Your Girl Scouts Bi-Weekly News & Updates |
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Join the Girl Scouts for FREE! Enjoy our holiday gift to you!
“Doing a good turn” is in the Girl Scout DNA. That’s why Girl Scouts of Silver Sage is gifting FREE annual memberships to girls and adult volunteers during this holiday season. Invite your friends to join TODAY! Girls can get involved right away by choosing her own adventure with just their family, starting a troop with friends, attending a small in-person gathering, or signing up for the best virtual events around. We’re inviting adults, too. Volunteers will get free membership, a year of meeting plans, a support team to help you get started, and a special gift! Questions?
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Letter Writing for the Holidays
This holiday season, Girl Scouts of Silver Sage is embarking on a mission to bring holiday letters to seniors all over the Treasure Valley. We will provide the letters and the names of the recipients and all we need is your help with the holiday cheer!
Please email Mattie Honea at mhonea@girlscouts-ssc.org with the subject "Letter Writing" for more information on how to participate.
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Calling all girl carolers!
Does your Girl Scout like to sing? Submit a video of your Girl Scout singing her favorite holiday song and it may be featured at an upcoming virtual event or social media.
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Highest Awards Deadline Extended
All Highest Award Deadlines are extended in 2020 due to the impact COVID-19 has had on projects. All Girls in process of finishing their 5th grade year (Bronze Award), 8th grade year (Silver Award) or 12th grade year by September 30th, 2020 have an extension until December 31st, 2020 to finish the process. Updated information will be placed here as updates are issued by GSUSA. Have questions, please contact customercare@girlscouts-ssc.org.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: NATIONWIDE SYSTEMS UPDATE
Councils nationwide will be updating and migrating our systems to improve the customer experience this November-December. To fully configure and set up the new system, some of our services will be interrupted during our System Downtime, Nov – 18th to December 7th.
When and how will services be interrupted during the update?
During the systems downtime, November 18th – December 7th. some systems will be inaccessible, including:
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Volunteer Toolkit (VTK): unavailable during downtime. Please visit Girl Scouts at Home as an alternative.
Looker: unavailable during downtime. Will be up and running on November 30th.
gsLearn: unavailable during downtime.
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New Member Registration & Renewal: online processing will be unavailable during downtime. Please contact us at customercare@girlscouts-ssc.org or at (208) 377-2011 for in person, paper and over-the phone options during the downtime.
Customer Care: will still be up and running! Please continue to contact us by email or phone during the downtime. We’re here to help!
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Upcoming Programs & Events |
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Dec. 5: Daisy - Junior Coding for Good 1 Zoom Workshop
Have you ever wanted to learn to code a song or make a figure dance on your screen? Then come to our virtual STEM Programming event hosted by the Middleton Service Unit on Saturday, December 5th! Girls will be learning to code using Scratch with our STEM experts! Not a Girl Scout? Not a problem! All girls grades K – 5th welcome! Girl Scouts will earn and receive Coding Badge 1.
Zoom link and password will be provided via the confirmation email.
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Dec. 5: Cadette - Ambassador Coding for Good 1 Zoom Workshop
Have you ever wanted to learn the code of a song, create a meme, or draw a self-portrait? Then come to our virtual STEM Programming event for Middleton Service Unit on Saturday, December 5th! Girls will be learning to code using Scratch with our STEM experts! Not a Girl Scout? Not a problem! All girls grades 6th – 12th welcome! Girl Scouts will earn and receive Coding badge 1.
Zoom link and password will be provided via the confirmation email.
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Dec. 7 - 13: Computer Science Education Week
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Gold Award Trainings are open to all girls, 9th grade and older, parents, and advisors, who are interested in learning more about this prestigious award. Requirements and policies will be reviewed, step by step, with plenty of time for questions. This workshop is mandatory for all girls who wish to propose a Gold Award Proposal Application. This training is held virtually and starts right at 6pm. A meeting link will be sent with a conformation email shortly before the event.
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Dec. 15: Daisy/Brownie Space Science Workshop
Come hang out with Sarah and Kailee where we will take an adventure into outer space! Here we will learn about the planets in our solar system, the Earth's moon, and the stars in the sky! This is a Zoom workshop and the link will be sent out with the confirmation email before the event. Participants will be earning the Daisy Space Explorer or the Brownie Space Adventurer, depending on GS Level. Badges are available for purchase in our Girl Scout Shop. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend in case of any technical difficulties! Do you have a friend who isn't a Girl Scout that might be interested? Share the link!
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Dec. 16: Girl Scout Holiday Party
The Silver Sage recruitment team invites you to join us with all of your friends to celebrate Winter Holidays from around the world. Is your friend not a Girl Scout yet? Have her fill out this form!
We will be making our own Holiday Ornament with holiday sing-a-longs, laughs, and winter cheer! Find this event on Facebook!
Materials needed: Materials Needed: thick piece of paper (cardstock, etc), something to color with, craft supplies to decorate with, twine or ribbon, hole punch
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Dec. 21 - 22: Junior Winter Photography Workshop
Hey Juniors! Come and join us for 2-day hybrid winter nature photography lesson! On Monday, meet up for an outdoor hike at Friendship Square where you will learn all about taking digital pictures using different techniques from 1-2:30PM. On Tuesday, jump on Zoom for a lesson on how to edit your photos from 1-2PM! Girls who complete this two-day workshop will earn the Junior Digital Photographer badge.
