Category: Service Opportunities

“Kuddles” for Kids­

Giving blankets to hospitalized children

“Kuddles” for Kids is a project that was started by local middle schooler and Girl Scout Elise S. to teach people how to make fleece­ tied-blankets for hospitalized children, who may not have an object to comfort them while they are sick.

Recently, she did several presentations for young Girl Scouts about why the children need the blankets, and how to make them. After that, they helped tie blankets, all of which went to the children at the College Station Medical Center after being washed with hypo­allergenic detergent and placed in containers to keep the blankets clean and dust­ free.

You and your troop can earn the Blanket Maker Badge and participate in this great service project!

Come be a part of keeping Howdy beautiful.  Every third Sat of the month from 9 am till noon you can volunteer time with the current site team.  There’s rumor that if you put in enough time a cool Camp Howdy site crew T-shirt could come your way!

Upcoming work days:

• TBD

(Postponed until further notice – March 2020)

H.E.B. Market hosts free health screening the second Saturday of every month.  (https://www.heb.com/static-page/article-template/Second-Saturday-Screenings)

They are very interested in allowing older Girl Scouts the opportunity to help in some capacity.

For more info please contact:
Diane Penkunis
H-E-B Community Coordinator
College Station Tower Point
Phone: (979)690-4940
s6198n@heb.com

This Gold Award project was designed for other scout troops to be able to participate in volunteer opportunities at retirement communities. Below are sample ideas for events your troop could host complete with a budget sheet, flyers and instructions. These are just guidelines however; you could alter the events or make new ones to suit your needs. If you would like to set up an event, please contact either me (Maggie Ford) at 979-695-6970 or maggie.ford.13@gmail.com or Heather Murphy, the Meaningful Pursuits Coordinator for the Bluebonnet and Millican houses. She can be reached at 979-575-3622 or millicanhouse-mpc@alcco.com.