Programs Updates

Help Support Camp Whispering Oaks!

We need your help! Oncor Power Company currently has a proposal to build high transmission power lines through our beloved camp, Camp Whispering Oaks in Aubrey, Texas. Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas has filed a testimony with the Commissioners at the Public Utility Commission and attended the final hearing in Austin on December 13, 2010.  Please continue to help us by writing a letter to the Texas Public Utility Commission to let them know of our concern for the safety and health of our girls. For more information and where to send the letters please click here.

GSNETX Gold Award Roundtables

Don't forget to put the GS Gold Award Roundtables on your calendar.  These are informal come and go Q&A sessions for girls and adults to ask questions regarding the GS Gold Award process. For more information, click here.

Upcoming dates/locations
February 12 -  Southern Sector Service Center
March 12 - JoAnn Fogg Service Center
*All are from 2:00-5:00 p.m.
 
Cookie Box Creations, February 28-March 20, 2011
 Cookie Box Creations teams girls with women architects and engineers, in a design contest to turn empty Girl Scout cookie boxes into free-standing structures. This year, girls will create structures themed around dinosaurs, as part of the ongoing exhibit at the Museum of Nature & Science. 

Come see the completed Cookie Box Creations at the Museum of  Nature & Science, February 28 - March 20, 2011.  For more information and pictures from past years' events, click here.

GSNETX Anniversary Trips
Spaces are still available for the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas trips to Washington, D.C or Savannah! All trips are either for Girl Scout troops or "She and Me" (Girl Scout and Mother, or Grandmother, Aunt, Adult Sister). Girls need to have completed at least one year of GS Juniors, or completed 4^th grade, by 2012. See www.gsnetx.org/travel for more information. To learn how to enroll in the trips or for any questions please contact Emilie Anderson at 940-243-1314 or eanderson@gsnetx.org.

GS Birthday Week, March 6-12, 2011 
Girl Scout Birthday Week is March 6-12, 2011. Does your Girl Scout want to earn the 2011 patch? Click here to download the Birthday Week Activities. 

Looking for Great Take Action Projects
Do you have any great Take Action projects that your Girl Scouts have done? We are especially interested in Daisy or Brownie projects, but would also like to hear about other great examples. Visit www.gsnetx.org/takeaction for more information.  To submit projects, email Gerri Gordon at ggordon@gsnetx.org.

NFCC 2011 National Poster Contest - Deadline February 11, 2011
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas is currently accepting entries for the 2011 Be Money Wi$e National Poster Contest, sponsored by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). This year's contest theme is: "Be A $uperhero!  $ave Money!" The national winner receives an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C.! For additional information, visit www.moneywisepostercontest.org.

Attend A Camp Open House
 Camp Bette Perot- Sunday, February 27, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Camp Whispering Cedars- Sunday, February 27, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Camp Rocky Point- Sunday, April 3, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Camp Gambill- Sunday, April 10, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

No registrations required. For more information, please email camp@gsnetx.org

Sign Up Now To Be a Council Delegate
GSNETX Service Units are currently in the process of electing Council Delegates. The number of delegates each Service Unit may elect is based on a formula dependent on the total number of girls registered last year. As a Council Delegate, you will receive information about our council's governance system and the role you play in the democratic process of Girl Scouts. You will be required to attend the GSNETX Annual Meeting on April 16 at Union Station in downtown Dallas.

As a representative of your Service Unit, delegates will hear first-hand the work of the Board of Directors over the past year and will officially elect the new Board of Directors, Board Development Committee, & Nations Council Delegates/Alternates. You will also be the first to receive the latest updates on our Property Master Plan, as well as plans for local 100th Anniversary Celebrations throughout GSNETX.

If you're interested in becoming a Council Delegate, please contact your Service Unit Manager. For additional information, please contact Jennifer Moreau at jmoreau@gsnetx.org or 972-349-2430.
 

The Cookie Locator App is Here!
IT'S HERE! The most delicious app ever - the Cookie Locator app! Download the app from the iTunes store or call **GSCOOKIES from your iPhone. Blackberry and web-based smart phones, check out the mobile site by visiting www.cookielocator.littlebrownie.com on your mobile device.  Starting February 20, find cookies on sale close to you. Use your phone's GPS location to find cookies nearby, or find cookies by ZIP Code, city, or state. You can map your way to a Girl Scout cookie booth or share results with friends. Until then, take the cookie personality quiz! Love Samoas? Maybe it's because you're "brainy, complex, and mysterious." Share your Cookie Personality and more with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and email! Check out www.littlebrownie.com/app for more information!

Adult Development Updates
It's Your Story-Tell It! - It's Here!!
From animals to travel to dreams. From doodles to dance to digital art. What do stories say to you?  What do stories say about you?  Take this journey and find out!  Learn more by clicking here.

Training on the Road - February
Attention Garland & Mt. Pleasant Girl Scout volunteers-- Classes are coming to a location near you! You've said that you want classes closer to where you live. Here you go! Troop Leadership Basics will guide you through the process of getting ready to meet with your Girl Scout troop for the first time - learning about resources, building family support, and forms and paperwork. Our Grade Level Adventures classes cover enrichment topics like ceremonies, songs, games, behavior management and using Journeys in your meetings.