By Gerri Miller
Staff Writer
The American Heritage Girls and Trail Life started the year off with a packed house and feathered, meat-tearing visitors from the Southeastern Raptor Center at Auburn University.
Sharp beaks and talons kept the large audience of boys and girls captivated. The staff brought a Screech Owl, a medium-sized Barn Owl, a large Great Horned Owl, a Red-tailed Hawk, a falcon, a vulture and a Bald Eagle. The center has a total of 22 birds and does a total of 250-350 shows per year.
Millbrook Presbyterian Church is the charter organization of American Heritage Girls Troop AL-0125 and Trail Life USA Troop AL-0125. Participation in both groups is open to all youth from ages 5 through 18.
The AHG mission is “Building Women of Integrity through Service to God, Family, Community and Country. The TL mission is “to guide generations of courageous young men to honor God, lead with integrity, serve others andexperience outdoor adventure.”
Meetings are held at Millbrook Presbyterian Church at 6:30 p.m. Future planned activities include lots of camping and other fun activities. Visit AmericanHeritageGirls.org and TrailLifeUSA.com for more information.
American Heritage Girls and Trail Life USA are Christ-centered character, leadership and adventure organizations for girls and boys (K-12) serving more than 60,000 members in 50 states.
This is the AHG theme for the current year and there is a patch program the organization incorporated into the Raptor Presentation.
AHG Program Initiatives for the 2021-2022 Program Year
This AHG Program Year, the organization is rejoicing over the promise that girls and volunteers can live free in Christ. “We are free from worry, doubt and fear because we know God is in control,” the initiatives say. “We are free from allowing circumstances to defeat us, knowing God is growing our character. He promises to use everything we face for our betterment and to bring glory to him.”
After great success with past virtual events during times of social distancing, AHG is sharing a schedule of upcoming experiences for girls and Troops across the country. “AHG hopes these events will come to life with activities of faith, service and fun and virtual interactions girls and volunteers will love.
“October 11-15, 2021: Free To Honor”
Honoring your country as a follower of Christ looks different for everyone, but we can still come together through his love to show honor and respect for our country and those in authority. Mark your calendars for this fun week of looking back at the history of our country, how you can serve your country today, and how to be a respectful citizen of the future.
“February 7-11, 2022: Free To Grow”
Get ready to stretch muscles that you may have never stretched before! Join us this week as we tone and condition your social-emotional skills with topics such as narratives, decision-making, fighting anxiety, building up confidence and learning to be comfortable in your own skin as a daughter of the King! “As we walk through activities and discussion for the week, girls will discover how the Lord created us with a heart, mind and soul to live free and resiliently stand against emotions and social pressures to be a light in the darkness!”
“April; 25-29, 2022: Free To Discover”
Grab your gear and join us as we find God’s grace in living free to discover, innovate, try new things, and fail moving forward to build confidence. This week will be filled with fun activities of individual growth and team collaboration while out in God’s creation.
