as at July 10, 2008
- Disneyland Half Marathon!!!
- Girl Scout Leadership Experience Roundtable!
- Dairy Queen Girl Scout Week
- Home Aid
- Girl Scout Leadership Experience Roundtable
- Rock Star
- Olympic Softball Tickets
- Grand Opening of Angles Playground
- Whitewater Connection
- 2008 Girl Scout National Council
- Sailing Camps for Older Girls
- Daisy Mommy and Me Core Camp
- Yorba Linda Girl Scout Birthday Party
- Service Project for Troops
- Disneyland Half Marathon
- 2008 Girl Scout Circus Event
- Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts Volunteer Opportunity
- 2008 Camp Scherman
- Host Families Needed - Update
- Troop Tours - Update
- OC Museum of Art
- GS Day Camp Staff
- Girl Scouts in the News May
- Host Families Needed
- Call for Action
- 2008 Family Campaign Patch
- Troop Bank Accounts
- Earn a Free Ticket to 6 Flags
- Senior GS Letter
- Girl Scout Parent Handbook
- Tel-A-Scout
- OC Girl Scouts Family Campaign
- Nims Island Star Abigail Breslin Joins GS
- Shop News
- Summer Opportunities
- Camp Bus Cherperones Needed
- Calling All Nurses, Doctors and Medical Professionals.
- GS Night at the Home Depot Center
- Taste of Home
- Earth Day
- Binky Patrol update
- Knotts Berry Farm overnight
- Financial Assistance Update
- Looking for a field trip
- GS Seniors - Gold Awards 2008
- Great Volunteer Tributes
- Discovery Science Center
- Binky Patrol
- Girl Scout News Update
- High Adventure Teen Program
- Program Event Calendar
- Program Event Calendar
- Camera Shots Badge Opportunity
- New Policies and Standards
- Please help us communicate better
- Girl Scout Night at Angel Stadium
- Cookie Sale Media Highlights
- Kids & the Law
- Success Stories update
- Scouting For Food
- Birds and Bees update
- Understanding the New Lingo on the Road to Leadership
- Success Stories
- Operation Gratitude
- Thank you Firefighters
- Forms Updated
- 2008 Core Camp Schedule
- Back to Natives
- Environment Nature Center
- Contact Us
Girl Scout Cookies Provide Taste of Home for Troops!
The Girl Scout Council of Orange County delivered nearly 26,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to Helping Our Troops, a nonprofit organization that fulfills personal requests from American service men and women. Read the news article and View photo story.
Last Chance to register! We need to close this event to new registrations on April 10th to ensure we have enough time to get patches and supplies for all the girls. More information can be found on our website at http://www.gscoc.org/calendar-event.aspx?id=93&cat=pro.
If you have any questions please call or email Joyce at 949-461-8859 or jknoll@gscoc.org.
April 22 is Girl Scout Leader’s Day
Did you know? Girl Scout Leader’s Day is April 22nd and honors all the volunteers who work as leaders and mentors in partnership with girls. Girls, their families and communities should find a special way to thank their adult Girl Scout volunteers. The Girl Scout handbooks list ideas for girls to honor their leaders including washing their cars, creating a bouquet of tissue paper flowers, making up a song or poem, and planning a party for her. Leaders tell us their favorite gift of all is a heartfelt thank you note from their girls and parents telling the leader how much she is appreciated. Girl Scout Leaders are special volunteers who give of their time, talents and treasures. Let’s all remember to say, “Thank You for being my Girl Scout Leader!”
For even more ideas, you can check out this website link and click on “spring” to find “Girl Scout Leaders’ Day” under the month of April.
http://home.cfl.rr.com/scoutingseasons.
The Binky Patrol has committed to providing 200+ blankets to The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Inc. (TAPS). TAPS supports those who have lost loved ones in military service through a wide variety of programs including the Good Grief Camp for Young Survivors
(http://taps.org/seminar/goodgriefcamp.aspx). TAPS will be distributing the blankets during this special Memorial Day event. Delta Dental has committed to paying the shipping fees to get the binkies to Washington DC.
If your troop or girl would like to help these children, please contact Carolyn Berndt at cberndt@sbcglobal.net or 714-279-9987.
Knott’s Berry Farm Girl Scout Overnight Adventure
Downloads/Knotts Berry Farm.pdf
Knott’s Berry Farm is offering for the first time ever an overnight adventure for Girl Scout Troops. Food, fun activities, badge Bonanza workshop, meals and a day in the park await you! See the attached flyer for Knott’s Berry Farm Contact information.
This is a reminder that we are at the midway point of your opportunity to request financial assistance for the January though June 2008 period. Financial Assistance requests are made by the Troop Leader for the girl(s) involved.
If you received a check for Financial Assistance in 2007, your report and original receipts are now past due. Please mail them to the Girl Scout Headquarters, 7500 Toledo Way, Irvine, CA 92618, attention Financial Assistance. We will not be able to process new requests for your troop until the report for 2007 has been received.
Instructions can be found on our website www.gscoc.org, click on Forms & Facts, click on Troop, then scroll down to Financial Assistance Guidelines, Financial Assistance Request Form and Financial Assistance Report Form. These forms are also available in Spanish.
Speak your mind….. Volunteer Satisfaction Survey!!!
Here is your opportunity to tell us what you think! And… you could win a $50.00 GSCOC Shop Gift Certificate, just for completing the survey! It only takes a few minutes, so click here to Start the Survey! The Volunteer Satisfaction Survey will also be posted on the Volunteer Central page of the GSCOC webpage, soon!
Brownie, Junior, Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts: Looking for a Field Trip?
Downloads/DSC Santa Ana TIGERS Exhibition 2008.pdf
Girl Scouts of all ages can complete activities for various Girl Scout recognitions at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana. See attached flyer for details.
Downloads/Nomination Criteria.pdf
The annual Girl Scout Recognition Tea will be held on June 1, 2008. This event is for girls in 6-12th grade. A description of the event is on the Activity Calendar at http://www.gscoc.org/calendar-list.aspx?start_date=06-01-2008&end_date=02-28-2009&grade=all&cat=pro.
The deadline for nominations has been extended to May 1, 2008. Nomination forms will be posted to the Council web site by March 30, 2008. Girl Scout Advisors are encouraged to take a peek at the nomination criteria (attached) and start thinking about nominations. If you have any questions, please contact Lesley at lfinch@gscoc.org.
Girl Scout Seniors who have or will earn Girl Scout Gold Award in 2008.
Downloads/2008 Gold Award Picture Day.pdf
Girl Scout Gold Award recipients are encouraged to make an appointment online today
· April 9, 4:00-8:00 PM
· July 11, 3:30-7:30 PM
· October 4, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
See attached flyer for information about 2008 Girl Scout Gold Award Picture Days.
Island Adventure… A Luau in Paradise
The 2008 Adult Recognition Dinner… Friday, April 18, 2008! The invitations are coming in the mail soon!
If you can’t wait to reserve your spot for the adventure, you are in luck! The invitation is available on the Volunteer Recognition page of the GSCOC website and is attached!
Downloads/Adult Recognition Dinner Program Tribute Form.pdf
Say thank you to your favorite volunteer or group of volunteers in the Adult Recognition Dinner Program! The Tribute Form is attached (and also available anytime on the Volunteer Recognition page of the GSCOC website).
Tenure Pins- It’s time to celebrate your years in Girl Scouting!
If you will be attending the Adult Recognition Dinner on April 18, 2008, we would like to honor your many years in Girl Scouting by presenting you with a Tenure Pin at the Island Adventure, A Luau in Paradise. To find out if your eligible for a tenure pin, just answer a few questions on the attached form. (Also the form is available on the Volunteer Recognition page of the GSCOC website).
Pacific Chorale is hosting a 3-day choral festival from April 21st to 23rd at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts center. With free concerts on Monday and Wednesday and an interactive community sing on Tuesday, there is something for everyone! For more information, visit www.pacificchorale.org.
Celebrate Girl Scout Week at Headquarters
Downloads/Girl Scout Week Fun 2008.pdf
Each day during lunchtime, GSCOC staff will sponsor fun activities to celebrate Girl Scout Week. Everyone who is in the building, staff and volunteers, are invited to bring their lunch and join us in the Juliette Gordon Low Conference Room for fun! So if you happen to be at Headquarters next week, come join us for lunch and movies, s’mores, crafts or songs. We’re 96 years young and ready for fun.
You can earn American Red Cross CPR & First Aid certification by attending. The cost is $10 if you do both courses and $5 per course if you only do one. Check out the flyer for more details and how to register. Registration for the event is now open on the American Red Cross website: www.oc-redcross.org when you check in mention the Girl Scout Council of Orange County.
Daisy Girl Scout Leader Training
Are you a Daisy Leader that has not yet completed training? Here is your opportunity- We still have several seats available in the Daisy Girl Scout Leader Training on Wednesday, March 12, 2008, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at GSCOC Headquarters in Irvine! If you have already completed Orientation and would like to enroll in the course, email training@gscoc.org by Monday, March 10, 2008. And remember to check the Volunteer Training page of www.gscoc.org for more training opportunities!
Downloads/Level 2 First Aid.pdf
Are you a planning a trip outside of the USA? Or serving as the First Aider at a 3+ night camping trip or another event that requires a Level 2 First Aider? If you have not yet completed training, or need recertification, here is your opportunity- We still have several seats available in the Level 2 First Aid Training on Saturday, March 15 & 22, 2008, from 9:00am to 6:00pm (both days) at GSCOC Headquarters in Irvine! There is a $70 fee to cover materials. If you would like to enroll in the course, complete the course registration form (attached) and submit it to Volunteer Development by mail or fax (949-461-8884), by Wednesday, March 12, 2008. And remember to check the Volunteer Training page of www.gscoc.org for more training opportunities!
Downloads/Outdoor Skills Day.pdf
Whether you are taking a group to Cadette-O-Rama or just for fun, come and learn all about knots, lashing, maps and compass… and bring your daughter!
Leave with tons of knowledge and a few goodies! You can sign up as volunteer or as a volunteer/daughter pair. Girls must be 6th through 12th grade, and be a registered Girl Scout. All girls must be with their parent, as there are no girl only registrations.
Outdoor Skills Day is Saturday, March 22, 2008, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Anaheim Program Center. There is a $15.00 fee per attendee to cover materials and food. The fee must accompany all registrations. If you would like to enroll in the course, complete the course registration form (attached) and the 2008 ODSD Form (if your daughter will be joining you- also attached) and submit them both to Volunteer Development by mail or fax (949-461-8884), by Wednesday, March 12, 2008. And remember to check the Volunteer Training page of www.gscoc.org for more training opportunities!
Downloads/DSC Santa Ana TIGERS Exhibition 2008.pdf
The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana is premiering the exhibit and show, “Tigers, Tracking a Legend” and will arrange for special group considerations for Girl Scouts to attend this TIGERS exhibition as a general visit or as a TIGERS Camp-In event. Contact the Discovery Science Center Group Reservations Team at 714-913-5030 (groupbookings@discoverycube.org or visit their website at www.discoverycube.org Girl Scout troop leaders can plan the learning and badge goals based on the time and direction allocated for the visit. Wildlife (tiger conservation) and filmmaking/photography are some of the strongest themes within the TIGERS exhibition. See the attached for ideas and more information.
Troops wishing to participate in the Binky Patrol are encouraged to visit their website for ideas and information; the website address is www.binkypatrol.org. There is no council wide collection but the Binky Patrol website can help troops find deserving organizations. The shop will carry a patch that may be purchased for individuals or groups who participate.
