How Can We Support People & Areas Impacted by Wildfires, Hurricanes, and other Natural Disasters?

Raise awareness about wildfires. Learn about hurricanes. Run a supply drive. Support first responders. If you’re local to an area that has been impacted, research what relief efforts and opportunities are going on in your area. Remember that, although troops can make monetary donations to other organizations, they cannot raise money specifically with the intention to donate that money. The ONLY organization a troop can raise money for, per our non profit status, is Girl Scouts itself. However, you can receive monetary donations toward a take action project - so if you are going to use those donations to purchase diapers and canned foods, for example, then you could probably do that. If you aren’t sure if your project idea meets Girl Scouts requirements, make sure to get approval from your council before you take action. Awareness campaigns, and taking time for girls to explore information and learn about the information, and then to encourage them to raise awareness in their communities or online, as long as you are practicing safe internet standards, can actually be a lot more high impact than you might think! And, here's a resource for you in the show notes from GSUSA about how to talk to your kids about natural disasters: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/raising-girls/happy-and-healthy/happy/kids-and-natural-disasters-hurricane-earthquake.html#parenting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices