| August 2008 |
Vol 1, Issue 1 |
| Welcome Back to Girl Scouts! |
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| New Fall Hours |
Offices
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
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| 2008 Annual Meeting |
2008 Silver Awardees (below)
 At the Sahuaro Girl Scout Council Annual Meeting held on Saturday, April 26, delegates voted to elect a slate of board members for the 2008-2010 term. Mary Cochran, Georgia Hale, Linda Kennedy, Ana Nygren, Marcela Parra, Leslie Porter, Thomas Sayler-Brown, Gina Siquieros, Bunny Uriarte, Priscilla Whitlock-Coates and Al Wynant were elected and installed as board members-at-large. Continuing board members are: Susan C. Villarreal, Chair; Carol Peabody, 1st Vice-Chair; Bill Holmes, 2nd Vice Chair; Gloria Bloomer, Secretary; Eric Vimmerstedt, Treasurer; as well as board-members-at-large Betsy Green, Karen Mathey, and Cindy Regens. Al Wynant was elected to a two-year term on the Nominating Committee. Keynote Panel (below): Whitney Meyes, Maricela Solis de Kester, and Regina Romero Delegates and alternate delegates for the 2008 National Council Session/51st Convention were also elected at the Annual Meeting. Convention delegates are Katie Black; Danica Brown; Meta Everett; Cynthia Harris-Smith; Richelle Harris; Ana Nygren; Debbie Rich; Kathi Schutz and Susan Villarreal. Alternate delegates are Autumn Abbott, Kayla Pederson, Michelle Robins and Karyn Synnestvedt. This year the National Council Session will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana from October 30 to November 2. Girl delegates Katie Black and Danica Brown as well as Council Program Retention Specialist Timalee Hustin, will be attending the Girl Scout Leadership Institute October 28 and 29 in Indianapolis. Congratulations to the board and delegates on their election!
Congratulations to Allison Taylor from Ft. Huachuca for her 10 years of Girl Scouting. We apologize for missing this accomplishment at the Annual Meeting.
Lauren Megaw achieved the Silver Award and gets pinned (above). |
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| Leader Training |
520-319-3142
sbullis@sahuarogsc.org.
Explore the Outdoors Sept. 20, 2008 at Hacienda ($16.00 Fee) Age Level Trainings Now Online!Daisy, Brownie and Junior Leader Trainings can be taken online. Please visit our Web site for all the latest information. | |
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| Cookie News |
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500+ Club Event
The 500+ Club Event was held on Saturday May 3rd at Beaudry RV Resort. Girls and their guests attended a short program followed by lunch, bingo and voting on the 2009 cookie recognitions. Ariel Toner and Chelsea Carter were recognized for being in the 500+ Club for nine years. Tifini Tobiasson was the winner of the large bishon dog. Megan Kleinwachter was the winner of the TV. Elizabeth Nadeau was the winner of the laptop. Thank you Merrill Lynch and Beaudry RV Resort for your help in sponsoring this event.
500+ Club 2008 (below)
 1000+ Club EventGirls who sold 1000+ boxes enjoyed an evening event on Saturday May 10th with a guest. They attended Gaslight Theater for an evening of popcorn, pizza and a sundae while watching the cast perform "Arizona Smith and the Relic of Doom." The cast of Gaslight did a excellent job incorporating the cookie program throughout the play. Girls and guests all had a great time! 2008 Top 3 cookie sellers (below): Chelsea Carter (center) 2051 boxes, Taylor Kauffman (right) 1852 boxes and Jorden Zang (left) 1700 boxes. GREAT JOB!!!
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Spotlight on Girl Scouts
Put Your Troop in the Spotlight! Submit your troop's accomplishment (up to 250 words) and one quality JPEG image if you have one. E-mail vgalloway@sahuarogsc.org. |
Rebecca Wallace from Troop 662 in Sierra Vista was awarded the Bat Or Award for Junior Girl Scouts from the National Jewish Girl Scout Committee. Congratulations!
 Girl Scout Gives to Locks of Love
Celeste, a Girl Scout from troop 1045 in Pusch Ridge, was inspired by her troop's co-leader Maureen (Mike) Bradley. This past spring Mike was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has been an active Girl Scout and leader for over 20 years! Mike continued working with the troop and finished up the school year leading the girls with her chemotherapy, and consequently radiation therapy. Mike suffered the normal sickness with the chemo, and as a result lost all her hair. Celeste came across the organization "Locks of Love" (http://locksoflove.org), which makes wigs for children that have suffered hair loss from an autoimmune disease, cancer, victims of trauma and rare dermatological conditions. Mike is recovering well, and will continue on this year as a co-leader.
