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Greetings!
 This weekend, we will be honoring our 2012 Gold Awardees at the annual Reflections ceremony. The Gold Award is the highest award girls can earn in Girl Scouting. To earn it, girls must spend 80 hours planning and executing a sustainable project that will have a lasting impact on their community. This year, we have 37 execptional girls who will receive this award. Their impressive projects are a great example of how girls can indeed make the world a better place. Projects range from turning an old school house into a community food pantry to creating a goldfish pond at the Cancer Center Garden at Sainte Genevieve's Memorial Hospital to renovating a visitation room for supervised meetings between parents and children at Every Child's Hope Foster Care Facility. I hope all of this year's Gold Awardees inspire other girls and adults to make a difference in the world. Congratulations to all of the Gold Awardees, as well as the Silver Awardees, girls who have been in Girl Scouts for 10 and 13 years and graduating Girl Scouts, who will all also be honored at the ceremony. Best Wishes, 
Donna K. Martin
CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
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The BIG Day - Believe in Girls
 Sept. 22, 2012
Join us as we paint downtown St. Louis green - green trefoils in the streets, green water in the fountains and green lights in the trees.
Register now with your cookie money! Don't wait until the last minute and miss this great opportunity,
The day begins with a parade and will culminate with our very own flash mob and FamFest at Soldiers Memorial Park. Come enjoy great stage entertainment, activity booths and service projects throughout the day. A celebrity concert tops off The BIG Day, making this the event you won't want to miss. While Girl Scouts are creating this day of green, the entire community is invited to join the fun.
Visit our website to find out more about becoming a VIP for The BIG Day and even more details about the event. Also, find out about volunteering and transportation. Join us for a great day!
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The BIG Day is Looking for BIG Things
 Work is in progress to ensure that the BIG Day is the biggest it can be. We are recruiting marching bands, food vendors, local entertainment groups for the performance stages and vendors who would like to provide an interactive program booth. We want to have activities to include all family members to make this a fun day for all.
Who better than our members to ask for suggestions? If any of you have any suggestions please contact Sarah Moran, 314.592.2387, with your suggestion and contact information so we can make a connection with them. |
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BIG Day Service Project
 Donate used jeans - warm a service person's heart.
Your used blue jeans can become a quilt, providing comfort to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have been injured while serving. Donated blue jeans will be cut into 6-inch squares. Participants at the BIG Day will be invited to write messages on the squares, which will be sent to Operation Quiet Comfort to be made into quilts. Find out more information.
Help prepare for the service project by attending a jean cutting party! Jean cutting parties will be held on July 30, August 13 and August 29 at the St. Louis Service Center.
Please bring your rotary cutter, cutting mat and sharp scissors if you have them. If not, we will supply them for your use.
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The BIG Day Parade
 Sept. 22, 2012
As part of our BIG Day, we're having our own parade. This is our opportunity to tell the Girl Scout story to our community through a parade and afternoon activities.
Make sure your Neighborhood is featured in the parade and assist in telling our story. We want to show our community the unity we have as an organization to celebrate our landmark 100th Anniversary and demonstrate what we give to our community.
In order to feature both Neighborhoods and troops, we wil have a flag brigade. We want to ensure that all of our members participate in The BIG Day first and foremost since it will be a wonderful family day. We want 20,000 Girl Scout members and their families downtown in green shirts. It will be a great way for the entire family to celebrate our anniversary.
We also want our troops and Neighborhoods to celebrate in their own way as part of our grass roots approach to the celebration. The flag brigade is a part of that initiative. Here's how you can get involved:
- Your Neighborhood can participate by purchasing a 100th Anniversary flag at the shop at a discounted price
- Each troop that holds their own 100th Anniversary celebration can then make a streamer to hang on the flag with their troop number and name of the celebration on the streamer, which will be attached to the flag
- Your Neighborhood will then designate two representatives (you might consider holding a contest to select people or you can choose them) to carry your flag in the flag brigade in the parade to represent your Neighborhood
- This unit will be prominently featured in our parade
- You can maintain these flags and proudly display them at future Neighborhood meetings
This is a fun and rewarding way to encourage troops to plan their own centennial year celebration. We hope to see many flags and streamers being carried down Market Street.
