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Mark Your Calendar!   
You don't want to miss any of the great things happening at GSSEF.
  
Baby Basics: October 1 - 31
Welaka Winter Wonderland: December 3

Save the Dates:
2017 Thin Mint Sprint 5K:
Sunday, April 2 - Topeekeegee Yugnee Park - Hollywood
Saturday, April 8 - Halpatiokee Regional Park - Stuart
Sunday, April 9 - Okeeheelee Park - West Palm Beach
    
2017 National Council Session and Girl Scout Convention: October 2 - 8 

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Please Note - GSSEF Closing Due to Hurricane Matthew
GSSEF will suspend operations between Wednesday, October 5 and Friday, October 7. Service Centers and Retails Stores are closed on Saturday, October 8. All programs, recruitments and adult trainings scheduled for this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are canceled. Should additional cancellations be necessary beyond that, we will advise as soon as possible.

While we anticipate reopening on Monday, please monitor our social media and website for updates.

To all our Girl Scout families and friends, please remain safe throughout the storm.
 
 
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Lots of Ways to Participate. Lots of Products. Lots of Fun!
Our 2016 Fall Product Sale Program is underway and runs through November 15. Girls can participate at any time during the sale. It's intended to reach family, friends, teachers and neighbors and will help troops earn money for programs and activities throughout the year.

And girls can earn fun rewards too including the following individually customized ones:



Look What's New This Year. 2016 Fall Product Troop Final Sales Reward.
All troops whose final 2016 Fall Product (dollar) sales exceed last year's (dollar) sales by 5% will be entered into a random drawing. Ten troops will be picked and will receive a Cookie Cart to use during the 2017 Cookie Sale!
 
The Fall Product Sale Program provides an important ingredient for leadership by helping girls develop five skills: goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. Through Girl Scouting, girls become leaders in their daily lives and prepare for bright futures!

Questions? Contact Denise Fiorelli at
[email protected] or 561-427-0180.
 
 
        
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A Rewarding Way to Support Girl Scouts    
Thanks to our amazing community partner, Duffy's Foundation, here's a 'rewarding' way to show your support for Girl Scouts! When you donate $5 or more, you'll receive a $10 Duffy's Sports Grill MVP Bonus Reward! 100% of your donation will go to Girl Scouts of South and Central Florida. Now through October 16. Donate today
 

 
        
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Online Program List and Calendar 
Be sure to check out our online program listings and calendar here to see all the fun and exciting programs we have to offer.

Program Spotlight

Baby Basics is Back through October 31
October brings around one of our favorite Council Wide Service Projects- Baby Basics! We are encouraging individuals, families and troops to participate by collecting baby items for local agencies. We will be collecting baby formula (powder preferred), cereal, diapers, diaper wipes, bottles, baby lotion/baby oil/baby wash/shampoo and other baby care items that will be distributed to local agencies that are in need of the supplies. For additional information, see or download flyer.

Some fun ways to get girls involved:
* Have a baby shower with your troop or Service Unit and play fun shower games. Encourage all participants to bring an item from the list
* Have a movie viewing party and check out the brand new Storks Movie in theaters
* Have girls and volunteers bring their baby picture to a meeting and have a contest to see who can guess which baby is which
* Invite friends, families and the community to get involved by sharing your efforts and requesting donations.


 
Welaka Winter Wonderland is coming on December 3
Experience winter celebrations from across the globe through songs, dances, tastes and traditions. Troops will learns lesson of Global Citizenship and Cultural Competency as they explore the holidays of Chinese New Year, Christmas, Eid, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa by visiting different destinations throughout Welaka Winter Wonderland. And don't forget a stop in Who-ville where girls will learn the "ungrinchiest" lessons of all - that we should always be open to growing your heart during the holidays, holidays are really about the importance of community and friends can come from the most unlikely places!
   
Registration is open for Winter Wonderland at www.gssef.org

Questions, contact Meredith Slaymaker at [email protected]. 
 
 
 
Attention Villains! October is finally here and Spooky Movie Mania is just around the corner!
Don't miss out! Tickets are selling out fast! Check out this list of the movies playing at this year's Spooky Movie Mania: Goosebumps, Ghostbusters (the new one) Maleficent, Matilda, Hocus Pocus, and Hotel Transylvania. If you missed out on VIP admission, but you still wanted to be able to watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, you now can. We have added this movie as one of the regular admission titles for a few showings throughout the night. At this up all night event enjoy music from a great DJ, watch movies all night (both new releases and great kid-friendly classics) and party the night away with your sister Girl Scouts! In between the big screen attractions, grab some Ghoulish Goodies from the concessions (at an additional cost), complete your villain look and get your face painted, take your picture at the photo BOOth, participate in gory games and take home a commemorative program patch.  
 
