Updated: Sep 17, 2021
Mary Ballard is an active Ambassador Girl Scout in the Northwest Florida Girl Scout Council. Going on her 12th year in Girl Scouts she has enjoyed being an active participant in making her communities a better place. Some of her favorite community service projects have included:
Building a native plant garden (to reduce water usage) at her school
Bringing potted plants to nursing home residents to help clean the air
Teaching others in the community how to crochet plarn (plastic grocery bags made into yarn) into mats for the homeless
Making toys for shelter animals
Playing music for nursing home residents
Mentoring a Brownie troop
Teaching a camp Skills on how to tie knots
Teaching outdoor skills to youth in the community
Trash pick up events at the beach, in the woods, along roadsides
Serving food to the homeless
Organizing donations for thrift stores
Cleaning animal shelter pet cages
Petting animal shelter rescue animals for socilaization
Helping at the local senior center pancake breakfast
Organizing files and cabinets at schools
Make shoes to send to Africa
Make filament holders for fishing line
Make fleece blankets for pregnancy centers
Make Chemo kits for children in cancer centers
Make a meal for a friend undergoing surgery
Color pictures and send drawings to nursing homes
It has been a pleasure doing community service through the years as a Girl Scout, a 4-H member, as a Pi Theta Kappa member, and as a student, as a youth group member. No matter what group I am serving with, it always brings me and those I serve indescribable joy. I hope that you can find that joy by finding the right volunteer job for you! May you become a life-long volunteer!
