September

Hot Rods Scout Night

Friday, September 5
Doors open at 5:30, game starts at 6:35 p.m.

@ Hot Rods Stadium, Bowling Green

Tickets are $10/person for the game, $20/person for game + overnight camping on the field.

Register Now: bit.ly/GSKHR905

(Strict registration deadline: September 2)

 Service Unit Leader Meeting

Tuesday, September 16, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

@ Camp Houchens

4520 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, KY 

This meeting for troop leaders, co-leaders, and volunteers will feature a supply swap!

Learn More: facebook.com/share/14EH4cwdQoJ/

Council Event: Fun Down Under

Saturday, September 20, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 

@ Kentucky Down Under 

Hosted by Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana

Levels: Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes. $10/girl and $16/adult

Learn more and register: gskentuckiana.org/en/sf-events-repository/2025/fun-down-under-.html

 Service Unit 722 Bridging and Investiture

Sunday, September 21, 2–4 p.m. 

@ Camp Houchens

4520 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, KY 

Hosted by Service Unit 722

Register by September 15: bit.ly/GSK0921

Join us for the annual Bridging and Investiture celebrating the Girl Scouts of Service Unit 722. Girls will receive a patch. Light refreshments will be served after the ceremony. 

October

Girl Scout Area 17 Meeting

Monday, October 13

@ Camp Houchens

4520 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, KY

Additional details coming soon.

Girl Scout Ways Badge Event

Sunday, October 26, 2–5 p.m.

@ Camp Houchens

4520 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, KY

$6 registration includes all activities, a snack, the Girl Scout Way badge for your level, and a commemorative Juliette Gordon Lowe quarter. 

Register by October 17: bit.ly/GSK1026

November

Camp Houchens Open House

Saturday, November 8, 1–4 p.m.

@ Camp Houchens

4520 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, KY

Show your friends and family how fun camp can be! Join us for a day of crafts, activities, and outdoor fun at our local Girl Scout camp! No registration necessary.

January

Annual Indoor Swim Party

Date and Time TBD 

@ The Preston Center at WKU 

Lead by example and remind your Girl Scouts how important it is to give back to the community. It's important for Girl Scouts to "help people at all times,” and to “make the world a better place.”  

Here are some ideas submitted by our local area leaders:

o   Caroling at nursing homes

o   Doing crafts with and visiting nursing home residents

o   Collecting canned goods for homeless shelters and food banks

o   Collecting or making blankets, hats, gloves, scarves for the homeless

o   Buying/collecting activity books and crayons for displaced children at shelters

o   Birthday-in-a-bag for community resource centers at schools

o   Pulling invasive plant species at Lost River Cave

o   Making Valentines or Christmas cards for nursing home residents

o   Washing windows for a Senior living complex

o   Serving at the local food bank

o   Make lap quilts for nursing home.

o   Collect items for local animal shelter / humane society

o   Volunteer at animal shelter

o   Sponsor a pet

o   Sponsor Christmas gifts at a nursing home

o   Sponsor Angel Tree

o   Get involved with local Veteran’s programs

o   Socks for seniors program

o   Toy collection for children’s hospital

o   Flag collection for proper retirement

o   Trash pickup at different areas (ex. lakeshore cleanup at Barren River or Troop meeting place)

o   Planting flowers at town squares

o   Building new fences for parks

o   Feminine hygiene products drive for schools, women’s shelters or public libraries

o   Volunteer (ex. Room at the Inn) or donate shelf stable bag lunches