Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
Resource Center
2011- 2012 Council-Wide Community Service Opportunities
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
Birthday-in-a-Bag
Thanksgiving Blessings
Food Drive for
SA Food Bank
Making Mother’s Day
AND Father’s Day
Memories
Sleep Tight & Read (on-going Service Opportunity)
Cookies for Heroes (on-going Service Opportunity)
Adopt A Nursing Home (On-going Service Opportunity)
For all listed service opportunities:
Items can be dropped off at the Resource Center (118 North Coker Loop Rd., 78216) anytime between regular office hours.
Please submit a 2011-2012 Community Service Report for ALL service completed, whether it was council-sponsored or on-yourown.
Those located in areas further from San Antonio may want to participate in one or several of these service opportunities and
donate collected items to local community facilities and organizations. Please submit the completed 2011-2012 Community
Service Report so your service is recognized.
Direct questions to the Resource Center 210 349-2404 or 1-800-580-7247.
2011-2012 Council-Wide Community Service Opportunities
Descriptions
Birthday- in – a Bag
All Age Levels
Creation Period: thru March 18
Drop Off by: March 18
March 12 recognizes Girl Scouts 99th birthday. This year, celebrate Girl Scouts birthday by helping others celebrate theirs! The Fairweather Family Lodge
is a home that assists homeless women suffering with mental illness and their children. Each Month the FFL hosts a birthday party honoring any child with
a birthday. Every child receives a goody bag at the party and the birthday child is given a few small presents. You can help make these simple birthday
parties successful by collecting and filling a gag with new toys for children ages 0-18. New children’s clothing, crayons, coloring books, puzzles, finger
paints, party games, piñatas, juice boxes, themed party supplies, anything that brings a smile to a child’s face. Please include a completed Community
Service Report with your items.
Thanksgiving Blessings
All Age Levels
Creation Period: September 1 thru November 15
Drop Off by: November 15
The Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner and Meals On Wheels are again relying on Girl Scouts to provide1500 placemats, cards and tray favors needed to make
this Thanksgiving season special for our homebound elderly and others in need around the city. Items should be dropped off in the Resource Center no
later than November 15. Pease include a completed Community Service Report with your items.
 Placemats should be made from 12"x18" construction paper and decorated by girls. Written on the front of each placemat should be: Handmade
by Girl Scout Group ####.
 Cards should be creative and neat. Inside card write a respectful and endearing message and sign the Girl Scout’s first name and troop number.
 Tray Favors: Favors should be small so they can sit on the corner of the placemats. Be creative and neat,
 Centerpieces: should be colorful and neat.
Food Collection for the San Antonio Food Bank
All Age Levels
Collection Period: November thru December 13
Drop Off by: December 13
Help girls learn to help others by participating in the annual Girl Scout Food Collection for the San Antonio Food Bank. This
service opportunity gives girls a chance to help others fulfill one of their most basic needs. Non-perishable food items can be
placed in the marked barrels outside the Resource Center from November1st through December 13th. Please include a
completed Community Service Report with your items.
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Making Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Memories
All Age Levels
Creation Period: April thru June 14
Drop Off Mother’s Day items by: May 3
Drop Off Father’s Day items by: June 14
Meals on Wheels rely on Girl Scouts each year to make Mother’s Day and Father’s Day special for many homebound elderly around the city. Girls are
asked to honor mothers AND fathers, by making handmade cards and tray favor to be distributed with the meals on these two special days. Girls may
choose to make both cards and tray favors or one or the other. We hope we can count on you to help make this service opportunity a success. Please
package Mother’s Day items separately from Father’s Day items. Drop-off Mother’s Day items at the Resource Center no later than May 3rd , Father’s Day
items should be dropped off no later than June 14th. Include a completed Community Service Report with your items.
ON-GOING SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Sleep Tight & Read
All Age Levels
Creation Period: On-going Service Opportunity
Drop Off by: anytime
We will be collecting NEW warm sleepwear and NEW nurturing books for children in need. All items collected will be donated to SAM-Ministries, a
transitional living center for families in need and Haven for Hope, which is the largest, most comprehensive Homeless Transformation Campus in the USA.
Please drop off your NEW Pajama’s & NEW book to the Resource Center. Be sure to include a completed Service Opportunity Report with your items.
ON-GOING SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Cookies for Heroes
All Age Levels
Creation Period: On-going Service Opportunity
Drop Off by: anytime
Cookies for Heroes service opportunity benefits the Soldier and Family Assistance Center at Fort Sam Houston. The center
provides services to patients, next-of kin and extended family members with a primary focus on Operation Iraqi Freedom and
Operation Enduring Freedom soldiers. They have asked us to make home-baked cookies for the wounded soldiers at BAMC
and their families. Once you have made your cookies, put them in a plastic bag that seals add a note card with a list of
ingredients and bring them to the Resource Center. Be sure to include a completed Service Opportunity Report form with your
items.
ON-YOUR-OWN SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
Silver Lining
All Age Levels
Creation Period: On-going Service Opportunity
Through Silver Lining, love, kindness and caring are ageless. Silver Lining (a.k.a. Adopt A Nursing Home) is a program of the
Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services (DADS) that promotes volunteer involvement with the residents of Texas
long-term care facilities to enrich their lives. On average, 50% of Texas nursing home residents don’t have families or surviving
spouses, and about 60% have no regular visitors. With your help, Girl Scouts can make a gallant effort to break this cycle of
loneliness. For more information contact the Resource Center or see the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services
web site at www.dads.state.tx.us, search Silver Lining
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