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Dime
and Gift Box
Investiture/Rededication Ceremony
&
Court of Awards
Leader:
Tonight we are here to invest those who have joined Girl
Scouts for the first time this year. We are also here
to rededicate each member, new and old, to the girl
scout promise and law. You should all understand that
these are the ideals by which Girl Scouts try to live,
and through which we, as leaders, help girls to gain
worthy citizenship.
Leader & Co-Leader:
We, the leaders of Troop ____, members of the Girl
Scouts of the United States of America, united by the
belief in God and by acceptance of the Girl Scout
Promise and Law; And inspired by the aims of the founder
of Scouting, Lord Badan-Powell, and the founder of Girl
Scouting in the United States, Juliette Gorden Low; Do
dedicate ourselves to the purpose of inspiring girls
with the highest ideals of character, conduct,
patriotism, and service, that they may become happy &
resourceful citizens.
Leader:
We have something we want to give each of you girls
tonight - A bright, shiny new dime! Now, a dime doesn't
do much by itself. You have to put it with something in
order for it to be useful.
Co-Leader:
Put 15 cents with it and you have enough for an
emergency phone call. Put 40 cents with it and you might
have enough to buy a candy bar or a pack of gum. You can
save more dimes, put it all in the bank and let it make
more money in interest. You could take this dime home,
throw it in a dresser drawer and not use it at all. You
could even lose it before you get home!
Leader:
Now, I want you to tell me, how many pennies does it
take to equal this one dime? Right, it takes 10 pennies
- 10 very equal and important parts. Well when you take
the 10 parts of the Girl Scout Law and add it all
together, it equals Girl Scouting!
(Leader says each line, girls repeat)
I
will do my best to be
honest and fair
friendly and helpful
considerate and caring
courageous and strong, and
responsible for what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others
respect authority
use resources wisely
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout
because...WE ARE GIRL SCOUTS!!!
Leader:
Now we have one more
thing to give you - a tiny little box.
The wrapping may be a bit wrinkled and the ribbon may
not be quite perfect - but it's what's INSIDE that
counts!
Just like the dime, you have to put something with it to
make it really worthwhile. Now, you won't be receiving
all of your gift at one time. We hope to give it to you
over a period of many years, in small doses and as
painlessly as possible! We want to give you Girl
Scouting!!!
Co-Leader:
With this gift we also give you our hopes that you will
learn from it, grow with it, work with it, use it
everyday, enjoy all of it and keep it with you for the
rest of your life! Now, New Girl Scouts and Old Girl
Scouts alike, let us all join together in the Girl Scout
Promise .
All:
On my honor, I will try
To serve God and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
Leader:
As we're sure you have already noticed the little gift
that we just gave to you was wrapped in Gold paper and
tied with Silver ribbons - This is to remind you of all
of the Wonderful Friends you are going to make this
year. As the Song goes, "Make New Friends but keep the
old. One is Silver and the other is Gold!" All Sing
Make New Friends
And now as we share our Brownie Friendship Circle, we
will pass the squeeze around the circle. As we do, we
will all think about all of our special Girl Scout
Sisters right here and around the world and all of the
fun and excitement that awaits us this year!
Friendship squeeze. Turn out of circle. Girls stand in
a line in front of leaders.
Co-Leader:
Call new brownies in alphabetical order.
Leader:
Pin the new brownie.
After each girl is pinned Leader and Co-Leader give the
girl Girl Scout Handshake.
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