Girl Scouts earn religious awards

Pastor Gino Cosentino presented Serena Shotts
with the God and Me award at One Hope Church.

For Girl Scouts, religious recognition programs reinforce many of the values they learn through Girl Scouting and help them grow stronger in and learn more about their chosen faith.

Congratulations to these western Pennsylvania Girl Scouts who recently earned recognition through P.R.A.Y. programs!

God and Me:

• Serena Shotts, Marion Center

"God and Me" is designed to help children become best friends with Jesus and tell their story of “God and Me” together.

God and Family:

• Ariana Schwab, Irwin

"God and Family" helps youth understand the importance of family and God’s role in a healthy family and provides an opportunity for young people and their families to explore their faith together.

God and Church:

• Elaina Hamer, Altoona
• Olivia Saylor, Mars
• Victoria Saylor, Mars
• Mackenze Spence, Cheswick
• Jocelyn Schwab, Irwin

The "God and Church" program leads girls on a faith journey with three parts: meeting Jesus, worshiping God, and witnessing and ministering for Christ.

Learn more

You can learn about these awards as well as other faith-based recognition and emblems at praypub.org.

Girl Scouts of all levels can earn the My Promise, My Faith pin, which invites them to experience a faith journey through exploration of the Girl Scout Law and teachings from their faith. Girls can earn this national pin each year.

The National Catholic Committee for Girl Scouts & Camp Fire offers religious recognitions for girls throughout many counties in the GSWPA council.

Also, the Catholic Committee on Scouting serving the Pittsburgh region offers several events for Girl Scouts, including an annual Girl Scout/Boy Scout retreat, as well as information on earning special patches, awards and religious emblems. For more information, visit the committee's website or read the most recent Catholic Committee on Scouting newsletter.

Win passes for your troop to Splash Lagoon!

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Troop 36650 of Millcreek and Troop 55221 of Sewickley for being chosen as the winners of the passes! 
 
Get more girls to join the fun and you could win big during the MagNut Program! Thanks to our friends at the Erie Community Foundation, two troops will make a big splash as they start the new Girl Scout year with passes to Splash Lagoon in Erie.

Here’s what you need to do: 

• List your troop in our Troop Opportunity Catalog. Complete this form if you aren't listed, or to update your troop information.
• Add at least two new girls to your troop by Oct. 31.
• Participate in Operation: Sweet Appreciation (OSA) through the MagNut Program by selling 20 cans of Honey Roasted Peanuts for OSA.

That’s it! The contest ends on Oct. 31, and we’ll announce our two winning troops (up to 10 passes per troop) on Nov. 10 on Facebook, so be sure to like us on Facebook.