All GSNCA offices will be closed December 24 - January 1. Offices will reopen Friday, January 2. See "Shop Updates" below for shop holiday hours.
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A Brownie from Troop 150 participates in Holidays Around the World
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Board of Directors Nominations
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Nominate a community leader that you know to GSNCA's board of directors. Help our council further it's Mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.
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Kathryn, a Brownie from Service Unit 76 in Jasper, visits Santa along with her troop at the Festival of Lights.
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Note: All shops will be closed beginning December 20, 2014 for the holidays and will reopen on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.
November 2014 - March 2015
Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa Shop Hours
Mon. - Closed
Tues. & Thurs. - 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Wed. & Fri.- 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday Openings:
February 7
March 7 only.
Florence Shop Hours
The Florence shop does not maintain
regular business hours. Volunteers
should call the Florence office prior to
arriving to ensure staff availability or
may shop online at girlscoutsnca.org.
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Camp Coleman Holiday Ornaments ARE HERE!
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Be among the first to purchase our unique GSNCA laser-cut wooden ornament featuring Juliette Low Hall at Camp Coleman. This exclusive ornament will be the first in a series of limited quantity ornaments featuring a different GSNCA structure each holiday season. Don't let this one of a kind ornament slip by, start your collection now! The price is $16. Purchase one at any council shop.
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Voting occurred throughout the country and girls decided on the Outdoor Recreation theme for the new Girls' Choice badges. Now we need to hear from girls again! Throughout December, girls will vote for the badge activities that appeal to them most-whether they want to challenge themselves in the outdoors, get active on or in the water, or become an outdoor explorer. Vote now!
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Troop 30691 from Rainbow City completing a service project called "Presents for Pets." The girls set up in front of a local Petco and collected items for animal shelters. Shoppers were very generous and filled up a huge box in less than three hours!
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To submit information and photos from recent Girl Scout events for internal and external publications, use the photo upload form or email communications@girlscoutsnca.org.
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Call for Adult Award Nominations
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 'Tis the season for recognizing outstanding Girl Scout volunteers! Nominations for GSUSA and council level awards are due by January 30, 2015. Service level award nominations are due March 15, 2015. Giving a gift of recognition is as easy
as 1-2-3.
Step 1: Look up past awards volunteers may have received in our past recipients list.Step 2: See Adult Recognitions At-a-Glance to determine which award best fits the volunteer's accomplishments and service. Step 3: Complete the appropriate award nomination forms that are located on our website. Interactive nomination forms will be available 12/22/2014. Over the holidays please take time to think about the volunteers in your area who deliver outstanding Girl Scout program and take action! Talk with your service unit manager and other volunteers -- get them involved in providing information for the nomination and to write letters of endorsement. It isn't hard to nominate someone; it just takes a little thought. For assistance contact Karen S Wales, Project Implementation Director at kwales@girlscoutsnca.org or 256-425-0866. |
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Troop 7300 donating to the Toys for Tots Angel Tree at Chik-fil-A
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Calling All Media Mavens!
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 As we gear up for Cookie Season, the communications department would like to form a small group of Girl Scouts and volunteers who are interested in helping spread the good news of Girl Scouting to our local news outlets. Assignments may include appearing on local talk shows, morning radio stations or in news segments, writing editorials for local newspapers and appearing in council-generated videos or voice-overs. Media Mavens will have the opportunity to promote other Girl Scout events such as summer camp registration, fall recruitment, Women of Distinction and program events. Are you interested in becoming a Media Maven?! Contact Director of Communications and Marketing Hannah Wallace at hwallace@girlscoutsnca.org. In-person media training and head-shots will be provided. |
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Click "Program Updates" to view the COMPLETE list of events with upcoming registration deadlines.
Full event details are located on the online events calendar or in the 2014-2015 Pathway Opportunities. Online registration is available for girl programs.
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Notable Upcoming Girl Programs:
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 Effective January 1, 2015, Money Earning Project Applications must be submitted to the Director of Fund Development at least 3 weeks prior to starting the money-earning project. Procedures: Email: fd@girlscoutsnca.org Fax: 205-980-4753 Hand deliver to the Fehr Fowler Service Center in Birmingham * Must follow Safety Wise and council procedures. * Activities may not include: product demonstration parties, raffles, drawings, games of chance, direct solicitation of cash, and the sale or endorsement of commercial products. * Troops must participate in the cookie sale in order to be approved, however a troop registering in April may submit an application. * Request for money-earning projects planned to take place during Fall Product Sale, United Way Campaign and the Cookie Sale will not be approved. The Money Earning Project Application is on our website. |
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Daisies from Riverchase Elementary School Caroling at Golden Living Retirement Center
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Girl Leadership Awards & Workshops
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Volunteer Invite-A-Friend Campaign
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| Congratulations to Veranda Wells and Jennifer Fallin of Service Unit 69-Blount County for qualifying for the Volunteer Invite-A-Friend incentives from GSUSA! Veranda recruited Jennifer to lead Brownie Troop 30850 in Oneonta. The troop currently has 14 girls, 2 assistant leaders and several other adult members. Veranda will receive a $50 gift coupon to use at GSUSA's online shop and Jennifer will receive a Volunteer Resource Pack which will include a Journey set, Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting, adult insignia and other resources to use with the troop. The service unit is planning another recruitment event this month to help meet their 2015 membership goal. Way to go to SU69 and welcome to our new troop! |
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The hilarious Girl Scouts from Troop 46 in Decatur created a video to remind us all to "Be Smart, Don't Start" smoking! Check it out!
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Adult Learning Opportunities
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| Girl Scout University | Jan 24 | Tuscaloosa | |
| Jan 24 | Tuscaloosa | |
(Note: not a GSNCA facilitated training) | Jan 26 | Tuscaloosa | |
| Jan 31 | Birmingham |
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