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Recruiting Adults for Santa Maria del Mar Girl Scout Ministry
Join our Volunteers
We have a growing Girl Scout Ministry at Santa Maria del Mar that needs volunteer adults to help us lead the girls in our cluster. Requirements include filling out our volunteer forms and taking a few training programs both through our Church diocese and through Gateway Girl Scout Council. Our volunteers must be 19 years or older and a parishioner of Santa Maria del Mar.
We currently have 7 Girl Scout Troops & 1 Zip Group for 2010-2011 membership year and offer 4 Religious Medals classes for our Youth. Please contact us if you are interested in joining our Ministry.
2010-2011 SMdM Girl Scout Ministry Troops:
Troop 652 - Daisies (Kindergarten & 1st); Leader Barbara Castillo & Ruth Castillo
Troop 1134 - Daisy/Brownie (1st/2nd); Heather Harris, Joanne Fairchild & Jenny Hack
Troop 864 - Brownie/Junior (3rd/4th); Chris Brink, Carrie Tygrest & Claire Ledrich
Troop 674 - Juniors (4th grade); Leader Regina Castillo
Troop 1119 - Juniors (5th/6th grades); Leaders Michelle Haller & Ari Clark
Zip Girls - Cadettes (7th/8th grades); Mentor Linda Wells
Troop 324 - Seniors (9th/10th grades); Advisors Michele Coe & Natalie Meza
Troop 1036 - Ambassadors (12th grade); Advisors Debbie Hagins & Michelle Hamilton
SMdM Girl Scout Ministry Religious Medals Program
This program is delivered by St. Augustine Diocese Certified Counselors:
God & Family- (2nd-3rd grades); Carol Woodard (Begins Oct 11, 2010)
I Live my Faith- (4th-6th grades); Lisa Schulten (Begins Sept 16, 2010)
Marian Medal - (7th-9th grades); Lisa Lamberti (Begins May 2011)
The Spirit Alive - (10th-12th grades); Michele Coe (Begins May 2011)
We are always in need of Leaders, if you are interested in helping out our programs, please contact SMdM Cluster Coaches Michele Coe & Michelle Haller.
What are some of our By Girls For Girls programs that our cluster facilitates?
- Weekly or bi-monthly Girl Scout meetings (varies by Troop) from August/September through May
- Girls learn by doing Girl Scout activities and earning petals, try-it's, badges and interest projects along the way!
- Make Cards for Meals-on-Wheels Seniors or for our Adopted Overseas Soldiers for holidays/seasons from September-May
- Earn Santa Maria Angel Wings by helping distribute KidsWord bulletins to youth after Sunday Masses or being an Altar Server September-May
- Face Painting in October at the SMdM Event where girls help by serving and painting faces
- Girl Scout Investiture in November where all new girls pledge their Promise and receive their Girl Scout pins
- Caroling for Cans and Stocking Stuffers Service Projects in December
- Cookies-4-Soldiers program launches in January
- Girls adopt a dozen or more overseas military and seek donations to buy Girl Scout cookies to ship to them with their handmade cards and letters.
- Click here for an update on the Cookies-4-Soldiers program!
- Girl Scout Thinking Day in February
- Girls choose a country to learn about, prepare a booth to share their knowledge with other girls as they travel "around the world" from booth to booth
- Cookies-4-Soliders Packing Events for our adopted Overseas Military in February/March
- Father Al & the Santa Maria MOMS Ministry hosts Father-Daughter event in February that all girls from within the parish are invited to attend.
- Sunday March 6th, 2011 is Girl Scout Sunday; girls encouraged to attend 9AM Mass in Uniform
- Sunday March 27th, 2011 is Bishops Awards Ceremony for Catholic Religious Emblems Earned
- Bridging events in May/June where girls "bridge" from one level to the next
- End-of year Troop events in June (varies by Troop)
- Opportunities to serve by helping paint VBS Characters in May
- Teens Volunteering for VBS Teen Crew in June 20th - 24th, 2011
- Teens Volunteering for Wickline Senior Center in July
In addition to our cluster activities; our Flagler County service unit, Golden Sands, runs several local events throughout the year that our girls and Leaders are welcomed to participate in. Leaders are encouraged to attend a monthly Golden Sands Leaders meeting on the first Tuesday of each month September through May.
And last but not least, Gateway Girl Scout Council publishes a book of council troop and individual activities that the girls can attend. Those activities are held in various places throughout their 16 county membership. Many events are held at the Girl Scout properties including Palatka Little House, two Beach houses in Jacksonville or at the three campgrounds: Kateri, Seminole Springs or North Fork. Many opportunities are there for our girls, offering a wide range of ways to deliver the Girl Scout program for our girls.
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Links to Required Forms & Training:
1) Church Youth Ministry Requirements:
2) Girl Scout Forms:
3) Girl Scout Training Requirements:
Other Forms:
Zip Mentor for Juliette "Zip" girls: Info
Girl Health Form: Form
Financial Grants: Application
Other Volunteer Opportunities: with Gateway
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- wear your uniform
- bring your smile
- help distribute KidsWord bulletins after Sunday Mass
or become an Altar Server and serve at Mass
- do this a dozen times to earn your wings!
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