Booth sales start tomorrow, and every year after the cookie sale is over we hear from disappointed people who missed out. To help ensure that everyone in Orange County knows the sale is going on, the Council has placed ads in the OC Register community papers and The Daily Pilot. We are also sending an eblast ad to our membership requesting that they forward it to people on their contact list. The ad includes information about the new Cookie Sale Locater which is being added to our website today. With everyone’s help, we can let all of Orange County know about America’s best business training program for girls.
Time Warner So
Cal News is running a news story on the cookie
sale which features an interview with Nancy
Nygren. Click on the cookies image on their
website.
If you are a Time Warner cable subscriber, you
can see the spot on your On Demand station.
Previous media coverage can be seen on the
Council’s website.
96th Anniversary of Girl Scouting!
Downloads/96 ideas for GS bday.pdf
We’ve come up with 96 ways you can -- Discover, Connect and Take Action! So get out there and celebrate the fun, friendship and power of girls together. Girl Scout Week is March 9-15, 2008 and Girl Scout Birthday is March 12, 2008. Please see attached flyer.
Brownie
Girl Scout Leader Training
Are you a Brownie Leader that has not yet completed training? Here is your opportunity- We still have several seats available in the Brownie Girl Scout Leader Training on Saturday, March 8, 2008, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Yorba Linda Program Center! If you have already completed Orientation and would like to enroll in the course, email training@gscoc.org by Tuesday March 4, 20008. And remember to check the Volunteer Training page of www.gscoc.org for more training opportunities!
San Francisco
or BUST... Sister Girl Scouts seek
transportation to Golden Gate Bridging
My name is Barbara Courter & I am the leader of a Junior troop in Angeles Council (So. Torrance). Our girls are going to do the "Bridge to Cadettes on the Golden Gate Bridge" in May. We're looking for another troop that's going from the Southern California area to share a chartered bus with. We have only 16 total travelers (girls & adults), so can't fill a bus on our own.
If anyone is going and hasn't set up their travel, (or) would be interested in not personally driving, or who has room for 16 of us, please contact me ASAP.
Thanks -
Barbara Courter
Troop 970
bjexcou@earthlink.net
High Adventure
Teen Program (H.A.T.)
Do you love the outdoors? Do you enjoy kayaking, hiking, backpacking, or any other outdoor activities? Would you like to help a group of girls 11 through 17 to have exciting experiences and great adventures?
If your answer is yes, you should join our High Adventure Teen Program (H.A.T.)
The HAT program has opportunities to volunteer as an Aide, a Guide and a Lead, depending on your skills and qualifications! We have 5 amazing divisions: Water Sports, Camping, Backpacking/Hiking, 5K Walks (and more) and Social Circle.
If you are interested in finding more information or to participate, please contact us at volunteers@gscoc.org.
We are looking forward to hear from you!!
Downloads/VolunteersNeededFlier1 (2).pdf
Come out for a beautiful day of fun in the sun and help a GREAT cause… The Arthritis Foundation!
We can use volunteer of all types. Volunteering hours range from at early at 5:30am and can go until 12pm. Sunday, May 18th 2008 at the Irvine Spectrum. For more information please see the attached flyer.
Earth Day at Mason Regional Park in Irvine
Downloads/2008 flyer Earth Day.pdf
Downloads/Program Registration Form.pdf
For Girl Scouts in Kindergarten to 12th grade. Don’t forget to register for this fun activity. Girls will learn to reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink the way they interact with their environment. They will shop with the environment and their pocket books in mind, plant seeds, learn about animals, go on a trash trail or through a maze of decisions. Not your ordinary all about recycling Earth Day girls will be active, have fun and walk away with an action they can do (with or without their parents help) to Go Green and save the environment. $15 for Girl Scout Brownies and older. Girl Scout Dasiys will have a shorter day and pay only $10 a girl. All Adults are free! Please use the attached Program Registration Form to sign-up.