For planning purposes, please email Mary Ann Owens, mowens@girlscoutsem.org, and confirm that your Neighborhood will be participating in this exciting initiative. |
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Floats Wanted for the BIG Day Parade
 Represent your District or Neighborhood with a float in our Girl Scout parade. Floats for the parade will be selected by an unbiased committee. Selection will be made by August 15 to allow time to assemble and build the floats. To be considered, you must submit a drawing or COMPLETE written description of your float. These can be submitted to mowens@girlscoutsem.org or mail by August 1 to: Mary Ann Owens Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri 2300 Ball Drive St. Louis, MO 63146 Float requirements: - All floats must adhere to Safety Activity Checkpoint regulations - Floats must be constructed on a flat bed with rails (a pick up truck does not qualify as a float) - Floats must follow a theme that reflects the Girl Scout mission and program elements - Floats need to be decorated appropriately to reflect the quality of the parade - Floats that feature entertainment of some type will be given higher consideration - Floats may have girls with appropriate adult supervision on them Applications are currently being accepted. |
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Be an Official 100th Anniversary Parade Participant
 As part of our BIG Day on September 22, we'll be parading through downtown St. Louis and we want YOU to be part of the Century of Promise parade.
We're looking for 10 very special groups of Girl Scouts to join the parade as official participants. Your group should have a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 50 Girl Scouts and offer a special performance or clever theme that demonstrates one of the key elements of Girl Scouting. Show us your pride in camping, STEM, being green, a Journey or any other element of Scouting. You might do something with grocery carts to celebrate April Showers or make costumes out of recyclable materials. Come up with a dynamite idea so your group can be featured.
Send us a 2-5 minute video, pictures or a plan showing us your idea. Be creative. You have until August 1 to submit your idea to Nicole Dalton, ndalton@girlscoutsem.org.
We'll select five groups of Girl Scouts by August 15 to be featured in the parade. We can't wait to see your parade ideas. |
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Flash Mob Lessons
 GSEM will be offering you a special chance to learn the flash mob dance for the BIG Day. These will be offered at the Girl Scout Service Center on the following dates at 6:30 pm:
June 20 July 19 August 22
This is your chance to learn or practice this fun dance so you can participate on the BIG Day. Lessons are not mandatory for participation; just sign up to be a VIP. The instructional video for the dance will also be available on our website and YouTube after May 15, so you can have your own lessons. Just remember, this is about having fun and celebrating our 100th; dance skills are not important.
We will also be offering lessons in the northern, southern and western areas of our Council. Stay tuned for those dates and locations.
There is limited space in our facility, so you must RSVP to attend the lessons. RSVP to Kathy Adrian, kadrian@girlscoutsem.org. Please include the number of girls who will be attending. We will notify you by email if you are NOT able to attend due to space. If you do not receive an email, plan on attending. |
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Veiled Prophet/Fair St. Louis Parade - Be a Part of the Biggest July 4th Parade in the Nation
 We want 1,000 Girl Scouts with our float for this great parade.
Girl Scout troops are needed to walk behind the GSEM float. We would like participants to wear a green Girl Scout T-shirt if possible. A Girl Scout sash or vest can be worn over the T-shirt. Troops need to follow adult/girl ratios to participate in this fun activity. Space will be limited, so register early by completing this survey. |
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Do You Know a Graduate Who is a Current or Former Girl Scout?
 Celebrate graduation with a gift that will last a lifetime. Recognize your graduate's accomplishment by donating $100 to Family Partnership, and you will receive a personalized paving brick installed at the camp of your choice in 2013 in her honor. To recognize the families who support the Girl Scout Mission in 2012 with a gift of $100 or more, Girl Scouts is promoting the value of philanthropy and honoring your generosity with a Legacy Brick. Each brick is 4"x8" and may have up to three lines of text.
- Keepsake replica bricks can also be purchased for $20. - To make your gift to Family Partnership, go to www.girlscoutsem.org, call Fund Development at 314.592.2320 or mail your gift to: GSEM PO Box 795226 St. Louis, MO 63179 - For more information, go to the Donor tab on the homepage of www.girlscoutsem.org or call Fund Development at 314.592.2320.
