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Looking for a great service project for your troop? “Make the world a better place” and “to help people at all times” is a big part of the Girl Scout program. Here are some websites and agencies where your services may be needed.
Don’t forget to have Parent Permission Forms filled out for any of these events. Also, check your Safety-Wise book if a questionable activity may be present. |
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| Shoes for Orphan Souls |
| For another community service project opportunity, Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri, Rotary International and Shoes for Orphan Souls are teaming together to provide the warmth and comfort of new shoes to orphans across the nation. Girl Scouts will start collecting new shoes, laces and socks in February. The collection will continue through Girl Scout week in March. Donated shoes, socks or laces can be dropped off at any of the council offices during this time. For questions, contact the St. Joseph Resource Center at 866-447-4763 or visit the Shoes for Orphan Souls web site. |
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| Project ReDirectory |
| Project ReDirectory is an annual service project (typically runs between August and September), sponsored by SBC Yellow Pages®, for recycling outdated telephone directories. Contact people and businesses that you know and collect their outdated telephone directories for recycling. By collecting 10 telephone directories each scout can earn a patch. If you have any questions please contact Debra McKee,at 800-432-0286 or log onto Project Redirectory. |
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| Helping Hands Humane Society in Topeka |
| Helping Hands Humane Society of Topeka is a non-profit animal shelter for lost, abandoned and abused animals. They encourage adoption of the animals as well As advocates for animal welfare. Helping Hands Humane Society, Inc. provides sanctuary for animals in need of compassionate care and protection. To help, please consider collecting items for their Wish List and donating them to the shelter. For questions, contact Debra McKee, at 800-432-0286. Staff members of Helping Hands Humane Society, Inc. are available to make presentations to school classes or civic organizations. If you are interested in booking a speaker, please call Margaret Price at 785-233-7325. A month’s notice prior to the event would be appreciated.
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| Positive Power |
Help with our annual council-wide service project where girls collect personal care items to give to area shelters that serve victims of domestic violence. Click here for more information.
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Harvesters
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Harvesters’ mission is to: collect food and household products from community and industry sources, distributing those products and providing nutrition services through a network of not-for-profit agencies and offer leadership and education programs to increase community awareness of hunger and generate solutions to end. Call Harvesters to sign-up to volunteer, (816) 929-3091. Or log on to, www.harvesters.org. |
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Wayside Waifs
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Do you love animals? Wayside Waifs has many volunteer jobs available for you including animal socialization, dog walking, cat loving and special events. Call JoDean Murphy at (816) 761-8151 to volunteer. Or log on to, www.waysidewaifs.org |
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Children’s Peace Pavilion
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Volunteer at this interactive children’s museum designed to teach the concept of peace. It is a journey through a fantastic array of hands-on exhibits and activities that inspire children to become peacemakers. Call Phyllis Moore, Peace Pavilion, at (816) 521-3033 to volunteer. Or log on to, www.kidpeace.org. |
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Operation Iraqi Children
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| People To People International is seeking volunteers to help pack School Supply Kits for Operation Iraqi Children. The kits will be packed at the Fast Pace Warehouse where they will then be shipped to children in Iraq. Call Kelly, Operation Iraqi Children, at (816) 241-7321 to volunteer. Log on to, www.operationiraqichildren.org. |
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| Catalog Canceling Challenge |
Want to save trees, water, energy, and our climate? GSUSA invites Girl Scouts to take action with The Catalog Canceling Challenge and cancel as many unwanted catalogs as they can.
- The Damage: Each year 19 billion catalogs are mailed to American consumers and 95% of them are unwanted. 53 million trees (enough to forest 2,000 Central Parks) are used making these catalogs. The 7.2 billion pounds of paper requires 38 trillion BTUs to produce (enough energy to power 1.2 million homes a year). Catalog production uses 53 billion gallons of water (81,000 Olympic sized swimming pools) and creates 10.4 billion pounds of carbon dioxide (equivalent to the emissions of 2 million cars), contributing to global warming and climate change.
- Stopping the Damage: The Catalog Canceling Challenge was developed, by a 4th Grade class at The Park School in Brookline, MA, to stop the damage. Now students all around the country are canceling as many unwanted catalog mailings as they can. Girls from Troop 315 (Iron River, Michigan) have also joined the Challenge and saved one and half trees by cancelling 150 catalogs in two hours.
Girl Scouts can help the environment and work towards earning awards. Click here for a full list of existing program links related to the Environment, Outdoors, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. For more information on how to get started, visit www.TedWells.org.
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Kansas City Area Resources
St. Joseph Area Resource
Topeka Area Resource
National Resources
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