• American Heritage Girls (AHG) began 25 years ago with one troop in Ohio started by Patti Garibay. The goal was to provide a faith-based character building & adventure program for girls.
• The program emphases are Faith, Leadership, Citizenship, Social & Emotional, Life Skills, & Outdoors.
• Trail Life USA began in 2013 and partnered with AHG. Their structure and some of the programming is based off of AHG.

Sample Badges from the Handbooks for Different Program Levels (click to see PDF detail):

Practical Info for Our New Troop

• Calendar/Schedule:
  • We will meet at the same time and in the same location as TLUSA TX-0147.
    • Currently, that schedule is the first, second, and third Tuesdays from 7-8pm at 9401 LBJ Fwy near Abrams/LBJ.
    • We are hoping to find a new facilities arrangement at a new location in North Dallas/Lake Highlands soon.
  • The leadership team will plan the rest of our troop calendar together to include activities such as campouts, weekend events/day trips, a fundraiser, etc.

• Costs:
  • TX-0147 has offered to pay the $500-600 start-up costs for this AHG troop. What a blessing!
  • $35 registration fee per girl (capped at $90 per family) – Discounted to $30 before 12/31!
  • $35 parent registration fee – Discounted to $30 before 12/31!
  • Uniforms: $25-55 + white polo and navy/khaki bottoms
    • Class A Uniforms:
      • Pathfinder (5-6): t-shirt, necklace, navy bottoms
      • Tenderheart (6-9): white polo, red vest, navy neckerchief, navy bottoms
      • Explorer (9-12): white polo, navy vest, red neckerchief, navy/khaki bottoms
      • Pioneer (12-14): white polo, navy sash, navy/khaki bottoms
      • Patriot (14-18): red polo, navy sash, navy/khaki bottoms
    • Class B Uniforms: $10 AHG t-shirt, navy/khaki/jeans bottoms.
  • Handbooks: All Girl Members will be provided with a FREE handbook after completing their Joining Award and first Frontier Badge. If the uniform package you choose includes a handbook, the cost of the handbook will be deducted from the package cost or refunded to your family.
  • We will not charge annual dues starting out, but we will have some occasional “per participant” activity costs.
  • There will be a fundraiser in the fall to establish a budget which will hopefully cover troop fees as well as subsidize family costs such as activities and uniforms.

• Needs:
  • Active participation to help the girls as they learn.
  • Volunteers to rotate weekly teaching responsibilities.
  • Two-deep leadership covered for each separate group.
  • If you would like to discuss joining the troop or have any questions, please contact us.