NCS Flag Processional Photo Opportunity

SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR A GIRL TRADITION! SEIZE THE CHANCE FOR YOUR COUNCIL TO REPRESENT ONE OF THE COUNTRIES CELEBRATING GIRL SCOUTS AND ACROSS THE GLOBE!

It’s time to celebrate the global sisterhood What do I need to send along with the of Girl at NCS, and we need your photos? For any photo to be considered, help! As you know, for the first time ever you have to send us two things: 1) the full Girl Scouts National Council Session resolution photo and 2) a completed (NCS) will be held virtually this year. As materials release for each submission, part of providing the most fulfilling, signed by the girl’s parent or guardian. inspirational, and memorable experience Because video files are big, you’ll need a possible we're going to create a virtual special link in order to upload both of flag processional video that will kickoff these to us. NCS. This video will represent the Flag Processional that is a time-honored How can my photos look great? tradition and officially marks the start of We’ve included guidelines for taking great an in-person NCS. It will be seen by photos for this project. Please read them thousands nationally and will set the tone carefully. Consider the diversity and for the entire event. uniqueness of your council and your assigned country when selecting photos What will the finished video look like? to submit. The final video will be a photo montage of councils, USAGSO and others, each Will there be compensation for representing an assigned country which is participating? a WAGGGS Member Organization. Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide compensation. However, you will have the Is this activity safe? chance of being part of an important Yes! You can encourage your girls to take tradition and proudly helping to make Girl the photo safely at home while social Scout history. distancing.

Who can participate? What do I need to take the photos? Any active Girl Scout can participate of All you need is a phone or camera that any age, from Daisy to Ambassador. shoots photos. Be sure to shoot your Parents are welcome to help behind the photos HORIZONTALLY. Once you’ve scenes. taken them, you’ll need an internet connection to send the photos. We can’t wait! What should our council do? First things first…check the chart How do I send the photos and signed included with these guidelines to see what release? Upload to the following link: country your council has been assigned. https://bit.ly/2QncaDW Then, share this opportunity with your At the bottom of the submission form, council membership and ask them to get include the project name “GSPROCESS” creative. Encourage the girls to research your assigned country and to use their When are they due? imagination in the design of the country’s Get your submissions in ASAP! flag, which will be held by the girl in the Submissions should be received by photo. Just find a bright room and set up September 11, 2020 to be included in the a stable HORIZONTAL shot of the girl final video. standing about three-five feet away from your camera. Finally, have the girls send What if I have a question or problem? their photos to the council and contact us Contact us! You can email Morgan, to receive instructions to upload. [email protected], or call or text (929) 277-7947, M-F 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. What’s the dress code? ET. The girl in the photo must be wearing your Girl Scouts uniform to be considered.

Thank you so much for helping us with this project. We are SO looking forward to seeing your photos!

GSUSA NCS Flag Processional Video Shooting and Uploading Guide

GENERAL When using a smart phone, take your photo HORIZONTALLY, not vertically like you normally hold the phone.

Make sure your camera is at eye-level to your subject.

Get CLOSE! The camera should be three-five feet away from your Girl Scout. Your Girl Scout’s upper body should take up most of the photo’s frame, like the example below. See the example above – this is how we want your Girl Scout to hold the flag of your assigned country. ATTIRE All Girl Scouts should be in uniform for this photoshoot.

LIGHTING Take the pictures during daytime in a bright room. Avoid bright windows behind your Girl Scout which make her look like she’s in shadow. Bright windows should be behind the camera. BACKGROUND We want the emphasis to be on your Girl Scout, so keep your background very simple. A clean room or a blank wall is just fine. If it’s a wall, she should stand five feet off the wall if possible so as not to cast shadows on it. Check your scene: Is your environment Girl Scout-brand appropriate? AVOID details like wall art, magnets, and other things that can appear in the background. RELEASE In order for a photo to be considered for use, it must be accompanied by a completed materials release, signed by the legal guardian of the Girl Scout. You can find the release template in the same folder where these guidelines were posted. If you don’t have access to a printer or can’t complete the release online, contact us at [email protected] or call or text (929) 277- 7947 and we can help. UPLOADING YOUR PHOTOS AND SIGNED RELEASES Once your photos are complete and your releases are filled out, upload to the following link: https://bit.ly/2QncaDW At the bottom of the submission form, include the project name “GSPROCESS” DO NOT attach your photos to an email. Be sure to send us the original full resolution photo. If you have any problems, you can email Morgan, [email protected], or call or text (929) 277- 7947. TIMELINE Get your submissions in ASAP! Submissions should be received by September 11, 2020 to be included in the final video. VIDEO DEBUT DATE The final flag processional video will be shared at the beginning of the 55th National Council Session on Friday, October 23, 2020.

MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNCIL ASSIGNMENTS

Please find your assigned country(ies) by locating your council number in the first column. Note that there are countries which still are unassigned at the end of the list; if you would like to provide a photo for an additional country or countries, please let us know.

Thank you in advance for assisting with this very special project!

*Note: Countries highlighted in BLUE are assigned as part of Global Roundtable Hosting Program CODE ABBREVIATED COUNCIL NAME COUNTRY MO NAME Girl Guides of -Guides 106 Connecticut Canada du Canada 106 Connecticut Mexico Guías de México, A.C. Soma Hellinikou Odigismou 110 Maine Greece (SHO) Central and Western Association of Scouts of 116 Massachusetts Azerbaijan Azerbaijan The Ghana Girl Guides 117 Eastern Massachusetts Ghana Association 126 Green and White Mountains Albania Girl Scouts of Albania 126 Green and White Mountains Mozambique Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen 131 Central & Southern New Jersey Austria Österreichs (PPO) La Fédération Libanaise des 134 Jersey Shore Lebanon Eclaireuses et des Guides The Girl Guides Association of 135 Heart of New Jersey Tonga the Kingdom Of Tonga Letzebuerger Guiden a 140 Northern New Jersey Luxembourg Scouten 153 Northeastern New York Madagascar Fanilon'I Madagasikara Girl Guides Association of 153 Northeastern New York Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands 155 Heart of the Hudson Finland Scouter ry 161 Greater New York Czech Republic Junák - český skaut, z. s. Israel Boy and Girl Scouts 168 Nassau County Israel Federation (IBGSF) Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen 169 NYPENN Pathways Liechtenstein Liechtensteins (PPL) Speidernes Fellesorganisasjon 191 Suffolk County Norway (SF) Association des Guides du 192 Western New York Burundi Burundi Fédération Ivoirienne du 194 Southeastern New England Côte d’Ivoire Scoutisme Féminin

Federación Nacional de 194 Southeastern New England Nicaragua Muchachas Guías de Nicaragua Het Arubaanse Padvindsters 198 Caribe Aruba Gilde Guidisme et Scoutisme en 200 Chesapeake Bay Belgium Belgique (GSB) La Section Des Guides De L'Association Des Scouts et 204 Nation's Capital Senegal Guides Du Sénégal L'Association Des Guides Du 208 Kentuckiana Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Sakartvelos Gogona Skautebis 212 Kentucky's Wilderness Road Georgia Asociacia (DIA) Federação de Bandeirantes do 218 Central Maryland Brazil Brasil The Jordanian Association For 234 North East Ohio Jordan Boy Scouts and Girl Guides 238 Ohio's Heartland Lithuania Lietuvos Skauciu Seserija (LSS) Girl Guides Association of 238 Ohio's Heartland Zambia Zambia 240 Western Ohio Palestine Palestinian Scout Association Association des Guides du 253 Eastern Pennsylvania Chad Tchad 258 Heart of Pennsylvania Fiji Fiji Girl Guides Association Associação Guias De Portugal 263 Western Pennsylvania Portugal (AGP) Botswana Girl Guides 278 Commonwealth Botswana Association Papua New Girl Guides Association of 281 Virginia Skyline Guinea Papua New Guinea Association des Guides du 282 Colonial Coast Cameroon Cameroun The Girl Guides Association of 289 Black Diamond Belize Belize 306 North-Central Alabama Kenya Kenya Girl Guides Association Asociación de Muchachas Guías 307 Southern Alabama Panama de Panamá The Bahamas Girl Guides 312 Citrus Bahamas Association The Hong Kong Girl Guides 313 Gateway Hong Kong Association Association des Guides du 314 Gulfcoast Togo Togo Asociatia Ghidelor si Ghizilor 319 Tropical Florida Romania Din Romania (AGGR)

