Girl Scouts Of Colorado

Programs:in addition to participating in activities with their troop, more than 6,500 girl scouts attended staff-led or partner-led programming at 87 events across the state. In addition, girl scouts of colorado partnered with funders on 27 in-person events and 18 virtual events, reaching more than 1,550 girl scouts. More than 1,800 skill-building patches were earned by youth members participating in partner-funded programming. (continued on schedule o)the outdoor experience is integral in being a girl scout and can be pivotal in a girl's life. More than 2,700 girls attended staff-led and volunteer-led outdoor programs this year. More than 1,000 girls participated in overnight summer camp at girl scouts of colorado's ranch properties. Nearly 500 girl scouts experienced troop and family camp opportunities. Staff-led day camps served 149 girl scouts, and all volunteer-led camp sessions served 717 girl scouts. Almost 250 girl scouts participated in outdoor adventure club, an individual youth member experience for older girl scouts.in an effort to engage more youth and their families from underserved groups and marginalized communities, girl scouts of colorado offered affinity camp sessions, including pride outside for lgbtq+ identifying girl scouts and their allies and protected peaks for immunocompromised girl scouts and their families.

Entrepreneurship: through product programs, more than 10,000 girl scouts flexed their entrepreneurial muscles and ran their own businesses, bringing in more than $3.4 million in troop proceeds to fund their next girl scout adventures and service projects. In addition, these girl scouts sold more than 140,000 packages of cookies to be donated to their hometown heroes, organizations such as fire departments, food pantries, and animal shelters. The fall product program also saw more than 3,000 girl scouts participating and brought in more than $1.1 million in total sales.

Life skills:girl scouts love to help their communities and through the highest awards program they develop lifelong problem-solving and leadership skills, and they make a sustainable impact on our world. This year, 483 junior girl scouts earned the bronze award, 277 cadette girl scouts earned silver, and 29 senior and ambassador girl scouts earned the gold award. The gold award girl scouts are prime examples of the girl scout leadership experience in action. They earned the highest award a high school-age girl scout can earn by leading projects that make a lasting impact on our world. It's a huge accomplishment that also impacts the gold award girl scout as a person. A few big ideas addressed by this year's gold award class include improving police response to mental health situations, building a barefoot sensory path for students with special needs, teaching middle school girls self-defense techniques, supporting people living with alzheimer's disease with a variety of sensory tools, and preventing gun violence in schools. Gold award girl scout morgaine w. From denver's east high school was also honored as a denver business journal's future outstanding woman in business and named as one of 10 girls leading change across the nation and was honored at the white house for her project creating policy aimed at preventing gun violence in schools.

Volunteer training and support:the connections girl scouts build with each other and their troop volunteers are keys to their success. The longer a girl stays in girl scouts, the more she gets out of it and the more she gives back to the community. The troop leader is often the reason a girl will stick with girl scouts throughout their school years. Training and supporting these amazing volunteers who give their time and talents to build girls of courage, confidence, and character are top priorities at girl scouts of colorado.nearly 200 training sessions were held this year, including leadership summits, cert-a-thons, and online training sessions. More than 1,140 volunteers attended those sessions.girl scout volunteers also gain resume-building skills when they take training in areas relevant across many aspects of their lives, such as mental health first aid training and stem for all.when a troop leader helps a girl to feel seen, heard, and safe, a girl scout's confidence grows. When that girl scout sees that they can make a difference in the world, they begin to know their own power. That's when the magic happens when the girl and the world are forever changed!our communities, our nation, and our world needs girls who have the skills to navigate life with purpose and joy girls who aren't afraid to raise their hand and speak up. They see something that needs fixing and they fix it. They're life-ready for today and tomorrow.