JUNIOR GIRL SCOUT TROOP 1124 |
We are from Burbank, California In the San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council |
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This page was last updated on: September 25, 2001
Link to The Nature Conservancy web site to learn more about "Adopting An Acre of the Rainforest" |
Click the red buttom to see the troops that have accepted this challenge |
WHILE WORKING ON THE JR. BADGE "GIRL SCOUTING AROUND THE WORLD", OUR TROOP HAD TO THINK OF A WAY GIRL SCOUT/GUIDES COULD HELP SOLVE A GLOBAL PROBLEM. WE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE OVER 10 MILLION GIRL SCOUTS/GUIDES AROUND THE WORLD IN OVER 138 COUNTRIES. IF WE USE AN AVERAGE OF 10 GIRLS PER TROOP, THEN THERE MUST BE ABOUT 1 MILLION TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD. THAT'S A LOT OF GIRLS AND TROOPS TO HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM! AS A TROOP, WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF THE RAINFORESTS AND DECIDED TO USE $40 OF OUR COOKIE PROFIT TO ADOPT ONE ACRE OF THE RAINFOREST. PUTTING IT INTO PERMANENT PROTECTION. IF EVERY TROOP AROUND THE WORLD DID THE SAME, THE GIRL SCOUTS/GUIDES COULD ADOPT ONE MILLION ACRES OF THE RAINFOREST! THE "ADOPT AN ACRE" PROGRAM IS RUN BY THE NATURE CONSERVANCY. IT IS THE LARGEST AND BEST FUNDED NATURE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD. IN 1996, MONEY MAGAZINE NAMED THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AMONG THE 10 MOST EFFICIENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. ITS MISSION IS "TO PRESERVE PLANTS, ANIMALS AND NATURAL COMMMUNITIES THAT REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH BY PROTECTING THE LANDS AND WATERS THEY NEED TO SURVIVE." OUR TROOP EARNS 45 CENTS PER BOX OF COOKIES SOLD. WE NEED TO SELL 78 BOXES OF COOKIES TO ADOPT ONE ACRE ($40). WITH 8 GIRLS IN OUR TROOP, THAT'S JUST 12 BOXES OF COOKIES EACH GIRL MUST SELL TO SUPPORT THIS VERY WORTHWHILE PROJECT. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT HOW GIRL SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES AROUND THE WORLD CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! WE INVITE ALL TROOPS TO PLEASE CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ACRE OF THE RAINFOREST. IF YOUR TROOP DECIDES TO ACCEPT OUR CHALLENGE PLEASE SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK. WE WILL KEEP TRACK AND POST NAMES AND TROOP NUMBERS ON OUR WEBSITE. |
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Our "Friendly Challenge" to all troops, regarding The Rainforest |