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Important Reminder | |  All event registrations close when capacity is reached or two weeks prior to the event, whichever comes first, unless otherwise stated. No late registrations will be accepted at any time. This is to provide staff and program partners enough time to prepare for the event. |
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Upcoming Events | | |
Here are some exciting events happening in March! Details and additional events are available in the Program Guide and also listed in Personify. Sign up today!
Portland Metro
Zoo Almost Overnight
March 31, 2012
(Reg. closes March 17)
SW Washington
Girl Scouts After Dark
March 30, 3012
(Reg. closes March 16)
Gorge/Eastern Oregon
Roller Skate Party at Skate City
March 30, 2012
(Reg. closes March 16)
South Valley
Walking with Wildlife
March 17, 2012
(Reg. closes March 3) |
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Event Survey Evaluation Winner | | |
Help Girl Scouts OSW succeed in offering a variety of meaningful and exciting events in your area! After attending a council-sponsored event you will recieve an email with a link to an Event Evaluation survey. Complete the survey and be entered for a chance to win a journey book of your choice from the GSOSW store! One girl will be chosen per month. This month's winner is Kira Chan from Girl Scout Troop 40218!
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #13
Make and distribute 100 friendship bracelets. |
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The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting Special Pricing Ending Soon | | |
 If you haven't yet purchased The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting, now is the time! The special introductory price of $16.87 will only be offered until March 12, 2012. After that time, the books will be available at a regular price of $22.50.
Beautifully designed, The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting is formatted as a binder divided into three sections: handbook, badge and my Girl Scouts. This resource complements the Girl Scout journeys by helping girls build skills to become successful and gain the confidence to do amazing things!
Get yours today at girlscoutsosw.org/shop » |
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Meet the 100th Anniversary Patch! | | |
GSOSW is pleased to announce the winner of the 100th anniversary patch contest! Congratulations to Kate Weeks of Girl Scout Troop 40168 for submitting the winning patch!
We received hundreds of entries that truly display our spirit of our celebration, so a special thank you to all girls that submitted an entry. The patch will be available for purchase at your nearest Girl Scout store by March 1, 2012. Along with the patch will be rockers for different 100th events like the 100th Anniversary Kickoff, Birthday Celebration, SU events and more.
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #3
Stand in the shape of "100", take a picture and submit to your local paper. |
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Happy 100th Anniversary! | | |
 A very special Girl Scout milestone is quickly approaching! March 12, 2012 is the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting in the United States of America. On March 12, 1912 Juliette Gordon Low brought together 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia for the very first Girl Scout meeting.
Juliette built the organization with the strong belief that girls should be given the opportunity to develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. She thought that girls should be brought out of the isolated home environment and into communities, providing service and participating in outdoor activities, including sports and camping.
It is from this foundation that Girl Scouting has grown to more than 3.2 million members. While we may look different today, Girl Scouting still has the same goal, to empower girls and help them develop thier full potential.
Celebrate with Us!
Visit our 100th Anniversary Web page to see the 100th anniversary event calendar featuring council-wide celebrations and qualifying service unit events. Coming up soon is the Anniversary Kickoff on March 10, 2012 at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland! Join us for the NW Largest Friendship circle, Girl Scout activities from 1912 through today, the Last Chance cookie sale and so much more! Details at girlscoutsosw.org.
You can also celebrate by doing Girl Scout week activities on your own or with your troop. Girl Scout week is March 11-17, 2012. Each day has a different theme so plan some activities to do each day of the week!
Sunday, March 11: Girl Scout Sunday
-Take part in a religious service.
-Say or sing grace at a meal.
Monday, March 12: Live the GS Law Day
-Invite a friend to your next Girl Scout meeting.
-Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law to your family.
Tuesday, March 13: Citizenship Day
-Start a service project in your community.
-Meet your mayor or attend a town meeting.
Wednesday, March 14: Health and Safety Day
-Check to see if your smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are working properly.
-Go to the local farmer's market and buy some organic produce to eat.
Thursday, March 15: International Friendship Day
-Attend a multicultural event in your community.
-Start exchanging pen pal letters with a troop or girl from another country.
Friday, March 16: Arts and Crafts Day
-Visit a local art gallery.
-Make a photo album or scrapbook of your troop's adventures.
Saturday, March 17: Outdoors Day
-Take a scavenger hike. Find something in nature that starts with each letter of the alphabet.
-Plant a vegetable, flower or herb in a pot to enjoy.
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #7
Make and distribute 100 luminaries in your community to honor March 12, 2012. |
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Get Ready to Go Outdoors | | |
It's hard to think about going outside right now with the winter weather, but spring really is just around the corner! That means it's time to begin planning your outdoor activities, especially if you're planning to go to resident camp. Reserve your space in the camp of your choice soon, as our summer resident camps fill quickly. See the Resident Camp Brochure for session listings. Many different day camps will also be held all over our council, so visit girlscoutsosw.org for details!
