On December 8, GSCCC Peninsula Service Center will be closed
all day and the Chesapeake office and shop will close at 11:30 a.m. for our
staff holiday event. All Council offices will be closed for winter
holiday from December 25 through January 1. We will resume normal hours
of operation on January 2.
girl scouts of the colonial coast - news and information for volunteers
Monday, November 27, 2017
Register Today for the 2018 Annual Council Meeting and Awards Breakfast Celebration
2018 Annual Council Meeting and Awards Breakfast Celebration
Saturday, February 10, 2018
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Chesapeake Convention Center
Chesapeake, VA
Schedule of Events
8-8:30 a.m. Check-in (if attending breakfast and meeting)
8:30-9 a.m. Breakfast buffet offered ($15 breakfast)
9-10:45 a.m. Award Ceremony begins
11-11:45 a.m. Check-in (if attending meeting) Networking/Break-out sessions/Community partner tables
Noon-2 p.m. Business meeting
Register today on eBiz!
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Chesapeake Convention Center
Chesapeake, VA
Schedule of Events
8-8:30 a.m. Check-in (if attending breakfast and meeting)
8:30-9 a.m. Breakfast buffet offered ($15 breakfast)
9-10:45 a.m. Award Ceremony begins
11-11:45 a.m. Check-in (if attending meeting) Networking/Break-out sessions/Community partner tables
Noon-2 p.m. Business meeting
Register today on eBiz!
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Delegate and Alternate Delegate Training
Classroom Session
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
OR
Webinar
Date: Monday, December 11, 2017
Time: 7-8 p.m.
Delegate training is required for all Delegates and Alternate Delegates to prepare you for your role as voting members of the Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast. Register for one of the trainings where you will learn everything you need to know to be an active, voting member of our Council.
Register through eBiz. Once you register for the webinar through eBiz, you will receive a link to register for the webinar.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
OR
Webinar
Date: Monday, December 11, 2017
Time: 7-8 p.m.
Delegate training is required for all Delegates and Alternate Delegates to prepare you for your role as voting members of the Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast. Register for one of the trainings where you will learn everything you need to know to be an active, voting member of our Council.
Register through eBiz. Once you register for the webinar through eBiz, you will receive a link to register for the webinar.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Monday, November 20, 2017
Girl Scout High Adventures: Cracks, Crevices and Crawlways
Girl Scout High Adventures: Cracks, Crevices and Crawlways
Saturday, January 27, 2018, OR Sunday, January 28, 2018
9:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Camp Skimino – Enmeier Center
Williamsburg, VA
$8 per girl with patch / $6 per girl without patch
This event is open to all Girl Scout Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors (2nd Grade – 12th Grade girls). Parents/Chaperones are required to stay with the girls and are welcome to sign up and participate! All activities are indoors. Girls will be participating in caving type activities that will require crawling, climbing and scooting on the floor. Participants must wear long pants and tennis shoes.
Saturday, January 27, 2018, OR Sunday, January 28, 2018
9:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Camp Skimino – Enmeier Center
Williamsburg, VA
$8 per girl with patch / $6 per girl without patch
This event is open to all Girl Scout Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors (2nd Grade – 12th Grade girls). Parents/Chaperones are required to stay with the girls and are welcome to sign up and participate! All activities are indoors. Girls will be participating in caving type activities that will require crawling, climbing and scooting on the floor. Participants must wear long pants and tennis shoes.
For more information, contact Theresa Wiggs at 757-482-7146 or Theresa.Wiggs@cox.net. To register, visit www.ccgscavers.org.
Deadline to register is January 20, 2018.
Deadline to register is January 20, 2018.
Grow Your Troop and Win BIG!
For every girl you add to your troop between now and January 15, 2018, your troop will be entered into drawings to win fantastic prizes. The more you add, the better your odds of winning!
Delegate and Alternate Delegate Training
Classroom Session
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
OR
Webinar
Date: Monday, December 11, 2017
Time: 7-8 p.m.
Delegate training is required for all Delegates and Alternate Delegates to prepare you for your role as voting members of the Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast. Register for one of the trainings where you will learn everything you need to know to be an active, voting member of our Council.
Register through eBiz. Once you register for the webinar through eBiz, you will receive a link to register for the webinar.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
OR
Webinar
Date: Monday, December 11, 2017
Time: 7-8 p.m.
Delegate training is required for all Delegates and Alternate Delegates to prepare you for your role as voting members of the Girl Scout Council of the Colonial Coast. Register for one of the trainings where you will learn everything you need to know to be an active, voting member of our Council.
