Store
Hours
The Girl Scouts Leadership Center is open Monday through Friday, 9:00AM-5:00PM. The retail store is open during those hours, with extended hours on Thursdays until 7:00PM and on the second Saturday of each month 10:00AM-2:00PM.
Upcoming Closures:
All council offices will be closed until 2:00PM on Wednesday, February 12th for a staff meeting
All council offices will be closed on Monday, February 17th, in observance of Presidents' Day
The Boise Leadership Center will close early at 2:30PM on Thursday, March 5 to make a big
impact at Kindergarten
Bling Your Booth
We have everything you need to get your cookie booth in tip top shape! Shop early for the best selection! We have table cloths, signs, buttons, costumes and all sorts of cookie booth gear. New Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pins and patches are available, too. Shop our Cookie Time selection HERE
Please Shop Local
Your purchases from our council's
retail store (in person, by e-mail and online) help support everything we do. Visit our retail store at 8948 W. Barnes Street in Boise or shop online
here
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Do you shop at Target?
Do you shop at Target? Now through March 31st, you can vote for Girl Scouts of Silver Sage
through the Target Circle program to help direct Target's giving to benefit Girl Scout programs.
Sign up in store or at target.com/circle
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Idaho Women 100
Think
ahead to 2020 and be part of the Idaho Women 100, which commemorates the national centennial of women's right to vote in the United States. Developed by a non-partisan coalition of Idaho arts, history, cultural and education organizations, Idaho Women 100 advances and celebrates women's leadership throughout our state.
Did you know that women in Idaho have had the right to vote since 1896, 24 years before the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
How can Girl Scouts be involved in Idaho Women 100? Since Girl Scouts foundation in 1912 by our visionary founder Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scouts have been leaders in opportunity for girls and women. For Idaho Women 100, we are invited to create events, presentations and programs celebrating 100 years of women and girl's contributions to political, cultural, economic, academic, social and other fields. To find out how to get involved, click here.
A Non-profit with a
Mission
The Idaho Internet Crimes Against
Children Coalition is a community-based non-
profit
organization made up of community volunteers, dedicated to Statewide
community awareness, education, and prevention of Internet victimization of children by child predators.
Are you a troop leader or parent volunteer that wants to have our coalition come present
internet
safety
to your
kids to help earn their Cyber Security badges? Visit our "Contact Us" portion of our
website
here.
Every Girl Scout that participates in
our coalition's presentations will also a earn a Free IICACC Online Safety Fun Patch!!!
Link your "Amazon Smiles" Account!
It's super easy to do and doesn't cost anything. Go to smile.amazon.com to sign up. When prompted for a charity you would like to benefit, choose Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council Inc. (EIN: #82-0259644). Now you can shop and support Girl Scouts at the same time! When you want to shop, be sure to log into smile.amazon.com.
Sign up for the Fred Meyer Community Reward Program
Link your Fred Meyer Rewards card to Girl Scouts of Silver Sage, ID #Hr913. Click
here
and choose"Link Your Rewards Card now". Follow the quick steps to create an account and you're on your way.
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Accepting "No" for an Answer
It isn't easy for a child to hear a "no" when they want something, but it can be even harder for parents to say. Teach your children that there is positive value in not having everything we want, even when we can afford it.
Here are some questions to get you started:
- Why do you think Mom and Dad sometimes tell you "no" when you ask for something?
- Why can having everything you want still make you feel bad?
- Can you think of some things that Mom and Dad want (and can afford) but don't buy?
- If you were a parent, how would you act towards a child who always asks for new toys?
- Do you know anyone who has a hard time taking "no" for an answer?"
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February 2020
Treasure Valley
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Happy 80th Birthday Camp Alice Pittenger!
On February 14th, 1940, Mrs. Alice Pittenger donated land for a new Girl Scout camp as a surprise Valentine gift. She felt the picturesque setting on Payette Lake would be a place where girls from all over the state would be able to camp and call their own. 80 years later, Camp Alice Pittenger is still going strong.
To celebrate this special milestone, Girl Scouts of Silver Sage will be launching a council wide movement to honor Camp Alice Pittenger and the thousands of campers she has welcomed. Our goal is to celebrate camp, encourage more young women to attend, and increase funding to preserve camp for generations to come.
Join us in celebrating 80 years of CAP! Do you have an awesome memory about your camp experience that you want to share with our community?
