Your Girl Scouts Bi-Weekly News & Updates |
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Teen Advisory Committee - Coming Soon! |
Seniors and Ambassadors! Are you looking for ways to be more involved in Girl Scouts? Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) provides opportunities for Girl Scouts to voice their opinions and make change in our Silver Sage Council. TAC is currently accepting applications now through September 7th!
Download the application HERE
Applications must be received by September 7th
Please send applications to mhonea@girlscouts-ssc.org.
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Now Hiring: Americorps Youth Development Instructor |
The Americorps Youth Development Instructor leads weekly Girl Scout meetings for groups of K-4th grade students in a community school setting. They work with the Program Manager to plan and deliver weekly mentoring sessions that utilize national Girl Scout curriculum to adapt and provide high-quality leadership experiences for youth.
As an Americorps Member you will learn foundational courses on the Girl Scout experience, safety guidelines, and how to facilitate national curriculum & resources Maintain consistent communication and partnership with Girl Scout & School staff and girls’ parents to coordinate logistics, develop programming, and share program outcomes
To view the position description and apply, visit HERE!
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Become a Gold Award Committee Member |
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council has developed the Girl Scout Gold Award Committee to support Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors as they go through the process of earning their Gold Awards. The Girl Scout Gold Award Committee is comprised of community members, educators, key volunteers, and women who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Awards. The committee works with a designated council staff liaison and maintain one or more of the following positions, Mentor, Trainer, Recognition, and Community Relations.
To view and apply to any of the Gold Award Committee positions, please click HERE. At this time, we will be accepting responses until September 18th.
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Upcoming Programs & Events |
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Girl Scout Brownies! Come and meet your new Girl Scout National Delegates Savannah and Tessa, and complete an activity towards your Outdoor Art Badge! Savannah and Tessa are two Senior Girl Scouts from our Council who are excited to make a difference as National Delegates. During this workshop, Brownies will be able to share what they love about Girl Scouts, as well as how we may make things better in the future! Registration is FREE. Girls must be registered to attend. This event is for girls in grades 2-3.
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For this challenge, you've been hired as a rehabilitative engineer to prototype a new piece of mobility equipment for an amputee. What can you design to help them to move from place to place?
This program is for Ambassador Girl Scouts, Grade 11-12th. This event is open to all girls so please invite your friends, near and far!
Please note that the timing for this webcast is 4:15pm eastern to 5:00 pm eastern and is approximately 45 minutes long.
This event is hosted by Girl Scouts of Nassau County.
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Girl Scout Daisies! Come and meet your new Girl Scout National Delegates Savannah and Tessa, and complete an activity towards your Outdoor Art Maker Badge! Savannah and Tessa are two Senior Girl Scouts from our Council who are excited to make a difference as National Delegates. During this workshop, Daisies will be able to share what they love about Girl Scouts, as well as how we may make things better in the future! Registration is FREE. Girls must be registered to attend. This event is for girls in grades K-1.
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Join us Live via Zoom! Learn what makes computers work! With Little Scientists you will work toward your Digital Game Design badge. Create an avatar, write an array to create an icon, then develop and play your own game.
This event is hosted by Girl Scouts of Connecticut.
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Awesome Girls Read-a-long introduces kindergarten girls to language and literacy through connecting with popular authors and content creators. Join author Jasmyn Wright as she shares this story and girls can be part of fun! Based on the Push Through movement that inspires kids worldwide, this is an empowering, energetic, and all-inclusive picture book that celebrates resilience in the face of adversity.
Please note, this event begins at 3:00PM Mountain Time
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Grab a glass of something cold and join your Troop Support friends on Wednesday, August 26th, 7-8 PM LIVE (Facebook or YouTube- GSSSC) presentation and Q&A dedicated to sharing Girl Scouts with others in your community!
Need more girls for your troop? Want to help girls in your neighborhood and community enjoy the great opportunities Girl Scouts can provide? We’ll share ideas and specific tools, tips and tricks about how you can share YOUR passion for Girl Scouts with your community. And of course, Troop Support and Membership staff will be ready to answer any question!
