Date: Wed Jul 08, 5:30 PM EDT - Wed Jul 08, 6:30 PM EDT
Category:
- Community Service,
- Life Skills
Level:
- Juniors,
- Daisies,
- Seniors,
- Volunteers,
- Cadettes,
- Ambassadors,
- Brownies,
- Pre-K
Event Description
Join GSMISTS for a Girl Scout edition of Sharing the Spirit of
America!
This statewide movement developed by
America250MI, is the chance for all of Michigan to lift its
voice-together-in a synchronized reading of the Declaration of
Independence. This isn't a reenactment; it's a renewal.
The Declaration's words-"all men are created equal"-were
proclaimed by a small circle of wealthy, well educated men in powdered
wigs, many of whom denied those very rights to others.
And yet
those words sparked Unfinished Revolutions: abolishing slavery;
restoring and lifting Indigenous voices; expanding the vote; welcoming
immigrants; empowering civil rights and labor movements; sending girls
to school-then into laboratories-legislatures-and low Earth orbit. The
arc is imperfect-and still bending-because ordinary people keep
showing up to make the text true.
On July 8, we gather
not only to read these words, but to live them-locally, lawfully, and
together! We invite Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors to
speak up and read aloud sections to the group. We'll have copies of
the Declaration of Independence available in 12 different languages,
too -
Girl Scouts can work toward the America250MI patch,
citizen badges, or democracy badges before or after of our 6:00PM
reading.
Enjoy activity stations to quiz your knowledge of
Michigan history before and after the American Revolution, play in the
past by learning old school games, and making a colonial era fidget spinner!
Event Supervision
This is NOT a drop off event. Troops must come in proper girl to adult ratio
Please do not register more adults than necessary.
Registrations exceeding the adult-to-Girl Scout ratio may be subject to cancellation based on venue capacity restrictions.
Individually Registered Girl Scouts must attend with a chaperoning parent/guardian.
See Safety Activity Checkpoints for more information on ratio.
Price: FREE
Patch: Girl Scouts can work toward the America250MI
patch, citizen badges, or democracy badges before or after of our
6:00PM reading.
Registration, Cancellation, Refund, Transfer Info
If this event is cancelled by GSMISTS a 100% refund will be issued.
Event registrations are non-refundable. In the event a girl/adult can no longer attend the program, spaces may be swapped to another attendee.
Events are first come first serve and are open until the registration deadline or the event fills. GSMISTS is unable to maintain waiting lists.
For event questions, or to register using Dream Dollars/ Individual Girl funds, please contact customercare@gsmists.org
