Girl Scouts is an opportunity for young girls to experience things that they otherwise would not.
Jill Connor / The Citizen
Miranda Withers, a 10-year-old junior Girl Scout, smells the different varieties of tea with her mother, Stacey, of Moravia, offered at the Caywasco Girl Scouts' afternoon tea at the Mackenzie-Childs restaurant in Aurora on Sunday afternoon.
Miranda Withers, a 10-year-old junior Girl Scout, smells the different varieties of tea with her mother, Stacey, of Moravia, offered at the Caywasco Girl Scouts' afternoon tea at the Mackenzie-Childs restaurant in Aurora on Sunday afternoon.
Yet, it takes quite a lot of adult participation to create these opportunities. That is why several troops from the Southern Cayuga and Moravia area have gotten together to form the Caywasco Service Unit.
The Caywasco Service Unit is the collaborated effort of 17 separate troops ranging from Daisy Scouts, which are the youngest members, to the Senior Scout troops.
Annually the Caywasco Service Unit launches a fundraising program to help fund the various events that the troops are involved in.
The fundraising campaign, Family Share, is a project to help raise funds for the Girl Scout-Seven Lakes Council. The proceeds help with the upkeep of camps, the running of educational programs and numerous other projects.
This year though officers of the unit thought that they would host a tea party as a way to raise funds rather than just solicit funds through a donation campaign.
“It just seems so much nicer to hold this type of fundraiser,” said Caryn Slaski, Caywasco Service Unit manager, during the first Caywasco tea party held at the Mackenzie- Childs restaurant in Aurora Sunday afternoon. “It is so much better than just asking families to donate funds.”
Through the event, not only did the girls have a chance to raise funds for their fellow scouts but they were also treated to a new experience - the experience of an old fashioned tea party complete with finger sandwiches and proper manners.
“Events like this are a great way to promote unity among the girls,” Slaski said. “It helps to keep the girls involved and is a nice way to get the older girls to become like big sisters to the younger scouts.”
The girls were treated to a special guest during their afternoon event.
Ruth Probst shared the afternoon and helped the girls to see how Girl Scouting has changed through the years.
Probst became a brownie leader 65 years ago and although she is no longer a leader, she is still quite active in the Girl Scouting ways.
She even wore the official girl scouting uniform from the year 1949, complete with hat, badges and pins.
Because of the generosity of the many parents involved, as well as the funds donated, Caywasco Girl Scout troops are able to enjoy monthly joint events in addition to the annual fundraising tea party.
“It is a nice way to bring all of the girls together,” said Family Share manager and troop 376 leader Shari Rice. “They learn the value of togetherness and sisterhood.”
The Caywasco Service Unit is the collaborated effort of 17 separate troops ranging from Daisy Scouts, which are the youngest members, to the Senior Scout troops.
Annually the Caywasco Service Unit launches a fundraising program to help fund the various events that the troops are involved in.
The fundraising campaign, Family Share, is a project to help raise funds for the Girl Scout-Seven Lakes Council. The proceeds help with the upkeep of camps, the running of educational programs and numerous other projects.
This year though officers of the unit thought that they would host a tea party as a way to raise funds rather than just solicit funds through a donation campaign.
“It just seems so much nicer to hold this type of fundraiser,” said Caryn Slaski, Caywasco Service Unit manager, during the first Caywasco tea party held at the Mackenzie- Childs restaurant in Aurora Sunday afternoon. “It is so much better than just asking families to donate funds.”
Through the event, not only did the girls have a chance to raise funds for their fellow scouts but they were also treated to a new experience - the experience of an old fashioned tea party complete with finger sandwiches and proper manners.
“Events like this are a great way to promote unity among the girls,” Slaski said. “It helps to keep the girls involved and is a nice way to get the older girls to become like big sisters to the younger scouts.”
The girls were treated to a special guest during their afternoon event.
Ruth Probst shared the afternoon and helped the girls to see how Girl Scouting has changed through the years.
Probst became a brownie leader 65 years ago and although she is no longer a leader, she is still quite active in the Girl Scouting ways.
She even wore the official girl scouting uniform from the year 1949, complete with hat, badges and pins.
Because of the generosity of the many parents involved, as well as the funds donated, Caywasco Girl Scout troops are able to enjoy monthly joint events in addition to the annual fundraising tea party.
“It is a nice way to bring all of the girls together,” said Family Share manager and troop 376 leader Shari Rice. “They learn the value of togetherness and sisterhood.”
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