Renew your Girl Scout membership online today and be ready for all the fun in the fall! Online registration is quick and easy - simply activate, renew, and print!

Now it is easier than ever to give the gift of Girl Scouting! Family Partnership donations can now be added to your re-registration fee.

Day Camp

Summer 2011

Did you know some of our day camps are still looking for campers?  We have several camps with spaces for girls in Salem, Eugene and a few others throughout our council. Camps have units for your girls and separates unit for tagalongs (preschool aged children and boys).

All of our camps are 100% volunteer run and need the support of caring adults to be successful. Most camps are still looking for volunteers.   

Learn more today by visiting our website!

Upcoming Events

Make Your Own Badges

• Will make your own badges require council approval? No, girls will work with volunteers to make them and the last step requires an adult's signature.
• Once a girl creates her own badge, can other girls earn it? No because girls gains skills in choosing the topic and from the process of creating the badge. Therefore, girls can only earn the badges they create.
• What will be the process to make your own badge? After the girl has developed the idea and the requirements, she will log on to a Make Your Own badge website (with adult supervision). There, she will choose a design icon from a gallery of pre-approved images. When she is finished designing, she will submit her badge and the licensed vendor will produce and ship it.
• How many of these can a girl earn? Girls can earn one per year.
• Will all make your own badges look the same? They will have appropriate grade level shape and the border will match the grade level color.

The Dairy Farmers of Oregon Milk Carton Boat Race offers a memorable day for participants and spectators alike. Children and adults race and show off their handmade boats that float only by means of recycled milk cartons and jugs. Build a boat that's creative or imaginative or one that's sleek and slim for racing.  

Date: Sunday, June 12

Location: Westmoreland Park, Portland

Time: 11 a.m.

Cost: Free

Register: No registration necessary for spectators. To compete, register by June 8 and get directions on how to build a boat at http://bit.ly/boatraces.

November 10-14, 2011  

The Girl Scout Leadership Institute (GSLI) is a program based on the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Girl leaders in Girl Scouting come together for interactive sessions and discussions on current issues impacting girls and the movement.

More than 1,200 girls - girls from every Girl Scout council in the nation - will converge in Houston for the 2011 National Girl Scout Leadership Institute (GSLI) held parallel to the National Council Session from November 10-13. This year's GSLI theme is "Leadership and Innovation, the Next 100 Years," with a focus on interactive sessions designed to excite, inspire, and prepare girls to become leaders and encourage them to take action in the world around them.

Each Girl Scout council has been invited to bring a group of ten Girl Scouts ages 13 and older, as well as two chaperones in accordance with GSUSA safety guidelines for this age level.

Girls will participate in the opening and closing ceremonies and attend sessions that concentrate on the following:

• Global connections
• I Girl Scouts
• Innovation in marketing
• Innovation in business
• Innovation in technology
• Leadership

Additionally, as part of the GSLI, girls will do their part to kick off Girl Scouts Forever Green and participate in other convention activities including the plenary sessions and the Conversations of Consequence. The GSLI will wrap up on Saturday, November 12, in time for girls to join in the 100th anniversary celebration  and evening festivities.   

Registration information for girls and chaperones: If you are interested in representing GSOSW at the leadership institute please register in Personify by July 20.  The final group will be selected July  22. Registration cost is $150 for girls $150 & $245 for adults; does not include transportation. Registration begins 6/10/11 and the registration fee must be paid by July 28.

Portland Timbers

Second chance to see a game! 

The Timbers love Girl Scouts so much, they are adding more Girl Scout games to their season! Don't miss the chance to see the 2011 Portland Timbers in Reserve Division play in the newly renovated JELD-WEN Field and experience the thrill of soccer in Portland!

Portland Timbers support our girls by giving back to Girl Scouts; a portion of each ticket sold will benefit Girl Scouts of Oregon & Southwest Washington. Thank you Timbers!

2011 Timbers Reserve Matches

Sunday, August 21 - 12 p.m. - vs. Vancouver Whitecaps Reserves

Friday, September 2 - 2 p.m. - vs. LA Galaxy Reserves

Tuesday, September 27 - 11 a.m. - vs. Chivas USA Reserves

Cost: $8/person includes Timbers Patch while supplies last. This discounted price is only available if your group books in advance. Seating is all general admission for reserve matches. Bring your whole troop! To order tickets, contact: Pat Rice (503)553-5442 or price@portlandtimbers.com

Girl Scouts at Movies in the Park

We are excited to announce that the Girl Scouts have partnered with Portland Parks and Recreation to provide activities at five Movies in the Park events this summer. We are currently seeking troops, individually registered girls and adult volunteers to help provide information about Girl Scouts and activities like planting seeds, face-painting, recycled toy-making, nature scavenger hunts and more! Activities will conclude at sundown so you will be free to sit down and enjoy the movie!There will also be a special Girl Scout Night on August 18 and all Girl Scouts are invited to attend in their uniforms. If you are interested in coming to help and have fun, please contact Gerry-Anna Jones at gjones@girlscoutsosw.org or 503-977-6830. There are other dates available to us so if you are interested in additional dates to participate, please let us know.