Become A Girl Scout
Cookies, campfires, and bracelets are all part of the journey, but changing the world? That's the real destination! One adventure at a time, Girl Scouts learn, grow and do amazing things. Unleash your inner leader.
Start here if your girl will enter Kindergarten in the fall!
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Introduce girls to awesome new experiences that change their perspectives and broaden their worlds. Be a mentor, a guiding star, a friend. Show them all that they're capable of, and unleash your inner leader in the process.
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS CHALLENGE
The Great Outdoors Challenge is all about getting outside and getting excited about the amazing natural world around us! Each month, complete a challenge like day hiking, geocaching or gardening and document it in your nature journal. Complete the challenge in June—National Great Outdoors Month—and receive a special fun patch!
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MAKE THE MOST OF SUMMER AT GIRL SCOUT DAY CAMP!
Make the most of summer days with GSOSW's volunteer-run day camps! Choose from more than 20 camps throughout Oregon and SW Washington where your girl can discover new outdoor skills like knot tying, knife safety and Dutch oven cooking, make new friends while singing songs or roasting marshmallows over a fire, and learn to love the outdoors. Sign up today!
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EXPLORE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
In Oregon, every registered voter can mail in or drop off their ballot instead of standing in line at a polling place. In advance of the May primary, you can get an up-close look at how ballots are processed in your county at the local elections office. Seniors may be able to complete a step toward earning the Behind the Ballot badge and Juniors can complete a step toward earning the Inside Government badge!
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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
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Garden to Fork at Whistle Stop Farm
Start: Wed May 30 2018, 3:30 PM PDT
End: Wed May 30 2018, 5:00 PM PDT
Location: 65325 Deschutes Pleasant Ridge Road, Bend, OR, 97701
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Start: Sat Jun 02 2018, 9:00 AM PDT
End: Sun Jun 03 2018, 1:00 PM PDT
Location: Camp Mountaindale, North Plains, OR
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Portland Gardens Workshop with the National Association of Women in Construction
Start: Sat Jun 02 2018, 9:00 AM PDT
End: Sat Jun 02 2018, 12:00 PM PDT
Location: 3934 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR, 97212, US
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Micro-plastic Citizen Science Investigation with Haystack Rock Awareness Program
Start: Sat Jun 02 2018, 9:30 AM PDT
End: Sat Jun 02 2018, 12:00 PM PDT
Location: Haystack Rock, US-101, Cannon Beach, OR, 97110, United States
The Latest from GSOSW
Destroying Gender Stereotypes Starts at Home
16 May 2018
When chores are divvied up without much thought they can reinforce gender stereotypes and send the wrong message to kids about which work is for girls and which is for boys. So it’s not just those cartoon princesses and their happy house-making that enforces outdated stereotypes, you could be doing it in your own home without even realizing it!
10 May 2018
“Be careful!” Stop and think about that phrase—and how often you say it to your daughter. The intention behind those two words is, of course, full of love for her and a desire to keep her out of harm’s way, but the effect could be that your girl errs too much on the side of caution, becomes overly inhibited, and misses out on some of the greatest adventures and opportunities life has to offer.
Are you Setting Her Up For a Lifetime of Debt?
02 May 2018
You might tell your daughter that if she works hard in school and does well, she can go on to an amazing college after graduation. But unless you’re financially preparing as a family now, a future like this might not be so realistic—at least not without your daughter embarking on what could be decades of student debt.
