SOUTH PORTLAND, ME (September 23, 2023) – Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) will hold a free, open house event including interactive activities and service projects on September 30, unveiling their reimagined South Portland Service Center. This event is open to the public.  

Visitors are invited to explore the refreshed service center by immersing themselves in exciting hands-on workshops featuring new Girl Scout programming. A make-your-own fidget keyring tutorial, collaborative art board, and thank-you card station, are just a few Maker Badge activities to be featured along with breathing technique workshops and positive affirmation exercises highlighting the Girl Scout’s expanded Mental Wellness patch program.  

GSME will also be offering a variety of service projects, including making “snuffle mats” for the Animal Refuge League. Attendees are encouraged to bring food to donate to our local Good Shepard Food Bank. A list of most needed food items can be found on their website. 

Guests will have the opportunity to share their Girl Scout experiences while testing out storytelling equipment found in the new Media Studio, meet our CEO, and get their face painted by a pro—this event has something on the agenda for everyone.??  

“We are thrilled to finally reveal the updated South Portland Service Center and offer the public an opportunity to explore workshops inspired by our latest program innovations. Our new space offers the vibrancy and resources necessary to inspire Girl Scouts to take action and spark change, and we are looking forward to sharing that with everyone in conjunction with the Weekend of Service,” says GSME CEO, Mara Robinov-Moorhead.?  

GSME’s Weekend of Service will run from September 30 to October 1, during which Girl Scouts from around the state are encouraged to venture into their communities to take part in a volunteer activity that benefits their local area. Past participants of the annual weekend celebration have given back through gardening, organizing food drives, cleaning up trash, collecting clothing donations, and countless other ways to help improve their towns and cities.?  

Where: South Portland Service Center, 138 Gannett Drive, South Portland, ME 04106.?  

When: September 30, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.? 

 For more information on this exciting event check out the Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/BZv6S6dL.?