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Girl Scouts start strong in new year

Mentorship: 1 troop mentors 4 younger troops

The girls of Troop 70724 hosted a cookie rally for 33 Daisies and Brownies from four troops of Service Unit 707 in Lititz Jan. 10. The girls learned sales tips, money skills, and cookie facts. They also had a chance to taste the new Exploremores, with 90% of the scouts enjoying them. They said the cookies tasted like hot chocolate, a chocolate milkshake, or a chocolate ice cream sandwich. The older scouts learned how to lead and adapt in the moment to the needs of others. Everyone had a great time.

A group of seven young girls wearing Girl Scouts vests, standing and sitting together, each holding boxes of Girl Scout cookies. They are smiling and posing for the camera in a well-lit room.

Rally offers up games, goals, and good times

Troops 71314, 70704, 70224 71266, and 71152 participated in a cookie rally Jan. 6. Daisies through Ambassadors played bingo and Jeopardy; matched cookies and names; beaded cookie bracelets; and learned about safety and goal setting.

  • A group of children sitting on a gym floor, engaged in a game with pink game pieces and printed game boards in front of them.
  • Three children sitting on a carpeted floor, playing a card matching game. They are focused on a set of cards laid out, with one card featuring a soccer ball. The children are wearing casual clothing, including a pink hoodie and a blue sweatshirt.
  • A group of children sitting on the floor in a gymnasium, engaging in a game. They are surrounded by colorful game pieces and worksheets, focused on their activity.
  • Children engaged in a craft activity, working on a project with beads and clear plastic containers on a table.

Troop join Wreaths Across America event

Girl Scouts from Troop 33965 and their families volunteered to place wreaths at the inaugural Wreaths Across America event at Chapel Lawn Memorial Park in Dallas, Pa. The girls placed the honorary branch-specific wreaths in the absence of any service members attending. Our Girl Scouts honored our veterans and the values they protected for us.

Girl Scouts create camp-lending library to earn Bronze Award

Juniors from Girl Scout Troop 33965 earned their Bronze Award by creating a lending library of camping supplies. They advertised items that would help a troop experience camping with minimal expenses; then cleaned, categorized, and organized the collected items; and created a Google form for Service Unit 319 leaders to use in allowing troops to borrow from the camping library.

Gardeners, troop harvest veggies for food bank

The Elk Lake Cadette troop met with Susquehanna County master gardeners to harvest raised beds, resulting in 90 pounds of produce to donate to the county food bank.

Group of eight people posing together in a garden, with a sign that reads 'Seed to Supper' in the background.

SU 715 continues 30-year caroling tradition

Forty girls from Service Unit 715 participated in the annual caroling tradition at Providence Place, a senior living community in Lancaster on Dec. 13. The Service Unit has been caroling for seniors every year for more than 30 years! The girls sang, and some residents joined in. Afterward, the girls served cookies to all.

A large group of children and adults, dressed in festive holiday outfits, posing for a photo outdoors under a bare-branched tree. The scene is cheerful and colorful, with various hats and accessories reflecting the Christmas theme.

Girls collect canned goods while caroling

Troops 20497 and 21562 went Caroling for Cans in Franklintown Dec. 3, 2025. Prior to the caroling event, they distributed door flyers and advertised on Facebook community pages with a collection list for holiday meal item donations for New Hope Dillsburg. The troop then met and followed the advertised route, sang carols and collected canned goods/nonperishable items for New Hope. After, they enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies to warm up.
(Photo credit: Curt Warner, Dillsburg Banner)

A group of adults and children wearing festive holiday hats pose for a photo in front of a Christmas wreath, with decorated tables featuring small trees and gifts.

Troop honors veterans, places wreaths

The girls from Troop 20312 were honored to participate in the Wreaths Across America ceremony to honor local veterans. They helped read the names of all veterans laid to rest at the cemetery and then helped place wreaths at the graves.

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