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Call 1.800.692.7816 to rent any of these resources.


Archives Uniform Loaner Boxes
All - Fee: $5.00/Kit
Step back in time and let your imagination fly. Dress up in uniforms of different styles. Put on your own fashion show for your troop or service unit. Wear them in a parade while riding on a float. Dress up for that special flag ceremony.
Recognition Correspondents: (J) My Heritage, (C-S-A) Women through Time, (D) Violet Petal, (B) Brownie Girl Scouts Throughout the Years.


Babysitting 101
J, C - Fee: $6.00/Girl
This four-hour training course includes all girls need to start babysitting, including: getting your business started, organizing your tote bag, playtime ideas for all ages, understanding the likes and dislikes of children, and solutions to the most common problems a babysitter faces.
Recognition Correspondents: (C) Child Care, (J) Caring for Children.


Geocaching
J, C, S, A - Fee: $10.00/Kit, plus $75 deposit
Participate in worldwide scavenger hunts for caches (mini-treasures) located right in your local community. Girls have an opportunity to have fun while learning about the high-tech navigation of GPS. Caches are also located on camp properties so you can explore this unique sport while troop camping.
Recognition Correspondents: (J) Camp Together, Finding Your Way, Hiker, Outdoor Fun, Your Outdoor Surroundings, (C/S) Orienteering, Outdoor Survival.


Heritage Discovery
B, J, C, S, A - Fee: $2.00/Kit
Look back to the beginning of Girl Scout time. Learn about semaphore flags (Juniors only), watch a silent movie, and learn about some fascinating women of the past. Visit our very own Archives Museum, located in the York Service Center. Complete the required activities and you can purchase the Heritage Discovery Patch in the council shop.
Recognition Correspondents: (B) Listening to the Past (J) Girl Scouting around the World, (C-S-A) Heritage Hunt


Program Aide
C, S, A - Fee: $2.00/Kit
Girls in grades 7-12 can develop leadership skills and knowledge needed to teach younger girls. Information is included to help you train girls in the six-hour core course and different specializations; crafts, songs, games, arts and crafts, Outdoor skills, Musical instruments, puppets, Storytelling, and Ceremonies.
Recognition Correspondents: Cadette or Senior Program Aide Pin, After 25 hours of program aide hours- Program Adie Patches



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