Girl Scouts & Goodwill Friendship Drive

Posted on Fri, 10 Aug 2012

Protect the environment, help neighbors in need, and make the world a better place by participating in a Council-wide donation drive!

How to participate:

1. Girl Scouts can vote online for the patch they would like to represent this year’s drive now until October 14.
2. Girl Scouts can visit their local Goodwill stores or Girl Scout Service Center beginning October 1 to pick up a Sack it to Goodwill starter kit. Each participant will get a starter kit that includes 4 donation bags. (If you are not located near a service center or Goodwill store girls can fill up 4 regular garbage bags).
3. Throughout the month of November, Girl Scouts will fill the bags with used clothing, shoes, books and other household items that you and your family no longer need.
4. Bring your collected donations to the nearest Goodwill store and training center. To find the site nearest you, visit www.goodwillncw.org or — for Girl Scouts living in northern Wisconsin or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — call 715-732-0563.
5. Goodwill Stores will be offering tours to troops on November 8 and 15. Interested troops, etc. should contact the store they are interested in touring and speak directly with the Store Team Leader for the respective stores.
6. To receive the free participation patch, troop leaders should email program@gsnwgl.org by November 30, 2012 with the following information:
1. Contact name
2. Troop number
3. Number of girl participants
4. Membership manager and service area (if known)
5. City
6. Phone number

...and the patch winner is: