Girl Scouts to host information night
The Girl Scouts need you.
If you’re a young girl, the Girl Scouts want you to join them for fun and adventure while you develop courage, confidence and character. If you’re a parent, they need you to volunteer.
Both can discover what Girl Scouts has to offer at a Sports Night and Information Fair on Wednesday at Bowdish Middle School.
“This is an event put on by Troop No. 222, which is a junior troop of third-, fourth- and fifth-graders from the Ponderosa area,” said Alicia Armstrong, the membership and volunteer coordinator for the Inland Empire Council. “The girls will be able to compete and test their abilities at the jump rope station, the basketball shoot and on the soccer obstacle course.
“While the girls are doing that, the parents will be able to meet with me and some of the other volunteers to find out about what the Girls Scouts have for their daughters as well as the opportunities we have for them to volunteer.”
And, of course, there will be refreshments.
“There will be cookies,” Armstrong laughed. “Of course there will be cookies, because the cookies are always good.”
Parents will be able to sign up their daughters on site.
Girl Scouts of the USA has been dedicated to providing an accepting and nurturing environment for all girls – and only girls – since it was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low.
The first Girl Scout troop consisted of 18 girls from Savannah, Ga. Today, the group has more than 3.6 million members worldwide.
“I grew up in the Girl Scouts, so I talk to parents about what it meant to me as a young girl,” Armstrong said.
“As an organization, we really rely on volunteers, so I also talk to them about that. Part of my job is working and coordinating with volunteers, and I think that may be my favorite part of my job.”
It never seems to fail, Armstrong said. When a dedicated parent volunteers to head up a troop, the troop springs up around them.
“Once you have someone in place willing to do it, you can always find girls,” she said. “The girls are out there waiting for someone to step up for them.”
Other areas will host information nights this month, she added.
If you can’t attend the Sports Night and Information Fair at Bowdish Middle School, parents are welcome to contact Armstrong at the Inland Empire Council offices.
Her phone number is 747-8091, ext. 208. Her e-mail address is: aarmstrong@gsiec.org.