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Save the Date
We hope our volunteers will join us for an exciting day of fun, networking and camaraderie while they participate in learning opportunities that will enhance their skills and knowledge and assist them in building girls of courage, confidence and character. This event is a great chance for leaders to do something for themselves while still impacting their work with girls. Not a troop leader? No problem. This is a great event for any adult in Girl Scouts to receive enrichment training and learn something new.
Dates:
Pocatello- October 21
Twin Falls- November 4
Boise- November 18
Please watch for more information and registration.
Resource Central
Have some questions but aren't sure where to start? Resource Central is that place! From opening your troop bank account to taking your girls overseas, everything you need is there at your fingertips. Even a guide to the VTK! If your questions or ideas cannot be answered there, reach out to our Membership Support Team.
Community Partner Resource Guide
Did you know that all of our Community Partners and what they can
offer troops is available to you in the Resource Guide?
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The ARTitorium in Idaho Falls
 Have you visited the ARTitorium with your Girl Scout or troop yet?
Their vision is to provide welcoming, fun-focused, and imaginative experiences in the arts for children and families. Great place to have some fun and get out of the summer heat! Contact Georgina today to set up something for your troop!
Who:
Girls of all ages
Where: 271 W Broadway, Idaho Falls ID 83402
Contact: Georgina Goodlander, Visual Arts Director
The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls
Have you attended one of their
 Art for Scouts classes yet? At only $2 per scout, it is a great deal and a fun opportunity!
Tours include a guided exhibit exploration and hands-on art lesson with a museum art instructor. Pre-registration is required, click here for more info to sign up for the next one on August 1st!
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New Journeys & Badges!
Check them out on the VTK!
STEM JOURNEYS
Engineering | Think Like an Engineer:
Girls learn how to think like a designer by participating in hands on design challenges.
Computer Science | Think Like a Programmer:
Girls participate in interactive computational thinking activities to learn how programmers solve problems.
Outdoor STEM | Think Like a Citizen Scientist:
Girls learn the scientific method by undertaking a citizen science project that involves making observations, collecting data, and working with scientists.
STEM Badges
Engineering | Robotics:
Girls design their own robots after learning how they're built and programmed. "Unplugged" activities allow girls to earn badges without buying kits.
Engineering | Mechanical Engineering:
Girls complete hands on engineering activities, such as building and testing roller coasters, race cars, and jumping robots.
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A Message
From the GSSSC Store
Back to Troop is already here! Journey Books are no longer included in the Starter Kits, so all Starter Kits are now $42.00-$61.00 depending on the level and type of uniform.
"End of Construction Blow-Out Sale" will be happening September 18th-29th. All clearance items will be an ADDITIONAL 50% off their already marked price!
Store & Office Closure:
September 4th (Labor Day)
Fall Hours (September 1)
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-5pm
- Thursday9am-7pm
- 10am-2pm every second Saturday of every month
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If you have a story or community partner that you would like to share, please email us at program@girlscouts-ssc.org.
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Regional September 2017
Feature: Scouting Stars
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Scouting Stars Eastern Idaho
October 12th, 2017
6 pm - 7:30 pm
Hilton Garden Inn, Idaho Falls 700 Lindsay Blvd. Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Guest Speaker
:
Jackie Flowers General Manager, Idaho Falls Power
Scouting Stars is an annual event that celebrates and recognizes local Girl Scouts who have demonstrated extraordinary vision, achievement, and leadership. Honorees are community-centered individuals who exemplify the key qualities of Girl Scouting: Courage, Confidence, and Character.
Please join us as we celebrate exceptional local Girl Scouts who have demonstrated extraordinary vision, achievement, and leadership.
Click here
to register or call 208-377-2011 ext. 7252
TO NOMINATE A GIRL SCOUT TO BE A SCOUTING STAR:
Criteria:
-Current Girl Scout, Cadette level or higher
-Must have earned Bronze Award or higher
-Demonstrated Courage, Confidence, Character, Caring
Download the nomination form
here, andfor more information click
here.
Nominations are due September 7, 2017.
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Greetings From Your Program Team!
We hope you and your girls had a
wonderful summer and are ready
for a fun, adventurous year! We know many troops take a break during the summer, so
girls maybe haven't seen their sister Girl Scouts from their troops since school let out. Here are some ideas to get the year off to a great start:
- Host a welcome back party! Have each girl share pictures of her summer fun. Invite all the girls that were in the troop the previous year and challenge them to invite a friend.
