Our Do-It-Yourself Programs
Are your girls and Troops eager to build skills and learn something new? Well, look no further! In addition to our awesome programs and events, we also offer several "Do-It-Yourself" programs - allowing girls to participate on their own schedule. Talk about Girl-Led! Learn more about this patches and download the curriculums to get started.
Sun Safety Patch Program
Your skin is your body’s coat. It protects you from cold and heat. It keeps your insides in and the bad stuff—like germs—out. Did you know that your skin is your largest and fastest-growing organ? It’s important to take care of your skin by protecting it from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and indoor tanning beds. Over exposure to UV can cause skin cancer, the most prevalent cancer in America. Outrun the Sun, Inc., a nonprofit organization supporting sun safety and skin cancer prevention, is helping to bring Girl Scouts a new Sun Safety Patch. You can earn this special patch by being a sun safety advocate. Learn ways of protecting your skin and also teach others through hands-on activities and social media!
Open to: All levels
Hurricane Awareness Patch
According to the NOAA, hurricanes are among nature's most powerful and destructive phenomena. On average, 12 tropical storms, 6 of which become hurricanes form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico during the hurricane season which runs from June 1 to November 30 each year.
Our Hurricane Awareness Council Patch program is designed to help Girl Scouts be better prepared in the event of a hurricane or a tropical storm.
Open to: Brownies - Ambassadors
The Safe and Secure Online Girl Scout
Patch Program
This program, created by the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, is offered to teach and empower Girls Scouts of all ages to remain safe, protect their identity, and respect themselves while online.
The outcomes of this program include:
- Introduce and reinforce basic cyber safety principles
- Empower Girls to respect themselves and others online
- Provide unique learning and volunteering opportunities
Open to: All levels
Sandy Hook Promise
Sandy Hook Promise is a national non-profit organization founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012.
The Start With Hello program empowers Girl Scouts to make a
difference with their peers in a simple, fun, and impactful way by
encouraging them to take small but powerful actions to promote
connectedness and inclusion, and to identify and help others who are
showing signs of social isolation.
Open to: All Levels
Dove Free Being Me Program
Imagine a world free from anxiety about the way you look. A world where girls are helping other girls define beauty for themselves. This is an Earned Award badge and can be worn on the front of uniforms after completing the curriculum. Once you complete the curriculum, you can purchase your patch for $1 from our Council shop (while supplies last).
Open to: Brownies - Seniors
Organ Donation Awareness
Organ, eye, and tissue donation gives people a second chance at life. One organ donor can save as many as eight lives. One organ, eye and tissue donor can save and heal more than 75 lives. Girls who earn this patch will learn about organ donation and how it saves lives as well as have opportunities to promote organ donation awareness.
Open to: All levels
Cost: Cost: To order patches, contact Jessica Fisher
