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.

Design Divas

October 17, 2015
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA

Registration deadline is September 28, 2015. Register now to secure your space.

9 a.m. - noon (Check-in starts at 8:30 a.m.)
10:30 a.m. – noon – Girl Scout Daisies
9:30 a.m. – noon – Girl Scout Brownies
9 a.m. – noon – Girl Scout Juniors
Cost: $13 (Includes event patch)

Are you creative? Would you like to be? Do you like taking things apart and see how things work from the inside? Learn how engineers solve everyday problems and create fun things with a little science and a lot of creativity.

This is a girl only event. One adult per group may stay and participate and does not pay. No tagalongs.

2015-16 Fall Product Program begins October 3, 2015

Parents/Guardians – Sign up now for the QSP Magazine and Online Nut Website!
It’s quick and easy and you do not have to handle product or money!

• To begin visit this site www.girlscouts.qspgao.com/colonialcoast.
• Register using an adult’s email address and create a password.
• Help your Girl Scout complete the goal setting activity and create their personal landing page.
• Girls can invite friends and family to purchase or renew their magazine subscriptions online.
• Girls have the option of sending a link to the Nut Promise (local customers).
• Girls can check back throughout the sale to track their progress and enter additional email addresses to meet their goals quicker.

World Sight Day for Girl Scouts

World Sight Day (WSD), the international day of awareness for the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment, is October 8, 2015.  Participate in these fun opportunities just for Girl Scouts:

• Participate in a fun and educational World Sight Day activity as a troop and receive commemorative patches for helping to raise awareness.
• Download the free toolkit with activity ideas to help you educate your troop and provide awareness in your community. Find it here. 

2015 Famous Formers Luncheon

Thursday, October 29, 2015
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Norfolk Yacht & Country Club
7001 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA23505

Join us for lunch on Thursday, October 29 at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. We will be celebrating the following Girl Scout Famous Formers:

• Peggy Birkemeier
• Emma Jean Brady
• Susan Colpitts
• Barbara Hamm Lee
• Khadijah H. Sellers
• Sylvia S. Weinstein

Tickets are now on sale for $40 per adult. This year, we are pleased to offer a girl price for just $25. Buy your tickets today.

For questions, email Robin Thomas, Annual and Alumnae Giving Manager, at robint@gsccc.org or call 757-548-3809.

Emergency Procedures Card

Be prepared! More than a motto, it is a reminder to have all the information you need while engaging girls in Girl Scout activities. GSCCC provides an Emergency Procedures card with emergency information that all volunteers need to have. Go here to download and print so that you can keep it with you at all Girl Scout activities. 

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

Step Outside with Girl Scouts

How can current Girl Scouts help even more girls experience the greatness of Girl Scouting? Invite a friend to attend Step Outside with Girl Scouts and get a sneak peek at all the fun and adventure she’ll find with us! Girls and their families can join us on Sunday, October 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. to find out about and register for Girl Scouts, while having fun doing outdoor activities at A Place for Girls in Chesapeake, the Virginia Beach Farmers Market, Camp Apasus in Norfolk, First Christian Church in Hampton and Charles Creek Park in Elizabeth City.

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 23322

Register today through eBiz.

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

Join the Blazing Blue Herons Girl Scout Canoe Team

Do you love the water? Do you enjoy friendly competition? Even if you have never canoed before, the Blazing Blue Herons canoe team is looking for you. We invite 11-18 year old girls to practice and compete in the fall and spring. Check out our webpage here.

Questions? Contact Heather Comer at heatherandgreg99@gmail.com.

End of Year Round-Up

Service units can earn big rewards for on-time membership renewal!
Make sure your troop renews their 2016 membership by Friday, September 25, 2015, at 4 p.m., and your service unit can earn a free or discounted encampment or a cookie costume. Learn more here.

Great News for Graduating Seniors
A discounted Girl Scout Lifetime membership is available to girls who have graduated from high school in the spring of 2015 at a cost of $195. Because this is a one-time discount opportunity, the 2015-16 Adult Membership paper form must be used. You may access the adult registration form on our website here. Print and mail your completed form along with your payment to GSCCC, 912 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322. The final date for ensuring that payment can be processed and sent to GSUSA is September 15, 2015.  All graduating Girl Scout Ambassador Lifetime registration forms are to be received by GSCCC no later than 4 p.m. on September 15, 2015.

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.

Volunteer Essentials and Safety Activity Checkpoints

Volunteer Essentials
Volunteer Essentials is your guide to volunteering with Girl Scouts. This handbook will guide you through everything you need to know as a Girl Scout volunteer. From taking trips and staying safe, to managing finances and program materials, Volunteer Essentials is your Girl Scout encyclopedia that’s there when you need it.

Safety Activity Checkpoints
While the basic guidelines for working with girls can be found in Volunteer Essentials, the Safety Activity Checkpoints contains guidelines for specific activities—including archery, hiking and selling cookies.

Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement USA (JA) is the nation's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices.

Three Pillars
JA programming focuses on entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy.

Our Programs
Junior Achievement program content is tailored to meet the educational needs of youth grades K–12 with dynamic, engaging activity-based lessons.

Fall 2015 - Winter 2016 GO! Available Online

The Fall 2015 - Winter 2016 GO! Great Opportunities for Girls and Adults is available online now!

GO! offers exciting new opportunities in STEM, camp and outdoors, girl leadership, travel and adult learning. Get a sneak peek at the upcoming Fall Product and Cookie Programs!

Community Girl Awards Committee and Council Gold Award Committee Members Needed

Are you interested in mentoring and supporting girls as they pursue the highest awards in Girl Scouting? The Community Girl Awards Committee might just be a perfect fit for you. The committees meet monthly to work with girls as they prepare for the Girl Scout Silver and Girl Scout Gold Awards. The committees also provide guidance and support to the trusted adults working with girls on Girl Scout Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards.

The Council Gold Award Committee meets monthly to review Girl Scout Gold Award proposals and final Girl Scout Gold Award projects.