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Glendora Girl Scouts report local projects, seek volunteers and meeting spaces
Summary
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles told the commission their Glendora program includes about 30 troops and 300 girls, sold nearly 60,000 boxes of cookies locally last season, and is seeking adult volunteers and accessible meeting locations for troop activities and a proposed ADA-accessible Gaga court.
Representatives of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles updated the Community Service Commission on troop activity in Glendora and asked for volunteer and meeting-space leads.
Debbie Mead, community engagement specialist, told commissioners the council supports roughly 30 troops in Glendora serving about 300 girls and approximately 70 troop leaders; recruiting adult volunteers — especially for older-level troops — and securing regular meeting spaces remain key challenges. Mead said the council has developed starter kits and training for new leaders, and the organization covers the required live-scan fingerprinting and mandated‑reporter training for volunteers.
Kristen Ocampo, a local troop leader, described troop projects including an accessibility-focused Silver Award project: her middle‑school‑age cadet troop is pursuing an ADA‑accessible Gaga court at Gladstone Park so a troop member who uses a wheelchair can participate. Ocampo said troop service projects also include food‑drive and disaster relief efforts; she noted Glendora troops sold just shy of 60,000 boxes of cookies last season within the city and that troops receive roughly $1 per box toward local troop needs and projects.
Mead and Ocampo listed recruitment barriers: parents’ limited availability, uncertainty about volunteer responsibilities, and difficulty lining up cookie‑sale booths at some business locations. Mead asked commissioners and residents to share business contacts willing to host cookie booths and to suggest unused office or community spaces that could serve as troop meeting locations.
Commissioners asked about leader requirements and received an overview of training and background checks; they also discussed partnerships with colleges and existing links to the Glendora Public Library’s volunteer match service. No formal action was taken.
