Marion Troop #8893 Honored By City Council for Receiving Governor's Hometown Award

Micahya Banks, Kaitlyn Satterfield, Olivia Allen, Carlie Gunn and Hailey Buckingham
presented a sign that celebrates their award to Mayor Rinella

Congratulations to Girl Scout Troop #8893 for being recognized by The City of Marion for receiving the Governor's Hometown Award!

To earn the Girl Scout Silver Award, Troop #8893 helped The Lighthouse Shelter, which serves area homeless people. The shelter had recently been impacted by flooding, so the Girl Scout Troop hosted a fall festival and collected supply donations from participants as the entrance fee. 

Their efforts earned an Honorable Mention Governor's Hometown Award from the Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. The Governor's Hometown Award program gives formal recognition to communities that contributed to their community’s quality of life via projects that had strong volunteer support, met a need, and made a definitive impact.

A large sign recognizing the award-winning service project will be on display in Marion. 

Girl Scout Alum Makenzie Keiser Honored By Edwardsville City Council

GSofSI Alum Makenzie Keiser was honored by the Edwardsville City Council for her service to the community while earning the Girl Scout Gold Award - the highest award in Girl Scouting. Several Marines came to show their support - as Makenzie is entering the United States Marine Corps to continue her commitment to service. 

Makenzie, who graduated as a junior from Edwardsville High School in 2018, earned the Girl Scout Gold Award by teaching area children how to grow vegetable gardens.  She collaborated with the YMCA Early Childhood Development Center to design and develop three raised gardens, then taught children how to care for them. 

“If you give children a vegetable for a day, you feed them for a day,” she said.  “If you teach children how to grow vegetables, they will always have food.  Also, children who grow vegetables are more likely to eat them.”

Makenzie was honored with the Governor's Hometown Award (GHTA) for her service to the community as well. The GHTA program gives forman recognition to those who contributed to projects that improved their community’s quality of life.

Learn more about the Girl Scout Gold Award

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Around the Council: October 2018

Check out what's been happening around the 40 1/2 counties that make up
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois' council!

Service Unit 42 - East Williamson County kicked off their Nut, Candy & Magazine Program by learning about "This Able Vet" service dogs. 

Effingham County Troops #2032, #2013, and #2300 traveled to Kentucky, where they toured Mammoth Cave and Crystal Onxy Cave, earned the Cave Explorer patch and two Junior Ranger badges offered by the parks.  They also visited Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and boyhood home.

Girl Scouts marched in the Jefferson County Fall Fest Parade.

Girl Scouts hosted a registration booth at Pinckneyville Mardi Gras. 

Paris Troop #2555 has been busy!  Some of the activities they welcomed the new Girl Scout year with included raising the flag at school, touring the local historical society, planting trees, geocaching, meeting police officers and firefighters, exploring the inside of an ambulance bay, volunteering at a soup kitchen, holding a fishing derby, earning the Junior Ranger badges at Walnut Point State Park, programming robots and coding, appearing in the Honeybee Parade and going to Disney on Ice. WOW!

Troop #8037 from Thompsonville and Troops #8005 and #8007 from West Frankfort welcomed veterans back to Southern Illinois from an Honor Flight at Williamson County Airport.  Each Girl Scout was able to walk a veteran off the flight down Freedom Path. 

Girl Scout Seniors from Service Unit 101 - Alton/Godfrey/Wood River/Roxana completed the first part of their Car Care badge with mechanic Chris White.  Girls learned everything they need to know about taking care of their car including changing a tire and changing their oil.

New Baden Junior Troop #242 hosted a Juliette Gordon Low birthday party for their Service Unit - complete with games from her era!  There was also a storytelling session about Juliette's life, a sign language lesson because Juliette had hearing loss and tea party style refreshments because Juliette would ask girls to join Girl Scouts by inviting them to tea.  

Girl Scouts from SU 522 - Eastern Coles County had a float in the Eastern Illinois University homecoming parade in Charleston, IL. 

DuQuoin Troop #8843 had some outdoor fun at Camp Wartburg. 

Girl Scouts from SU 54 - Perry County went to the Trunk and Treat parade together.

Johnston City Troops #8863 and #8084 made a great Girl Scout banner.

