Pledge: Pres. Sam Fulginiti
Prayer: Pete Zucco
Brents Card Game Winner: ?
Program: Jamelle White, Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Jamelle spoke about the mission of Girl Scouts which includes promoting leadership. There are troops in the area and summer camp at Pattagansett Lake in E. Lyme. They are always looking for volunteers, 18 yrs and older including men. Volunteers may request an age group preference. Annual scout membership cost is $40 per year September to September. Different troops have different focuses including international projects. Girl Scout ideals include honest, caring, courageous and strong. They are taught first aid and survival skills (who to call, treating an injury, etc.) They are taught entrepreneur skills through sales of their famous cookie brands. Life skills are taught and a lot of what they do is done outdoors.
There are 6 recruiters in CT and several offices. Jamelle's office is in Hartford. There are 8 camps - each a little different. Activities include horseback riding, swimming and archery. High school age girls have leadership programs available to them.
If you know anyone who would like to volunteer or know of anyone who would like to join the Girl Scouts, contact Jamelle White: Email: jwhite@gsofct.org or call: 1 800-922-2770, ext. 3256
Sergeants Report: Joe Arcari
Raffle: Joan, Kathy, Bill O.
Happy Bucks: For our speaker Jamelle and her excellent presentation, for the Girl Scouts, Girl Scout cookies, Bill O. for our international project about ready to go, Sam whose daughter got accepted to Georgetown, Joe whose wife was a Girl Scout leader while he was stationed in Europe.
Marty spoke about a project that was originally proposed to the club for support in April 2015. It was made possible by a Rotary Global Grant which explains why it took this long for the request. Find out more by going to this website link: http://www.osrotary.org/CMSLite/default.asp?CMSLite_Page=154&Info=Kenya+Clinic
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