Mark your calendar for Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada's Annual Cookie Kickoff Carnival! Invite your family and friends to enjoy a day full of fun carnival games, great food and.....GIRL SCOUT COOKIES!

Financial Literacy Badge:

Research & Development 

One of the most important parts of any well-run business is research and development. Businesses use research and development to plan for the future. They spend time and money researching new ideas. They also budget for development - taking those new ideas, refining them, and bringing them to market. Cookie season is the perfect time to earn your Research and Development badge and take your cookie business to the next level!

The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting can help you earn your financial literacy badge by following these 5 steps:

1. Analyze sales trends
2. Research how other companies innovate
3. Find out how companies use R&D to improve their products
4. Explore possible projects during your cookie sale
5. Develop a fun, new way to use Girl Scout Cookies

When you have earned this badge, you'll know how to research and develop new ways to build your cookie business! Get started on your Research and Development badge today - refer to your Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting for complete instructions and activities.

Interested in registering to sell cookies? Contact Toni Carey at productsales@girlscoutsnv.org.

Bow Benders  

Starting February 7   

Put on some warm gear and head on down to the Girl Scout Leadership Center to gain some smarts in archery. Choose one or all dates for a lesson with a certified National Archery in the Schools Program trainer. This Olympic sport is for everyone, regardless of a girl's size and physical ability. Archery teaches success and offers a lifetime of enjoyment. Special thanks to the Easton Foundation for their donation of new archery equipment.

• 2/7, 14, 21 & 28 - Bow Benders: Beginning Archery - NEW
• 2/25 - Galaxy Girls 
• 3/3 - Horsing Around - Girl Scouts at Talisman Farms 
• 3/4 - Horsing Around - Girl Scouts at Talisman Farms 
• 3/12, 26 & 4/9, 16 & 20 - Me & My Gal: Groovy Girls Zumba - NEW 

• 2/25 - Go for the Gold Workshop - 9:30-11:30 a.m.
• 3/31 - Go for the Gold Workshop - 9:30-11:30 a.m. 
• 4/21 - Go for the Gold Workshop - 9:30-11:30 a.m.
• 4/28 - Go for the Gold Workshop - 9:30-11:30 a.m. 
• 5/19 - Go for the Gold Workshop - 9:30-11:30 a.m.

During the Year of the Girl, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada will mix celebrations of the organization's 100 years as the preeminent leadership experience for girls with efforts to create a sense of urgency around girls' issues.

Here are some of the 100th anniversary celebrations you and your Daisy Girl Scout can look forward to:

• March 10 - 100th Anniversary Hoover Dam Bridging
• March 20 - Alumnae/Volunteer Event - Ladies Night with the Las Vegas Wranglers
• May 18 - Girl Scout Night with the Las Vegas 51's
• December 2012 - Girl Scout Night with the Las Vegas Wranglers

• 1/7 - Jumpstart to Leadership - 8-10 a.m.
• 1/7 - Leadership Essentials - 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 1/7 - From Leader to Advisor II - 1:30-3:30 p.m.
• 1/19 - Jumpstart to Leadership - 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
• 1/19 - Leadership Essentials - 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.  
• 1/23 - Jumpstart to Leadership - 6-8 p.m.
• 1/25 - Leadership Essentials - 6-8 p.m.  
• 2/4 - Jumpstart to Leadership - 8-10 a.m.
• 2/4 - Leadership Essentials - 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 2/4 - From Leader to Advisor II - 1:30-3:30 p.m.