Troop #113 donated a branded sign and tablecloth to Metro East Humane Society.

Girl Scouts baked together at the Girl Scout information night in Ashley, IL.

Daisy Troop #8046 from Benton participated in the Fall Take Action project by having a Juliette Gordon Low birthday bash. Girls learned about Girl Scouts' founder with a story, craft and cupcakes.  They also discussed how important it was to JGL that girls serve their communities.  To honor JGL, each girl brought a donation to make a birthday party in a bag and donated 12 bags stuffed with party supplies to The Night's Shield Children's Shelter in West Frankfort.

Troop #688 enjoyed goat yoga.

DuQuoin Troop #8123 learned how to paint a girl dancing in the rain from their friend Joyce Ellege.  The inspiration for the artwork was the quote, "Don't wait for the storm to pass, instead learn how to dance in the rain."

Girl Scout Troop #8653 enjoyed Halloween festivities with residents of the Countryside Nursing Home in Mount Vernon.  They made BOOtiful crafts and decorations, listened to music together, wrapped mummies and painted pumpkins. 

Girl Scout Troop #8653 learned about Financial Literacy with Legence Bank.  Girls had a bank tour, explored all aspects of banking, looked at different currencies, and learned about the importance of saving and setting a budget. 

Femme Fit 618, an all women's gym in Mount Vernon, welcomed Girl Scout Troop #8653 and #8631 to get active and learn more about fitness and healthy eating. 

Leah Walton Installs New Camp Bridge While Working on Girl Scout Gold Award Project

Leah Walton

Leah Walton from O’Fallon dedicated a new bridge that she built at Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) Camp Torqua on Friday, July 20, 2018. Nearly 80 girls, Girl Scout volunteers and friends attended the dedication ceremony to applaud her efforts, which she committed towards earning the Girl Scout Gold Award – the highest award in Girl Scouting. Earning this prestigious award requires a suggested minimum of 80 hours of community service and helps Girl Scouts give back to the world in ways that are personally meaningful.

GSSI’s Camp Torqua is a 72 acre camp located outside of Edwardsville that is open to both Girl Scouts and outside groups. Despite a robust hiking trail system, the main link between two primary sections of the camp had been a gravel road that was also open to vehicles. To create a safer, more convenient option for foot traffic, Walton built a 40-foot suspension bridge over Sugar Creek, which cuts through the center of camp. Her construction used pressure treated wood and steel cables suspended through posts on both sides of the creek, and includes cross supports for stability. She explained that the project was meaningful to her because it allowed her to use her interests and skills to inspire the next generation. 

“My Girl Scout Gold Award project was a way for me to do my part in helping kids appreciate the outdoors,” said Walton. “I absolutely love the outdoors. I spend the majority of my time outside riding my hoses and playing sports.”

Laney B and Karly K play the outdoor games Leah created

She also created and installed a pair of outdoor game boards for campers to use. The brightly painted game boards – checkers and tic tac toe – were painted on slices from trees that previously needed removed at the camp and include natural objects such as rocks as game pieces. In addition, she developed a series of STEM activities for camp, like a challenge to build a weight-bearing pyramid using sticks in order to explore the role of structure shape in engineering. During the bridge dedication, which coincided with GSSI’s annual STEM Day Camp, she led younger girls through games and activities, as STEM fields are also among her top interests. 

“My favorite part of being a Girl Scout is being a part of my troop’s robotics team,” she shared. “We were able to compete at the state level and be competitive while representing Girl Scouts in a good light. My team learned through trial and error how to use tools better than most adults can, and I was able to apply those skills to build my bridge,” she added. 

This fall, Walton plans to attend University of Findlay to double major in animal science and English equestrian studies. After earning her undergraduate degree, she hopes to attend medical school. She believes her experiences in Girl Scouts will help her continue to be successful into the future. 

“Earning the Girl Scout Gold Award is important to me because it signifies dedication,” she explained. “It sets a good example for younger girls and shows what you can achieve if you really want to.” I would recommend being a Girl Scout because of the people that are part of the community,” she added. “It might not seem important to little girls, but so many of the leaders and friends I met are also the people giving me ‘pushes’ to be the best person I can be.” 

