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

• We wanted to take a moment and congratulate the award recipients of the first ever Tara O'Brien Leadership & Service award!  This year's recipients are Abigail S., Alyssa, P. & Laura W. 

🍂FALL 2026

• SERVICE Fall Cleanup (B/J/C/S/A) - While we do not have dates set yet, we need to start collecting information on Troops who would like to participate in Fall Cleanup this year.  Registration/roster submission completed August 8th.  The dates to be in September/early October.

• Nuts/Magazines sales end Tuesday, Oct 27th!

• SERVICE Scarecrow Festival Volunteers C/S/A (10/26) 4 PM - 6 PM Looking for girls to help with tattoos, snacks, and game stations.

• SERVICE Halloween Parades D/B (10/24 & 10/25) - Daisies/Brownies wear their cutest costumes as they parade around our town’s assisted living facilities. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in! 

  • Sat Oct 24th: Bridgeway- 395 Amwell Road 2:00-2:30pm 

  • Sat Oct 24th: Avalon - 393 Amwell Road 3:00-3:30pm

  • Sun Oct 25th: Brookdale 600 Auten Rd 3:00-3:30pm

• OUTDOORS: Survival Skills With a Twist! Sat, 11/21 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.

🔔NOV/DEC/HOLIDAYS 2026

Coming soon - Holiday service and more!

❄️WINTER 2027

Coming soon - Snow tubing, World Thinking Day, and more!

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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