{"id":316322,"date":"2022-10-26T11:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T18:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=316322"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T18:03:05","slug":"brownie-troop-helping-make-pacific-beach-a-better-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/brownie-troop-helping-make-pacific-beach-a-better-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Brownie troop helping make Pacific Beach a better place"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Brownie Girl Scout troop in Pacific Beach is finding that the organization brings young women from different backgrounds together giving them direction and purpose through community-service projects.<\/p>\n

Those projects have included volunteering at Feeding San Diego, making a sign for the Pacific Beach Elementary School garden, and beach cleanups.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have eight girls, all third graders, from local schools including PBES, St. Paul\u2019s, and Toler elementary,\u201d said Fadra Whyte McPhee, Brownie troop leader. \u201cWe found it has been a great way to get the girls in our neighborhood to get to know each other better. This is our second year of being a troop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whyte McPhee said her troop meets monthly and that her girls are taught valuable lessons about important things, like appreciation for the natural environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done beach cleanups, and our girls have been learning about the environment, and how important it is to take care of it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A couple of girls said they really appreciate what they\u2019ve learned from their troop.<\/p>\n

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Genevieve Kay, Corina McPhee, Annie Stephens, Addison Haggard, Kaya Forero, Aria Estrada, Gwen Weber, Emily Folkman, and Anna McPhee at a recent beach cleanup. COURTESY PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PBES third-grader Gwen Weber, age 9, said: “I like being a Girl Scout because we get to do fun stuff like the beach cleanup we just did. It was great to help our environment and to make a better place for the animals in the ocean. I also like to spend time with my friends and help\u00a0others.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI like\u00a0being a\u00a0Girl Scout because I like being with my friends, meeting new friends, and helping\u00a0people,\u201d said Corina McPhee. \u201cAlso, because we get to do fun activities like Annie’s Caynon,\u00a0Camp Winacka, and beach cleanups.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pacific Beach community has reacted positively to the troop\u2019s efforts, noted Whyte McPhee. \u201cI posted on Facebook that we didn\u2019t have grabbers to pick up trash,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd we had three families come forward and let us borrow their grabbers, which allowed us to pick up trash at Law Street.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brownie troop leader said they try to do service-oriented activities every two to three months on weekends. One recent activity involved a trip by the troop to Julian, where Whyte McPhee noted, \u201cThe girls were able to do archery, swimming, and fishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added their troop also is planning for an overnight campout in Balboa Park where there is a Girl Scout camp. \u201cMostly, I just really enjoy being able to see the families and their moms come together for these events,\u201d said Whyte McPhee of the experience adding, \u201cIt also gets the kids outside what they normally do in their daily activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pointing out they are \u201cthe only Brownie troop in PB\u201d right now, Whyte Mcphee noted that, in part, is because \u201cstarting your own troop is a lot of work in the beginning. But you can make it as easy \u2013 or hard \u2013 as you want. The Girl Scouts let you dictate how your troop will run. So there is a lot of flexibility. And the girls work really hard to give back to their community. It is really exciting to be able to share what they have been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

GIRL SCOUT MISSION<\/p>\n

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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