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RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTS &
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DECEMBER
2008
Council-Wide Resources |
Maumee Valley
Region | Appleseed Ridge Region |
Buckeye Trails
Region | Great
Rivers Region
COUNCIL-WIDE RESOURCES &
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2008-2009 Girl Scout Cookie Sale
*Please note - Registered Girl Scouts
with a signed Parent/Guardian Permission slip with Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio can participate, including Girl Scout Daisies. All
troops/girls and adults participating in the 2009 Girl Scout Cookie
Sale must be debt-free from the council.
Important Cookie Dates
December 1 - Online training begins. Visit
our website to complete your training.
January 3 - Troops may begin signing up for cookie
booth preferences
January 3
- Cookie Rally at University of
Cincinnati
January 9 - Girls begin taking orders
January 10 - Cookie Rally at Wright State
University Nutter Center
January 17 - Cookie Rally at Bowling Green
State University
January 28 - Troop initial cookie orders due in
Cookie Works
February 14-20 - Cookie Delivery
February 20-March 22 - Cookie Booth sales
March 26 - Recognition orders due in Cookie Works;
Final troop paperwork due; Money due to council
Online Troop Cookie Manager Training
Troop Cookie Manager
Training will be available online this year! You can access the
online training beginning on December 1, 2008, by going to our
website at
www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.
This is a brief presentation that goes through the logistics of the
sale such as important dates, sale tips, Cookie Works refresher, and
more. At the end of the training, a certificate of training
completion will appear on your screen. You must print this
certificate, and then make arrangements to turn it in to your
service unit cookie consultant. You will be given your troop sales
packet in exchange for your certificate of training completion.
(You may also email your certificate to your service unit cookie
consultant; just remember that arrangements still need to be made to
pick up your troop sales packet.) Experienced troop cookie
managers are encouraged to do their training online!
For new
troop cookie managers, it is strongly suggested that you attend an
in-person cookie training provided by your service unit cookie
consultant, or by your regional product sales manager (if
applicable). If needed, service unit cookie consultants will be
arranging one in-person training in their area of town. For the
date, time, and location of the in-person training in your area,
please contact your service unit cookie consultant. Troop sales
packet will be handed out immediately after training.
*All troops wishing to participate in the cookie sale must either
complete the online training or in-person training.
Attention, Girl Scout Juliettes
(independently registered girls)
You CAN participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Sale! Contact
your regional product sales manager for more information.
Attention, Girl Scout Daisies
You CAN participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Sale! To encourage and
recognize Girl Scout Daisies in their first cookie sale, Girl Scout
Daisies selling at least 60 boxes throughout the sale will be
eligible for a “My 1st Cookie Sale” patch! Troop cookie managers
must order these patches when they place their troop’s final
recognition order.
Cookie Sale Pin - GSUSA Program Activities Available Online
The Cookie Sale Activity Pin is again available for the 2009 Cookie
Sale. Girl Scouts can earn this pin by participating in the cookie
sale and completing certain activities described in the Cookie Sale
Activity Guide. Look for this activity guide on the GSUSA website
at www.girlscouts.org.
Cookie Activity Pins can be purchased at our regional council shop.
Visit
www.abcsmartcookies.com
Looking for new ways to get your girls and their families excited
about the 2009 Girl Scout Cookie Sale? Check out
www.abcsmartcookies.com. It has
information for girls, families, and volunteers in any easy-to-use
format.
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Girls will love the Catch Goals! Goal-setting patch program.
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Troop leaders and troop cookie managers can get advice on
hosting a successful cookie training for their girls and
families, read about ways to get the girls involved with troop
goal-setting, and find ideas on how to engage parents/guardians
in your troop.
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Parents/Guardians will learn about keeping their Girl Scout safe
during the cookie sale, ways to make cookie time “quality time,”
and the eight key life skills their daughter can learn through
the cookie sale.
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Everyone can learn facts about their favorite Girl Scout Cookie
variety, suggestions on how to incorporate Girl Scout Cookies
into a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle, and use colorful
Going Places - Girls Take the Lead! theme graphics for
newsletters to parents/guardians, thank you cards for customers,
and cookie booth posters!
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Catch Goals Program!
Girls can set and track their personal cookie sale goals (as
well as play games and have fun) at
www.abcsmartcookies.com. Girls
can earn the Goal Getter Certificate, once they successfully
meet their cookie sale goals. Upon completion, troop cookie
managers can order GOAL GETTER PATCHES when they place their
troop’s final recognition order.
Cookie Cupboards
You may find times during the cookie sale when
you wish you had extra cookies - for reorders, additional sales by
the girls and especially to prepare for a cookie booth. Come to a
“Cookie Cupboard” and pick-up extra cases of cookies!
Cookie Cupboards will be open February 20, through March 21, 2009.
Please check your cookie book for complete cupboard listings.
No cookies will be issued from any cookie cupboard location unless a
Cookie Authorization Card (page 16 in your cookie book) with two
signatures is presented. Be sure you have this card, no exceptions!
You can visit any cupboard in the Girls Scouts of Western Ohio area
to pick up cookies. If you are closer to a cupboard listed for
another region, you are welcome to pick up cookies there.
Please be sure to put your five-digit troop number on any and all
paperwork including cupboard receipts. Please note that some
cupboard locations are ‘mobile cupboards’. These cupboards are
trucks that will be sitting at designated locations for your
convenience. If these trucks are sitting in front of stores, please
do not contact the manager or any personnel from the store. They do
not manage the cupboard. These businesses are letting Girl Scouts
of Western Ohio use their parking lot for certain hours during
certain business days.
Cookie Booths
Cookie booths during the cookie sale are a very
productive way for troops and girls to achieve their goals. It
gives girls an opportunity to learn many skills such as money
handling, customer contact, working together as a team and much
more. Please check your cookie book for Cookie Booth details
and instructions.
GREAT RIVERS REGION
RESOURCES
Girl Scout Cookie Rally
Last year’s cookie rally was such a huge success; we are doing it again this
year!
Come and cheer on the team! Help your girls kick off the 2009 Girl Scout Cookie
Sale by attending this year’s exciting Cincinnati Cookie Rally at University of
Cincinnati - Fifth Third Arena! Mark your calendars now so your troop and
their families can join us for a fun-filled afternoon of cookie sale excitement,
activities, and a collegiate women’s basketball game! Any Girl Scout who
attends will receive a FREE Rally Patch!
*PLEASE NOTE: The University of Cincinnati Cookie Rally time and Game time in
the cookie book are NOT correct! The game had to be moved to 2:00 p.m., so
it can be televised nationally on the Big East Network.
Below is the correct Cookie Rally Time and Game Time:
Who: All Girl Scouts
and their family members
What: University of
Cincinnati Women’s Basketball Game
When: Saturday, January 3,
2009
Time: Rally doors
open at 12:00 p.m.; Game begins at 2:00 p.m.
Where: Fifth Third Arena
(University of Cincinnati)
Cost: $1.00
per person
More Information: Find out more information through your troop cookie manager
training, or on our website at
www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.
Cookie
Rally Add-A-Friend Campaign
If a currently registered Girl Scout brings a friend to join Girl
Scouts with a completed registration form, registration fee, and
this completed flyer -both of their names will go in a drawing
to win a Nintendo Wii!
Rally Poster Contest
Troops or Girl Scouts can make a poster telling us how you are Going
Places with Girl Scouting. A winner from each region will be
decided the following Monday. Winner gets a mystery prize.
Cookie Sale Volunteers Needed (Short-Term)
The Cookie Sale has many very flexible short-term opportunities for
volunteers and older girls to help with trailer drop delivery and
cookie cupboards. .
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Help
is needed at the trailer drop deliveries on February 14, 15, 17,
and 19.
