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Council's Own Try-It and Badge and Interest Project Awards
An “Our Own Council’s” award reflects what is special about a community, area, or resource in a council. Once approved by Girl Scouts of the USA they become official awards and may be worn on the front of your sash or vest.
 New Girl Scout Daisy Patch!
Not an official award, "Understanding
Disabilities" (Daisies Are Different & Daisies Are Alike) is a companion patch to Our Own Council’s “What If I Couldn’t?” awards (see below.) Hands-on activity sessions help Girl Scout Daisies grow in their understanding of differences, disabilities, and accessibility.
"What if I couldn't?" Try-it, Badge and Interest Project
 Up to eight million children between ages ten and eighteen may to be limited in their school or recreational activities because of chronic health problems or other disabilities. Life can be extra challenging for a kid with special needs, but in Georgia they can turn to places like the Center for the Visually Impaired, the Georgia School for the Deaf, United Cerebral Palsy, and…Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta! Girl Scout Brownies may earn a Try-It, Girl Scout Juniors a badge, and Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors an Interest Project award that focus on disability awareness and understanding.
"Georgia On My Mind"
Try-It and Badge
  One
of the "gifts" the former Girl Scouts of Pine Valley Council has brought to
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta is two new Our Own Council awards: the
Georgia on My Mind Girl Scout Brownie Try-It and Girl
Scout Junior badge. The original awards were created by Girl Scout Troop
511, Fayetteville, Georgia . They have been revised to meet Girl Scouts of the
USA's guidelines for Our Own Council awards, and may be purchased at all three
Girl Scout Badge & Sash stores. The Try-it and badge patches show a portion
of the Georgia state flag.
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Fishin - Girl Scout Junior Badge
 Fishing is the most popular wildlife-related activity in Georgia. From pristine trout streams winding their way through state parks, to bass fishing on one of the state's reservoirs, Georgia has plenty to offer both the beginning and experienced Girl Scout Junior angler.
 
Instead of “playing Indians,” girls will discover the real people who brought their cultures and lifestyles to Georgia long before the European settlers. They will discover how the Cherokee and Muskogee (Creek) nations lived in Georgia before they were removed on the Trail of Tears, and where and how they live today.
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta does not have an Our Own Council’s “Georgia’s Native People” Interest Project award, but interested Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors might enjoy the challenge of earning the American Indian Youth Award certificate (for Girl Scouts and Boys Scouts age 12-17); requirements and order form/report are online at http://aisa.scoutreachbsa.org/awards/youth.html. Girls who prefer earning an Interest Project might look online for Native American or American Indian Interest Projects from other councils.
Georgias state butterfly is the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. Did you know that...butterflies taste with their feet? ...butterflies don't have mouths that allow them to bite or chew? ...butterflies don't spin a cocoon?
...butterflies are an important part of Georgia's ecosystems?
Girl Scout Juniors will learn all this and more as they work on a badge inspired by the Butterfly Club at Callaway Gardens.
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