November 23, 2018 Around the Council What’s up in Council E-Newsletter from Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana Southwest Indiana?! Junior Troop 308 of Southwest Warrick worked on their Simple Meals badge through community service. They made pancakes, eggs, bacon and other treats for the THIS ISSUE: families at Ronald McDonald House this past Sunday. • Cookie Updates
• Membership News
• Volunteer News Troop members from Pike County Troop 411 joined girls from Daviess County troops for a weekend at Camp Koch. • Girl Experience Girls worked on camping skills, hiked and worked on their Outdoor Art badge and • Outdoor Program & Camp Breathe Journey.
• Ways to Support GSSI
• Shop
Dubois County Girl Scouts came together to decorate containers and fill them with Girl Scout S’more cookies for veterans in their area. They reached their goal of 114 containers of cookies! 812•421•4970 223 NW 2nd St. Evansville, IN 47708
Want your Girl Scouts featured here and on social media?! Members of Troop 315 helped decorate Email us @ the GSSI Christmas Tree at the Evansville support@girlscouts-gssi. Airport Saturday, November 17! Thank you ladies for your G.I.R.L. spirit! org Include troop #, location and a short description. November 23, 2018 Cookie Updates
Meet our 2019 Service Unit Cookie Chairs! Standing left to right: Heather Barnett (East River); Kathy Seckinger (Spencer County); Jennyfer Strickland (East Gibson); Stephanie Grierson (North Dubois); Tricia Pullum (Co-South Gibson); Natalie Teeters (North Gibson); Karen Bengert (North Central); Sandy McBeth (Pike & Knox Counties); Dawn Moskos (Perry Cookie Cupboard); Stormie Woodrum (Perry County); Kathy Peckenpaugh (NorthWest); Kristy Spindler (Co-South Gibson); Kaycie Oakley (SW Warrick). Seated left to right: Tarry Kerkhoff (South Dubois & Cookie Cupboard); Annette Talbert (Daviess & Martin Counties & Cookie Cupboard); and Erica Sims (Posey County). Bottom Left: Gayla and Courtney Vincent (Co-North Warrick).
When we totaled all their years as Girl Scouts, Leaders, Service Unit Cookie Chairs, as well as other positions held; their combined commitment to Girl Scouts is over 400 YEARS of experience! Thank you for your dedication to the girls and GSSI. We appreciate all that you do for our community and our Girl Scout sisters. 2019 Smart Cookies Software Training
Click here for instructions about how to register for the Smart Cookies Software Training!
Cookie Booth Reservations!
For instructions about how to reserve a council-secured cookie booth click here! November 23, 2018 Membership News
Evansville Airport's Festival of Trees: Voting is Going On NOW! More "Likes" = More Girl Scouts = More Female Leaders Step 1:
Step 2: CLICK Like! Step 3: Then SHARE! CLICK Photo!
Go to GSSI's Facebook page and CLICK THE PHOTO and HIT "Like" to help GSSI win $1,000 for local Girl Scouts. Then SHARE this post and remind your friends to CLICK THE PHOTO and HIT "Like" to make their vote count!
$1,000 = 80 more Scouterships! That's 80 more LEADERS for our community.
Powered by the girls in Troop 315 and designed by Jason Southwell at Hafer.
Albion Fellows Bacon Center Holiday Drive
Albion is a non-profit advocacy group and safe shelter for those who have experienced or are experiencing domestic and sexual violence. Girl Scout Troops are invited to join Albion’s Santa Soiree on Tuesday, December 18 from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST at McCollough Library (5115 Washington Ave, Evansville, IN 47715).
Santa will be there from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM with a letter to Santa station, as well as, Gayla Cakes with a cookie decorating activity! Please bring a donation item with you to this FREE event. Items will be wrapped and delivered on Christmas morning by Albion staff and volunteers. If you cannot make the event but would still like to donate, contact Mallorie at [email protected] to arrange for item drop off.
View wish list: http://bit.ly/2SNg0Go November 23, 2018 Volunteer News
Honoring our sister Girl Scouts from Wisconsin Troop 3055: The tragic car crash in Wisconsin involving Troop 3055 that took the lives of our Girl Scout sisters Haylee, Jayna, Autumn, and Sara Jo, and left another Girl Scout, Madalyn, severely injured as they were spending their Saturday living our Girl Scout mission has left us all wondering how we may help, honor, and reach out to the families impacted. We encourage you to honor your Girl Scout sisters in Troop 3055 in whatever way is most meaningful to you.
Here are two ways Girl Scouts across the Movement are making a difference:
You may send letters of love and support for Troop 3055 and their families to Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes, Inc., 4222 Oakwood Hills Pkwy, Eau Claire, WI 54701.
The Wisconsin Girl Scouts community has come together as a unit to support their sisters at Girl Scouts of Northwestern Great Lakes with Days of Action to honor Troop 3055. They are inviting Wisconsin Girl Scouts to participate in service projects during the month of November to pay tribute to Troop 3055’s commitment to public service and making the world a better place. That invitation is also extended to sister Girl Scouts across our Movement. Check out their Facebook page at Days of Action for more information. By doing what Girl Scouts do best, we’ll be honoring their legacy in lasting and meaningful ways.
