Readers' Forum-Scouts seeking volunteers for leadership positions

The Fort Knox scouting community is seeking adult volunteers for leadership positions at all levels.

There are immediate needs for Brownie Girl Scout leaders, according to Alice Wilson, the troop organizer for the Fort Knox Girl Scout service unit.

According to Wilson, there are more than forty girls on a waiting list, with very few adult volunteers stepping forward to lead them.

In an effort to solicit parents, the service unit plans to host Mrs. Spider's Tea Party, a Girl Scout and leader recruiting program in mid-November.

Training is required for new leaders and is available through the Girl Scout Council of Kentuckiana. The next training for Brownie leadership is scheduled for Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m., according to the council Web site, www.kyangs.org.

Adults as well as Cadet and Senior Girl Scouts may attend the training free of charge at the Heartland Girl Scout Service Center in Elizabethtown's Houchens Plaza Shopping Center. Today is the deadline to sign up. Contact Paula Dumont at (270) 769-5563 to register.

Age-level training, as well as leader orientation and other requirements, are available semi-monthly at the Heartland Service Center as well as at the Metro Service Center in Louisville. Many courses are also available through self-study.

To volunteer as a Girl Scout leader, co-leader, or in any other capacity, contact Alice Wilson at (270) 828-2721 or quilterky@yahoo.com.

For more information on FKSC, visit the Web page at http://free.hostdepartment.com/k/knoxscouting/index.htm; a schedule of additional training opportunities and planned FKSC events is available at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ft_knoxcommunity_scouting.

Maura Gillen

USAREC, Fort Knox