| Community Service |
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| Updated Feb 14th, 2002 |
| The month of October is national UNICEF month. If you would like information on how you can help, click on the link above. Our troop collected change from around the house and we sent in $27.23. (Oct 2000) |
| We just found a great project. It is collecting used stamps. They use them for Canadian Guide Dogs for the blind. If you would like more information on it, please check the link below. Postage Stamps - For the Blind |
| In Nov of 2000 we made 60 stain glass window sun catchers for a local nursing home. We packaged each one up in a small cello bag with the suction holder, tied off with a bow and a "Thinking of You" note. All these bags were placed inside a large basket with a big bow on the side. (Nov 2000) |
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| As an ongoing service project we are collecting and turning in the pop tops from cans to the Ronald McDonald house within our area. They recycle these to help the funding of the house expenses. The organization we very friendly and helpful and even sent us little cardboard boxes shaped like houses to collect our tabs in. How EXCITING! So far in 2002 we have sent in two boxes of tabs equalling 9.3 lbs. With our previous totals (8.7 lbs in 2000 (plus a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies) and 15 lbs in 2001) we have sent in 33 lbs of pop tabs. WAY TO GO GIRLS! |
| For more information - please click here Ronald McDonald House Charities |
| For November we sent Veterans cards to the Veterans home and five of our girls brought in 37 items that were giving to a food bank. This was part of the "Kit's Can do Challenge" sponsored by American Girl Magazine. (Nov 2000) |
| 2000/2001 Service Projects: |
| Sept 2000 - started painting school playground Dec 2000 - Adopted a solider in Germany Feb 2001 - Valentines to Vetrans Home March 2001 - Baby Bundle Basket April 01- Bird Feeders June 01- Donation to JWFF ($16.83) Aug 01- Collected items for Wildlife Rescue Center |
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| 2001/2002 Service Projects: |
| In October and November we joined forces with "Hearts Across America" in making cards for our Heros of America. We sent in over 25 cards to HAA and we also made cards and sent them directly to the New York Police and Fire Departments. |
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