Pins honoring 20 or more years of Girl Scout membership, or years of service, will be presented at the February 6, 2010 annual council meeting in Sacramento.  Please let us know if you are eligible to receive one of these pins.

In October, Ashley Sawyer and Toni Rubin were recognized for their outstanding volunteer commitment to Girl Scouts by Dovia (Directors of Volunteers in Agencies) and the Volunteer Center of Sacramento.  Ashley was nominated for Youth Volunteer of the Year and Toni was nominated for Lifetime Achievement in Volunteerism.  Ashley is a senior in high school and currently serves as associate editor for the council girl publication Hear and Now.  She was nominated for the volunteer time committed to earn her Girl Scout Silver Award by serving the needs of children at Mercy San Juan Hospital.  Toni has been a Girl Scout for over 25 years and serves our council as a member of the board of directors and a council adult learning facilitator.  Toni was instrumental in the design and implementation of all the online adult education courses available to adult volunteers.  Congratulations to you both and thank you for your tireless dedication to Girl Scouts Heart of Central California!

 

Liz Williams, an active Master Educator in Northern California, has been a tremendous Leave No Trace champion for almost a decade.  Working tirelessly as the California State Advocate, Liz has trained thousands of people in Leave No Trace, educated youth of all ages and worked with recreational communities all over California.  As a professional staffer for the Girl Scouts, Liz has consistently promoted Leave no Trace through her organization and has made it standard operating procedure for Girl Scouts in both California and across the U.S.  Liz has assisted with numerous Master Educator Courses in California as well as lead dozens of Leave No Trace Trainer Courses over the years.  Her collective efforts to promote Leave No Trace have been a primary reason for the success of the program in California. 

 

We have finished up our fall recruitment and want to welcome all of the new leaders that have volunteered to be Girl Scout leaders!  We are off to a great start of our 2009-2010 membership year and many service units are well on their way to becoming a SUPER STAR SERVICE UNIT! 

Click here to find out how to become a super star service unit. Click here for Service Unit Stats. 

 

Your troop leader should send in one check for the entire troop.

 

GSUSA has produced two Journey books for all grade levels and several troop leaders have commented to council staff about how much the girls are enjoying the Journeys.  We wanted to share those successes with all leaders!! 

Girl Scouts Heart of Central California wants Girl Scouting to be accessible to all girls, regardless of a family's financial situation.  Out council goal is to provide Girl Scout program to all girls, and our financial assistance program is in place to assist in that endeavor.

It's that time again...cold and flu season!  Everyone needs to be especially cautions since the H1N1 virus is going around.  We just want to send out a reminder that if a girl (or adult!) is sick, she should stay home from program events.  Read more...