The GSSA Weekly from Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama

January 22, 2014


 


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

At right, Troop 8136 submitted this great clip for our "Cookie Clip" video contest.  

They do an excellent job of telling why customers should buy Girl Scout Cookies!

Click here or on the image at right to watch the short video.


 

Want to see your Girl Scouts featured in GSSA Weekly?  E-mail the photo with event information to [email protected].

  
Cookie Bites -- COCO Updates


From 12/22/2014 to 1/5/2015, girls who created COCO accounts, changed their User ID, and then sent ecards may be unable to view their order promises and/or contact list. ABC is now able to send back the information that some girls may be missing. 

Just send an email to [email protected] and provide the following information:
  • Girl's council name
  • Girl's troop number
  • Girl's first and last name
  • 2-3 names of consumers that the girl sent ecards to, along with the email addresses of those contacts
  • The email address you would like to use to receive the information back to you and/or your daughter
They will get the information back to you within 3-4 days. 

Also, please note that girls who have not closed their COCOmobile app since 1/5 and continue to take mobile orders may still experience this problem since the update ABC provided for the app won�t work until they log off and log back into the app.

Girls should export their orders and contacts first, then log off and log back onto their app. The app will then work properly.   ABC sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience this has caused, but are here to help in any way they can! 

Should you have any other problems with the COCOmobile app, please contact [email protected] or call 1-800-853-3730.

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Safety First
  
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama would like to remind Troops that if you do not feel safe or comfortable at a booth sale, please err on the side of safety for the girls. If you are in a situation where you feel unsafe, please secure your girls, contact authorities if necessary,  and then contact the council immediately. 

Cheryl Miller (334) 312-0433 Teri Eversole (251) 375- 6727

Leader License Reward: January - March 2015
  

Do you have your Leader License?  You deserve a reward! Come by or call one of our council shops to receive your Leader License Reward for the first quarter of 2015.  Seen at right, it's this pretty pearl necklace to thank you for a job well done.  

For information on earning your Leader License, refer to our Ready, Set, Go! document.


Your Professionalism Makes It a Success
  

Cookies, cookies, cookies! They are in our house. They are in our dreams. They are at work. They are everywhere!   It definitely is cookie season!

I have been fortunate to see some great photos of the neighborhood walkabout for cookies, what fun!   One of my favorites was the canine "assistant," who helped the girls while they were doing the walk-about.   There's always safety in numbers.   I watched a delightful video created by some girls, doing their sales pitch and talking about what they learned from selling cookies to the public.   So, even though the cookies are invading our homes and invading our dreams, they are fulfilling their purpose of teaching girls how to be entrepreneurs.  

I had a great discussion with a staff member recently about how professional the girls are when they are selling cookies and how great they act.   They are in their uniforms or in their Girl Scout T-shirts and look like professional young women.   They are making great sales pitches and graciously accepting that not everyone purchases their delectable treats, so not only are we building future entrepreneurs, but this program builds professional women.

Read more on our blog, the Virtual Volunteer.

New Programs & Updates
 

Montgomery Service Center and online shop will be closed on Monday, February 16

 

Mobile Service Center will be closed on Tuesday, February 17

 

Due to popular demand, we have added another Dozing with Dolphins session (BJCSA), which is filling up fast!

 

Upcoming Deadlines 

Event

Location

Date

Deadline

USS Alabama Sleepover (BJCSA)

Mobile

3/13-14

2/13

Girl Scout Family Day at AU Equestrian (ALL)

Auburn

3/7

2/18

Girl Scout Advocacy Day (BJCSA)

Montgomery

3/12

2/25

Girl Scout Pi Day at Auburn University  (BJCSA)

Auburn

3/14

2/25

Mission: NAS Pensacola (BJCSA)

Pensacola

3/21

2/27

Scholarship Deadlines for Graduating Ambassadors (A)

 

 

3/1

 
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: 

  Build nestboxes for threatened Alabama songbirds

Is your troop working on the Babysitter Badge?  Troop Leader Elaine Starkey is organizing a Babysitting class at Springhill Medical Center in Mobile.  The cost is $20/girl and includes materials. The date would be determined by those interested in taking the class.  The class will be held on a Saturday from 9:00a.m.-12:30 pm.   If interested, please contact Elaine Starkey at [email protected] or call 251-751-0434.