Last Chance - Submit Silver Award Names by March 1, 2008
Every year, the Council provides certificates and letters of congratulations to each girl who achieves the Girl Scout Silver Award. The Council also solicits letters from the Governor and Secretary of State. In order to have them ready in time for spring ceremonies, we need your help now. Please send us the name of any girl who may complete her Silver Award in 2008. We are limited to one request per year, so send us ALL possible names. We can edit the listing for incompletes, but we cannot add girls after the request for letters has been sent to the government offices. Even if a girl does not plan to complete her project until summer or fall, you should still send her name now; otherwise she will not receive a letter until Spring of 2009.
Please reply to Heather Madrigal (hmadrigal@gscoc.org) with Girl’s name (exact spelling), Troop #, and Advisor(s) name by March 1, 2008.
Downloads/2nd Qtr 2008 Events.pdf
Here is the latest edition (attachment: 2nd Qtr 2008 Events) of the programs that Council is running for girls of all ages from April until June. Girls can register as part of a troop or individually. Check out our complete listing of programs at GSCOC Activity Calendar . If you have any questions, please contact Susan Krupa at 949-461-8863 or skrupa@gscoc.org
Camera
Shots Badge opportunity with Canon and Jack’s
Cameras
Downloads/Canon and Jack's Camara.pdf
Stacey Foster from Canon and Jack’s Cameras has teamed up to provide a great opportunity for Juniors to earn their Camera Shots badge. See the attached flyer for more information and call Jack’s Cameras to make your reservation for this popular workshop. Peter (from Jack’s Cameras) can answer your questions or take your reservations and can be reached at 949-586-3331.
Downloads/Policies & Standards Change Grid-Nov.2007.pdf
Downloads/Policies and Standards Nov 2007.pdf
The Board of Directors approved the new Policies and Standards. As you requested, we have streamlined this document. It is now half the size, alphabetized by topic, and available in both electronic and print format. All policies are effective immediately so please review right away and share with your entire troop committee. We have also provided a grid that highlights the policy revisions. If you have any questions, please contact your Service Unit Manager or Volunteer Support Specialist. (attachment)
Please help us communicate better!
We need your help to get the Tel-A-Scout to more Girl Scout families
In order to share important and timely information with all Girl Scout households, we are asking for your help. There are still many families and even volunteers, who are not receiving the online Tel-a-Scout (TAS), thus missing out on information that could add to their overall Girl Scout experience. For example, the current TAS contest for a chance to win $15 iTune cards (entries will still be accepted until February 18).
Many of you already communicate with other volunteers and Girl Scout parents through email. We are asking you to share those lists with us so that we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to receive future issues of the TAS. Please forward your Girl Scout volunteer/parent email lists in an Excel or Word format to TAS@gscoc.org. Email addresses will be used for Council communication only and email recipients may opt out at any time they wish.
If you or anyone you know did not receive the latest issue of the TAS, it is on the Council website at www.gscoc.org/TAS. Registration for the TAS is also on that page.
Girl Scout Night
at Angel Stadium
Downloads/2008 Angels Girl Scout Night Flyer.pdf
Mark your calendar! Girl Scout Night at Angel Stadium is August 23rd, 2008.
Please see the attached flyer. Order tickets through Angel’s baseball club. Any questions please contact ccastro@gscoc.org.
Call for
Applications: National Young Women of Distinction
2008
(ATTACHMENT)
Recognized as standard-bearers of excellence, 10 Young Women of Distinction will be honored at a special awards ceremony and presentation during the National Council Session in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Applications are open to any Girl Scout who received her Girl Scout Gold Award between October 1, 2006, and April 30, 2008. To download an application, go to http://www.girlscouts.org/
Girls must submit their applications to GSCOC by May 15, 2008.
