Girl Scouts Have a New Cookie Treat for 100th Anniversary

The uniformed girls stand outside of local businesses and sell hundreds of boxes of their famous "Girl Scout Cookies" each year.

Thin Mints, Do-Si-Dos, Lemon Chalet, Tagalongs, Thank U Berry Munch or Shortbread cookies are household names that thousands have grown to love and anticipate.

To gear up the 1,000 Girl Scout members of Fort Campbell, Montgomery County and Stewart County for their cookie-selling campaign, local rallies have been held to get the children energized and motivated to sell boxes and boxes of sweet treats.

During the rallies, girls build skills while having fun with activities such as goal setting, marketing, technology and Girl Scout history. Each girl will be working to earn a "cookie" patch.

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee covers 39 counties in Middle Tennessee, plus Fort Campbell, and serves more than 13,000 girls

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The 12 Days of Girl Scouts - CONTEST OVER

Thank you for participating! The contest has concluded and we will contact all winners by the end of the day.

Today, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee wants to give YOU four (4) tickets to the Tennessee Titans game at LP Field on Dec. 24 at 12 p.m. against the Jacksonville Jaguars!

Be one of the first 25 people to answer one (1) of the following questions correctly, and receive four (4) tickets to the Titans game verses the Jaguars.

Questions

1.       How many counties does Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee serve?

2.       What is the date of the 100^th anniversary?

Email your answer to Amy Goodrich at agoodrich@gsmidtn.org. The first 25 people to respond with a correct answer to one of the questions will win four (4) tickets to the Titans game on Dec. 24! Go Titans!

Girl Scouts holds cookie rally with Nashville Predators

On Dec. 3, Girl Scouts hosted a cookie rally at Bridgestone Arena in conjunction with the Nashville Predators game against the Buffalo Sabres. Girls arrived at the arena in the afternoon, created excitement for the 2011-12 cookie season, and were special guests for the Preds’ game. More than 700 girls, leaders and families were in attendance. Select dads of Girl Scouts got to watch pre-game warm ups from the penalty box, and a leader was also selected for a zamboni ride after the first period. Girl Scout troop numbers were listed on the megatron and a Girl Scout troop presented the colors for the game. Girls were heard throughout the arena cheering, “Go Preds!”

Here are some pictures from the event:

Lipscomb University announces $10,000 Scout Award to honor top scouts

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 21, 2011) – Lipscomb University officials recently announced the launch of a new Scout Award beginning in 2012 to honor scouts who have achieved the top rank in their scouting organizations.

The Scout Award is a $10,000 award for any incoming freshman who is accepted to Lipscomb University and has received the Eagle Scout Award for Boy Scouts, the Gold Award from the Girls Scouts of America, the Venturing Silver Award, the Sea Scouting Quartermaster Award or the American Heritage Girls Stars and Stripes Award. The funds are distributed in $2,500 increments each year for up to four years and are applied to room and board charges.

 Board Chair Mary Cavarra, CEO Agenia Clark and Lipscomb President L. Randolph Lowry with Girl Scouts that have earned their Gold Award

Troop 234's Costume Collection A Success

 

Nolensville-based Girl Scout Daisy Troop 234 collected new or gently used Halloween costumes to give to needy kids throughout October.

Hugs For Our Soldiers

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee distributed fruit slices and honey roasted peanuts to soldiers at Fort Campbell through the Hugs For Our Soldiers program.

The treats were used to welcome a unit home; and also given to soldiers who had recently returned home as well as those living on base. Some were also placed in Thanksgiving bags and sent to troops serving in Afghanistan. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee is proud to partner with the Hugs For Our Soldiers organization and show our appreciation! Thank you to everyone who helped make this distribution a success.

Girl Scout fruit slices waiting to greet soldiers coming home