- Invite each girl to make a collage of what she would like her year of Girl Scouts to look like and allow them to share these ideas. When planning your year with the girls, use these to build the plan.
- Make sure and check out the new Outdoor and STEM badges and Journeys released this summer! If your Girl Scout would like to do badge work that the troop isn't doing, they can ask their troop leader for assistance with getting information from the VTK. If your Girl Scout is a IRM/Juliette, please contact program@girlscouts-ssc.org.
- Attend extra Girl Scout activities to get to know more sister Girl Scouts. These could be activities set up by the council office, ones your troop plans or others planned by your service unit.
- Back to troop (back to school) time is the perfect time to hold an Investiture/Rededication ceremony. Include the girls in the planning to make it more special to them.
Remember to read through your Program Chat newsletter (old ones can be found here), and make sure to keep an eye on the activities/events calendar for the latest and greatest activities!
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2017-2018 Girl Outcome Surveys
Information provided in the GSSSC Outcome Surveys is incredibly valuable in helping us develop our program and grow. The GSSSC Outcome Surveys are for Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. The Fall Pre-Outcome survey will open October 2 and will be emailed to households. Girls have the opportunity to earn a patch by completing the Fall Survey by Oct. 31st (Juliette Gordon Low's birthday!)
Save the Date- Family Astronomy Night
October 20th, Evening
Pocatello, ID
GSSSC will be hosting a Family Astronomy Night on October 20th. There will be a variety of hands-on activities and weather permitting star viewing with three telescopes! Watch our
calendar as more details and a registration link is coming soon!
Girl Track @ Super Saturdays
GSSSC will be offering "Girl Track" at Super Saturdays again this year with activities focused on STEM & Outdoors. More information and registration coming soon!
Pocatello: October 21
Twin Falls: November 4
Jubilation 2018
June 8-10 in Filer, ID
Jubilation is a tri-annual, volunteer-driven, council-sponsored troop camping event.
Things to look forward to:
Destinations
Check out
Girl Scout Destinations, the ultimate adventure program for girls ages 11 and older. With a ton of different trips to apply for every year-from surfing camp on the east coast and breathtaking hikes out west, to the crazy-cool wonder of new cultures abroad-there's something amazing for everyone to experience.
Round 1 applications are due no later than Friday, November 17th. Scholarships may be available for girls that submit applications by this date. Questions? Contact
program@girlscouts-ssc.org
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
This unique youth recognition program, sponsored by Prudential Financial has recognized more than 115,000 5th-12th grade students including thousands of Girl Scouts, at the local, state and national level for outstanding acts of volunteerism over the past 21 years. Top winners received sizable cash awards, engraved medallions and an all-expense-paid trip with a parent or guardian to Washington, D.C., for the national awards ceremony in May 2018. Girl Scouts who have recently earned Silver and Gold Awards are particularly good candidates or that girl in your troop that goes above and beyond giving back to her community! Girl Scouts can apply online at
Applications must be submitted to the Girl Scout office by November 7, 2017. We will then review applications and select one or more Girl Scouts to represent our council in the state-level judging. If you have any questions or need a paper version of the application, please call 855-670-4787.
Teen Advisory Committee (TAC)
Do you know a girl looking for an exciting opportunity to represent girls in our council? Do they have creative ideas they'd like to share and a passion for Girl Scouts? Silver Sage's Teen Advisory Committee might be a great fit for her! She will get to meet new friends, provide a voice in Girl Scouting, and build more leadership skills to include on her college applications and resumes.
If you would like to apply to join TAC, please email program@girlscouts-ssc.org.
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My Park= My Adventure
Lost & Found Items
As our camp season comes to an end, we would like to make sure camp counselors are not left with camper's lost and found! If your camper is missing anything from their days at camp, please email a detailed description to camp@girlscouts-ssc.org. For those campers in the Treasure Valley you will need to come in to the council office to pick them up. If you're from out of town, you will need to cover the cost of shipping or make other arrangements to pick up your items. All lost & found items will be donated in the fall.
Ross Park Rock Climbing
Friday, September 22 6pm-8pm
Ross Park, Pocatello
$8 per girl
Gemstone Climbing
Saturday, October 14 10am-12pm
Twin Falls, ID
Girl Scouts Brownie and older, enjoy learning how to rock climb at Gemstone Climbing with your fellow Girl Scout friends for only $15 per Girl Scout. Spend two hours climbing on an indoor rock wall and learn what belayers do! Click here for more info and to register!
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