Cookie Question of the Week

Q: How do I process payments for the troop's cookies?

A: Follow these simple steps to process cookie payments:

• Collect payments from parents/guardians frequently.
• Provide the parent/guardian with a signed receipt.
• Enter girl payments into eBudde.
• Deposit payments into the troop and Council banks as often as possible. The safest place for the money is in the bank!
• Complete all fields on the deposit slip (date, troop, name, phone number, total).
• List the last name of the person on the deposit slip, not the check number.

Girl Scout Ambassador Troop 292 Presents Journey Jam: Wonders of Water

April 24, 2016
1-5 p.m.
A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
Girl Scout Brownies
$25 per girl (Journey patch included)


Event provides an opportunity for completion of the Girl Scout Brownie Wonders of Water Journey.

Minimum: 25 girls  Maximum: 100 girls
Purchase tickets here.

Adults may be asked to stay to meet girl adult ratio. No Tagalongs. A light snack will be provided.
For questions, contact Shannen Sager at lalareb3@gmail.com.

Take Five - Week Two!

Take five cases of cookies from any Council cupboard between February 27 and March 4, 2016 and qualify for a drawing for a fun troop reward! For every five cases your troop takes, your troop will be entered to win!

Win One of Three 50 Quart Igloo Max Cold Ultra Roller Coolers
Individually registered girls not associated with a troop are eligible to receive these rewards.

Troops are eligible to earn more than one of the Take Five rewards.

Young Audiences of Virginia Presents: Art Matters, A Creative Learning Festival

Saturday, May 7, 2016
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Chesapeake City Park
Chesapeake, VA
Free

Art Matters, the YAV Creative Learning Festival, provides opportunities for children, teens, and lifelong-learners to explore arts connections in education and the community.

For additional information visit the Young Audiences of Virginia website at yav.org.

Young Audiences of Virginia and Children’s Museum of Virginia Present: Celebrate the Arts

Saturday, March 12, 2016
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Children’s Museum of Virginia
Portsmouth, VA

Celebrate the Arts is a family fun day filled with performances by Young Audiences of Virginia, arts activities for all ages and other educational entertainment provided by the Children’s Museum of Virginia.

For group rates, contact the Children’s Museum of Virginia at 757-393-5258.

For event questions or more information, contact Anna Haywood at schedulingdirector1@yav.org or Jennifer Chapman at scheduling@yav.org.

Outdoor I and 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.

Volunteer Kick-Off – Save the Date

Mark your calendars now for the Volunteer Kick-Off!

Saturday, September 10, 2016
Old Dominion University Webb Center
Norfolk, VA

You’ll have the opportunity to visit our community partners and find out what new and exciting programs they can offer your girls, pop in a workshop session where you will take home some nice-to-know information, or chat with someone you haven’t seen in a while. Come for the entire time or come for a few hours…you can decide your schedule.

Shop Promotions for the Month of March

Activity Fun Patches

• 2016 World Thinking Day
• 2016 Global Action
• Cookie Rookie
• Easter
• St. Patrick's Day

Cookie Season is Here!

• 2016 Bling Your Booth patch: $1.50 each
• 2016 Cookie Sale activity pin: $1.50 each
• 2016 National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend patch: $2.50 each
• Cookie button pin: $0.90 each
• Cookie key ring: $6 each
• Cookie magnet: $8 each
• "I Sell Girl Scout Cookies!" magnet: $5 each
• Cookie table cloths: $15 each
• Cookie tote bag: $4.95 each
• Cookie t-shirts: $19-26 each
• Cookie yard signs: $5 each
• Trefoil cookie cutter: $4.50 each
• GSCCC cookie aprons: $15 each
• GSCCC cookie yard sign: $12.50 each or 2 for $20

New Arrivals

• GSCCC hoodie (youth/adult): $30 each
• Cupcake mold (flexible non-stick silicone): $18 each
• Trefoil-shaped confetti: $5.75 per pack
• Beverage-sized napkins (pack of 20): $10
• Latex balloons (pack of 12): $10

March 10, 11, 12 Celebrate Girl Scout Birthday Week!
Visit one of the shops during Girl Scout Birthday Week and receive a free Happy Birthday fun patch with purchase and receive a 20 percent discount off entire purchase. While supplies last.

I Can't Wait to Go To Girl Scout Camp!

Girl Scout camp is where girls learn new skills and make memories that will last a lifetime. Find the right camp sessions for your Girl Scout in our new digital camp magazine or go to gsccc.org to learn more.

Register online at ebiz.gsccc.org.

I Can't Wait to Go to Girl Scout Camp!

We all have those memories of that special place or special time when we learned something new about our world or about ourselves. Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast summer camp is a place for your girl to make those discoveries.

While she may not remember exactly how camp made her more responsible and independent or how it gave her an appreciation for nature, she’ll know it did. She’ll make more friends because camp is where friendships are born and fostered. She will learn how to be her best and do her best. She’ll get a taste of success through teamwork, outdoor challenges, artwork and the fun, day-to-day activities that take place at Girl Scout camp.

Girl Scout camp is where girls learn new skills and make memories that will last a lifetime. Camp registration opens February 29, 2016! Find the right camp sessions for her in our new digital camp magazine or go to gsccc.org to learn more.

Take Five is Back!

A new reward will be offered each week of the cookie program beginning February 20, 2016. Take five cases of cookies from any Council cupboard between February 20 and February 26, 2016 and qualify for a drawing for fun troop rewards! For every five cases your troop takes, your troop will be entered to win!

Week 1 - Win One of Four $25 Little Caesar’s Pizza Party Gift Cards. Individually registered girls not associated with a troop are eligible to receive these rewards. Troops are eligible to earn more than one of these rewards.

Council Recognition for Girl Scout Bronze Awards and Girl Scout Summit Awards

You asked and we listened! During the town hall meetings, Girl Scout volunteers were loud and clear about their desire for Council to recognize, not only the Girl Scout Gold and Silver Awards, but the Girl Scout Bronze Award and the Girl Scout Summit Award as well.  Recognition for both of these higher awards is now available.

Council recognition of Girl Scout Bronze Awards may be requested by completing a simple online form.  Once the form is complete, we will send the girls a Girl Scout Bronze Award certificate signed by GSCCC's CEO, Tracy Keller. The survey is available here.

Last Chance! Volunteer of Excellence and Community Award Nominations

The deadline to submit nominations for the Volunteer of Excellence and Community Awards is fast approaching. All nominations must be submitted by March 1, 2016.

Information about the awards and nomination forms can be found here.

For questions, contact the Volunteer Services Department at volunteer@gsccc.org.

What Are You Doing This Summer?

If you like camp and you love to cook, we have the perfect opportunity for you to do both….and get paid! We are in need of a summer camp Kitchen Manager. We need you from June 12 - July 29, 2016. It is an amazing opportunity for someone who is interested in culinary arts or just has a passion for food. The Kitchen Manager will oversee all food service operations, plan a nutritious menu, prepare and cook meals, and manage pantry inventory and ordering.

James and the Giant Peach

February 27, 2016
2–3 p.m.
Rainbow Station
1977 Sandbridge Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23456   
Free

Keystone Education Services and The Hurrah Players are sponsoring a free preview of the Hurrah Players production of James and the Giant Peach. For more information call 757-802-7120. No RSVP required.