Every Girl Scout is a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker and Leader) and there is power in every G.I.R.L. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey has a variety of fun and challenging activities, events, and trips that will help girls unleash their power. Check out the following pages for your Girl Scout program level and let your girls decide where their interests and talents lie. Do the girls want to stay fit? Do they want to try some STEM activities? Those opportunities and more are available through the LINK. They might event want to work on Girl Scouting’s highest awards. From STEM to sports, arts to travel, there are many new opportunities for every girl to find her spark. Artists, inventors and designers alike will love the chance to join the Maker Weekend at Jockey Hollow Camp. Girl Scout Brownies will get a chance to program an adorable Bee Bot Robot, in “Brownie Bots.” Girl Scout Brownies and Juniors will get hands-on experience with STEAM concepts, like engineering and design, as they participate in Girls’ Fast Track Races, Powered by Ford. Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors will experience the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia as they travel to the Birthplace of Girl Scouting. Whatever they try, your girls will have fun, while engaging in girl-led, collaborative and hands-on experiences. Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey offers the LINK Patch Program. Attend LINK Program Activities in the following categories and earn the LINK Lock & Chain Patch Set: Civics & History; Highest Awards; Excursions; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math); Life Skills; Fine Arts; Healthy Living; and College & Careers. Program activities throughout the book are marked with symbols to indicate which Chain Patch you have earned. (See flyer on page 21.) We can’t wait to see all the adventures the girls will have participating in LINK activities and events this year! Yours in Girl Scouting, Betty Garger Alex Martinez Charisse Taylor President/Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Chief Program Officer THERE IS POWER IN EVERY G.I.R.L. Unleash it at Girl Scouts. A Girl Scout is a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ Did you know? At Girl Scouts, girls discover who they are, where Girl Scouts are prepared for their talents lie, and what they care the most about. They connect with people in their communities. And a lifetime of leadership. they take action to change the world. Through our program, the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, girls develop a strong sense of self, display positive values, and seek challenges. They learn from 90% setbacks, form healthy relationships, and identify OF ALL FEMALE and solve problems in their communities— U.S. ASTRONAUTS unleashing their inner G.I.R.L. every step of the way. How does she find the power of G.I.R.L. in her? 80% OF ALL FEMALE Girl Scouts teaches girls to empower themselves TECH LEADERS by engaging in girl-led, collaborative, and hands-on experiences. Guided by supportive adults who help girls pursue their goals, girls participate in a variety of fun and challenging activities. Here, girls will: 76% OF FEMALE • Engage in healthy activities! U.S. SENATORS • Find her entrepreneurial spirit and learn financial literacy! • Explore the great outdoors! 100% • Participate in hands-on STEM skill-building! OF FEMALE U.S. SECRETARIES • Connect with girls around the world! OF STATE • Take on meaningful community service projects! ... were Girl Scouts. Learn more about the power of G.I.R.L. at girlscouts.org. About Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey Girl Scout Mission: Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confi dence, and character, who make the world a better place. 28,126 Girl Members 15,746 Volunteers Leadership: Bette M. Simmons, Board Chair Betty A. Garger, President and CEO Serving Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and northern Warren Counties Service Centers: • Paramus Service Center 300 Forest Avenue All girls in grades K-12 can be part of the largest Paramus, NJ 07652 organization for girls on the planet! At Girl Scouts, we are always counting down to the next • Paterson Resource Center adventure. With us, girls make a bunch of new Center City Mall, 301 Main Street friends and have a ton of new experiences that Paterson, NJ 07505 show them how exciting the world is over and over again. • Randolph Service Center 1579 Sussex Turnpike Whether girls are interested in building rockets, Randolph, NJ 07869 traveling across the country or across the world, spending the night at camp for the • Riverdale Service Center fi rst time, or making a difference in their 95 Newark Pompton Turnpike communities, they can do it with us. Alongside Riverdale, NJ 07457 caring, committed adults, girls learn new skills 973-248-8200 and build their