Troop leaders should renew all membership by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on September 29; on September 30, members will "fall off" the eBiz troop roster. They will need to turn in paper registrations or have the parent create a login for eBiz and register the girl.

Also, all graduating seniors who want to be Lifetime Members will need to turn in their adult registration forms no later than September 1.

Many Girl Scout volunteer trainings are reimbursable

If the Girl Scout adult learning session you are taking has a fee, then it is an appropriate fee to be reimbursed to you from your troop's funds. Reimbursable trainings include Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/ AED Blended Learning, Basic Camping Skills, Darkness to Light, and American Red Cross Small Craft Safety.

Adult Learning Calendar

It's August and time to get back to Girl Scouting and sign up for your adult learning sessions. Course descriptions can be found in the adult learning section and course dates have been added to the website calendar.

Leadership Essentials - being offered Aug. 21, Aug. 24, Sept. 11, Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Oct. 26

Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Blended Learning - being offered Aug. 14, Aug. 16, Sept. 9, Sept. 13, Oct. 21, Oct. 23

Basic Camping - being offered Aug. 23, Oct. 6, Oct. 25

Darkness to Light - being offered Aug. 9 and 16 as part of SU Team Training, Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Oct. 4, Oct. 25.

Save the Date for 2014 Women of Distinction Luncheon

Luncheon is Nov. 7

The 2014 Women of Distinction luncheon has been set for Friday, November 7, at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans. Honorees will be announced shortly.

Luncheon sponsorships and reserved tables of 10 are available. For more information, please contact Carrie Thomas at cthomas@gsle.org or Hallie Thompson at
hthompson@gsle.org.

August - February edition of Program Pathways
is available online

Program Pathways, our council's program guide, is available online and at the printer. It will be mailed to the families of Girl Scouts and re-registered troop leaders/ assistant leaders later this month.The website events calendar is also updated so you and your girls can plan your Girl Scout year!

This issue covers activities through February, and a second guide will be mailed in January covering the remainder of the Girl Scout year. Since the program team continues to add new activities for girls throughout the year, we encourage you to stay up-to-date by reading the monthly email newsletter and frequently visiting our website calendar and social media
pages.

A special thank you to our Program Pathways sponsors who helped may this publication possible. We encourage you to check out the wonderful program opportunities available to you by our sponsors.

Service Unit Team Trainings being held Aug 9 & 16

If you are a member of your Service Unit Team,

please register for one of the Service Unit Team trainings being held Saturday, August 9 in Baton Rouge or August 16 in New Orleans! There will be adult learning sessions for Service Unit Administrator, Consultant, and Recruiter as well as Darkness to Light (a new, required training for all 01/02's focusing on child safety). Lunch will be provided.

Important: Please note that the Darkness to Light training is reimbursable by the troop.

Girl Scout Volunteer On-Boarding/ Renewal Process

As part of our council work to continually improve our process and ensure the safety of all Girl Scouts, we would like to let you know about some changes to our Volunteer process.

Volunteer Application - the Girl Scouts Louisiana East (GSLE) Volunteer Application has been revised and updated. All current and future volunteers are required to fill out an application annually. This process will help Girl Scouts Louisiana East make sure all volunteer records are accurate.

Background Screening - GSLE has partnered with Asurint to assist with volunteer background screening. All Girl Scout Troop Leaders (01), Assistant Leaders (02), and Troop Cookie Managers are required to complete an annual background check through Asurint. The cost is less than $10 and is reimbursable by the troop.

August Employee of the Month

Do you ever wonder whose friendly voice you hear when you call the council? Girl Scouts Louisiana East is excited to announce Ashley Arnolie as its Employee of the Month for August 2014! Ashley has been the Receptionist/ Cashier for GSLE for 3 years, working out of the council's headquarters in New Orleans (although she answers the phone for all offices.)

Please join us in recognizing Ashley for her dedication and strong work ethic, enthusiasm, eagerness to help others, and for exemplifying the mission of Girl Scouting at Girl Scouts Louisiana East. Congratulations, Ashley!

We'll be adding a Volunteer Spotlight to our monthly council eNews this fall!

