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Volunteer Appreciation Award Nominations - DUE FEB. 24!
We have scheduled our 2017
Volunteer
Celebrations (and, per your great feedback), we are moving them to Spring. This means that
volunteer
nominations for Girl Scout awards (like Appreciation Pin, Honor Pin & Thanks Badge) are due by Feb. 24th. See all the details and download nomination forms / instructions at
www.gsksmo.org/awards
. Keep reading as we have more news... You have also shared that you would like fellow volunteers and fam
ily members to join in the celebration, so our 2017 regional volunteer events will be complimentary (FREE for all). We will have an RSVP process as we near the event. Dates are as follows: Central Region on April 23 (afternoon) at Grace United Methodist Church in Olathe, KS; East Region on April 27 (evening) at Lee's Summit Christian Church in Lee's Summit, MO; West Region on June 4 (afternoon) at Washburn Institute of Technology in Topeka, KS and North Region on June 11 (afternoon) at Wyatt Park Christian Church in St. Joseph, MO. We can't wait to celebrate our awesome volunteers!! Learn more and see the region you are a part of.
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Inspire a Girl
Both opportunities have their own unique patch that connect together!
During March, log any community service hours completed by individual Girl Scouts or as a troop. Every Girl Scout who participates will receive a free patch!
Then make plans to join us at the G.I.R.L. Expo & Honors Ceremony on April 11 and celebrate the Girl Scout Highest Awards and honor our 2017 Gold Award Girl Scouts! We promise a day of skill-building, celebration and most importantly inspiration! Tickets are just $10 for Girl Scouts, Troop Leaders, Caregivers and chaperones!
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Day at the Capitol - Topeka, KS
RSVP for Girl Scout Day at the Kansas State Capitol on Saturday, Mar. 18! This event is a free, skill-building event where Girl Scouts will earn steps toward their Citizen's badge and, they can meet & greet with community partners and receive a patch and bag.
RSVP following these steps by Mar. 10!
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2017 Girl Scout Week
Girl Scout Week (Mar. 12 -18) is a time to celebrate our incredible organization with your GS sisters, families, alumnae and the community! Embrace your spiritual connections, wear your Girl Scout pride, show the communities across our 47 counties what a force we are and share with others.
Check out our website for some celebration ideas, but we encourage you to make it your own and share with us! Post them on our
Facebook page, email them to
PRdept@gsksmo.org or share them on your own social media using #beGSgreen!
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Bling Your Booth is BACK!
Is your troop planning that most creative Girl Scout Cookie booth keeping our 2017 cookie theme, Be Unique. Be You as your inspiration? Our council will have its annual contest with AMAZING prizes, and you can also participate in the national contest as part of Troop 100. Check out all the details and see the prizes by visiting www.gsksmo.org/bling.
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Knob Noster State Park Overnight & Hiking Excursion
Do you have Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors who love the outdoors?! We're hosting an overnight camping and hiking excursion at Knob Noster State Park Apr. 29 - 30! Girl Scouts will hike during the day, complete a service project for the park and do all the quintessential camping activities in the evening!
Learn more and register today!
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Canoe + Kayak
Join our professionally trained staff on Lake Odonata at Camp Daisy Hindman this spring and learn to canoe or kayak! This two-hour program will be tailored based on participants levels and experience each session so every Girl Scout will have an experience best suited for her! There are only a handful sessions this spring (Apr. 8, 29 & May 13),
so register early!
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Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Dance Group invite Girl Scouts of all levels, friends and family to a soul-stirring performance at Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College on March 4 at 2:00pm! Girl Scouts will receive a KCFAA patch and can purchase tickets for only $15.
Find out more and get your tickets today!
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Kansas State Society of Women Engineers
Calling all Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors! Join female engineering professionals for a fun day of hands-on activities for elementary aged Girl Scouts and a special info sessions for caretakers and troop leaders on how to encourage their girl to foster her engineering curiosity led by the Kansas State Society of Women Engineers on April 15!
Find out more and register your girl or troop today!
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Overland Park Orchestra
The Overland Park Orchestra invites Girl Scouts of all levels, friends and family to their free community concerts this spring at Tomahawk Ridge Community Center. The first one is Feb. 26 at 4:30 and the repertoire includes pieces by Mozart, Rossini and Sielius. Their second performance will be on May 7 at 4:30 pm and will include pieces by Brahms and a student soloist!
Find out more!
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Cookie Program Resources
The 2017 Cookie Program is in full swing!! Have you missed a Cookiegram? Do you still need to order Product Sales Deposit materials? Would you like some easy print and hang posters/flyers for your cookie booths? Check out the
Cookies & More section our webpage! There you'll find links to Bling Your Booth, the TCM Handbook and Training Presentation, a printable order card, extras to keep your Cookie Program running and lesson plans for three leaves/badges.
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GSKSMO Blog Spotlight:
Did you know that we publish stories most Tuesdays and Thursdays to
our blog? These stories range from Girl Scout spotlights, volunteer features, alumnae highlights, Girl Scout tips and tricks and MORE!
Read up on the stories from the past two weeks:
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Community Partners
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Multiple Workshops
You Schedule It!
All Levels
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Private Factory Tour
You Schedule It!
All Levels
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Change of Heart Workshop
You Schedule It!
All Levels
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Good Turn for Goodwill - Item Drive
April 22 - 29, 2017
All Levels
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Girl Scout Night
April 22
All Levels
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Multiple Workshops
You Schedule It!
Daisy - Junior
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