Community Opportunities are an invaluable part of the Girl Scout experience. The community organizations listed below focus on areas as varied as STEAM, sports, and the fine arts. Opportunities allow us to offer a variety of unique, enriching opportunities to our members to help them learn new skills, discover their passions, and make the world a better place!
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Current Opportunities
- Athletics
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for Girl ScoutsBelmont
Athletics
Website: Belmont Athletics Contact: Tommy Henry Belmont Athletics offers discounted tickets to a variety of sports games, including volleyball, baseball, and basketball.
Lipscomb
AthleticsWebsite: Lipscomb Athletics Contact: Brent McMillan Lipscomb Athletics offers discounted tickets for various sports games including basketball, baseball, and softball.
Nashville
SoundsWebsite: Nashville Sounds Contact: Jacob Friehauf Nashville Sounds offer discounted tickets yearly, as well as the opportunity to camp on the field after one of the games. Tennessee Titans
Website: Tennessee Titans Contact: Bryanna Graham Tennessee Titans offer On Your Own opportunities for Girl Scouts and their families. Contact the Titans directly for additional information on group discounts and ticket packages. Vanderbilt
AthleticsWebsite: Vanderbilt Athletics Contact: Taylor Wilkinson Vanderbilt Athletics offers discounted tickets to a variety of sports games, including football, baseball, and basketball. To get discounted tickets to all home football games this year, use code GSVANDY at the link provided. - Finance
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for Girl ScoutsNavy Federal Credit Union
Website: Navy Federal Credit Union Contact: Sarah Morton Navy Federal Credit Union offers badge workshops for troops: Daisy Making Choices, Brownie Money Manager, Junior Savvy Shopper, Cadette Budgeting, Senior Financing My Future, and Ambassador Good Credit and On My Own.
VicTreeFi
Website: VicTreeFi Contact: Chrissy Earl VicTreeFi offers live workshops with immersive experiences where Girl Scouts take leadership roles to learn life skills and complete badge requirements. Yearly council-sponsored programs include First National Girl Scout Bank and the Great App Event.
Ascend Federal Credit Union
Website: Ascend Banzai Contact: Banzai Ascend has an online interactive financial literacy program called Banzai. You can work on the different modules online, based on your Girl Scout level. They also have workbooks you can order and work through as a troop. (The workbooks will be shipped to the Girl Scout office, where you can pick them up.) Leaders can use this link: https://ascend.banzai.org/ - Fine Arts
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for Girl ScoutsNashville Children’s Theatre
Website: Nashville Children’s Theatre Contact: 615-254-9103 Nashville Children’s Theatre offers a yearly council-sponsored program, as well as discounted tickets and private workshops for Girl Scout troops, which are booked directly with NCT.
Nashville Opera
Website: Nashville Opera Contact: 615-832-5242 Nashville Opera offers council-sponsored programs and free performances throughout the year.
Bach to Rock Nashville West
Website: Bach To Rock Contact: Christian Walker Bach to Rock in Nashville West offers regular monthly workshops for Girl Scouts, as well as optional classes for troops. - Just for Fun
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for Girl ScoutsCountry Music Hall of Fame
Website: Country Music Hall of Fame Contact: Country Music Hall of Fame The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum provides fun learning experiences for Scouts. Individual Scouts and troops can visit in-person or virtually to earn a patch. The Museum also has a Scout patch and suggested patch challenges for additional fun. .
ICE! at Gaylord Opryland
(seasonal)
Website: ICE! at Gaylord Opryland Contact: Lauren McDaniel ICE! at Gaylord Opryland offers discounted tickets to groups of 10 or fewer. Use code SCOUT20.
Nashville Shores
Website: Nashville Shores Contact: (615) 252-4675 Nashville Shores offers discounted admission weekends for Girl Scouts, which are scheduled by Nashville Shores. The Outdoor Fun Day program is also held every summer.