Are you ready for a wicked good time? Register today! Open to all Girl Scouts and registered adult females.  
    
General Admission Registration - $28 per person

For more information, contact your favorite villain Catalina Cano at [email protected].  



Girl Scout Destinations 
The adventure of a lifetime awaits you. Girl Scout Destinations are the ultimate adventure for individual girls ages 11 and older! With different trips every year, there's something amazing for everyone to experience. Make friends from all over the country as you travel with Girl Scouts from different states and pack your bags full of inspiring, life-changing experiences. Find your adventure: http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/travel/take-a-trip/destinations/

Questions? Contact Meredith Slaymaker at [email protected] for more information!



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I Can't Wait for My Next Girl Scout Adventure!     
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.         
 

Shout out to Junior Troop #40704 for collecting over 300 books this summer and donating them to Imagine School NAU Campus in Port St. Lucie. Giving back to the school was important to these Girl Scouts because the school graciously allows them to use their facilities for their meetings. Way to go girls! Pictured are Troop #40704 and Principal Melissa Adams.

  
Take a look at more photos of Girl Scout Adventures
Check-out GSSEF'S Flickr page. 
 
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Find Your Fave Girl Scout Style 
Getting ready for your next awesome adventure? Find your fave Girl Scout style and swag at either of  our retail stores to make it the best ever. There is plenty of new  merchandise to check out. Be sure to take a look at our new Girl Scouts Fall Catalog too.

Questions? Email Jodi Potter at [email protected]

    
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can also shop anytime by visiting our Online Store that is open 24/7.

 

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You're Invited to a Celebration of  Our Founder's Birthday - October 27 
We invite to stop by either of the Retail Store locations and help us celebrate our Founder's, Juliette Gordon Low's birthday. It's a great time to check out all the awesome new merchandise in the store. Plus get a free tin (while supplies last) with a surprise in-store discount inside (up to 30%). And yes, cookies will be served.
  
 


Final Week for Back to Troop Coupon. Ends October 15. 
Don't forget that besides new school supplies, you'll also need all your Girl Scout gear because your next Girl Scout adventure is ready and waiting for you.

To help you get started, the GSSEF Retail Stores are featuring a Back to Troop promotion. Now through October 15, 2016, spend $75 or more in-store and receive a $10 Coupon to spend on a $25 or more purchase from November 1 to November 18, 2016*. The $75 purchase can be made in store or online and must be made in one transaction.  
 
A great item to add to your shopping list is a Starter Kit or Essentials Kit that has everything you need to get your Girl Scout year started right. And it includes a super cute drawstring bag while supplies last.

*Please Note: The $10 coupon given out at stores can only be used at the store that issues the coupon. $10 coupon codes that are sent to customers who shop online can only be redeemed online at www.girlscoutshop.com. Customers cannot use in-store coupons online and online coupon codes cannot be used at the GSSEF council stores.
 
 
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BYOU Magazine and Stand Beside Her Awareness Contest
BYOU Magazine and Stand Beside Her are collaborating to bring national attention to remarkable girls and adults within Girl Scouts. 
 
Between now and October 21, nominations are being accepted for Girl Scouts and Girl Scout volunteers who are go-getters, innovators, risk-takers and leaders to be featured in the winter edition of BYOU Magazine in honor of National Stand Beside Her Week.

Nominate the extraordinary Girl Scouts in your life at http://www.standbesideher.org/byou-magazine.html.  

BYOU will choose three Girl Scouts and three leaders, as well as 10 Honorable Mention honorees. Also, all nominees will be entered to win prizes throughout the contest. The earlier you enter your nominee, the more chances she has to win fun prizes.
 


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Now Accepting Applications for Delegates to the National Council Session
Every three years the members of the corporation of Girl Scouts of the USA gather at a central location to conduct the business of the National Council.  Each Girl Scout Council according to the Constitution of Girl Scouts of the USA, as defined in the Blue Book of Basic Documents, elects Delegates from the Council to the National Council Session.
 
Nominations are now being accepted for Council Delegates to the National Council Session to be held October 2-8, 2017 in Columbus, Ohio.

If you meet the nomination criterion as listed here and are willing to accept the responsibilities as listed, please complete and submit an Application for National Council Session Delegate (Adult or Girl as applicable). Links to the applications can be found on the nomination criterion document above (if you do not have the fillable PDF tool, just print out the application to complete). Please follow the submission instructions on the application.

Additional information and instructions will be sent to eligible candidates that will indicate next steps and deadlines. A slate of delegates to be elected will be presented at the next Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida Annual Meeting on February 18, 2017.
 
 
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