Create
an Auction Basket for the Adult Recognition Dinner
Downloads/Auction Donation Form.pdf
The Adult Recognition Dinner, “Island Adventure: A Luau in Paradise,” is just around the corner, on Friday, April 18. The silent auction is a long-standing tradition at the Adult Recognition Dinner. Guests have great fun bidding on and buying baskets. Last year’s auction raised more than $8,000, supporting the Council in providing quality, value based programs that will help our girls develop the courage, confidence and character necessary to make the world a better place.
We are, once again, inviting Associations, Service Units and Troops to participate by creating a festive basket. All contributors will receive recognition in the event program.
Please indicate your commitment of donating an auction item by Monday, March 31 to Jen Granger 949-461-8827 or e-mail jgranger@gscoc.org. Your basket should be brought to Council Headquarters by Monday, April 7. You may also contact Jackie Self at 714-223-7551 to make arrangements to drop off at the Yorba Linda Program Center or Julia Wright at 714-999-2895 for the Anaheim Program Center.
Baskets of various values are encouraged, and auction ideas are attached. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Granger at 949-461-8827 or jgranger@gscoc.org
Are you an environmentally conscious individual? If you are excited about the environment, conservation, preservation and global awareness and want to spread the word to Girl Scouts, we need you! The Girl Scout Council is looking for volunteers to serve on our Earth Day Committee. As a committee member, you will meet 3-4 times with staff members throughout February, March and April to develop and plan our Earth Day Event scheduled for April 19th. If you are interested in a short term, fun and rewarding volunteer opportunity that will empower our girls to be more environmentally aware, please email volunteers@gscoc.org
The Orange County news media has been focusing a lot of attention on the Girl Scout cookie sale. Read and hear what they have to say about their favorite cookies on our web site at Cookie Sale News Highlights. Coverage includes Orange County Register, KDOC TV, and KFI AM radio. Additionally, Time Warner So Cal News is planning an interview with Nancy Nygren later this week. Nationally, Fox News interviewed GSUSA about the cookies and the business and entrepreneurial skills girls learn through the cookie program. See the Fox Business Channel interview at http://news.yahoo.com/video/3045/pg:2.
Night SafariDownloads/NIGHT SAFARI FLYER.pdf
If your girls like animals and are curious about what they do in the night, or in the day, the Santa Ana Zoo has programs for Girl Scouts. See the attached flyers for more details. Please call the Education Department at 714-647-6562 for more information or to reserve your spot!
Downloads/YouthExpo-STDFlyer.pdf
Smile! Youth Expo 2008
Download attachment for more information.
The Council is planning to make enhancements and customer service improvements in the Retail and Online Shops. We invite you to take our Shop Survey, which will take approximately three minutes to complete. To begin, click on the survey link shown below or copy the web address into your browser.
http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=854846
DISCOVER NURSING INTEREST PROJECT
Downloads/Discover Nursing Interest Project.pdf
6th Grade Cadettes – Senior Girls Scouts
Come join Saddleback Nursing students at Saddleback College and learn about nursing as a career. You will earn all requirements for the Discover Nursing IP. Register by January 30, 2008. View the attached Flyer from more information.
ALL GIRL SCOUTSDownloads/Anaheim Arsenals.pdf
Join us in March at Girl Scouts Night with the Anaheim Arsenals! Please see the attached flyer for more events details and contact information.
PUPPET THEATRE FOR FOSTER
KIDS
A local foster care organization will be sponsoring a festival (in Garden Grove) for foster families on April 12th from 11:00am to 3:00pm and would like to have a Girl Scout troop organize a short puppet show. The organization has over 100 puppets and a tabletop theatre that can be used (and borrowed for practice at your troop meeting). If your troop is interested in putting together a puppet show for some great kids, please contact Kathy Harvey at 714-778-3383 or fostercareaux@yahoo.com
SAVE THE DATE! Flyer. Download attachment for more information.