 Simarah Smith crowned Miss Arizona American Sweetheart 2008
Simarah Smith of Junior Troop 1565 in Casa Grande was crowned Miss Arizona American Sweetheart 2008 on June 25, 2008. Simarah has been a Girl Scout for four years and enjoys ballet and tap dancing, community service and fishing. Being a Girl Scout has helped her feel confident during interviews and public speaking. She was crowned by Brittany Julian (Miss Arizona American Sweetheart 2007) who is a Junior Girl Scout in Scottsdale. Simarah plans to spend her reign raising awareness and funds to help find a cure for Alzheimer's Disease which has stricken her Grandfather (Opa).
 Daisies Plant Tree at Dog ParkAs one of their first community service projects, Daisy Troop 1569 donated and planted a tree at Casa Grande's new dog park.
Daisies Celebrate Earth Day and Win Big!
On April 19, 2008 Daisy Troop 983 participated in the annual Tucson Children's Museum Earth Day Parade and Festival, held at Reid Park this year. The girls dressed up as the Big Cats of the Serengeti Plains. Lions, Cheetahs, and Tigers Oh My!! They placed first in the float category. The girls learned how to "Make the World a Better Place" and had a blast doing it.
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| Show Off Your Quilting Projects! |
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Many troops and girls have taken on quilting projects. This is your chance to share your successes with other quilters and interested people.
The Tucson Quilters Guild is looking for youth entries for the "Kid's Row" at the Quilt Fiesta to be held January 17, 18, & 19, 2009. The show will be held at the Tucson Convention Center and is visited by thousands of people. For dates, timelines and entry forms check out the Tucson Quilters Guild Web site at www.tucsonquiltersguild.com. Once at the site, click on the link for the Quilt Fiesta, and then on the link for Kid's Row.
For more information call Laura Cotter at 520-298-3841. |
| Sahuaro Girl Scout Council 2008 Area Forum Summary |
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Sahuaro Girl Scout Council delegates met in Area Forums on Saturday, April 26, 2008 to discuss the following topic: How can we implement the new leadership program (Discover, Connect, Take Action) to reach the greatest number of girls and adults?
The philosophy of Discover, Connect and Take Action
Girls will "Discover": a Girl Scout explores her world, envisioning and preparing for a positive future. Girls will develop: critical thinking skills; a strong sense of self; positive values; and practical life skills.
Girls will "Connect": a Girl Scout understands and cares about the needs of others. Girls will develop healthy relationships; promote cooperation and team building; learn to resolve conflicts; advance diversity in a multi-cultured world; feel connected to their communities.
Girls will "Take Action": a Girl Scout acts to make the world a better place. The girls will learn to be resourceful problem solvers and how to identify community needs; girls will learn to advocate for themselves and others; girls will learn to educate and inspire others to act and will feel empowered to make a difference in the world.
Our main areas of concern and topics of discussion are: "How do we communicate with parents and caregivers to help them understand Discover, Connect and Take Action programming?" and "How do we encourage girls to get involved in the Girl Scout leadership experience?"
The following comments are highlights of conversations:
Public Relations
· We need to make it cool to be a Girl Scout, with more media showing older girls.
· Girl Scout Gold Award is equivalent to a Boy Scout Eagle Award. This should be more emphasized.
· We need a national campaign that focuses on current young women involved with Girl Scouting and highlight their successes.
Communication
· Send e-mails to girls about events along with leaders
· Online sharing - blog
Training
· At the Council level, address the issues to retain and market new leaders, better follow through, responses consistent, implement problem-solving seminars dealing with difficult and/or sensitive issues.
· Leader mentoring for new leaders, visit established troops for new ideas.
· Implement interactive/dynamic models, i.e. mock troop meetings, provide real start-up fees for new leaders, start-up kits with lesson plans.
Girls
· To engage more girls - staff led programs at high schools, trying to match girls with interests, match individual opportunities and let them know what is available.
· Troop to troop mentoring - Cadette/Senior to Brownie/Junior
· More age-appropriate events
· Vest donations - great idea. Uniform closet for girls.
Engaging Adults
· Shortage of adult volunteers is #1 problem
· Leadership model just for not just for girls - for parents, too! Reach out to more dads.
· Instead of signing up the child as an individual, it should be "we" - parent & child
· Meeting in homes is much more relaxed, less pressure
Community Involvement
· Tie service projects to what the community needs
· Use community resource people to train volunteers to "Connect", demonstrate uses of resources | |
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Yours in Girl Scouting,
The Staff at Sahuaro Girl Scout Council
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