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Cookie Photo Contest
Design Camp Patch
Volunteer Events
Gold Awardees
GSUSA CEO in Documentary
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Boat Tote
 
Zipper Tote
 

Annual Meeting
May 4

  

Be sure to get your reservations in! Be in the photo going into the 100th anniverary time capsule!
 

 Cookie Photo Contest

Troop 50302 Brownville 

You may recall we asked you to submit your best photos of unique ways you sold cookies this season.
Go to this link  on Facebook and "like" your favorite. Do so by April 20 and the troop photo with the most likes will win a special surprise!

  

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GSNYPENNews
A Weekly E-News Publication
April 10, 2013

  

Photo of the Week!

 

 Tioga Center Nichols Ldr/Daughter Weekend

 The Tioga Center Nichols Girl Scout leaders and daughters recently held their annual leader/daughter camping weekend at Misty Hollow's Crooked Oak Lodge.  They enjoyed hiking, several Easter egg hunts, egg decorating crafts, Dominoes and Bingo, dancing, cooking Po'boys over the fire, S'mores (of course), stories and more.  There was also hair styling and lots of interacting, ideas, support and useful information shared between the leaders.  So much fun was had that they decided to hold Leader/Daughter weekends more than just once a year!  They  are looking forward to the next weekend together!!  "We highly recommend leader/daughter weekends for all the service units.  It gives leaders an opportunity to visit the council's great camps, spend time camping with their daughters, and to share ideas and mentor new leaders," said leader Tara Cofone who submitted this photo.

   Submit your photos to Kim Dunne
 
Yours may be selected for our Photo of the Week!       

 

 

 From the CEO's Desk

Making the World a Better Place Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. 

Our ability to deliver on this mission is tied directly to having adults - volunteers and staff - who have the commitment to make the world a better place by investing in the young women whose lives are immeasurably strengthened through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.  MORE

 GIRLS: Design Our Camp Patch!

We want you to visit all our beautiful properties, and you can be the designer of the patch that commemorates girls' visits!
Deadline to submit a design is April 17.  Winning design will be chosen at the Annual Meeting on May 4. Be sure your design is generic enough to represent all camps (unless there are five pieces, one for each).  Details.

 Volunteer Recognitions Events are SOON!

Have you registered to attend one of the recognition events?  They are for all volunteers!
Harpursville, NY // April 23.  Register by 5 p.m. on 4/16
Utica, NY // April 24.  Register by noon on 4/19
Syracuse, NY // April 25. Register by 5 p.m. on 4/10
Horseheads, NY // April 29.  Register by 5 p.m. on 4/24
Waterloo, NY // May 1.  Register by Noon on 4/26
Alexandria Bay // May 2. Register by Noon on 4/26
All events begin at 5:30 p.m. and end at 9 p.m.
You must register to attend.

Gold Awardees:  Danielle and Mikaelan

 Danielle C
Danielle C. is studying liberal arts at college.  She enjoyed being part of the council's Disaster Relief team, traveling and helping people affected by hurricanes Katrina and Irene. She hopes to join Americorps to help rebuild neighborhoods in future disasters. For her Take Action project, she provided personal care items and food to individuals in her community who were in economic hardship.
 
Mikaelean CMikaelan C-S. is a senior at Walton Central School. She hopes to study biology and engineering in college. She loved participating in Girl Scout destinations. She spent a week on a 77-foot schooner, camped in Yellowstone National Park, hiked in the Grand Tetons, whitewater rafted on a glacial river in Alaska and worked at a sea turtle farm in Costa Rica.  Her Gold Award Take Action project had Mikaelan working with elementary students to make them more aware of different countries and cultures. She wanted to alleviate bullying. She provided a peace pole to the school.
 

 MAKERS Documentary Features GSUSA CEO

Anna Maria Chavez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, is featured in an e-documentary for the PBS documentary series MAKERS: Women Who Make America! MAKERS: Women Who Make America tells the remarkable story of the most sweeping social revolution in American history, as women have asserted their rights to a full and fair share of political power, economic opportunity, and personal autonomy. Read more in our Blog!

 Girl Scouts Need Flat Juliette Help

A Girl Scout Cadette Troop from Brewster, NY sent this request.  In 2009, an 8-year old member of the troop, Kayla Donohue, and her mother, Lori, were killed by a drunk driver on the way out of Kayla's dance class.  The girls have created KDAY, a memorial event held each year in June, to honor their memories and connect with other Girl Scouts. 

Last year, as part of the event, they made troops of Flat Juliettes.  On the back of each Juliette is Kayla's story. They want to start the Juliettes on an adventure.  They ask that troops take Juliette on an adventure (a la Flat Stanley) and create an 8.5x11 scrapbook page to send back to them recounting her adventure with the troop by June 1, 2013. "We are collecting the stories to share at our event this year and give to Kayla's family thereafter," said leader Robyn Scinta

If you or your troop wants to participate, contact  Robyn and she'll send Juliettes out.  Included in the package will be instructions and background. Leaders should include their mailing address and the number of girls in the troop.  "We hope to spread the word about our friend, Kayla, and connect with Girl Scouts across the country.  We are in 28 states to date," said Robyn.

