tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10831920574490101262024-03-05T01:28:43.236-08:00300BadgesandMoreThank you for buying from our cookie business. This blog shares different ways to use Girl Scout cookies in baking, fun stuff about our lives as Girl Scouts. We LOVE to earn badges.Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-70097931301706062562018-07-05T08:56:00.000-07:002018-10-16T09:12:48.085-07:00World Ninja Competition -- <br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Seth Markham, Georgetown -</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> Seth was introduced to ninja obstacles and competitions when a fellow archery team member invited him to go to one of the local gyms. As a natural athlete who has always climbed whatever he could find this was all completely natural to him. He has found the community of athletes to be the best part of the sport. “Even other athletes who I compete against, will take the time to help me figure out the best way to complete an obstacle. “ Seth is a homeschool high school sophomore who competes with Baseball Factory and Austin Royals baseball and track team</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Marie Young, Pflugerville - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">“You don’t have to be a gymnast or even an awesome athlete. What I love is that the community is here to help and support everyone.” Marie Y., the hot pink ninja, started rock climbing at Austin Rock Gym twelve months ago after body shaming and bullying because she was so tiny. She has made it her goal to go from twig to strong. She made it through multiple rounds of auditions for the upcoming season of American Ninja Warrior Junior. And is happy to be going to World Championships instead.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">To qualify for the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA) World Championship Finals in New Mexico, a competitor must first compete at an area qualifier. There were 68 area qualifier competitions held throughout the world. They qualified by placing in the top 50% at their area qualifiers held at Austin Ninjas and The Jungle Movement Academy in March. By placing in the top 50 percent in the 10-13 (Marie) and 14-17(Caden and Seth) year-old age group, they qualified to compete in a regional qualifier.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/-hot-pink-ninja-competes-in-international-obstacle-course-finals/1307190555" target="_blank">https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/-hot-pink-ninja-competes-in-international-obstacle-course-finals/1307190555</a></div>
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More information:<br />
<a href="https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bullied-body-shamed-austin-girl-scout-overcomes-obstacles-to-qualify-for-world-championships/269-571437409">https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bullied-body-shamed-austin-girl-scout-overcomes-obstacles-to-qualify-for-world-championships/269-571437409</a><br />
<br />Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-80189823967435337672018-06-09T14:30:00.000-07:002018-10-16T08:59:29.862-07:00GOLD AWARD - SWE NEXT CLUBS<br />
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Class, Curved Bard or Gold Award – including those of us being honored today –
please raise your hand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I am
honored to stand here today with the 37 2018 Gold Award recipients of the Girl
Scouts of Central Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think about it
– there are 16,922 girl members in our council, 723 seniors and ambassadors –
and today only 37 of us have earned the highest award in Girl Scouting – less
than ½% all girls in our council – we are the role models for the younger
scouts – we are only 5% of Seniors and Ambassadors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We are
amongst roughly 3000 Girl Scouts who have earned the higher level award here in
Central Texas since this council and legacy councils were formed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We are the
inspiration for the next generation of girl scouts, the next generation of
engineers, lawyers, politicians, moms and action takers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As a fourth
generation Girl Scout/Girl Guide and the third Gold Award recipient in my
family – I was born with Green blood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
was raised on Girl Scouts and STEM – 19 years ago – Girl Scouts of Lone Star
Council started one of the first STEM programs in the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Giving girls the edge in school and in life. As
a result, I was taught for as long as I can remember that girls <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">should </b>do science, technology,
engineering and math programs and I can do whatever I wanted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think my mom signed my sister and me up for
every STEM program she could find in the councils we lived in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Programming, robotics, engineering, applied
STEM and more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">So when I
started to explore options for my Gold Award – it was upsetting to me to hear
that the statistics for women in STEM careers were actually less than 19 years
ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I had to figure out a way to
get more girls involved in engineering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I knew to make a real impact it had to be more than just in Austin or in
Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working closely with the Society
of Women Engineers headquarters staff - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we identified projects that the volunteers and
staff thought would be useful to youth outreach efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Working
with adult volunteers and staff, I took action by creating videos, slide decks,
promotional pieces, social media plans, scripts and other marketing materials
for them regarding their SWENext club program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love the fact that any <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">group,
team, club or troop</b> could be a SWENext club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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clubs offer girls ways to <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">connect with female engineering role models, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">solve real world problems, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">participate in regular competitions with clubs around
the globe and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">anything else the group wants to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">SWENexters
are eligible for scholarships and clubs are eligible for grants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am proud of the fact that as a result of
these resources they have grown from 70 clubs to over 140 clubs around the
world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">My gold
award is only one of the awesome opportunities that I have had in Girl Scouting
– learn new things, entrepreneurship, public speaking, archery, traveling and
meeting others make me who I am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Girl Scouting we have all had opportunities, to make
friends, and memories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are given
experiences to help us become young women of Courage, Confidence and Character. </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is how we use these experiences that
define us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I was part
of a group of middle and high school girls<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a year and a half ago – at the time I called them my friends.
