Posts in October 2011

Southern Stars troops took a troop trip to New York. While visiting the Today show, Al Roker stopped to talk with the girls. Here is a picture from Images from ...more Girls on the Today Show

Always a Girl Scout window clings are being spotted in car windows across the region. Did you receive yours in the mail? Display it proudly! This month, River Valleys mailed ...more Always a Girl Scout Window Clings

Are you a volunteer that is ready to go beyond the troop activities with girls, like cooking a meal and planning an overnight? Complete Girls Cook In (1.5 hours) and ...more Training Session Highlight

On October 9, 2011, alumnae Lori Engel, Peggy Bakko, Kathryn Hagedorn, Sandy Greenstein and Donna Pietsch organized a St. Rose of Lima Catholic School Girl Scout reunion at Camp Lakamaga. ...more Alumnae Spotlight: Reunion

Hey Girl Scouts – We need your help designing the Centennial Day of Service patch. If you want to try your hand at a design, follow these guidelines: The Patch ...more Girl Scouts – Be River Valleys’ Next Patch Design Star

On October 15, over 75 people gathered for the biannual Katherine Abbott Park Clean-Up. This year’s fall clean-up was special because a flag was raised on a newly erected 30’ ...more Gold Award Project Restores Flag Pole to Katherine Abbott Park

Girl Scouts alumna Anne Marie DeBoard was recognized by her previous employer, Thomson Reuters, for her leadership with the Girl Scouts. The recognition program, Amazing People, Amazing Stories, recognizes employees ...more Girl Scouts Volunteer Recognized at Work

Linda Keene, CEO of River Valleys, discussed the effects watching reality TV has on girls’ thinking and beliefs about their world with John Hines of Hinesight with John Hines on ...more River Valleys’ CEO Linda Keene Gives Girls and Reality TV Interview to WCCO-AM

On National Public Radio (NPR), All Things Considered, host Guy Raz interviewed Alisha Niehause of the Girls Scouts of the USA to talk about the new system of badges.   ...more NPR Covers the Girl Scouts New Badges

Four Girl Scouts worked together to renovate South St. Paul’s Central Square Community Center amphitheater to earn their Gold Awards, the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive. Lizy, Dana, ...more Girl Scouts Revitalize South St. Paul Community Amphitheater