Shaping a Greener Tomorrow
Girl Scouts is on a mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts in Glendale are making the world a better place – planting trees in the community to positively impact the environment.
This past year, Troops 13684, 14027, 11003, 10561, 10625, and 20062, in partnership with other local youth-serving organizations, spent a cold weekend planting nine trees at Parkway Elementary School to help their local community. Girl Scouts and volunteers not only dug, planted, and watered the trees, they also learned about the importance of planting, protecting, and honoring trees from community leaders at We Energies, Glendale-River Hills School District, and the Glendale Department of Public Works.
Girl Scouts said the Girl Scout Tree Promise pledge at the event and completed the steps for the Tree Promise Badge too. After the tree planting day, the Girl Scout troops registered their trees with the National Girl Scout tree tracker, helping Girl Scouts nationwide toward reaching their goal of planting five million trees by 2026. “I learned it is important to treat the Earth nicely. Trees help you breathe and give you lots of food to eat, like fruit and coffee beans. It was cool to plant them at my school and give shade for summertime and recess,” said Girl Scout Makenna from Troop 14027. Throughout the year, each troop was in charge of a tree that they watered and cared for as it grew. The Girl Scouts’ community service was recognized by the Glendale River Hills School District at a spring school board meeting and was recently honored at a statewide level. The Wisconsin Arborist Association awarded the Glendale Girl Scouts the Harry J. Banker Gold Leaf Award for Outstanding Arbor Day Activity. This award recognizes organizations who have made a significant impact on the community. Donors like you empower Girl Scouts to make a difference in their communities.
Read more stories about Girl Scouts making their communties better in the spring issue of Discover magazine.
