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ContactsIn addition to the Emerson Resource Center, questions about the program can be directed to Lucretia Penn, 314.592.2337, lpenn@girlscoutsem.org

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s 100th Anniversary Patch Program

A Century of Girl ScoutsWelcomeIn 1918, the first Girl Scout troop in the eastern Missouri region was formed, dedicated to building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Although our world has changed over the past 100 years, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri has continued to offer all girls opportunities to become G.I.R.L.s (Go-getters, Innovators, Risk-Takers, LeadersTM).

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s 100th Anniversary Patch Program: A Century of Girl Scouts was created to commemorate milestone events in which girls can participate in during our centennial year. We encourage you to join us for these events and complete a series of requirements to earn the center patch, A Century of Girl Scouts, along with the event segment patches.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s 100th Anniversary Patch Program: “A Century of Girl Scouts” is available until Dec. 31, 2018.

Patches are available in the Girl Scout Shop.

Requirements To earn the “A Century of Girl Scouts” patch, you must complete five activities. You must choose one activity from each of the G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker, Leader)TM categories and complete the associated activity. You can complete the activities individually or as a troop, in any order. To earn each of the four segments, you must participate in each of the anniversary events and complete at least one activity listed in each.

Where to Purchase PatchesGirl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s 100th Anniversary Patch Program patches may be purchased in the Girl Scout Shop at 2300 Ball Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. The cost of the “A Century of Girl Scouts” patch is $2.50 and each event segment is $1.50. Please submit the completed evaluation at the end of this document when purchasing. Please note the Shades of Green Patch segment will only be available for purchase at the event.

How to Wear Your PatchOnce you earn your patches, wear them proudly! The patches should be placed on the back of the Girl Scout sash, vest or tunic. Adults may continue to use an assortment of garments and accessories for patch placement.

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A Century of Girl Scouts PatchTo earn the “A Century of Girl Scouts” patch, you must complete five activities: one activity from each of the G.I.R.L. categories and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri history activity.

Go-getter (self-starter, honest, lifelong learner, goes the extra mile)

• Set a goal for something you want to achieve. For example, you may choose to set a cookie goal or a healthy eating and exercise goal to follow. If you’ve achieve a similar goal before, think of ways you can increase it. For cookie steps for success, visit girlscoutsem.org and click Cookies > For Girls. • Learn a new-to-you game such as GaGa Ball or chess.• Take a cue from other successful women! Learn about women who broke barriers and discover how they accomplished their achievements. Search for a woman who attained success in a career field that interests you, such as Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in NASCAR’s Winston Cup Series; Marie Curie, the first

woman to earn a Nobel Prize for her work studying radiation; Bessie Coleman, the first woman of African American or Native American descent to earn a pilot’s license; Hillary Clinton, the first woman to claim the presidential nomination of a major political party in the USA; or Ruzena Bajesy, who helped create robots that could sense and respond to their environments. • Try something you’ve failed at in the past! Tackle a recipe that ended disastrously the first time, or enter the school spelling bee even though you lost previously. Go-getters don’t give up, they try again!

Innovator (tinkerer, makes connections, thinks outside the box)

• Document and share your Girl Scout experiences! Take pictures of all the activities you or your troop does throughout the year and put together a collage, slideshow, website or scrapbook of your 100th anniversary celebrations. You can use online tools like Shutterfly, Adobe Spark, Canva or others.• Add to a time-honored Girl Scout tradition! Girl Scout songs are just one of many Girl Scout traditions. Songs are sung alone or in groups at camp, troop meetings or while traveling. Make up a song about Girl Scouting and teach younger Girl Scouts. • Research female inventors and their creations. Did you know Dr. Temple Grandin helped to improve animal-handling devices and

Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper? Learn about women inventors and discover how they became innovators.• Learn how the Girl Scout Law helps girls live by what’s important. Think of ways you can use resources wisely and create an upcycled ornament or another recycled art project. • Invent something! The engineering and design process is a never-ending cycle of creativity and improvements. For example, the phones we use now are nothing like the types of phones used during the past 100 years; rotary dialing phones, candlestick phones, cordless and today’s cell phones. Use your creativity and take an item found in a typical home (example; a recliner/chair, can opener, trash can, toy) and brainstorm ways you could make it more effective.