Leah's bridge over Sugar Creek at Camp Torqua

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) is a high-capacity Girl Scout council serving approximately 11,300 girls and engaging 4,550 adult volunteers in 40 ½ counties in Southern Illinois. GSSI Mission: Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. The Girl Scouts organization is the world's largest leadership development organization for girls. In partnership with committed adults, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives – such as strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. Today’s Girl Scouts not only enjoy camping and crafts; they also explore math and science and learn about diversity, good citizenship, leadership and teamwork. Girl Scouting is the place where girls experience the fun, friendship and power of girls together. Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois is a not-for-profit organization supported by various United Ways throughout the region. Girl Scouts is a Proud Partner of United Way.

DuQuoin Girl Scout Troop Lends a Hand at Community Concerts

When they found out there was nobody to clean up after free community concerts, Girl Scout Troop #8123 from DuQuoin stepped up to get the job done.  Way to give back, Girl Scouts!  

Edwardsville & Glen Carbon Area Girl Scouts Host Hygiene Drive

Girl Scout Troops #333 and #39 in Service Unit 108 in the Glen Carbon/Edwardsville area organized a donation of almost 1,100 pounds of personal hygiene items for the GlenEd Food Pantry in April. Girl Scouts in the area have collected personal hygiene products as a community service project for more than 15 years. 

On April 21, Girl Scouts went door to door in area neighborhoods putting out approximately 1,300 collection bags for items like soap, toothpaste, and toilet paper. The following weekend, they collected donations, sorted items and made deliveries to the food pantry.  

This year's collection drive was organized by Troop #333, which is comprised of girls in 6th grade.  The girls even mobilized local businesses to serve as collection sites, including Afterwards Books, Traveling Tails and The Cyclery. 

This large amount of donations really motivated the Girl Scouts to connect with more local businesses and visit neighborhoods next year. Be on the lookout for the Girl Scout hygiene drive for the GlenEd Food Pantry next spring.

Girl Scout Troop #333 Holds Hygiene Drive

Recently, Girl Scout Troop #333 planned and completed a hygiene drive for the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Community.  On one Saturday (April 22), Girl Scouts from Service Unit #108 distributed information to many households across several neighborhoods about hygiene items needed.  

On the next Saturday (April 29), we collected items and brought them to our service unit office to be sorted by category.  These items included shampoo, soap, detergent, toothpaste/toothbrushes, and deodorant.  We spent three hours collecting and sorting, and then dropped off these items at the Glen-Ed Food Pantry.  The Glen-Ed Pantry weighed all the items, and our total was 1,019 pounds of donations!  The troop was so excited to see how much was donated, and the Pantry was very grateful for the needed items.  

In the future, we hope to expand our range of collection to local elementary schools and businesses in the community.

Submitted by Kyra Miller, 11 years old, Troop #333

Staunton Girl Scouts Earn Presidential Volunteer Service Awards

Every girl in Troop #106 from Staunton earned a Presidential Volunteer Service Award for her community service this year! 

The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is the premier volunteer awards program, encouraging citizens to live a life of service through presidential gratitude and national recognition.

Caitlin Lloyd from O'Fallon has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) is pleased to announce that Caitlin Lloyd from O’Fallon has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive.

For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, called Suite Dreams, Caitlin worked with The Women’s Safe House in St. Louis. She repainted two rooms at the facility in bright colors to make the atmosphere cheerful and hopeful. She also organized groups to make fleece blankets and held a book drive that collected 500 books for the organization. Last, Caitlin built a bookcase so that the books that were donated were easily accessible for the residents.

Through her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Caitlin learned valuable life skills that she will be able to use throughout her life. “I definitely learned the importance of persistence and dedication,” said Caitlin. “There were times when I felt the project was overwhelming and I might not finish. However, I took each part one step at a time to stay on schedule,” she added.

Caitlin is the daughter of Matt and Kristen Lloyd. She is a junior at O’Fallon Township High School. Caitlin has been a Girl Scout for 12 years.

The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn, recognizes a Girl Scout's commitment to excellence as she develops skills and values to meet present and future challenges in her life. To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a Girl Scout Senior or Girl Scout Ambassador must design and carry out a project that fulfills a need within a girl’s community, creates change, and is sustainable. The project must be completed with a suggested minimum of 80 hours of work. Only about 5 percent of eligible girls earn the prestigious Gold Award.

