Diamond Unit Co-Manager Theresa Dube helped organize this year’s skating event with the help of other scout leaders in the area. Although she was never a Girl Scout herself, Dube has served as the Area Manager for roughly 10 years.
“I started getting involved with Girl Scouts when my oldest daughter was 5 and wanted to join,” said Dube, “and I’ve been involved ever since. I’ve had three girls and I’ve followed them all the way through Girl Scouts. In that time I’ve had two troops, one of them is still going.”
Mariah Havens, Diamond Unit treasurer and Dube’s co-leader for sophomore girls, helped prepare for the recent skating event.
“We come here for the Girl Scout birthday and roller skating with Santa,” said Havens. “For preparation, we call the roller rink in advance to schedule the date.”
According to Havens, the Girl Scout birthday and roller skating always fall on the Monday of Girl Scout Week in March.
“We also have to contact Hannaford in Caribou for the cake,” said Havens, “which is usually gone by the end of the night. Had I forgot to call them, I would’ve been making 200 cupcakes today,” Havens laughed.
Havens is in charge of an upcoming Girl Scout sleepover at the Aroostook Centre Mall on April 16-17. The sleepover will have a financial theme and involve scavenger hunts, lazer tag, and bouncy houses.
“The girls can come on their own on Saturday, April 16 from 3-5:30 p.m. and play in the bounce house or do laser tag,” explained Havens. “Then, at 5, the official registration starts, and from 6:30-9 we do our Financial Literacy Scavenger Hunt, so all the girls should be able to earn their financial literacy merit badge.”
As the scavenger hunt comes to a close, girls will separate into groups based on age and level and sleep in the mall’s empty stores.
Girl Scouts will also be selling cookies for the whole month of March.
“There will be booths set up at Walmart, Reno’s, and Sleeper’s,” said Dube.
The proceeds go toward something different for each troop. Havens’ troop will be using the money for upcoming registration fees, and another troop will be saving for a summer trip to Funtown Splashtown in Saco.
The location of nearby cookie booths can be found by visiting girlscoutsofmaine.org and searching by zip code or via the Cookie Finder app on mobile phones and tablets.