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Risk-taker (pioneer, fearless, goes off the beaten track, open-minded)

• Step outside your comfort zone and try something new. Perhaps you or your troop can host a tasting party and try new foods from around the world. • Tackle a big project. Girl Scouts encourages girls to explore activities that help them have fun, make new friends, and learn about themselves and their world. To find out what sparks your interests, complete a Girl Scout Journey, or earn a Girl Scout Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. Visit girlscoutsem.org for more information.• Promote diversity! Girl Scouts has a long history of diversity and inclusion. In 1954, Martin Luther King, Jr. called the Girl Scouts a force of desegregation. In 1928, Mrs. Cleota M.M. Spotts formed the first

black troop in the Council, sponsored by Sumner High School. Girl Scouts also welcomed girls with disabilities early in its history. Reaching out to others and making new friends has always been a part of Girl Scouts. Break down your own personal barrier and make a new friend. Share your favorite activity with her and ask her to share hers with you! • Research successful female entrepreneurs and business women. Visit a local female-owned business. Bring a list of questions you want to ask about her successes and challenges. • Think about what it takes to be courageous and strong. For some girls, it’s leading her troop in the Girl Scout Promise, raising her hand in class or mustering the courage to do a high-adventure activity. Think about a time when you did something courageous and share how you felt before, during and after. You may also decide to attend a program or take a field trip to one of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s high-risk Program Partners, such as Climb So iLL, Eco Zipline or Vertical Voyages.

Leader (confident, responsible, committed to changing the world)

• Make a difference. Girl Scouts in St. Louis used their sewing and quilting skills to benefit the Red Cross during the Great Depression and continue making community service an integral part of Girl Scouting today. Make a list of ways you or your troop can make your school or community a better place and carry out a service project that is different from ones you’ve completed before. • Celebrate World Thinking Day. World Thinking Day is Feb. 22, 2018 and invites Girl Scouts and girls around the world to participate in global-themed activities and projects. Plan an activity to celebrate it. For more information, visit girlscouts.org/worldthinkingday.• Research female leaders from around the world and throughout

history. Learn about female world leaders and their accomplishments, such as Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Malala Yousafzai, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf or Park Geun-hye. Individually or as a troop, talk about what it means to be a leader and make a list of what traits a good leader should have. • Go time traveling! Over the last 100 years, our world has changed tremendously. Make a list of things that have changed for girls in eastern Missouri in the last 100 years. What hasn’t changed? • Take the lead. Brainstorm ways you can share your talents or interests with other girls in your troop, your family or other Girl Scout troops. Perhaps you can lead an activity needed to earn a badge, or lead a younger troop in earning a badge for their grade level. Whatever you choose, lead with confidence because girls can do anything!

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History of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (required activity)For 100 years, Girl Scouting has changed the lives of girls throughout eastern Missouri. Our Council’s accomplishments include surpassing membership of some of the nation’s larger, more populated cities; offering Day Camps in districts across our jurisdiction; establishing camp opportunities for girls with disabilities; forming a Girl Scouts Beyond Bars troop; and continuing to provide opportunities that take girls to new heights, such as Camp Fury STL.

• Compare then and now. To help you better understand the then and now, see the History of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri at girlscoutsem.org > Girls > Programs > Patch Programs and imagine what life will be like for eastern Missouri Girl Scouts in the next 100 years. Share your ideas with your troop or classmates.

• Explore history hands-on! Another way to explore the history of Girl Scouting is to check out an era traveling trunk, which include hands-on activities and props, or assemble the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri floor puzzle map to locate your district and neighborhood. Both activities are available for check out from the Emerson Resource Center.

