October Shop Promotions

“GO!” Activity Fun Patches:

• Adventure Course
•  Archery
• Biking
• Caving
• High Ropes
• Low Ropes
• Rock Climbing

New Items:

•  Barbie, Teresa, Nikki Doll: $14
• Girl Scouts Official Daisy Scarf: $10
• Girl Scouts GS Official Brownie Scarf: $10
• Girl Scouts Official Junior Scarf: $10
• Girl Scouts Official Cadette Scarf: $10
• Girl Scouts Official Senior Scarf: $10
• Official Ambassador Scarf: $10
• Official Profiles Scarf Slide: $12

October 1-15 Back to Troop
Spend $75 or more from September 1 - October 15, 2015 and receive a $10 coupon to spend on a purchase of $25 or more from November 1 - November 20, 2015. One $10 coupon will be issued per qualifying order per visit in store. Orders over $75 will generate one $10 coupon regardless of merchandise total. Each coupon is redeemable separately on an order totaling $25 or more. Only one coupon code can be redeemed per transaction and must meet the $25 minimum order threshold.

October 27-29 Celebrate Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday
Receive a discount of 15 percent off entire purchase.

Office Max and Office Depot Discount

Our community partner, EMTA Enterprises is sharing their store purchasing discount with Girl Scouts. Visit http://emta.ctcsavings.com/ to take advantage of savings up to 80% on purchases at Office Max and Office Depot.

Girls STEAM Ahead – Deadline October 30, 2015

November 14, 2015
6–9 p.m. (Check-in starts at 5:30 p.m.)
Nauticus, Norfolk, VA
$15 (includes event patch)

Join us for a fun-filled night at Nauticus for our first girls STEAM night. Enjoy exciting, hands-on activities led by the Nauticus education team and local career professionals in the science, technology, engineering, arts and math fields! All activities will go towards earning requirements for badges from the Science and Technology category for each age level.

Minimum: 100
Maximum: 200
Deadline: October 30, 2015
This is a girl and adult event. Both pay to attend. No tagalongs.  

For event content questions contact donnaf@gsccc.org.
For registration contact support@gsccc.org.

NEW Go for Gold Training

Go for Gold training is now divided into two training components. The first required training is a convenient and interactive online module that girls can complete any time prior to attending the second module. The second module is a face-to-face training that will help girls discover a need in their community that can be addressed by completing the Girl Scout Gold Award. The online module covers the nuts and bolts of Going for Gold. Girls can start and stop this training as needed and can even go back to reference information. The online portion will cover the seven steps to Girl Scout Gold, prerequisites for the Girl Scout Gold Award, how to complete the proposal and final report paperwork, and when and how to complete a money earning activity request.

The second training will be face to face and will help girls brainstorm ideas for a successful Girl Scout Gold Award project. Girls will learn:

• How to identify a Girl Scout Gold Award project
• The difference between a community service project and a Girl Scout Gold Award project
• How to identify the root cause of an issue in her community and how to build a successful Girl Scout Gold Award project to address that issue

Register for both trainings by visiting ebiz.gsccc.org. The online portion is to be completed before you attend the face-to-face training.

For more information, contact Jacqueline Brooks at jacquelineb@gsccc.org or at 757-410-0732.

Shoot for Silver Online Training

Shoot for Silver training is not required but highly recommended. GSCCC offers Girl Scout Silver Award training for girls and advisors. This class includes information on how to complete the proposal and final reports and how to plan a Girl Scout Silver Award project. Girl Scout Juniors and Cadettes, parents, advisors and Girl Scout Cadette age-level consultants/coaches are encouraged to complete this training.

Shoot for Silver training is now an online class. There is no charge to take this class, and because it is online participants can complete it at their own pace. To register, visit ebiz.gsccc.org. Once you register, you will be emailed a link to the actual class. If participants do not have access to the Internet, an alternative paper based class is available.

For more information, contact Jacqueline Brooks at jacquelineb@gsccc.org or at 757-410-0732.

Online Risk Management Class Now Available

Safety continues to be the number one priority at Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast. All volunteers who work directly with girls shall complete a Risk Management class annually to be informed of the latest important safety guidelines.

Risk Management classes are now available online! This and other online classes can be accessed here.

For more information, contact adultlearning@gsccc.org.

Calling all Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors! - We're Starting a Team of Cookie Captains

What is a Cookie Captain?
Cookie Captains will play an important role in mentoring younger Girl Scouts about the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Cookie Captains are leaders, role models and guides for new cookie sellers. Cookie Captains will:

• Attend a troop meeting where you educate the girls and parents on cookie knowledge, safety, marketing and goal setting. Don't forget to share what’s worked for you in the past.
• Attend a Cookie Rally. Host a station designed for Cookie Rookies.
• Get some behind the scenes experience by helping at a Council or service unit initial cookie drop.
• Visit Girl Scout Daisy or Brownie booths. Give them tips on how to approach customers and what to do if someone says no.
• Girls aren’t the only Cookie Rookies – some new leaders may need guidance. Act as a resource for the service unit cookie coordinators to train new leaders.

In addition to this leadership opportunity girls who spend at least 20 hours as a Cookie Captain will also earn the Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador Community Service to Girl Scouting bar.

If you have questions, contact Chris Ramos-Smith at chrisr@gsccc.org. Interested Girl Scouts and their parents/guardians will receive additional program information by the end of October.

Online Classes for New Troop Leaders Now Available

Attention new troop leaders! Now you can get much of the training you need to get started with a new troop right from the comfort of your own home. Two new online classes have just been added to the Council website at gsccc.org: Welcome to Colonial Coast and Getting Your Troop Started.

Together, these classes will introduce you to resources available at Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast and help you through your first steps of starting a new troop.

If you’re a new troop leader, you’ll need to follow these steps:

1. Visit http://ebiz.gsccc.org to create a membership account and become a registered member ($15 annual dues).
2. Complete the volunteer application and screening process, which includes a background check.
3. Complete new leader online classes in this order:
   • Girl Scouting 101
   • Welcome to Colonial Coast
   • Getting Your Troop Started
   These classes can be accessed here.
4. Have an informational session with your service unit volunteer coordinator. If you don’t know who that is, fill out this short questionnaire and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Access the full New Troop Volunteer Checklist here.

For more information, contact volunteer@gsccc.org.

Volunteer Learning Event – More Than S'mores – Helping Volunteers Remain Relevant in This Ever-Changing World

Saturday, October 10, 2015
8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Shiloh Baptist Church
105 Goosley Road
Yorktown, VA 23690

Everyone is invited to attend the adult learning event in Yorktown. Attend new leader classes or attend one of the enrichment classes free of charge. You’ll have the opportunity to browse displays during lunch and explore materials that can help you and the girls you mentor.

See the flier on our website for more information and register today.

For questions, please contact Cheryl McGrenra at cherylm@gsccc.org or 757-410-0595.

Now Hiring: Full-Time Membership Specialist in Kitty Hawk, NC

If you are looking for a career that builds the future leaders of tomorrow, this is the position for you. We are seeking a full-time membership specialist at our Kitty Hawk, NC. location. We are looking for candidates with outgoing personalities who love working with diverse groups of people. This position will find creative ways to retain girl and adult membership by researching market data, membership trends and other pertinent information relevant to the designated areas. Strong communication skills are needed to provide direction, guidance, and ongoing support to our dedicated volunteers who deliver the Girl Scout program in the community.

Outdoor I & II: Combined Course

This course includes all of the content from the Outdoor I and Outdoor II courses in one weekend:

Outdoor I: This course will prepare volunteers to introduce girls to outside adventures. Emphasis is on knowledge of outdoor skills: meal planning and preparation (involving actual cooking/clean-up), use of kaper charts, propane stoves, knot tying, knife safety and protection of the natural world. Allows adult volunteers to take girls camping in a cabin or other walled structure.

Become an Archery Instructor

This course will teach you the basic steps of shooting to prepare you to instruct archery courses for Girl Scout groups.

Sunday, November 8, 2015
Noon – 6 p.m.
Camp Skimino
Williamsburg, VA

Register today through eBiz.

For questions, contact Cheryl McGrenra at cherylm@gsccc.org or 757-410-0595.

Become an Adult Learning Facilitator

Do you enjoy talking to adult volunteers? Do you enjoy speaking in front of a group? Are you ready to take the next step to become an adult learning facilitator? If the answers to any of these questions are yes, consider registering for the upcoming Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning class:

Sunday, October 18, 2015
1 – 6 p.m.
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA

Register today through eBiz.

For questions, contact Cheryl McGrenra at cherylm@gsccc.org or 757-410-0595.

Norfolk Botanical Garden - A Wow Children's Adventure

October 24, 2015
Norfolk Botanical Garden
6700 Azalea Garden Road
Norfolk, VA 23518

Session 1: 9:30 a.m. - noon
Session 2: 12:30 - 3 p.m.
$12 (Includes event patch)
Registration deadline is October 1, 2015.

Norfolk Botanical Garden welcomes Girl Scouts to gather in the gardens and get into nature. Discover how to grow a vegetable garden. Decorate flowerpots and plant herb seeds to take home. Connect with the garden by learning about native plants and animals. Take Action by creating a nature journal, documenting what you see in the garden and recording ways you've learned to help conserve natural resources.

Sesame Street Live

Bring Your Neighborhood To Ours! Sesame Street Live "Make a New Friend" is coming to the Ted Constant Center this October for four special performances.

• Friday, October 2 at 10:30 a.m. (Special School & Day Care Show)
• Saturday, October 3 at 10:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.
• Sunday, October 4 at 2 p.m.

No matter where you’re from or where you’ve been, everyone is special – so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover’s friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, from singing and dancing, to sharing cookies. Join the fun and make a memory with your friends and family.