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Help
is needed at cookie cupboards at the Girl Scout Center every
Friday and Saturday beginning on Friday, February 20, through
Saturday, March 21.
o Friday hours will be
from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
o Saturday hours will
be from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Helping at trailer drop deliveries or cookie cupboards is a
great opportunity for Girl Scout Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and
Ambassadors to earn service hours! Please contact Valerie Mott,
Product Sales Manager, at 513-489-1025 or 1-800-537-6241, ext
137 or by e-mail at
varleriemott@girlscoutsofwesternohio.org
to work out the best time for you and/or your troop.
PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES
2009 CSA Winter Conference
Get excited for the 15th annual CSA Winter Conference on
January 17 - 19, 2009, at the Kings Island Resort & Conference
Center! This year the theme is “Do You Have What It Takes to Be a
Girl Scout?” Challenge yourself this weekend to be a girl of
Courage, Confidence, and Character. Take part in an unforgettable
opportunity to take over a hotel for a weekend of fun, amazing
friends, cool workshops, awesome speakers, exciting entertainment,
and much more! For more information, please contact Jessica
Gutierrez at
jessicagutierrez@girlscoutsofwesternohio.org
or 513-489-1025 or 1-800-537-6241, ext. 115. All girls, ages 11-17,
from all regions are welcome! Hope to see you all there!
Cost: $115/girl
Registration Opens: November 28, 2008
Girl Scout Junior Engineering Day
Miami University Student Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers’
Annual Girl Scout Engineering Day is offered to 5th and 6th grade
Girl Scouts Saturday, January 31, 2009 at Miami University.
This is an exciting opportunity for girls to interact with women
engineers while having fun and earning badges. Registration
opens November 13, and closes December 31, 2008. For more
information, please checkout the
website.
Are YOU Creating an Inclusive Culture in Girl Scouting?
“The most useful and impactful Girl Scout training I’ve taken!”, “I
had fun and learned a lot!” - this is what your fellow Girl Scout
volunteers are saying about the Creating an Inclusive Culture in
Girl Scouting Enrichment Training. This course can significantly
impact your success in achieving the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
Council Goals with your girls. The complete training schedule can
be found on the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio website. Consider
enrolling and participating in an upcoming class!
BUCKEYE TRAILS REGION
RESOURCES
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Adult Development
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Time to Nominate Flyer
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Additional Training Opportunities
Do your girls want to go camping? Does your troop need
to get someone First Aid/CPR certified? We have added two
additional trainings that will help.
Camp
Certification Training 3CC0009
Planning Night will be Wednesday, January 28th at 6 p.m, at the Urban
Campus in Multi C. Overnight will be February 6th, 7 p.m. to
February 7th, 4 p.m. at Camp Stonybrook at the Ittmann Lodge
West.
First Aid/CPR Online Class 3FACS08
This class is for anyone who has never been certified or if
their certification has expired. The skills session will be
Thursday, December 4th at 6:30 p.m. at the Urban Campus.
Training Cards
This easy yet effective system helps leaders and Training
Consultants track all hours of training taken in a face to
face or class setting by a volunteer. Whenever you attend a
training, make sure to take your training card with you.
Once you have completed the training the facilitator will
sign your training card. Take your training card to the
monthly leader meeting and show it to your service unit
Training Consultant. The service unit Training Consultant
will log the hours in your training record. These cards were
created to fit easily in your wallet so you can have them
handy all the time. If you cannot find your card, ask your
Training Consultant for a new one.
R & R Weekend - You are cordially invited
to join other registered adult Girl Scouts from across Girl
Scouts of Western Ohio, January 23 -25 at Camp Stonybrook's
Ittman Lodge in Waynesville, Ohio for a weekend of
Relaxation, Rejuvenation, and Relating to other volunteers.
As a Girl Scout volunteer, you help girls grow strong. R&R
Weekend is designed to provide you with an opportunity to
learn from and share with other volunteers in a relaxed,
informal setting. You may sign up for as much or as little
as you would like. The weekend is yours! Reserve your space
now!
