Where has the summer gone? Part 1

I spent early June preparing for Genna's Girl Scout service project.  The girls spent time at a local soup kitchen.  They trained at the kitchen for a few weeks to learn how to run it.  Then they planned and prepared and served a meal for nearly 60 guests.

This was the culmination of two years of work to earn their Bronze award.  To earn the award they had to first earn badges relating to themselves.  We learned planning and problem solving skills, did service projects like singing at a nursing home, picking up litter and planting flowers at a local school.  The girls also chose to learn more about the effects of drugs and alcohol, prepared a public service announcement and recorded it at a local radio station to play at their school.

Once we did some self learning, the girls had to learn some skills related to their project.  We earned the My community badge, which exposed them to both the high points and some problems within our city.  Then we spent quite some time earning the sewing, cooking and nutrition badges. 

Now that the project is over, we are planning to have one last blast at a weekend camp before all the girls go their separate ways, some to sports, some to middle school and some to cadettes.