During the first 6 months I was teased about my size, not once, not twice but to
the point that I changed who I was, who my friends were, how I dressed and even
how I treated my family – I wanted to fit in. Even after all the changes
they still body shamed me and made sure I wouldn't be able to participate the in
the group the way I wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In their mind I wasn’t strong enough and
couldn’t be strong enough. </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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I was crying. She encouraged me to talk to mentors. That resulted
in an adult explaining to me for 2 hours why the names were pet names and not
meant as insults. This did not make it better, it actually made it
worse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I had to do something – I
did not like the “pet names”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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enough, that I could do the job that I wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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to try new activities – I started to rock climb 5 days a week making new
friends who shared with me their knowledge and supported me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peers and adults alike – it was amazing that
even those who might have been considered “the competition” were supportive and
helping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> A few months later I was
strong enough to do the job I wanted – HOWEVER, the decision had been made – I
never got the opportunity to even show that I could do it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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to leave this group, define friendship in a different way and to strive to be
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athlete</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. I have qualified
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Warrior Junior show this fall – <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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kindergarten to “make new friends and keep the old – one is silver and the
other is gold. “Don’t be afraid to let go of those friends who aren’t
supporting you, make new ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">– make a new friend, at your
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This cookie season I had the opportunity to write and submit a business plan to work with Austins own Amy's Ice Cream.<br />
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While putting together my business plan describing how I saw the marketing working -- I also learned how to describe my business to others..<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Our vision is that everyone who interacts with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Young Girls Cookies</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> will understand “It is more than just a box of cookies.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Young Girls Cookies</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: magenta; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> is in the baked goods distribution industry distributing ABC Baker cookies in partnership with Girl Scouts of Central Texas and Girl Scouts of the USA. The business was launched in 2005 by my sister, Sarah Young, I joined her in 2009. Total sales hit 10,000 during 2017. Customers can choose from nine different flavors, including five vegan and 1 gluten free. We are open mid January to late February, (Opportunity knocks). Our focus market is ages 20-45 and mainly female. Businesses can use my cookies in their products or as gifts.</span></div>
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Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-36018896307347068832017-10-29T06:05:00.000-07:002018-10-18T06:08:12.900-07:00Pink Ninja in the Jungle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We had a lot of fun climbing rocks, trees and jumping.</div>
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I was definitely the youngest one there. But I had a blast with The Jungle Movement Academy.</div>
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<br />Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-13354864837846787672017-10-27T09:14:00.000-07:002018-10-18T05:58:43.367-07:00GSUSA - ConventionGSUSA Convention - 2017<br />
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What a week! I joined my mom and grandma for a few days in Columbus Ohio and the G.I.R.L. convention.<br />
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I worked the National Park Service booth and the SWE booth. it was great to meet so many new friends.<br />
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The SWE booth and social media take over for them is part of my Gold Award.<br />
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I also had the opportunity to participate in the entrepreneur pitch contest.<br />
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I cannot wait until 2020 -- it will be my senior year AND it will be in Orlando!<br />
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While we were in Columbus -- my moms home town -- we visited The Columbus Zoo, Graters Ice Cream, COSI and because I had to ask -- Michelle Warnky's gym - MLAB Ohio<br />
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Although I could write and show all kinds of photos -- this is what I feel like today!<br />
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<br />Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-41859440271967435672017-08-05T08:51:00.000-07:002018-10-16T08:52:10.020-07:00<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #444340; font-family: "Quattrocento Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.6em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A 5-year-old girl, Amy, walked into her first Girl Scout meeting. She didn’t know what to think or what to expect. Was she going to make friends? Was she going to get into trouble? Would anyone like her? She walked through that door, shy. She walked out of the meeting thinking she had had lots of fun earning badges, she’d made friends, and she wanted to do more with the community.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Traditional Girl Scouts was lots of fun for Amy, but when she got in high school, she wanted to do even more for her community and in her interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). And she wanted to make new friends outside of her Girl Scout troop.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After a bit of Girl Scout and STEM research, Amy found and joined the <a href="http://www.frcteam2881.com/members.html" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #db045a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lady Cans Girl Scouts robotics team</a> her sophomore year of high school. Walking into the first meeting was a little like her first Girl Scout meeting. Would she like it and make friends? It was a whole different environment than Amy had ever experienced: ten other girls who all had the same interests and goals, a coach who would help her until she graduated, a community she could call her second home, and friends she could truly call her Girl Scout sisters.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">According to their coach, Susie Rich, the Lady Cans is an all-girl, Girl Scouts robotics team located in the greater Austin area. “They strive to build the courage, confidence and character of young girls and teach them to strive for success in everything they do,” Rich said.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">According to the Lady Cans website, their mission is “to introduce young women to science, technology, engineering, and math principles while developing the skills to be successful in a variety of careers.</span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">”</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Two years after joining, after building and programming robots, Amy was elected CEO, or captain, of the Lady Cans Robotics Team 2881, giving her the opportunity to learn leadership and public-speaking skills—and to lead an amazing team of 30 girls into being the award-winning team they are today.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After Lady Cans, Amy went to college with the goal of building robots for NASA. Last fall Amy got that opportunity with an internship at NASA Langley in Virginia building prototype robots for the International Space Station. </span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“[In the Lady Cans,] every girl needs to do the building, the programming, and the leading,” Amy said. “I was more than prepared for my internship here at Langley NASA because of building with the Lady Cans.”</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amy, now 21, is in college studying aerospace engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She enjoys her classes, and she has been accepted into the NASA Pathways Program based out of Houston. The Pathways Program allows young adults to be hired by a federal agency. The interns work one semester and go to school the next. Yes, it takes longer to finish their degrees, but they already have jobs when they finish.</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I knew Girl Scouts and the Lady Cans would give me the opportunities to learn and fail. Through these programs, I learned the courage, confidence, and character to be an amazing leader and employee.” Amy said.</span></div>
