Today is the day that the Girl Scouts set aside to remember that we are part of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and so are sisters with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world. This year's theme is girls worldwide say "empowering girls will change our world".
I picked up both girls from their schools this evening and hurried over to the school where this year's World Thinking Day event was taking place locally. Our troops had chosen Denmark for their country this year and they had made a display board about Denmark and Lego SWAPS (Legos are from Denmark) and two Daisy moms made little Denmark-inspired bite-sized snacks. Troops had displays set up all over the school's gym and parents were giving little presentations about each country and passing out SWAPS and snacks as the girls traveled round the "world" learning about the countries. Did you know that the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts sent a delegation of girls to the Copenhagen Climate Conference? Or that the Danes have been making cheese since the time of the Vikings? Or that Denmark has only a 6% poverty rate and has a 99.9% literacy rate? I know.
I will do my best to make the world a better place and be a sister to every Girl Scout!
4 comments:
How cool! Girlscouts seem so much more enlightened than the paramilitary boyscouts.
Happy World Thinking Day!
I would love to visit Denmark.
Yes. Girl Scouts rock. Boy Scouts, I would not do.
There is a problem with Denmark, however (besides their not needing anyone with my skill set): it is cold!!!!!
It didn't look cold in "Hans Christian Andersen." Wait a minute, that was all filmed inside....
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