Summer Resident Camp at Camp Scherman – For Girl Scouts and there friends in 1st -12th grade
The camper brochure was mailed out at the end of December and hopefully everyone is checking out all of our fun happenings. Please see the attached Camp Scherman Brochure file if you would like an electronic version or check out our calendar on-line. Registration Opens February 1st; any registrations received prior to February 1st will be treated as if they were received on February 1st so don’t wait mail your registration today!
Mom & Me Core Camp – For 1st – 3rd grade Brownie Girl Scouts and their Moms
Girls can register as individuals or troops. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get away and spend a weekend in the fresh mountain air on February 8th-10th, 2008. Girls will sleep in heated shelters with their Mom. Both will have the opportunity to canoe, make crafts, play games, and have campfire and more. All meals and program activities are provided. Please use the attached Program Registration Form to register.
Party like a Pioneer – For Girl Scouts in 3rd to 6th grade
Downloads/Party like a Pioneer.pdf
Don’t forget to register for this fun day of games, crafts and activities. Girls will get to cook, play games, make toys, and make quill and ink and more. February 9th, 10am to 4pm. Only $15/girl; adults are free! Please use the attached Program Registration Form to sign-up.
Downloads/From Dreams to Reality 1.pdf
Downloads/From Dreams to Reality 2.pdf
“Dare to Dream,” February 16, 2008 @ Concordia University, Irvine
Girls Scouts 11-14
Registration opened on December 15, 2007. View the attached Program Event Flyer from more information. The Program Registration Form is available online at http://www.gscoc.org/forms.aspx?id=1. Mandatory Advisor Meeting is January 15, 2008. This event is limited to 500 participants; registration is accepted “first come, first served.”
Girl Scouts 15-17
Staff Application is available now. See attached. Mandatory Staff Meeting is February 7, 2008. Apply today and encourage your friends to work as Dreams staff! Staff positions are limited; applications are considered in the order they are received.
Silver
Award – Send Us Your Names!
Every year, the Council provides certificates and letters of congratulations to each of our girls who achieves the Girl Scout Silver Award. The Council also solicits letters from the Governor and Secretary of State. In order to have them ready in time for Spring ceremonies, we need your help now. Please send us the name of any girl who may complete her Silver Award in 2008. We are limited to one request per year, so send us ALL possible names. We can edit the listing for incompletes, but we cannot add girls after the request for letters has been sent to the government offices. Even if a girl does not plan to complete her project until summer or fall, you should still send her name now; otherwise she will not receive a letter until Spring of 2009.
Please reply to Heather Madrigal (hmadrigal@gscoc.org) with Girl’s name (exact spelling), Troop #, and Advisor(s) name by March 1, 2008.
Tenure Pins- It’s time to celebrate your years in Girl Scouting!
If you will be attending the Adult Recognition Dinner on April 18, 2008, we would like to honor your many years in Girl Scouting by presenting you with a Tenure Pin at the Island Adventure, A Luau in Paradise. To find out if your eligible for a tenure pin, just answer a few questions on the attached form.
As we ring in the New Year, the Council is planning to make enhancements and customer service improvements in the Retail and Online Shops. Your opinion is important. We invite you to take our Shop Survey, which will take approximately three minutes to complete. To begin, click on the survey link shown below or copy the web address into your browser.
http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=854846
Don’t miss the Island Adventure! January 18, 2008 DEADLINE
Downloads/Adult Recognition Dinner Troop Audition Flyer.pdf
Girl Scouts have the chance to perform at the Island Adventure to say Mahalo (thank you) to our awesome adults and volunteers! The TWO AUDITION OPPORTUNITIES are January 28th & January 30th, so be sure to submit your application to audition by January 18, 2008! You would be lolo (crazy) if you missed your chance to be a part of A Luau in Paradise!
GIRL SCOUTS DAY WITH THE LA CLIPPERS – January 21, 2008
Downloads/LA Clippers Sports Day.pdf
Enjoy a fun sports clinic, earn most of the Girl Sports Try-it/Badge, and have a great time at the game. For more information please see the attached flyer.
