Adapted from Little Brownie Bakers theme for Cookie Sale 2010
Trefoil Girl Scout Theme for the 2009-10
Trefoil Girl Scouts will incorporate our
"a better world...Inspired
by U" theme into troop and
service area events for 2009-10.
This theme will be part of our 2010 Cookie Sale from Little Brownie Bakers.
Our troops are following the GS Law to "Make the World a
Better Place" by finding out ways we can make a difference in our families, our
schools, our communities and our world. We remind everyone that "Change
begins with U!" Watch for more details as we plan our 2009-2010 events!
The new Journey series "It's Your Planet - Love It!" is perfect for
reinforcing our annual theme.
Girl Scouts Discover,
Connect and Take Action on important projects that can have an impact on the
entire world one girl at a time!
You will find some of the work Trefoil members have done below as
a part of last year's theme : Imagine if...We
all Go Green...We could change the world.
Watch for more information about NEW projects for
2009-2010.
Go Green Topics Researched and Prepared by Ambassador
Troop 20847
Chemical Toxins and YOU
Complied by Troop 20847
Safe
Ways to Clean
Compiled by Troop 20847
Cleaners and Body Care alternatives for a healthy lifestyle from
healthychild.org
Top 10
Ways to GO GREEN complied
by Troop 20847
Plastics in our Lives
compiled by Troop 20847
S'Mores on a Stick Want to save
the environment by not burning wood and still enjoy a time-honored
Girl Scout favorite? Try this recipe!
Take our Reduce Reuse Recycle Quiz! Download
the first 2 PDFs, then use the third as an answer sheet. This is meant to
be a Jeopardy-type Game.
Reduce
/ Reuse / Recycle Questions
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle Answer Choices
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle Answer Sheet
Go Green Ideas
Below are ideas from the girls who
attended "Girls Go Green" in North Park on Nov. 1st
 | Pick up trash; don't litter! |
| Turn off the light when leaving a room |
| Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or washing your hands. |
| Don't let the hose run |
| Take shorter showers |
| Use both sides of paper while drawing |
| Write to companies and congressional representatives to ask them to require
that manufacturers provide a way to recycle or reuse their products so that we
decrease the amount of trash that goes into our landfills. |
| Write to Congress to ask them to write a law requiring manufacturers to
decrease the amount of packaging by 50% on all their products. |
| Reuse printed paper; print on the other side. |
| Plant trees |
| Buy organic and eco-friendly cleaning products and personal hygiene products
so that we do not pollute our soil and water with dangerous chemicals or
hormones. |
| Use eco-friendly products such as rechargeable batteries and CFL light bulbs
to decrease the amount of trash in our landfills and decrease our energy
consumption. |
| Recycle more products |
| Ask pharmacies to sponsor a program to safely dispose of out of date or
unused over the counter and prescription drugs so they do not end up polluting
our water supply. |
| Water the plants |
| Don't cut down trees |
| Recycle trash, sneakers, paper, crayons, water bottles or
anything else that is recyclable. |
| Make art out of trash |
| Use lunch packs instead of paper bags; use plastic reusable containers for
lunches instead of one-use Ziploc bags which are thrown away. |
| Stop purchasing one-serving size items such as applesauce or lunchables
which increase the amount of trash we throw away each day. Use containers
that can be washed out and reused instead. |
| Recycle papers and plastics that don't have bad chemicals in them. |
| Make jewelry out of newspaper |
| Do not put pop-rings in water; cut them up, so they do not endanger animals |
| Make compost piles |
| Ask Congress to ban the use of dangerous plastics that leach unsafe chemicals
into our landfills and water supply in favor of safe recyclables. |
| Do a service project to clean the side of the road (adopt a road) |
| Make newspaper clothing, and decorate it! |
| Use extra paper to heat your house |
| Ask companies to use green products instead of harmful ones |
| Spread the word about recycling |
| Ask manufacturers and Congress to ban one-time use batteries; allow only
rechargeable batteries. |
| Don't waste paper |
| Encourage low prices for eco-friendly products by purchasing them - the more
we buy, the greater the demand on the manufacturer, the higher the demand for
these products, the lower the price becomes. |
| Instead of using plastic shopping bags, use reusable ones
for groceries and other products. |
| Don't use brown bags for lunches |
| When you catch a fish, let it go, do not disrupt the food chain |
