Earning Farmgirl Sisterhood Merit Badges

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4. Lend a Hand to Families

Beginner

• Help an ailing farmgirl sister for 10 hours.
• Consider keeping a journal or diary of activities and hours spent working on this merit badge that include some sketches or artwork.

Intermediate

• Clean a pregnant woman’s house while she is away having the baby or do this for someone who is ill or grieving the loss of a loved one.
• Cook for a family in need and provide a week’s worth of frozen re-heatable meals or pots of soup and bread. Alternatively, coordinate several friends to make sure a hot supper is delivered every day at a pre-appointed time and be ready to fill in the gaps as needed.

Expert

• Visit two local homebound and elderly people; make sure they have food being delivered or bring fresh groceries.
• Offer to plant a flower garden where they can see it from their window or some indoor forced bulbs.
• Arrange to be the babysitter for a struggling family with young children so the parents can have a “date night.”
• Sew or donate a dozen cloth diapers to the local Pregnancy Crisis Center or similar organization.

April, 2024 Edition