Current Topics/Activities

Note:  Unless otherwise specified, ALL events below are intended for registered members of SU72 (Hillsborough) ONLY.

SERVICE Reminders:  Adult volunteers may be required to chaperone service activities.  Girl Scouts should be wearing vest/sash/smock when volunteering in public.

FROM THE SUMs: Congratulations to our 22 graduating Girl Scouts and their leaders!  A gigantic THANK YOU to all our Troop Leaders, Troop Volunteers, and Service Unit Members for another successful Girl Scout year.  If you haven't said thank you yet, it's not too late.  Have your daughter make a picture, write a note, or some other creative option.  Your Leaders will greatly appreciate it. Enjoy the last few weeks of school and have a great summer!

🔑KEY INFO

• SPECIAL EVENT: ‘Boro Girl Scouts take Savannah. Looking for interest in 2027. Tentative Dates of June 24-June 28 2027.
  SU72 is going to try a 5 day/4 night trip to the Birthplace of Girl Scouts, Savannah, Georgia.  Trip includes airfare, hotel, JGL Birthplace event, day at Tybee Island, Trolley/Riverboat tour and an optional ghost tour.  Details & interest form are in the flyer and questions can be sent to savannah@borogirlscouts.org

• December volunteering and World Thinking Day links are LIVE below!

• LEADERS / ADULT VOLUNTEERS / PARENTS Tues Nov Nov 17th - Monthly virtual meeting will start at 6:30 PM not 7 PM on. 

Google Meet joining info:

• • • Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gjz-pnif-ued

    • Or dial: ‪(US) +1 209-791-8480‬ PIN: ‪107 078 297‬#

🍂FALL 2026

• SERVICE Bingo & Trivia at Bridgeway - J/C/S/A (Tues Nov 10th 6-7 PM & Sat Nov 28th 2:30-3:30 PM) Bridgeway is looking for some girls to run Bingo and trivia activities several times a month.

• OUTDOORS / ADULT VOLUNTEERS: Many Hands Make Light Work! -  Sun Nov 15th 3 PM The Outdoors team is transitioning, so we are looking for folks who love the outdoors and want to keep this vital component of Girl Scouts thriving!  Come to a get-together to learn more about the committee and how you can share your time and outdoor skills talent.  All are invited!  Sunday, November 15th at 3pm - 810 Atkinson Circle.  RSVP by emailing outdoors@borogirlscouts.org.

• OUTDOORS: Survival Skills With a Twist! Sat, Nov 21st 1 - 3 PM at Camp Agnes Dewitt - Get started earning your level-specific ‘Trail Adventure’ badge and learn some simple skills that will make your outdoor activities safer, and more fun for everyone! This event will give girls knowledge of how they can prepare in the event that their outdoor activities don’t go as planned and how they can take the lead in keeping themselves,and their friends safe. Girls will rotate through 5 stations learning, practicing, and having fun with some games that allow them to compete for points in topics like outdoor first aid and making a trailside stretcher, map and marker reading, packing a bag for safety, and more! All levels welcome - $10 per participant, includes all activities and a patch. Registration Closes: Fri Nov 13th or when full. Click here for the full flyer. Cadette/Senior/Ambassador helpers wanted - earn Service to Scouting hours!  Sign up HERE

• Junior Aide Award Training Session - JUNIORS ONLY - Sunday, November 22nd 1-3pm at Neshanic Reformed Church - TROOP/IRG REGISTRATION ONLY 

  • Girl Scout Juniors are invited to earn their Junior Aide Award. The Junior Aide Award is a national leadership award given to girls who learn how to lead younger girls through a skill building experience. Girls must attend both the training and the Daisy Badge event (tentatively scheduled for 2/6/27) to earn the award. This award can be used as a prerequisite to working on a Bronze Award. See flyer for additional details and registration information. This event is IRM + mentor OR troop registration only (girls + minimum required number of adults to maintain safety ratios. Additional adults will not be allowed to stay).