For Girl Scout Cadettes and older girls with outdoor skills, Tambu - an outdoor skills competition campout weekend where girls compete in orienteering, trail signs, fire building, knots, lashing, cooking and more- is held in the Portland/Metro area.
Girl Scout Juniors can have fun getting prepared for Tambu at Junior Tent Camp, held at the same location. This fun camping weekend includes many of the same activities done at Tambu, but in a non-competitive setting. Don't miss these enjoyable learning experiences!
Girls in the Woods is a week long camping experience for Junior Girl Scouts entering grades 5-8. Enjoy a week of tent camping in the Willamette National Forest in partnership with Forest Service staff who provide a huge array of outdoor education and adventure. Activities include hiking, GPS and wildlife Geocaching, wildlife surveying, archeology, aquatic biology and much more.
So how will you get outside this summer? Check out the Spring/Summer Program Guide for details about these events and other Camp Pathway opportunities.
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #80
Make a scavenger hunt of 100 things you might find at a Girl Scout property and then go and find them. |
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Have Your Troop Recorded in History! | | |
In celebration of our centennial year, the 1912 Society honors 100 years of Girl Scouting and invests in the future of girls. Consider becoming a member today or honoring a Girl Scout in your life. You might also consider joining to honor your troop for this limited time opportunity.
Be one of the first 1,912 to donate $100 now through December 2012, and your name (or the individual/troop you choose to honor) will be permanently recognized on the Wall of Honor.
All donations by Girl Scout members of $100 or more can be credited towards the Family Partnership contest. Please specify your service unit, number of people in your troop and 1912 Society when making a donation.
Since troop numbers can be reassigned after a troop disbands, please use an identifier of your choice with your troop number such as "Troop 55555 the Dandelions" or use the leader's name, "Troop 55555, Jane Doe, Leader".
Learn more about this once in a lifetime opportunity at girlscoutsosw.org!
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #51
Learn some new moves! Learn a dance that was popular in 1912. |
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Flag Ceremony Workshops | | |
Have fun and learn the essentials of color guard and how to conduct a flag ceremony at this workshop. Each year, there are opportunities for girls to perform flag ceremonies in every part of the council. This important community service opportunity is patriotic fun for everyone and will be taught with hands-on practice, fun games and real flags. Be a part of raising the profile of Girl Scouts in your community, learn a new skill with your troop and have a great time. Leader or co-leader participation is required. Pre-registration is required for these workshops and the cost is $5/girl. Sign up online or at your local service center. See below for a listing of workshops being held this spring at local service centers:
Salem - April 14, 2012; 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Eugene - April 26, 2012; 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Medford - May 19, 2012; 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Portland (GS JRS) - May 28, 2012; 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Portland (GS CAD - AMB) - June 7, 2012; 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #35
Tie 100 green ribbons around trees on March 12, 2012 (be sure to have appropriate permission to do so and remove them all when you are done). |
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It's Cookie Time! | |  Hey girls, the cookie program is not over yet! Keep an order card with you at all times and ask, ask, ask. It's the best way to reach your goal!
You can also follow up with your customers to make sure they are well stocked with their favorite cookie flavors. Remind them that all our cookies freeze very well and encourage them to get cookies for the whole year! You'll want to employ these tips and many more sales strategies to help you reach your goal and help us have a free concert. Watch for more details about who will be coming to our 2.012 million box celebration concert! If you are not participating in the cookie program yet, it's not too late! Talk with your troop leader, let her know you are interested and she can help you get started.
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #50 Creat a YouTube video about your favorite things in Girl Scouting and share it with our council's YouTube channel. |
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Service Project Idea | | |
Operation Happy Sock
Is your troop interested in pets? Most girls are pet lovers. Use this fun and easy service project idea to get younger girls involved in helping out their community, even the furriest members.
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ohappysock.blogspot.com |
A Happy Sock is a big, fluffy catnip toy that we make by taking a sock, stuffing it with a combination of polyester fiberfill and catnip, and then tying a knot at the ankle. The result is a durable, huggable toy that cats can lick, kick and play with. While this may seem like a very simple project, a finished Happy Sock can provide hours of enjoyment for a cat or kitten in a shelter, while they await adoption. This is also a great way to use up all those single socks, whose mate was lost in the wash. Most groups do Operation Happy Sock in these three phases:
- Collect socks well in advance of the project (2-3 weeks before).
- Have a Happy Sock production party, where the toys are actually made.
- Visit your local animal shelter to donate the items - your group may be able to arrange for a tour, educational program or to give the socks to the cats themselves.
For more information about Operation Happy Sock check out the blog: ohappysock.blogspot.com.
Bonus 100th Anniversary Activity: #10
Celebrate International Women's Day, March 8, by distributing 100 green carnations. |
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