For Girls

Who Do You Want to Be?
Want to be an adventurer, scientist, financial manager, athlete, environmentalist, or CEO? From sports skill-building clinics to career mentoring, world travel and cultural exchanges to local community service projects, environmental stewardships to financial literacy, the Girl Scout program enables you to be who you want to be.

What do Girl Scouts do?
Girl Scouts are girls just like you who have fun, make friends and discover new places! Girl Scouts go camping, visit museums, care for the environment, sell cookies, help people in the community, and participate in exciting events.  Girl Scouting gives girls like you the chance to explore your world and have a lot of fun at the same time!

Girl Scouts are divided into Girl Scout Daisy (grades K-1), Girl Scout Brownie (grades 2-3), Girl Scout Junior (grades 4-5), Girl Scout Cadette (grades 6-8) Girl Scout Seniors (grades 9-10) Girl Scout Ambassadors (grades 11-12).

Every girl who registers as a Girl Scout can enjoy the many activities organized by her council (us) and her troop.  The Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast offers activities that meet the needs and interests of girls. Some program activities are shared by all Girl Scouts; others may only be available locally, require girls to apply, or be restricted by age.

No matter what age, girls learn the value and the fun of sharing experiences in an all-girl environment, with caring, trained adults to serve as mentors and models. All activities are designed with girls in mind to spark their interests, address their concerns, build their skills, and explore the world around them.

Go to Girls Only to see what Girl Scouting offers online for girls ages 5-11. Play games, send e-cards, ask Dr. M questions, and more!

Check out STUDIO 2B, the place where teens become, belong, believe, and build. Chill out in the Lounge, publish poems or stories, answer polls and quizzes, get advice, see what the “By Girls, For Girls” committee is up to.

Environmental Service Two for One Deal!
Participate in BOTH World Water Monitoring Day and National Public Lands Day and Get a FREE Test Kit
World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is partnering for the second year with National Public Lands Day (NPLD) to offer 100 free water test kits.  To receive a free kit, sites must register with WWMD and indicate that they are affiliated with NPLD, or register with NPLD and indicate that they are affiliated with WWMD http://www.worldwatermonitoringday.org/newdev/default.aspx
(registration is free through both programs).  Participation in the WWMD program can help Girl Scouts earn credit toward the Get With the Land or Water Drop patches.  Kits will be shipped between now and September as long as supplies last. Please contact with questions.

About WWMD:

In 2006, the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) developed a partnership with World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD).  Through the WWMD program, Girl Scouts learn about the quality of their local waters by testing for dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature and turbidity (or clarity). These parameters represent basic elements that help determine water quality.  Girl Scouts then submit their data into the worldwide database, where it is included in the annual WWMD report produced at the end of monitoring activities performed each year.  In 2009, Girl Scouts participated from 32 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Records show that 248 sites were monitored and nearly 2,200 Girl Scout

Service Opportunties sponsored by Family Care
http://www.familycare.com

Caring Collections:
Caring_Camp_Collection.doc
Support_Soldiers_Through_the_Seasons.doc
Hurricane_Helpers.doc
Blanket_Hugs.doc
Girl_Scout_Diaper_Bank_Project.doc
Winter_Wear_Share.doc
Comfort_Quilts.doc
Words_for_the_Wounded.doc
Back_to_School_Backpacks.doc

Helping Others:
Save_the_Environment.doc
Food_Share.doc
Lead_Uganda.doc
Toys__Toiletries_for_Hurricane_Katrina_Kids.doc
Incredible_Family_Feast.doc
Bored_Game_Giveaway.doc
Blackout_Boxes.doc
Spending_Time_with_Seniors.doc
Adopt_a_Grandparent.doc
Bibs_for_Kids.doc
Bike_Roundup_and_Rodeo.doc
Puppy_and_Kitty_Love.doc
Operation Happy Sock
Cage_Comforter_Project.PDF

Holiday Service Projects:
Holiday_Cheer_for_Aids_Patients.doc
Homeless_for_the_Holidays.doc
Deck_the_Halls.doc
Holiday_Hope_Chests.doc