About Us
Our Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Mid Peninsula Service Unit 389 supports and organizes activities for Girl Scout Troops in San Mateo and Foster City. In addition to this website, Service Unit wide updates are also communicated through our Google Group and private Facebook page. Feel free to contact us with questions or to request access to our private google group by email: su389 @ scoutsnorcal.org (copy and remove spaces around @ )
About Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by trusted adult volunteers, mentors, and millions of alums, Girl Scouts lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect the issues most important to them.
We’re the preeminent leadership development organization for girls. And with programs from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
Who We Are
We welcome any interested volunteers to participate in the Service Unit Team to help support and bring events and programs to our Scouts! We try to plan one event per month for Scouts to learn new skills, meet new friends, catch up with old friends and have fun.
Current Members
Open Positions -- We need you!
Open roles for 2024-2025
School Reps - OPEN ~2 hours per year
Distribute fliers and postcards at school events, social media posts on school parent Facebook page, Next Door.
Service Unit Treasurer - OPEN 1-2 hours per month
Manages Service Unit finances and keeps records for council.
Secretary - OPEN 1-2 hours per month
Records minutes at CT meetings.
Travel Coordinator - OPEN 1 hour per month
Coordinates travel approvals for all troop trips.
Lending Library - OPEN 1/2 hour per month
Coordinates and maintains library of resource books, guides, Journey books, new troop meeting plans and flags available for checkout.
Storage Coordinator (located at All American Storage, San Mateo) - OPEN
Coordinates and maintains ceremony candle holders, bridges, coolers and other items available for checkout.
Adult Recognition Committee Chairperson - OPEN 2 hours per year
Keeps volunteer service records, coordinates timely submission of nominations for adult recognition at Council and Service Unit levels.
Girl Scouts of Northern California Council support staff
Volunteer Support Manager - Heather Rice
Supporting Service Unit Teams and existing troops
Director, Community Support -Michele Carlsen
Supporting recruitment and community engagement
Product Program Manager - Aria
Supporting Fall and Cookie programs
Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try:
To serve God*
and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by
the Girl Scout Law.
* The word "God" can be interpreted in a number of ways. When reciting the Girl Scout Promise, it is OK to replace the word "God" with however one's own beliefs dictate
Girl Scout Law
I will do my best to be
honest and fair,
friendly and helpful,
considerate and caring,
courageous and strong, and
responsible for
what I say and do,
and to
respect myself and others,
respect authority,
use resources wisely,
make the world a better place, and
be a sister to every Girl Scout.
Service Unit Activities
Our volunteer-run Service Unit participates in activities run by the Girl Scouts of Northern California Council and hosts fun events.
Outdoors - Camping at Girl Scout properties in Northern California, Fall Camporee, Spring Camporee, Peninsula Day Camp.
Traditions - Girls participate in many traditions established by over 100 years of Girl Scouting, learning new skills, making new friends, and taking action to make the world a better place.
Community Service - We offer service projects to give back to the community.
Badges - Girls can learn new skills and earn badges outlined in the Girl Scout program of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Product Sales - Girls participate in the famous Girl Scout Cookie Program and Fall Product Program learning business skills in the process.
Trips - Troops participate in trips organized by individual troops, Mid Peninsula Service Unit, and Girl Scouts of Northern California Council.
Girl Scout Websites
Our Service Unit 389: https://www.midpengirlscouts.org
Our Council: Girl Scouts of Northern California: https://www.gsnorcal.org
National: Girl Scouts of USA https://www.girlscouts.org