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THINKING DAY!

Recently the Girl Scouts of Pawtucket held their annual Thinking Day Night at St. Teresa Church in Pawtucket. This night helps the girls celebrate World Thinking Day which is held each February so that the girls can learn about issues in other countries and to celebrate international friendships.

Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a global community-one of nearly 150 countries with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

The theme this year was “Together we can end extreme poverty and Hunger.” The night started out with a flag ceremony at 6:15 were  10 troops participated this year and then they visited 5 tables based on other countries such as South Africa, Kuwait, Philippines, Peru and Germany. They learned about foods native to those countries, health issues, geographical concerns and some games & songs. The table on Germany taught the girls about the first Girl Scout troop called a Stamm which was started in 1909.  The table representing Peru, taught the girls about feeding a family of four on $1.00 a day & the table on the Philippines showed them about volcanos and nutrition and information on a traditional dance called the Sinulog.

The girls were treated to ice cream sundaes by the Pawtucket Service team members. Girl Scouts were asked to contribute to Dimes for Daisies and to bring a non-perishable food item(s) which were then donated to St. Leo’s Church food pantry. Over 100 food items were collected.