Watch for continued updates on how you can be involved in celebrating Camp Alice Pittenger!
2020 Summer Camp
The 2020 Summer Camp season is coming soon! View camp sessions at Camp Alice Pittenger and Camp Ta-Man-A-Wis on our website. Register today!
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Girl Scouts of all ages and their friends are invited to an afternoon of STEMtastic fun! Explore over 30 booths hosted by community organizations with fun hands-on activities and demonstrations. Then, attend our "Meet the Professional" sessions to hear from STEM professionals including former astronaut and lifetime Girl Scout, Barbara Morgan!
Bring a friend who is a non-registered Girl Scout to STEM Day and earn a ticket for a chance to win great prizes! Girls will receive a bag and 2020 STEM Exploration Day patch!
For more information or to register, please visit our website
here.
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Girl Scout Cookie Championship Premiering February 3!
The Food Network and GSUSA are teaming up to bring television viewers a four-part series, Girl Scout Cookie Championship, which premieres on The Food Network Monday, February 3, at 8:00 p.m. ET, and runs the three following Mondays (February 10, 17, 24) On the show, professional bakers are challenged to transform Girl Scout Cookies into delicious desserts. Host and Girl Scout alum Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother ) is joined each week by current Girl Scouts, and the series emphasizes Girl Scout programming including our badges. Host your own Watch Party to celebrate the Girl Scout Cookie Program!
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Annual Conference
Save the Date: April 24-25, 2020 At The Riverside Hotel in Boise
To book your hotel room call 208-343-1871
For more information, visit our website
here
Jump into Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts is always more fun with friends! Below is a fun way to invite NEW girls into your troop, by inviting them to a "Jump" Event when they join Girl Scouts. With Girl, Troop, and Service Unit Rewards, now is the time to "Jump into Girl Scouts!"
Jump into Girl Scouts runs February 5 through February 20. Please watch for more information through website updates and email. Registration links and materials coming soon.
See
here for rules and rewards.
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2020 Cookie Season is coming up!
Order Cards - January 17 to February 2
Girl Scouts will start the sale with their Order Cards, or Initial Order Sale, and use them to sell to friends, family, and anyone who likes to pre-order their favorite Girl Scout Cookies.
When girls sell using their Order Cards, they simply take the customer's contact information - name, address, and phone number - and the quantities and varieties they would like to purchase on the Order Card. We also ask that girls collect money up-front when possible to help save time when delivering items. NEVER DELIVER ITEMS WITHOUT RECEIVING PAYMENT FIRST!
Goal Getter Card - February 3 to February 27
Once Girl Scouts turn in their Order Card for the Initial Order, they can continue selling using their Goal Getter Card - to help them reach their GOALS! Any
girl that can sell an additional 30+ boxes during this time will earn the 2020 Goal Getter Diva Patch.
Walk-A-Bout - From when cookies are available to March 22
Cookies will be delivered February 21 - 27. Once Girl Scout Cookies have arrived, girls should make every effort to deliver all Initial Order boxes to customers first, but they can also continue selling by canvassing their neighborhoods with extra boxes - ask your troop leader how to get extra boxes of cookies.
Booth Sales - February 28 to March 22
Girl Scouts have two ways they can participate in a Booth Sale (selling directly to customers in a public area): as a Troop Booth Sale or as a Mom and Me Booth Sale!
Troop Booth Sales are scheduled with the troop and give girls an opportunity to work together and sell as a team - ask how you as a parent can support your Girl Scout's Troop by being a Booth Volunteer.
Mom and Me Booth Sales are booth sales that allow girls to continue selling individually. Please contact your troop leader for more information on how you can participate!
Digital Cookie - January 10 to March 22
GSUSA and Little Brownie Baker have teamed up to provide a safe
and fun way to sell Girl Scout Cookies online through the Digital Cookie Program!
Girls will be invited to join Digital Cookie Program through an email sent to their primary guardian. Once a girl is signed up she will be able to set goals, work on her financial literacy badges, customize her own Online Store, and begin selling anywhere in the United States! Ask your troop leader for more information on this exciting way to sell!
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Calling Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors! Our first Teen Advisory Committee meeting is set for INSERT DATE HERE. We encourage any Girl Scout interested in being a part of INSERT GOALS HERE to attend the first meeting and apply. Applications can be found here.
