GS Weekly Update for Volunteers: Cookie Orders Due Wed | Cookie Rally This Sat

Girl Scouts of Orange County

January 6, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Make-Up Training for Troop Cookie Managers

It's not too late to get trained for our Girl Scout Cookie Program! Our last Classroom TCM Training is Jan. 6 at GSOC in Irvine and walk-ins are welcome at 6:30pm. The Online TCM Training option will be available throughout the cookie program so troops can join anytime!

Cookie Orders Due Jan 8

Troops have through midnight on January 8 to place their initial order in Snap. Troops placing an initial order of 720+ packages (60) cases will automatically be entered into a drawing for a Cookie Costume for their troop. Troops placing an initial order of 1020+ packages (85) cases will receive a 1 cent bonus for every cookie package sold. NO initial order means NO cookies the first days of the program. The warehouses will not open until January 30 and wait times may be over an hour.

Cookie Rally - This Saturday, Jan 11!

A few tickets still remain for girls & family members to join us on January 11, 2014 for Cookie Tasting, Cookie Pep Rally, Dancing Cookies, Goody Bags, Prize Drawings, Skills, Crafts, Basketball Game and more! Register today for our Cookie Rally this Saturday!

Do You Know a Good Guy?
Supporting roles shouldn't go unnoticed! We have a special award for those who assist behind the scenes - without an official title, they have provided support to a troop, Service Unit or Association. We are in a better place because of our Good Guys (male or female) - so nominate yours to be recognized at our annual Recognition Event with the Good Guy Award. Nominate a Good Guy online by February 4 at 6:08pm (2-4-6-8- Who Do We Appreciate!) See How to Write Strong Nominations for tips and email Recognition@GirlScoutsOC.org if you have questions.

Congratulations Scouting for Food 2013 Participants!

Kudos to over 700 Girl Scouts that participated in Scouting Food on November 9th! With your efforts, Girl Scouts of Orange County, along with Orange County Boy Scouts of America, collected a total of 78,936 lbs. of food. This equals 65,780 meals provided for those in need in our community! Thanks for all of your great work on this annual service project for Second Harvest Food Bank of OC!

Troop and Girl Activities

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Master Chef Jr. Casting Call - Jan 25

Have you brushed up on your cooking skills with the cook badges and want to take your kitchen know-how to Master Chef Junior? Check out the casting call if you are ready for this challenge! This opportunity is for children ages 8-13 who excel in cooking.

High Adventure Group Kick Off - Feb. 2

Catch up with friends from past trips, meet new friends, and help plan your adventures for the coming year. Whether you're interested in Whitewater Rafting, hiking, backpacking, or something else - join the fun as we plan and share a potluck meal!

Camp Scherman

Don't forget that you can use your cookie dough to pay for camp. Come up and experience camp as a troop during a weekend camp or for your own adventure during a weekend camp with you and your parent. The staff is excited to show you camp, discover adventure, and create memories... are you ready??

2014 WEEKEND CAMPS

Registration is now open for camps through June 2014! Click here for a complete listing and more information on all weekend camps

Create Your Own Weekends

Whether you are new to camp, or you are a weekend camp warrior, unplug from your busy life and recharge at Camp Scherman. Hang out on the lake or at the museum. You get to create your schedule of activities, be as busy or relaxed as you like. Dates: Feb 21-23, Mar 28-30, April 25-27, May 2-4, May 30-June 1.

Mom and Me Tea Party - May 2-4

Camp Scherman is the perfect place to have fun and strengthen the bond with the special girl in your life. Be sure to pack your "fancy" dress up clothes and hats for a fun weekend of tea and adventures as only we can do at camp.

Bridging Weekend - May 23-25
This is a special time for those girls that are ready to move to the next level and want to share in the magic of camp in a ceremony that signifies the accomplishments and the adventures that lie ahead of each girl. Take part in planning and decorating for your ceremony as well as taking some time to participate in camp activities. No ceremony at camp would be complete without a cake just for you! Join us for your next step in Girl Scouts.

Be Brave! Arrow Dynamics May 30- June 1

Never seem to have enough time at archery? Grab your quiver and take aim. Won't you join us for a weekend of archery and more archery with some canoeing and hiking added in for good measure? Play archery baseball and shoot for distance. It's a guaranteed bullseye weekend!

** New Summer Weekend Camps **

Weekend Camps will be offered throughout the summer of 2014 - sign up as a troop or as a parent-child pair and experience camp during the summer months. Registration will open soon!

Volunteer Training

Do You Need a Troop Agreement?

The logistics of a troop meeting can be an act of juggling, but when there are no guidelines with regard to the girls' behavior, the girls can easily stray. Our new Training Twenty, Developing a Troop Agreement, may be just what you need to get started on a Girl-Led approach to creating an agreement made and followed by the girls. Feel free to download trainer and participant copies for use at your next Service Unit meeting.

GSOC Shop

The Shop will be closed this Saturday, but you can find us at the Cookie Rally! We'll have a mobile shop there for you to pick up all your Cookie themed merchandise! Click here to shop our cookie selection online.