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Kate Woodward Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13445047903020067170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-72761886308008016072017-01-29T09:15:00.000-08:002018-10-21T06:20:45.872-07:00100 years of Girl Scout cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Cookie Season is here!</div>
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Anyway - this is the 100th anniversary of Girl Scout cookies - my mom sold cookies, my grandmother sold cookies. Last year I earned the opportunity to sell cookies to Hopdoddys - this year I will try again. I will probably go with a retro theme -- I think my grandmothers uniform.</div>
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What is your favorite cookie? Do you eat them as cookies or do you use them to make fabulous desserts?</div>
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<br />Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-79927376005006306672016-11-28T15:51:00.001-08:002016-11-28T15:53:00.971-08:00Archery and TravelWhat does Archery and Travel have to do with Girl Scouts?<br />
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I fell in love with archery thru our councils archery club. The opportunities have changed since I started. And my mom and GS leader are both instructors.<br />
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Since I am going to Cyprus, Greece with Girl Scouts this summer -- I knew I needed to do a much as I could to help pay for the trip. So I am helping them teach a series of classes.<br />
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Archery Workshop<o></o></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: 11pt;">This 3 hour workshop
follows the USA Archery Explore Archery guidelines and activities. The youth
will earn the archery badge for their age level. Enjoy the workshop, all
equipment is provided. Students will learn their dominant eye, proper form for
shooting, parts of the bow, how to score and how to be safe – yet have fun.
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bring your friends and family for a day of
archery fun – grades 2-12. Questions? – <a href="mailto:kate@texasdirector.org" title="mailto:kate@texasdirector.org">kate@texasdirector.org</a><o></o></span></b></span></span></div>
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sessions - </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-scout-archery-badge-workshop-tickets-28630535703?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-scout-archery-badge-workshop-tickets-28630535703?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text"><span style="color: black;" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-scout-archery-badge-workshop-tickets-28630535703?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text"><span style="color: windowtext;" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-scout-archery-badge-workshop-tickets-28630535703?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-scout-archery-badge-workshop-tickets-28630535703</span></span></a></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"><o></o></span></span></b></div>
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$30.00 - Early Bird pricing ends 12/1 for December class $35.00
registration until December 12<sup>th</sup><o></o></span></span></b></div>
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<st1><st1>8121 Research Blvd</st1>, <st1>Austin</st1>
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9:00 – 12:00 p.m. December 19 – 1:00 – 4:00
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6:00 – 9:00 p.m. March 12 – 9:00 – 12:00
p.m. March 12 – 1:00 – 4:00
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wear? – Closed toed shoes, hair needs to be pulled back, no loose clothing (for
example strings from jackets)<o></o></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial narrow"; font-size: 9pt;">We are Girl Scout moms and
daughters who are top in the state ranked barebow target archers; Carrie Rogers
Casey and Kate Woodward Young have enjoyed archery since they were kids shooting
arrows at the family farm in the summer. These GS leaders have trained over 40
adult volunteers in GSCTX and hundreds of girls. When their daughters and troop
wanted more – these moms made it happen. Troop 1587 has 9 USA Archery trained
coaches. Kate, Carrie, Jennifer and Justin are trained level 2 instructors with
USA Archery – they have been excited to share their new passion for the sport
with young students around central <st1><st1>Texas</st1></st1>. Over 1000 kids
have benefited from classes with these coaches. Currently, they coach a
homeschool archery team in the <st1><st1>Austin</st1></st1> area.
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Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-73010625649415085232016-10-29T15:46:00.000-07:002016-11-28T15:53:32.245-08:00Samsung STEM ChallengeThis year I have joined the Girl Scouts Toastmasters club, press corps and robotics team. As a member of the robotics team, all of us were encouraged to participate in the GSCTX Samsung STEM challenge.<br />
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Austin Robotics Team sponsored 5 teams for this years Samsung STEM challenge, 3
Cadette and 2 older girl teams. Lady Cans, CEO, Stephanie Waugh, Senior from
Westwood High spoke at the event about the importance of STEM in Girl Scouts and
how her joining the Lady Cans changed everything and that this contest helped
her narrow her Engineering focus to Civil Engineering. Lady Cans teams took
1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> in the Senior/Ambassador division and
1<sup>st</sup> in the Cadette division. Girls who are part of the Lady Cans
come from troops around the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Austin</st1:place></st1:city> area. </span></span></div>
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get your daughter involved in STEM, make sure to explore the GSCTX calendar for
events. Middle and High School girls are welcome to contact the robotics
volunteers about team opportunities. There are seven First Lego League Robotics
teams sponsored by council for elementary school and middle school students as
well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-35685257475770714322016-09-19T15:42:00.000-07:002016-11-28T15:54:15.347-08:00Giving Sylvia A. - Tour of the EdgeToday, I got to give the Interim CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA a tour of our councils Tech Lab. The lab and program have been called "The Edge" since it started in 1999.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">Welcome to “The Edge” lab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">1999, Girl Scouts Lone
Star Council</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> met
with a group of older girls and asked them </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">WHY</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> they wanted to learn about </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">computers</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the girls responded that it would give
them “the edge” in school and in life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>From that day forward “The Edge” was the name of our technology programs
and computer lab.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">I am excited to have been a part of
the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">FLL team here for 2 years, a Samsung STEM participant and IBM
Watson</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> camp
participant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">When our first computer lab opened in
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">2000</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> we were lucky to have </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">Dell, Microsoft and National
Instruments</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> as early
partners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quickly we had Intel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We offered programs to all the girls in our
council including the Girls Beyond Bars troops and the outreach program troops.