Help Your Community Spring Clean & Earn a Special Patch

Spring Clean Up 

March 1 – April 30, 2017 

GSSI Girl Scouts are invited to help their communities spring clean. Girls may complete a minimum of 5 hours cleaning up their community (trash pick-up, planting flowers/trees, beautifying public spaces in the community, etc.). This community service project runs March 1 – April 30, 2017. 

Program Department 

Council ‘Take Action’ Projects 

#4 Ginger Creek Parkway 

Glen Carbon, IL 62034 

patchprogram@gsofsi.org

A special patch will also be available. To order the patch, fill out the patch information on the participation form and mail it with a check for $2 per patch. All patches will be given out at upcoming Service Unit Meetings and will go to the troop leaders. Please also forward any photos of your troop participating for our council website. Please put your troop number on the back of the photo or e-mail to patchprogram@gsofsi.org. All participating troops will be acknowledged on our GSSI Blog.

Please note:  This information is also available on our website. 

Please Join Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois on November 29 for Giving Tuesday!

Please join Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois and many others around the globe to celebrate #GivingTuesday! On Tuesday, November 29, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. Anyone, anywhere can get involved in #GivingTuesday and give back in a way that is meaningful to them. From fundraising to volunteering to pro bono service, #GivingTuesday is a great way to engage your community and to become a part of a larger worldwide movement that promotes generosity. 

New! Can You “Give 2” Community Service Campaign! 

This year, we’re challenging all GSSI troops to commit to “Give 2” - that is, to pledge at least two hours of service during the holiday season to share the joy of giving in their communities! Once you decide what cause you’d like to “Give 2” - let us know! Share a photo on Facebook, send us an e-mail or take a short video! Visit our website for promotional resources to use during your campaign.  

Other ways to get involved include: 

1. Perform a random act of kindness. Pay it forward. Do a good deed. 

2. Volunteer. Your talents and time are valuable! 

3. Give it your all! Make a commitment to positive words and thoughts. Smile! 

4. Make a donation to a non-profit making a difference in the world. 

5. Spread the word about #GivingTuesday on social media.


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One Stop Community Christmas Invites Girl Scout Troops to Participate

One Stop Community Christmas
December 10, 2016

GSSI Girl Scouts have been invited to participate in the One Stop Community Christmas service project. This year the Girl Scouts have been asked to collect 1500 puzzles for kids of all ages.  

Miranda Zerbst, Service Unit Manager for SU 522 - Eastern Coles has offered to arrange pick ups of puzzle donations from other Service Units that want to participate.  You can reach Miranda at at mzerbst@firstmid.com or 217.246.0848 (phone or text)

FAQ's

What Is One Stop Community Christmas?

One Stop is a collaborative effort of many different area organizations (civic groups, schools, businesses, aid organizations, churches, sororities, healthcare providers, etc.) to come together at Christmas time and provide help and hope to families from 7 counties (Coles, Cumberland, Shelby, Moultrie, Douglas, Edgar and Clark) during the holiday season. 

A major focus of the event is the realization that a few years ago, there were many families who were getting help from several organizations and others were going without (either because they didn’t know where to go, or the resources had been used up by the time they got there). 

One Stop is an effort to band together and help even more families who need it, while making sure to provide a really positive experience for everyone involved. One Stop is about the power of partnership to make a difference in the community.

Is One Stop a Success?

By any metric, yes. In 2014, we helped 778 families and were able to provide a wonderful Christmas experience for 1815 kids! Not only that, but One Stop has brought diverse civic leaders and community-minded people together in ways that were not likely (or even possible) outside this event. One Stop has truly strengthened our community.

In 2011, the Salvation Army hosted the event in their gym. In 2012, One Stop took up the whole Salvation Army building. In 2013, we moved to the West Building on the campus of Lake Land Community College! One Stop keeps growing, and we are very thankful to Lake Land for their willingness to help us grow. We are happy to say Lake Land has invited us back for 2016. 

How Can I Get Involved?

1. Volunteer: Register to come out the day of the event and be a table worker or personal shopper (someone who goes with the client family to each table and helps them navigate the event); we will also need set-up and tear-down helpers. 

