Vote for the Girl Scouts in the FIRST Lego League Global Innovation Awards

There are three Girl Scout FIRST Lego League teams in a field of more than 120 teams in the FIRST Lego League Global Innovation Award competition (http://www.firstlegoleague.org/).

The winner of the Global Innovation Award will receive a grant for up to $20,000 to fund a full utility patent for their device; the top three are invited to the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. and will present their projects to the US Patent and Trade Office.


1. The Flying Monkeys (Iowa) - this team created a prosthetic hand device (the BOB-1) for a 3-year-old girl in Georgia who was born without fingers. The device allowed her to write for the first time! These Girl Scouts won the Regional and State Lego League awards for their device. The BOB-1 device is officially "patent pending" and they are in 3rd place currently in the competition.



To vote for The Flying Monkeys: http://fllinnovationaward.firstlegoleague.org/teams/flying-monkeys/submission/bob-1-hand-device

2. The LOL Comets won the Los Angeles Regional Champions Award for their innovation - this third year team created a KAT Map, an indoor GPS for the blind. They are currently in 41st place.


To vote for The LOL Coments: http://fllinnovationaward.firstlegoleague.org/teams/lol-comets/submission/kat-map-door-gps-blind



3. The Dbots from Pasadena, CA, are currently in 104th place with their Shirt of Awesomeness . They were honored for their teamwork, robot design and project idea. They are working on the details of how to build a shirt that would be a back brace for middle school students who have heavy backpack loads and for those with scoliosis who need a brace to correct their medical condition.



To vote for The Dbots: http://fllinnovationaward.firstlegoleague.org/teams/d-bots/submission/shirt-awesomeness

Right now the Girl Scouts need votes! Voting closes March 18 and it would be great if we could do our part to help our sister Girl Scouts!!

Volunteer Award Nominations

In light of today's Academy Award nominations, we'd like to remind you of our council's own award nominations!

February 1 is the deadline for all volunteer award nominations, so take some time and look at the volunteers in your service units. Who has gone above and beyond their job descriptions? Who has helped girls reach our council goals? Who has had an impact on service to girls and adult volunteers. Who has not been recognized for their commitment of time, efforts and resources donated to the Girl Scout organization?

It's time to nominate these extraordinary volunteers.

Find the Adult Recognitions booklet on our website and match the award criteria with the accomplishments of the volunteers on your list. Then, complete the appropriate nominations form and secure the required number of endorsement letters. Mail, fax or e-mail the nominations to your local Girl Scout Center (Toledo, Lima, Dayton or Cincinnati).

Don't forget the deadline is February 1.

(Remember: click here for the link to the booklet).