Reader:
Those of us who are here tonight are fortunate enough to have come in contact with the organization which believes in making a “friend in need, a friend indeed.” Let us all imagine that we are in a great forest. The clearing through which all GSs must enter is our ethical code. All who enter must make the GS Promise. But once inside, we find many paths - all leading to a way of life on which we can build a wholesome future. In GSing, we are able to help all our girls take this trail.

Girl 1:
Reading from the Book of Trees:

Girl 2:
I am the Oak Tree - As sturdy and long-lived as I, so is a GS’s honor.

Girl 3:
I am the Holly Tree - Constantly green and holding tight to my leaves as a GS is ever loyal.

Girl 4:
I am a Birch Tree - With my bark and my wood, I am useful and help others as every GS does.

Girl 5:
I am a Linden Tree - My heart shaped leaves are like the hearts of GSs who are friends to all and sisters to each other.

Girl 6:
I am the Aspen Tree - My leaves softly whisper “Courtesey is Thoughtfulness” as every GS knows.

Girl 7:
I am the Elm Tree - Sheltering the little folk of the woods in my gracious branches and roots, I am a friend to all animals, just as every GS.

Girl 8:
I am the Poplar Tree - Tall and straight as a soldier who obeys orders, so does every GS.

Girl 9:
I am the Maple Tree - Brightening the spring, my leaves gay in the fall, I am as cheerful as a GS.

Girl 10:
I am a Hickory Tree - Tough of wood, I keep my nuts stored in strong, tight cases, just as a GS is thrifty.

Girl 11:
I am the Dogwood Tree - In the spring, I stand clean and beautiful in the face, as does a GS, clean in thought, word and deed, so stands in beauty.

All:
(The Conservation Pledge) I give my pledge as an American to save and fatihfully defend from waste the natural resources of my country - it’s soil and minerals, it’s forests, waters and wildlife.

All:
Sing “This Land is Your Land”