2. Give: This event is not cheap, as you can imagine. Every dollar makes a difference. Giving to the event (in cash or check payable to SEICF, Southeast Illinois Community Foundation, and memo One Stop on the check), or with physical items to give away is a crucial way for area organizations to partner with – and participate in – One Stop Community Christmas.

3. Drive: For organizations with many members/employees, a great way to get involved is to find out from the Executive Committee what resources are needed and ask your members/employees to bring in that item through the fall. Having a “Green Bean” drive (or whatever) really helps out.

4. Adopt: If you really want to invest in this very worthy event, then adopt a Table. When you do that, you become the Table chair (or co-chair) and are responsible for staffing and stocking that Table for the event. This is a huge responsibility, but also one of the most rewarding experiences.

Girl Scouts Donate More Than 3,600 Items and 150 Volunteer Hours to Local Animal Shelters

Approximately 1,106 participants donated more than 3,600 items and 150 volunteer hours to animal shelters across Southern Illinois during GSSI’s spring Council Wide Community Service Project, “Pawsome Pets.”

See photos

The following troops earned Pawsome Pets patches.  Great work!

Troop #2, Troop #28, Troop #47, Troop #48, Troop #94, Troop #98, Troop #128, Troop #130, Troop #140, Troop #175, Troop #188, Troop #208, Troop #233, Troop #235, Troop #258, Troop #269, Troop #306, Troop #317, Troop #340, Troop #341, Troop #356, Troop #366, Troop #431, Troop #482, Troop #513, Troop #529, Troop #545, Troop #611, Troop #628, Troop #664, Troop #703, Troop #707, Troop #725, Troop #726, Troop #768, Troop #789, Troop #792, Troop #834, Troop #907, Troop #938, Troop #945, Troop #955, Troop #1181, Troop #1257, Troop #1649, Troop #2046, Troop #2161, Troop #2413, Troop #2505, Troop #2550, Troop #2583, Troop #2647, Troop #2921, Troop #8001, Troop #8015, Troop #8020, Troop #8024, Troop #8030, Troop #8032, Troop #8036, Troop #8039, Troop #8040, Troop #8043, Troop #8044, Troop #8045, Troop #8046, Troop #8047,
Troop #8062, Troop #8081, Troop #8084, Troop #8087, Troop #8116, Troop #8123, Troop #8133, Troop #8140, Troop #8158, Troop #8165, Troop #8200, Troop #8209, Troop #8226, Troop #8231, Troop #8235, Troop #8245, Troop #8249, Troop #8250, Troop #8294, Troop #8295, Troop #8302, Troop #8317, Troop #8320, Troop #8345, Troop #8349, Troop #8350, Troop #8420, Troop #8431, Troop #8446, Troop #8470, Troop #8480, Troop #8487, Troop #8505, Troop #8518, Troop #8542, Troop #8546, Troop #8548, Troop #8559, Troop #8572, Troop #8623, Troop #8643, Troop #8659, Troop #8661, Troop #8685, Troop #8713, Troop #8749, Troop #8782, Troop #8783, Troop #8784, Troop #8837, Troop #8858, Troop #8869, Troop #8905, Troop #8917, Troop #8924, Troop #8935, Troop #8941, Troop #8966, Troop #8990

Girl Scouts Invited to Shawnee Volunteer Corps Fall 2015 Service Days

Baby Basics Council-Wide Community Service Project Collects 2,600 Items For Families in Need

During this spring’s "Baby Basics" Council-wide Community Service Project, troops collected 2,600 baby items ranging from diapers to toys to formula and donated them to local agencies that help mothers in need. This service project ran from March 1 – April 30 and 575 girls from 81 troops participated.

Patches will be mailed to the address provided on the patch report form in mid to late June. Please contact Erika Hankins, Program Specialist, with any questions at 800.345.6858, ext. 2108 or e-mail ehankins@gsofsi.org.

Kathryn Stacy from Shiloh Has Earned the Girl Scout Gold Award

 

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) is pleased to announce that Kathryn Stacy from Shiloh has received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive. 

For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Kathryn shared her love of cooking and gardening with the O’Fallon community.  “For my Girl Scout Gold Award project, I volunteered at the O’Fallon Garden with members of the O’Fallon Garden Club.  We grew vegetables that were then donated to the O’Fallon Community Food Pantry,” Stacy said.  “For the other part of my project, I prepared recipes that included vegetables from the O’Fallon Garden and shared the recipes and food samples with clients at the food pantry.”

