GSCP2P Lifesaver Council Patch

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1 GSCP2P Lifesaver Council Patch The GSCP2P Lifesaver council patch is an opportunity for an individual Girl Scout or troop to demonstrate service to their community, working with a variety of organizations and local resources. The purpose of this patch is to educate girls on service organizations in their local communities and teach Girl Scouts of all ages the importance of giving back. The GSCP2P Lifesaver council patch is a compilation of 5 small patches. The patch can be earned over 1-2 years and can be earned again at each program age level as the girl bridges. The 5 smaller patches that comprise the GSCP2P Lifesaver council patch are: 1. GSCP2P Gives Clothing patch (a patch working with local clothing collection sites) 2. GSCP2P Gives Life patch (a patch working with local blood donation centers) 3. GSCP2P Gives Food patch (a patch working with local food collection centers) 4. GSCP2P Gives Back patch (a wild card patch that allows girls and/or troops to decide to help the organization(s) of their choosing) 5. GSCP2P Do A Good Turn patch (a patch earned by participating in the council s annual Do A Good Turn weekend every spring) Each piece of the GSCP2P Lifesaver council patch can be purchased for $1.00 (plus sales tax) and must be purchased at a GSCP2P council shop. Individual patches can be purchased at any time once all the requirements for that patch are completed. To purchase your patch, you must submit a participant log when you go to the shop for each patch purchased. Questions? Jaclyn Johnson, Director of Membership Services, at jjohnson@girlscoutsp2p.org or call (336) *Be proud that you are a Girl Scout! Wear your Girl Scout uniform or Girl Scout t-shirt while taking action Make Girl Scout posters to promote your project. If you participate in a troop or group, you can make t-shirts to promote the Lifesaver patch program. Be creative, and have fun!

2 GSCP2P Gives Clothing Patch Girls must complete these steps to earn the GSCP2P Gives Clothing patch. *Girl Scout Daisies should earn the Friendly and Helpful petal. completed this badge already, please skip to the step. 1. Write 5 questions to ask when visiting a local clothing collection site in your community (ex: Goodwill). i. What does your organization do with the donations you receive? ii. Approximately how many donations do you receive each week? iii. Are there certain times in a year when the need for donations is greater? iv. What are the most needed items? What items can NOT be accepted as donations? 2. Schedule a visit with a local clothing collection site 3. Visit this local clothing collection site and ask your 5 questions to a staff member or volunteer. Based on your visit to the local clothing collection site, determine a need for this facility, and design a Take Action service project benefiting this organization. Examples could be: 1. For Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts: Find a facility to host a clothing drive Confirm the collection site and date, advertise to friends and family, and then collect donations. Drop off donations at a local site when complete. This activity can be done by an individual girl or group of girls. 2. For Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts: Find 5 volunteers (can be Girl Scouts or non-girl Scouts) to help collect donations. Together with your 5 volunteers, collect at least 12 large bags of clothing (a minimum of 2 large bags each), and donate to your local collection site. The GSCP2P Gives Clothing patch is $1.00 (plus tax) and must be purchased at a GSCP2P council shop once the requirements are completed. To purchase your patch, you must turn in a participant log when you go to the

3 GSCP2P Gives Life Patch Girls must complete these steps to earn the GSCP2P Gives Life patch: * Girl Scout Daisies should earn the Respect Myself and Others petal. completed this badge already, please skip to the step. 1. Write 5 questions to ask when visiting a local blood collection site in your community (ex: Red Cross). i. How many jobs does your organization provide to members of the community? ii. What volunteer opportunities does your organization provide? iii. Approximately how many units of blood are collected each day? Each week? Each month? iv. Are there certain times in a year when the need is greater for donations? v. What are the most needed donated items for your organization and what types of donations cannot be used? 2. Schedule a visit with a local blood collection site 3. Visit this local blood collection site and ask your 5 questions to a staff member or volunteer. Based on your visit to the local blood collection site, determine a need for this facility, and design a Take Action service project benefiting this organization. Examples could be: 1. For Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts: Volunteer at an organized blood drive You could be a greeter, hand out snacks, help with sign-in, help with publicizing, provide babysitting services, etc. 2. For Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts: Organize a blood drive Speak with your local blood collection agency on how to do this. The GSCP2P Gives Life patch is $1.00 (plus tax) and must be purchased at a GSCP2P council shop once the requirements are completed. To purchase your patch, you must turn in a participant log when you go to the

