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OF WESTERN OHIO
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VOLUNTEERS |
Enrichment Learning
Opportunities |
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Girl Scouts of Western
Ohio offers adult volunteers a variety of ways to enrich
their volunteer experience and build skills in working
with girls. The following enrichment opportunities are
listed by geographic region, however any volunteer
within Girl Scouts of Western Ohio can participate in
any enrichment experience.
Maumee Valley |
Appleseed Ridge
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Buckeye Trails |
Great Rivers
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MAUMEE VALLEY REGION
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ARCHERY - RANGE CERTIFICATION
No previous
knowledge of archery is needed!
This
National Archery Association course will
certify you as an archery instructor for
camps and youth programs. Participants will
learn how to teach young archers to shoot
successfully, how to develop an archery
program and how to operate a safe program
range. Certification expires three years
from date of training. Minimum: 5
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CODE:
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1ARCHC01
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DATE:
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May 22, 2010
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TIME:
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9:00 a.m. -
6:00 p.m.
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LOCATION:
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Camp Libbey,
Archery Range, Defiance, OH
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COST:
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$30
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BRING:
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brown bag
lunch, beverages
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ACTION SONGS, SINGING GAMES, AND LEMMI
STICKS
Learn new
action songs, dances and singing games that
will get your troop movin’ and groovin’!
Lemmi sticks are also included in this
training. Appropriate for all age levels.
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CODE:
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1ASSGL01
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DATE:
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March 23, 2010
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TIME:
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7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout Center - Toledo
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COST:
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$0
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BRING:
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tape recorder (optional)
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CELEBRATING GIRL SCOUT HOLIDAYS
Activities
to help girls learn about and celebrate Girl
Scout holidays! Learn a ceremony, song, game
or craft for each holiday and celebrate
Thinking Day, Juliette Low’s Birthday and
the Girl Scout Birthday with flair!
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CODE:
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1CGSHO01
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DATE:
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October 17,
2009 |
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TIME:
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9:00 - 11:00
A.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout Center - Toledo
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COST:
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$3 |
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BRING:
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scissors,
pencil, tacky glue |
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AMERICAN RED CROSS SMALL CRAFT SAFETY:
CANOEING CERTIFICATION
Includes Basic Water
Rescue Certification course which provides
individuals with the information and skills
needed to prevent, recognize and respond to
aquatic emergencies. This training will
teach basic safety in, on or around the
water that meet several
Safety-Wise
requirements. However, this completes only
part of the
Safety-Wise
requirements for hotel and backyard swimming
pools.
Pre-requisite: Participants must be able
to swim 25 yards without a life jacket and
pass written and skills tests to be
certified.
This Red
Cross certification course will cover the
following:
Canoe equipment information,
requirements and basic
paddling strokes.
Entering and exiting canoes
from beaches and docks.
Entering and paddling a
swamped canoe.
Canoe-over-canoe rescue and
entering a canoe from the
water.
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CODE:
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1SCRFT01
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DATE:
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May 23, 2010 |
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TIME:
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8:00 A.M. -
5:00 P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Camp Libbey |
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COST:
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$30 |
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BRING:
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brown bag
lunch, beverages, bathing suit, towel, water
bottle, lightweight sneakers or water shoes
to wear in the boat and a U.S. Coast Guard
approved personal floatation device. |
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CONFLICT
MANAGEMENT
Have you ever had that
one child or parent that just seemed to
create conflict wherever she/he goes? There
are ways to diffuse challenging situations
and keeping your sanity while be an
effective leader for the troop. Join mental
health counselor, Tammy Hard, M.Ed., and
learn tips and techniques to keep your cool
and turn a challenge into cooperation.
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CODE:
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1COMGT01
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DATE:
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January 30,
2010 |
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TIME:
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10:00 A.M. -
NOON |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout Center - Toledo
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COST:
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$0 |
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CREEPY
CRAWLY CRITTERS
There are
200 million insects for each human on Earth!
Discover the secret lives of these important
and under-rated animals. Try out "edible
insects"! Explore the wonderful world of
worms. Worms are experts at composting.
Learn about composting and make your own
worm habitat complete with live worms. These
are great activities for troops working on
Eco-Action, Earth Connections or Plants and
Animals. Timely and fun activities that
widen the understanding of ecology.
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CODE:
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1CRCRC01
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DATE:
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February 11,
2010 |
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TIME:
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6:30 - 8:30
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Book Center
at the 577 Foundation, 577 Front St.,
Perrysburg, OH |
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COST:
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$5 |
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GEOCACHING
Learn how to
use a GPS (Global Positioning System) to
search for treasure boxes (caches) as large
as a 5 gallon bucket and as small as a film
canister! Explore a variety of areas of camp
and discover the locations of two permanent
caches that can be found with GPS units or
compasses. Also included will be
letterboxing, a direction-oriented hunt that
can be done with any age level, in any
environment. Capture the excitement and
interest of hunting caches wherever your
troop goes!
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CODE:
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1GEOCA01
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DATE:
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April 18,
2010 |
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TIME:
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1:00 - 4:00
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Camp Libbey |
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COST:
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$3 |
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BRING: |
Compass, if
you have one |
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GIRL SCOUT CEREMONIES/ INVESTITURE & FLAG
CEREMONIES
An overview
of basic ceremonies used in Girl Scouts and
creative ways to adapt them to your troop’s
need. Emphasis on Investitures, Scout’s Own,
flag ceremonies and more. Includes tips on
involving girls in the planning process for
troop ceremonies.
