“I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.”
An atmosphere to learn new things. A setting to strengthen character and build confidence. A place to experience a slew of activities from dancing and hiking to canoeing and coding.
Sign-ups have begun for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas in Paris.
“With the unique year of 2020-21 Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is ready to press play for this coming year for the girls,” Troop Leader Janna Phan said. “They need us more than ever, and we want them to know we are here for them.”
Phan said scouts experience a slew of different activities from dancing, hiking, camping and learning about fire and fire safety to archery, canoeing, coding, programming and more.
“The Girl Scout program is a great place for girls to support each other while learning new things,” she said. “It also teaches them to be strong and confident in what they do, but also empathetic. It gives the girls chances to try things they might never get to try in other organizations.”
Phan said girls learn how to be considerate, caring, helpful and friendly – overall, leadership skills. “Best of all, how to make the world a better place.
“What I enjoy about Girl Scouts is watching the girls become young ladies and learn to be their own person,” she said. “Also, I love how we are all so different, but we learn to understand one another. I love it because girls can be girls.”
Phan assures the program keeps the scouts safe and continuously update their COVID protocols.
Sign ups are set for Sept. 16 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Camp Gambill, 47 Camp Gambill Drive in Sumner.
For more information, contact Phan at 903-784-0803 or email jphan@gsnetx.org.
Anyone unable to attend a scouting event, but wishes to sign up their K-12 grade student can do so by visiting Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’s website here.
There is a $25 annual membership fee.
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