Shades of Green 2017 Tradition Meets Innovation – Shades of Green 2017 is the brightest, Girl Scout-licious, can’t stop-won’t-stop event, and it kicks off our 100th anniversary celebration! This family-friendly event will have you and your family beaming with excitement as you move from one activity to another. From awesome entertainers and virtual zipline tours to smashing your opponent in a friendly game of tennis, you’ll want to see it all. This event only happens once every five years, so you won’t want to miss out. In addition to attending the event, choose at least one activity listed below:

• Don’t worry, be appy! Search GirlScoutsEM in the Apple or Google Play stores to download the Shades of Green app and use it to find the answers to these questions:

a. What kind of activities will keep you up and moving?b. Who is the music superstar that will have you singing “Girl Scout Cookie Monster”?c. What exhibitors do you want to see?d. What are your lunch options? e. What kind of merchandise can you purchase at Shades of Green?

• Snap a pic. While attending Shades of Green take part in a scavenger hunt and post your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, making sure to tag Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri by using #SOG2017. Take a picture of your group for each item below:

a. Sitting together eating lunch b. At the Happy Camper interactive boothc. Making silly faces anywhere inside the America’s Centerd. At the Wells Fargo Stage Coach e. At your favorite Shades of Green activity

• Spread the news. Share Shades of Green information with a minimum of five of your friends asking them to register and attend. For more information and to register visit girlscoutsem.org.

Step 2: Anniversary EventsTo earn each of the four segments, you must participate in the corresponding anniversary event and complete at least one activity listed for each. Complete all steps of the activity, unless otherwise noted.

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Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center – Since the Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center’s opening in February 2016, we have held more than 160 programs for girls and adults. As we kick off another successful year, we encourage you to attend a Council-sponsored program in your area, or a program, palooza or meeting at the Program Center to earn this anniversary segment and choose one more activity listed below:

• Think inside the box. Programs-in-a-Box help introduce girls to new ideas, help complete a badge, as an activity to do while camping or as a service project to work on with a younger troop. The boxes include instructions and most of the supplies needed to complete the activities based on STEM, Money Management and Health. Reserve a Program-in-a-Box for you and your troop through the Emerson Resource Center, 314.592.2360.

• Earn a badge! Girl Scout badges are filled with fun ways to learn new skills. From outdoor experiences to STEM, girls can find something that sparks their interest. Investigate what badges are available for grade age level and complete the requirements to earn at least one. For more information visit girlscouts.org and click Our Program > Badges.

• Snap a pic. Take a photo of you and/or your group while participating in an activity at the Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center and post to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, making sure to tag Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and using #SOG2017.

April Showers 2018 – Since 1998, our annual April Showers drive has provided millions of personal care items to local individuals and families in need. 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the drive! Help us make this the biggest and best April Showers yet by participating in at least one aspect. Together, we can make a huge impact on our community to mark this milestone anniversary.

All girls/troops are expected to participate in at least one aspect of April Showers. Leaders and parents are encouraged to attend area Neighborhood Association meetings held in February or March to learn about the service opportunities and to sign up to help.

• Kick off April Showers. Girls, troop leaders and families are needed to help distribute empty April Showers 2018 bags door-to-door throughout their neighborhoods April 20, 21 & 22.

• Shower the community! Each year, girls hand out paper raindrops listing needed personal care items outside select local stores as part of Showering the Community. Customers donate these items as they exit the store, and girls then cross out the UPCs and count the items collected. This year, Showering the Community is held April 21.

• Collect items. Girls, troop leaders and families are needed to help collect the April Showers 2018 bags that were left on the doorsteps throughout neighborhoods on April 28. They will take the items collected to their assigned collection site (pantries or trailer locations), which have been designated by the District and Neighborhood.