Are YOU Creating an Inclusive Culture in Girl
Scouting?
“The most useful and impactful Girl Scout training I’ve
taken!”, “I had fun and learned a lot!” - this is what your
fellow Girl Scout volunteers are saying about the Creating
an Inclusive Culture in Girl Scouting Enrichment Training.
This course can significantly impact your success in
achieving the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Council Goals with
your girls. The complete training schedule can be found on
the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio website. Consider
enrolling and participating in an upcoming class!
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Cookies
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Girl Scout
Cookie Rally
Last year’s cookie rally was such a huge success; we are
doing it again this year! Come and cheer on the team! Help
your girls kick off the 2009 Girl Scout Cookie Sale by
attending this year’s exciting Buckeye Trails Cookie Rally
at Wright State University – Nutter Center! Mark your
calendars now so your troop and their families can join us
for a fun-filled afternoon of cookie sale excitement,
activities, and a collegiate women’s basketball game! Any
Girl Scout who attends will receive a FREE Rally Patch!
*PLEASE NOTE: Game and rally times at the University of
Cincinnati on January 3 are NOT correct! The rally begins at
12:00 p.m.; game begins at 2:00 p.m., so it can be televised
nationally on the Big East Network.
Below is the Buckeye Trails Cookie Rally and Game Times:
Who:
All Girl Scouts and their family members
What:
Wright State University Women’s Basketball Game
When:
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Time:
Rally doors open at 11:00 a.m.; Game begins at 1:00 p.m.
Where:
Nutter Center (Wright State University)
Cost:
$1.00 per person
More Information: Find out more information through your
troop cookie manager training, or on our website at
www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.
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Membership
Don’t miss this opportunity! Add
a member and earn a patch! - Know a girl or adult you can
recruit to Girl Scouts? If so, have them register as a Girl
Scout and you can earn a patch. Every time you add a new member
you will receive a girl charm to count all the members you have
recruited. Don’t delay! Tell a friend about Girl Scouts, have
them complete a Membership Registration form and attach the
completed Add-A-Member form to the new member’s registration.
The patch and charm will be mailed to you. It’s that simple!
Meanwhile, you and your friend can have tons of fun in Girl
Scouting together.
Add
a Member Flyer
New girls added to your troop?- Be sure to get all new
girls added to your troop registered. We don’t want them to miss
out on all the fun of Girl Scouting. Be sure to fill out an
Add-a-Member form if the new member was recruited by a currently
registered Girl Scout so they can receive the stylish commodity
for every Girl Scout sash or vest: the Add-A-Girl patch and
charm!
Free Nintendo Wii - You read it right! A free Nintendo Wii for
any currently registered Girl Scout who attends the cookie rally
Saturday, January 10th, 2009 at the Nutter Center and adds a
member, will have the chance to win the free Nintendo Wii. All
you have to do is have your friend bring a completed
registration form and the $10 registration fee to the Cookie
Rally. Both names will be entered into a drawing to win a
Nintendo Wii! You don’t want to miss this!
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2008
Buckeye Trails Family Partnership Campaign
The Buckeye Trails Regions would like to express our gratitude
for your support of the 2008 Family Partnership
Campaign. Currently we are $12,000 away from our goal. Should
you or your service unit want to contribute before the end of
this year, please ensure your donations and proceeds are
received at the Program Center, 450 Shoup Mill Road, Dayton, OH
45415 by December 19, 2008.
For those Family Partnership Chairs planning events in 2009,
Phylliss Robinson-Ralph will be your staff support. She can be
reached at (937) 279-6515 or 1-800-233-4845, ext. 515.
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Program Opportunities-
Buckeye Trails
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2009 CSA Winter Conference
Get excited for the 15th annual CSA Winter Conference on
January 17 - 19, 2009, at the Kings Island Resort &
Conference Center! This year the theme is “Do You Have What
It Takes to Be a Girl Scout?” Challenge yourself this
weekend to be a girl of Courage, Confidence, and Character.
