Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Kicks Off New Troop Year with Mega Celebration!
Warwick, R.I. (July 28, 2021)— Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) is excited to announce the official kickoff to the 2021-2022 school year with the first annual Back to Troop Day on Saturday, August 28th from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM at GSSNE Council Headquarters at 500 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI. GSSNE welcomes families and girls of all ages to attend.
This will not only be a great opportunity to learn more about Girl Scouting and our four pillars—STEAM education, life skills, the outdoors, and entrepreneurship—but families will be able to register their girls for Girl Scouts right before the school year begins. This will also be a great opportunity for the community to contribute towards a worthy cause. Guests will be asked to bring a school supply item(s) to donate towards our “Fill-A-Backpack” council-wide service project. Backpacks will be filled with the donations received by our council staff and donated to Children’s Friend, who serves Rhode Island’s most vulnerable children and families with services like Early Head Start, Head Start, WIC, adoption, foster care, help for families with substance abuse, counseling, assistance for children with developmental delays, and other child welfare and early childhood services.
Event details are being finalized but attendees can plan on an exciting day-long event including activities such as; yoga for kids, a food truck, informational tables for parents and volunteer opportunities, a Use Your Resources Wisely free “yard sale”, an appearance from local radio station 92 Pro FM, GSSNE Shop specials, on-site troop set-up/registrations, rock painting, including a rock garden dedication ceremony in honor of the 2020 Girl Scouts, meet and greets with Gold Award Girl Scouts, and a special story time for Daisies.
“We are so excited about our first annual Back to Troop Day at GSSNE! It has been a long year for our Girl Scouts who stuck together and did their best to move forward during the pandemic, and we want to not only celebrate their resiliency, but also take some time to welcome back girls and families who were not able to participate last year and just have FUN! There will also be plenty of opportunity for those who aren’t quite sure what Girl Scouts is all about to come and hang out with us, learn more about the Girl Scout movement and leave as an official member. We can’t wait to see everyone there!”, said Jordan Donofrio, Senior Manager, Membership Systems & Recruitment.
About Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England
Girl Scouts is the world’s preeminent girl leadership organization where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England, in partnership with 2,000 adult volunteers, serves over 4,000 girls from Rhode Island, thirteen communities in southeastern Massachusetts, and Pawcatuck, CT. For additional information, please visit www.gssne.org, follow @gssne on Instagram, follow @GirlScoutsofSNE on Twitter, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GSSNE