Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges

Each Other

9. Farmgirl Gratitude

Beginner Level

• Write a gratitude journal every day for a month. Don’t repeat the same gratitude more than once to qualify for this merit badge.
• Read, The Book Of Awesome by Neil Pasricha, one entry, once a day, to help you appreciate the simple things. (The book required for this badge is available on loan from MaryJanesFarm; contact library@maryjanesfarm.org.)

Intermediate Level

• Express your gratitude in a letter to those in the service industry in your town:
  • Police
  • Fire
  • Ambulance
  • Hospital staff
  • Local government
  • Local military
• Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper encouraging other citizens of your community to express their appreciation to those in the service industries.
• Continue to read, The Book Of Awesome, one entry per day.

Expert Level

• Continue to express your appreciation and gratitude, but this time on a national level. Write to a large newspaper or set up an open letter on a blog site and spread the word.
• Write 40 letters over the course of the next three months to those you appreciate most.
• If you have not yet finished the reading, complete The Book Of Awesome.

August, 2011 Edition