Category Archives: Community Service

What can we do to help after Hurricane Irene? Last weekend’s wild weather may not have altered your life all that much, but many of our fellow community members are suffering greatly with the loss caused by the storm. We … Continue reading →

This weekend’s Operation Shoebox NJ Packing Event was a huge success.  Daisies, Brownies, Junior, Cadettes and Seniors gathered together at the Garwood VFW to put together care packages for military personnel serving overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Prior to the event, … Continue reading →

Alright, we are putting together another packing event to pack care packages to send to military personnel serving overseas.  The last event was a huge success! This time we will need Troops to gather even more items to put in … Continue reading →

Help us design the Take the Lead t-shirt for GSHNJ’s first Annual 5k Run/Walk on May 21! If you win, your t-shirt design will be used on Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Take the Lead Run/Walk 2011 t-shirt! It … Continue reading →

I’ve been getting a lot of letters lately from military personnel who received the packages we packed on Sept. 11th.  Today I received two letters in the U.S. mail from overseas.   

Today I received a letter from an Air Force officer located on the Pakistan Border who received some of the packages we sent.  I thought I’d share.   Thank you so much for the wonderful “operation shoe box” packages your Girl Scouts … Continue reading →

Today I received the first letter from a Soldier that received one of the packages we packed on September 11th.  I thought I would share it with all of you: I want to thank the wonderful folks at Operation Shoebox for … Continue reading →

So, if you are looking for a way to earn some service hours, you have come to the right place.  On September 11th we will be holding a packing event to put together care packages for military personnel currently serving … Continue reading →