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Check out the Bulletin Board under Upcoming to see the latest opportunities!!

Basic Service Information

 

•         Girls may not earn money as Girl Scouts for another organization. However, Girl Scouts can raise money to buy needed items to donate to an organization.  Girls make ask for item donations from people/businesses/etc. for their project but can not ask for money.

 

•         Service can only be counted once. For example: If you are doing service for a badge (older girls) you can't count it as service toward any another requirement. This also applies to religious education or other award requirements.

 

•         Service opportunities should focus on our local community where girls are actually directly involved.

 

•         Track Your Troop’s Total Service Hours! Start now and keep track to make your job easier in June—please begin tracking this now!! This includes all service for badges, projects, bronze, silver, and gold awards, and required service projects. Our Council receives funding based on the total service hours we perform throughout the year, so this is very important to help fund council programs!

Heart of Service Patch

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Service to the community has always been the most important part of Girl Scouting. The intent of the Heart of Service program is to recognize and track service hours that girls perform as Girl Scouts. This is an optional program and can be completed individually or as a troop.

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        Minimum hours required

 

        Daisy – 5hrs

        Brownie – 10hrs

        Junior – 15hrs

        Cadette – 20hrs

        Senior – 25hrs

        Ambassador –30hrs.

 

        Service must be accumulated in one scouting year and may not be carried over.

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        A form must be submitted to council for approval before purchasing the award. 

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For more information or to download an application/pre-order form, please go to:

http://www.gshnj.org/?p=hearts-of-service

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