For Junior Leaders
 

Evaluation: Council-Sponsored Troop Program Event
by an Adult  |  by a Girl
(use this form for all council events)

Evaluation: Level or Community Meeting

Program FAQs

Got it?
Here is what a Junior leadership team should have:

• Junior Handbook
• Junior Badge Book
• Junior Leader Guide
• Safety-Wise book
• New Leader Orientation Guide
• Council Program Binder
• Checking account with two registered adult signatories
• First Aid kit

The last two items are provided by or worked out by the troop. If you don’t have one of the other items, contact your Level Manager.

Who pays for what?

Troop activities are supported wholly by the troop treasury, which comes from weekly dues and earnings from the fall magazine, candy and nut sale and the Girl Scout Cookie Sale. Volunteers don't foot the bill or ask for funds from families (aside from dues).

Family adults pay for:

• Troop dues
• Uniform
• Uniform tab for pins
• American flag patch

The troop treasury pays for:

• Girl Scout pin
• World Trefoil pin
• Rededication patch
• Badges
• Bronze Award
• Sign patches
• Junior Aide Award
• Any participation patches
• Supplies and materials
• Trip and admission expenses

Whose award is it?
Our volunteers are enthusiastic about the awards and patches the girls earn, because they guide them through the process. Along the way, they do so much of the program, and become so intimately involved with it, that they sometimes want to get a patch for themselves. However, in Girl Scouts there’s a distinction between awards and patches the girls earn and fun patches for adults. Please leave the girl awards for the girls, and take pride in wearing the insignia of adult Girl Scouts.  It's important that a person wear only awards that she has earned, and adults don't earn girl awards. 

FAQs

Who does a troop contact when planning a trip or meeting somewhere other than their regular meeting place?
Email your Level Manager with the date, time, location and number of girls and adults participating.

Where can I find Bronze Award info?
In the Girl Scout Handbook and in the Leader's Guide.

Can a troop earn the Bronze Award as a group?
Yes, as long as each girl has a part in completing the project.

How long does it take to complete the Bronze award?
Generally 3 months to a year.

How do we connect with younger troops work work on the Junior Aide and Junior Leadership pins?
Email your Level Manager and request a Brownie or Daisy troop connection. We do not distribute contact info of troops or leaders, but we will facilitate a connection for you.

How do I find out what’s happening in my community?
We post info about locally planned events on this site.  If you know of an event and would like to have it listed, email details to your Level Manager.