The growth of the program was supported by<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
IBM</b> when we launched the Edge Express – our first “on demand” programs
where we would go out to troops meeting locations, set up a small network and
teach girls and leaders how to build websites and make digital scrapbooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">By </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">2001</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> we had introduced over <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">600 girls to lego robotics </b>thru the Expanding
Your Horizons events, dad and me robotics day and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This meant continued support from the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kodoskys and National Instruments</b> as we
expanded our robotics programs to<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> First
Lego League teams</b> and as </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">FIRST</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> grew so did our opportunities for
girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">Currently, “The Edge-Austin”-one of
our 5 lab locations, is also home to the world qualifying <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lady Cans, FRC</b> team, 1 of 2 in our council and we went from </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">2 First Lego League teams to sponsoring 7</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> this year. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">Our volunteers and staff have offered
various national pilot programs and first experiences keeping Girl Scouts on
“The Edge”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Including </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">Intels Fair Play, Techbridge, Dells Video Game Designer, Google Made with
Code</span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;"> and local
programs including <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Samsung STEM
challenge</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Coder Girls, Daisy STEM
patch series and our Outdoor STEM journey.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">The homeschool STEM club is starting
its 4<sup>th</sup> year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have
explored <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">green building, engineering,
aviation, scratch, CAD and 3D printing</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This semester was inspired by<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> you</b>
– we are exploring Rocket Science and rocketry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">Graduates of “The Edge” </span></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 200%;">have gone on to be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">graphic
designers, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>robot builders for NASA and
NASA engineers.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-22974881809286034812016-09-11T15:39:00.000-07:002016-11-28T15:55:11.239-08:00Juliette Circle - Sharing my story<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">When Marianne asked if I was available tonight to talk – I
asked what does she want me to talk about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The response was a great Girl Scout experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I anticipate my best memory being next summer
when Girl Scouts of Central Texas girls spend 2 weeks with Girl Guides in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cyprus</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Seriously I thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could talk to you
for hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And then, I thought I could
tell you about my Silver Award project – again this could be for hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And thanks to the Girl Scout toastmasters
club – I really could talk to you for hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">I am going to try and make it not an hour – but instead tell
you why being a Girl Scout in Middle and High School is the best time to be a
Girl Scout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I should know – I am a 4<sup>th</sup>
generation Girl Scout/Girl Guide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
could say I bleed green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">My older sister and mom have told me since I was a Daisy that
the real fun doesn’t start until middle school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I wasn’t sure I believed them because I was having so much fun as a
Daisy, Brownie and Junior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got to do
special events, parades, commercials, camping, service projects, plant trees,
build robots, earn badges, learn to cook and go to camp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What else could be better than a week a GS
camp?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">Traveling! I head about older girl travel opportunities
called destinatons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I already traveled
with my family a lot and didn’t really think I needed to participate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, my sister went to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Iceland</st1:country-region>,
Virgin Islands, and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ghana</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom went on 6, including <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iceland</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other troop members when to scottland, <st1:country-region w:st="on">italy</st1:country-region>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">costa rica</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With such a large troop we always got to hear
the stories of what the older girls did. I couldn’t wait until I was old
enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">Last year, the 14 Cadettes in my troop decided that we would
start with a trip to Houston and a NASA overnight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As soon as we got in the van to head back to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Austin</st1:city></st1:place> – we started talking about where did
we want to go next and when. Our troop planned, earned money thru cookie sales
and went to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Savannah</st1:city> <st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place> this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, I had already been there once – but, it
was so much fun going with my GS sisters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For three of them it was their first time away from parents, 2 their
