Date: Thu Oct 01, 12:01 AM CDT - Sat Oct 31, 11:59 PM CDT
Category:
- Community Service,
- Life Skills
Level:
- Pre-K,
- Daisies,
- Brownies,
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Ambassadors,
- Volunteers
Calling Girl Scouts of all ages! In honor of Juliette Gordon Low's birthday to help Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois create birthday bags for localfood pantries throughout October. This council-wide community service project will run from October 1st to October 31st, ending on Juliette Gordon Low's Birthday. There is no cost for this program.
By celebrating birthdays in the community, this service project focuses on making a positive impact by helping those in need. A birthday is a big deal! A day of celebrating the coming year with exciting opportunities. We want to share that excitement with others by sharing that we are thinking of them on their birthday. This is a memorable experience for Girl Scouts, and everyone involved.
Troops will help their local community by creating bags full of items needed to celebrate a birthday to donate to local food pantries. This project focuses on serving others by making them feel special on an important day, their birthday!
Donations for the project should be collected during the month of October and can be taken to local food pantries found in your community.
Ideas for items to donate in birthday bags: Birthday cake mix, icing, candles cake pans (from dollar store), gift bag to hold items, streamers, balloons birthday tablecloth, plates, napkins, etc, birthday card signed by troop. Troop can exchange or add other items to create their own unique spin on a birthday bag for their local food pantry! This program is virtual and can be completed at your own pace.
Leaders & Caregivers: At the start of the patch program, the activity packet will also be accessible through your MyGS Account. Go to My Events and select the event. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the activity packet under Additional Documentation. Adults do not need to register.
Don't forget to select your Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Birthday Bags Service Project fun patch when you check out (for pick up or delivery) from our Council Shop. Ordering multiple patch program patches or need additional items from the shop and want to combine and save shipping costs? Click here to visit the GSofSI shop! https://girl-scouts-of-southern-illinois.square.site/
Registration End Date: October 26th, 2026
Location: Virtual
