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Articles below:
Coming Fall 2008
The New Girl Scout Leadership Experience debuts with the "It's
Your World--Change It!" launch journeys.
Wondering what to do right now?
Don't worry!
Keep using all existing Girl Scout books and awards with girls. They will
remain available even after the launch of the new materials in fall 2008, giving
everyone time to transition.
Live the Girl Scout leadership philosophy!
Engage girls in activities that develop their unique skills and values
(Discover), enable them to team up together (Connect), and make a difference in
the world around them (Take Action).
Spread the excitement!
Girl Scouting is and always has been first and foremost about leadership
development for girls. Repurpose this and other "teaser" emails and send them to
your staff, volunteers, girls and their families.
Stay tuned to get a peek at Girl Scout Seniors.
Summer Lovin' Patch
Program
Keep your troop active through out the summer, and earn the Summer Lovin' Patch.
This program provides Leaders with ideas, places, and
resources for the 3 required meetings.
This is a great resource for activities to do in your area no matter the
season. This program can be found on the Leader Resources page all
year long.
Click here to begin:
Summer Lovin' Patch Program
Florence
Hooky Weekend is COMING!
Sept. 26-28 (Put it on your calendar)
Come join us for a "Girl Scout adult" weekend of fun at Camp Cleawox. This
will be a weekend where new and returning adult Girl Scouts can meet to
share experiences, discuss Scouting, and learn new skills. Come make new
friends from all over the state as we welcome our sister Girl Scouts from our
merging councils. We will be sleeping in the "adders", eating in the
lodge, learning new skills, playing on the waterfront, boating, making new
friends and relaxing.
Registration: $35 per person due by September 12, 2008. This includes, all
meals on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday, all program and training supplies,
lodging at Camp Cleawox for 2 nights, workshops, handouts and materials for all
crafts. Plan on joining us for enrichment and craft classes, sharing
smiles, laughs, stories, and gathering to meet new/old friends For more
information contact Susan Coxon at
sucoxon@comcast,.net or 541-302-8293 or Mary Anne LaBrasseur
mlabrasseur@wrgirlscouts.org
or 541-485=5911 ext.104.
Additional Trainings
offered, see details on Training
Calendar:
Please check out the trainings below if you still need some additional
training. You will note that an additional outdoor camping training has been
added. If you are planning on attending a Camporee you need to have someone in
the troop who is attending the Camporee to take this training. There will not be
another training offered until next year! Please call the Eugene Service Center
to register for any of the trainings listed below. Our phone number is 485-5911
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Our Cabana Patrol
is still accepting applications! It's not too late to join the fun and
travel to Mexico in 2009.
Deadline has been extended to May 23rd.
See all the details, include application forms under Destinations, on
Our Cabana page.
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New Council Patch
Contest
The Council Realignment Committee is looking for ideas on a logo for
the new council patch! We
need your help! The theme of the patch must be all about the new council and
include the new
council name Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington. The patch must not be more
than 3”
round, oval or square. Ideas must be submitted by May 27 to your council store.
Ideas can come from both girls and adults.
Patch Contest
Form
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Girl Scout Shop Hours
The Girl Scout Shop will be open Thursday, May 1st and Monday, May 5th, from 9am
until 6:30 pm on Service Unit Meeting days, to accommodate leaders wanting to
purchase items in the shop.
Leaders - do you have a high school girl who is interested in the outdoors?
Check out a fantastic opportunity called R.A.P. Camp sponsored by the US Forest
Service. See all the details on the For Girls
page.
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Troop Year-end reports
These reports are due by May 16th or at the May Service Unit Meetings. Be sure
to turn in your financial report, troop review and troop survey.
Troops are eligible for Spring re-registration only after their yearly reports
are completed and returned.
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Troop Financial Report: Expenses incurred
between May 1, 2007 and
April 30, 2008 |
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Troop Survey: Information to give to United Way for continued funding |
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Annual Troop Review: Report on troop activities to receive the PEP
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Spring Re-registration
To qualify to participate in spring re-registration your troop reports must
be turned in. Spring re-registration is open May 1st through June 13th.
All re-registering girl and adult forms MUST be received in a council office by
June 13th to be considered for spring re-registration incentives.
| All currently registered girls and adults may participate in spring
re-registration. New girls and adults may be added at this time, also.
Girls and adults registering for the first time during Spring re-registration
may choose to register for two years consecutively to be eligible for Spring
re-registration incentives, and to be able to participate in Girl Scout
activities from now until Sept. 30, 2008; or re-register in the fall.
Spring re-registrations are non-transferable, non-refundable and expire on
September 30, 2009. |
| Spring re-registration incentives
 | All re-registering members will receive a patch. |
| All re-registering members will receive a shop coupon good for 10% off a
council shop purchase made on or before Sept. 15, 2008. The coupon may be
used for purchases made through the council shop in Eugene. |
| and a coupon worth $5 off admission to Girl Fest in Portland. |
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| Spring re-registration fees
GSUSA registration fee is $10.00 and is paid for all members, both girls
and adults directly to National in New York.
| The Family Giving contribution – suggested at $20.00 or more per
registered member – stays local to provide program opportunities for the
girls in Western Rivers Council. Although the suggested contribution is
$20.00, we ask that each family contribute to the council to the best of
their financial ability to help offset the $395/girl/year it costs your
Council. |
| Where does the money go?
The entire $10.00 GSUSA registration fee goes directly to Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A. |
| Family Giving & other fund raising campaigns pay for such things as:
Volunteer screening and training; including reference and background checks.
Health & safety related issues. Four council offices; Lane, Umpqua Regional,
Coastal Regional and Central Regional Offices. Staff support for volunteers.
Maintenance and upkeep for two camps–Wallace Creek and Cleawox. Program
events for girls in all service areas. |
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FOR ALL ADULT REGISTRATIONS 08-09, whether Repeat or new: please turn
in with a COPY OF DRIVER’S LICENSE, And a COMPLETED REFERENCE SECTION - (Back of
first page). For your protection we shred all of these documents after one year
past the current one, so they are not on file!
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LEADER REMINDERS...
As a non-profit organization, our council (that’s us) is bound by state and
federal tax laws. Thank you for ensuring that we are in compliance by keeping
the following in mind…
| TROOP MONEY – all money held by the troop, including product sales
troop incentives, is the property of the troop as part of the council. The
money is to be used for troop activities and cannot be divided nor credited to
girls on the basis of individual product sales, dues payments or other
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| MONEY EARNING PROJECTS –
A Request to Conduct a Money Earning Project form (see page 17 of your
Troop Notebook) is required in advance of each money-earning project. Please
note that you will also need to submit a summary after your project is done. |
Contact your staff if you have any questions about these or other policies.
We are glad to assist you!
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Sacred Heart Time
Capsule
A half-century from now, some of the first babies born at Sacred
Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in 2008 will themselves be grandparents.
what will Health care look like in 2058? What type of medical advances and
technology will be available? Will cancer still exist?
As Sacred Heart Medical Center prepares to open it's brand new 1.2 million
square foot regional medical center, an effort is under way to gather items for
three separate time capsules at Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend that
will be opened in 2058. The capsules will fit inside a 37-by-47-by-47-inch
vault that will be sealed into the clock tower at the juncture of the hospital
and Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute during the grand opening ceremony on July
18, 2008.
Ideas for what to include in these 50-year time capsules are currently being
collected from hospital employees and community members. Sacred Heart
would like to dedicate one time capsule to ideas from children in our regional
area and that is where we'd like your help! We're collecting various
items, pictures drawings and essays featuring creative ideas about the future of
health care.
Space is limited, but we will try to accommodate as many items as possible.
Please submit your plans or ideas for this project to
rramberg@peacehealth.org or call
(541) 686-6868 for more information. Entries are due by June 1st, 2008.
Thank you for helping us send important messages to 2058.
Sincerely,
Roz Ramberg
PeaceHealth Public Affairs and communications
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LaPine
Dutch Oven Cook-Off
July 4, 2008
Greetings to all Girl Scout Leaders!
The La Pine Frontier Days Cook-off is now officially a SCOUT CHALLENGE!
Last year having the Boy & Girl Scouts cook was such a success that we want to
do it again only bigger & better! We would like to have scouts come from all
over our region to compete! The prizes are great, you can't beat the weather as
a rule, and the "Frontier Days" is a great fun event that goes on for four days,
with a carnival, entertainment and fireworks are just a few of the highlights.
Please take a moment and check out our website for more information...
www.lapinefrontierdays.org.
I have attached the
application form & rules for you to look over...you can make copies for your
troops, or we can make copies and send them to you.
Please do not hesitate to write or call with questions. FYI - last year a
Girl Scout team from the Portland area won the prize for best decorated cook
site...a Lodge Dutch Oven with the BOY Scout logo on top!
| The 8th Annual Dutch Oven Cook-off will be held Friday, July 4th, 2008
Site set-up can begin at 8:00am...Prep & Cooking will begin at NOON
We recommend that you set-up as early as possible as this is also Parade
Day and the parking, etc. can be somewhat complicated
Judging will begin at
2:30PM with Dessert ...3:00PM Main Dish & Bread judged together
Entrance Fee: $15.00 per team
Recipes for the cook-off are due by June 26, 2008 |
I Hope to hear from you soon!
Sincerely,
Ann Gawith, President
La Pine Frontier Days Association
info@lapinefrontierdays.org
PO Box 1468 - 16405 1st Street
La Pine, OR 97739
541 - 536 - 7821
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Down by the
Riverside
A SOLV watershed program to beautify and enhance our waters ways in
Oregon.
Lead a Down By The Riverside project on May 17, 2008!