first time on a plane and 6 of us their first time to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Savannah</st1:place></st1:city>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I really think the best part for us was knowing that we earned the money
ourselves to get there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For some of us selling
1000 boxes wasn’t a challenge – however, 5 of our troop worked with their
sisters and for the first time sold <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1000
boxes 3</st1:address></st1:street>x the amount previous years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">And next summer, I am working towards the trip to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Cyprus</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Greece</st1:place></st1:country-region>. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(So</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">if you need some cookies
I can hook you up</b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Older girls get
to decide where, when and how they do what they do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As our leaders allow us more decision making
opportunities, we start to take ownership of the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are developing into Girls with Courage,
Confidence and Character.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;">I still did Girl Scout <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“camp” this summer – it was so cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An entire week at IBM with Watson!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every day we were challenged and we accepted
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Girl Scouts and STEM go hand and
hand as far as I am concerned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am part
of the homeschool STEM club – this semester we are heading to Outer Space
(Rockets, Mars and more), I spent the last 2 years on the council lego robotics
team – Galaxy Girls, participated in coder girl programs, Microsoft classes and
Samsungs STEM challenge the first year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> I</o:p></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 150%;"> am sure that all of you are familiar with Girl Scout
cookies. I LOVE to sell Girl Scout cookies – it is my business and I take it very
seriously for 8-9 weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I work hard so
that I can play hard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I think back
to the PSA I did as a brownie with Lolis “What can a cookie do” – I realize
that it does so much more than I ever thought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It allows our troop to cook dinner for first responders and bake treats
on 9/11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can participate in
International Peace Day, Veterans Day flag ceremonies, community parades, go
camping, go to the zoo, visit national parks, earn badges – lots of
badges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, it gives all 62 of us an
opportunity to make new friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-62299148803637082702016-04-01T14:32:00.001-07:002016-11-28T15:57:08.141-08:00Silver Award - Junior Ranger Program - Waco Mammoth<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-1ea64c97-d3b8-074f-7764-7223ee5c95e1" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I have always loved the National parks. When I was 10 years old, I completed my first Junior Ranger program (that I remember) at Capulin Volcano in New Mexico. It was on my first cross country road trip. taking my sister to Wisconsin through Wyoming and South Dakota. Because those states and national parks are “on the way”. Two years later I am still doing Junior Ranger programs for my history and science classes as a homeschooler. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is a Junior Ranger? According to the NPS or National park service a-</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Junior Ranger program is an activity based program conducted in almost all parks, and some Junior Ranger programs are national. Many national parks offer young visitors the opportunity to join the National Park Service "family" as Junior Rangers. Interested youth complete a series of activities during a park visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger patch or badge and Junior Ranger certificate. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Junior Ranger programs are my favorite thing to do on any vacation, I even went to four National parks on my trip to Disney World.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Junior Ranger programs can be done even when I am not at the site, because I can send them to the park and they will send me back my badge and certificate. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This year for my Girl Scout Silver Award, I created the Junior Ranger program for the newest Texas National Monument, WACO MAMMOTH NATIONAL MONUMENT. The Silver Award is the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout can earn. You earn it by creating a Take Action project with at least 50 hours of time. By creating the Junior Ranger Program with Waco Mammoth National Monument, I hope to inspire kids to go to more national parks, to earn their Junior Ranger badges, To get outside and to learn more about nature and the National Park service. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">There are many ways to protect the parks, and the biggest one is to know the history. national parks started March 1, 1872 when Yellowstone National Park was founded by congress. New ones were founded but not all of them were treated the same way, because there were no rules at the time, that is when the National Park service was created, On August 25, 1916 (100 years ago), President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, a new federal Department of the Interior responsible for protecting the 35 national parks and monuments then managed by the department and those yet to be established. Every site has their own history and it is great to learn how they became a part of the NPS system. We have 16 in the state of Texas.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Waco Mammoth National Monument has tried to become a national park 2 times, once in 2010 once in 2012, but was never completed, to become a national park, seashore, forest or river, you have to go through a long progress of going through congress and the senate house and lots more, to become a national monument the acting president has to sign a form and agree, so on July 10, 2015, President Barack Obama made Waco Mammoth a national monument.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">On a spring day in 1978, Paul Barron and Eddie Bufkin embarked on a search for arrowheads and fossils near the Bosque River. To their surprise, the men stumbled upon a large bone. Recognizing the unusual nature of the find, they removed the bone and took it to Baylor University's Strecker Museum for examination. Museum staff said the find was a femur bone from a Columbian mammoth . This now extinct species lived during the southern Ice Age. Between 1978 and 1990, the fossil remains of 16 Columbian mammoths were discovered. Their efforts uncovered a nursery herd that appears to have died together in a single flash flood. Between 1990 and 1997, six additional mammoths were found, including a large male. Crews also uncovered the remains of a Western camel, and the tooth of a juvenile saber-toothed cat, which was found next to an unidentified animal. They kept it private until they decided to make it a public park in 2009. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">while working on my junior ranger program I knew I wanted to promote the Scout Ranger Patch - so that more Girl and Boy Scout troops and families would get out and visit the parks. These programs have been around - but, not everyone knows about them - even a lot of the parks didn’t know about them. To earn the patch, complete 10 hours of education activities and/or volunteer service at one or several national park, monument, historic site, sea shore or river.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I now want to be a Park Ranger when I grow up. Every Wednesday afternoon I visit Waco Mammoth and see what a ranger does when they are at work, they lead tours, sort stuff for the gift shop, teach school groups, and lots more. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 21.33px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Thank you for taking the time to listen, I am Marie Young a senior junior ranger with 48 junior rangers.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "sigmar one"; font-size: 18.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></div>
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archery program have gone to 2 different state championship tournaments. Less than 15 months
after 5 of the 50 Archery Club members joined, they have gone on to qualify and
participate in state championship tournaments. </span></span><br />
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has been with the club since January 2015. During the Texas Field Archery
Association state tournament in February she placed 3<sup>rd</sup> in her age
division and bow class. Her interest has grown and she now practices weekly
with regular competitions. </span></span></div>
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competed in the <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:state> Archery in the Schools
Program tournament. All 4 girls started with archery thru the Girl Scouts of
Central Texas archery club. They enjoyed it so much they got their parents and
Girl Scout coach to lead a school NASP curriculum based team. The 4 girls
competed April 1<sup>st</sup> in Belton as part of the Texas National Archery in
the Schools Tournament – the four girls qualified based on their individual
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Jennifer Yanta, over 20 of the girls have competed in various archery
tournaments during the year. “We hope that more girls will join the club in the
fall.” Elizabeth Nguyen, Junior GS, feels that she is more confident as a result
of being involved in the Girl Scout archery club and the opportunities as a
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">By Marie Young, Girl Scouts of Central Texas Media Girl</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRtjOYt1dhVJ_bjdj6Wl4sfI6QzGVrO7_aPrmQflhyb7TvshyUiJ7g7OVGM7Y4ChHQRFFYowd039TQ_-8C_oXNL8Ia7dbl8A6vLtojRepSs2aJXfOX2UoA82yrY9TNU-iQhA1WGDafCQH/s1600/FB_IMG_1452981583062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRtjOYt1dhVJ_bjdj6Wl4sfI6QzGVrO7_aPrmQflhyb7TvshyUiJ7g7OVGM7Y4ChHQRFFYowd039TQ_-8C_oXNL8Ia7dbl8A6vLtojRepSs2aJXfOX2UoA82yrY9TNU-iQhA1WGDafCQH/s320/FB_IMG_1452981583062.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kung-Fu-Panda 3 came to Pflugerville early - January 16 the same day in Los Angeles where the cast of Kung-Fu-Panda 3 walked their red carpet at their premiere of the movie. On that day around the US and Canada movie theaters made there own red carpet for special guests to walk. Thanks to Cinemark Tinseltown in Pflugerville for hosting this event and asked Girl Scout troops around the area to be a part of the event complete with popcorn and drinks.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Troop 1587 participated as special guests walking the Red Carpet along with Salvation Army families. For most of the girls it was their first time walking the red carpet, Ava said “This is my 3rd time on the red carpet, it is so much fun!”. “Sometimes a little break and some fun in the day is exactly what a family needs. As a leader we often know what rough times families are going through and can't always do something about it. Today we could give one of our families a special afternoon after a rough week,” Kate Young, co-leader. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This movie was great for Girl Scouts all over the US. Michala said, “I think this is a good movie for Girl Scouts because it shows lots of courage and activity in it”. Those who came to the premiere enjoyed it, especially 4th grader, Ella who said “I would rate this a million stars, it’s awesome and funny!” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I hope everyone gets a chance to watch this movie, Kennedy said “it’s better than 1 and 2 combined!”. Girls from Kindergarten through middle school said they want to see it again and tell their friends all about it. </span></div>
</b><br />Kate Woodward Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13445047903020067170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-52648986111824443622016-01-28T07:33:00.000-08:002016-11-28T15:57:34.113-08:00Operation Cookie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year - Operation Cookie has been a big part of my cookie season. My dad said one of the best things about being deployed was getting cookies from home. It did remind him how much he missed his girls at home. But, it was like having us with him.<br />
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These boxes will be donated to VAs across Central Texas and will be transported
for us by a group called Soldier’s Angels <a href="http://soldiersangels.org/VA-Support-Program.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://soldiersangels.org/VA-Support-Program.html">http://soldiersangels.org/VA-Support-Program.html</a><br />
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I have aunts and uncles who have been treated at the VAs around Central Texas - I want to make sure that they all understand how much we appreciate their service.<br />
This year I am trying to get 300 boxes for Operation Cookie. -- you can donate boxes so you don't have to eat them.<br />
<br />Kate Woodward Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13445047903020067170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-44625211146609080082016-01-27T12:43:00.001-08:002016-11-28T15:58:14.048-08:00Thin Mint Cupcakes - National Chocolate Cake day<h2 class="fn">
