GSCCC Launches Spread Kindness Community Service Initiative
August 11, 2023
Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast (GSCCC) recently announced a community service initiative, Spread Kindness, which invites their members and the community to come together to spread kindness in the fight against hunger. This campaign has launched just in time to recognize National Hunger Action Month, coming up in September. Showing kindness has been proven to increase self-esteem, empathy and compassion, and to improve mood. Research also shows that helping others can also decrease blood pressure and stress levels.
Peanut butter, high in protein, is one of the top requested items since it is ready to eat, nutritious, shelf stable—and spreads easily, just like kindness! Girl Scouts are invited to take action during the month of September and “Spread Kindness” by donating a jar of peanut butter (or other seed/nut butter, plastic containers only) in observance of National Hunger Action Month and by earning the Spread Kindness patch. Girl Scouts can drop off donations at A Place for Girls in Chesapeake, or at one of these participating Hampton Roads Dairy Queen or Dairy Queen Grill & Chill locations. Youth who come in their Girl Scout uniform will earn a free Mini Blizzard for their donation!
- CHESAPEAKE: 200 S Battlefield Blvd
- CHESAPEAKE: 4024 Portsmouth Blvd
- FRANKLIN: 1418 Armory Drive
- HAMPTON: 219 Fox Hill Road
- NEWPORT NEWS: 12999 Warwick Blvd
- NORFOLK: 9636 Granby Street
- VIRGINIA BEACH: 1925 Landstown Centre Way, Unit 260
Thank you to our partners in kindness:
- Mid Atlantic Dairy Queen
- Tidewater Family Plus
- MyActiveChild.com
- Macaroni KID
- WHRO
- Tidewater Hispanic News
- Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore
- Virginia Peninsula Foodbank
- Hampton Roads Kids’ Directory
Not a member? Join GSCCC for an upcoming Spread Kindness event to participate in fun activities, have your chance to win a raffle, and earn a Girl Scout patch. These community events are FREE and open to girls K-12 and their caregivers. Multiple dates and locations coming up in September. Learn more at www.gsccc.org/discover.
