July 5, 2019 Honoring Our Girl Scout Sisters This has been an especially difficult and tragic time for our council as we mourn the loss of 11 year old Isabelle Meyer of Jasper, in an incident at Camp Koch last Monday, and of 7 year old Isabella Pfingston of Boonville, Council E-Newsletter Indiana last Thursday in an unrelated, but equally tragic incident. We also encourage you to keep Melinda and Judy, the adult from Girl Scouts of volunteers, and the Girl Scout camper injured in the camp Southwest Indiana incident in your thoughts and prayers.

Cards/Condolences Cards for Isabelle Meyer's family, Troop 670, Judy, Melinda, and Isabella Pfingston's family can be sent to Girl Scouts of THIS ISSUE: Southwest Indiana, 5000 East Virginia Street, Suite 2, Evansville, • Cookie Updates IN, 47715. Please specify the individuals, troops, or families that • Membership News should receive the items you send to GSSI; our council will ensure the individuals and/or troop receive(s) these gifts while • Volunteer News maintaining their privacy. The family of the Girl Scout injured at camp has asked our council not to share their contact • Girl Experience information or names to maintain their privacy. However, any cards not addressed to a specific individual will be given to the • Outdoor Program & Camp Girl Scout, if sent. • Ways to Support GSSI If you would like to send a special thank you to the first responders on site during the incident, here are their addresses: • Shop Perry County Sheriff’s Office C/O Sheriff Alan Malone 2211 Herrman St, Tell City, IN 47586 812•421•4970 Tell City Police Department 5000 E Virginia St 707 Mozart St, Tell City, IN 47586 Suites 2 & 3 Cannelton City Police Department Evansville, IN 47715 210 S 8th St #2, Cannelton, IN 47520 Troy Police Department 330 Harrison St, Troy, IN 47588 Want your Girl Scouts Tell City Volunteer Fire Department featured here and on 702 12th St, Tell City, IN 47586 social media? Perry County Memorial Hospital C/O Emergency Department Email us! 8885 IN-237, Tell City, IN 47586 [email protected] Include troop #, location and a Memorials/Vigils/Prayer Services/Memorial Gifts short description. If you or your group would like to hold a memorial/service or offer a memorial gift for Isabelle or Isabella, please contact the council office at 812-421-4970 orsupport@girlscouts-gssi. org before proceeding. July 5, 2019 Cookie Updates What's Your Dream Adventure?

In the 2019-2020 cookie year, we want you to chase adventures beyond your wildest dreams! So, what does that adventure look like? Horseback riding? Ziplining? Email [email protected], and let us hear your thoughts!

A new version of the Cookie Permission and Responsibility Agreement is available for 2019-2020. This is the only version that should be used and distributed to Girl Scouts in your troop for the coming year. All older versions are not valid. The Cookie Permission and Responsibility Agreement must be completely filled out, signed by the Girl Scout's guardian, and returned by December 1st to GSSI. Calling All Community Partners! July 5, 2019 Membership News THANK YOU!

A lifetime ofSAVE leadership, success, THE & adventure DATE! awaits! Help inspire girls in our community as they embrace new challenges, build important skills, Calling All Communityand take the lead in 2019. Partners! Unleash Strong Event 2019 Saturday, September 21 from 1:00-5:00 pm CST Evansville National Guard Armory; event is indoors 3300 E Division St, Evansville, IN 47715 We are looking for community partners to host activity stations during this exciting community event, empowering girls to UNLEASH their full potential as go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and leaders. With an opportunity to reach over 500 families and no cost to participate as a partner, how can you refuse? COUNT ME IN!

Contact Kara Messersmith at [email protected] or call 812.421.4970

A lifetime of leadership, success, & adventure awaits! Help inspire girls in our communityGIRL asSCOUTS they embrace UNLEASH new challenges, STRONG build EVENT important skills, and take the lead in 2019. UnleashSponsorships Strong Available: Event 2019 Saturday,$500 September Go-Getter; 21 from$250 1:00-5:00 Innovator, pm CST Evansville$100 National Risk-Taker, Guard Armory; $50 Leader event is indoors For more3300 sponsorshipE Division St, info, Evansville, contact IN Mary 47715 Fee at [email protected]. We are looking for community partners to host activity stations during this exciting community event, empowering girls to UNLEASH their full potential as go-getters, innovators, risk-takers, and leaders. With an opportunity to reach over 500 families and no cost to participate as aActivities partner, how can you refuse? COUNT ME IN! Contact KaraVisit Messersmith over 30 activities at [email protected] stations focusing on girls becoming or call 812.421.4970 Go-Getters, Innovators, Risk-Takers, and Leaders™! • STEAMGIRL Activities SCOUTS UNLEASH STRONG EVENT • Face Painting • Food TrucksSponsorships Available: • Archery (2nd -12th grade), if weather permits. • CSA's (6-12th$500 grade) Go-Getter; will have $250 exclusive Innovator, sessions to learn about$100 Highest Risk-Taker, Awards, $50 Workforce Leader Development, and ForHatchet more sponsorshipThrowing (if info, weather contact permits)! Mary Fee at [email protected]. July 5, 2019 Membership News Congratulations to Our Service Units! Each year our Service Unit Planning Teams come together and set goals for recruitment and retention in their areas to provide Girl Scouting to as many girls and volunteers as they can. Congratulations to Daviess and Gibson Service Units for meeting 100% of their girl and adult goals for 2018-2019! North Dubois and Spencer also acheived 100% of their adult goals!