 “By completing my Girl Scout Gold Award, I learned that in order to be the leader I wanted to become, I had to be loud and make myself known.  I also learned that I have what it takes to overcome the smallest to the biggest obstacles in life,” Stacy said. 

Kathryn is the daughter of John and Kari Stacy.  She is a senior O’Fallon Township High School.  She plans to attend Southwest Illinois College to major in Culinary Arts.   

The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn, recognizes a Girl Scout's commitment to excellence as she develops skills and values to meet present and future challenges in her life.  To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a Girl Scout Senior or Girl Scout Ambassador must design and carry out a project that fulfills a need within a girl’s community, creates change, and is sustainable.   The project must be completed with a suggested minimum of 80 hours of work.  Only about 6 percent of eligible girls earn the prestigious Gold Award.

GSSI Girl Scouts "Spread the Bread" for Fall 2014 Community Service Project

GSSI's "Spread the Bread" council-wide community service project ran from Oct. 1-Nov. 20. More than 660 girls participated from 83 troops in 33 service units! These troops shared more than 1,000 loaves of bread wrapped with messages of hope, inspiration or gratitude with local police and fire departments, nursing homes, food pantries, shelters and others in the community.   Patches will be distributed to participants through Service Unit meetings in January.

 

Roxana Girl Scouts Work on Community Garden for Challenge & Change Project

 

 

 

Girl Scouts in Roxana have been working on a community garden for their Challenge and Change project.  Challenge and Change is a program funded United States Department of Agriculture to strengthen rural communities. Girls become change-makers through such programs as they envision and start long-term community service projects in their very own communities.

 

Girls begin with an initial day long training where they learn leadership, problem solving and entrepreneurial skills through a comprehensive curriculum. Led by trained facilitators, the girls discover what effective leadership looks like, connect with local experts and take action by digging into issues affecting their communities. After the training, girls recruit a community action team, including an adult who serves as their community champion, to turn their good idea into a sustainable, long-term project.

 

In Roxana, Girl Scouts from Service Unit 101 have created a Heritage Garden to highlight different plans and natural features of Southern Illinois.  They are partnering with the Roxana Parks and Recreation Department, The Nature Institute and Tom the Plant Guy to offer engaging learning and service experiences for students and local community members.

 

 

Girl Scouts Participate in "Summer of Service" Project

Troop #130

GSSI had 61 girls from 13 troops participate in this summer’s Council-Wide Community Service Project, "Summer of Service." Girls gave back to their communities with projects such as planting a garden, supporting the military, visiting a nursing home, volunteering at a local clothing pantry, helping out at church with Vacation Bible School, making a bench for Camp Chan Ya Ta and various kinds of cleanup.  For completing their community service, girls earned a special patch.

 

Thank you to  the following troops for their generous hard work and dedication this summer! They did an awesome job!

Troop #17 and Leader Kathy Arend; Troop #130 & Leader Jennifer Melton, Troop #235 and Leader Jennfier Morgan; Troop #451 and Kathy Arend; Troop #529 and Leader Cindy Wallace; Troop #726 and Leader Crystal Westmoreland; Troop #2161 and Leader Jenni Passig; Troop #2243 and Leader Lynne Wolfe; Troop #8043 and Leader Heather Barclay; Troop #8324 and Leader Tina Witherby; Troop #8548 and Leader Betsy Back; Troop #8552 & Troop #8553 and Leader Jaime Watkins.

 





Troop #8552



Girl Scouts Honored For Community Service By Comptroller Topinka

Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka honored several GSSI Girl Scouts for their dedication to community service during the Illinois State Fair this summer. 

Those honored include:

Troop #440 from Granite City - Kaitlin Koenig, Kristen Koenig & Dakota Smallie

Troop #899 from Granite City - Katie Reagan

Troop #8174 from Carbondale - Josie Pimental & Athena Wrenn

2014 Graduates Cheyenne Chalkus from Salem & Kathryn Dragovich from Mt. Olive

We're so proud of the amazing things that Girl Scouts do in their communities!  Way to go, girls!