Thank you for leaving a legacy by investing in girls! We are delighted to honor your generosity with a Legacy Brick. |
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"Let's Talk"
Here's your chance to have a great dialogue with the CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, Donna Martin. The "Let's Talk" sessions will happen in several areas of our Council jurisdiction. Donna will be there to answer your questions and visit with you about the great things happening during our Centennial celebration. Please submit questions to Mary Ann Owens, mowens@girlscoutsem.org, at least 5 days before the session. This allows us to gather our information and give the best answers to your question. All sessions will begin at 6:30 pm: October 23 - United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall - 300 E. Washington St., Kirksville, MO 62501 October 24 - Park United Methodist Church - 2335 Palmyra Road, Hannibal, MO 63401 November 1 - Mineral Area College North College Center - 5270 Flat River Road, Park Hills, MO 63601 November 28 - Girl Scout Service Center - 2300 Ball Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146 |
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Centennial Patch Program
The 100th Anniversary celebrates Girl Scouting, giving girls the opportunity to build leadership skills, learn a new skill, help others and most of all have fun. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri invites Girl Scouts of all ages to earn a special centennial patch to celebrate the 100th Anniversary. This patch will be available to purchase in the Girl Scout Shop through March 12, 2013, giving girls the remainder of this summer and into the next school year to earn it. Throughout the year, GSEM will showcase a variety of fun, interesting activitiy choices to help girls earn the Centennial Patch. Below is an example of one of the activities girls may choose to do to earn the patch. Discover: Activity 4 - Fun and Games from the Past Games, a tradition at Girl Scout meetings and events, provide girls the opportunity to learn by doing and contribute to a girl's physical, mental and emotional fitness. Games also provide girls the opportunity to build confidence and skill, good sportsmanship and problem solving, and they expand their experiences. Playing games help build a sense of community and trust within their peers with energy, laughter and seriousness. They discover how to think, become adept at basic skills and learn to support and cooperate with others. Playing games is a natural process, and most games can be adapted to fit the size and age of the group as well as experience and abilities of girls. Below is a fun observation game as well as a singing game, both found in Games for Girl Scouts Second Edition: Kim's Lattice: "Equipment: a demonstration lattice, sticks, each approximately 15 inches long, four or more for each team, and a variety of small objects. Method: A demonstration lattice of sticks I laid out on the ground with a nature object such as an acorn, a maple leaf, etc., placed in each opening. Teams are formed. All teams observe the completed lattice for one minute before it is covered up. Each team then makes one of its own, trying to remember each object and its correct placement. The team constructing the most accurate lattice in the shortest time wins. (The objects used by the teams for their own lattices may be provided by the game leader or gathered by each team). This game may also be played indoors with any objects. It is one of the many variations of 'Kim's Game.'" Finish the Song: "The group is divided into two teams. Team A starts singing a popular song. When the leader raises her hand, the singing stops. Team B must then take up the song at that point and finish it. If B cannot finish it, Team A starts the next song, but if Team B is successful, its members start the next song and Team A must complete it." Did you know? "In 1966, "Trefoil," a Girl Scout Game, was introduced. The game consisted of a hinged playing board, four playing pieces, a spinner and four record sheets, which were used by each player to record Girl Scout activities on the playing board, and a series of small cards representing Junior and Cadette Girl Scout badges and senior Girl Scout Aide Bars. The playing board, which measured 15 3/8" square when open, record sheets and activity cards, were all printed in full color. Instruction sheets came with each game. The game was available until 1975, and a total of 12,540 games were produced." Source: Girl Scout Collectors Guide (page 482) Contacts: Vivianne Frye-Perry, Urban Team, 314.592.2366, vperry@girlscoutsem.org Lucretia Penn, Suburban Team, 314.592.2337, lpenn@girlscoutsem.org Jessica Upchurch, Rural Team, 314.592.2359, jupchurch@girlscoutsem.org |
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Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards
 For current information check out the GSEM Award web Pages: You'll find FAQs, definitions of take action projects, girl and adult award guidelines and award related forms.
Girl Scout Gold Award Workshops
Girl Scouts must complete prerequisites for Girl Scout Gold Awards before attending a Gold Award workshop.
Prerequisites:
- Have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award as a Cadette and complete a Senior or Ambassador Journey, which includes a Community Take Action Project related to the Journey theme
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- Complete two Senior or Ambassador Journeys or Community Take Action Projects related to each Journey theme
During the Fall 2012-2013 program year, GSEM will be updating the online registration system. Therefore, there will be no online registration available for fall workshops. After January 2013, you may register online.
