YOU can help with Haiti Relief

Girl Scouting will do everything we can to help Haiti and its people in the weeks and months ahead. At times like these, Girl Scouts throughout the world come together in sisterhood and take action to help those in need.

Click here to tell us how your troop is helping out with the relief efforts in Haiti.

 Here is how some troops have been helping in the relief efforts in Haiti:

• Troop 3370 collected 82 pairs of used shoes that they will be sending to Haiti via Soles for Souls.
• Troop 6891 started a Clothing Donation Drive in their community, asking for gently used clothes, shoes and blankets to send to the families in Haiti.
• Troop 4004 sewed over 250 teddy bears together, then took them to a Thinking Day Event where each girl attending got to stuff a bear and write encouraging notes to place in the bears pocket. Later these bears were sent to children in Haiti.
• Troop 1420 wanted to help Haiti for World Thinking Day so they made "Hope for Haiti" swaps to hand out. Together they collected $82 from their cookies sales for Haiti relief, and another $197 at their Service Unit's Thinking Day Celebration. "Our Service Unit donated the Thinking Day profits as well, and now we have about $450 going to UNICEF for relief efforts."
• Troops 1458, 1410 and 1420 celebrated World Thinking Day with about 260 fellow Girl Scouts. The girls "traveled" to 19 countries to try local cuisine, completed a scavenger hunt and all got stamps in their "passports." The girls were led in the Flag and Golden Link Ceremony by troops 1458 and 1410 and troop 1420 sponsored Haiti. The profits and donations from Thinking Day was donated to UNICEF to help the children in Haiti.

Have you helped in Haiti? Then check out the patch you can purchase to show everyone that you are doing your part! Click here to order.

The outpouring of support for the people of Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake has been remarkable, and Girl Scouts across the country have pitched in to help in many different ways. We know, however, that after natural disasters like these, sending funds is often the best way to help.

The Executive Committee of Girl Scouts of the USA’s National Board of Directors, on the National Board’s behalf, adopts a special rule of order to allow girl members to engage in activities, which may include the direct solicitation of money, from January 14 through September 8, 2010, to support emergency relief for the January 12 earthquake disaster in Haiti.  Monies raised shall be contributed only to organizations on the approved list of agencies (listed below); additions to the list shall be approved by the National President and CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA.

This makes it possible for our girls to raise much needed funds for relief efforts in Haiti. Please take note that the money our girls raise can be contributed only to those agencies on the list below. The loss of life and suffering has been heartbreaking. This action by the National Board will serve as yet another opportunity for all of us as a Movement to do what we can to help the people of Haiti in their time of need.

The American Red Cross International Response Fund.

Pan American Development Foundation www.PanAmericanRelief.org

UNICEF via their Haiti Earthquake Fund. You can also call 1-800-4UNICEF

Oxfam www.oxfamamerica.org

Save the Children

Mercy Corps Donate online or call 1-888-256-1900

Doctors Without Borders

The UN World Food Programme www.wfp.org/donate/haiti

CARE is deploying emergency team members to to rescue children who may still be trapped. Donate to CARE

The International Rescue Committee IRC Haiti Crisis Fund.

World Vision

United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) This fund is used for emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti.