Bridge to Brownies

On May 24th the girls participated in a bridging ceremony signifying their transition to Brownies. The bridging ceremony takes place to celebrate the girls advancement in Girl Scouts and to acknowledge the work that they have completed as Daisy's. The girls started the ceremony by singing "Make New Friends" and carrying in the flag. After the pledge the girls were called one at time to walk across the bridge and say a part of the Girl Scout Law. The girls received their Brownie pins and sashes on the other side of the bridge.

The new Brownies then said the promise and made a friendship circle. The ceremony was attended by parents, siblings, and grandparents. The girls were very proud of themselves and are happy to move on to the next phase of Girl Scouts.


Shara Herfel announced that she will step down as leader but will be happy to stay on to help at meetings. Natalie Daniel will be the Brownie leader next year with the help of Jen Rehberger and Krys Crawford. We have great plans and are very excited!


Congratulations Troop 696!

Soon to be "Bridging"

The girls went into the woods at Tower park to practice their bridging ceremony.

We went on a scavenger hunt to find things like poison ivy, seed pods, vines and wildflowers. We, of course, did the poison ivy first so the girls would know what to watch out for.

We even got a little lost in the woods just for fun. HA (wink, wink). The girls had some free time to play, which they loved. The weather was beautiful, and it was a really fun and relaxing meeting.

See you at the Bridging Ceremony!

Over the Bridge...

At this last meeting, the girls practiced all the steps to the Bridging Ceremony. Some of it will be a surprise, but there will be singing, statements by each girl and a big congratulations as we become a Brownie Troop.


Stay tuned for more information...

Sister Party Cont'd

Thanks again Troop 533!

Sister Party Cont'd

Couple more coming...

Girl Scout Sister Party

One of the petals of the Daisy is "Be a sister to every Girl Scout." We were honored to be invited to a Girl Scout Sister Party for the Daisy Troops at Johnson by Troop 533.



Lots of singing, snacking, painting and playing went on. We were welcomed with name tags to personalize, introduced ourselves, and got right to some Boom Chicka Boom in a variety of "styles."


Each girl got their own photo frame to decorate, and before they left, a photo of all three Johnson Daisy Troops "appeared" in the frame for a take home gift (photo below).


The girls had a fabulous time. THANK YOU Troop 533!
More photos in the next post...

The Final Photos