To register for fall workshops, please use the Course Registration form. You may fax (314.890.0645), email (BSGawards@girlscoutsem.org) or send the form to:
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri - Gold Award Workshop
2300 Ball Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
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Wed., Aug. 15, 5:30-7:30 pm
St. Louis Service Center, 2300 Ball Drive
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Mon., Sept. 10, 5:30-7:30 pm
St. Louis Service Center, 2300 Ball Drive
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Mon., Sept. 24, 6-8 pm
St. Louis Service Center, 2300 Ball Drive
Contact: Cindy Stocker, Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Award Staff Advisor, 314.592.2360, BSGawards@girlscoutsem.org |
Girl Scout Shop
The St. Louis GS Shop begins summer hours on June 11. Be sure to visit this summer as new merchandise from GSUSA will be arriving all summer.
Planning on attending the BIG Day on September 22? Be one of the first to get a BIG Day tote bag available now for $6.
St. Louis GS Shop Summer Hours June 11-August 24 Monday-Wednesday and Friday - 9 am-4:30 pm; Thursday 9 am-6:30 pm St. Louis GS Shop Regular Hours: Monday & Friday 9 am-4:30 pm Tuesday-Thursday 9 am-6:30 pm
Select Saturday Hours - Open 10 am-2 pm September 8 & 15
Hannibal GS Shop Regular Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm
Select Saturday Hours - 8:30 am-noon September 8 |
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ALL AGES
 Back to School Splash
Come splash into the new school year with your Girl Scout troop at one of the private swim parties. Girls in the troops are welcome to bring non-Girl Scout friends.
Please register all friends with the troop's swim party application. Fee includes admission, snack and patch. No refunds. Confirmations will be sent two weeks prior to swim party date. Registration forms can be found on pp. 45-46 of A Girl Scout Summer. |
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Grades 1-3
 God and Me Lark
June 23, 8 am-4 pm @ Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 1485 Craig Road, 63146
$10 per girl to be paid in cash day of event
Girls who are members of the Protestant and Independent Christian Churches will complete the requirements to earn the "God and Me" religious award. They will make a GAMEBox, and after each Bible lesson, they will make a game to add to their GAMEBox. Girls will receive an event patch and will be responsible for ordering their own God and Me award because girls are required to present their work to their pastor for final approval.
Also, adults/parents are needed to volunteer to help teach, and older girls are needed to serve as counselor aides. Training will be provided on June 16.
RSVP required by June 4 to Tara Mooney at 314.878.2381, mooneyta@swbell.net to reserve your spot. |
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Grades 6-8  Me and the Media - Register Now!
July 8-10, 6 pm Sunday-6 pm Tuesday @ Saint Louis University, 63108
$130 Grades 5-7 in 2011-12 school year Submit: Individual Program Application byJune 6 This journey is all about you and your relationship with this great, big multimedia world. As you explore how all the media stories get shaped, you'll see how those stories can shape your thoughts and feelings about yourself, your community and your world. You can even earn a Journey award. The chance to put some real "ME" in the media is here at this overnight adventure at the dorms of SLU. Enjoy a dinner out, a Muny production, a backstage tour and Ted Drew's. Contact Emily Ficker, 314.592.2341, eficker@girlscoutsem.org |
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 Ranken Summer Adventure Academies
Ranken Summer Advenure Academies still have openings in their Jewelry Design, Tools for Success: Females at Work, Health Technologies and Water World Explorers camps. These camps encourage students who are excited about careers in technology to choose a program relevant to their interests from Ranken's five core divisions.
Register online at www.ranken.edu/adventureacademy or call 314.286.4822. |
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 Acing Middle School: An aMAZEing Adventure - Register Now!
July 29-31, 6 pm Sunday-6 pm Tuesday @ Truman State University, Kirksville 63501
$130 Grades 5-7 in 2011-12 school year
Submit: Individual Program Application byJune 15
Navigate the twists and turns of getting along in middle school and in life by being a leader. Explore everything from making good first impressions to making genuine, long-lasting friendships, from peer pressure to no pressure to passing it forward. It is all here in this overnight adventure at the dorms at Truman State University in Kirksville. Enjoy swimming, dinner out and more, and you can even earn a Journey award.
