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OCTOBER 1998
21- OUR FIRST OFFICIAL MEETING, WE LEARNED THE SONGS: BROWNIE SMILE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS. WE MADE A FRIENDSHIP NOTEBOOK FOR THE "CARING AND SHARING" TRY-IT, AND BEGAN OUR CALENDAR SALES.
28- WE MADE CHEESECLOTH GHOSTS, CARAMEL APPLES, SPIDER-WEB COOKIES, AND GHOST LOLLIPOPS.
NOVEMBER 1998
04- WE MADE RICE KRISPIE CATS!
18- WE MADE PUMPKIN CENTERPIECES USING PLASTIC DRIER VENTING.
21- OUR SERVICE UNIT'S "BROWNIE TRY-IT DAY". WE EARNED OUR "PLANTS", "WATER EVERYWHERE", "GOOD FOOD", AND "DANCERCIZE" TRY-ITS.
25- WE MADE 12 PUMPKIN PIES TO DONATE TO THE ELOY THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR THE HOMELESS
DECEMBER 1998
02-WE DREW PICTURES AND WROTE LETTERS TO SEND TO "OPERATION: DEAR ABBEY"
09- WE MADE CORRAGATED GINGERBREAD-MEN PHOTO FRAMES FOR CHRISTMAS
JANUARY 1999
27- WE DREW OUR BODY OUTLINES IN CHALK FOR OUR "ME AND MY SHADOW" TRY-IT
FEBRUARY 1999
03- WE MADE VALENTINES CARDS USING POTATO STAMPS, AND SHADOW SACKS WITH HEART SHAPED CUT-OUTS AND CELLO INSERTS
10- WE WORKED ON OUR TROOP'S BANNER, PARADE SPIRIT STICKS AND OUR "THINKING DAY" PROJECT. WE CHOSE THE COUNTRY OF CANADA, AND RECEIVED LOTS OF INFORMATION FROM LEADERS THERE. WE'D ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK BRENDA AND HER REDWING BROWNIES FROM SASKATCHEWAN, FOR SAVING THE DAY BY SENDING US IDEAS FOR SWAPS, AND CANADIAN MATERIALS TO USE FOR OUR DISPLAY. ALSO, SPECIAL THANKS TO SHELIA AND KIM FOR ALL THEIR IDEAS AND MAPLE COOKIE RECIPES!!!
12- WE HELPED DECORATE THE SERVICE UNIT'S FLOAT FOR OUR UPCOMING PARADE.
13- WE MARCHED IN OUR LOCAL O’ODHAM TASH PARADE. O'ODHAM TASH MEANS "A GATHERING OF PEOPLE."
17- WE MADE MAPLE LEAF SWAPS FOR THINKING DAY AND WORKED ON OUR DISPLAY.
20- OUR SERVICE UNIT'S THINKING DAY EVENT. WE SANG CANADA'S CM 1999 CAMP SONG, PASSED OUT OUR MAPLE LEAF SWAPS, AND SHARED VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH REAL MAPLE SYRUP ON IT. WE COLLECTED SWAPS FROM OTHER TROOPS AND HAD FUN TASTING FOODS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
MARCH 1999
03- WE MADE SIT-UPONS AND TALKED ABOUT OUR COUNCIL'S OWN "ARIZONA" TRY-IT, & SAW OUR LEADER'S INDIAN ARROWHEAD COLLECTION
10- WE VISITED THE CASA GRANDE RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT. OUR GS COOKIES ARE IN!!! HOORAY!
24- WE PLAYED A GAME OF SHADOW PLAY FOR OUR "ME AND MY SHADOW" TRY-IT.
27- COOKIE BOOTH DAY -WE SOLD 110 BOXES!!!
31- WE MADE WIND-SOCK BUNNIES OUT OF 2-LITER POP BOTTLES.
APRIL 1999
07- WROTE OUR LEADER'S E-MAIL BUDDY, PATTY, IN ALASKA, AND HER BROWNIE TROOP #136 . COOKIE SALES ARE FINALLY OVER!!! WE MET OUR GOAL FOR SELLING OVER 150 BOXES PER GIRL!!!
21- WE WORKED ON OUR "SPACE EXPLORER" TRY-IT, SWAPS, AND PEN-PAL LETTERS.
28- WE WORKED MORE ON OUR "SPACE EXPLORER" TRY-IT, AND OUR EXCHANGE BOXES TO OUR PEN-PALS. WE ARE HOSTING MASCOT "NUTS", FROM TROOP 313, DISCOVERY BAY, CALIFORNIA.