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CODE:
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1GSCER01
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DATE:
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September
27, 2009 |
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TIME:
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1:00 - 2:30
p.m. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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GIRL SCOUT CEREMONIES/ BRIDGING & COURT OF
AWARDS
An overview
of basic ceremonies used in Girl Scouts and
creative ways to adapt them to your troop’s
need. Emphasis on Bridging, and Court of
Awards ceremonies and more. Includes tips on
involving girls in the planning process for
troop ceremonies.
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CODE:
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1GSCER02
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DATE:
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January 17,
2010 |
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TIME:
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1:00 - 2:30
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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GIRL
SCOUT SONGS
This
training offers the traditional and fun Girl
Scout songs that will bring back memories of
your own Girl Scouts days. A great way to
explore the proud musical traditions of Girl
Scouts!
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CODE:
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1SONGS01
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DATE:
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October 14,
2009 |
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TIME:
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7:00 - 8:30
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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GIRL
SCOUT SWAPS
Swaps are
small (1" – 2") items that Girl Scouts
traditionally give to one another as a
remembrance of various Girl Scout events
that they have attended. They may be worn on
a special hat, jacket or tote bag. Learn how
to make some inexpensive, yet creative swaps
that you can share with your troop. Swap
etiquette will also be covered.
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CODE:
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1SWAPS01
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DATE:
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October 26,
2009 |
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TIME:
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6:00 - 8:00
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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COST:
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$3 |
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BRING: |
Scissors,
pencil, tacky glue |
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GIRL SCOUT TRADITIONS & HISTORY
Learn
everything you ever wanted to know about the
founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low,
and how this amazing woman’s foresight
helped change the lives of girls in the
United States. You will also learn about the
special traditions in Girl Scouts. Great
ideas for Girl Scout week activities.
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CODE:
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1GSTRD01
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DATE:
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January 23,
2009 |
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TIME:
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9:00 - 1:00
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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INTRODUCTION TO BACKPACKING
Are the
girls in your troop ready for some high
adventure activities? Then join Adam
Cassi, Camp Libbey Director, and learn the
basics of backpacking. Topics will include:
What to pack (as well as what NOT to pack!),
where to hike, and how not to get lost in
the woods! A short hike will energize
you for the rest of the day! Includes lunch,
which participants will cook on backpacking
stoves. Dress appropriately for
the weather!
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CODE:
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1BPACK01
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DATE:
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October 3,
2009 |
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TIME:
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10:00 A.M. -
1:00 P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Camp Libbey |
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COST:
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$4 |
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KITCHEN SCIENCE FOR GIRL SCOUT BROWNIES &
JUNIORS
Come
experiment with common kitchen and household
materials that you can use for fun, easy to
do and safe techniques to teach your troop
about everyday science. Great activities to
use when working on Try-Its and Badges.
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CODE:
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1KITSC01 |
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DATE:
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February 8,
2010 |
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TIME:
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6:00 - 8:00
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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COST:
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$3 |
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MAKE ROCKS ROCK FOR YOUR TROOP!
Learn
activities about rock and mineral ID, Moh’s
hardness scale, crystal growing, rock
polishing, stone carving and creating gem
trees and make earning the Rocks Rock badge
fun for your troop. We’ll examine Ohio rock
and mineral samples and learn how they are
used in everyday products. State and local
resources about rocks, minerals and fossils
will be provided as well as sources for
mineral and rock samples and kits.
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CODE:
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1RROCK01 |
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DATE:
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January 14,
2010 |
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TIME:
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6:30 - 8:30
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Book Center
at the 577 Foundation, 577 Front St.,
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COST:
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$5 |
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SONGS & GAMES FOR ALL AGE LEVELS
This
training offers a little bit of everything!!
Fun songs intermixed with exciting games to
liven up troop meetings! It doesn’t matter
if the girls are Girl Scout Daisies,
Ambassadors, or anything in between,
everyone will enjoy these entertaining songs
and games! This is an interactive training,
so wear comfortable clothes and tennis
shoes.
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CODE:
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1SONGS02 |
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DATE:
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October 15,
2009 |
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TIME:
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6:30 - 8:30
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
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1SONGS03 |
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January 9,
2010 |
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10:00 A.M. -
NOON |
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LOCATION: |
Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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NIGHT TRAIN
Climb aboard
the "Night Train" for great activities to
help your troop explore the night sky and
earn the Sky Search badge. Create
constellations and craters, build a personal
meteorite detector, model the solar system
by mass, volume and with toilet paper! Take
home an attractive model of the distance
between the Earth and Moon and a booklet of
star myths and stories. If weather permits
we will view the stars with a 12" Dobsonian
telescope. Local astronomical resource list
will be provided.
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CODE:
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1NTRAN01 |
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DATE:
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November 12,
2009 |
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TIME:
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6:30 - 8:30
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Book Center
at the 577 Foundation, 577 Front St.,
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$5 |
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THINKING DAY ACTIVITIES FROM THE FOUR WORLD
CENTERS
This
training includes activities, crafts, and
edible treats from the four WAGGGS World
Centers located in Mexico, England,
Switzerland and India. Explore the
traditions and customs of Girl Scouts and
Girl Guides around the world and take back
new, exciting Thinking Day activities to
your troop.
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CODE:
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1THDAY01
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DATE:
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January 11,
2010 |
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TIME:
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6:30 - 8:30
P.M. |
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LOCATION:
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Girl Scout
Center - Toledo |
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COST:
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$3 |
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Scissors,
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