🔔NOV/DEC/HOLIDAYS 2026

• SERVICE Thanksgiving Give Back Event - All levels (Nov 14th) - Hillsborough Library Program Room A Girls will make Thanksgiving decorations for nursing homes. Food donations for CAN are strongly encouraged, even if you cannot make event! Session 1: 3:30 PM-4 PM; Session 2: 4:15 PM-4:45 PM; Session 3: 5 PM-5:30 PM

• SERVICE Holiday Crafts at Brookdale - J/C/S/A (Sun Nov 29 2 PM-3:30 PM) Brookdale is looking for some girls to assist their residents with holiday crafts

• EVENTS Dino Discovery Day - ALL LEVELS - Saturday, December 5th 3:30-5:30pm at the Municipal Building - TROOP/IRG REGISTRATION ONLY 

  • Girls will earn a fun patch as well as cover all or most steps for their level’s STEM Career Exploration Badge

  • Looking for C/S/A Volunteers to assist with various stations at the event. Sign up here.

• SERVICE Holiday Caroling - All levels - (dates in December) Looking for carolers to lift the spirits of residents in senior homes/assisted living facilities in town

• SERVICE Town Tree Lighting Volunteers - C/S/A Fri Dec 4th 5pm-8pm Looking for girl volunteers to help at the annual township tree lighting event.

• SERVICE Santa Letters - C/S/A Thurs Dec 10th  Looking for girl volunteers to help Santa respond to all the letters he receives from Hillsborough kids! Girl Scouts will need to pick up the letters from Park and Rec and attend a mandatory training session on Thurs Dec 10th from 5pm-5:45pm. Parks and Rec will teach the girls how to respond and upload the letters via Google Drive. All volunteers must be able to finish and upload their letters by Wednesday, Dec 16th.

❄️WINTER 2027

• COOKIE SALE 2027 

  • Volunteer Training: Plan for December virtual training - Date TBD - Tentatively 2nd week of December 

  • “Initial Sale will begin in January” - Tentatively January 11th

• EVENTS RVCC Planetarium Trip - DAISIES ONLY - Saturday, January 9th 1:00-2:45pm at RVCC Planetarium - TROOP/IRG REGISTRATION ONLY - Registration will open on 10/27. Daisies will earn their Space Science Explorer Badge

• OUTDOORS GS SU72 Friends & Family Snow Tubing - (2/7)  An annual tradition!  Hillsborough GS Takes over Blue Mountain on Sunday February 7th from 10-12noon.  Friends and family are invited!  Group rate cost is $37/person.  Tubers must be at least 36 inches tall, and tubers 17 and under must have a ticketed adult with them. Daisy Girl Scouts can use this event toward their SNOW/CLIMBING ADVENTURE BADGE.  Register here!

• World Thinking Day 2027 - Sun Feb 21, 2027 SU 72 will be celebrating on Sunday, February 21, 2027 and your troop is invited to join the celebration!  Troops can register here and details about the day can be found here.  Daisy and Brownie Troops can register as travelers so they can celebrate with Older Girl Scouts and learn more about World Thinking Day.  Registration will close on Sunday, January 24

• EVENTS - Girl Scout Birthday 2027 Save the Date! - ALL LEVELS - Sat, Mar 6th, 2027 3-4:30pm at the Municipal Building - will be TROOP/IRG REGISTRATION ONLY 

🌼SPRING 2027

• AWARDS Hillsborough SU72 Awards Ceremony is Fri, June 4th at 7 pm in the ARIS Cafeteria

• We will recognize recipients of the B/S/G Awards as well as the C/S/A Leadership & Mentoring Awards and the SU72 Community Service Award (all levels).

• Check out the Awards Background page with information about the different awards.

National/Council Activities:  

• GSHNJ Calendar of Events including hikes, and other fun events

• GSHNJ Clubs/Teams:  Learn more about Council-run special interest groups/teams for Girl Scouts including Family Ramblers (for girls & their families), SheStormz Robotics Team, Astronomy Club, Media Girls, and the HNJGIRL Advisory Board.  These clubs/teams are independent of individual troop activities.

Service Unit Calendar

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