Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida
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You don't want to miss any of the great things happening at GSSEF. 

Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program:  Now through February 14
Adult Recognition Award Nominations: Now through March 15
Give a Box; Get a Box: February 5
Emerald Awards: February 20
Annual Meeting: February 27 
Mall Madness: February 27 - February 28
Volunteer Weekend: March 11-13
Thin Mint Sprint: April 3 - Halpatiokee Regional Park, Stuart; April 9 - Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood; April 10 - Okeeheelee Park, West Palm Beach  
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Girl Scout Cookie Program - We're Getting Close!
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Dates: Now through February 14, 2016 
 
We are sooooo close to reaching our goal of 1.5 million boxes. With still 10 days to go, GSSEF is poised to have its biggest sale yet. To all the girls, their families, volunteers and customers who are making it possible, Let's keep it going. THANK YOU!


 

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Give a Box Get a Box: February 5
Gather your friends and family for a fun dine-out night at any Duffy's Sports Grill in South Florida (excludes North Miami Beach and Melbourne locations) from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on February 5 for the Give a Box, Get a Box event. Anyone that donates a box of Girl Scout cookies to the Cookies for the Military program will receive a FREE box of Girl Scout cookies of their choice while supplies last.

Unable to make it to a Duffy's location that evening?
You still have an opportunity to get free Girl Scout cookies. Anyone that donates to the Cookies for the Military program online at www.cookiesforthemilitary.org on Friday, February 5th will be entered into a chance to win FREE Girl Scout Cookies for a year!
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Shout out to Our Thin Mint Sprint Teams!

Has your troop created a team yet for the Thin Mint Sprint?! Did you know that all troops who register five or more of their girls on a team will be entered into a drawing to be the 2016 Rah Rah Racin' Team? The winning team will receive the official 2016 Rah Rah Racin' team t-shirt for all registered team members! It's time to team-up.

A special shout out to the awesome teams that have been created:
 
  • Awesome Troop 20397
  • Cadettes On the Run
  • English Teachers Sweat Sunshine
  • Fitness fun troop 20836
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  • Jogging Juniors
  • Red Thread Studio Running Stitches
  • Right Management
  • River Runners
  • Team Agate
  • Team HOMS
  • Team Pouch
  • Troop 10184
  • Troop 10330
  • Troop 10419
  • Troop 20371
  • Troop 20411
  • Troop 20444
  • Troop 20546
  • Troop 30687
  • Troop 40103
  • Troop 40116
  • Troop 10699
 
It's a great way for troops or families to get active while having fun. Start your team or register as an individual today!  Registration is open for three great locations:
  • April 3rd - Halpatiokee Regional Park, Stuart
  • April 9th - Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood
  • April 10th - Okeeheelee Park, West Palm Beach
To register, click here.

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Countdown to Emerald Awards!
The Emerald Awards event is quickly approaching, taking place on February 20th! Have you purchased your tickets yet? Along with a great program honoring six outstanding women, there will be a complimentary cocktail hour, dinner and dancing, a chance drawing and an auction.

If you are unable to attend the event, you can purchase chance drawing tickets (1- $50, 3- $100, 10- $250) and be entered to win one of the following great prizes: an emerald and diamond ring, a $1000 gift card to The Gardens Mall, a half-day fishing charter or a private 2-hour wine tasting for 12.

For those that will be at the event, get your bidder numbers ready! We will have auction trips including: a Sedona Spa Getaway, Greek Island Adventure, Castles of Ireland, James Bond's Secret Hideaways, France is for Lovers, Heel's Wheels and Deals (including Milan, Tuscany and a trip to the Ferrari Factory!), Alaska Call of the Wild, Golf at St. Andrews, South African Photo Safari and a trip to Hollywood for the Emmy Awards!

 To purchase your event and/or chance drawing tickets, click here.


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The Honda Classic - Birdies for Children
We are partnering with The Honda Classic to offer you a chance to win a 2016 Honda automobile while helping GSSEF at the same time. Please join the Birdies program with Girl Scouts as your benefiting charity and let's all have some fun with The Honda Classic!

The Birdies for Children program is a way for charities to benefit from The Honda Classic. We obtain pledges of $20 or more and those donors earn an opportunity to guess the number of birdies made during The Honda Classic, with 110% of the pledge amount going directly to Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida.

IMPORTANT: Donations must be made by February 24th!

Click here to participate!

