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A6 • CCF RECORDER • OCTOBER 10, 2013
Girl Scouts looking for volunteers By Melissa Stewart mstewart@nky.com
ERLANGER — Ask Ruby Webster why it’s important to volunteer with the Girl Scouts and she has one firm answer – “The girls.” According to Webster, center director for the Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council, without the volunteers “we cannot reach or service all the girls who would like to join.” So, the Licking Valley Cluster – including Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties – are looking for
volunteers. Within this cluster alone, Webster said, there is the potential for more than 39,000 girls – ages 5 to 17 – to join. “We are only able to serve approximately 5,000 through traditional troop experiences, shortterm programs, day camp and outreach,” she said. “In Girl Scouts, girls find a safe place to grow and share new experiences, learn to relate to others, develop values, and contribute to society. Volunteers make a valuable difference in the lives of girls, while enriching
their own life in the process.” Volunteer opportunities include: » Troop leaders who guide a group of girls through the Girl Scout leadership experience. » Series volunteers who coordinate and plan a short-term experiences (involving the arts, science, etc.) based on needs of girls. » Property maintenance volunteers who who give up a day to help indoor and outdoor painting, cutting tree limbs, garbage disposal, weed and small brush trim-
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ming, etc. This year’s maintenance day is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the local office, 607, Watson Road, Erlanger. » Administrative volunteers are needed to assist with various clerical duties including making copies, inputting data and helping with parent nights. Webster said anyone, man or woman, 18 or older, can volunteer. The only requirements are that they pass a background check and complete one two-hour classroom training and two additional online trainings. Mary Stephens of Walton, who has volunteered with the Girl Scouts for eight years, said volunteering with the organization has been a great opportunity for her. “I enjoy working with the girls and watching them experience things they may not otherwise
Girl Scout growing up, currently serves as a Boone County troop leader and is involved in other areas within the organization. “I like how the Girl Scouts offer things just for girls to encourage them to be best girls and women they can be. They learn how to be good leaders.” Stephens said she has learned how to be a better leader, as well. “It’s not just the kids who are growing,” she said. “I’ve grown in my experience as a volunteer.”
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