Community Service

Community Service is inherent in the Girl Scout Promise and Law and is given without expectation of payment or reward. Girls at all age levels of Girl Scouting take part in service activities or projects. Giving girls a chance to take action on issues that they feel strongly about helps girls grow stronger. We regularly hear of individual girls or a troop that has done a community service project that is out of the ordinary or has made a great impact on the girls or the community. We would like to highlight a few of the projects we hear about that are out of the ordinary on this page.

If your troop has completed a service project that you would like to tell us about, you can fill it out on-line OR you can print the filled out report and mail it to the attention of the Resource and Communications Administrator, Girl Scouts of Citrus Council, 341 N. Mills Ave., Orlando, FL  32803 OR e-mail: smcmaster@citrus-gs.org.  If you are submitting a photo, we must have a photo release from all of the persons in the photo. To download the photo release for minors and adults, click on the Resources tab on the left and then click on GSCC Forms.


Community Service Projects

ALL COUNTIES

Governor's Serve to Preserve Girl Scout Award --  The purpose of this award is to promote conservation and volunteerism.  There are program activities for all age levels.  See this flyer for more details:  Serve to Preserve.pdf

Operation Camp Boggy Creek -- Girl Scout Troop 859 is collecting items for Camp Boggy Creek? Monetary donations cannot be accepted on behalf of the camp by the scouts, but donations of toys (all kinds), board games, inside/outside games, clothing (for plays, dances, etc.), baking goods, paints, latex free bandages and tape, latex free swimming goggles & noodles, rain ponchos, copy paper, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, construction paper, tempera paints, brushes, smocks, white t-shirts (all sizes) pots, pans, paper towels, cake mixes, batteries (all sizes), gift cards to local stores (Target, Wal-Mart, Publix, etc.), books for all ages (especially older kids), and the list is endless. Want more ideas? Visit www.boggycreek.org for additional listings.  See flyer for more information: Help Camp Boggy Creek GA.pdf

Holiday Boxes -- This is a community service project that Citrus Council has been conducting for several years.  For more information about the project, click here or for drop-off points, click here.


BREVARD COUNTY
 
Florida Wildlife Hospital -- You can help the Florida Wildlife Hospital by collecting and donating items for its wish list.  Some of those items are: Paper Towls, Laundry detergent (any kind), bleach (unscented), trash bags (plastic 33 or 39 gallon), kleenex (unscented), antibacterial hand soap, latex gloves, flannel baby reveiving blankets, copy paper (white and colors), heating pads (not automatic shut-off) to keep the babies warm, 2 1/2 lb. paper food trays (you can find these at Sam's Club), distilled water, ziplock bags (quart, gallon and 2 gallon sizes - regular or freezer), garden hoses (heavy duty), spray nozzles for garden hoses, stamps (regular or post card).  Visit Florida Wildlife Hospital's web site for more information:  www.floridawildlifehospital.org.


ORANGE COUNTY

Orange County Animal Services has a foster program for people to adopt dogs and cats.  For information, click on the information flyer Foster Kittens.pdf and the fact sheet flyer (Foster Program Fact Sheet_2008.pdf.)


SEMINOLE COUNTY

Come Play in the Butterfly Garden -- All age Girl Scouts welcome.  My name is Kelly and I’ve been in Scouting for over 8 years.  I have cherished all my wonderful experiences in scouting.  One of my passions is working with plants.  That is why I chose to do my Silver Award project on the Butterfly Gardens at Mah-Kah-Wee Program Center .  I have loved the experience I’ve gained while working on restoring the two butterfly gardens at Mah-Kah-Wee.  I loved my experiences with this project and I hope you will to. The gardens need attention in order to thrive.  I would like to invite all girl scouts to visit the butterfly gardens to see the beautiful butterflies and have fun.  While you are there, please take time to weed, water, plant a new plant or put in a new stepping stone.  The stepping stones can have a troop trade mark on it so that everyone knows you were there.    Please contact me before you go so that I can notify the ranger that you will be on site.  Kelly Wildermuth - HOURONELMSTREET@AOL.COM.


VOLUSIA COUNTY

The Family Renew Community in Holly Hill needs help helping homeless families with children.  Help is needed with service projects, computers, crafts, art, music, homework, reading groups, playtime with toddlers, quilting, genealogy and more.  Please call Claris MacKie at (386) 239-0861 for more information or to volunteer.