For Girl Scouts 13+ there's still time to apply for a Destination. Submit your Destinations applications by February 15th! Learn more here.
Save the Date for G.I.R.L. 2020
Applications for both Adult and Girl delegates are due February 15, 2020. Travel expenses for delegates are paid for by Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council. Click on the applications below.
For more information visit here.
G.I.R.L. 2020 October 21-25, 2020
$295 per girl
$345 per adult
$425 per delegate
- 55th National Council Session
- G.I.R.L. 2020 Weekend Program
- Signature and Breakout Sessions
- Leadership and Take Action
- Global Roundtable
- G.I.R.L. EXPO--A Hall of Experiences
- Suffrage Centennial
G.I.R.L 2020 National Council Delegates Application
Join us for the world's largest girl-led event for girls and young women and everyone who supports them.
Service Unit Delegate Nominations for Annual Meeting
Delegates serve a very important function representing all volunteers and girls in our Council. As required by Silver Sage by-laws, every service unit is encouraged to send delegate(s) to the Annual Conference and Business Meeting on Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the Riverside Hotel in Boise
Girl Board Member on Board of Directors
Attention 9th, 10th, and 11th grade Girl Scouts! Have you ever wanted to be part of making decisions for our Council? Have you ever wanted to let someone know that you have an opinion on issues too? Would you like to be an advocate for all Girl Scouts? If you answered "YES!" then you'd be a great fit to be a Girl Board Member on the Silver Sage Board of Directors. There will be opening for two girls who will each serve a one-year term from April 2020 to April 2021.
Application Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2020
Interested in Aviation?
The year is 1929, and on the eve of America's Great Depression, nineteen gutsy and passionate pilots soared above the glass ceiling in the very first female cross-country air race. Armed with grit and determination, they crossed thousands of miles in propeller-driven airplanes to defy the naysayers who would say it cannot be done.
From the indomitable Pancho Barnes to the infamous Amelia Earhart, Sky Girls chronicles a defining and previously forgotten moment when some of the first women pilots took their rightful place in the open skies.
Thanks to a generous donation by history-making pilot and Girl Scout, Gene Nora Jessen, you can read a free copy of her book, "Sky Girls: The True Story of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race."
Pick up a free copy of "Sky Girls" at the Girl Scouts Leadership Center in Boise. Copies will also be distributed to the Idaho Falls and Pocatello Girl Scout offices. Be sure to write down your questions and ideas because we hope to arrange a program soon with Gene Nora, who was also the founder of Boise Air Service (now Jacksons Jet Center) and a member of Mercury 13 (see Netflix for this amazing documentary). The reading level best fits Juniors and up.
Human Rights Art and Poetry
Contest
"Human rights and the arts go together because of the expressive nature of both subjects." (The University of Alabama - Institute for Human Rights)
Encourage your Girl Scout to enter an original art piece in the Center's 20th annual Human Rights Art Contest (K-12) or an original poem to the annual Human Rights Poetry Contest (Grades 6-12). To participate, students must reflect on any or all aspects of the Spiral of Injustice and explore these concepts in an original work of art or poetry. Students might consider how one of the following quotes etched in the stone of the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial relates to interrupting the Spiral of Injustice.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
(Margaret Mead)
"Be the change you want to see in the world." (Mahatma Gandhi)
Entries must be submitted online or onsite no later than Friday, April 24.
For more detail, visit
here.
Girl Scout Gold Award Training
Gold Award Training is open to all girls, 9th grade and older, parents, and advisers, 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 submit a Gold Award Proposal Application. Registration is required for training.
Not in the Boise area? Not a problem! We have the ability to Skype girls into the training.
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Winter Fun Challenge!
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage challenges you and your family to get outdoors this winters! Girls who do 50 or more activities (out of 100) will receive a free Winter Fun patch. Get your form
here!
Camp Alice Pittenger Troop Camping
Troop leaders and Service Unit leaders, we have set aside some special times at Camp Alice Pittenger that are strictly saved for you to bring up your Troops. This doesn't mean that you can't request other dates it just means these dates are saved for you.
Dates for Troop Camping
- January 17 - 26
- February 14 - 17
- March 25 - 29
- May 1 - 3 This is for CAP Service projects
- August 3 - 9
Please call customer care at (209) 377-2011 or email [email protected] to reserve your spot now.
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