Contact Emily Ficker, 314.592.2341, eficker@girlscoutsem.org |
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Grades 6-12
 Become A Member of Girl Congress and Let Your Voice Be Heard
GSEM is currently accepting applications for Girl Congress Delegates. Girl Congress is an opportunity for experienced Girl Scouts to make Girl Scouting better for all girls and be a representative for our Council. Girls have the opportunity to make new friends, learn new skills, plan fun events and have access to opportunities that can make her own Girl Scout experience even better. This past year, some Girl Congress members have participated in a television fashion show, conducted interviews with various media outlets, represented GSEM at a Cardinals game and planned several great events for girls. Two Girl Congress members have received college scholarships this year totaling over $5,000.
Girl Congress members are elected by their District and can serve a one year term, and then can be re-elected for another term. Each District is allowed to elect two Delegates and two Alternates. The term is June 1-May 31 each year. To be elected as a Girl Congress Delegate, the applicant must be a girl member of GSEM, 14 years old by the start of the term and submit the Individual Program Application. She should also include a short biography, which has information about her Girl Scout involvement, community activities and reasons why she wants to become a member of Girl Congress. A District Chair may also fill out the necessary paperwork and nominate a girl member.
It is expected that the Girl Congress Delegates attend all meetings. Meetings are usually held the third Tuesday of each month during the school year. Please submit all nomination forms and biographies to Marti Kelly, 314.592.2358, mkelly@girlscoutsem.org. |
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Grades 7-12
 Encounter Weekend for Girls
August 17-19, check in Fri. 6-7 pm - noon Sunday @ Camp Fiddlecreek
Early registration $50 by July 15 or $55 after July 15, includes lodging, meals and a T-shirt
Catholic Girl Scouts and all girls who are in grades 7-12 during the 2012-2013 school year are invited to come enjoy live music, a delicious menu and faith-filled fun.
High school and college aged girls who are in touch with their faith are needed to help plan and guide the youth on this retreat. You will be part of the planning team, attend planning sessions and have a great time. Join the Youth Staff Facebook page.
Adults are also needed to help throughout the weekend. All adults must be in compliance with the Archdiocesan requirements. The cost is $40 per person and includes lodging, meals and a T-shirt.
For more information, visit www.catholicscoutingstl.org/events/encounter-weekend-girls.
Contact Youth Apostolate Office of Catholic Scouting, 314.792.7608, annlederman@archstl.org |
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Grades 8-11  UMSL Leadership Camp
June 24-27 @ J.C. Penney Conference Center at the University of Missouri - St. Louis
This fun-filled program explores non-traditional and traditional careers and fields of study, inspiring young women to take hold of their dreams and aim high for success. Camp activities heighten awareness and better inform girls and parents about college readiness, careers and leadership, including exploring the relationship between education, occupation and the quality of life. Fee assistance may be available if needed. Contact Marti Kelly, 314.592.2358, mkelly@girlscoutsem.org |
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Grades 9-12  Join Us for the Imagine: Your STEM Future Event
June 9, 10 am-3 pm @ St. Louis Science Center
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is hosting an event for girls currently in high school or who are finishing 8th grade and their parents/guardians. The event is designed to showcase science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as viable career options and for girls and for girls and parents to have a fun time at the Science Center. This free event includes a morning snack and lunch, Segway rides, a special OmniMax film screening, special exhibit passes, a panel of women working in a STEM profession and representatives from colleges that offer STEM programs. We'll also have attendance prizes that include an iPod, Amazon Kindle, tablet PC and Six Flags tickets. To RSVP, email the following information to mjohnson@girlscoutsem.org: girl name, address, email address, phone, alternate phone, how many attending (for girls and parents only) and any dietary restrictions/special needs. Contact Michelle Johnson, 314.592.2344, mjohnson@girlscoutsem.org if you have questions. |
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Grades 10-11  Youth Leadership St. Louis
Submit Individual Program Application by June 15
Youth Leadership St. Louis is a program for girls who will be Juniors or Seniors in high school next year and would like the opportunity to develop leadership skills. The program is facilitated by FOCUS St. Louis. FOCUS St. Louis has offered a high school youth leadership program for more than 20 years and Girl Scouts have been a part of it for nearly as long. This program connects students from high schools all around the St. Louis metro area. They discover information about St. Louis' political, economic, criminal justice, diversity and social service systems and learn how they can take action to make St. Louis better. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri will have a student team for this program. Girls in grades 10-11 must commit to attending an overnight retreat in September and the workshops, which take place one weekday and one Saturday from October-April (excluding December). Workshops take place at various sites around the area including St. Louis City Hall. Girls must have their own transportation to workshops. Interviews will be conducted in May. Contact Marti Kelly, 314.592.2358, mkelly@girlscoutsem.org |
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Grades 11-12  Conservation Career Academy Camp
July 8-13, 2012
Up to 30 high school juniors and seniors will be selected based on scholastic achievement and their interest in the natural world, conservation and environmental studies to participate in Conservation Career Academy Camp on July 8-13. Students will explore career opportunities in natural resource fields, participate in conservation activities, float on one of Missouri's rivers to learn about river ecology, stay in the MU campus residence halls and earn college credit! To download an application, see the Conservation Honors link at www.snr.missouri.edu. For more information, contact Candice West, 573.882.6537, westcl@missouri.edu. |
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November Volunteer Enrichment Weekend
 The excitement is building for this opportunity to kick back, celebrate your Girl Scout history and get rejuvenated for the wonderful experiences to come.