National Chocolate Cake Day -- eat with a cookie</h2>
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Thin Mint Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream</h2>
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<strong>Yield:</strong> <span class="yield">12 cupcakes</span><br />
<strong>Total Time:</strong> <span class="duration">40 min <span class="value-title" title="PT40M"></span></span></div>
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Rich chocolate cupcake recipe with crushed Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies and topped with a homemade mint buttercream frosting.</div>
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Ingredients:</h3>
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1/2 cup unsalted butter<br />
1/2 cup cocoa powder (I used Hershey Special Dark – but use what you prefer)<br />
1 teaspoon kosher salt<br />
1/2 cup water<br />
1 cup all-purpose flour<br />
3/4 cups granulated sugar<br />
3/4 teaspoons baking soda<br />
1 large egg<br />
1/2 cup low-fat plain (or vanilla) yogurt<br />
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract<br />
<strong>1 sleeve Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies (16 cookies), crushed slightly</strong><br />
<em>for the mint buttercream:</em><br />
1/2 cup butter, room temperature<br />
3 cups powdered sugar<br />
1 tsp. mint extract<br />
2 Tbs. milk, more if needed</div>
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Directions:</h3>
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Heat to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cavity cupcake pan with paper liners. Set aside.<br />
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In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and baking soda. Set aside.</div>
In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter, cocoa powder, salt and water together. Stir and cook until melted. Remove from heat. <br />
Add about half of the butter/cocoa mixture to the dry ingredients. Add the remaining butter/cocoa mixture and stir until fully combined. Whisk in the egg and stir well. Add the yogurt and the vanilla and stir well. Stir in the crushed cookies. <br />
Portion the batter evenly into the lined cupcake pan, filling each liner about 3/4-full.<br />
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Bake in the preheated oven for 17-18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool completely</div>
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<em>while the cupcakes cool, prepare the buttercream:</em><br />
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<li>In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the butter with a paddle attachment until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and slowly incorporate until smooth and fluffy. Add the mint extract and salt and whip just to combine. Stream in the milk. </li>
<li>For a thicker frosting, skip the milk, or just add more powdered sugar. If the frosting needs thinned out, add a little more milk. </li>
<li>Frost the cupcakes any way you like. </li>
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Cake recipe adapted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158008303X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=158008303X&linkCode=as2&tag=bakeyourday-20">Bi Rite Market's Eat Good Food</a> cookbook via <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/chocolate-sour-cream-bundt-cake/">Two Peas and Their Pod</a>.</div>
Kate Woodward Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13445047903020067170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-20398018213399624462016-01-26T07:27:00.000-08:002016-01-25T07:34:39.381-08:00#hopdoddylove - - Entrepreneurs in Action<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemnwULOtbokmZqczgVxRfAci74GvdRbfZwCl4TqeGzd5wSX-sWdWxK7U6TBtSOtevAFuJO9yF0ZzmLXDw1uS7wvnC-k2KtGPD_HwF_YaZu93oXYaSPkm4vfXC9EI6eeOn1tVIAjWyDaCH/s1600/20160123_111255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemnwULOtbokmZqczgVxRfAci74GvdRbfZwCl4TqeGzd5wSX-sWdWxK7U6TBtSOtevAFuJO9yF0ZzmLXDw1uS7wvnC-k2KtGPD_HwF_YaZu93oXYaSPkm4vfXC9EI6eeOn1tVIAjWyDaCH/s320/20160123_111255.jpg" width="320" /></a>Hopdoddy Burger Bar gave 12 girl scouts (10 individuals or teams) to pitch the idea of selling them cases of cookies for milkshakes. Those who were invited had been thru the Girl Scouts of Central Texas cookie CEO training and most of us had been 1000+ box sellers in the past.<br />
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It was exciting.<br />
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Willow and Scout Goldsmith came in second place and will supply Hopdoddy Burger Bar tagalongs for the three Austin area locations. It was great that they won. They are part of the councils Harp Ensemble, involved with Girl Scout homeschool STEM club and we were on the same team for the Samsung challenge. We have been in 4H clubs together including, competing in food challenge contests on the same team. <br />
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Peace, Love and HopdoddyKate Woodward Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13445047903020067170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-67739709046104730062016-01-25T07:50:00.002-08:002016-01-25T07:50:53.748-08:00Maries first Cookie Video<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbDq-lWUHac">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbDq-lWUHac</a>Kate Woodward Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13445047903020067170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-48019795224345560762016-01-25T07:20:00.000-08:002016-01-25T07:20:11.732-08:00Shark Tank - #hopdoddylove<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBA2LE3t8Ta53lYMI-a_pwtj3KHO7uEdqmwx72dBR_BtnOvmBJIRgDE5IofGdYhwwTN_rQzsX3ji-zlleEoqnfjrffMw8pIQOKHWaeSzD-aBqpv2PkG-Lf6T8vpH8M2PFC3wsTk0OBLlJm/s1600/FB_IMG_1453385590122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBA2LE3t8Ta53lYMI-a_pwtj3KHO7uEdqmwx72dBR_BtnOvmBJIRgDE5IofGdYhwwTN_rQzsX3ji-zlleEoqnfjrffMw8pIQOKHWaeSzD-aBqpv2PkG-Lf6T8vpH8M2PFC3wsTk0OBLlJm/s320/FB_IMG_1453385590122.jpg" width="320" /></a>Have you ever wondered what someone said that made them win something? Below is my pitch for Hopdoddy - entrepreneur pitch. I am honored to be the First Place winner.<br />
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Just so you know - I spent a lot of time researching, writing and practicing my pitch. I wanted this! <br />
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Having taking acting, public speaking and debate classes - along with completing several business related Girl Scout badges - I knew I needed to do more than tell them what they wanted -- I needed to tell them what they didn't know they wanted to know.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My family has always loved hopdoddy burger bar since the
beginning, I was 5 when I first visited the south congress location.