• Take April Showers to the next level. Be a go-getter and organize a personal care item drive at your school, place of worship or local community center during the month of April. Donate collected items to your local pantry or shelter. Remember to get all the necessary permissions from those in charge at the establishment.

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Camp Life is the Best Life – Camping is a great way for girls to build leadership skills, form lifelong friendships and develop a deep appreciation for nature. Girl Scouts enjoy using many camping facilities in our Council’s jurisdiction.

Camp Cedarledge was established in 1927 and is the oldest operating camp. This 700-acre camp located in Pevely is home to 35 horses, a covered riding arena and horse trails. It offers lodge, cabin and tent units and hosts Resident, Troop and Day Camp sessions.

Camp Tuckaho is located in Troy and covers more than 600 acres. Girls build self-esteem through participation in the Outdoor Adventure Course and can learn some amazing outdoor facts about animal and plant life at the Anheuser Busch Nature Center. This camp offers Resident, Troop and Day Camp Sessions.

Camp Fiddlecreek is the smallest of Council’s three camps, at 83 acres. Troops and groups love to participate in Troop and Day Camp sessions and can pique their adventurous side on the climbing wall, spider net or zipline. Camp Fiddlecreek’s newest lodge, Myrtle’s Manor, can now be reserved for your overnight campout.

Whether for a day, a week, or longer, Girl Scout Camp provides girls an opportunity to grow and have fun. Girls must attend a camp program through one or more of the following; Troop Camping, day outing, district or neighborhood camp event, Resident Camp, or Day Camp. Girls must also choose one more activity listed below:

• Take the kitchen outdoors! Make s’mores or banana boats over a campfire or create an edible fire. If you want to challenge yourself, look through recipes for outdoor cooking and try something new.

• Have fun with songs and games. Learn two new songs or games that you can lead at camp. Sing or play them. Visit ultimatecampresource.com for ideas.

• Say cheese! While visiting one of the camps take part in a photo scavenger hunt. Take a group photo and post to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, making sure to tag Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri. Take a picture of your group for each item below:

a. By a campfire circle, singing a songb. All sitting in a kitchen shelter or other living spacec. Everyone’s feet in a circle around something interesting or beautifuld. Your favorite place at campe. A photo that shows courage, confidence and/or character

• Search for the answers. Use the 2018 Camp Adventure Guide or council website to find the answers to these questions:

a. What programs offer horseback riding? b. How many Day Camps are offered? c. What programs offer service project opportunities? d. What program gives you the chance to camp with your family?e. Which camp(s) allows you the chance to attend based on your grade level?f. Which program would you most like to attend?

For camping tips visit girlscouts.org and click Adults > Volunteer > Volunteer Resources > Outdoor ResourcesTo learn more about our camps visit girlscoutsem.org and click Camp > Camp Properties.To learn more about the history of Camp Cedarledge visit http://campnews.girlscoutsem.org.

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Note for leader: Read aloud and complete as a group. Write down the number of girls who agree or disagree. Submit this evaluation when you purchase the patches, after all patch activities are completed.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s 100th Anniversary Patch Program

A Century of Girl Scouts

Today’s Date: Troop #: District:

Neighborhood: # of girls who participated:

Girl grade level(s) (Check all that apply)

Daisy Brownie Junior Cadette Senior Ambassador

Statement# of girls

who agree# of girls

who disagree# of girls who

don’t know

While completing this patch, I tried something new that I hadn’t done before.

I helped choose which activities we did to earn this patch.

I didn’t give up, even if an activity was hard for me.

I shared my ideas when our group decided on activities.

I learned more by working with the other girls.

While completing this patch, I was able to make a difference in my community.

I think girls like me can do important things.

I would recommend this patch program to other girls.

I want to do another patch program like this one.

What was your favorite anniversary event?

Shades of Green (# of girls)

Program or meeting at Program Center (# of girls)

April Showers (# of girls)

Camp experience (# of girls)

What was your favorite activity?