Western Mass Girl Scout Council Service Projects

I will do my best:
In everything they do, Girl Scouts try to be honest, fair, and to respect authority

To help where I am needed

Berkshire County
Food Drives for

AMEN
Council on Aging
Food Pantry
Meal Preparation & Serving for
Great Barrington Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Pittsfield Homeless through First Baptist Church
Homeless through Salvation Army
Clothing & Toy Donations through
Berkshire Center for Families & Children
Christmas Angel Project
"Santa Fund" Toy Vouchers
Salvation Army
Churches
Berkshire County Action Crate "Giving Tree"
Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City
Supporting Town Activities
Decorated Becket Halloween Trail
Hid Eggs, Helped with Games for Becket Easter Egg Hunt
Colored & Hung Posters for Youth Center Snowball
Supporting Other Organizations
Decorated Christmas Tree, Cleaned/Sorted Tag Sale Items for Habitat for Humanity
Ran Games for Children's Health Program's 'Family Fun Day"
Brush Clean-up at Children's Health Program's Offices
Helped First Congregational Church with St. Jude's Children's Hospital Bike-a-thon
Helped Berkshire Humane Society Stock Pet Food Pantry
Stuffed Envelopes for Berkshire United Way Campaign
Wrapped Daffodils for American Cancer Society Daffodil Days

Franklin County
Food Drives for

Head Start
Salvation Army
Franklin County Food Bank
Greenfield Food Bank
Prepared & Served Meals through
Deerfield & Other Community Meals
Greenfield Second Congregational Church
Worked at Western Massachusetts Food Bank
Shelve Books Each Week at School Library
Contributed Items to the Dakin Animal Shelter

Hampden County (serving areas west of Rt. 202)
Clothing & Toy Donations through

Adapt a Family Birthday Wish List
Phoenix Life for Disabled Family
Westfield Rainbow Shelter
Meal Preparation & Serving for
Westfield Fair
Westfield Rainbow Shelter
St. Mary's Soup Kitchen
Kate's Kitchen
Homeless Hungry Meal Program
Shut-ins & Needy
Westfield Day Shelter for Homeless
Holiday Gift Wrapping for VNA & Hospice
Donated Food & Clothing for Homeless Families at Broderick House

Hampshire County
Food Drives through

Council on Aging
Providence Ministries
St. Patrick's Church
Meal Preparation & Serving for "Not Bread Alone"
Set Up, Decorate, Serve & Clean-up for Chesterfield Cub Scout Blue & Gold Dinner
Help with Chesterfield Mother's Club Halloween Party
Made Easter Baskets distributed by the Community Center Food Pantry
Wrapped "Santa for a Day" Gifts

 

To be cheerful

Berkshire County
Caroling, Holiday Cards, Visits, Gifts, Tray Favors for

Adams Rest Home
Great Barrington Nursing Homes
Dalton Nursing Home
Lee Nursing Home
Great Barrington Shut-ins
Plant Flowers at
Berkshire Place Retirement Home
Williamstown Public Library
Williamstown Municipal Building
Made Quilt for AIDS Baby
Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility
Richmond Council on Aging
Timberlyn Nursing Home
Curtis Nursing Home

Franklin County
Caroling, Holiday Cards, Visits, Gifts, Tray Favors for

Shut-ins Served by Meals-on-Wheels
Leverett Shut-ins
Monthly Visits to Ashfield Shut-ins...
Nursing & Rest Home Residents
Made Halloween Mobiles for Colrain Preschool
Planted Flowers at Methodist Church
Ongoing Singalongs, crafts, games with elderly at Winslow- Wentworth Congregate House

Hampden County (serving areas west of Rt. 202)
Caroling, Holiday Cards, Visits, Gifts, Tray Favors for

Depot Court Senior Housing
Elmwood Towers Elderly Housing
Nursing Homes (hi-monthly visits)
Ahrend Circle Senior Citizens
Shut-ins
Shriners Hospital
Decorated Holyoke Health Center Bulletin Board for Thanksgiving
Planted Flowers at
Southampton Road School
Porter Memorial Library
Granville Village School
Candy Trains for Baystate Medical Pediatric Unit

Hampshire County
Caroling, Holiday Cards, Visits, Gifts, Tray Favors for

Salvation Army
Meadowood Nursing Home
Easthampton Civil Service Employees
Ronald McDonald House
Senior Citizens at Lathrop Home
Western Massachusetts Hospital
Williamsburg Whiting St. Fund Recipients
Council on Aging
Shriner's Hospital
Make a Wish
Shut-ins
Milton Bradley Giving Tree
Planted Daffodils at VA Homeless Shelter; Also Gifts & Entertainment
Made Easter Baskets for Survival Center Children
Made Cards for Cooley Dickinson Hospital "Tiny Tim" Project
Made Crafts from Around the World for Shriner's Hospital Patients
Made Quilt for AIDS Project

