Thinking Day Postcard Exchange

The Troop particiapted in the International Thinking Day Postcard Exchange for the first time this year. We received requests from over 140 Girl Scout and Girl Guide troops representing 40 states and 5 different countries to trade postcards and e-cards. No trade request was declined. The postcards are starting to roll in. This is a great oppportunity to learn about girls just like them from different parts of their state, their country and their world.

Above is our e-card. The text reads as follows:

Greetings from Girl Scout Jr. Troop 6343 from Springfield, Illinois, USA! We’re a group of 12 fun-loving, very chatty 4th grade girls who love getting out and about in our community. We’ve been together since we were Daisies. This is first year of being Junior Girl Scouts and our first year participating in the Postcard Exchange. We have just completed our Agent of Change Journey adventure. As part of our Agent of Change journey we cooked and served dinner at our local Ronald McDonald House.

Springfield, the Illinois State capitol, is located in Central Illinois about 4 hours southwest of Chicago & 2 hours northeast of St. Louis, MO. Springfield’s most famous citizen is Abraham Lincoln. Each year over 1 million visitors come to see Springfield’s historic sites which includes the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, the Lincoln Home and neighborhood, Lincoln’s Tomb, Lincoln’s New Salem and more. Most of the historic sites are featured in our above postcard.

Check us out on our blog at http://gstroop6343.blogspot.com

Abby, Alexis, Amanda, Angela, Anneliese, Gracie, Katie, Mati, Natalie, Nina, Sarah & Zoe
Leaders: Elizabeth & Mary