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About this patch program
Show
pride in our
community and complete the requirements for this new patch program that
was designed
for the Girl Scouts in
Mercer! You are on your honor to indicate which
requirements you completed.
The paperwork for this patch is
due to your troop leader
by
October 1,
2008.
To earn this patch, which will be worn
on the back of your sash or vest, you need to do the following:
Brownies: Complete parts
1-3 of the Patch requirements and 1 more part of your choice.
Juniors: Complete parts
1-3 of the Patch requirements and 3 more parts of your choice.
Cadettes, Seniors and Leaders:
Complete parts 1-3 of the Patch requirements, and 5 more parts of your
choice.
Everyone: hand in your
completed paperwork for this patch to your troop leader by October 1,
2008.
Mercer
Area Girl Scouts Community Pride Patch Program requirements:
The following 3 parts are
required for all Scouts and Leaders:
1. Participate in the Mercer 500 Memorial Day Parade or and hand out programs with your Girl Scout Troop
at a Mercer Community Band Concert or work at the Girl Scout Ice Cream Social on Friday, June 20
or donate a pie or cake to the Ice Cream Social on June 20.
Your troop leader will provide you with more information about handing out programs and about the Ice Cream
Social. Attach a program from the Community Band Concert from the night that you were there handing out programs or
from the night of the Girl Scout Ice Cream Social, or complete the following if you marched in the parade:
I participated in the parade with: (circle one) my Girl Scout Troop the marching band other ________________
2. Participate in the Mercer Area Girl Scouts service projects with Mercer County Habitat for Humanity
(MCHH) or donate one large black garbage bag of aluminum cans to Mercer County Habitat for Humanity.
The cans do not have to be crushed but they must be rinsed out. The cans can be taken
to Bethany Presbyterian Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Coolspring Presbyterian Church
or Fredonia Presbyterian Church for donation.
Circle one*:
I helped at the soup and sandwich lunch at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Sunday April 20.
I helped make subs at Coolspring Presbyterian Church on Saturday April 26.
I dropped off 1 large black garbage bag full of rinsed aluminum cans at _________________ Church. Date: ____
*Other opportunities may arise for helping with this project. If you did something else to help with the
MCHH project in Mercer, explain what you did here. Date completed: _____________
Explain what you did: _______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Register for the 2008-2009 scouting year by September 20, 2008.
The following are the other activities to
choose
from.
Brownies: Complete 1 of
these activities
Juniors:
Complete 3 of these activities.
Cadettes, Seniors and Leaders:
Complete 5 of these activities.
4. Complete another activity from the list for part 1.
What you did: ______________________________________________________
5. The book "Each Little Bird That Sings" by Deborah Wiles is the book
for all Mercer residents to read this year. Read this book. After you have finished the book,
drop a note to Mrs. Langdon so your name can be added to her count of how
many people have read this book. Date book completed: __________
6. Attend a Mercer Area Middle or High School girls or co-ed sporting event in
Septemeber . This cannot be a game that you played in or a team that you play for.
What event did you attend? _____________________________________________
What was the final score? _______________________________________________
7. Attend a cultural event in Mercer other than a Mercer Community Band Concert.
What event did you attend? _____________________________________________
Date and time of event: _________________________________________________
Why did you chose to attend this event? ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
8. Stop in the library and use your library card to check out a book to read. If you don't have
library card, sign up for one. Look over the plans for the renovations of the library. Ask one of
the librarians how the plans for the renovations are going.
Have one of the librarians stamp the date that you visited the library on this paper.
Date you visited the library: _________________
9. Over the summer, volunteer in some way in our community - for example, teach at vacation bible school,
help an eldery neighbor with yard work, donate food to one of the food pantries in Mercer.
What did you do to volunteer in our community? ___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
When did you voluteer? Date(s) ____________________________
10. Visit the Mercer Merchantile and find out who had the first telephone in Mercer. Find the connection
between the Mercer Merchantile and the Lindsey family . Write your answers in the space below.
Date you visited the Merchantile: ________________
What you found out: ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________