To be friendly and considerate

Berkshire County
Made Snack Bags for Tornado Emergency Workers
Helped a Family Whose Home Burned
Made Bookmarks for Library
Wrapped Gift Books at Barnes & Noble

Franklin County
Donated Items for Nursing Home Residents

Hampden County (serving areas west of Rt. 202)
Helped with Breakfast for Granville Family Whose Home Burned to the Ground
Outdoor Walk with Linda Manor Extended Care Facility Residents

 

To be a sister to every Girl Scout


Berkshire County
Donated Junior Girl Scout "Badges & Signs" Book to Lanesboro Town Library
Grew & Planted "Forget Me-Nots" at Williamstown Elementary School in Honor of Troop Member's Deceased Sister
Sponsored Outside Fun Day for Williamstown Daisy Girl Scouts & Waiting List Brownie Girl Scouts
Created & Printed Invitations for Leader/Daughter Dinner

Franklin County
Planned & Carried Out a Camping Trip for Younger Girl Scouts
Donated Food, Clothing and More to Girl Scout Troop Member Whose Home Burned

Hampden County (serving areas west of Rt. 202)
Senior Girl Scout Served as Leader for Brownie Girl Scout Troop

Hampshire County
Planned & Carried Out Halloween Party for Girl Scouts
Made Brownie Membership Pin Tabs for All Brownie Girl Scouts
Helped with Girl Scout Membership Registration
Bought Brownie Sashes for Bridging Sister Troop of Daisy Girl Scouts

 

To use resources wisely

Berkshire County
Collected, Sorted and Packed Paper Products for Recycling for Lions Club International
Collected Market Sales Receipts to Purchase Video & Computer Equipment for Lanesboro Library

Franklin County
Set Up Free Clothing Distribution Center for Holidays

Hampden County (serving areas west of Rt. 202)
Weekly Paper Recycling
Sponsored a Holyoke Book Swap

Hampshire County
Held Halloween Party with Food Item Admission Donated to Western Mass Food Bank
Recycled Materials from Clean-up at Black Stevens Conservation Area
Cut and Sorted Soup Labels for Plains School to Get Needed Equipment

 

To protect and improve the world around me

Berkshire County
Helped Maintain Girl Scout Camp Marion White
Earth Day Tree Planting in North Adams
Distributed Reflective Safety "Trick-or-Treat" Bags at Berkshire Mall
Made "Peace Kits' for Child Refugees Worldwide
Adopted One Acre of South American Rainforest through the Nature Conservancy
Clean-up Activities

Spring Yard Cleaning for Senior Citizen
Flower Bed in Town Park
Helped Elderly Rake Leaves & Stack Wood through Elder Services
North Adams Vacant Lot Clean-up
Raked Leaves for Sheffield Resident Who had Back Surgery
Painted Worthington Town Park Picnic Tables

Franklin County
Distributed Reflective Safety "Trick or-Treat" Bags to Buckland Shelburne Students

Hampden County (serving areas west of Rt. 202)
Downtown Trash Walk
Resurrected and Pledged to Maintain Mary McKenna Memorial Garden
Planted Trees for Arbor Day
Helped with Planning & Entertainment for Holyoke Youth Day

Hampshire County
Distributed Reflective Safety "Trick-or-Treat' Bags
Helped Maintain Girl Scout Camp Lewis Perkins
Helped Clean Camp Lewis Perkins & Close for Season through United Way 'Make a Difference Day"
Clean-up Activities

Clean-up at Sunset Manor
Trash Pick-up at Dufresne Park
Canal Park Clean-up as Part of "Clean Up the World" Week
Clean-up at Black Stevens Conservation Area
Assisted Westhampton Fire Fighters and EMTs in Giving Information House-to House about 911 Implementation

 

To show respect for my self and others through my words and actions

Berkshire County
Demonstrated Equipment and Materials (Using Sign Language) at Adams Free Library Celebration of Handicapped Accessibility
Planted Flowers at Florida War Memorial
Marched in Memorial Day Parade

Hampden County (serving areas west of Rt. 202)
Marched in Veteran's Day Parade
Marched in Memorial Day Parade

Hampshire County
Placed Flags on Deceased Veteran's Graves for Memorial Day
Daisy Girl Scouts (Five Year Olds) Practiced Listening Carefully & Quietly to Others at Meetings