Girl Scouts of Orange County

Sept 1, 2014

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sign Up for Troop Fall Product Training

Troop Product Manager training begins on September 15! Training includes everything you need to know to guide a troop in the Fall Product Program. Volunteers may register for the training session that fits their schedule. Online training coming soon! To register for a classroom training, visit the volunteer calendar on the GSOC website.

Register for Family FUN! Open House & Fall Product Rally

Girls, families & troops are all invited to join us Sat., Sept. 20 for our annual Open House. This free event will take place at our Irvine Headquarters from 10 am until 2 p.m. Plan for your experience to take about an hour. Register online by Sept. 10 and receive a prize! Fun activities, snacks, shopping, earn a patch, service projects & more.

Girl & Adult Volunteers Needed for Open House

Girls and adults can help out as a greeters or guide girls in fun activities! Have fun and earn service hours by assisting with our Open House on Sat., Sept. 20. Contact rsussman@GirlScoutsOC.org for details.

Gluten Free Cookie Orders Due Sept 21

Troops interested in participating in the Gluten Free Girl Scout Cookie Pilot must order cookies by Sept. 21 to receive cookies in January. Click here for info on how to order and visit abcsmartcookies.com for nutritional info.

Troop and Girl Activities

View all events and subscribe to a weekly level-specific events update email on our online calendar.

STEM Inventor Series with A Hundred Tiny Hands

In the 4 session series (starting 10/4), girls will "play science" with our 3 Inventor Toolboxes, and A Hundred Tiny Hands members will teach girls about science and engineering. By the 4th session, girls will become inventors to develop their own Inventor Toolbox.

Mission: Sisterhood Journey Series - Starts Sept 21

Join other Girl Scout Seniors to take the Mission: Sisterhood! Journey. When it comes to sisterhood, what girls start can spiral outward and change the world.

ToGetHerBoating - Oct. 26

Come learn or practice sailing, rowing, canoeing, kayaking and paddleboarding and try knots, marlinspiking, compass and relative bearing skills!

MEdia Journey Series - Starts Nov 9

Cadettes look for the ME in media and learn how they can shape media-for themselves, their community and the world.

Understanding the Native American - Nov. 22

Girls will create art inspired by local Native American art and taste some Native American delicacies. The culmination of the workshop will have the group enjoying an authentic Pow-Wow!

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.
During all weekend camps all campers must be accompanied by troop leaders and or parents for the duration of the weekend.

FALL 2014 WEEKEND CAMPS

Sign up as a troop or as a parent-child pair. Registration is now open for Weekend Camps through Dec 2014! Click here for a complete listing and more information on all weekend camps.

WEEKEND CAMP SPOTLIGHTS:

NEW! Mom and Me Weekend Camp - Oct 10-12, Dec 5-7

Camp Scherman is the perfect place to have fun and strengthen the bond with the special girl in your life. Together you can enjoy a variety of fun and interactive activities. Register now!

Create Your Weekend Camp- Nov 14-16, Dec 5-7
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. This is your weekend- choose your own adventure and have a weekend to remember! Cost: $104 per person. All weekend camps must have proper girl: adult ratios. Register Now!

GSOC Shop

Be sure to check our shop website and our council facebook page every Tuesday from now-December 23rd for special promotions! We're going to have something super exciting happening every week, so don't miss out!

Leaders! Purchase 5 uniforms with complete insignia and get a free bag and 30% off our brand new GSOC branded notebooks, or purchase 8 uniforms with complete insignia and get a free bag and 40% off our brand new GSOC branded notebooks!

Huntington Beach Troop 746 challenges all Girl Scouts in Orange County to the ALS ice bucket challenge. Click the photo above to see their challenge!

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