GSUSA and GSSI Programs General Recourses FORMS, TROOP RESCOURES, SAFTEY PROCEDURES,AWARDS, VOLUNTEER RESOURCE GUIDE & MORE Events CALENDAR Please always reference GSSI’s SAFETY ACTIVITY CHECKPOINTS for all troop activities. NEW SHOP HOURS: Girl Scouts Love State Parks (Beginning Tuesday, September 7, 2021) Mondays & Wednesdays: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM CST Thursday: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM CST When: September 11-12, 2021 Tuesday & Friday: CLOSED What: Girl Scouts love the outdoors, especially our state parks! Girl Scouts of the USA and the National Associa- Note: This does not affect GSSI Office hours which are tion of State Park Directors have partnered to host this Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM CST. annual event, Girl Scouts Love State Parks. Also beginning September 7, the shop will offer online ordering, curbside/in-store pickup and free shipping. More information can be found on the SHOP page on our website! Take Action for the Environment with ALOCA What: Thanks to a generous grant from Alcoa Foundation, GSSI will offer mini grants for take action and highest award projects that focus on environmental GSSI’s Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend sustainability and/or environmental education through- out the 2020-2021 membership year. Troops, service unit events, service unit camps, and/or individuals Celebrate with Lincoln State Park: Abe’s (registered members grades K-12) must submit a mini Neighborhood Walk grant proposal form to be considered. If awarded, What: Join the Naturalist on a 2 mile walk through project will receive $75.00 towards project expenses. Abraham Lincoln’s neighborhood to celebrate Girl TAKE ACTION FOR THE EVIRONMENT Scouts Love State Parks Weekend! You will see his church, local roads, mill sites and even see where young Tree Pledge Grant Abe was “killed for a while.” Bring good walking shoes and be prepared for insects. Where: Lincoln State Park Nature Center 15476 County In partnership with Alcoa, GSSI’s Local Tree Pledge Road 300 E, Lincoln City, IN 47552 will work to provide safer and healthier air and water When: Sunday, September 12 at 2 p.m. CST for our neighbors, make our communities more attrac- Cost: $1 per person for a 30-60 min program . If you tive, and teach girls to be good environmental stewards. would like to attend for the day, there is a gate fee of $7. TREE PLEDGE REQUEST Contact: Michael Crews, [email protected] Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge ends this weekend as well! Check out the activity guide and get your patch! Girl Scouts @ Home World Thinking Day GSUSA Virtual Events Calendar What: The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl What: An event calendar listing nationally pro- Scouts (WAGGGS), along with Girl Scouts of the USA duced virtual events for girls, parents, and volun- and the other WAGGGS member organizations, have teers, which can complement your local efforts. celebrated World Thinking Day since 1926. That’s when There are three delegates from around the globe met at Camp Edith subject areas: Awesome Girls events for girls, Rais- Macy—now called Edith Macy Conference Center—in ing Awesome Girls for parents and caregiver mem- New York and agreed that February 22 would now be bers, and Tips for Troop Leaders for current volun- known as a special day for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts teers. worldwide. When: February 22., 2022 Badge Explorer Activity Guide for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Jun- iors (PDF) Twenty-eight new badges will be released this Activity Guide for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Am- August focusing on bassadors (PDF) STEM & Entrepreneurship. Check out all of the Girl Scout badges using the online badge explorer website: National Service Projects ONLINE BADGE EXPLORER From educating communities about food production and selling Treasury Bonds Girl Scouts at Home, GSSI during WWI and the Spanish flu pandemic to planting victory gardens and training in first aid during WWII, What: Girl Scouting doesn't have to stop during this Girl Scouts have always stepped up in times of need, and time of social distancing! In the "For Girls" section, our current COVID-19 crisis is no different. All across our we've compiled ways you can continue the Girl country and our world, Girl Scouts have leapt to the aid Scout experience from home! of others by engaging in acts of service and kindness. ! In the "For Parents & Volunteers" section you will Find more information on how you can get involved find resources for adults on ways to continue to with GSUSA’s National Service Projects. support your girls and families during this time. GIRL AWARDS LEARN MORE ABOUT HIGHEST AWARDS Every Girl Scout goes above and beyond to make a differ- ence in her community and the greater world. The skills and experiences she gains along the way set her up for special recognition through the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards. All