30- "BROWNIES IN SPACE" IS OUR THEME FOR THIS EVENINGS SLUMBER PARTY. WE MADE UFO PIZZA'S AND SPACE PUDDING, CONSTELLATION CANS, REAL CRYSTAL STARS, SHOOTING STAR SWAPS, AND LEARNED ABOUT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. WE MISSED OUT ON LOOKING THRU THE TELESCOPE DUE TO POOR WEATHER.
MAY 1999
05- WE MADE OUR MOTHER'S "SAND-ART BROWNIES-IN-A-JAR",AND HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT MANNERS
12- WE MADE "MARSHMELLOWS-ON-A-STICK" SWAPS AND "BUTTERFLY" SWAPS. SEVERAL JUNIORS CAME TO VISIT AND SHARED ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES AND TAUGHT US NEW SONGS!
14- OUR SERVICE UNIT'S BRIDGING EVENT. CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS!
19- WE MADE MINI "SIT-UPON" SWAPS. IT WAS "SEW" MUCH FUN!
JUNE 1999
04- WE HELD OUR AWARD/PIZZA/POOL PARTY AT SKYDIVE, ARIZONA! THE GIRLS HAD A GREAT TIME SWIMMING! MOO, THE COW, IS VISITING US FROMBROWNIE TROOP 6452, SANTEE, CALIFORNIA
06- WE ATTENDED OUR COUNCIL'S SUMMER CAMP "OPEN HOUSE" AT CAMP WHISPERING PINES. THE GIRLS RECEIVED A PASSPORT, MADE BOOKMARKS, HAD THEIR FACES PAINTED, LEARNED ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION, AND TOOK A TOUR OF THE CAMP! WE CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK AND CAMP!!!
15-17- WE ATTENDED "TROOP CAMP", AT CAMP WHISPERING PINES! THIS WAS OUR FIRST ADVENTURE AT SUMMER CAMP! WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!!! THERE WERE HIKES, CRAFTS, ARCHERY, OUTDOOR SKILLS, OUTDOOR COOKING, AND DRAMA ACTIVITIES! WE HAD A CARNIVAL THEMED PARTY OUR LAST NIGHT! IT WAS SO SPECIAL TO MEET ALL THE COUNCELORS AND OUR CAMP DIRECTOR, BIG BIRD, IS ONE OF OUR VERY OWN TEACHERS AT SCHOOL! BUT SHHHHHHHH... DON'T TELL ANYBODY!
JULY 1999
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR HAWAIIAN LUAU/POOL PARTY!!! WE WILL WAIT UNTIL WE ARE ALL BACK FROM SUMMER VACATIONS, SO WE CAN LUAU TOGETHER!
HAPPY FALL, EVERYONE!!!
AUGUST 1999
SEPTEMBER 1999
8- OUR FIRST MEETING. WE MADE PERSONAL INVITATIONS TO JOIN GIRL SCOUTS AND WILL HAND THEM OUT AT SCHOOL.
15- TODAY WE SAMPLED VARIOUS TYPES OF JERKEY SENT TO US FROM PATTY IN ALASKA. THE GIRLS WERE TO VOTE ON YUMMIEST, CHEWIEST, HOTTEST, ETC... BUT THEY WERE SO HUNGRY, THEY LOVED IT ALL!!!
22- WE MADE FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS TO SHARE WITH NEW GIRLS.
29- OUR SIGN UP NIGHT. WE SANG SONGS, AND TALKED ABOUT ALL THE FUN THINGS WE HAVE PLANNED!!!
OCTOBER 1999
2- OUR HAWAIIAN LUAU!!! WHAT A BLAST WE HAD LEARNING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ISLANDS OF HAWAII WHILE EARNING HAWAII'S SPECIAL ALOHA PATCH!!! WE MADE FLOWER LEIS, LEARNED ABOUT ENDANGERED WHALES, LEARNED THE MOTIONS AND STEPS TO A HAWAIIAN SONG AND DANCE, TASTED LOTS OF GREAT FOODS, LEARNED MANY HAWAIIAN WORDS, AND LEARNED ABOUT VOLCANOS!
6- WE WORKED ON A WORD SEARCH PUZZLE ABOUT WHALES, AND MADE "KAPA CLOTH".
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20- WE MADE OUR HALLOWEEN PARTY INVITATIONS, LEARNED A NEW SONG AND GAME, AND LEARNED ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION.
23- WE HELD A BAKE SALE AND CALENDAR SALE
27- WE PLAYED NEW GAMES AND MADE HALLOWEEN CRAFTS.
31- WE ARE HAVING A HALLOWEEN PARTY! YEA!!!

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