Nashville Zoo
Website: Nashville Zoo Contact: Education Department Nashville Zoo offers scheduled badge workshops throughout the year: Daisy Eco Learner, Brownie Bugs, Junior Animal Habitats, and Cadette Animal Helper. Sign up on the Zoo’s website. Also offers Night Owl overnight experiences for troops.
Tennessee State Museum
Website: Tennessee State Museum Contact: info@tnmuseum.org Take a field trip to earn the Council’s Own Tennessee State Museum Patch. Admission is always free. Patches are available in the Cabin. For instructions on earning the patch, click here.
The Adventure Park
Website: The Adventure Park Contact: Doug Southworth The Adventure Park offers discounted tickets 1-2 times a year and badge workshops throughout the year: Snow or Climbing Adventure for all levels and Cadette Night Owl. They can also provide activities for bridging ceremonies.
WeGo Transit
Website: WeGo Transit Contact: 615-880-3597 WeGo offers free workshops for Girl Scout troops to learn how to read a bus schedule, pay the fare, and feel confident using public transportation. You’ll be accompanied by a Transit Navigator who will lead your workshop and excursion. Visit Nashville staples like the Frist Museum, Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, or the Tennessee State Museum with ease! Kendra Scott Jewelry
Website: Kendra Scott Contact: Chelsea Ott Kendra Scott offers Color Bar parties, where attendees are able to design and purchase a custom jewelry piece at a discount. Your Color Bar experience will be led by a Kendra Scott team member, who can share information about the jewelry pieces and Girl Scouts can receive their JewelerBadge. Please allow four weeks to confirm date and location availability (Hill Center or Fifth + Broadway) Nashville Goat Yoga
Website: Nashville Goat Yoga Contact: (615)924-9830 Nashville Goat Yoga offers goat yoga and equine time workshops for Girl Scout troops. Earn a special fun patch in a peaceful and picturesque setting in Springfield, Tennessee. Hiker Direct
Website: Hiker Direct Contact: (800) 344-2577 Hiker Direct is a program started by ALPS Mountaineering to bring discounts on outdoor gear to Girl Scouts! Create an account and get access to discounts on tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, and more. The Catio & The Senio Catio
Website: The Catio & Senior Catio Contact: (615) 947-0404 Whether you are looking to adopt or just hang out with kitties, The Catio is the place for you! Their kitties get a cage-free, enriching environment while they wait to meet their forever families. - STEAM
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for Girl ScoutsFBI – Memphis Field Office
Website: FBI – Memphis Field Office Contact: Community Outreach FBI offers public speakers* on a variety of topics pertaining to the Bureau’s investigative mission, including increasing girls’ interest, confidence, and competency in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), promoting safe online behavior, and encouraging civic awareness. *All requests for speakers must be submitted online a minimum of four weeks prior to your presentation date. Requests are subject to availability.
Girls Who Code
Website: Girls Who Code Contact: Claudia Hampton Girls Who Code provides curriculum to help earn Daisy, Brownie, and Junior coding badges, as well as grants for founding your own coding club. Rivkin Center
Website: Rivkin Education Contact: Kate Thomas Rivkin Education offers free virtual webinars to teach attendees the signs and symptoms of breast and ovarian cancer, and to empower attendees in their health. Note: Material is suitable for older Girl Scouts. Involvement is at the discretion of the troop and should be discussed with both troop members and caregivers prior to attending.
International Smiles
Website: International Smiles Contact: International Smiles TN International Smiles TN offers in-person programs focusing on youth dental hygiene. Programs may feature reading a story, educating participants on foods that are good or bad for dental hygiene, fighting cavities, and more. Programs are free and include a bag with free dental hygiene products.