Take part in an unforgettable opportunity to take over a
hotel for a weekend of fun, amazing friends, cool workshops,
awesome speakers, exciting entertainment, and much more! For
more information, please contact Jessica Gutierrez at
jessicagutierrez@girlscoutsofwesternohio.org or
513-489-1025 or 1-800-537-6241, ext. 115. All girls,
ages 11-17, from all regions are welcome! Hope to see you
all there!
Cost: $115/girl
Registration Opens: November 28, 2008
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Cadette/Senior/Ambassadors Association (CSA)
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Activities for the Winter Months:
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Council-Wide Community Service Project – Has your
troop or service unit planned a service learning project
for this year yet? Now is the perfect time to plan a
project for Spring or Summer! Review the last page of
“Take the Lead” for helpful tips and reminders.
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Winter Activities at Five
Rivers MetroParks
It may be winter, but there is still plenty to do! Visit
Five Rivers MetroParks website, www.metroparks.org, for
information on activities throughout the Dayton area!
RiverScape MetroPark Ice Rink – open 7 days a week until
February 22, 2009; prices range from $0 - $5 per person
depending on day and time; visit the website for
details, skating classes, events, and how to rent the
rink. Challenge girls to practice a new skill!
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Dayton Opera’s Girl Scouts Night at the Opera
“The Elixir of Love” on Friday, February 20th, 2009 at
the Schuster Center, $20 per person. Girls will learn
about the performing arts and how they come together on
the stage, the skills and artistry involved in
performing in an opera, and what happens backstage.
Tickets available for $20 per person: includes three
workshops on Voice, Make-Up Design, and Dance at 4 p.m.,
a backstage tour of the Schuster Center, tickets for the
8pm show, and a participation patch! Call David Brush at
937-228-7591 x3034 to register.
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World Thinking Day – February
22, 2009
What will your service unit or troop be doing to
celebrate World Thinking Day? World Thinking Day is a
day to think about our Girl Guide and Girl Scout sisters
around the world. “Take the Lead” has some great
information and ideas on your service unit or troop can
celebrate
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Girl Scout Day at the Dayton
Peace Museum
Celebrate World Thinking Day at the Dayton Peace Museum!
Learn about peace and tolerance efforts around the
world, and learn how to promote peace and diversity at
home and in the world! Admission is free, but we ask
that each girl/adult bring non-perishable food items or
school supplies to be donated to a local organization.
World Thinking Day 2009 patches will be available for
purchase, $1 each. Enjoy games, crafts, and a scavenger
hunt while fulfilling badge requirements. February 22,
2009, 1:00 – 5:00p.m.. Dayton Peace Museum is located at
208 W. Monument Ave., Dayton, OH 45402. Contact:
Michelle VanHuss at 937-279-6528 or
michellevanhuss@girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.
The following Community Collaborators either have
programs coming up soon or open opportunities. Please
visit the
Community-Sponsored Opportunities page and follow
the links to these agencies.
American Red Cross – Dayton
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels at the Dayton Mall
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
COSI
APPLESEED RIDGE REGION
RESOURCES
Program Opportunities
- Appleseed Ridge
Archery 2
Girls will expand their skills in archery by shooting for points.
Participants must complete Archery 1 before signing up for Archery
2.
Woodhaven
Myeerah
February 27, 2009
March 13, 2009
5:30-7:30
5:30-7:30
Cost: $4.50/ girl
CSA Association
The Cadette/Senior/Ambassador Association is all about YOU and the
things you love - challenge, service, and adventure! All girls ages
11-17 are welcome! We will meet one Saturday a month, January-May
2009.
Location: Sweetbriar Lodge
Date: December 6, 2008
Time: 11:00-12:30
Cost: No Cost
Contact: Valerie Baughman or Kelda Heitkamp at 419-225-4085.
Cookie Box Creations for Girls
Girls will work as a team or group to design and construct a
structure made out of empty Girl Scout cookie boxes. Great to use at
Cookie Booth sales!
