Online Membership Registration Site Will Be Down Aug. 9-12 

Your online registration system is getting a makeover!            

• One log in per family
• Improved search capability for adult training
• Much easier site navigation and usability

Notice: GSKH Offices/Shops Hours August 7-8  

The Girl Scout Membership Year 

At this time of year, you may be wondering which GS membership year girls and adults should be signing up for. Here's the low-down:

Girl Scout membership begins on October 1 and runs through September 30 each year.

Girls and adults may still register for the 2013 membership year to participate in a Girl Scout activity. If a current Girl Scout adds a friend for the 2013 Girl Scout year by August 15, she and her friend will be entered into a drawing for tickets to see singer Bridgit Mendler at the Kansas State Fair on September 7. Click here for details.

If you are getting girls and adults ready for the 2014 membership year, get them signed up as EARLY BIRDs. Our final early bird incentive ends on August 9: all girls who register by August 9 will receive the Early Bird patch!

Thank you for helping more Kansas girls find opportunities to participate in Girl Scouting!

Volunteer Toolkit:   

Knowing what is out there                        

Each month in your volunteer toolkit we will focus on a different Girl Scout resource. 

As you're prepping for the coming Girl Scout year, make things easy for the girls and families in your troop with the Girl Scout Starter Supplies handout. With so many options for uniforms and books, use the Girl Scout Starter Supplies handout to let parents know what the troop is buying, what parents need to provide, and what items are optional. Everything listed is available in your local Girl Scout council shop and online at  https://kansasgirlscouts.org/shop/. Additional items are available as well.

Troop Checking Accounts      

Accounts in good standing                        

Are you a troop leader, treasurer, or a signer on a troop checking account?

Ensure that your account is in good standing by making sure you can answer YES to each question on the list below!

• Has your Troop Finance Summary been submitted? (Reminders have been sent to troops and service units who missed the June 30 deadline. Contact your regional office for assistance.)
• Do you have (at least) two volunteer signers with current volunteer applications and background checks? (Applications and background checks expire after 3 years. Reminders have been sent to volunteers with expiring applications and background checks. Contact your regional office for assistance.)
• Are the troop signers carefully tracking troop income and expenses, following the guidelines in Volunteer Essentials Chapter 5: Managing Group Finances?

Thank you for helping girls earn and manage money as part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience!

Upcoming 

For Girls 

Upcoming For Volunteers

September 17

First Aid & CPR

Wichita

V + SA

Leadership Conferences

V + CSA

Hays - Sept 21

Wichita - Sept 28

Salina - Nov 9

Parsons - Nov 15-16

Garden City - Nov 16