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A Weekly E-News Publication | September 2, 2015

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Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.  Enjoy!
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In This Issue

Photos of the Week
Girls at Amahami2015
Celiac Camp 2015

What a Great Summer it Has Been!
Top photo: Girl Scouts from Troops 30550 and 30524 enjoy a weekend at Amahami Outdoor Center.
Bottom photo: Camp Celiac at Comstock, planned and implemented for a second year by Sabrina DeVos who held the first camp session last year as her Gold Award Take Action project.  All food offered is totally gluten free. Campers came from as far as Illinois, Delaware, Connecticut, Toronto, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Florida!   



Send your photo for consideration in the Photo of the Week to Kim Dunne, Media Manager.   
Submitted photos may also be used on our social media platforms.
Save the Date for Our First Ever COOKIE CONVENTION!!!
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Join us, Sunday, January 17, 2016 for our first ever COOKIE CONVENTION!!

From  noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Syracuse OnCenter we'll gather as many as 1,000 people to celebrate the 2016 Cookie Program Season!   There will be fun galore as you enjoy stations of games, vendors and food!

There will be a special Volunteer Lounge for volunteers to share ideas and learn more about providing programming during the season.

Special guest chefs will face off with their best recipes using Girl Scout cookies!

And that's just the beginning of our planning!

Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details!

Tagalong 2016 theme

Fair Continues Through September 7
Thanks to all the troops that are staffing our booth throughout the 12 days of the Great NYS Fair!  Visit the GSNYPENN booth in the Youth Building!   Watch our Facebook Page for photos of today's parade featuring the Girl Scouts!

Cad Troop 20349
Girl Scout Cadette Troop 20349 of Canastota had crafts to
share with kids on Friday at the Fair.
Still Room to Have a "Spooktacular" Fun Time
batsTake a trip to the world of the unknown! We'll stay overnight at the Buffalo Museum of Science where we'll find out why things glow in the dark . . . where those weird sounds come from . . . and do bats really get tangled in your hair!   
October 24-25.  Open to girls in grades K-3.
Hurry registration deadline is September 18!   Details
Listen to the Girl Media Team's September Podcast
on Joining Girl Scouts!



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Registration Deadlines Are Looming

The following has a deadline of September 4:
Hobby Horse Hoe Down, Sept.19, Burdett. Details

The following has a deadline of September 5:
Fun With Paint, September 12, Auburn.  Details 

The following has a deadline of September 6:
Discount Tickets for Enchanted Water Safari. Ends Sept. 7. Details

The following has a deadline of September 10:
Weekend by the Water, Sept. 20, Deposit. Details 

The following have a deadline of September 11:
Bubblegum Hike, Sept. 19, Hector. Details
Junior Equestrian Badge Day, Sept. 26, Burdett.  Details

The following has a deadline of September 15:
Make Your Own Jewelry, September 24, Little Falls. Details 

The following have a deadline of September 17
Susquehanna River Raiders, Sept. 20, Deposit. Details
Earn the Pets Badge, October 1, Norwich. Details 

The following have a deadline of September 18:
Bubblegum Hike, September 26, Hector. Details 
Spooktacular Camp-in, October 24-25, Buffalo. Details

The following have a deadline of September 19:
All's Fair, September 26, Binghamton. Details
Take a Hike, September 26, Binghamton. Details
 
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