GS Weekly Update

  Girl Scouts of Orange County

October 29, 2012 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

 

Register Now for the Cookie Rally on January 19
Complete requirements for the 2013 Cookie Activity Pin, enjoy FUN hands-on activity booths for girls, learn goal setting and sales techniques, taste test the cookies, make crafts & more!  Cookie Rally includes UCI Women's Basketball Game @4:00 pm vs. Riverside.  Come as a family, parent/daughter team or troop- register today!

 

Save the Date for Angels Night 2013

Mark you calendars now - Girl Scouts will be taking over Angels Stadium on June 1, 2013

  Fall Product Program

The Girl Scout Nuts Have Arrived!

It's not too late for troops to join in the fun and reap the rewards of our Fall Product ProgramOnline training for Fall Product Managers and our Quick Start can help you get started today! Check out our Fall Product Blog for helpful hints & resources.

 

Support Girls, Even If You're Not Participating!      
Place an order with a Girl Scout you know or email nuts@GirlScoutsOC.org
 to be linked to a local Girl Scout. Nuts, unique snack items and magazines make great personal and corporate holiday gifts. 

  Troop and Girl Activities

 

Jump into Fall Product Program as an IndividualEveryone
 
Individual girls can participate in the online magazine program. Girls, with adult guidance, can complete the online learning activity and send emails to family & friends asking for support.  Email Nuts@GirlScoutsOC.org by November 1 to get started today!

Girls Can Reach Goals & Earn Patches Everyone 

During the Fall Product Program, Girl Scouts who send out emails to family, friends & their parent's friends to renew or purchase their favorite magazines will earn patches & prizes!  Get started now in the QSP/Nut Online Program

Discover Nursing Night - Nov. 2 Everyone  
Join Saddleback Nursing students for this workshop designed to discover nursing as a career, held in Saddleback College's state of the art Health Sciences/Nursing Skills Lab.  Participants will work toward completing the requirements for the First Aid Badge and Safety Award and learn about nursing, educational requirements, demonstrations of skills nurses perform, basic first aid, and creating a service project. 
 
Council's Own Brownie Badge- Robin Hood - Nov 9, 10, 16  shorthand-brownies  
 
Girl Scouts of Orange County and South Coast Repertory are pleased to present our Council's Own Brownie Badge again this year.  Your Brownie troop can attend one of three plays in SCR's Theater for Young Audiences Program and complete activities specifically designed for your play.
 

Get Moving 2 Day Journey Workshop - Nov 24 & 25  Juniors 
Calling all juniors! Get started on this excellent energy adventure and complete part of your "Get Moving" journey with the help of Troop 332.          

  Camp Scherman

Weekends at Camp Schermancamp

 

Earn Badges at Camp 

Have fun at a Weekend Camp at the Award Winning Camp Scherman and work on steps towards badges while you're there!  All Girl Scouts, from Daisies to Ambassadors, can complete badge steps at Songs, Skits and S'mores and at ArtRageous on November 16-18!

  Adult Trainings

Conflict Resolution Workshops

Knowing how to handle conflict is an important part of any leader's role.  In this workshop, skills such as communication, understanding conflict styles, and conflict resolution are geared to Girl Scout leaders, and to the aMuse Journey, to help prepare you to handle future encounters with adults and girls.  This workshop will be offered at different locations:


November Trainings

Check out these essential November training offerings for all levels:

Contact training@GirlScoutsOC.org with any questions.

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GS Levels

Featured Video

Get Her There Poem
Get Her There

Watch Poet and Spoken Word Artist Azure Antionette perform her original poem that she wrote for our Voice for Girls event!  Download the poem here

GSOC Shop

  

Retired Insignia on Sale

 

We've just marked down all of our Retired Insignia! Try-Its, Interest Projects, and Junior Badges are now only 50 cents- just in time for your holiday shopping! Use them to make memory quilts, for memory books and shadow boxes, or stock up on previously lost insignia! Stop by and check out what we have in stock, or visit our website's clearance section to order online.

Family-FBSpotlight

  

Troop 574 Juniors learned how to build a fire and cook with a dutch oven at Calico Ghost Town Haunted Fun Weekend. 

 

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