...that October 31st is Juliette Gordon Low's birthday?
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Vision Toward 2020 and Beyond!
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Girl Scouts of Silver Sage is evolving to meet the needs of its
members as we head toward 2020 and beyond. Please
click here
to read about the strategically-planned, positive momentum created over the past three years, and the areas in which you'll see the most impact. Here's to a fantastic new year in Girl Scouting!
Fall Membership Assistance Campaign
Each fall, the membership assistance campaign helps girls who need
assistance with membership dues, materials, and supplies. This year council hopes to help 380 girls, like Suzi, who was living with her grandmother and needed financial aid to join Girl Scouts. Suzi now has a bright future ahead of her due to the self-esteem, life skills, friendship and confidence she has acquired through Girl Scouts. If you are able to help girls like Suzi, please click here to donate. If you would like to request financial assistance for a girl, please email gs@girlscouts-ssc.org.
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JOANN and Girl Scouts have a national partnership together! As part of our partnership, JOANN has created an exclusive reward program just for Girl Scouts. You can find out more
here.
Public Safety Day:
Meridian Fire Station One Open House
Saturday Oct. 7th 10am-2:30pm
540 E. Franklin Rd, Meridian
Meet the Meridian Firefighters and Police Offices at this fun and free open house.There will be a variety of activities, safety information, and Scouts that attend in uniform will receive and extra giveaway! For more information,
click here.
Boise State Football Scout Night
October 21 @ 1:45pm
Don't miss your chance to experience Bronco Football's Scout Day! All Girl Scouts, their families and friends, are invited to join us as we cheer on BSU vs. Wyoming Cowboys. Tickets can be purchased online (see instructions below) or by mail. Cookie Dough can not be used. All Scouts attending will receive a Scout Day Boise Sate patch. To buy tickets,
click here and follow the directions.
Boise Veteran's Day Parade
Join your fellow Girl Scouts in the tradition of walking in the Boise Veteran's Day Parade! Troops need to
register here with password: 2017parade.
There will be two participant meetings and new entries must attend one of the dates, (returning entries need not attend). Dates for meeting will be given after entry approval.
At the parade, Girl Scouts will assemble as a single entry with Daisys in front followed by each level with all leaders to the rear. Cadettes will skirt the entry to provide safety and flow control.
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Join us for an exciting day of fun, networking and camaraderie while you participate in learning opportunities that will enhance your skills and knowledge and assist you 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 trainings and learn something new.
Dates:
Pocatello: Oct 21, Register here!
Twin Falls- Nov 4, Coming soon.
Boise- Nov 18, Coming soon.
Please watch our council calendar for more information and registration. Registration will open as soon as a location is secured.
A Message from the
CEO of GSUSA
With 23 brand new badges in STEM  and the Outdoors, there has never been a more exciting time to be a Girl Scout volunteer! Listen to Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Sylvia Acevedo as she shares her vision for the critical part volunteers stand to play in building the next generation of trailblazers. Click here to see the video!
Fall Product
Fall Product is here! Nuts, candies, organic veggies and more. This is a great program for raising funds for your Troop early in the year, and the products make perfect stocking stuffers! Check out the
online sales here to get started!
Cookie Update
Starting in 2018, Girl Scout Cookies will be priced at $5 per box for all varieties, like many of our neighboring councils in Oregon, Nevada, Washington, and even Northern Idaho. After much research, surveying, and discussion, the conclusion was that our troops, service units, girls and their families will be able to earn more, and do more in Girl Scouts with this change.
Click here to read where the extra proceeds will the used.Girl Scout Cookies are more than just amazingly-wonderful-tasty treats, and our customers recognize the value supporting Girl Scouts brings to their community when they purchase a box. With your support, the Girl Scout Cookie Program will have its most successful year ever in building girls of courage, confidence and character that make the world a better place.
Troops on Call
Girl Scouts are in high demand! In order to continue to spread the power of Girl Scouting, we need your troops to help throughout the year with a variety of events, programs and public appearances.