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Give A Box, Get A Box at FAU College of Business
Troops will also be on campus on February 12th from 12 - 3 p.m. for Give a Box, Get a Box. For every box of Girl Scout Cookies purchased, a box will be donated to our proud women and men serving in our military! After Give a Box, Get a Box,  girls will remain on campus until 6 p.m. selling Girl Scout cookies. 

Many thanks to Florida Atlantic University College of Business for its support of Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida and our military troops!
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Save the Date: Annual Council Meeting, February 27
GSSEF will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Oakland Park Service Center. All girl members over the age of 14 years and all registered adult volunteer members are welcome to attend this meeting as visitors. There is no charge to attend. The meeting starts at 10 a.m., with registration and a light Continental Breakfast beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Exciting things are underway at GSSEF and we can't wait to share more with you at our Annual Meeting. Our Council has just begin our transition to the Girl Scouts Customer Engagement Initiative (CEI), which is designed to enhance the volunteer experience. It includes the creation of a robust volunteer web platform, database system and user-friendly toolkit focused on strengthening our recruitment and retention efforts and providing volunteers with many of the tools to help them as they bring Girl Scouting to life for our girls. We look forward to sharing more about our process and our timeline following the business meeting on February 27.

Can't make the meeting? Watch for more information about CEI coming soon to your email inbox.

RSVP for the Annual Meeting by emailing Gina Deighan at gdeighan@gssef.org.
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Program Spotlight

Society of Engineers Workshop - Trees & Flowers (Juniors and Cadette)
Saturday, March 5 : 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
River Center,  805 North US Highway 1, Jupiter

In this getting back to nature inspired workshop, Juniors will earn their Flowers Legacy Badge and Cadettes will earn their Trees Legacy Badge. As naturalists, girls will also investigate the different parts of trees and flowers, uses, habitat and conservation. For additional information and to register, click here.
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Cool Girl Scout Gear All Year-Round
Have you made a visit to one of our retail stores lately? There is plenty of new merchandise to check out. Our stores have everything you need to make it your best Girl Scout year ever! Questions? Email Jodi Potter at jpotter@gssef.org.  
 


Bounce Back Coupons
Remember if you have a $10 off Winter Bounce Back coupon, be sure to redeem it by February 20th. The coupon is valid for $10 off purchases of $25 or more.

Note: The $10 off coupon given out at the stores can only be used at the store that issued the coupon.

For those of you that shopped online, your $10 off coupon code can only be redeemed online at www.girlscouts.org.

Customers cannot use in-store coupons online and online coupons cannot be used at GSSEF Retail Stores. Other restrictions apply see store for details.


You can also shop anytime by visiting our Online Store that is open 24/7.
      
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Adult Recognition Award Nominations are Now being accepted.
The time is here when we ask our membership to nominate amazing volunteers who have gone above and beyond for our girls. The significance of our volunteers' time, efforts, talent and dedication cannot simply be measured in years of service but by the impact on the girls whose lives are enriched by the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Learn more about the nomination process here.

Start thinking of who you can nominate today. The deadline to submit a nomination is March 15.  Questions? Email adultrecognition@gssef.org. 
 
 
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Programs of Religious Activities with Youth seeking Photos
P.R.A.Y (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth) is in the process of redesigning their website and would like to feature new pictures on their website. They are asking for those that are interested, to submit photos to them for possible inclusion in the P.R.A.Y. website. They're always looking for spotlight stories that reflect their organization's mission. Send your story along with your pictures.

Please note: By sending pictures to P.R.A.Y., you are certifying that parents have signed photo releases and given their permission to share photos with P.R.A.Y.

Email photos here:
Provide the following information:
Award name
Denomination
Church
City, State
 
 
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I Can't Wait for My Next Girl Scout Adventure!

We'd Love to Give You a Shout Out
Do you have photos from your troop or service unit activities that you would like to share? We'd love to give you a shout out. To submit them, complete this short form here.       
 
Troop #20996 were happy to bring to life "Make new friends, but keep the old..." on  their visit with residents of Brookdale Palm Beach Gardens. The girls enjoyed sing-a-longs with several generations of Girl Scouts, Girl Scout Cookies and talking with the residents. These Girl Scouts love making a difference in their communities!
 
 


 
Take a look at more photos of Girl Scout Adventures  
Check-out GSSEF'S Flickr page.

Correction
GSSEF apologizes for the inadvertent error that resulted in the wrong descriptions of two of our top cookie sellers,  Jaedyn O. and Amanda W., on the 2016 Cookie Yard Sign. The corrected sign is shown here.
   
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