Join us from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Wednesday August 26th.
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Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors from across the country and beyond are invited to hangout, get to know each other and talk about the first G-Team TV episode—“A Community of Girls.” Come join us for an hour of community and conversations, new ideas and new friends!
This program is being hosted by the following councils:
Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Time: 9:00 PM Eastern / 8:00 PM Central
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Get inspired to protect wildlife! Join us for a Celebration of Learning led by participants from the first ever Virtual Girl Scouts Destination: Wildlife, Conservation, and Leadership - A Virtual National Park Adventure. Girl Scouts who participated in this experience will share how they have learned to make a difference for wildlife in their communities and how you can too! Also learn how you can take part in a Girl Scout Destination next year.
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Here are some fun badges that you can do outside together!
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National Park Service 19th Amendment Ranger Patch Program |
The National Park Service 19th Amendment Ranger Patch program, which helps girls learn about the removal of the gender restriction to voting in 1920 and why civic participation is important, launched June 30 and is available to girls and troops through March 31, 2021.
Unlike the regular Ranger Patch program, this program can be done completely online, including in cases where local NPS parks/sites are closed to the public due to COVID-19.
For more information, visit here.
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Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge |
Summer is the perfect time to get outdoors safely while social distancing! While you’re at it, join the Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge—complete the designated number of activities and earn yourself a cool new patch you can purchase here. Use #gsoutdoors to share your story and to see how other girls are completing this fun outdoor challenge.
Download the challenge here!
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Summer Bucket List Challenge! |
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage challenges girls, their families and friends to get outdoors this summer! Participants within are council who do 50 of the 100 activities in the challenge, complete the form and turn it in here no later than September 7th will receive a free Summer Bucket List Patch! Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts are encouraged to participate. Share your challenge on social media using #gsssc #summerbucketlist.
Download the challenge here!
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Volunteer Resources and Updates |
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Septoberfest 2020
Septoberfest is an adult volunteer rejuvenation and training weekend at CAP. If you are a leader, co-leader, product manager, service unit team member, registered parent – Septoberfest is for you.
Join other volunteers as we get the Girl Scout year started with some new ideas, trainings, tools, ideas, and collaboration.
Register at
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New Girl Scout Badges!
Get ready to change the world! New Girl Scout badges are here—and we’ve added even more skill-building, friend-making, life-changing experiences to the Girl Scout program!
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Share your CAP story!
Do you have an awesome memory about Camp Alice Pittenger? Join us in our ICONic Women of Camp Contest hosted by ICON Credit Union. We will identify 8 outstanding camp stories featuring girls and alumni. Your story could be shared on social media and more! Click here to share your CAP story! Deadline to submit is September 10.
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In-Person Troop Meeting & Activity Updates |
Looking for updates on in-person troop meetings, store hours, and how we're keeping campers safe in the time of COVID? Click here to check out our website and we will see you soon. |
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Have you visited GSUSA's Girl Scouts at Home page? View Badge activities by grade level or topic and explore ways to stay engaged at home!
NEW! GSUSA launched a new Girl Scouts at Home feature: an event calendar listing nationally produced virtual events for girls, parents, and volunteers, which can complement your local efforts!
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Our brick & mortar store is open for business! Our hours are 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Fridays. Please check for details and future updates here.
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Bridging & End of Year Parties |
We have membership stars, badges, cookie pins, patches, certificates and bridging kits available as your girls wrap up this membership year, celebrate their hard work and bridge to the next level of Girl Scouts -- even if they do so virtually!
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Free Shipping Continues
Our online store has more items to offer than ever! Free shipping is offered for shipments within our council area throughout the month of June with no order minimum. Our store is open, so our staff will be in the office every weekday to process and ship orders. Shop 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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New Uniform Collection
On August 25, we will be introducing a new collection of contemporary uniform pieces for Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors in teen sizes. The current khaki vest and sash will continue, and the new pieces will be additional coordinating options. We can't wait to show you! Stay tuned!
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