Examples through
out the year include flag ceremonies, planting saplings for Trout Unlimited, handing out cupcakes at Veterans events and more! If your troop would like to be on our Troops On Call list, please fill out the
Troops on Call
form located under
Volunteer Resources
on the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage website, and submit to
program@girlscouts-ssc.org
Tips for Troop Leaders
Being a Girl Scout volunteer is no easy task! GSUSA has created seven "quick tip" videos for troop leaders on a wide variety of topics:
Controlling the Room
Get Girls Outside
Thanks to a grant from the
Elliott Wildlife Values Project, GSUSA has created eight outdoor skill-building videos especially for volunteers newer to Girl Scouts and older Girl Scouts as they take younger girls outside.
These videos can help volunteers give girls a sense of empowerment in the outdoors, show them how to use natural resources more wisely (including respecting our environment and wildlife), and help them become lifelong stewards of the land and our natural resources. Click here to check them out!
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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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Treasure Valley October 2017
Feature Article: Girl Scouts Giving Back
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Hurricane Relief Efforts
Many of you have asked how you can contribute to recovery efforts to help sister Girl Scouts. We have learned when girls experience natural disasters like these, and are surrounded by recovery activity, continued participation in Girl Scouts can help them and their families feel some sense of normalcy. Here are some ways you can help your sister Girl Scouts:
- Troops can donate troop funds to help. Work as a troop to decide how much the troop can afford to send. Please be careful of scams. A few safe organizations that help the victims are:
- GSUSA temporarily lifted troops' fundraising restrictions, enabling girls to raise money for Girl Scout scholarships. During the Fall Product Program and Cookie Programs, you may promote to customers that you are raising funds to assist Girl Scouts in affected cities with membership fees and uniforms. These funds can be donated at www.girlscouts.org/hurricaneharvey. Stay tuned for information on additional Girl Scout efforts for Hurricane Irma. Your troop may decide to use troop profits to donate to organizations besides Girl Scouts, but you may not advertise this. GSUSA has made an Action Guide on Hurricane Relief for Girl Scout leaders.
- Donate blood at the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage American Red Cross Blood Drive - October 27th, 12:00pm to 5:00pm, at the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Boise Office. Click here to sign up!
- Please do not participate in clothing and household item drives. There are not enough resources to manage, store and distribute these items and, in the past, much of these types of donations have ended up in landfills.
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Activity Registration Links
Kick Off Party on November 8, from 6pm-7:30pm
Warm Hearts Toasty Toes
is BACK! Interested troops can join Icon  Credit Union for a Kick-Off Pizza Party at Friendship Square in Boise. Troops will learn more about how they can help collect more than 10,000 pairs of socks for people in need, meet the Icon Credit Union volunteer that will work with them to coordinate this impressive task, and enjoy yummy pizza with their Girl Scout sisters and Icon volunteers.
Can't wait to join the WHTT fun? RSVP to Kimberly at klafong@iconcreditunion.org and let her know how many in your troop will participate to collect socks and if you will be at the Kick-Off Party on Nov. 8, 2017. More information can be found here. You do not have to attend the Kick-Off party to join in the WHTT effort, but you still need to contact Kimberly.
Get the Scoop on Girl Scout Destinations
Want to find out about travel opportunities as an individual Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador? Join us for a scoop of ice cream and get the "scoop" on Girl Scout Destinations. Click here to register! There is also more information about applying for Destinations below in the next Newsletter Section.
From Good to Gold- Workshop for Teens
This workshop will help girls form their ideas into a format to build  thier proposals. Girls must be in 9th grade or older and completed their pre-requisites for the Gold Award, including Gold Award training. To learn more and to register, click here.
Haven't completed
Gold Award Training yet? The next one is November 13th from 6pm-7:30pm.
Click here to register!
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.
2017-2018 Girl Outcome Surveys
The GSSSC Outcome Surveys are incredibly valuable in helping us develop our program and grow. The Fall Pre-Outcome survey will open October 2 and will be emailed to households with Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors. Girls have the opportunity to earn a patch by completing the Fall Survey by Oct. 31st.
Check the website for all your Jubilation Information:
- Registration Dates and links
- Group Leader Registration (Intent to attend) will open 12/1/2017
- Girl and Additional Adult Registration will open 1/1/2018
- FAQ
- Jubilation Tour - What is Jubillation?