Association Nationale Des 320 West Central Florida Guinea Guides De Guinée 321 Southeast Florida Montenegro Asociación de Guías y Scouts de 325 Historic Georgia Costa Rica Costa Rica Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) of 325 Historic Georgia Thailand Thailand 333 Greater Atlanta New Zealand New Zealand Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder 345 Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf Germany (VCP) 346 Louisiana East Bénin Guides Du Bénin Girl Guides Association of 354 Greater Mississippi Cyprus Cyprus (GGCA) Council of Irish Guiding 360 Hornets' Nest Ireland Associations (CIGA) Association des Guides du 360 Hornets' Nest Rwanda Rwanda 367 North Carolina Coastal Pines Lesotho Girl Guides 368 Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Lesotho Association Asociación Nacional de Guías 368 Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont Perú Scouts del Perú Asociación de Guías y Scouts de 376 Eastern South Carolina Chile Chile South Carolina-Mountains to The Mauritius Girl Guides 377 Midlands Mauritius Association 382 Middle Tennessee Singapore Fédération du Scoutisme 387 Heart of the South France Français (FSF) The Girl Guides Association of 388 Southern Appalachians Namibia Namibia The Girl Guides Association of 402 Central Illinois Bahrain Bahrain Girl Guides Association of St. 415 Northern Illinois St. Lucia Lucia 416 Southern Illinois (SN) Greater Chicago and Northwest The Girl Guides Association of 430 Indiana Jamaica Jamaica Liberian Girl Guides 434 Central Indiana Liberia Association 434 Central Indiana Girlguiding UK 438 Northern Indiana-Michiana Kuwait Kuwait Girl Guides Association Persatuan Pandu Puteri- 441 Southwest Indiana Malaysia Malaysia

St. Vincent and the Girl Guides Association of St. 441 Southwest Indiana Grenadines Vincent and the Grenadines Asociación Nacional de 450 Michigan Shore to Shore Honduras Muchachas Guías de Honduras Asociación De Muchachas 456 Heart of Michigan El Salvador Guías Scouts de El Salvador The Malawi Girl Guides 465 Southeastern Michigan Malawi Association The Girl Guides Association of 467 Wisconsin - Badgerland Grenada Grenada The Nigerian Girl Guides 467 Wisconsin - Badgerland Nigeria Association Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes Magyar Cserkészleány 468 and Pines Hungary Szövetség (MCSLSZ) Minnesota and Wisconsin River 477 Valleys Iceland Bandalag Íslenskra Skáta (BIS) Minnesota and Wisconsin River The Sri Lanka Girl Guides 477 Valleys Sri Lanka Association Brunei Girl Guides Association of 478 Dakota Horizons Darussalam Brunei Association Nationale des 493 Manitou Haiti Guides D'Haiti The Gambia Girl Guides 497 Wisconsin Southeast Gambia Association The Sierra Leone Girl Guides 497 Wisconsin Southeast Sierra Leone Association Public Scout and Girl Guide 499 Northwestern Great Lakes Libya Movement of Libya Congo Diamonds of Arkansas, (Democratic Les Guides de La République 506 Oklahoma and Texas Republic) Démocratique du Congo Bangladesh Girl Guides 512 Colorado Bangladesh Association Eastern Iowa and Western The South Sudan Girl Guides 514 Illinois South Sudan Association Eastern Iowa and Western The Tanzania Girl Guides 514 Illinois Tanzania Association Estonian Guide Association 536 Kansas Heartland Estonia (EGL) The Bharat Scouts and Guides: 538 Missouri Heartland India the Girl Guide Section Northeast Kansas and 547 Northwest Missouri Kiribati Kiribati Girl Guides Association The Girl Guide Association of 548 Eastern Missouri Barbados Barbados

