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| Summer 2009 |
Vol 1, Issue 10 | |
For more information contact Kristen Culliney kculliney@sahuarogsc.org or 319.3170. |
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Welcome to Our New Website! |
| We have a new look and interface for our website. You can still find it at www.GirlScoutsSouthernArizona.org .
The new interface includes a new menu. Please take some time to get to know this new navigation. The home page offers the Latest News as well as a Girls section and an Adult section and some great photos. On our previous site we had a lot of news on the home page. Now you will find all the latest news under About Us/News.
Forms can be found under About Us/Publications/ Forms. Many forms have been updated as fill-in-able for your convenience.
Our home page has a calendar that allows you to see what's coming up! Click on any underlined date to see what's happening that day. You can access the entire calendar under About Us/SGSC Calendar. There is also a Training Calendar that can be found at Learning/Training Calendar. GSUSA is using the term "Learning" in place of "Training." We use these two words interchangeably on our new site.
If you need to contact a coach at the Council offices, go to About Us/Contact Us/Who to Call.
Current programs can be found under Programs & Activities. On that page you can download the POP (Program Opportunities and Partnerships) Guide. Under Programs & Activities/Activities you'll find all our programs listed under individual Girl Scout levels. Check out the side navigations on the left of each page for even more pages and information.
Our Districts pages will be developed by our Service Unit Facilitators. This will be the place to find out what exciting activities your service unit is having.
We are continually adding content to our new website. Please keep visiting for current information. For questions about the new interface, please contact Vanessa at vgalloway@sahuarogsc.org .
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| Quick Links |
See What's New at the Council Shop!
Summer Hours:
May 18 - August 15
Offices:
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Shop:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Closed: Fri. - Sun.
Fall Hours Begin August 17.
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Sherry Bullis, Council Registrar Retiring |
 Sherry Bullis is retiring
from Sahuaro Girl Scout Council. Join us in wishing her well in sending a card or an e-mail to the council (sbullis@sahuarogsc.org ). She has made a lot of friends over the years and she will be missed! |
| The Happening: An Evening in the Caribbean! |
Friday, September 25, 2009, 6:30 - 10:00 pm
Join Sahuaro Girl Scout Council for an evening of live music, dinner, dancing and a silent auction benefiting the girls of Southern Arizona! Enjoy complimentary drinks while dancing to the rhythm of the Caribbean! Casual dress. This is a 21 and older event. Tickets are $60 each or two tickets for $100.
Complimentary valet parking is provided!
For more information contact Laura Lelicoff, llelicoff@sahuarogsc.org. More information will be posted on our website under "You're Invited." |
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Thank You Civitan! |
For your team's valuable contribution in helping with trail maintenance and erosion control at Whispering Pines Program Center.
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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. E-mail vgalloway@sahuarogsc.org. |
 Brownie Troop 2181 Plants Trees
On May 16th, Brownie Troop 2181 hosted a tree planting on Ft. Huachuca, making the front page of The Fort Huachuca Scout! A couple of pages into the paper there is another picture of the girls washing their hands after the planting!! You can view the paper online here.
Junior Troop 217 took a great trip to the Grand Canyon!
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| Troop 1023 is Selling Bedroxx Funcards for Only $5.00! |
Visit our website to download an order form. BUT HURRY .... You only have until July 31st! What do you get for $5 ?????? You get a $5.00 Arcade Card AND 2 Games of Bowling! |
| Mud Monster Event! Volunteers Needed! |
We need volunteers! Adults and girls 13+ years old are invited to join us and get muddy!
We are hosting a "mud station" at the Parks & Rec Mud Monster Event on Saturday, August 1, from 7:00 am to 12:00 noon.
We are in need of 25 volunteers helping during two shifts, 7:00 am - 9:30 am and 9:30 am to 12:00 pm.
If you are interested in helping out and getting a little muddy please contact Kristen Culliney kculliney@sahuarogsc.org or 319.3170.
Too young to volunteer? Well then come join the fun! This is a free family event and there will be mud activities for all ages! |
Cookie News
Product/Retail Program Manager: Kristen Hernandez 520-319-3172, 1-800-331-6782, ext. 3172 or e-mail khernandez@sahuarogsc.org Product Program Assistant: Kim Maine 520-319-3148, 1-800-331-6782, ext. 3148 or e-mail kmaine@sahuarogsc.org Cookie Hotline: 520-319-3163 |
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1000+ Club Mystery Trip...
