The GSSA Weekly from Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama

May 28, 2015


 


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

At right, Girl Scout and Boy Scout Troops from Magnolia Springs, Fairhope, and Bay Minette place flags to honor soldiers who have fallen in service to our country.

Thank you, Scouts!

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Get Certified in CPR/First Aid Before Fall

Every troop needs a volunteer who is certified in CPR/First Aid to help ensure the safety of our Girl Scouts.

 

Getting certified has never been easier! 

 

We offer twice monthly certifications in our Montgomery Service Center.  Check our Events & Programs Calendar for upcoming dates (or see the Upcoming Deadlines section below).

 

In other areas of the council, many organizations and businesses offer CPR/FA certification.  As we learn of these, we list them in our Other Opportunities calendar (or see the Other Opportunities section below). 
 

Our thanks to all who alert us to these opportunities for certifications for our volunteers!
 

Congratulations, 2015 Graduates, on Your New Beginning
  

This week and next week as I drive to and from work I'll play Edward Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance Marches.   It is a time of exhilaration and tears.   Commencement's definition, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, is "a time when something begins."   I realize we sometimes see this as an ending, when, in fact, it is the beginning.

On behalf of all of GSSA's staff, I would like to congratulate the class of 2015   What an accomplished group of girls, soon to be young women that we have had amongst us.   I have had the privilege of attending ceremonies where these girls have been honored.   They will change the world, and they have learned how to do this through Girl Scouts.   They are headed in many different directions, but all are aimed at making a difference in the lives of others.

Hopefully, this transition to the next phase of life, the new beginning, will continue to include involvement in Girl Scouts.   We work with many collegiate women through programs facilitated partnership with us, especially those involved in the Kappa Delta Sorority, but we are not limited to that partnership.  If your Girl Scout experience has been a good one, consider remaining involved, even if it is the occasional assistance to a troop where you are living.   Many of you might remember how great you thought college girls were; remember that now you are, too, for younger girls.

Read more on our blog, the Virtual Volunteer

 

New Programs & Updates
 

  

 Both Council Service Centers and Shops will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of  Independence Day

 

 Canoe Certification at Camp Scoutshire Woods (Volunteers) 6/13

 

Upcoming Deadlines 

Event

Location

Date

Deadline

FA/CPR/AED Certification (Volunteers)

Montgomery

6/11

online study

Manicures, Massages, & Merriment (Adult Benefit Event)

Montgomery

6/12

 

Canoe Certification at CSW (Volunteers)

Camp Scoutshire Woods

6/13

 

FA/CPR/AED Certification (Volunteers)

Montgomery

6/25

online study

Recruitment Event: Bring a Friend Painting Party (B J)

Dothan

7/9

6/12

Beach Scouts Day Camp Week 1  (Any girl, rising 2nd-6th grade from G.S./O.B./Foley area)

Orange Beach

6/29-7/3

6/15

Gold Award Paperwork Due (S A)

 

 

6/30

 
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. 

 Upcoming Events: 


 CPR Certification (Daphne)