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TRINITY LUTHERAN TROOPS IN
ROCKLEDGE
Several girls from the Trinity Lutheran Troops in
Rockledge (7011, 7012, 7013, 7014, 7025) braved
the gloomy weather to participate in the Cocoa
Area Trash Bash by cleaning Lee Wenner Park in
Downtown Cocoa on April 12, 2018.
The girls and Troop adults picked up four large
bags of trash, then participated in an Outdoor
Scavenger Hunt, made bird feeders, learned
how long litter lasts in our environment, and
participated in other Earth Day type activities
before heading to the Cocoa Civic Center for
lunch, provided by the City of Cocoa, Keep
Brevard Beautiful and Chick-fil-a.
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THE SUPERSTAR DADS OF TROOP 1372
One of our dads, Tony Maddox, has helped us with crafts,
done activities to help the girls achieve badges, and acts as
a driver when needed. He has been a great help to our troop.
Recently, he helped us get one of our troop leaders and 2
of our girls to a bridging event. He had plans that night, but
there was a storm coming and he wanted to make sure everyone
was safe. Before the troop leader could even get the
girls loaded in the van, he hopped in the driver seat and said
he was going to miss men’s group so he could drive them to
and from the meeting because of the bad storm that was
coming. This is just one example of what he has done for the
troop.
Our other dad, Daniel Hart, has helped us pick up cookies
for Cookie Sales, transport our girls, and makes sure the
girls have what they need or goes and gets it at a moment’s
notice. Perfect example was when we went to SeaWorld.
While the girls were inside watching Shamu, we were planing
the trip home and knew the girls would be hungry. While he
was waiting outside for us, he went to McDonald’s and got
food for all the girls that came. When we came out, every girl
had a happy meal and drink while we made our way home.
Both were also ready to roll up their sleeves and help during
the cookie sales. They had no problems helping us get cookies,
pass out cookies to the girls, and help with both sales.
We can’t thank them enough for what they do. They are
great additions to our troop.
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SNA GIRL SCOUT BTN EVENT
April Brunner, UCF Daytona Beach SNA
President and Troop 1943 Co-Leader
On April 21st 2018, Girl Scouts in the Volusia
County area were invited to UCF Daytona
Beach for a nursing exploration day. The
event called “Meet the Knights,” was run
by the Student Nurses’ Association of UCF
Daytona Beach and Troop 1943. This four
hour session consisted of presentations from
students and faculty, inspirational videos, an
interactive experience in the nursing lab and
a handwashing experiment. In order to earn
their “nursing exploration badges” each Girl
Scout level had a list of requirements they
had to accomplish. Cadettes, Seniors and
Ambassadors had to finish eight activities,
and Juniors had to finish six. Some of the
activities the girls were exposed to at this
event included:
• learning about different nursing specialties
(ER nurse, pediatric nurse, psychiatric nurse,
etc)
• learning about the women who founded the
field of nursing including Clara Barton and
Florence Nightingale