Let’s Get Movin’Across the State or Around the World

Tips for Teens When They Move

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This book is based on BR Anchor Publishing's teen book,Footsteps Around the World. It features art, sayings, photos and text exclusive to USA Girl Scouts Overseas. A Girl ScoutLet's Get Movin' patch can be earned by using this book.

Title Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Letter From Girl Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Completing Tasks Timetable . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Help Yourself By Helping Others . . . . . . . . .56

USA Girl Scouts Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Girl Scouting: For Every Girl, Everywhere . . .87

Girl Scouting: For Every Girl, Everywhere

By Beverly D. Roman

Let’s Get Movin’Across the State or Around the World

Tips for Teens When They Move

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Dear Teen:

So, your parents have delivered some unsettling news: you’repacking up and moving—across the country or around theglobe. Moving to a new neighborhood is always stressful,for anyone of any age. Most likely, you are experiencing a variety of emotions and concerns.

Not to worry! Let’s Get Movin’ Across the State or Around theWorld, is an excellent resource to help you and your parents explore relocation. Chances are, wherever you’re going, thereis a Girl Scout council that can help you adjust quickly to yournew community and make friendships that can last a lifetime.

If you are between the ages of 5 and 17, you can enjoy an excitingvariety of activities ranging from camping to computer science,career exploration, GirlSports, global awareness, environmentalaction, exploring the arts and much, much more.

Interested? There is a card in the back of this book for you to fillout and return to GSUSA so that we can put you in touch withthe nearest Girl Scout council office. If you are connected to theInternet, our GSUSA interactive website www.girlscouts.org willquickly help you find the Girl Scout council closest to your newhome anywhere in the USA or overseas. When you have com-pleted your move and the activities in this book you will be eligible to receive a special Girl Scout patch. Come on—jointhe fun! Let's Get Movin’.

Sincerely,

Your Friends in Girl ScoutingGirl Scouts. Where Girls Grow Strong

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r Check all the last-minute details on your lists.r Clean out your school hall and gym lockers.r Return and/or reclaim borrowed items such as library books,

computer disks, athletic equipment or musical instruments.r Back up your computer files onto disks. Remove disks from

the external drive and check your manual for the procedureto “park the heads” to prevent component damage.

r Make a list of food or snacks to pack if you will be traveling by car to your new home.

r Plan pastimes or activities for your trip. Consider items thatwill be good for long trips and do not take up much space.

r Prepare a list of necessities to take with you. r Pack and label items such as school materials if you will

need them soon after arrival. r When the movers finish packing your room, check the

closets and permanent cabinet drawers to be sure no articles have been missed.

On page 26 there are spaces to write down all your tasks.

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”Half your time will be saved if little things are kept tidy.”

—Juliette Gordon Low

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learn computer skills and use the Internet. Each time you reachout to help others or get involved in productive activities, youare becoming a more successful person.

See also “Volunteer Efforts” on page 84 for web sites about volunteer services.

“So when you get an idea that will do good,follow it up, and don’t fear that because it

is only you that it cannot succeed.”—Juliette Gordon Low

Thinking Day—February 22

Thinking Day is a time when Girl Scouts and Girl Guides

around the world participate in activitiesthat celebrate being a member of

a worldwide organization.It is a time to learn about our

sister members in other countries.

As we celebrate the dawn of a new millennium, memberassociations of the World Association of Girl Guides and GirlScouts (WAGGGS) also celebrate with pride their successes overthe past century. World Thinking Day gives us the opportunity tohonor the vision of the World Chief Guide, Olave Baden-Powell,by extending our thoughts to fellow Girl Guides/Girl Scouts allover the world. Lord Baden-Powell started the Boy Scout move-ment, and his sister Agnes Powell started the Girl Guides. Theweb site for WAGGGS is on page 83.

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From Bahrain to Brazil, Philippines to Poland, and points in between, USA Girl Scouts Overseas serves thousands of girlswho want to enjoy the same excitement, fun and adventures in Girl Scouting as their stateside Girl Scout sisters.

Since 1925, this overseas arm of Girl Scouts of the USA hassupported Girl Scout troops organized outside the continentalUnited States. Today, USA Girl Scouts Overseas serves approxi-mately 16,000 girls in 81 countries. Nearly 7,000 adults volun-teer their time and talents to help enrich the lives of these girls.

If you’re moving out of the United States to another country andare of Girl Scout age, contact USA Girl Scouts Overseas. It willnotify the committee chair for your new location and supply youwith a contact so you can continue your Girl Scout experienceabroad. If you have never been a Girl Scout, joining throughUSA Girl Scouts Overseas would be a great way for you tomeet other American girls in your new home.

Contact USA Girl Scouts OverseasSandy Thomas, DirectorGirl Scouts of the USA420 Fifth AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10018-2798Telephone: (800) 247-8319 (toll free), (212) 852-8610Fax: (212) 852-8183E-mail: Overseas@girlscouts.orgWeb: www.girlscouts.org

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Are you feeling a little lost and dis-connected? Moving to a newplace is hard. Starting over is no fun. But, you have a group ofgirls your age waiting to say hello, show you the sights, fill youin on what’s hot and what’s not in your new community. Whoare these girls? They’re Girl Scouts! Girl Scouts can help youconnect from the moment you enter a room filled with girls.Whether you are moving across the United States or around the world, by joining Girl Scouts girls can:u Explore the world of drama by going backstage on

Broadway or other major theaters. u Perform research with some of the world’s top scientists.u Experience life as it was lived in the Middle Ages in Sweden!u Blast off on a simulated Space Shuttle Mission.u Experience a possible career choice by connecting with

a mentor.u Work with other girls who want to make a difference in

their communities by solving community problemsthrough a service project.

u Practice the skills that will make you a strong leader.u Take a favorite hobby and turn it into a career path.u Compete in GirlSports in basketball, softball, tennis,

volleyball or soccer.u Backpack into the wilderness and leave your camp better

than you found it.u Make some of the very best friends you will ever have and

create memories to last a lifetime.Find out more about what Girl Scouts are doing in your new community by looking up Girl Scouts in the White Pages of yourtelephone book and giving them a call. You can also access theGirl Scouts on the Internet at www.girlscouts.org for informationabout the nearest Girl Scout council to you in the states oroverseas. Your local Girl Scouts are waiting to welcome you to your new home.

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