The girls who sold 1000+ boxes attended a Mystery Bus Trip on Saturday, May 9th with a guest. They traveled to Phoenix where they enjoyed lunch at the Rain Forest Café, an Under the Sea 3D Adventure at IMAX Theaters, and dinner and games at Dave-N-Busters. The travel ride on the bus included movies and some karaoke fun!
500+ Club Carnival Celebration at the HaciendaThe 500+ Club Event was held on Saturday, May 2nd at the Girl Scout Hacienda Program Center. Girls and their guest attended a short program followed by lunch and carnival festivities which included an inflatable obstacle course, mobile video gaming station, swimming, face painting, cotton candy and more! A big congratulations to Chelsea Carter, Ariel Toner, and Danielle Adams for being a member for 8+ consecutive years! Thank you to all the volunteers who made the day possible!  |
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Can Girl Scouts have Disabilities? Yes, They Can!
By Millie Hastings, Parent Volunteer |
| Think about all the benefits your daughter has gotten from being in Girl Scouting and then think how you would feel if someone had said she couldn't be a Girl Scout. Think about it--a girl is a girl first. All girls are different. Girls have different abilities. There is a chance that you already have a girl with some kind of disability.
For a leader it can be a moment to stop and think about what is involved if a parent wants her daughter in Girl Scouting and then says that the girl has a disability. Here are three simple steps to help a girl have a better life and learn so much. First, say yes.The second thing to do is to ask the parent what kind of disability the girl has. Most parents are a good resource to start with. Does the girl have asthma? A learning disability? A physical disability? A mild disability? A severe disability? Something else? The third thing to do is to contact your Girl Scout Council and ask about resources to help you learn about disabilities and how to help the girl participate with the troop activities. The Council can lead you to resources which include a specialist who can help coach you and get you started and answer questions along the way. The council also can lead you to books about disabilities that you can borrow from a library or buy.
Girl Scouting USA has one book called Focus on Ability: Serving Girls with Special Needs. This book is a good beginning resource and not only includes definitions of disabilities, but also includes characteristics (what you might expect), and simple adaptations that will help the girl participate with the other girls in troop activities. One of the best things about this book is the large section that teaches and lets you and the troop experience what it is like to have the different disabilities. In Girl Scouting, the girl always comes first. Don't be afraid of a new challenge.
Here is a lesson in etiquette, courtesy of the Greater St. Louis Girl Scout Council:
People First Language puts the person before the disability and it describes what a person has-not what a person is.
SAY:
ˇ Person with a disability
ˇ She has a learning disability
ˇ The child has a developmental delay
ˇ Congenital disability or birth anomaly
ˇ Person who uses a wheelchair
ˇ Accessible parking
INSTEAD OF:
ˇ The handicapped or disabled
ˇ She's learning disabled
ˇ The mentally retarded or slow
ˇ Birth defect/ affliction
ˇ Wheelchair bound or confined
ˇ Handicapped parking
- Talk about the person first, then the disability. Say "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." Remember - if a person's disability is not important to the story or conversation, don't mention it.
- It is okay to offer help to a person with a disability, but wait until your offer is accepted BEFORE you help. Listen to instructions the person may give.
- Leaning on a person's wheelchair is like leaning or hanging on a person and is usually considered annoying and rude. The chair is a part of one's body space and should be respected as such.
- When offering help to a person with a visual impairment, allow that person to take your arm. This will enable you to guide, rather than lead the person. Use specific directions, such as "left two feet" or "right six steps," when directing a person with a visual impairment.
- When talking to a person who has a disability, speak directly to the person, not through a friend.
- Relax! Don't be embarrassed if you say things like, "See ya later" or "Gotta run," which may seem to call attention to a person's disability.
- To get the attention of a person who has a hearing impairment, tap them on the shoulder or wave. Look directly at the person and speak clearly, slowly and expressively to determine if they read lips. NOTE: Not all people with hearing impairments can read lips. Those who do rely on facial expressions and body language for understanding. Stay in the light and keep food, hands and other objects away from your mouth. Do not shout. Use written notes to convey messages.
- When speaking with a person in a wheelchair for more than a few minutes, place yourself at eye level with that person. This will spare both of you a sore neck.
- When greeting a person with a visual disability, always identify yourself and others. For example, you can say, "On my right is John Smith." Speak in a normal tone of voice. Let them know when you move from one place to another.
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Yours in Girl Scouting,
The Staff at Sahuaro Girl Scout Council
Thank You, Maxwell Aesthetics
for sponsoring this e-mail!
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