Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas has been invited to a home presentation for SSgt. Alex Del Rio, USMC (Ret) at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 27. SSgt. Del Rio lost both of his legs while serving in Iraq and HelpingAHero.org has built a specially adapted home for him and his family. 

Available Girl Scouts in all grade levels are invited to welcome SSgt. Del Rio during the key ceremony at his new home (204 Arrowhead Cove, Cibolo, 78108).

Girl Scouts who plan to attend are highly encouraged to wear official uniform and make signs that read something along the lines of "Welcome home!" or "Thank you for your service."

For more information or to RSVP, please email TX@HelpingAHero.org .

Do you have photos of Camp La Jita or the Storybook Tree from your time as a Girl Scout? Have your memories included in the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas exhibit during the Texas State Fair, September 28-October 21, at the Hall of State in Dallas!

The GSSWT exhibit will feature a (smaller) replica of the beloved Storybook Tree, and images submitted will hang from its branches. More recent photos will loop on a flat screen TV mounted inside the opening. The title of the council's exhibit is "Rooted in History, Branching Out to the Future."

Please send your pictures in JPEG or TIFF form to Theodora Setterbo, Communications Specialist, before Thursday, August 30. 

Thank you for your contribution to making this the best Texas State Fair in Girl Scout history!

 

Girl Scouts of the USA has joined the national cybersecurity awareness campaign, STOP. THINK. CONNECT., in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of online safety. 

The Stop.Think.Connect. campaign is a national public awareness effort among government, industry and non-profits designed to guide the nation to a higher level of Internet security by educating and empowering the American public to be more vigilant about practicing safe online habits.

While the Internet is a great place to learn and play, kids -- and particularly young women -- can easily become victims of cyber bullies, cyber predators and other online criminals if they do not first stop, then think about what they are doing and finally connect over the Internet in a careful way.

Click here to learn more and get the campaign materials and toolkit.  

Did you have fun at summer camp? Did you leave something behind?! Lost and found items want to return home! Contact Dawn Santaniello to claim your goods. Camp lost and found will be kept until August 31 -- items not claimed will be donated to Goodwill.  

6-8 p.m., Thursday, September 6 @ Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center (811 N. Coker Loop, San Antonio, 78216)

Join us for light refreshments, door prizes and a Girl Scout event! Come learn about the customizable membership options for girls (K-12) as well as fun and flexible volunteer opportunities for adults. All girls registering at the event will receive an early bird patch.

For more information, contact Recruitment Specialist, Annalisa Franco (210-349-2404/1-800-580-7247 ext. 285).

Are you a Girl Scout volunteer? Build a brighter future for girls by logging on to  GirlScouts.org/Tools4U, where you'll find a wealth of online resources: the Make Your Own badge site, My Girl Scout Calendar app, an online library of badges and a cool communications tool. You can also enter to win Starter Kits for the upcoming membership year. But hurry -- you must enter by September 30! (Use the option that says "If you didn't receive a code, click here to get one.")

As a society, we lose something every time a girl doesn't raise her hand in school, doesn't say what's on her mind, or chooses not to lead. But with you in her life, she's one step closer to speaking out and leading the way.

Your time as a mentor will give a girl the environment she needs to blossom into her best self, regardless of how she defines it: scientist, business leader, stay-at-home mom, race-car driver or mayor of your town. You don't need experience working with girls to be good at this. You just need to believe in the potential of girls and be there to support them.

So what are you waiting for? We hope you'll explore volunteering opportunities with Girl Scouts, the world's premiere girl-leadership organization. But if that's not for you, check out opportunities with Big Sisters, Girls Inc. and other girl-serving organizations. Because if it's good for girls, it's good for us.

The Nutcracker

November 23-25 and November 30-December 2 at the Majestic Theatre.

Join the Nutcracker Prince as he takes Clara through the Land of Snowflakes to the magical Kingdom of the Sweets, where they will tell their tale to the Sugar Plum Fairy. Delight your whole family by attending a holiday tradition!  

To purchase tickets, contact Karen Cramer (210-554-1066).

Keep an eye out for heavy equipment transportation in our area as construction on the Wurzbach Parkway extension continues to progress.

Please drive slowly when entering the grounds near the Sally Cheever Girl Scout Leadership Center, as trucks will be coming and going quite often through the lot.

Girl Scouts aim to produce leaders

mysa.com, August 22, 2012  

Girls have higher grade-point averages. They are more likely to be members of the National Honor Society. And more women than men graduate from college and then go on and get graduate degrees. Read the entire story here.