This is a hybrid event. Monday’s lesson is a drop-off event that will be taking place outside. Please dress for cold weather; we will either be hiking or snowshoeing depending on the weather. Girls may use their own camera, phone or tablet or they may borrow one of ours. Girls must participate in both sessions to receive the badge.
Can't make it to the in-person session but still want to join? Sign up and we will send you instructions on how to participate in the taking photos aspect and then join us on Zoom to edit them!
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Dec. 21 - 22: Cadette Winter Photography Workshop
Hey Cadettes! Come and join us for 2-day hybrid winter nature photography lesson! On Monday, meet up for an outdoor hike at Friendship Square where you will learn all about taking digital pictures using different techniques from 3-4:30PM. On Tuesday, jump on Zoom for a lesson on how to edit your photos from 3-4PM! Girls who complete this two-day workshop will earn the Cadette Outdoor Art badge.
This is a hybrid event. Monday’s lesson is a drop-off event that will be taking place outside. Please dress for cold weather; we will either be hiking or snowshoeing depending on the weather. Girls may use their own camera, phone or tablet or they may borrow one of ours. Girls must participate in both sessions to receive the badge.
Can't make it to the in-person session but still want to join? Sign up and we will send you instructions on how to participate in the taking photos aspect and then join us on Zoom to edit them!
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Special Event! C/S/A Being Cyber Safe and Cyber Savvy : All around the world, girls like you are connecting with friends, family, and communities online. Talk with real experts from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about stories you might not hear about on the news. We're chatting with a panel of special agents on all-things cyber: cybersecurity, cyberbullying, and how you can help others be cybersafe online.The recording is free to watch but requires sign-in. This event was hosted by Girl Scouts of the USA and our partners from the FBI.
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Winter Fun Challenge 2020!
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage challenges Girl Scouts and their families get outdoors this winter! Girl Scouts who do activities for their grade level & complete the form below by March 22nd will receive a free Winter Fun Patch! Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts are encouraged to participate.
Submit the Winter Fun Challenge no later than March 22nd here.
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Volunteer Resources and Updates |
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Program Events Survey
Would you like to have more Program-led events catered to your interest? Please fill out this quick survey! |
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Stay focused on what matters most: your girls. We’ll simplify everything else. With our new Troop Leader Blueprint, you'll find tips and resources for safe in-person and virtual meetings, as well as badges, Journeys, and activities for every grade level. Best of all, everything has been adapted for today’s constantly changing world to help you and your troop thrive. It's what you need to be the support your girls need, no matter where or how your troop meets this year!
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Cookie Rallies!
We will be hosting a virtual cookie rally through the council for all girls. We are inviting service units who would like to host their own in person event safely to fill out this interest form. We will be contacting you for more information and guidance.
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In-Person Troop Activity COVID-19 Safety Guidelines Updates |
We will continue to keep our COVID updates page updated with the most recent guidelines. Please also check your local restrictions prior to leading any in-person troop activities. If more restrictive, follow the local restriction. County specific restrictions can be found by visiting the Rebound Idaho Stages of Reopening site under the “Stages by County” dropdown menu. Guidance is updated on our website on the 15th of each month.
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Retail Operations Update
Our brick & mortar store is closed to in-person shopping. Starting the week of November 30th, our curbside
order pickup hours will be Wed-Fri, 11am-6pm and the 1st & 3rd Saturday, 10am-2pm.
We offer free shipping throughout our council through the month of December.
Please make note of the following upcoming closures:
December 24 - January 3: All Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday
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Green Saturday Online Shopping Event
You’ve heard of Black Friday. Let us introduce to our ONLINE Green Saturday event that kicks of NOW thru 11:59pm on December 5th! While our retail operations are temporarily closed to in-person shopping, we wanted to bring the Girl Scout cheer of our online store to you! Follow our Store Facebook page to participate in Green Saturday deals and surprises! You’ll find items marked up to 90% off, with new items added daily. Plus, we’re offering FREE shipping to Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada. All Green Saturday purchases will be shipped after December 7th, 2020.
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As you get your goodies from the retail store this holiday season, please consider helping out your Girl Scout sisters by rounding up your purchase to the nearest dollar. 100% of these round-up donations support the Girl Scout programs you know and love. You also have the opportunity to get a one of a kind Holiday Helper Patch by making a specified donation to Girl Scouts of Silver Sage of $5, $10, $25, or more. Pick your patch off our Giving Tree at the Leadership Center or ask for it when you shop online. |
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Free Shipping Continues
Our online store has new items every single week! We are excited to continue free shipping for orders within our council area throughout the month of December with no order minimum. Our team is in the office every weekday to process and ship orders. Your purchases from our council's retail store and web site help support everything we do. Shop online here.
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Contact-Free Curbside Pickup
Want to pick up your order instead of waiting for it in the mail? You can shop on our Web site and select "Free Pickup @ Boise Retail Store" as one of the shipping options at checkout. We will call you to let you know your order is ready. When you arrive, call our store at 208-810-7231 to let us know. We will take your order to the table out front, and you can safely pick it up there.
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