It has been so long since I have posted on my blog that I am dreading the catch up portion. To condense, I am lumping all of the Daisy Scout activities into one post. Marin's Daisy troop had a bake sale early in the spring. They decided that they wanted to raise money to donate to the Oregon Food Bank. The girls were so excited to be making a difference in the world. They recruited parents and friends and even a couple of teachers to make treats to sell at the bake sale. We had no idea how successful the whole experience would be. We arranged to sell the goodies on a Friday at the end of the school day as parents were picking their children up from school. The girls had their tables of treats and a lemonade stand turned into a checkout stand. We were hoping that they would earn a few bucks and have fun. What happened amazed all the adults involved. The response was overwhelming. The line stretched for almost a full block in front of the school. People were not only buying everything we had, but donating money in the process. The girls sold everything, right down to the crumbs. If we had more we would have sold more. They ended up earning $140 one quarter at a time. It was an awesome experience. Never underestimate the power of Girls Scouts supporting a good cause.
They also did a day camp at the end of May. They went to Camp Namanu. I went along with the two leaders. It was freezing. We were dressed in winter coats and boots since we were ankle deep in mud at some points. It didn't matter to the girls. They loved it. The highlight of the day was the boating. The girls were in groups of 3 and 4. They went out onto the pond in little boats and paddled around without adults. It wasn't deep and there was a life guard monitoring the situation. The funnest part was watching the girls try to communicate with each other to organize their paddling efforts so that they could go in a straight line. The boat with 3 girls, Marin's boat spun around in circles for quite a while till they figured out how to balance the paddling efforts on both sides of the boat evenly. They loved the experience. It was a long day though. We had planned on staying for dinner but called it quits before dinner so that we could drive home. The girls were exhausted but joyful.
The girls graduated from Daisy Scouts to Brownies at the end of the school year. They had a bridging ceremony. They performed a dance and song routine that was quite cute. It is fun to have witnessed the progress and growth that the girls have made over the past year and a half. They are turning into very responsible young citizens.
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