Robotics Participation Patch for Girl Scouts who participate in ANY FIRST event!

[JaneYoung]

I was a Brownie in Canada and still have that Brownie pin. It is very cool.
I was a Girl Scout all through school and a Girl Scout counselor on a wonderful island in upstate New York.

The only problems I had with being a Scout were camping and rowing. I like to camp for oh, one night but not all summer, and as far as rowing - I like to watch rowing - esp. when a big storm is blowing in and someone knows what they are doing and then we don't have to be rescued by the ski boat. But that's another story.

It is very cool that Girl Scouts can earn this amazing patch. This has probably taken awhile to make happen. Kudos to all involved.

[Dick Linn]

My most memorable scout moment (aside from the applesauce can in the fire, or the time I retrieved a supposedly live bazooka round from the firing range at Quantico Marine base on a campout) was swimming one mile. Wow, that was hard. Round and round, and I was so cold and weak at the end that it was like being drunk. I could hardly drag myself ashore and collapse. That brings back memories.

[Abra Cadabra IV]

Cool! I remember seeing this in its concept stages at Worlds, but I had no idea that it would turn out to look this good.

Girl Scouting is fun, most of the time. Much less heavy on the exploding cans of applesauce, though.

[Karibou]

YESSSSS! *dances*
I'm SO going down to the GS store in Detroit to get that!

MWAHAHAHAHAH! *goes crazy*

Sorry, this really just made my day. This totally beats the first day of school, and this definitely beats the rookie recruitment meeting that I just got back from xD

I wish that we could explode cans....oh well, I guess that's what chemistry class is for

[Dick Linn]

Well, folks, they gave us more leeway back in the days. I'm lucky to be alive, though you folks may not be lucky that I'm here nagging you

Scouting was fun, and a good deal. I am always in awe of someone who could attain Eagle Scout rank. Wow. It says a lot!!!

[Mark McLeod]

As does the Gold award!

[mizscience]

I was actually a Girl Scout through graduation of high school and am now a life-time member - I am SO going to find one of these patches and add it to my vest

[love4hellokitty]

YAY!!!!
I'M super excited. I remember when the patch for FLL came out I was sad that I couldn't get one, so now this is very happy to know!!!!
I definitely need to head over to my council store.
OH!! I know, I'll use my cookie credits to buy it!! yay!

<<major happiness>>

[ajlapp]

Last summer Team RUSH hosted an engineering day for both boy scouts and girl scouts.

The girls scouts were working towards a non-specific engineering and science learning certificate of some sorts....hopefully now some of those same girls will get a chance to snag a badge when they hit a tournament this year!

Totally cool.

[Chris_Elston]

Speaking along those lines, Girl Scouts will be having their convention held in Indianapolis this year from Oct 30 - Nov 2. Suman has contacted Indiana FIRST for some help.

We'll be trying to recruit a team from each program (JFLL, FLL, FTC, and FRC) to be showcased and explain FIRST to over 10,000 girls attending.

The directors of Indiana FIRST will be working on gathering the details through Suman, but I thought I would use this thread to get the word out we'll be looking for some help.

Send me a message if your team might be interested in the convention help so we can help pitch in.

Thanks,
Chris Elston

[Anna B.]

That's really cool that they have a patch for robotics! My sister is in Girl Scouts and I keep trying to convince her to do robotics. Sadly, not even the patch convinced her.

Oh well, thanks to all who made it happen, the design looks really good

[Michelle692]

Originally Posted by love4hellokitty

YAY!!!!
I'M super excited. I remember when the patch for FLL came out I was sad that I couldn't get one, so now this is very happy to know!!!!
I definitely need to head over to my council store.
OH!! I know, I'll use my cookie credits to buy it!! yay!

<<major happiness>>

OOH!! OOH!! Get me one, too!!

This is great - a way to tie Girl Scouts and robotics together, two things that I am completely dedicated to! (and who knows, maybe this will help get more girls involved!!)

Thanks to all who made this happen! It's AWESOME!