Troy Girl Scouts Hold First Annual Cupcake Wars Competition

Girl Scout Service Unit 109 - Troy held their first annual Cupcake Wars competition on December 18, 2018! The theme was "Girl Scout Cookies" and girls came up with some VERY delicious desserts.  Guest judges were GSofSI CEO Loretta Graham, GSofSI Director of Product Program Kristen Gibbs and Girl Scout alum Sarah Phelps. 

Eight Junior and Cadette teams participated in the competition.  Each team made two cupcakes - one was required to include Samoas in the recipe and the other had to be inspired by a Girl Scout Cookie flavor of their choice.. The winning team was from Junior Troop #724.  

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Troop #235 Earns Holiday Lights Limo Ride With GSofSI CEO Loretta Graham

Girl Scout Troop #235 from the Southwestern Schools area (Brighton/Shipman/Medora/Piasa) raised more than $6,500 during the Nut, Candy & Magazine Program and earned with a limo ride with GSofSI CEO Loretta Graham through the holiday lights at Tilles Park in St. Louis!

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.