Healthy Living
Girl Scouts channel their energy in amazing directions. Did you know that today’s children watch on average 937 hours of television each year? Trends in youth related to obesity and Type 2 Diabetes are alarming; since 1970, obesity rates have more than quadrupled in girls ages 6 to 11. We spend over a billion dollars a year in North Carolina on diseases related to physical inactivity.
Girl Scouting develops the skills girls need to live a healthy life, both emotionally and physically. Whether it’s girls and families building their endurance during a Thin Mint Sprint training walk or teen girls coming together with experts to discuss healthy relationships, our healthy living programs are designed to help girls gain practical life skills and empower them to make a difference in the world.
Two of our signature healthy living initiatives are:
E-mail your training stories to mytms@hngirlscouts.org and find yourself featured in a Leader Update e-mail. GSHNC will also organize planned training walks in different areas in early 2010.
To register for the Thin Mint Sprint, download the registration form and waiver from the Forms-Programs menu.
Get involved with Scouting for the Cure or other Healthy Living Programs!
Girl Scouting develops the skills girls need to live a healthy life, both emotionally and physically. Whether it’s girls and families building their endurance during a Thin Mint Sprint training walk or teen girls coming together with experts to discuss healthy relationships, our healthy living programs are designed to help girls gain practical life skills and empower them to make a difference in the world.
Two of our signature healthy living initiatives are:
Scouting for the Cure™ - Saturday, March 27, 2010
Scouting for the Cure™ is the first program of its kind in the country and currently serves as a national model partnership program between the Komen Foundation and the Girl Scouts of the USA. Created eight years ago by a GSHNC troop leader and her sister, both cancer-survivors, this event is a celebration that includes educational activities, crafts and service projects designed to help girls and their family members understand the importance of breast health education and awareness. Four events will run concurrently in Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union and York counties this year, serving more than 2,000 participants.Thin Mint Sprint – Saturday, May 22, 2010
Everyone is invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Thin Mint Sprint 1 Mile Fun Run and 5K at Carowinds. Run, walk or skip your way through the theme park with hundreds of Girl Scouts as we wind around favorite attractions and characters. Girls are challenged to work throughout the year and log 23 miles prior to race day, then complete the 5K to earn their Marathon Patch! Download your activity log from the Forms-Programs section to keep track of your pre-race miles.E-mail your training stories to mytms@hngirlscouts.org and find yourself featured in a Leader Update e-mail. GSHNC will also organize planned training walks in different areas in early 2010.
To register for the Thin Mint Sprint, download the registration form and waiver from the Forms-Programs menu.
Get involved with Scouting for the Cure or other Healthy Living Programs!