The Sudan Girl Guides 548 Eastern Missouri Sudan Association Asociación Guías Scouts del 556 Spirit of Nebraska Paraguay Paraguay Dominican Asociación de Guías Scouts 557 New Mexico Trails Republic Dominicanas Inc. Trinidad and The Girl Guides Association of 557 New Mexico Trails Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego 563 Western Oklahoma Poland (ZHP) Girl Scouts of the Philippines 564 Eastern Oklahoma Philippines (GSP) 564 Eastern Oklahoma The Association of Belarussian 578 Central Texas Belarus Guides (ABG) Desert Southwest - Southern Central African Association Nationale des 582 New Mexico & West Texas Republic Guides de Centrafrique The Scouts and Guides of 583 Texas Oklahoma Plains Oman Oman Mouvement des Guides & 590 Southwest Texas Niger Eclaireuses du Niger 591 San Jacinto Argentina Asociación Guías Argentinas Pigespejdernes Fællesråd 596 Greater South Texas Denmark Danmark (PFD) 597 Northeast Texas Korea Girl Scouts of Korea Association des Scouts et 600 Farthest North Congo Guides du Congo The Girl Guides Association of 603 Alaska Dominica Dominica Antigua and Girl Guides Association of 607 Arizona Cactus-Pine Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Girl Scout Section of Nepal 608 Southern Arizona 611 Greater Los Angeles Curaçao Asosiashon di Guia PNA Asociación de Guías Scouts de 612 Central California South Bolivia Bolivia Girl Scout Association of 614 San Gorgonio Mongolia Mongolia Asociación Nacional de Guías 622 Orange County Ecuador Scouts del Ecuador 622 Orange County Guyana Guyana Girl Guides Association 623 San Diego South Africa Girl Guides South Africa The Uganda Girl Guides 623 San Diego Uganda Association The Egyptian Girl Guides 634 Heart of Central California Egypt Association

National Union of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Of Armenia 635 California's Central Coast Armenia (NUGGGS) Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu 636 Northern California Latvia Centrala Organizacija (LSGCO) The Girl Guides Association 642 Hawai`i Cook Islands Cook Islands Association Scouts et Guides de 647 Silver Sage Mauritania Mauritanie Asociación Nacional de Muchachas Guías de 654 Montana and Wyoming Guatemala Guatemala Pakistan Girl Guides 660 Southern Nevada Pakistan Association The Malta Girl Guides 661 Sierra Nevada Malta Association (MGGA) Oregon and Southwest Association des Guides et 664 Washington Monaco Scouts de Monaco (AGSM) Maldives Girl Guide 674 Utah Maldives Association Eastern Washington and Asociación de Guías Scouts de 687 Northern Idaho Colombia Colombia The Scout and Guide 688 Western Washington Qatar Association of Qatar Associazione Guide Esploratori 700 Guam San Marino Cattolici Sammarinesi (AGECS) Federazione Italiana Dello LBB Little Brownie Bakers Italy Scautismo (FIS) USAGSO Australia Girl Guides Association of Cambodia Cambodia USAGSO Rossiskaya Assotsiatsia Russia Devochek-Skautov (RADS) Slovak Republic Slovenský Skauting (SLSK) The Slovene Catholic Girl Guides and Boy Scouts Slovenia Association (ZSKSS) Solomon Islands Girl Guides Solomon Islands Association Comité de Enlace del Guidismo Spain en España (CEGE) St. Christopher The Girl Guides Association of and Nevis St. Christopher and Nevis Suriname Surinaamse Padvindsters Raad

The Swaziland Girl Guides Swaziland Association Mouvement Scout de Suisse Switzerland (MSdS) Syria Scouts Syriens (Guides Branch) Tunisia Scouts Tunisiens Turkiye Izcileri Federasyonu Turkey (TIF) Association of Ukrainian Guides Ukraine (AGU) United Arab Girl Guides Association of the Emirates United Arab Emirates United States of America Girl Scouts of the USA Asociación de Guías Scouts de Venezuela Venezuela Yemen Republic Girl Guides Yemen Association