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Mark Your Calendar! 
You don't want to miss any of the great things happening at GSSEF.
Save the Dates: 2016 Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program: January 21 - February 14
2016 Volunteer Weekend: March 11 - 13
2016 Thin Mint Sprint: April 3 - Halpatiokee Regional Park, Stuart; April 9 - Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood; April 10 - Okeeheelee Park, West Palm Beach
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Fall Product Sale Program - Lots of Products, Lots of Fun
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The GSSEF Fall Product Sale Program is well underway! Girls can sell delicious varieties of nuts and candy items and popular magazine subscriptions to anyone - friends, family, neighbors, and teachers, both online and in person. Also this year, girls will be selling Enjoy the City coupon books.
It's a great way for troops to reach new heights and earn money to fund their exciting programs and activities through out the year. The Council's Fall Product Sale Program helps girls develop five key leadership skills: goal-setting, decision making, people skills, money management and business ethics. Questions? Contact Denise Fiorelli at dfiorelli@gssef.org or 561-427-0180.
Fall Product Program - Cool Girl Rewards 
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Program Spotlight
Gold Award Workshops are now open! 
Are you a Senior or Ambassador interested in pursuing the Gold Award? Here's your opportunity to attend our council-sponsored required workshop. Since space is quite limited, please register today.
Check out our Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards web page for a full list of pre-requisites
Our online e-Council program calendar is updated weekly. Please be sure to check the calendar for additional sessions and locations throughout our Council's jurisdiction.
To register for a workshop, click on a date below.
Engineering Family Fun Day (EF2D) - November 7 
The Southeast Florida Section ( SEFL) of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is co-hosting along with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the 8th annual Engineering Family Fun Day (EF2D) for Palm Beach County students. The purpose of this event is to educate the community on the opportunities available in engineering and inspire an interest in the areas of math and science in young students from elementary to high school levels.
The Engineering Family Fun Day event will be held on November 7 at Dreher Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will involve eight to ten activities that provide hands on learning about engineering and science. Some of the past activities have included lemon battery, bottle rocket design and launch, gum drop dome, water filtration and testing and making polymers. Additionally, if you are interested in volunteering (this is an excellent opportunity for Girl Scouts interested in volunteering hours), please contact Kim O'Donnell at kim.o'donnell@fpl.com for additional information. Community Service Opportunity
Is your troop looking for an ongoing community service project? Savannah Court and Cove of the Palm Beaches is seeking troops to volunteer their time on a regular basis at their assisted living facility. They're interested in monthly visits with their residents to add a little bit of Girl Scout sunshine to their home-away-from-homes.
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Karen Symonette, resident program coordinator, at 561-686-5100 or rpd.scpalmbeaches@slm.net.
Savannah Court & Cove of the Palm Beaches is located at 2090 N. Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
Find More Programs
Check out more programs by visiting our online Program Calendar here.
Also, download the new GSSEF app from your app store for timely program alerts.
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Cool Girl Scout Gear All Year-Round
Have you made a visit to one of our retail stores lately? There is plenty of new merchandise to check out. Our stores have everything you need to make it your best Girl Scout year ever! Questions? Email Jodi Potter at jpotter@gssef.org.
Retail Stores open every Saturday through October
Don't forget the Council Retail Stores will be open every Saturday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in September and October.
Our Online Store is Always Open
Remember you can also shop anytime by visiting our Online Store that is open 24/7.
Cooking Up Something Special to Celebrate Our Founder's Birthday
Come join us on Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at either Council retail store location to help us celebrate Juliette Gordon Low's birthday. We're cooking up something fun and tasty for you too. Live demonstrations of the cool, new Girl Scouts COOKIE OVEN will be given at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Kids will be able to eat the yummy goodies we bake.
There will also be special door prizes and much more as we celebrate our Founder's birthday! So be sure to stop by and enjoy all the festivities. For additional information, see flier here. Questions? Email Jodi Potter at jpotter@gssef.org.
New Fall Girl Scout Online Catalog
The new Fall 2015 Girl Scout Online Catalog is now available. View, click and shop here.
Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, to stay connected about our retail specials.
Also, you can also download our new GSSEF app from your app store to receive notifications about retail specials.
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Join Us for PDQ Family Fun Day: Oct. 24  Here's a scrumptious way to help support GSSEF. Join us on Saturday, October 24th from 1-4 p.m. at any of the PDQ locations listed below. Mention you are with Girl Scouts when purchasing your meal (drive through customers too) and GSSEF will benefit from 20% of the purchase.