SOLV’s annual Down By The Riverside began in 1996 to address community
needs after the floods. The event has evolved to meet the needs of all
Oregonians to include city wide cleanups, invasive plant pulls, student
gardens, cemetery cleanups, and other restoration and beautification
projects that enhance the public spaces where we play, learn, reflect and
relax.
At this fun volunteer event community members learn about their personal
impact on local watersheds, important work is accomplished, and people build
stronger bonds with one another.
It’s a Bad Year for Invasives!
This year for Down By The Riverside, SOLV is collaborating with
OPB and
The Nature Conservancy
to follow up the spring airing of
“The
Silent Invasion” on April 22nd, a documentary about invasive
species, with volunteer invasive plant projects.
Please consider leading a project on May 17, 2008 to increase the awareness
of all Oregonians about the dangers of invasive species to our state.
Register online today or call Sara at 800-333-SOLV for more information
or to receive a registration packet in the mail. Deadline for registering
projects is February 29th, 2008.
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Portland
2008 Women in
Trades Career Fair
The Fair is a three day event:
Thursday, May 1
Middle School Girls' Day - Pre-registration is required for our School
Days.
Friday, May 2
High School Girls' Day - Pre-registration is required for our School
Days.
Saturday, May 3
Careers for Women Day - Everyone is welcome.
Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. welcomes your participation in the 16th
Annual Women in Trades Career Fair!
The Fair is an incredibly effective way to discover career possibilities in the
construction, mechanical, utility, and other trades. This is a chance for women
and girls to meet tradeswomen, use power tools, operate equipment, and learn
about apprenticeships and high-paying, highly skilled career opportunities in
the trades. For all the details, check out the Oregon Tradeswomen website at:
http://www.tradeswomen.net/fair2008intro.php
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VIDEO CONTEST
New this year, all of the Girl Scout Councils in Oregon are holding a
joint Video Contest!
There will be local prizes from Western Rivers Council and winners at the local
level will go on to compete against other local winners from the other councils
for a GRAND PRIZE!!!!
Videos can be up to two minutes in length and any type of movie (i.e. live
action, animation, Claymation) are accepted. Entrant categories are: Daisy's,
Brownies, Juniors, 11-14, 15-17, or adult volunteers. Girls can have help from
adults, but must be responsible for all parts of the video including shooting,
acting, directing and editing.
Videos must be made around a Girl Scout theme, such as:
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Why I love Girl Scouts
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What Girl Scouts means to me
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What today’s girls do in Girl Scouts.
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Get
started on your scripts now!!!! For more information, call or email Lori
Jensen at ljensen@wrgirlscouts.org
, 485-5911 ext. 117, Toll Free: 800-522-8772, Fax: 541-485-5913.
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Portland
OMSI MUSEUM
CAMP-IN: DINO-SNORE !
May 17 or June 7, 2008
Dig up fun at the Dino-Snore Camp-in!
You will enjoy:
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A tour of the U.S.S. Blueback submarine
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An OMNIMAX movie
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Enjoy dinner, a snack, and a continental breakfast
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Sleeping among the exhibits!
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Free OMSI admission on Sunday
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Sing Karaoke
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Girl Scout nights are: May 17th & June 7th, 2008
These Camp-ins are available to 3rd to 6th grade Girl Scouts
$42 per camper/adult chaperone
For more information call 1-503-797-4661 between 8am & 4 pm, Monday – Friday or
email: register@omsi.edu
Please note: Registration will now be handled through OMSI,
not the Eugene Service Center.
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Zoo Snooze in
2008
This is your troop’s chance to see the zoo in a whole
new light—-moon-light! Come see the animals under the cloak of darkness -
one of their liveliest times.
When: December 6-7, 2008. Program begins
promptly at 5pm on the 6th. The Zoo’s program officially ends at 9:30am
on the 7th. General admission for the 7th is included in the program.
Where: The Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland OR
Who: Registered Girl Scouts, grades 1 through 6 and adults.
Activities include: Guided nighttime safari through zoo grounds, tour
behind the scenes, see animals up-close, sleep at the zoo!. Event
Fee: $56.00 per person attending, including adults. Fee includes dinner,
snack, breakfast and souvenir button.
Budgeting? The budget should include:
$56.00 per person attending, transportation, and lunch for the 7th on your
own. Perhaps the Zoo Train (2007-$2.00 for age 12 and up, $1.50 for under 12.)
Registration Procedure:
Registration opens on May 1st, 2008 and closes on
September 26, 2008 and is limited to 75 total participants. Click here
for December
Registration Form
(pdf) or
Print-friendly flyer
(pdf).
Adult Girl Ratio: The Zoo requires a ratio of 1 adult to every 5 girls.
Male leaders may be included as part of your adult ratio.
Questions: Call Marissa Bennett, Program Executive,
at 541-485-5911 ext. 116, or 1-800-522-8772 ext. 116, or
mbennett@wrgirlscouts.org
Additional Information: See the zoo web site at
www.oregonzoo.org
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