confi dence so they are ready for Camp Properties: whatever comes next. • Camp Glen Spey, Glen Spey, NY Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey is • Jockey Hollow, Mendham, NJ committed to giving all girls the opportunity to • Lake Rickabear, Kinnelon, NJ learn, grow, and laugh with us. Membership Girl Scout Levels Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey serves 28,126 girl • Girl Scout Daisy, grades K-1 members in grades K-12 and 15,746 adult members. • Girl Scout Brownie, grades 2-3 Nationally, Girl Scouts has more than 2.8 million girl • Girl Scout Junior, grades 4-5 and adult members. • Girl Scout Cadette, grades 6-8 We are committed to serving all girls. Whether she’s • Girl Scout Senior, grades 9-10 5 or 18, we can help her grow brighter and brighter— • Girl Scout Ambassador, grades 11-12 from day to day, month to year. We’ve been helping girls shine for over 100 years. Council Camp Facilities Along with our four service and resource centers, Girl Scout Leadership Experience GSNNJ has three camp facilities: Camp Glen Spey in At Girl Scouts, we believe every girl can change the Glen Spey, New York, and Jockey Hollow in Mendham, world. With us, she’ll laugh, she’ll explore, and she’ll New Jersey and Lake Rickabear in Kinnelon, New make strides—all with friends by her side. A moment Jersey. Our facilities provide accessibility and when she tries something new can be the moment opportunities for girls throughout our region. she discovers something amazing about herself that We know that outdoor experiences are vital to helping will carry her towards future success—one that’s all girls learn and grow. Through troop and community her own to share with the world. camping events and summer camp, we give girls the We help girls discover their inner strengths, chance to learn about the environment and develop a passions, and talents through hands-on, girl- deep appreciation for nature. led activities and events. No matter what a girl is interested in, she can do it alongside committed, Funding Overview caring adults in Girl Scouts. We offer girls the Annually, Girl Scout membership dues are $40 per opportunity to dream big and make those dreams girl and $25 per adult. However, it costs Girl Scouts a reality through council program activities, troop of Northern New Jersey more than $250 per girl to events, and community take action projects. deliver our leadership program, train and support our From healthy living, to science and technology, to adult volunteers, and maintain our service centers environmental awareness and so much more, we and camp properties. We rely on the support of help girls start a journey all their own. generous individuals, corporations, and foundations History to help support our organization. At GSNNJ, we are committed to ensuring that all Girl Scouts began more than 100 years ago with one girls have the opportunity to be Girl Scouts through woman, Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low, who believed our fi nancial assistance program. All investments in the power of every girl. Girl Scouting came to help bring the Girl Scout program to even more girls, northern New Jersey just a few years after Daisy because when girls succeed, so does society. began the fi rst Girl Scout troop in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. Today, we continue her vision of building girls of courage, confi dence, and character, who make the world a better place. Organizational Vision Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey will be recognized as the premier leadership development program that nurtures, inspires, and empowers girls. GSNNJ Program Procedures & Tips PROGRAM REGISTRATION – ONLINE The program registration site does not connect to the membership site. Registration is first come, first served. To register, the troop leader or parent/caregiver must have a login with user name and password through our online Program/Camp Registration site. No Login? Contact Customer Care at To register: 973-248-8200 during regular business hours Go to http://www.gsnnj.org or email [email protected] . Click on Program/Camp Registration in the upper right corner Please only register girls and adults that will Log into your account attend. Type in the 4-digit code or Program Title in the Search Do not register substitute participants. Bar Changes to attendees will be subject to a 5% Click on the program name and register! administrative change fee. Print receipt after the order is complete. All program registrations require payment with a credit or debit card. OPENING & CLOSING REGISTRATION FOR ACTIVITIES Program activities become available for your registration at 12:01 AM on the listed Opening Date. After 12:01 AM, you will be able to register only until the activity registration closes at midnight on the listed Closing Date. Registration might not be available or accepted after the listed Closing Date.