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04-25-09
Mount Vernon Girl Scouts
celebrate "Spirit Day" by cleaning and beatifying Wilson
Woods Park
On Saturday, April 25,
several Girl Scout Troops from within Mount Vernon joined
forces and participated
in a clean-up project at the
Wilson Woods Park as part of the larger National
Girl Scouts Spirit Day.
Spirit Day is a council-wide celebration for
Girl Scouts across America, and is intended to be a fun day.
Troops are encouraged to engage in community get-togethers
and service projects, all in an effort to make folks aware
that Girls Scouts are green and growing in communities
across the 50 states.
Paula Barrett, a Troop Leader with Troop 1616 in
Mount Vernon arrived at
Wilson Woods Park bright and early waiting for members of
her Troop to show up for work. "Today is Spirit Day and our
goal is to implement a program whereby the girls are
involved in the community. With the current focus being
going green, I think this is a great way for our Girl Scouts
to help beautify and take care of their community here in
Mount Vernon," said Barrett.
Besides cleaning and sprucing up the park, some of the
Girls Scouts were observed planting flowers and laying down
mulch. A large group of Girl Scouts were part of a more
engaging project - their job was to paint a large concrete
structure off the road leading to the park.
According to Barrett, the Girl Scouts who participated
in the Wilson Woods Park project can expect to be rewarded
with patches and badges.
Approximately 70 Girl Scouts from different Mount
Vernon Troops participated in the April 25 clean-up and
beautification of
Wilson Woods Park.
"Mount Vernon Girl Scouts are continuously involved in
many types of community initiatives, but this is the first
time we have selected
Wilson Woods Park as one of our projects," said Barrett.
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent
organization dedicated solely to girls—all girls—where, in
an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build
character and skills for success in the real world. In
partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop
qualities that will serve them all their lives, like
leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction
about their own potential and self-worth.
Founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scouts'
membership has grown from 18 members in Savannah, Georgia,
to 3.7 million members throughout the United States,
including U.S. territories, and in more than 90 countries
through USA Girl Scouts Overseas.
The scrapping group
preparing a wall for painting
The painters
Troop Leaders
supervising the painters
This group was
responsible for laying down mulch at the park
These girls are
pictured planting flowers
More flower
planters joined in for this photo
A Troop Leader is
on the scene in this photo talking to a parent
This group was
pictured painting a hydrant
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