Troop Resources

Links to Resource Materials:

Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts San Diego-Imperial Council (is the best place to go for forms. The phone number at the Balboa Service Center is: 298-8391)
Girl Scouts Program Events Link
Girl Scouts Community Collaborators Events

Girl Scouts of the USA
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
Daisies & Brownies – We have tons of information for you at our Shutterfly website! We will no longer be updating it with daily events but there is still plenty there to look at!

Forms

Volunteer Essentials

Fill-able Permission Form allows you to fill in and print but not save…
Fill-able Activity Approval *NEW 2014

Elk’s Club Rental Request Form

Let’s Go, the council trip planning booklet

Christmas Carols

Getting Insurance for your Event, trip or campout

Event planning Checklist

Planning a Local Field Trip with Your Troop

Helpful Links:

www.sdgirlscouts.org/camp
day and resident camp info

www.sdgirlscouts.org/safety              searchable SAC, Volunteer Essentials

www.sdgirlscouts.org/insurance        insurance certificates and enrollment

www.girlscouts.org/forgirls/travel       advanced travel, good resources

Facilities with insurance certificates on file: www.sdgirlscouts.org/insurance

General safety guidelines to follow ALL the time–Volunteer Essentials Chapter 4 (Safety-Wise): www.sdgirlscouts.org/safety

Specific safety activity checkpoints: www.sdgirlscouts.org/safety

First Aid and Wilderness Preparedness

Life-saving steps when someone is unconscious. 

(Thanks Ava for your suggestion)
“A Nurse’s Guide to First Aid and Disaster Preparedness” 

This link covers the risk factors and what natural disasters are likely for your location, gives detailed instructions on how to develop a preparedness plan for you and your family (and even includes pets), includes a great emergency checklist and covers the basics of first aid…. (thank you Blake for sharing!) https://couponfollow.com/research/disaster-preparedness-on-a-budget

This is a great Q&A for what to pack when hiking/backpacking:
www.angieslist.com/articles/ultralight-backpacking-keeping-packing-list-short.htm

This graphic is sooooo good! It basically teaches you how to start a fire out of any materials you might have. Very MacGyver!! www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/10-ways-to-start-a-fire

Patches and Other Supplies

Advantage Emblem
Snappy Logos
Design-it

Craft ideas, swaps, and supplies

Making Friends
Busy Bee
Disney Family Fun
Oriental Trading Company
Red Envelope (links to other sites for free craft ideas)

Clip Art and Graphics

Girl Scouts Graphics Gallery

Scouting Resources

Sunnytrails PinterestCheck out our Sunnytrails Pinterest!
Scouting File Cabinet (at GSLeaders.org)
Scouting Web
Scouting Links
WAGGGS-L Favorite URLS

Community Service Opportunities

Poo Patch Program

Graffiti Busters
I Love a Clean San Diego
Project Hand Chula Vista Food Bank
Interfaith Community Services

SD Coastkeeper Beach Clean ups

Places to go in South County

Chula Vista Nature Center (local birds, fish and animals. Nature walks. Local history.)
Tijuana Estuary (Nature hikes, films, local ecology)
Sweetwater Farms (Horseback riding)
Bright Valley Farms (Horseback riding)

Knott Soak City, Chula Vista
Vista Adobe
Joan Kroc Center (Roller Skating, Aquatics Center, Rock Climbing, Ice skating)
Solid Rock-San Diego (Rock Climbing)

Other Field Trips

Crown Cove Aquatic Center (kayak, outrigger canoe, first aid, sailing, stand up paddleboard, surfing)
Field Trip Factory (Ideas for free field trips)