSAmbassadors
Seniors & Ambassadors should contact their leaders via email for information about their meeting.

The last day for Early Bird Registration for the 2014-2015 Girl Scout Year for girls already in Troop 3480 is this Friday as well. Spaces are limited. Don’t miss out. Click here to register.

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Feb 12 2014
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Confidence, Events, Girls Scouts, Patches, Service

Troop 3480 to Host Service Unit World Thinking Day Program, Feb. 21

WorldThinkingDay2014Each year on February 22, World Thinking Day, girls participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries. World Thinking Day is part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Global Action Theme based on the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals, which aim to improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. The theme for World Thinking Day 2014 is girls worldwide say “education opens doors for all girls and boys.”

Did you know…?

  • 66 million girls are out of school globally (UNESCO). That’s even more girls than all the girls in Canada, Mexico and the United States combined!
  • There are 33 million fewer girls than boys in primary school. (Education First) That’s approximately the number of all school-age girls in the United States.
  • In some places, there are 90 students to one teacher. (Global Campaign for Education)
  • A child born to a literate mother is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5. (UNESCO)
  • A girl with an extra year of education can earn 20% more as an adult. (The World Bank)
  • Girls with 8 years of education are 4 times less likely to be married as children. (National Academies Press)
  • 14 million girls under 18 will be married this year. That’s 38,000 girls today. (UNFPA)
  • Even though K-12 school is free in the United States, almost one in every seven US adults cannot read. (U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Literacy)

Troop 3480 will host our service unit’s World Thinking Day program at Kingsford Elementary School on Friday, February 21, 6:30 – 8:30PM. Ambassadors and Seniors will assist with the program, Cadettes will be responsible for check-in and donation collection, and Juniors will help with event set up. Brownies and Daisies will highlight Sweden. More information will be given at this Friday’s troop meeting to take home. We will work hard to ensure an enjoyable event.

Each girl should be in full uniform and bring a new book for their own age level to donate to children at the House of Ruth DC / House of Ruth MD. Download the World Thinking Day permission slip and turn in at the Feb. 14 troop meeting. Girls should also eat before coming to the Thinking Day event.

QUICK RECAP
What: Service Unit 22-6 World Thinking Day Program
Who: All Levels
When: Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, 6:30 – 8:30PM
Where: Kingsford Elementary School
1401 Enterprise Road, Mitchellville MD 20721
Cost: new book donation for children of the House of Ruth

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