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Make it a Hit & Fit Year!

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Make it a HIT and FIT Year with Girl Scouts!

It’s All About The Girls & Healthy Living

HIT . . . every girl, everywhere. Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organization for girls - - all girls. For 95 years, we have established representation in many communities nationally and internationally. Our Girl Scout Leadership Development program is a proven successful model for building girls of courage, confidence, and character. Consequently, we have earned the respect and admiration of every community in which we serve. Because we are the leading advocate for girls and their well-being, we recognize how important it is for girls to develop healthy life skills. We are reaching out to every girl, everywhere, and giving girls opportunities that will help them to stay FIT in mind, body, and spirit.

Girl Scouts understand how to address complex physical and emotional issues related to girls’ health from kindergarten through the end of high school.

OUR GOALS

· To create and strengthen opportunities to promote girls’ healthy choices

· To develop resources and sustainable community partners

· To facilitate dialogue and provide forums that reflect girls’ voices

FIT . . . every girl, everywhere. Every girl deserves to live a healthy life, physically through healthy eating and fitness, and emotionally through the development of a strong self-image and positive decision-making. Girl Scouts helps build healthy girls and encourages them to experience community well-being by taking action and connecting with others, feeding their spirits. We are embracing the holistic view of health - - mind, body, and spirit - - and encouraging girls to grow into healthy, well-balanced women leaders.

Girls are on a journey of discovering in Girl Scouts – having opportunities to understand themselves, their values, and using their knowledge and skills to explore the world. They know what it means to connect and care about others through team work and opportunities to take action in their communities. These are all very important developmental steps in forming a healthy life attitude.

This year, expect to see a new focus on well-being for girls and adult members. There’s plenty to see and do as a Girl Scout in the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast that will help you towards developing healthy living habits.

Attention leaders and advisors: take time to look at Girl Scout handbooks and resources for activities that will lead to earning Girl Scout awards. There are a wide variety of Brownie Try-its, Junior badges and Cadette & Senior Interest Project Patches that address healthy living.

Council Sponsored Events

Here’s a sample of activities and events girls and adults may attend during the 2007-08 membership year:

REACH Core Camp for Brownie and Junior troops at Camp Darden,

July 18-20, 2008

All Ages Busch Gardens Summer Kickoff - May 3rd or 4th

DS Outdoor Play Day - The Outback - May 10, 2008

BR Sensational Senses - A Place for Girls - May 16, 2008

BR Olympics - A Place for Girls - June 28, 2008

BR/JR Troop Core Camp REACH - Camp Darden - July 18-20, 2008

JR Archery Badge - Great Bridge Archery - March 1 or March 15, 2008

JR Skimino Ropes Day - Camp Skimino - May 4, 2008

JR Ready, Row! - The Outback - June 8, 2008

JR/CD/SR Shape Up - Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum,

April 19, 2008

CD/SR Surfing - Surf Adventure Company - June 14, 2008

Find more opportunities in Program Fun, a catalog of Council program activity listings. You may also read feature articles in Girl Scout Leader Magazine, as well as CoastLine or LegacyLine.