<strong><em>Before the lines</em></strong>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We still visit <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Anderson Lane. </st1:address></st1:street>Round Rock will be a regular dinner and lunch stop for us.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love your food, the buns are awesome and the fries! I agree
with Rachael Ray, you make the best burgers in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>. The best burgers in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
need the best cookie Milkshakes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">According to business insider Thin Mints are one of the best
cookies in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a Crisp chocolate wafer cookie covered
in chocolate with natural peppermint oil, these cookies are Vegan, which would
make a great Alternative Milkshake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love to cook from scratch in my kitchen and compete in
cooking competitions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every cookie
season I create or modify new recipes for my customers, using our cookies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about a Vegan Thin Mint milkshake - Soy
milk, coconut vegan ice cream, additional peppermint flavoring paired with the
<strong>LaBandita</strong>. YUM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These cookies are my favorite, I like them frozen and on ice
cream. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2010 was a great year - Hopdoddy started and I partnered with
my sister for the beginning of my cookie business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Combined over 8000 boxes of which 2025 boxes
were Thin Mints - 30 percent of my sales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> thin mint</b> customers buy
them by the case - they freeze them, eat them all year long. Usually they are
women over the age of 20. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>The Classic Burger</strong> needs a classic flavor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such as peanut butter and chocolate - a
Tagalong shake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Including a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">child size - to go with the Round Rock
location launch of the kids menu</b> - because families, love the Tag-A-Longs,
kids love peanut butter and chocolate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">I have two goals with this year
cookie profits - using some of it to help with my Silver Award - the highest
award a cadette girl scout can earn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Working with the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Waco</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Mammoth</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">National
Monument</st1:placetype></st1:place> - writing their Junior Ranger
Program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My second
goal with the cookie profit, is a trip to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Savannah</st1:city>
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Georgia</st1:country-region></st1:place> with my
troop to learn more about our amazing founder, Juliette Gordon Low.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As she said - </span><span style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 200%; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth
your best.</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a troop - we plan to create care
packages for families of deployed National Guard soldiers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The families of our soldiers need our support
as well -- I know!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Being a Girl Scout helps me build
Courage, Confidence and Character through different programs like Archery,
robotics, coder girls, going to camp and my favorite the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">girl scout cookie business</span></b><span style="line-height: 200%;"> where I learn:</span></span></div>
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<div class="normalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 200%;">Goal Setting - by setting goals and
creating a plan for cookie sales AND cookie box donations specifically
Operation Cookie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My troop has been a
huge Operation Cookie supporter since my dad was deployed to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Iraq</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 200%;">Decision
Making - I have to decide if the time and location for a cookie booth is a good
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As well as How to work a booth location,
how to work with other scouts and reaching out to businesses<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Money Management<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Since I was in first grade, I kept
inventory - so I knew if my brothers ate my cookies and kept track of the money
at booths</span></span></li>
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<div class="normalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 200%;">People Skills by working with others,
talking to strangers about their cookie requests, cookie needs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<div class="normalCxSpLast" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">●<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 200%;">Business Ethics making sure donations
go where they need too, setting a good example for younger scouts, thanking
businesses that allow us to sell at their location.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This seasonal milkshake promotion is great for
Girl Scouts and better for Hopdoddy to create lifelong customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you judges for taking time out of your
busy schedule. I am <strong>Marie Young</strong> your cookie supplier. </span><s><span style="font-family: inherit;">((Stand there don’t
say anything.))</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></s></span><br />
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This morning I got to work with the folks at Hopdoddy and Fox 7 - Good Day Austin to share about Girl Scout Cookies. Dave had to sell me a box of cookies. This Saturday 10 Girl Scout cookie businesses will be "pitching" to Hopdoddy on why they should be the cookie supplier for them. We have been working hard on our pitches and have all worked hard selling in the past. My cookie business has sold over 8000 boxes since I joined my sister in 2010.</div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-36297dcc-5b36-37ec-0016-de1608717937"><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pl</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ease order at </span><a href="mailto:younggirlscookies@gmail.com" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">younggirlscookies@gmail.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, thanks </span></span>Marie Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14264894366126518680noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-77096643855195108502015-04-17T13:09:00.002-07:002015-04-17T13:09:34.318-07:00Moisture Farmer: Star Wars? Or a real thing? - Made w/Code<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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Sarah Y.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18086519866054614448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-90348535651557303352015-04-16T12:12:00.001-07:002015-04-16T12:12:29.623-07:00#tbt - 20th century interactive timeline - Made w/CodeHave you ever wondered what kinds of items people had in their homes in the early 20th century? Or how each one advanced into the technology we have today? I thought that this morning and was doing a bit of searching and I found this link from PBS website:<br />
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Its a great interactive timeline, you can see things change over the years and its great! I have to say, out of all of them the funniest one to cross over was the Tubberware. I'd always had tubberware in the house but never thought "Oh, when was this invented?" just because it was something so simple I thought it was always around, but no! It was made in 1955.<br />
The "evelution" of radio was interesting as well.<br />
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If you check it out and are interested in more technology advancements check out some of the videos on the Made w/Code website! Last time I checked there wasn't any advancement of Tubberware but they're still pretty amazing to watch!<br />
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Sarah Y.Sarah Y.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18086519866054614448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-42887034441631455062015-04-09T13:43:00.001-07:002015-04-09T13:43:30.906-07:00PS3 is more powerful than a 16 year old Supercomputer! - #tbt - Made w/Code<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Its </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/throwbackthursday?source=feed_text&story_id=364161340439814" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-decoration: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #6d84b4;">#</span><span class="_58cm">throwbackthursday</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> and I want to take a look and talk about our modern technology we call the cell phone. I remember when my parents got a matching set of phones that had a walkie talkie setting, I also remember when the flip phone was cool. Now we have phones that have absolutely everything. You can have hundreds of apps, have the phone tell you jokes, you can listen to music on it, take photos with it, send emails... you can do anything and everything!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><br /></span><br />
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Sarah Y.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18086519866054614448noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083192057449010126.post-29451790603654032032015-04-03T11:30:00.002-07:002015-04-03T11:30:46.602-07:00#FF - Made w/CodeWhereas in the past I had used Fastforward Friday, today I thought I'd try and tackle a more popular trend Flashback Friday. Looking for, yet again, another piece (or pieces) of technology from the past that have challenged the youth of today. Thought that you'd like this video:<br />
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I actually had that version of the Nintendo Gameboy, some of the first games I had was The Adventures of Mario, Pokemon Blue and Kirby. I remember playing these games and really enjoying them. Some of the kids reactions were really funny.<br />
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If someone had given you a Gameboy like that, would you have known what it was and how to use it?<br />
Did you once have a game like the one in the video?<br />
What about other games?<br />
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