Gateway STEM Center
Website: Gateway STEM Center Contact: Robert Dillard Gateway offers Individualized STEM programming for Girl Scout troops. STEM the Gap Academy
Website: STEM the Gap Academy Contact: Ingrid Gayle STEM the Gap Academy offers virtual Cybersecurity Badge and Coding Badge workshops for all Girl Scout levels. Phi Sigma Rho
Website: Contact: Eden Teo Phi Sigma Rho is a national collegiate sorority of women in STEM dedicated to promoting sisterhood and empowerment among women. The Phi Sigma Rho – Alpha Eta chapter of Vanderbilt University is proud to work with GSMIDTN in fostering interest and confidence in girls to consider pursuing the range of opportunities in STEM fields. Phi Sigma Rho is happy to be an individual resource for troops in the form of virtual or in person Q&A panels or personal mentorship for older girls interested in entering the wonderful world of engineering and science! - Service Opportunities
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for Girl ScoutsThe Gentle Barn
Website: The Gentle Barn Contact: Terry Barkley The Gentle Barn is an animal sanctuary outside of Murfreesboro. Girl Scouts passionate about animals can volunteer with the Gentle Barn and take on projects, like building owl and bee boxes, tending the pollanator garden, and creating signs for educational areas. Ella’s House
Website: Ella’s House Contact: Emilie Morgan Ella’s House supports pregnant and parenting women in college in Nashville. Girl Scouts passionate about children and supporting women can volunteer with Ella’s House by joining meal trains, running diaper drives, and creating a garden. The Land Trust of Tennessee
Website: The Land Trust Contact: Tessa Pendelton The TN Land Trust protects and preserves land throughout Tennessee from their office at Glen Leven Farm in Nashville. Girl Scouts passionate about the outdoors and conversation can volunteer with the Land Trust in their garden and hiking trails at Glen Leven Farm. The Land Trust welcomes bigger Take Action projects, like creating signs or building sheds and bee boxes. Meals 4 Health and Healing
Website: Meals 4 Health and Healing Contact: Bijal Mehta Meals 4 Health and Healing supports cancer patients and their families by making and delievering healthy meals to support their treatment plans. Teenage Girl Scouts passionate about cooking and healthy eating can volunteer in the kitchen and garden in the Berry Hill neighborhood in Nashville. The Forge
Website: The Forge Contact: Roger Connor The Forge is a maker space in Nashville seeking to make an impact in their community. Girl Scout troops can fundraise and partner with the Forge to create for their community, like making a Little Free Library for their school. Rally Foundation
Website: Rally Foundation Contact: Cali Ruth Bruehl Rally, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, empowers volunteers across the country to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research to find better treatments with fewer long-term side effects and, ultimately, cures. For every dollar donated to Rally, 93 cents goes directly towards our mission of funding research. To get involved, Girl Scouts can host a fundraiser of their own, collect toys/donations/food for patients in the hospital, or simply just raise awareness for childhood cancer research.
Why Girl Scouts?
The Girl Scout mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee serves Girl Scouts in K-12th grade in 39 counties. We host programs for all different age levels, with opportunities available for Girl Scouts of every age and interest.
Our community organizations get the opportunity to positively impact young people at all levels, and potentially foster a new passion or skill. By partnering with Girl Scouts, local organizations get the opportunity to give back in a fun, enriching way.
Types of Programs
Joint Programs are robust programs that are jointly planned between the community organization and a Girl Scout program manager. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee will handle registration and advertising for the program. A Girl Scout staff member will be present during the program.
On Your Own Programs are robust programs that are planned and executed exclusively by the community organization. A Girl Scout program manager may assist with designing the program, but registration will be completed by the community organization. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee will promote the program. A Girl Scout staff member will not be present during the program.
On Your Own Opportunities are activities open to the general public, but Girl Scouts receive a special discount for attending the program. Some organizations also opt to create a fun patch for the program. Registration will be completed by the community organization. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee will promote the program. A Girl Scout staff member will not be present during the program.
Patch Programs are ongoing programs offered by community organizations. The organization designs a special patch and a series of requirements for Girl Scouts to complete to earn the patch. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee publishes an interactive map of all current patch programs in the Middle Tennessee region on our website.
Sponsorships: If your organization would prefer to donate time or money to an upcoming Girl Scout program, this is the opportunity for you! We offer programming on a variety of topics throughout the year, including STEAM, leadership, mental health, and DEI. Sponsors receive special acknowledgment at programs.