The GSSA Weekly from Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama

September 4, 2014


 

Welcome to GSSA Weekly, the council's e-newsletter. 

 

At right, members of Troop 8393 devoted a week of their summer to help present Vacation Bible School to cognitively-challenged adults at the troop's sponsor church, Loxley United Methodist.  The girls taught songs and movements, served meals, and presented crafts each evening.

Excellent community service, Troop 8393!

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Troop/SU Cookie Managers: Sign Up for Training!


Sign-ups are open for Troop and Service Unit Cookie Manager Training!  These will be held October 13-17 in the three regions of the council.

Come join us to learn all about  updates to SNAP, COC-Direct, the new gluten-free Trios, and much more!

Lunch/Dinner will be provided.  This is a child-free adult training event, so please make your childcare arrangements and sign up now!

Seating is limited and sessions fill quickly.  Please make sure each person who is coming from your troop or SU submits an RSVP.

Click here to see available dates and to sign up
 

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Scouting for Food - Gulf Region
  
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama has teamed up with the Mobile Area Council of the Boy Scouts to support "Scouting for Food" 2014. 

"Scouting for Food," the nation's largest single-day food drive, will be held Saturday, November 8. Girl Scouts in Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties are invited to participate. Event sponsor Greer's Markets and Food Tiger Stores will provide collection sites and 100,000 bags for distribution. All food collected will be given to the Bay Area Food Bank to benefit families in need.
 
Click here for more information on the Scouting for Food event.

 

Scouting for Food Poster Contest  - Council-wide
  
This council-wide poster contest is in conjunction with the Scouting for Food event.

Your poster could be featured on the food barrels at each Greer's location, letting people know that Girl Scouts are "Scouting for Food"

Posters should be on a 16 x 22 inch paper and say "Scouting for Food" and Greer's.  
Important: on the back of the poster, please write girl's name, Troop #, leader's name, and SU #.  All entries must be turned into the Mobile Girl Scout Council front office by 
Monday, September 29.     

 

Time for Some Fun!
  

The new recruitment year is in full swing, and we are working hard to recruit more girls so they can experience how to change the world through Girl Scouts.

We were fortunate to have members of Troops 7230 and 7238 at the GSSA Board of Directors meeting.   The board was able to speak with three of their older girls.   What a great conversation they had.   It was clear this troop is girl led, and they had plenty to say about what they were learning, what they had learned and their plans for the future.   This group rocks!   It is amazing to see what girls can do when they set their goals and then work toward them.   We would like for all girls who want this experience to have it!

On the GSSA website (www.girlscoutssa.org/join), we are posting all the recruitment events across the council.   Please let your field executive know if you are having a recruitment event, so we are certain we have all of them listed.   Also, we are working hard to coordinate what the field executives do with what the service units are planning.   Please be sure your field executive has the complete list because this is how everything is listed, and those staff at the service centers has the information so we can accurately respond to calls.  Information and coordination are critical to maximize success.

Read more in our blog, The Virtual Volunteer.
 
Recruitment Events
  

In the coming week we have recruitment events coming up in Autauga, Baldwin, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Houston, Lee and Mobile counties!  Please share this link:
 

www.girlscoutssa.org/join


with friends and family who might be interested in Girl Scouting for their girls.  The more, the merrier (and more events and programs for everyone)!
 

New Programs & Updates
  

For your convenience, we now have a "Trainings/Certifications" calendar on our Volunteer Resources page -- this makes it easy to find upcoming certifications that will enable you to have more fun with your troop!
 

Shops will be closed Monday, 9/29 and Tuesday, 9/30 for inventory 


 Scouting for Food Poster Contest (ALL) 9/29

 
 Kappa Delta Badge Day (ALL) 10/25

 

 Scouting for Food (All) 11/1 and 11/8

 

Upcoming Deadlines 

Event

Location

Date

Deadline

Basic Water Rescue/Small Craft Safety-Canoe Certification (age 14+)
LAST TRAINING THIS YEAR 

Kamp Kiwanis

9/6

contact instructor

Gold Award Take Action Training (S A)

Montgomery

9/13

9/8

Camping Adventures! (Vols and grade 2+ daughters)

Camp Scoutshire Woods 

9/27-28

9/18

Archery Certification (Vols and girls age 15+)

Camp Scoutshire Woods 

9/27

9/18

Girl Scout Day at Auburn Women's Soccer (ALL)

Auburn

10/3

9/19

Alumnae Day (Alums & Adult members)(overnight optional)

Camp Scoutshire Woods 

10/4

9/19

Brownie "Painting" Badge Day: Explore Your Inner Artist! (B)

Montgomery

10/4

9/24

Alumnae Day (Alums & Adult members)(overnight optional)

Kamp Kiwanis

10/11

9/26

 

For a complete listing of our events, please visit our calendar. 

 

Other Opportunities

 

Because we want our girls to have many learning (and fun!) opportunities, we offer this additional calendar for programs that are not presented by our council. Some of these programs are presented by our volunteer Troops and Service Units, others are put on by groups in the communities we serve. Calendar listings do not imply endorsement by the council.  This calendar is available on our Events & Programs page 

Please contact the volunteer listed in the program for more information and program status. 

Newly Listed Events:  

 Bird and Conservation Expo 

Upcoming Events: