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Take A Stand
For four years now, the Girl Scout Council of the Congaree Area, Inc. has demonstrated a vested interest in issues that concern women and children in South Carolina communities. Beginning in 2002, the Congaree Council selected domestic violence as a platform to support the first-ever Council Wide Service Project. The 2004 project, Passport to Fitness, was successful in making an impact on childhood obesity. Again this year, the girls took a leading role in selecting the topic for the 2005 Council Wide Service Project.

Using the Kepner-Tregoe Decision Analysis process, the girls selected school bullying as this year's platform. "Take A Stand," the title of the 2005 service project, is geared toward helping girls learn how to prevent school bullying. Girls will be asked to learn about school bullying and then complete service projects in their communities. We'll conclude the year long focus with a celebration at the Take A Stand Gala on March 5, 2005 at the Columbia Museum of Art. Throughout the duration of this project, it is our hope that girls take this opportunity to share the importance of creating an environment where everyone feels safe.

Please use the links below to access important information about Take A Stand:

• Suggested Service Projects and Service Project Report Form
• Take A Stand Surveys
• Patch Contest Information
• Public Service Announcement Competition

For information about the 2006 Statewide Service Project, or more information on any previous year's Council-wide Service Project, contact:

Heather Leigh
Director of Program Services
(803) 782-5133 ext. 3039

leighh@congaree.org

 

Are you still working on Passport to Fitness activities?  You could become a member of the All-Health Team and be on television!!!

Keep up your excitement from the 2004 Passport to Fitness service project, and you could win a cash prize, Internet and television coverage, t-shirts and other prizes! The All-Health Team, presented by WIS, DHEC and Lexington Medical Center is looking for youth who are making a positive difference in the health of their community. If your troop is working on a project for the Passport to Fitness program, you could be the next group named to the All-Health Team!  Click here to find out more information!

 

Resources from Passport to Fitness 2004

• Letter from Donna Sorensen
• Troop Leader Introduction (Microsoft Word Document)
• Internet Resources
• Brownie Badge Requirements (Microsoft Word Document)
• Junior Badge Requirements (Microsoft Word Document)
• Cadette Badge Requirements (Microsoft Word Document)