Troop #3027 Fundraiser on May 24th

Community Cookie Sale - 2012

Once again, Troop #3027 held a Community Cookie Sale in Harlem.  We sold more than thirty-five cases of cookies!  Special thanks to the members of the Harlem community who showed their love and support of our girls by purchasing boxes of Girl Scout Cookies.  We also appreciate the many parents of our Girl Scouts who helped during this festive event.  Take a look at the slide-show below to see some highlights!

A thank you by Smilebox

Thank You, Harlem...We Love You, Too!

Our Community Cookie Sales Event was a success! The citizens of Harlem came out to support Troop #3027 as we sold out of more than 400 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies displayed on a table near the Kennedy Center. Miss Stacey, Miss Jodi, Ms. Shevy and parents of a few of our Girl Scout members, collected payments from happy members of the community as they purchased Samoas, Do-Si-Do's, Tagalongs, Lemon Cremes, Trefoils and Thin Mints. From 2-4pm, Miss Donna and the girls distributed flyers that they designed and encouraged people to buy cookies. "Support Troop #3027", chanted each of the girls, "buy a box of cookies for $4".

Take a look at the slide show of the event below!

Troop #3027 would like to thank our Harlem neighbors for supporting us. A special thanks goes to Deacon Rodney, director of the Kennedy Center, for providing us with a table, cart and a storage room for our cookies.

Did You Know?

Did you know that Harlem was the best place for Jazz and blues music hroughout the 1920s, 30s and 40s? Places like the Cotton Club and Apollo Theater made stars out of entertainers such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, Michael Jackson, D'Angelo and Lauryn Hill. While the Cotton Club closed its doors years ago, The Apollo Theater still lights up with major headlining acts.

Long before it became the diverse community it is today, Harlem was a place where people from Europe came to because of its fertile soil and location. Dutch settlers founded Harlem in 1658. Governor Peter Stuyvesant named the town Nieuw Haarlem after a city in Holland—British immigrants renamed it Harlem.

For more information about Harlem, click here.

Meet Our Troop Leaders: Miss Jodi (Troop Coordinator)

Have you ever seen someone riding her bike in and around Jackie Robinson Park? Well, it might have been Miss Jodi! That is one of the many things that she likes to do.

Miss Jodi was born and raised in Harlem! Her love of Harlem is part of what led her to create the Harlem Girl Scouts; Troop #3027. She was so inspired by President Obama's request for citizens to give back to their community that she contacted the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York and organized volunteers to help her. As the second year of the troop is well under way, she has gotten to know each girl very well. "I enjoy coming to every troop meeting", says Miss Jodi. "I am able to meet with the girls and learn things from them". She currently works in the television industry and is a mentor.

Thank you, Miss Jodi, for working so hard to give our girls great experiences that they will always remember!