Adult Learning Opportunities
Visit the Learning Ops page on our website for details about the following courses. 
You can register for the courses online!

 

 

  

 April 27 

 
 
 Hammondsport

GSLE Sessions

 Deadines

 April 15 

 April 11 Webinar
Extended Trips
 April 10

 June 1

 Johnson City
 Facilitating Adult Learning Sessions
 May 24

 
 Aprl 27 
 May 4    

 

   

Hammondsport 

Rensselaer Falls  

 

Simply Successful Overnight Sessions

 

 April 15
 April 24 

 April 26-27

 April 27-28
 May 4-5
 May 10-11
 May 11-12

 Misty Hollow
 Camp Hoover
 Rensselar Falls
 Trefoil
 Yaiewano
 
Simply Successful Camping
You can register through ebiz for any of these courses.
There are just five spaces left at the Hoover SSC! Simply Successful Overnights is a pre-requisite to this course. SSO is available as a live course or self-study. Contact Lindsey Tupia for more information about the self-study option.
 April 12
 April 15
 April 24
 May 1
 April 27

 April 26-28
 April 27
 May 10-11
 June 1

 Camp Hoover
 Phelps SC
 Camp Trefoil
 Whitesboro
 Spring Fling Events. To register or for more information, contact:
Whitesboro: Carol Nabors
  
 

 April 27 (morning)

 April 27 (afternoon)

 Camp Hoover

 
ARC FA/CPR Skills

 April 15

 April 17

 April 23
 May 13

 Scio

 New Hartford
 Watertown 

      Medic First Aid Skill Sessions
 April 10

 April 18

 May 6

 

 
  
  
Programs & Events

Be sure to check our Programs and Events page often! If you're interested in these programs/events, register soon and encourage your friends to do so as well!
New Programs Recently Scheduled

April 25

Gr K-12

  Delhi
Tie Die in Delhi! It's a tie die party!

 Deadine

 April 21

April 27

Gr K-12 

  Watkins
  Glen
Operation Freedom Walk. Honor the men and women   who fight for our freedom. Deadline
 April 12
MORE

May 3-4

Gr 2-8

 AuburnTwilight Nights. Observe at the museum slumber party!  Deadline 
 April 19
MORE

May 4

Gr K-3

 ElmiraCinco de Mayo Celebration Deadline 
 April 19
MORE

May 22

Gr K-12

 Watkins

 Glen

Celebrate EMS Day with the Schuyler County Volunteer Ambulance Association Deadline 
 May 15
MORE 

May 25

Gr 6-12

Adults

 SyracuseServe a Meal to the Homeless Deadline 
 May 17
MORE

May 31-June 1

Gr K-12

Adults

 Harrisville

Mom and Me, Friday to Saturday
Experience all camp has to offer with your mother or other significant female! 
 Deadline 
 May 15
MORE

June 1-2

Gr K-12

Adults 

 Harrisville
Mom and Me, Saturday to Sunday Experience all camp has to offer with your mother or other significant female! 

 Deadline

 May 15

MORE 

June 1

Gr K-12

 WatertownRockin' the River. A community Take Action Project on the Black River!

 Deadline

 May 16

MORE

June15-19
Gr K-10

 MacedonHorse Day Camp! Half-day horse camp just for Girl Scouts! Deadline 
 June 21
MORE

June 14-15

Gr 4-12

 Norwich
Cardboard Campout. Raise your awareness of the plight of the homeless.
 Deadline 
 May 31

MORE

 

July 27

Gr K-12

 CooperstownGlimmerglass Festival Scout Day
Join Glimmerglass for the popular musical Camelot!
 Deadline 
 July 27

September 7

Gr K-12

Adults 

  Utica
 Out of Darkness Walk 
Deadline Sept 3
 MORE

September 14 

Gr K-12

Adults
  Ithaca Out of Darkness Walk

Deadline Sept 3 

MORE

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
  
  
  Almost Full
Girl Scouts Underground. May 4. Howe's Caverns
  
No further registrations accepted
Cooking Badge/Morning. April 13. Vienna
Playing the Past. April 13. Canandaigua
Smoke Tree Horse Farm. April 14. Baldwinsville
  Stream Monitoring. April 20. Geneva
Out the Door. Let's Explore. Baltimore Woods. May 4, morning session
Tea Party at The 1890 House. May 5. Cortland. afternoon session
Flowers. May 18. Montezuma
Aquarium Overnight and Buffalo Zoo. June 15-16. Niagara Falls
 
Don't Miss The Museum Exhibit Celebrating Girl Scouting's 100th Anniversary!

The Discovery Center  A wonderful hands-on interactive display. The museum has extended the display's run and will now be open through October 2013!. Binghamton.
 
Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways in a United Way Agency