Community Service
Community Service
Girl Scouts pride themselves on helping their communities and people in need through any challenge that comes their way. For more than a century, Girl Scouts just like you have helped create positive change both locally and worldwide – from helping women exercise their right to vote in 1920, to launching Eco-Action programs during the 1970s, to showing senior citizens they were not alone during the recent pandemic. Girl Scouts always find ways to live by the Girl Scout Law and to make the world a better place. In honor of this legacy, we create Council-Wide Community Service Project patches that our Girl Scouts can earn.
Girl Scouts Lend a Paw Service Project | June 1-July 31
Each summer, Girl Scouts step up to support our furry friends
through our "Girl Scouts Lend a Paw" Summer Service Patch Program!
Throughout the summer months, Girl Scouts collect
much-needed items for local animal shelters, including pet food, toys,
and supplies for both animals and the shelter itself. Girl Scouts can
also get crafty with DIY projects for the animal shelter.
Each participating shelter has its own unique wish list, so we
encourage troops and individual Girl Scouts to choose a shelter at the
start of the program and tailor their donation efforts to that
shelter's needs. A list of local shelters, as well as their wish list
and their DIY donation requests and guidelines, is sent out to
registered participants at the beginning of the patch program and can
be found in myGS throughout the duration of the patch program.
The program culminates with a "Girl Scouts Lend a Paw Day" where Girl Scouts join at the shelter to present their donations in person and participate in hands-on service projects, as determined by the shelter. Girl Scouts register for this day as a separate event on the Girl Scout event calendar. These dates and locations are released in July.
