Hi everyone!
These are the activities the girls have been preparing for for the Bike Safety Clinic on June 9th. The girls should have a lot of fun, and in addition to earning their Bronze Award, this should be something they can point back to as an achievement for the rest of their lives. "Do you remember the time that we....?"
This is going to be for all of Greendale, on Broad Street in Downtown Greendale, as part of the "School's Out" event. Since you've all been saving the date since we first got it way back when, now it's time to sign up for where your scout wants to put her time in!
The girls are the ones running this whole show, so please sign your scout up for a station for each shift. It doesn't have to be the same station for all three--feel free to mix it up! You don't need to be with them the whole time, but you are welcome to! There'll be other stuff going on in the area that day (in order to get the girls the space for the clinic I had to create an entire Greendale event, hence the brand new "School's Out!" event in downtown Greendale.) If we have enough girls working shifts, we'll be able to give the girls breaks to go do other activities like making kites, pinwheels, face painting, street chalk, bubbles, field games, etc.
Remember, the Bronze Award is a big deal. In addition to the experience of having done something that made their entire community a better place, it puts the girls on the path to their Gold Award, which is the Eagle Scout award for Girl Scouts. (Which directly translates into real life recognition like advanced rank in the military, recognition by village and state governments--think about your scout having her own day in Greendale!--and scholarship and other opportunities exclusively available to Gold Award earning girls.) In February there's a big banquet which recognizes all the girls that earn their Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards, and it's a very special event.
See you there!
Aleks
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