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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Holiday Closure and E-Communications Schedule
The Weekly Girl Scout Volunteer Update ENewsletter will take a "holiday break" and will resume delivery in your inbox on January 7. Girl Scouts of Orange County's offices will be closed for the holidays from Thursday, December 22 to January 2, 2013. The Girl Scout Shop in Irvine will be closed for inventory and the holidays from December 17 through January 2. Our offices and shop will reopen at 8 am on Wed, January 2, 2013. While we are closed, we will be performing upgrades to our servers. You may experience intermittent issues with the Volunteer Network while we work to improve our services to you!
There's Still Time to Make Your Year-End Gift 
More than 23,000 Girl Scouts like Grace rely on the generosity of people like you to make a difference in their lives through Girl Scouts. Make your commitment to building leaders with a tax-deductible year end gift to Girl Scouts of Orange County! Read more about how Girl Scouts has made a difference for Grace.
Service Unit Managers/Coordinators: Submit your Delegate List
The Delegate Installation Committee is getting ready to welcome our new Delegates on our Jan 10 Installation and Training meeting. Please help us prepare by getting your delegate list in as soon as possible! Submit delegate names via the Delegate/Alternate Confirmation Form. Your Delegate Resource packet has been posted on the Volunteer Network under the Training & Recognition tab. The Annual Meeting is planned for the last week in March . . . the exact date will be announced very soon.
Congratulations Bradley
We are very pleased to announce that Bradley Wedekind, Volunteer Specialist for the South Coast Region has accepted the newly created position of Volunteer Specialist - Events, Series and Travel, beginning January 1, 2013. Bradley has been with us since 2009 and has held positions in the GSOC Shop and was a GSLE Specialist in Program before working as a Volunteer Specialist. We look forward to Bradley's ability to support volunteers as they lead Girl Scouts through events, series and travel pathways. Congrats Bradley!
 12 Days of Girl Scouts
We've already given away five amazing prize packages - but you still have seven chances to win! Every weekday from December 10-25 , we will give away a prize package donated by the staff at Girl Scouts of Orange County. Enter each day for a chance to win! Visitwww.GirlScoutsOC.org/promotions today and every day to enter!
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More Troop Cookie Manager Trainings in January
There will be additional Troop Cookie Manager Trainings on January 2nd, 7th, and 12th. Register online via the Council Calendar starting this week. Troop Cookie Managers who participated in classroom training last year may chose the online training option. New Troop Cookie Managers and Troop Cookie Managers who trained prior to 2012 must attend a classroom course. Contact your Service Unit Cookie Manager for more details if you qualify for the Experienced TCM online training option. |
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Troop and Girl Activities |
Center for Living Peace Workshops 
Looking for a fun activity while completing steps for badges and making your journey extra spectacular? Check out these workshops including cartoon drawing, herb gardens, pin-hole cameras, astrology, New Year's vision boards and more! Each workshop description defines the GS badge and or journey connection.
Herb Gardens - Jan. 5
This all ages program presented by the Ecology Center at Center for Living Peace is especially useful for GS seniors working on your Locavore badge- step 3 or Sow What? Leadership journey!
New Year's Vision Boards - Jan. 12
Create a vision board under the direction of Orange County Museum of Art at CLP! Great way to complete step 5 of your cadette "Science of Happiness" badge, start your Create- It project on the GIRLtopia journey, or contemplate your dreams for your ambassador Bliss journey!
Peter Pan- You're Flying - Jan. 26
Only a handful of spaces left- Register now! Sprinkle on some pixie dust and get ready for a fun adventure in Neverland! Girl Scouts are invited to a special pre-performance workshop with cast members and Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan play at the Pantages theater. Please keep in mind that this is the same date as our Cookie Mega Drop. Please make plans accordingly. Pacific Marine Mammal Center   
Are you looking for a great way to enhance your journey experience while learning about local rescued marine mammals? Check out the 3 Cheers for Animals, WOW! Wonders of Water, and Get Moving! programs that are offered at PMMC in Laguna Beach. |
 The year is coming to a close and it's the perfect time to plan some 2013 weekend adventures at Camp Scherman with your Girl Scouts! Cook together, learn about constellations, hike through Camp Scherman's pristine wilderness and more.
Check out our 2013 weekend camp lineup and the badges your Girl Scouts will earn while making lifelong memories at camp! |
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The Girl Scout Shop will be closed for inventory and for the holidays from Dec 17, 2012 through Jan 2, 2013. We look forward to serving all of your Girl Scout merchandise needs in 2013! |
Troop 2123 held a Holiday Bazaar in Laguna Woods and will use funds raised to buy Christmas gifts for underprivileged children and adults through the Regional Center of Orange County's Wish Card program. That's the spirit of the season!
Is your troop doing a service project this Holiday Season? Share it with us on our facebook page! |
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