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Our 2018 regional celebration dates are confirmed (see below). Each celebration will feature awards (Girl Scout and council-specific), a regional/council update and more exciting surprises! These events will also be FREE of charge to all volunteers and family members who come to celebrate our award recipients.
Not sure which region you're in? View our map!
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Central Region
Sunday, April 29
Cleveland University
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East Region
Friday, May 11
North Heartland Community Church
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North Region
Sunday, June 3
Ashland United Methodist Church
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West Region
Sunday, June 10
Ramada Topeka Downtown Hotel & Convention Center
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Our Spring Renewal Campaign runs from April 16-May 31 and has
awesome benefits! Membership for the 2018-2019 year is $25 per girl and adult. These dues are paid to Girl Scouts of the USA and help underwrite important areas like technology upgrades, programs and insurance!
Make sure
you renew by May 31 to get the free patch!
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LEGOLAND and SEA LIFE Kansas City
SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium will transport you into an amazing underwater world! Come nose to nose with sharks and prepare for astonishingly close views of everything from humble starfish, seahorses and graceful rays. To get any closer you'd have to get wet!
LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Kansas City offer hands-on learning across the curriculum, including science, mathematics, language arts, technology, and engineering design, while building and reinforcing collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving. Our center facilitates learning through interactive experiences to promote deeper engagement with the subject matter.
To schedule your chance to enjoy ALL the fun workshops and learn more, visit
gsksmo.org today!
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Girl Scouts! The Kansas City T-Bones are inviting you back for their 16th Annual Girl Scout Night on June 1-2 at the T-Bone Ballpark. Girl Scouts and their families will receive reduce admission to the game. The T-Bones are also excited to sponsor a exclusive overnight stay just for the girls!
Register today and learn more about the "Outfield Camping" package today!
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Calling all Girl Scout Cadettes! Do you have curiosity that inspires you to be a scientist? Join MilliporeSigma on June 8 at Starlight Theater to experience hand-on interactive science lesson encouraging you to apply scientific principles to the "real world". Girl will have a chance to tour the cell culture media production along with participating in labs dealing with water filtration and chemiluminescence.
Learn more and register today!
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this year's annual Cookie Program! Announcements, advising on when and where to pick up girl recognitions, from Service Unit Product Sales Managers (SU PSMs) will be coming shortly. As a reminder all girl recognitions should be distributed to girls no later than Friday, May 25th. For more information please see our most recent Cookiegram.
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GSKSMO Outdoor Experiences
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Only a few weekends left in our Spring Adventure Program! Zip. Climb. Take aim. Rappel. And SO much more!
ALL adventure program registrations are now open - don't miss out on a Spring adventure, register at
outdoor.gsksmo.org!
Jun. 2 - Small Craft Water Safety - Canoeing & Kayaking (training for troop leaders/volunteers)
Jun. 10 - Small Craft Safety - Moving Water (training for troop leaders/volunteers)
Jun. 12 - Lake Shawnee Excursion (two sessions & now open to Juniors! |
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Girl Scout Shop
Get ready for this bridging season! The Girl Scout Shop has bridging kits for each level including bridging certificate, star, disc, bridging rainbow and wings (for Bridge to Brownie & Bridge to Cadette). The kit also has inserted a Bridge sheet that has a place for the girls name, troop number and a bridging pencil! Brownie, Senior, Ambassador kits are $6 and Junior & Cadettes kits are $7.
The Girl Scout Shop is located at 8383 Blue Parkway Drive, Kansas City, MO 64133.
Shop Hours for May:
Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 9am-4:30pm
Tuesday/Thursday: 9am-6pm
Select Saturdays:
May 5 & 19: 9am-1pm
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Planning Ahead...
As your plan for summer activities, remember that certain activities need council approval prior to participating in the trip or activity. Activities requiring approval include all overnights (not on at Camp Prairie Schooner or Camp Tongawood), trips outside of council boundaries and high risk activities. The list of high risk activities needing approval include swimming, indoor skydiving, indoor trampolining canoeing/kayaking and more.
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The Girl Scout Difference
Girl Scouts takes the potential of girls, combines it with robust s
kill-building programming, and adds caring adult mentors and strong female role models. Everything a Girl Scout does centers around STEM, the outdoors, development of life skills, and entrepreneurship,and is designed to meet her where she is now and to grow along with her.
Use the key below to see what category the activity falls under!
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STEM
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LIFE SKILLS
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OUTDOORS
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Civic engagement, healthy living, global citizenship, communication skills. |
Adventure and skill building, including through camping experiences for all age levels, from the backyard to the backcountry. |
The Girl Scout Cookie Program- the largest girl-led business in the world- teaches goal setting, decision making, money management, business ethics and people skills. |
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GSKSMO Blog Spotlight:
Did you know that we have a
blog? We publish Girl Scout spotlights, volunteer features, alumnae highlights, Girl Scout tips and tricks and MORE!
Check out these stories:
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Community Partners
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Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery
You Schedule It!
All Levels
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Local Storytelling workshops
May 10
Brownie - Ambassador
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Girl Scout Night at Sporting KC
Jun. 3
All Levels
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Girl Scout Night
Jun. 21
All Levels
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Peter Pan
May 16, 17, & 19
All Levels
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Build yard Games for KC Riverfest
Jun. 23
Cadette - Ambassador
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