My oldest DD (who plays HS ball and is a now a 1st year 16U) is a girl scout. (Shhhh! Don't tell anyone. She is only staying in it because it will look good on college apps.) She has already received her Bronze and Silver awards and she is working towards her Gold. (I told her she could get out once she finished that.)
The big thing with the Gold award is you have to do a charity event or something that will help others. And not just a one time thing, something that will/can be an ongoing thing and that effects her community or another community. In the past, many girls have collected books for 3rd world countries and things like that.
My DD's world is softball. We had been throwing around the idea of a softball tournament as her gold project for over a year now. Her dad is a firefighter, so the first thought I gave her was doing one to benefit burn kids. Her youngest brother has a bleeding disorder, so of course that was my second thought, since it is something that is close to her heart.
She has taken the burn kids as the charity to support. "Burning up the Bases", "Bases for Burns", "Bats on Fire"
Obviously we have never organized a tournament before.
*I know we need a venue. We play at several nearby parks, so that will just be a matter of getting out and talking to people and her presenting her idea.
*I was thinking maybe she could design a helmet decal (small, quarter-sized or so) to give to the players.
*She wants to design a t-shirt
*What about trophies and stuff? 1st-3rd?
Any ideas would be appreciated. She has about 18 months.
Thanks!!!
The big thing with the Gold award is you have to do a charity event or something that will help others. And not just a one time thing, something that will/can be an ongoing thing and that effects her community or another community. In the past, many girls have collected books for 3rd world countries and things like that.
My DD's world is softball. We had been throwing around the idea of a softball tournament as her gold project for over a year now. Her dad is a firefighter, so the first thought I gave her was doing one to benefit burn kids. Her youngest brother has a bleeding disorder, so of course that was my second thought, since it is something that is close to her heart.
She has taken the burn kids as the charity to support. "Burning up the Bases", "Bases for Burns", "Bats on Fire"
Obviously we have never organized a tournament before.
*I know we need a venue. We play at several nearby parks, so that will just be a matter of getting out and talking to people and her presenting her idea.
*I was thinking maybe she could design a helmet decal (small, quarter-sized or so) to give to the players.
*She wants to design a t-shirt
*What about trophies and stuff? 1st-3rd?
Any ideas would be appreciated. She has about 18 months.
Thanks!!!