Location: Regional Service Center
Date of Project display: February 7, 2008
Time: 11 am – 1 pm
Reduced Cost: $10/group
Contact: Kelda Heitkamp at 419-225-4085.
By Request Program Opportunities
Contact Kelda to make arrangements for your troop to do these
insignia programs.
Girl Scout Brownies: Earth and Sky Try-It
Girl Scout Juniors: Oil Up Badge
Community Resource Providers
Community Resource Providers are agencies in your community that are
interested in working with Girl Scout troops. Some offer badge
work and others provide topical programs for girls. Some of
these resources have events on specific dates, while others work
with Girl Scout leaders to set up a time for their troop. Girl
Scouts of Western Ohio’s website has a list of
Community Resource Providers. Check back frequently for
updates.
Program
Boxes
Program boxes are available to help leaders provide programs for
their troops. In each box is a Girl Scout meeting agenda,
instructions, and all needed supplies.
Program boxes may be signed out for up to 1 month through Maggie at
the Service Center. Unless stated, badges or try-its must be
purchased separately from the program box.There is a per-girl fee
per program box for consumable
supplies. Valerie Baughman, Program Specialist is available to walk
you through the box when you pick it up.
Daisy Program Box #1
Cost: $2/ girl
Daisy Program Box #2
Cost: $2/ girl
Weather Watch
Cost:$3/girl (includes badge)
Babysitting 101
Cost:$7/girl (includes patch & workbook)
What a Wetland!
Cost:$2/girl (includes patch
Call Valerie Baughman or Kelda Heitkamp at 419-225-4085 with
questions on Program Boxes and other Program
Opportunities!
MAUMEE VALLEY REGION RESOURCES
CAMP CEO©
is a career exploration and leadership program where 10th-12th grade
girls who “dream big” interact with executive women in a
non-traditional setting. Girls work one-on-one and on a team
with established women business leaders at Camp Libbey in Defiance,
Ohio, enhancing their skills to become a leader in school, business,
and in everything they do. This year’s theme, “Fear Factor” simply
addresses some of the fears girls will focus on as they discover how
their interests and dreams translate into enterprise and
independence. Some of those fears may include the fear of
interviewing, public speaking, networking with others and the fear
of taking the risk to start their own business.
Girls must submit a completed application and résumé as well as
participate in an interview to be accepted into Camp CEO©.
If accepted, applicants should be able to pay a $25 registration
fee for Girl Scout members and $35 fee for non-members and must be
able to participate in the entire CAMP CEO©
weekend, April 24-26, 2009. Up to 20 girls will be selected
for the 2009 program. For more information or to get an
application visit our website at
www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.
It’s a Girls Life – Lead It! - Teen Leadership Summit
Join us for an activity where you will explore, develop and expand
your leadership skills. Explore topics such as decision making,
effective listening, defining leadership and what makes a good
leader and more. Discover your leadership style through Fun
activities and individual challenges while making new friends!
Register with the Council Sponsored registration form and watch for
informational flyer on the website at
www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org.
in January.
Code: 1LDCONF
Cost: $30/girl Date: Saturday,
February 14, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. to
Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
DESTINATIONS OPPORTUNITY- Here’s another great
opportunity for girls!
Wyoming's Wildlife Wonders is a travel opportunity (destination)
where Girl Scouts ages 13-15 travel to Wyoming to study the ecology
and natural history of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Girl
Scouts hike, canoe, and trek through the Grand Teton, Yellowstone
National Parks and Bridger-Teton National Forest. Teens observe
wildlife, participate in a national bird-banding effort, explore
environmental careers, and take action by developing an
environmental project to implement back home in their community.
Thirty girls across the nation will come together for a week at the
Teton Science School to learn in an amazing environment about
nature, each other and themselves. When: July 24-31, 2009
For more information: Visit
http://www.studio2b.org/escape/destinations/event_details.asp?eventid=322
for a complete description of the event, costs, and application
procedures or contact your regional office.
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