Don't forget to check www.ScoutingforGirlScouts.org for opportunities to earn Volunteer Bucks. Up to $65 in Volunteer Bucks can be applied to the event. |
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2012 Volunteer Celebration "Forever Green" Guests
 Please post your photos from "Cinco de Derby Day" on the Alumnae Facebook page. We want you to share your experience with those who could not attend. If you don't know the particulars of how to post on Facebook, please contact Sarah Connors, sconnors@girlscoutsem.org, and she will be happy to walk you through it. |
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Do You Want to See 50 Middle School Girls Dissect an Organ or Destroy a Computer?
July 16-20, 8:30 am-3 pm @ St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley We've got 50 girls who need the help of adults like you at the Science and Engineering Day Camp. No prior science or engineering experience is necessary, and we can be flexible to your scheduling needs. We are looking for volunteers who can help with everything from chaperoning to facilitating an activity. We are also in need of certified troop campers, certified lifeguards and other activity-certified volunteers to help us take these girls to Camp Tuckaho for an overnight on August 3-4.
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Have You Saved a Life Today?
Each year, the American Red Cross teaches lifesaving skills to over 700 GSEM volunteers. Creating a safe environment for nearly 58,000 girls annually is only possible through the help of people like you.
We need volunteers to take the American Red Cross Instructor training as soon as possible to ensure that there are enough trainers to certify our Leaders as Level I or Level II First Aiders. Help make a difference in people's lives by teaching First Aid and CPR/AED to Girl Scout Leaders.
Click here for more information and dates the training will take place.
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 New Link! Attention All Parents of Girl Scout Daisies and Daisy Troop Leaders
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) is embarking on a long-term research project designed to measure the outcomes of Girl Scouting for girls over several years. We are inviting parents to enroll their Girl Scout Daisies in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Leaders of Daisy troops are asked to provide the following information to the parents of girls in their troops. Dear Parent/Guardian, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and Girl Scouts of the USA invite your daughter to be a Girl Scout Voice and to share her experiences about Girl Scouting through a brand new research project. GSEM is embarking on a long-term study of the benefits of Girl Scouting, and we'd like to have your daughter participate. The purpose of this project is to understand what your daughter is doing and learning through Girl Scouts and to identify how she benefits over the long term. By completing these online surveys, your daughter will help us tell the story of the Girl Scout experience for all girls.
- Please note that your daughter's information on these surveys is secure and confidential. Your daughter will not receive any sales or marketing contact as a result of her participation, and Council staff and volunteers will not be able to see her individual responses to questions. We will see the information compiled across all girls who take the surveys. Information on the Girl Scout data use policy may be found at www.girlscouts.org/research/data_use_policy.asp
- There will be incentives for Girl Scoust as they complete the surveys. Once your daughter is registered, she will receive invitations to participate in online surveys later this spring as well as in future years. She may accept or refuse to participate in these surveys as she wishes. We're counting on girls like your daughter to help make Girl Scouts a BETTER PLACE FOR ALL GIRLS! If you have questions about this project, please contact Kathy White, Director, Research and Evaluation, 314.592.2389, kwhite@girlscoutsem.org.
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ABOUT GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN MISSOURI
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 GSEM is a proud United Way member and is supported by the following United Way Agencies: United Way of Greater St. Louis, United Way of the Mark Twain Area, United Way of Adair County/Northeast Missouri, United Way of St. Francois County, Franklin County Area United Way.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is committed to building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. www.girlscoutsem.org
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