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On My Honor
Volunteer and Family Newsletter
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Office and shop hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Upcoming Girl / Troop / Family Events
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Important REMINDERS and DEADLINES
Fall Program Guide is now available for download and viewing!
The program guide can be found under the Events tab on GSSI's website, On Your Own. Check it out here.
New programs include:
- Horseback Riding Programs
- Thunderbolts Hockey Scouts Night
- Evansville Museum
- North Main Christmas Parade
- Newburgh Tumbling
Over 80 program offerings available!
Girl Scout Opposite Editorial Contest
Girl Scouts across the nation are taking the media by storm on September 2-5! Submit a half-page paragraph about why you love being a Girl Scout for a chance to be featured in your local newspaper. The most compelling paragraphs will also be featured on GSSI's website, blog, and social media. All Girl Scouts Daisy - Ambassador are encouraged to submit a paragraph.
Deadline to submit: Monday, August 22
Fall Event Registration Now Open!
When: Sunday, September 18, 2016, 1-4 p.m.
Where: Mesker Park Zoo
Cost: $15 Girl Scouts, $10 adult chaperones, no tags (siblings). Please encourage only adults that are vap'ed and registered to attend.
What: Enjoy over 20 activity stations throughout the Zoo focusing on water conservation and how to have fun with water!
Travel Internationally with GSSI
Registration is now open for the following travel opportunities.
Travel meeting will be held Monday, August 8 to discuss money earning opportunities for enrolled participants.
Spain 2018: July 9-July 19, 2018/ $200 early enrollment discount!
Australia 2019: June 27- July 8, 2019
Girl Scouts Achieve Girl Scouts Achieve is a troop designed especially for girls on the autism spectrum in grades 1-6, or 7-12 years old. The troop can accommodate up to 15 girls. The troop focuses on the same leadership development elements as traditional troops, but also focuses more on inclusion and less on badge earning.
Meetings are at GSSI's council office from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. August 24, September 21, October 19, November 16, December 14 There will also be an additional educational or social outing each month. Parents are encouraged to attend meetings and outings.
More information can be found here.
Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay
Celebrate Indiana's 200th Birthday with GSSI at Camp Koch on Friday, September 9 at 5:00 p.m. Support your community as the torch relay passes by! Festivities will include a cookout, Bicentennial Patch activities, and greeting the torch bearers as they pass by Camp Koch. Girls who attend will receive a special limited edition Indiana Bicentennial Patch. Troop camping is available this evening for the first troops to sign up. Longtime Girl Scout CEO Jan Davies and her mother Dorothy Kessner will be torch bearers during this special relay!
Is your troop working on the Community Service Bar or Service to Girl Scouting bar? Are you a volunteer who enjoys interacting with the public? Troops and/or volunteers are needed to help at the Girl Scout booth at the Downtown Evansville First Fridays on August 5 and September 2, between 5:30 and 9:00 p.m. If you are available to volunteer, please contact Paige Mehringer 812-421-4970 ext. 318, pmehringer@girlscouts-gssi.org. A staff member will be present and work with you to plan the best activity for the evening. Volunteers are encouraged to customize activities for different age levels.
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CEI is almost here!
This is a BIG weekend for GSSI: the official migration of all our data to the new online system will be completed. Next week staff will be validating and testing the data. Between August 5 and 8, all current members will be invited to login to the Member Community where parents and caregivers can manage their girl membership and co-leaders can access their troop management system. The member community also provides access to the Volunteer Toolkit!
Volunteer Toolkit (VTK)
Wish there was a way for you to keep everything for your whole Girl Scout year in one place? Meet the Volunteer Toolkit, the new web app that help you make the most of every troop meeting.
Video tutorials available now from GSUSA. They are a series of 5 segments, varying in length from under a minute to 3 minutes.
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Job Briefing
The Job Briefing modules for new and returning volunteers are currently being updated. They should be ready by mid August. We apologize for the delay but wanted to be able to include some new material from the CEI system which goes live next week.