We encourage volunteers to balance their interests and needs to participate while taking into consideration the girls’ awareness of the tragedy and understanding of the reason for the service. View this Girl Scout resource on leading difficult conversations with your girls: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/adults/volunteer/volunteer-resources/challenging- conversations.html.
Deaconess Greeting Card Program Troops are invited to create holiday cards for families at Deaconess Hospital! Please send your holiday choice to Lesley Groves at [email protected].
Deaconess card program due dates
• Christmas – December 17 • St. Patrick’s Day – March 11 • Valentine’s Day – February 11 • Easter – April 17
FREE COMMUNITY TRAINING! Stewards of Children Training
Friday, December 7, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CST at Evansville’s Lampion Center (655 South Hebron Ave, Evansville, IN 47714) Learn how a few simple actions can have far-reaching positive effects, gain the understanding that child sexual abuse can be prevented, it can be stopped, and it can be overcome, and then share the information with others and challenge all adults to become trained in order to protect our community’s children. (*This program is approved for 2.5 contact hours of continuing education)
To register, call Lampion Center at 812-471-1776. November 23, 2018 GIRL Experience
Community Partner Programs And Events
GSSI has many exciting community partner programs and events coming up for your troop this fall and winter! Check out the events calendar for full details and the program guide for anytime programs available!
Girl Scout Night with the Evansville Thunderbolts and Lock In at the Ford Center Saturday, December 1 at 7:15 PM CST Discounted tickets to the game and a “camp out” at the Ford Center after the game to watch a movie on the jumbotron! Must reach 100 tickets sold to be able to host this event! More information and to register
Night at the Dubois County Museum Friday, December 7 from 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM EST An exclusive evening for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts to work on the new Space Science Badges and explore the museum. More information and to register
Evening at the Evansville Museum Saturday, December 15 from 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM CST This was such a great event this past Friday that the museum has offered a second date! This is an exclusive evening just for Girl Scouts to work on their Space Science Badges, check out a planetarium show, and use telescopes! Deadline is Monday, December 10 to register! More information and to register November 23, 2018 Outdoor Program & Camp
Safety Activity Checkpoints Check out the updated Safety Activity Checkpoints on our website! Safety Activity Checkpoints provides a chart for the activities, called “Activities at a Glance,” as an easy reference grid with respect to grade-level specifications for activity participation, council approval requirements, and instructor credentialing (i.e., required certification/ experience).
Meet our 2019 Camp Director, Crista Owens! Crista has been attending camp since she was a little girl, served as GSSI's program assistant last year, and worked at Camp Koch for many years! She has some exciting activities planned for this year and cannot wait to see you all next summer!
Grade Levels Camp Koch
Troop Survivor Camporee July 13 - 14 Floating Adventure Day Camp June 1 Camper Sampler l June 23 - 25 5-7 registration
Koch Teen Extreme June 23 - July 2 is open! 8-12 Camper Sampler ll 5-7 June 30 - July 2 Trailblazers What a great Christmas 6-8 June 23 - 28 Brownie Explores l gift for your girls! June 26 - 28 2-4
Family Camp Overnight June 28 - 29 Brownie Explores ll 2-4 June 30 - July 2 + family
CIT l CIT ll CIT lll Program Aide l Program Aide ll Program Aide lll June 23 - July 2 June 23 - 28 June 30 - July 2 June 23 - July 2 June 23 - 28 June 30 - July 2 Entering 8th 9-12
Are you interested in working at camp this summer. Please fill out this interest survey and we will send you more details. November 23, 2018 Ways to Support GSSI
Create a Giving Tuesday Fundraiser! Show your support this Giving Tuesday by creating a Facebook fundraiser for GSSI! 1) Click Fundraisers in left menu bar 2) Find Start a Fundraiser for #GivingTuesday 3) Select Nonprofit (search Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana) 4) Create goal; NEXT 5) Add #SchultheisInsurance and #HerSashHerStory to end of “Why are you raising money?”; NEXT 6) Update photo if you want (not required); CREATE
Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana invites you to attend our
Women of Distinction2019 Luncheon Join us as we solute these Go-Getters, Innovators, Risk-Takers, & Leaders.
Advancing Women Woman of Distinction Rising Star Company Award Mistress of Ceremonies Danyelle Granger Tynesha Smith Harding, Shymanski & Chris Ryan Old National Bancorp Vectren Company, P.S.C. The Women’s Hospital at Deaconess
March 15, 2019 11:30 AM - 1 PM at Tropicana
Save the DateClick HERE to sponsor!
For more sponsorship information contact Mary Fee at [email protected] November 23, 2018 Shop
Troop Tees and Hoodies are BACK! Get your Girl Scout troop shirts or hoodies customized with your troop number! You may also order a plain design, if desired. We will be taking orders up until December 14! Fill out this form and submit to the council office in person, mail, or email (support@ girlscouts-gssi.org). All orders and payment must be received in the office no later than December 14.
Additional information included on the order form; please read in full. GSSI will place its order to GSUSA on December 14.
Girl Scout Cookies Sign! Get your very own Girl Scout Cookies yard sign! $8 + taxes and the stake is included. Get yours while supplies last at the council office in downtown Evansville.