Cookie Season, National Cookie Rally

JUST FOR GIRLS

Cookie Season begins February 7!

Girl Scouts will be in your neighborhood taking your order for your favorite Girl Scout cookies. Still just $4 per box or 5 for $20 (+ tax in Idaho). To connect with a Girl Scout in your neighborhood or to get details about the upcoming cookie rallies contact cookies@gsewni.org.

The Cookie Program is a great way for Girl Scouts to learn about the 5 Skills for Girls. We are so excited to once again offer the Super Six cookie varieties-Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Savannah Smiles and Do-si-dos.

Important 2014 Cookie Dates:

Rallies around the council	End of January to early February
Start taking cookie orders	February 7
Cookies in hand (booth sales)	March 21 - April 13
Sale ends	April 13

Please direct any questions related to the Cookie Program to Product Sales Manager Kelly Thompson
or call (800) 827-9478, ext. 211.

All things Cookie Program related will also be posted on the council website under Cookies + More.

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Get ready for Cookie Rallies coming your way!

Spokane

Saturday, January 25, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mt. Spokane High School

Sandpoint

Saturday, January 25, 1-5 p.m., Sandpoint Community Hall

Moses Lake

Saturday, January 25, further details TBA

Tri-Cities/Kennewick

Friday, January 31, 6-8 p.m., Chiawana High School

Yakima

Saturday, February 1, 1-3 p.m., Franklin Middle School

Pullman

Saturday, February 1, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Gladish Community Center Gym

Coeur d'Alene
Saturday, February 8, 4-6 p.m., Dalton Gardens Church of Christ

Wenatchee
TBA

Visit the Cookies + More page of the council website for updates and more cookie information!

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HER DAY-Defy the Ordinary-Uniquely ME!

March 1
at the Spokane Program Center

At the annual HER Day (Healthy, Energetic, Resourceful) event girls learn to make great choices by attending workshops centered around building self-esteem and creating a completely healthy YOU!

The fun and pamper day is for girls who are in grades K-12 and offers sessions unique to each age group. You can change the way you look or you can change the way the world looks at girls. The
self-esteem workshops include good nutrition, style and fitness, friendships and family, relationship building and much more.

Lunch will be provided for girls in grades 6-12 (sub sandwich, chips, fruit or veggies and a drink).
Refer to the times and prices for each age group below. Join us for a day of pampering and learn how to take care of yourself inside and out.

Grades K-3: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Girl Scout Hostel, $10 per girl (SWAG included)

Grades 4-5: 1-3:30 p.m., Girl Scout Hostel, $10 per girl (SWAG included)

Grades 6-12: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Girl Scout Program Center, $20 per girl (lunch and SWAG included)

Contact Sarah Wallace for more information or call 800-827-9478, ext. 241.
Registration closes February 24, 2014. Click here to register for this event.

JUST FOR ADULTS

If you were ever a Brownie or Girl Scout, you are an alum! Register (free) today and join the 59 million women who share a common experience! Register today!

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Imagine that it's really warm, you're at Lake Coeur d'Alene, relaxing and being pampered for an entire weekend. That's exactly what Women's Weekend is all about! Women's Weekend 2014 is September 5-7, the weekend after Labor Day. The cost is $225 per person.

The weekend includes all your accommodations, gourmet cuisine and many activities (some activities such as massage have an added fee). This annual fundraising event is held at Camp Four Echoes at Lake Coeur d'Alene and is for women only! Funds raised from the weekend benefit girl camperships, scholarships and programming. Give yourself a gift this year and get the Early Bird discount. Register today!

Contact events@gsewni.org with questions related to this amazing weekend!

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Community Leadership Events

Seeking committee members and volunteers for the upcoming annual events in Coeur d'Alene, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Yakima. Contact Lydia Duffy to join the fun!

COUNCIL WIDE NEWS

New Employees Join the Council

Jennifer Young has joined GSEWNI as a Membership, Volunteer and Program coordinator. She will be working primarily in Idaho with concentration in the Coeur d'Alene to Lewiston area corridor. Jennifer grew up in the west Chicago suburbs. After graduating from high school she attended Western State Colorado University and received a B.S. in Outdoor Leadership and Resort Management. After college Jennifer worked for a therapeutic wilderness program for troubled youth; spending eight days at a time living primitively and backpacking in the north Georgia wilderness. She then moved to New Mexico to work as a district executive and camp director for the Great Southwest Council - Boy Scouts of America. Jennifer is a certified dog trainer and loves horseback riding.

Marcy Mastel returns to GSEWNI as a Membership, Volunteer and Program coordinator.
She has an extensive background and experience in professional Girl Scouting from several other councils and is excited to use that experience to work closely with the service units and volunteers that she supports in north Idaho and northeast Washington. Marcy is an avid outdoor enthusiast who loves geocaching, canoeing and camping and is the mother of a first grade Girl Scout Daisy.

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