August -September Activities

Check out the website calendar to see what fall/winter program events have been planned. We've upgraded our website calendar to allow you to download events to your smart phone or Outlook calendar!

August 10 - Program Aide Training (grades 6-8), Baton Rouge
August 22-24 - Wrangler/Spur Training Weekend (age 12 and up), St. Francisville
August 23 - Wrangler/Spur Program Orientation (age 12 and up), St. Francisville
August 24 - Timber Lake Gliders Kayaking Club Training and Orientation (grades 6-12), Independence
August 29 - LSU Soccer (K-12), Baton Rouge
August 30 and/or Sept. 6- Saturday Art Workshop (grades 4-5 from Iberville Parish), Plaquemine
Sept. 4 - Let's Go - Girl Scout Travel Opportunities (grades 6-12), Baton Rouge
Sept. 6 - Loyola Girl Scout Volleyball Clinic (grades k-12), New Orleans

Sept. 13-14 - Me & My Pal Weekend (grades 2-12, and special pal age 21+), St. Francisville
Sept. 20 - Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Beach Sweep (grades K-12), north and south shores

Sept. 20 - Wonder of Water Family Day (all ages and families), Independence
Sept. 20-21 - Wonder of Water Family Overnight (all ages and families), Independence
Sept. 20 - BSI Comics presents Comic Artist Workshop (morning session: grades 2-3, afternoon session: grades 6-8), Metairie
Sept. 20 and/or 27 - Saturday Art Workshop (grades 4-5 from Iberville Parish), St. Gabriel

Sept. 27 - Water Investigators (grades 2-3), Baker
Sept. 27 - ABC's of Babysitting Workshop (grades 6-12), Metairie

Sept. 27 - Movin' & Groovin' at Nicholls State (grades 4-8), Thibodaux
Sept. 27 - National Hunting & Fishing Day Outdoor Festival (all ages), Baton Rouge
Sept. 27 - Night at the Opera Orientation (grades 6-12), New Orleans
Sept. 27 - Oschner Science Saturday (troops grades 2-3), Kenner

Quick Links

Join the Wrangler/Spur Program

Program Orientation is August 23

Interested in horses? Consider joining the Camp Marydale Wrangler/Spur Program, for girls 12+ years. Sign up for the Wrangler/Spur Program Orientation, required for all new members (Code: WO5101) on Saturday, August 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (lunch included) to get started! Click here for more info.

Adult Volunteers are needed for the Wrangler/ Spur Program. If you are interested, please sign up for the Wrangler/Spur Program Orientation. Any questions should be directed to Angela Arneal at aarneal@gsle.org.

Annual Family Giving

The Annual Family Giving Campaign is back!

Join us on Saturday, August 23 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Council Headquarters in New Orleans as we celebrate the success of the 2014 Annual Family Giving Campaign and kick-off the 2015 year.

We will have pizza, raffles, and roundtable discussions led by volunteers on ways to reach your Service Unit Giving Goal. All Service Unit Giving Captains and Service Unit Administrators are expected to attend. Please register online by August 20.

Fall Product Program

Sale Dates are October 3-26

Mark your calendars now with the dates of our 2014 Fall product sale! The council's fall product sale to friends and family will be October 3-26, with delivery of nuts and candy November 17-21. To participate girls must be registered for the 2015 Girl Scout membership year by Sept. 19.

Service Unit Fall Product training is September 13. Register now! Click here for Nut-e Rookie Training and webinar dates!

Click here for more information about the program, product line, and program recognitions!

Magazine, Nut and Photo Online Program
This year, customers can purchase ALL nuts, candy, magazines, and photo itemd online with a credit card. Orders are shipped directly to the customers with the girls/troop earning the same recognitions/ proceeds. Girls simply need to send 12+ emails starting Oct. 3 to get their sales started. With online ordering there is no delivery or money collection for girls/troop.

Keepsakes - New!
For the first time, the council will offer photo keepsake items (photo books, holiday cards, calendars, posers and more) as part of the Fall Product Sale. They can be ordered online or by using the in-person order form. As a bonus, each photo keepsake will include a free Mobile Bookshelf App. This app allows users to store their digital creations online making it easy to reuse photos and reorder products anytime.

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