2008 Girl Scout destinations
Travel Opportunities for girls 11-17
Downloads/Travel Opportunities 1.pdf
Downloads/Travel Opportunities 2.pdf
This is a reminder to any girls (ages 11-17) that would like to apply for 2008 Girl Scout destination. For those girls who have not yet applied for 2008 destinations and wish to, it is not too late! The council deadline for “late” applications is January 24, 2008. “Late” references are due to the Girl Scout Council Headquarters no later than January 31, 2008. Girls are encouraged to submit an application and references for each event they want to apply for. Event descriptions and the 2008 application and reference forms for 2008 destinations are available at www.studio2b.org. If you have not already done so, please take time to visit the web site and encourage girls to apply for an experience of a lifetime this year. Financial assistance is available. The first step is to complete an application. View the attached flyers and timeline for important details. For more information, contact Lesley Finch at lfinch@gscoc.org.
Check the web site today and choose your destination for summer 08!
“Late” Application Deadline is January 24, 2008.
Come learn some cool techniques used by real crime scene investigators. Girls will gather the evidence so they can crack the case and leave with some tools to help you solve a mystery of your own.
WHO: Junior Girl Scouts (Grades 4-6)
DATE: Saturday, January 26, 2008
TIME: 2:00pm – 4:30pm,
PLACE: Yorba Linda Program Center
FEE: $25
MIN/MAX: 15/50 girls
Registration Now Open! There is still space available!
For a registration form, go to www.gscoc.org and find GSI in the Girl Programs Calendar.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Frederick at 949-461-8860 or efrederick@gscoc.org.
Winter Wonderland – For Girl Scout Troops in 3rd to 6th grade
Downloads/Winter Wonderland.pdf
Don’t forget to register for this fun weekend. All meals and program activities are provided; girls and adults will sleep in heated shelters. From January 25th till the 28th. Girls will canoe, make crafts, play games, and more. Snow could fall, but even if it doesn’t this is a great weekend that is a little smaller and more intimate to allow girls to know each other better and other girls in other troops. Register fast. For more information email jknoll@gscoc.org or use the Program Registration From to register.
Downloads/Harvest Food Bank.pdf
Second Harvest Food Bank, the recipient of our Scouting for Food donations, is having an open house on January 26. Everyone is invited and this would be a great troop or family event. There will be a lot of activities for children plus an opportunity to learn what happens to the food after it is donated. Questions, call Michelle at 949 653 2900.
Youth Day 2008 “About Face! Focused on God”
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Anaheim Convention CenterKids & the Law
Girls in 9-12th grade are invited to participate in a special way…
The Girl Scout Council of Orange County is looking for a small group of girls to take part in the planning and carrying out of the Closing Rally (it’s like a Pep Rally) for this exciting, spirited and insightful day. This event is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church but girls do not have to be Catholic to participate. Through participation in this group, girls may earn community service hours and/or complete requirements for the Spirit Alive religious recognition or other PRAY recognition.
See attached flyer for details.
NOTE: Meeting dates are December 13, January 17, and February 6.
Junior Jam is a camp out for Junior age troops who want to have a lot of fun and experience a campout that includes both skill and fun events. This is a good opportunity for girls to get a taste of what they will do as Cadettes during Cadette O Rama. Please see the attached flyer for further information.
2008 GAM Weekend May 16-18, 2008
The 2008 GAM weekend at Newport Dunes is an exciting event for Girl Scouts ages 14-17 to enjoy friendly competition while practicing their skills in boating, nautical activities and swimming. Girls participate at their own skill level, and this fun-filled and energetic program encourages good sportsmanship and helps to build troop spirit.
Gam-o-Gram will be posted online in February
For information, contact Elizabeth Frederick at (949) 461-8860 or efrederick@gscoc.org.