Thank you to all of our Service Unit Planning Teams and the work you do!

Honor and Golden Honor Application is now online! Deadline is August 1st!

This form is used for troops that achieve the Essential Elements of a Girl Scout Troop, and provide overall excellence in troop management and programming in a given year. To achieve this honor, leaders and girls must work in partnership with each other, other troops, Service Team, and council staff. See that form here!

Have you checked out GSUSA’s Girls Changing the World map to see what other Girl Scouts in the US are doing for their Highest Awards and Take Action Projects? This is a great resource if you are planning to work on these awards and need ideas! You can also submit your projects to share with other Girl Scouts! July 5, 2019 Volunteer News G.I.R.L. Media Team Event!

Interested? RSVP at 812.421.4970 or contact Sydney at [email protected]!

As a member of the prestigious Girl Media Team, you will have a very important role at GSSI. Together with other girl members across eleven counties, you will serve as a spokesperson for GSSI and the Girl Scout movement!

While serving as an ambassador for the brand, you will also answer questions about your own Girl Scout experience and what it really means to be a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker, Leader™).

Plus (with permission from your parent/guardian), you may be asked to share provided content about Girl Scouts’ mission, council events, new national programming, etc… on your personal social media accounts and participate in video and photo shoots that may be used by GSSI to tell our local story! July 5, 2019 GIRL Experience Community Partner Programs And Events GSSI has many exciting community partner programs and events coming up for your troop this spring and summer! Check out the events calendar for full details and the program guide for anytime programs available! Girl Scouts Love State Parks It's the first-ever Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend! Join thousands of girls in hundreds of state parks across the United States to find adventure, explore nature, and learn what Girl Scouts is all about! • Almost Full Moon Hike at Shades State Park Jul 13, 10 PM-11 PM, meet at Hickory Parking Lot Explore Shades with a Naturalist guided hike of Trail 5 and then 4. Hike will traverse Kintz Ravine, and will be ~1 mile in length. • Discover Bugs at Jul 13, 10 AM-12 PM, meet at Fort Harrison State Park Visitor's Center Earn the Brownie Bug Badge with a bug expert and join the fun of hiking the trails, exploring bug homes, and seeing bugs in action! • Geology Hike at Jul 13, 10 AM-11 AM, meet at Turkey Run's Nature Center Explore the unique caverns and ravines of Turkey Run, discover ancient sea animal fossils, or crinoids, and take a visit to the punchbowl! • Immersive Wildlife Experience at McCormick’s Creek Nature Center Jul 13, 1 PM-4 PM, meet at McCormick's Creek Nature Center Meet resident reptiles and amphibians, explore a cave within the park, and lend a helping hand to the plants and animals that live here. • Neighborhood Walk and Tour Jul 13, 12 PM and Jul 14, 12 PM Take a Girl Scouts tour of Abraham Lincoln hotspots and make corn husk dolls! • Patoka Lake Programs Jul 13-14, 2019; call to schedule your troop! Celebrate Girl Scouts Love State Parks with Patoka Lake on July 13 and 14! Archery lessons are available on July 13th only. There are also programs available on Sunday, July 14: forest plant ID, wilderness survival, backpacking, beginner kayaking lessons, and more.

Ariel & Friends Family Swim Party Sat, Jul 20, 7:30-10:00 PM CST Location: Burdette Park Aquatic Center Cost: $5 (children two and under are free) What: Slides, Swimming, Ariel, & More! Join the fun with Girl Scouts at Burdette Park Aquatics with the entire family! Girls in grades K-12 who are not currently Girl Scouts can join now for $35 (good through 9/30/2020). Pool has been rented out for this event and only those who register may attend. Concessions and raft rental will be available for purchase (not included in registration fee). Slides will be open. Gates will open at 7:30 pm, but check- in will begin at 7pm. There will be photo opportunities with Ariel and SURPRISE guests!

Indiana Fever Basketball Sat, Aug 30, 7:00 PM CST Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse; Cost: $11 per ticket (group rate) What: The Indiana Fever invites The Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana and families to join us on Saturday, August 3rd to watch the Indiana Fever game against the Minnesota Lynx! Girl Scouts will have the opportunity to present the colors pre-game, so this is not a game you'll want to miss! Game tips off at 7:00 p.m. By purchasing tickets through this link, your group will be able to sit together in our various seating locations while saving money! Questions? Contact: Corey Workman: 317-917-2750, [email protected] July 5, 2019 Outdoor Program & Camp

Camp Koch has been temporarily closed, out of respect for the Meyer family and to facilitate the ongoing investigation of the incident on June 24th, 2019. Thank you for your patience and for sharing stories of the impact our resident camp has had on the lives of many of our Girl Scouts, over the years. July 5, 2019 Ways to Support GSSI

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July Discounts Individual Runners Just $45 per Person Groups of 2-4 Runners Just $35 per Person Groups of 5+ Runners Just $25 per Person Sponsorships Available Gold - $500 Silver - $250 Bronze - $100 Contact Mary Fee at [email protected] or (812)421-4970 EXT 302 Register TODAY! July 5 2019

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