4 GSCP2P Gives Food Patch Girls must complete these steps to earn the GSCP2P Gives Food patch: * Girl Scout Daisies should earn the Considerate and Caring petal. completed this badge already, please skip to the step. 1. Write 5 questions to ask when visiting a local food collection site in your community (ex: Second Harvest Food Bank, Manna Food Bank, Greensboro Urban Ministries, etc). i. How many jobs does your organization provide to members of the community? ii. What volunteer opportunities does your organization provide? iii. Approximately how many pounds of food and supplies do you receive in a day? In a week? In a month? iv. Are there certain times in a year when the need is greater for donations? v. What are the most needed donated items and what types of donations cannot be used? 2. Schedule a visit with a local food collection site 3. Visit this local food collection site and ask your 5 questions to a staff member or volunteer. Based on your visit to the local food collection site, determine a need for this facility, and design a Take Action service project benefiting this organization. Examples could be: 1. For Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts: Volunteer at an organized non-perishable food collection drive Organize a non-perishable food collection drive in conjunction with a Service Unit and/or other Girl Scout event and take your collection to a local distribution center. 2. For Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts: Organize a non-perishable food collection drive Sign up to help clean/organize a local food pantry. Create/deliver meals for the homeless in your community or shut-in s at a local church. The GSCP2P Gives Food patch is $1.00 (plus tax) and must be purchased at a GSCP2P council shop once the requirements are completed. To purchase your patch, you must turn in a participant log when you go to the

5 GSCP2P Gives Back Patch Girls must complete these steps to earn the GSCP2P Gives Back patch: * Girl Scout Daisies should earn the Courageous and Strong petal. Note: Girl Scouts only have to earn this badge one time per program age level. If you have completed this badge already, please skip to the step. 1. Choose an organization that interests you located a. Examples of organizations you can contact: i. Women s shelters ii. Animal shelters iii. Environmental organizations iv. Elderly care or nursing facilities v. Schools (needing teacher supplies, student supplies, etc) 2. Write 5 questions to ask when visiting this facility i. How many jobs does your organization provide to members of the community? ii. What volunteer opportunities does your organization provide? iii. What do you collect? Support? Organize? iv. Are there certain times in a year when the need is greater for donations? v. What are the most needed items and what types of donations cannot be used? 3. Schedule a visit with this organization 4. Visit this organization and ask your 5 questions to a staff member or volunteer. Based on your visit to and research of the organization, determine a need for this organization, and design a Take Action service project benefiting this organization. Projects include, but are not limited to: collecting needed items, cleaning and organizing a certain area, painting a room, raising awareness by sharing information with troops, friends and families, or any other project appropriate to the age and abilities of the girls. The GSCP2P Gives Back patch is $1.00 (plus tax) and must be purchased at a GSCP2P council shop once the requirements are completed. To purchase your patch, you must turn in a participant log when you go to the

6 GSCP2P Do A Good Turn Patch Girls must complete these steps to earn the GSCP2P Do A Good Turn patch: * Girl Scout Daisies should earn the Make the World a Better Place petal. completed this badge already, please skip to the step. Interview an individual or invite someone from your community to a troop meeting to share what they are doing to make the world a better place. (This person could be a police officer, a volunteer from a service organization, pastor, principal, government official or a parent involved in a specific project.) During the interview, find out the answers to the following questions. a. What do they do to make the world a better place? b. How did they get involved with that organization or project? c. Why are they involved with that organization or project? d. How does what they do and the organization/project make a difference in the world? Participate in the Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Do A Good Turn community service weekend held annually in the spring of each year. Report your results back to the council via the provided survey link at the end of the weekend. Check the web site calendar for dates at The GSCP2P Do A Good Turn patch is $1.00 (plus tax) and must be purchased at a GSCP2P council shop once the requirements are completed. To purchase your patch, you must turn in a participant log when you go to the

7 GSCP2P Lifesaver Council Patch Reporting Log A Reporting Log must be submitted to the council shop to earn and purchase each piece of the GSCP2P Lifesaver Council Patch. First Name: Age: Address: Last Name: address: Troop Number: What badge/petal did you earn from the Girl s Guide to Girl Scouting? What did you learn from earning that badge/petal? Name one new thing you learned about the organization you worked with in completing this patch. What Take Action community service project did you and/or your group do? Do you feel that you made a difference? Circle: Yes -or- No In what way did you make a difference? How many hours did you spend working on this Take Action service project? Each piece of the GSCP2P Lifesaver council patch can be purchased for $1.00 (plus sales tax) and must be purchased at a GSCP2P council shop. Individual patches can be purchased at any time once all the requirements for that patch are completed. To purchase your patch, you must turn in a Participant Reporting Log for each patch purchased when you go to the shop. Questions? Jaclyn Johnson, Director of Membership Services, at Note for TSR: Please forward all completed participant logs immediately to Jaclyn Johnson, at the Triad Service Center.