three awards give girls the chance to do big things while supporting issues they care about. GSUSA Go for the Gold YouTube Playlist Honor and Golden Honor Troops Service to Girl Scouting What: Activities and steps must be completed by October 1. The application is due October 1 to be What: If you choose to volunteer at least 20 hours to the recognized at the annual award event in May. Girl Scout organization, you can receive the Cadette, Sen- Honor and Golden Honor troops meet the ior, or Ambassador Service to Girl Scouting bar. For exam- Essential Elements of a Girl Scout Troop, and provide ple, you might volunteer your time at a special event for overall excellence in troop management and younger girls, be an office assistant for your council or programming in a given year. To achieve this honor, service unit, or help with special projects. Pin is purchased leaders and girls must work in partnership with each oth- by member. er, other troops, Application Service Team and council staff. *Golden Honor Troop applicants must complete all Hon- Community Service Bar or Troop requirements PLUS the Golden Honor Add-ons. What: To earn the Community Service bar, first choose an Global Action Award organization you'd like to volunteer with. What: Our Global Action award calls for girls to address The organization will need to agree to give you instruc- the SDGs by discovering, connecting, and taking action in tions about the work you'll be doing. Complete at least 20 their communities and beyond. In 2022, we’re emphasiz- hours of service to earn the bar and then complete this ing SDG #3 (good health and well-being) and SDG #11 online form. (sustainable cities and communities). In 2021, girls ex- Pin is purchased by member. plored SDG #13 (climate action) to earn their Global Ac- Application tion award. The Global Action award is an official national award, so Girl Scouts can wear it on their vest or sash, just like a badge. 2022 Global Action Award Activity Guide For Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors (PDF) 2022 Global Action Award Activity Guide For Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors (PDF) Scheduled Events & Programs Evansville Thunderbolts Traditional Arts Today Program Title: Girl Scout Cookie Kick Off Program Title: Textile Art For: Girl Scout Families and Troops Age Level: 6-12 grade Girl Scouts When: Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 7 pm CT (Doors What: Tapestry Weaving open at 6 pm) When: October 2, 2021, 9am-12pm eastern Where: Ford Center in Evansville, IN Where: Traditional Arts Today, Carriage house, 314 What: Come join the fun with GSSI and the Evansville W 9th St, Ferdinand, IN 47532 Thunderbolts to kick off the 2022 cookie season!! The Cost: $20, including use of a frame loom, all yarns, and girls will have the opportunity to be silly at a photo written instructions booth, participate in a Post-Game Slap Shot activity, Contact: Patti Schroeder and meet and greet the Thunderbolt mascot, Pride. Bring a stuffed animal (like a Koala Bear) to throw on PAR IT Consulting the ice for the Teddy Bear Toss. These toys are collected by the Thunderbolts and donated to local children in need. Program Title: Cybersecurity Cost: Girl Scout ticket $5 What: Come hang out with your troop and a real IT Adult ticket $10 firm where you’ll play games, solve puzzles, earn Children 12 and under $5 THREE badges, and learn about real-life good-guy Tickets: Girl Scout Cookie Kick Off 2021 hackers! Find out what happens to every phone photo Questions: Bobby Clone , you take, every video you post on TikTok or YouTube, [email protected] 812-435-0874 and how you could even get spied on in your own home (and how to prevent that). This is the perfect age Traditional Arts Today to become an official “PAR IT Consulting Junior Cyber- security Investigator!” When: Tuesday, October 19, 4:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Program Title: Flowers Where: Virtual What: Flowers Cost: $15 per girl, includes badge When: October 30, 2021, 1pm-3pm, eastern Contact: Jo Van Hoy, [email protected], to reg- Where: Traditional Arts Today, Carriage house ister your troop Cost: $20, includes all supplies for the class Contact: Patti Schroeder, Kathy Welp with Ferdinand PAR IT Consulting House of Flowers Traditional Arts Today Program Title: Digital Photography What: Spend time with a professional photogra- pher! By the end of our time together, attendees will Program Title: Photography have earned their Digital Photography badge and will What: Covering: composition, lighting, focusing, learn all about the methods for successful photography. properly exposed photos, cropping, portrait tips, land- Attendees will need to provide their own camera (DSLR scape tips, equipment tips, digital photography, and a cameras are great, but a cell phone would also be perfectly demo on Adobe Lightroom editing software adequate for this lesson) and please download Adobe’s When: October 3, 2021 1-3 EDT, 314 W 9th St, Ferdi- Lightroom for mobile devices AHEAD OF TIME.