Girl Scouts of Orange County September 9
, 2014

New Membership Year is Coming - Have You Renewed?
The new membership year begins October 1st so make sure you and your daughter are registered. You don't want to miss out on the exciting events, camps and series we have planned.

Join the Fun as a Volunteer
Check out GSUSA CEO Anna Maria Chavez's guest blog post on Huffington Post discussing the benefits of volunteering and the positive impact mentors can have on girls. "Summer is over. But the season for becoming the role model she'll always remember is just getting started!" Ready to volunteer? Click here!

Fall Product Program Begins October 5

Our Fall Product Program provides girls with Practical Life Skills like goal setting and money management. Help your Girl Scout participate through meaningful activities where she will gain confidence, earn patches and prizes, plus contribute to our Care to Share service project. Participation is easy with online participation options. In addition, Girl Scouts may use their earnings to pay for troop supplies, uniforms/badges, and service projects. For more information, visit www.GSCookiesETC.org.

Renew Magazine Subscription Through Girl Scouts

Order or renew your magazines from your favorite Girl Scout from October 5 - November 16 and Girl Scouts will earn 50% of the cost of each magazine ordered. Check out our website for more details about how girls are "learning while earning." Remember, subscriptions make great holiday gifts! If you don't know a local Girl Scout, email Nuts@GirlScoutsOC.org and we'll connect you.

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.

Cookie Rally Volunteers Needed

Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, Ambassadors and adults are invited to help plan and run activity booths at our Cookie Rally event to be held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the UCI Bren Center. Volunteer shift from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. includes set-up and clean-up of activity booth. For details, contact rsussman@girlscoutsoc.org.

Back to School: Five Ways to Help Your Girl Shine
Check out five ways you can give her confidence and relationship skills a boost as she heads back this fall.

Shopping with the GSOC Shop directly supports our girls. To say thank you, we'll give you a collectible fun patch that shows your GSOC spirit every time you make a purchase! Come to Fall Open House and be the first to see the fun patch reveal!

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

Troop/Group Travel Guidelines

Have you caught the travel bug? If you are planning to travel with your troop or group, be sure to read the Troop/Group Travel Guidelines and get your Application in on time! Get all the info you need at one of these upcoming travel classes for volunteers! Sept. 25, Nov. 19

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 Badge Event - Nov 22

Girls will earn their council's own UNA Badge while they create art inspired by local Native American art and taste some NativeAmerican delicacies. The culmination of the workshop will have the group enjoying an authentic Pow-Wow!

Don't forget that girls can use cookie dough to come up and experience camp as a troop during a weekend camp or for their own adventure during a weekend camp with a parent. During all weekend camps all campers must be accompanied by troop leaders and or parents for the duration of the weekend.

Weekend Camps

Sign up as a troop or as a parent-child pair. Registration is now open for Weekend Camps through Dec 7, 2014! Click here for a complete listing and more information on all weekend camps.

Weekend Camp Spotlights:

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! Register Now!

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. $135 per person Register Now!

Featured Video

For their Girl Scout Silver Award, Sabrina and Drew decided to spruce up the hallways and exam rooms in the Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA. By recruiting local artists to create large scale illustrations, Sabrina and Drew brought life to the pediatric wing, just as the UCLA Medical Center gave them life after they both received liver transplants. Watch the video

Girl Scout Ambassador Liza recently had the opportunity to interview Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez about the leadership skills Congresswoman Sanchez developed as a Girl Scout.

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