Role Models Matter Training- All women with experience in STEM fields, whether or not they are current Girl Scout volunteers, are invited to a free Role Models Matter lunch and training. They will be given the tools and the know-how to inspire girls to explore STEM fields.
Tuesday, August 9, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Evansville Country Club Ballroom
See here for more information and to register.
All Council Team (A.C.T.) Volunteer Kick-off - These celebration/meeting/training sessions are critical. All service unit and troop leadership teams should attend.
Tuesday,September 20, 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Evansville
Thursday, September 22, 6:00-8:00 p.m. - Jasper
Registration opens next in late August.
Volunteer Retreat- This will be a fun weekend of fellowship and learning.
November 11-13 - Camp Koch
Registration opens in September.
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Volunteer Essentials and Safety Activity Checkpoints
GSUSA has recently updated these critical resources. GSSI is currently in the process of customizing them. Until the new editions are uploaded to the Website, continue to use the 2015-2016 editions.
GSSI Forms
Forms are still under review. Most remain unchanged other than instructions on returning them to support@girlscouts-gssi.org, instead of specific departments or individuals. We are evaluating ways to make the forms even easier to use and submit.
Group Finance Report DUE!
Troops/Service Units/Clusters:
Don't forget to turn in your 2015-2016 Finance Report, along with copies of your monthly bank statements. If you maintain a detailed check register on other software (ex. Excel) simply attach that to the form - no need to reenter the registry information. You may turn in the reports to any staff member or email (with scans of bank statements) to support@girlscouts-gssi.org.
Building Use Agreements and Contracts
Remember that all building use agreements and contracts should be signed by the council so that we assume the liability and not you. Simply submit completed forms electronically to support@girlscouts-gssi.org or bring/mail to the office.
Bank Accounts - Changing authorized signers
If you need to change authorized signers on an existing bank account, submit this request providing information on the account and the desired signers. We will provide you with the required form to take to the bank.
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Blog 
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Get to know us... again!
We are starting a series of blogs for staff to share with you a little about themselves and how they can serve you.
This week: Our Customer Care Team
Read the blog to find out more!
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GSSI has so many great volunteers and staff who are generous with their time and talent! A big thank you goes to:
Melissa Ruschau, for making the North Dubois Day Camp an amazing, organized, and fun experience for girls and volunteers. (from Jayme Buechler & ND day camp volunteers)
Stephanie Lightner, staff Camp Director, Ranger Frank Spangler, and the generous Camp volunteers, for an incredible resident camp program. The girls had tons of fun and were able to do things they normally would not have been able to. This will be a summer to remember! Over x girls stayed at camp three or more night, and over 100 participated in the Adventure Day! (from GSSI staff)
Volunteerism Advisory Group! Your input and feedback into our volunteer onboarding and training processes is greatly appreciated. Your advice will help us provide better support to all volunteers.
(from Margaret Dennis, GSSI staff)
Cookie Advisory Board! Thank you for your invaluable ideas and suggestions on improving our cookie program. (from Melissa Rynnkiewich and Margaret Dennis, GSSI staff)
Would you like to give a "Pat-on-the-Back" to a special person who went that extra mile or stepped in to help without being asked? Send an email to Margaret with the name of the volunteer or staff member and how she/he helped out.
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Meet the 2017 Cookie Mascots!
Lina and Lulu are this year's llama mascots. Congratulations to Madelyn and Loralee for submitting the names! They have each won a set of plush llamas.
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Katie's Korner Retail Shop
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Katie's Korner Special Hours
Saturday Sale, Sept. 24, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Closed for inventory, Sept. 26-30
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S-XL $14.50, 2XL $15.50
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are available for order now.
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Check out the catalog of Girl Scout Christmas Ornaments, tableware, Snow Village, Santa, and Snow Babies. Pre-order Form.
Katie's Corner Council Shop 223 NW 2nd St. Evansville 812.421.4970 or 800.757.9348
Shop hours
: Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:00 pm.
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On my honor,
I will try to serve God and my country, to help others at all times,
and to live by the Girl Scout Law.
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Girl Scouts of SW Indiana | 812.421.4970 | www.girlscouts-gssi.org
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