Make Your Plans Now for
Girl Scout Camp!

Spring in full bloom signals that time-of-the-year when Girl Scouts make plans for the summer. We have SO MANY cool experiences and activities planned this year, there really is something for EVERY girl!

Take a look at our Summer Fun Guide NOW and plan your next adventure!

Summer Camp Open House

Attend an Open House at one or more of our amazing Girl Scout camps and get ready for a summer full of fun! We offer everything from horses and zip lines to canoeing and archery.

Click on the links below to register or learn more in your
Girl's Guide to Summer Fun!

Saturday, April 18	Camp Cosmo, Grand Island
Saturday, May 2	Camp Maha, Papillion
Sunday, May 3	Camp Crossed Arrows, Nickerson
Sunday, May 3	Lakeview Cabin, North Platte
Saturday, May 9	Catron Camp and Retreat Center, Nebraska City

Amazingly Affordable Option for
Omaha Families

My Summer Place (MSP) is a June through July day camp for girls entering grades 1-9. All summer, girls enjoy fun activities, field trips, swimming and earning Girl Scout badges with girls their age in a safe, structured environment. One entire week of MSP will be spent at Camp Maha exploring nature! The cost is $425 per girl for the summer (7 weeks), or $250 per month. Register online or contact Shelby Snedeker with questions.

Girl Scouts is Hiring!

Looking for a fun summer job? Spirit of Nebraska is hiring! We have several summer opportunities including My Summer Place (Omaha) where you would help girls earn Girl Scout badges and take them on field trips around the city. Or work at Camp Maha (Papillion), Catron Camp and Retreat Center (Nebraska City) or Camp Crossed Arrows (Nickerson) where you will spend rewarding days with girls in the great outdoors!

Visit our employment page to view all open positions.

Volunteer Awards

Volunteers are the very heart and soul of our organization! Please help us honor them with volunteer awards. Click here to view the possible award and criteria and submit your nominations!

Networking at Camp!

We have four exciting events planned for our adult members! Come and visit camp! Depending on which event you choose, you may experience our challenge course, channel your inner chef, or organize and de-clutter your life. Mingle with old friends and make new ones at these awesome events! View dates, locations, times, and register here.

Camp Out Basic

Spring Training is coming to a camp near you! If you plan to take girls on an outdoor adventure involving starting or cooking with fire, you must take one of the six Camp Out (Basic) trainings this spring as they will not be offered again until fall 2015. Click here to learn more.

American Red Cross Promotion

For many activities, Girl Scouts recommends that at least one adult volunteer be First Aid/CPR certified. The American Red Cross (ARC) offers 20% off safety training classes. Learn more here.

YWECamp and YWEAchieve
Applications are online

All girls, entering grades 9-12 in fall 2015, are invited to apply to attend YWECamp and YWEAchieve this summer. There is no fee to go on these amazing leadership experiences, but girls must apply prior to April 30 to be considered.

Girl Award Ceremonies

Congratulations to all Spirit of Nebraska Girl Scouts who have earned the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award this year. We'll recognize these incredible achievements at ceremonies throughout the state!

Omaha	Monday, May 18	7 p.m.	Ralston HS Theater, Ralston
Lincoln	Saturday, June 6	2 p.m.	State Capitol Rotunda
Kearney	Monday, June 8	7 p.m.	First Presbyterian Church
Columbus	Sunday, June 14	3 p.m.	Central Community College
Grand Island	Sunday, June 28	2 p.m.	Grand Island Women's Club

For more information, email Jennifer Wolfe.

Looking Ahead - Fall Product Program

When girls participate in the Fall Product Program, they earn recognitions and troop start up funds, and learn valuable leadership and business skills. Plus, when troops participate in both the 2015 Fall Product Program and 2016 Cookie Program you'll become a Super Troop! Click here to fill out your Intent Form.

Please note: Statewide troop cookie recognition distribution begins April 17.

Upcoming Programs

The Total Package: All About You!

Grades 4-12

Multiple Locations and Dates

There are many aspects of developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and they all start and end with YOU! Join us for fun activities and ways to apply the idea of balance between "energy in" and "energy out." This program is being offered in multiple locations and on multiple dates. Check them all out here.

BFF: Be a Friend First Workshop

Grades 6-12

Saturday, May 9

Camp Maha, Papillion

Want to learn how to be a better friend, classmate, teammate or all of the above? During this intensive workshop you'll navigate the twists and turns of life with help from the aMaze Journey book. Together we'll explore the effect first impressions have, dealing with cliques and gossip and stopping bullies in their tracks.

Yarn Art

Grades 2-8

Saturday, May 16

Knight Museum and Sandhills Center, Alliance

Knitting and crocheting are fun...but yarn can be used for so much more! Get ready to use yarn in creative and crafty ways for an entire afternoon. No "knit one, pearl two" happening here!

Thin Mint Sprint 5K

Grades K-12, Families

Sunday, May 17

Standing Bear Lake Park, Omaha

Run or walk in the Girl Scout Spirit of Nebraska Thin Mint Sprint 5K! This year, Girl Scouts are focusing on being healthy, and what better way to show the world how girls can be healthy than to host a 5K. Whether you walk your first 5K or you've run 100 races before, come join us for a morning of sweaty fun and a celebration of healthy living.

Cultural Dance Party

Grades K-12, Families

Saturday, May 30

Eastridge Presbyterian Church, Lincoln

Dust off your dancing shoes and bring your family to our Cultural Dance Party! Groove to the beats as you learn how music and dancing brings people together in various cultures. From the Hula to spicy Salsa to African drumming and tribal dance to Asian Lion Dancing, they all have a great story to share. What story will you tell when your hips don't lie?

Quick Links

Summer Camp Open House

My Summer Place 2015

Girl Scouts is Hiring!

Volunteer Awards 2015

Networking at Camp

Camp Out Basic

American Red Cross Promotion

YYECamp and YWEAchieve

Girl Award Ceremonies

Fall Product Program

Upcoming Programs

Ballet Nebraska's
Momentum
YOU ARE INVITED TO THE BALLET! Girl Scouts receive 15% off regularly priced show tickets for BALLET NEBRASKA'S MOMENTUM: INTERNATIONAL MASTERS featuring a sparkling mix of several short ballets and other famous dance works! Redeem by using discount code GSCOUTS through Thursday, April 30.

Show Dates:
May 1, 2015 at 7:30 pm
at Joslyn Art Museum Witherspoon Hall, Omaha.
Order online or
Call 402-345-0606.

May 3, 2015 at 2 pm
at The Arts Center at
Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs.
Call 712-388-7140.

Helping Hands
Keep Omaha Beautiful is looking for volunteers to help elderly and disabled Omahans with one-time leaf raking/yard cleanup. Keep Omaha Beautiful will partner your troop with a resident and provide bags and equipment if necessary. FREE community service project for Brownies-Ambassadors. Call 402.444.7774 to participate!

Enhance Your Girl Scout Experience

Yoga, pottery, martial arts and so much more - our Community Collaborators offer all sorts of fun new experiences for Girl Scout Troops. Click here to see them all and start planning your next adventure!

This e-newsletter is an official publication of Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska.

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