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Food Drive a Success!
By Julie Beeh | | |
In December, the Bend Service Center store held a food drive, resulting in the collection of 260 pounds of food from girls and adult volunteers!
The food was donated to Neighbor Impact, a local non-profit serving economically disadvantaged people in Central Oregon.
As a part of the successful drive, the store gave 123 patches to food drive participants.
Way to go Central Oregon Girl Scouts and volunteers!
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100th Anniversary Kickoff at Pioneer Courthouse Square - You're Invited! | |
 We're kicking off the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting March 10 at Pioneer Square in downtown Portland, and we want all of our amazing alumnae there to celebrate with us! Stop by 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for activities from each decade of Girl Scouting, the Northwest's Largest Friendship Circle (taking place at 12:12 p.m.), Radio Disney entertainment, a last chance cookie sale and much more. This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Pioneer Courthouse Square
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | FREE
Alums are encouraged to wear green to show Girl Scout spirit. We look forward to seeing you there!
There are many other anniversary events planned for March, 2012 - many of them by girls and volunteers! To learn more about these events and how you can attend, visit the anniversary calendar at girlscoutsosw.org. |
| Which Troop Was the First to Sell Girl Scout Cookies? | |
The earliest mention of a cookie sale found to date was that of the Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, which baked cookies and sold them in its high school cafeteria as a service project in December 1917.
For the history and evolution of Girl Scout Cookies, visit girlscouts.org.
There's still time to stock up on all of your favorites and try the new cookie, Savannah Smiles, honoring Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary and founder Juliette Gordon Low's birthplace. Girls will hold booth sales now through March 11, 2012. Enter your zip code into the Cookie Locator to find a booth sale near you! |
| Annual Meeting to be April 21 at Portland State University | |
We are pleased to announce that GSOSW's Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012. The primary meeting site will be located at Portland State University in Portland. Satellite sites are tentatively scheduled for Bend, Hermiston, Eugene, Klamath Falls and Medford - please note these locations are subject to change.
Tentatively, the meeting will include learning opportunities for girl and adult members in the morning between 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., followed by the annual meeting at 12:30 p.m. You don't have to be a delegate to attend!
As more details are confirmed, we will be sure to forward them on through our various information outlets. For now, mark the date on your calendar and plan to join other members for a celebration of our council at the annual meeting! |
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Get Recorded in Girl Scout 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 honor/memorialize someone in your life who loved Girl Scouting.
Be one of the first 1,912 to donate $100 now through December 2012, and your name (or the name of the individual/troop you choose to honor) will be permanently recognized on the Wall of Honor.
Your donation ensures that ALL girls will have opportunities for life-changing leadership experiences regardless of their financial circumstances.
Learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or join today at girlscoutsosw.org! Questions? Contact Julie Beeh at jbeeh@girlscoutsosw.org. |
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Once a Girl Scout, Always a Girl Scout! |
Contact KC Carnes, Alumnae Coordinator, if you are interested in community service projects, events to support local Girl Scouts, networking events and other Girl Scout fun! |
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Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character,
who make the world a better place. |
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