"This picture represents Girl Scouts from Troops 35 and 415 (Midtown), and 5232 (South of the James) who worked together to sell Girl Scout cookies. The best part for us was working alongside our GSCV CEO, Mrs. Viola Baskerville. She is truly a "cheerleader for Girl Scouts and Girl Scout cookies."  Thanks for spending time with us at the sale!"

-Glennys Flemming, Troop Leader 

On Saturday, March 15th, Colonial Heights Troop 3222 hosted its 5th annual Father/Daughter dance at the American Legion Post 284 in Colonial Heights. This year's theme was a Night in Paris. There were 118 girls in attendance at the event ranging from Daisies to Seniors. Girls enjoyed food, fun and dancing. Ruth Graninger, GSCV Retail Manager, taught the dads and their gals 2 American Smooth Waltzes. 

Spring Fling - closes April 4 

We have recently received several inquiries about our summer camp schedule. Due to the winter weather, some area schools are requiring students to extend their school year into June to make up for the amount of snow days that have occurred.

GSCV will not be altering the start of summer camp this year for numerous reasons.

• We serve school systems in 30 counties and 6 cities, as well as numerous private schools that all have different schedules.
• There have also been over 130 resident camp purchases that have planned their summers already based on the camp dates that have been published since November 2013.
• We also have several items scheduled that cannot be changed at this point including horses arriving at camp as well as international staff already scheduled to arrive at camp in early June.
• Moving resident camp would require us to adjust every other camp program option for the rest of the summer and into the fall, i.e. Resident and Day Camp, Troop/SU Camping, Adventure Weekends, special camp programs, etc., which is just not possible this late in the year.

If you have already purchased a camp program and have discovered that a school schedule is now in conflict, please contact Samantha "Pepper" Felton, Camp Director, as soon as possible at sfelton@comgirlscouts.org. She will be able to make recommendations for the best course of action for your Girl Scout and her school schedule.

If you have not signed up for camp yet, there are still several options available. Please visit www.comgirlscouts.org/camp to see all the available camp offerings this summer.

Since 1966, Rappahannock Goodwill Industries (RGI) has believed in the power to change people's lives. Their mission is to provide to people with barriers to employment - particularly those with disabilities - an array of quality vocational and educational services so that they can work most independently. This Girl Scout patch program is a tradition in the Fredericksburg area that continues this year, with a new design! Check out the patch requirements and sign up for a shift on Collection Day, April 5 - search keyword 'goodwill' on COMAR. Even if you can't help on Collection Day, please clean out your closets and drop off your donations on April 5th. 

Established in 1993, the Richmond Kickers have consistently been one of the most successful professional soccer clubs in America. On Saturday, April 19, Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Richmond Kickers have joined forces for a great day of fun at City Stadium in Richmond. Kick-off against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds is at 5:00pm.

Added Bonus!  Every Girl Scout that has a ticket to the game can participate in a Soccer Clinic with the trainers and staff from the Richmond Kickers! All levels and skill abilities are encouraged to attend! The clinic is before the game, from 2-4pm.  Please register your Girl Scouts for this option when purchasing tickets. Girls who are not registered will not be allowed to participate in the clinic.

Visit COMAR and look in the Featured section on the right to register today! There are two ticket options - one with a pizza party and one without.