- Jubilation 2018 Girl Scouts Talent Show!
- The Jubilation Committee and MCs are looking for individual girl or troop submissions for the Jubilation Talent Show! If you or your troop will be attending Jubilation next year and want to show your stuff please submit a 3-4 minute video audition no later than March 1, 2018. Click here for complete requirements!
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Cadette Badge Title Change
After hearing feedback from parents and leaders, GSUSA has announced a title change to the Cadette badge "Eating for Beauty." Concern was expressed that the content of the badge booklet, which addresses nutrition and health, is not accurately reflected in the title. For that reason, GSUSA recently brought this concern to a focus group of 75 Cadettes, who reviewed the badge and recommended changing the title to "Eating for You." We are in the process of making this change throughout our program materials. Thank you so much for your patience as we work to have it changed in all locations.
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
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
http://spirit.prudential.com.
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.
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
Observe your community in a new way! View your neighborhood through the lens of urban ecology and propose ways to celebrate, heal, repair, or transform the places you care about. Host a Jane Jacobs Walk to talk with members of your community about why your neighborhood is unique. Discover change makers and champions who have made critical observations in their communities, connect with other Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world, and take action in your community by using the power of observation and creative action. For more information,
click here!
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CAP Lumber & Material Donations
We are in need of materials for the Camp Alice Pittenger end-of-season clean up & repairs. Below is a list of needs and donations can be dropped off at the Boise Office by 10/10.
Contact Property Manager, Eric Landaluce at elandaluce@girlscouts-ssc.org or 208-377-2011 ext. 7245 with any questions.
Please only donate what is listed:
10- 2x4x8'
15- 2x4x10'
3- 2x6x8'
10- 3/8 Plywood Sheeting
5- 10' Galvanized Corrugated Roofing Panels
10- 12x12 Concrete Pavers
MK Nature Center 
Outdoor Club Info Night
Oct 10 at Boise GSSSC Office
Interested in being a part of a Girl Scout Outdoor Club? We are looking for girls (Cadettes and older) and adult volunteers to help create a club dedicated to getting girls outdoors participating in high adventure activities and learning technical outdoor skills. Registration is required and ends October 3 at 4pm. Register here!
Free Girl Scout Workshops with Cabela's
Check out the great opportunities for Girl Scouts provided by Cabela's! Click the links below for more information and to register:
Make sure to visit our
website for all activities!
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Boise State Sustainable Energy
Boise State's MSMSE 497/597 Class is creating a brand new patchprogram about Sustainable Energy for Girl Scouts of Silver Sage! Juniors & Cadettes Girl Scouts are invited to be the first to earn the patch by attending this workshop and completing fun hands-on activities facilitated by Boise State MSMSE students! Click here to register.
College of Western Idaho S.T.E.M. OUT
Saturday October 14 8am-3pm
Students ages 11 to 15 are invited to attend CWI's "STEM OUT intoScience, Technology, Engineering and Math Oriented Careers" Day. For more information and how to register,
click here! Registration is required, and make sure to select "Girl Scout" in the where did you learn about the event if your student attends!
NCWIT STEM Award
Do you know a future computer engineer or rocket scientist?
 Accepting applications now through November 17, the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) honors young women in grades 9 through 12 who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Award for AiC recipients are chosen for their demonstrated interest and achievements in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post-secondary education.
Click here to learn more!
Meridian unBound's Family Make It
You can find family-friendly STEM fun at unBound!
Drop-In program  for children and families to explore the world of making and learning with strong STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) focus.
Families are encourage to work together on the projects, to learn together and to share the strengths of each family member in working on a project. Click here for more info!
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A Message From the GSSSC Store
Don't forget about the "Back To Troop" Buy Now, Save Later Coupon! Spend $75 or more now through October 16th and receive a coupon for $10 off your next purchase of $25 or more (to be redeemed November 1st-November 22nd)! In store only.
Fall Hours
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9am-5pm
- Thursday9am-7pm
- 10am-2pm every second Saturday of every month
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