- PDQ Ft. Lauderdale
- PDQ Oakland Park
- PDQ Pembroke Pines
- PDQ Pompano Beach
- PDQ Wellington
- PDQ West Palm Beach
Click here for additional details. Sail Away with Us to the Bahamas on an Exclusive Girl Scout Cruise
Is it possible to combine your love of Girl Scouts and a special summer vacation? Absolutely yes! We're inviting you to join us on an exclusive Cruise for Alumnae and Friends of Girl Scouting (adults only) on June 3-June 6, 2016. It's a fun, unique way to support GSSEF while enjoying an awesome get-a-way.
Cruise your way to fun and share a high seas adventure with Girl Scout Alumnae and Friends. Get ready to say Bon Voyage next June as you come aboard the beautiful Enchantment of the Seas® for this exclusive cruise to the Bahamas. We will stop and shop in Nassau, relax on the white sand beach of CocoCay, and take part in fun Girl Scout activities and events! Double occupancy rates include a $50 per person donation to GSSEF. The Cruise makes for a great alumnae reunion and a chance to make new friends. Also, you can bring along your spouse or friends, just don't miss out on this fabulous cruise. The reservation deadline is January 15th. For cruise and reservation information, check out the flier here. |
I Can't Wait for My Next Girl Scout Adventure!
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Fish Like a Girl Workshop: Reel Fun 
All 38 Girl Scouts that participated in the recent Society of Women Engineers Fish Like a Girl workshop held at the River Center in Jupiter 'reel-y' had lots of fun! They learned that fishing was more than just a hook, line and sinker through activities that included Fisheries Conservation & Stewardship, Fish Dissection and Go Out and Fish. How cool!
A Bronze Award with a Design: Troop #10274  Shout out to Troop #10274 for earning their Bronze Award! Their Bronze Award project's name was Giving Back to Those Who Give: Child Net. The girls wanted to find an organization that relied on volunteers to make everything happen and decided upon Child Net. Very much like Girl Scouts and their leaders, Child Net would not be able to operate without the commitment of the foster families.
Child Net was in the process of moving to a new location when the troop approached them. The girls met with them to understand the needs of the new space. They advised them that their lobby needed a whole new look and that it was the face of Child Net.
 With this information, the troop worked on a lobby design plan for the space to include furniture, wall color, a wood heart-shaped plaque made by the troop and pictures of some of the children that are up for adoption. They also filled duffle bags with basic necessities to give to the children when they walk through the doors of Child Net and that will go with them to their assigned foster family.
Troop #10274 used every single dollar of proceeds from their Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program to finance this project. Way to go girls!
We'd Love to give You a Shout Out
Do you have photos from your troop or service unit activities that you would like to share? We'd love to give you a shout out. To submit them, complete this short form here. Thank you.
Take a look at more photos of Girl Scout Adventures
Check-out GSSEF'S Flickr page.
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Membership Database Updates 
A new Girl Scout year is underway and we want to be sure we can reach you to share exciting program updates and membership information.
Recent updates to our membership database, e-Council, now require that each record have a birth date, phone number and email address. Now is a great time for Troop Leaders to review the troop roster of registered girls and adults and to confirm all contact information including address, zip code, email, phone, birth date and school information.
Troop Leaders may update the records of the girls and adults registered into their troop by logging into the GSSEF membership database, e-Council, at www4.e-council.net and entering their email ID and password. Download the New GSSEF App  Yes! We have an app for that! Check out our new GSSEF app. You can register, shop, call, donate, find and contact staff, get forms, receive notifications from us, participate in special contests/activities and more. Download this app-tacular app by visiting your app store - search either GSSEF on an Apple phone/tablet or Girl Scouts of SE Florida/Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida on an Android phone/tablet. |
Volunteers Needed for Volunteer Weekend 2016 Planning Committee 
Volunteer Weekend is returning to Camp Nocatee March 11-13, 2016. Volunteers at the Survivor-themed 2015 event chose to go Glamping in 2016. What is Glamping? It's glamorous camping, of course, and we're going to do it Girl Scout-style. But in order to make this weekend the best yet, we want your input and your help! If you're interested in joining the planning committee for this sure-to-be fan-tabulous, mah-velous and oh so glamorous event, email Gabriella Gaita at ggaita@gssef.org and let her know you want to join in on the fun. Please respond no later than November 1st so that the glam-planning can begin!
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Calling all Girl Scouts
We'd love to hear about how your troop gives back to our local communities with their awesome community service projects. Please email your Girl Scouts Give Back
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