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. 

🏖️SUMMER 2026

• SERVICE Gardeners and Butterfly Lovers - this SERVICE project is for you! Help tend our Hillsborough Girl Scouts Pollinator Garden.  One sign up = One month of work!  Tending to this garden means coming EACH WEEK OF THE MONTH to weed and refresh the hummingbird feeder.  Do it as a family!  Do it as a troop!   This is an SU72 Community Service Award activity.  Signup here.

• Summer Outdoor Challenge - Complete 25 activities to earn the patch,  The first SU72 50 girls who send the outdoor committee (outdoors@borogirlscouts.org) a picture of their list with 5 pictures of them doing OUTDOOR activities by September 13th will get the patch for free!

🍂FALL 2026

• SU72 Welcome Back/Give Back - Join us at our 6th annual Welcome Back/Give back event  - Sun, Sept 13th 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm at ARIS Pavilion 

  • Our Service team is asking for donations of items to be used in emergency kits to be given to community volunteers through the Hillsborough Community Action Network (CAN) and SU72 will provide a Kona Ice to 2026-27 registered members & leaders.  Please see more details and register  here.

• Emergency Kit Packing event (CSA)-  Sept 15th 5:30-6:30 PM at the Hillsborough Municipal Building. CAN is looking for girl volunteers to help put together emergency preparedness kits for our community. Please see more details and register here.

• 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 will start on 9/16 - Details to follow!

• All For Fall: Join us for an annual Hillsborough Girl Scout tradition as we invest our new Girl Scouts and Leaders, rededicate ourselves to the Girl Scout Promise and Law, and bridge our girls as they move up in their Girl Scouting levels.  We’ll also honor and celebrate our founder Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday with a service project and a dessert social!  Register here by October 1st (form will close when capacity is reached).   There is no cost for the event however we ask each troop to bring a contribution for the dessert social that you can sign up for on the registration form. Have Questions?  Contact the Events team at events@borogirlscouts.org.  Volunteers Needed! Cadette and older girls are needed to help run crafts and support the event. Sign up here.

• Fall Camping-Co-Op: Friday October 16th-Sunday October 18th at Camp Oak Spring, All Levels.  For those who completed registration in June, please keep an eye on your emails for final registration details and activity sign-ups, which will be due by Sunday, Sept 13.  If anyone else would like more information about fall camping, please reach out directly to outdoors@borogirlscouts.org.

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.

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