Register through eBiz. Once you register for the webinar through eBiz, you will receive a link to register for the webinar.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Register Today for the 2018 Annual Council Meeting and Awards Breakfast Celebration
2018 Annual Council Meeting and Awards Breakfast Celebration
Saturday, February 10, 2018
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Chesapeake Convention Center
Chesapeake, VA
Schedule of Events
8-8:30 a.m. Check-in (if attending breakfast and meeting)
8:30-9 a.m. Breakfast buffet offered ($15 breakfast)
9-10:45 a.m. Award Ceremony begins
11-11:45 a.m. Check-in (if attending meeting) Networking/Break-out sessions/Community partner tables
Noon-2 p.m. Business meeting
Register for either or both on eBiz!
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Saturday, February 10, 2018
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Chesapeake Convention Center
Chesapeake, VA
Schedule of Events
8-8:30 a.m. Check-in (if attending breakfast and meeting)
8:30-9 a.m. Breakfast buffet offered ($15 breakfast)
9-10:45 a.m. Award Ceremony begins
11-11:45 a.m. Check-in (if attending meeting) Networking/Break-out sessions/Community partner tables
Noon-2 p.m. Business meeting
Register for either or both on eBiz!
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Shop Promotions for the Month of December
December 5, 6, 7
Holiday Open House
Receive a discount of 15 percent off your total purchase! Refreshments will be served.
While supplies last. In-stock merchandise only.
December 13, 20
Snowball Drawing
Draw a snowball at checkout and receive a 5 percent, 10 percent, 15 percent, or 20 percent discount off the entire purchase. May not be combined with any other offer.
Activity Fun Patches
New Items
GSCCC Retail Shop Holiday Closings:
The shops will be closed Saturday, December 23, 2017, to Monday, January 1, 2018.
The shops will resume regular shop hours beginning Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Holiday Open House
Receive a discount of 15 percent off your total purchase! Refreshments will be served.
While supplies last. In-stock merchandise only.
December 13, 20
Snowball Drawing
Draw a snowball at checkout and receive a 5 percent, 10 percent, 15 percent, or 20 percent discount off the entire purchase. May not be combined with any other offer.
Activity Fun Patches
- Caroling
- Christmas Parade
- Cookie Kick-off
- Hiking
- Holiday Baking
- Nursing Home Caroling
- Stuff A Stocking
- Wreath Laying
- GSCCC Aprons: $15
- GSCCC Sweatshirt (all sizes): $25
- GSUSA Daisy Tee: $27
- GSUSA Brownie Tee: $28
- GSUSA Junior Tee: $28
- GSUSA Tie Dye Hooded Tee: $45
- Ornaments: $10 to $14
The shops will be closed Saturday, December 23, 2017, to Monday, January 1, 2018.
The shops will resume regular shop hours beginning Tuesday, January 2, 2018.
Just Added! Babysitter Training - December 2, 2017
Need to take babysitter training in time for the holidays?
A training was just added on Saturday, December 2, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church
414 Hiden Blvd
Newport News, VA 23606
Click here for more information and registration.
A training was just added on Saturday, December 2, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church
414 Hiden Blvd
Newport News, VA 23606
Click here for more information and registration.
Thanksgiving Holiday Closings
GSCCC offices and shops will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 22, 23, and 24.
Monday, November 13, 2017
Community Service/Cookie Baking Event
Community Service/Cookie Baking Event
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
Sunday, December 10, 2017
2-3 p.m.
All Grades.
Cost: $2 per girl (includes rocker).
This is a girl-only event. No tagalongs. One Girl Scout registered adult may be asked to stay to meet ratios but does not pay.
Come be a part of the Horton Wreath Society annual tradition. Earn the cookie baking rocker by bringing a donation of cookies. Cookies need to be individually bagged with 2-3 cookies per bag. Include the name of the cookie and if it contains any nuts or peanut butter. A representative will be present to accept the cookies and share information about the importance of the upcoming wreath laying event on December 16, at the Albert G. Horton Cemetery in Suffolk.
Register by December 1.
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
Sunday, December 10, 2017
2-3 p.m.
All Grades.
Cost: $2 per girl (includes rocker).
This is a girl-only event. No tagalongs. One Girl Scout registered adult may be asked to stay to meet ratios but does not pay.
Come be a part of the Horton Wreath Society annual tradition. Earn the cookie baking rocker by bringing a donation of cookies. Cookies need to be individually bagged with 2-3 cookies per bag. Include the name of the cookie and if it contains any nuts or peanut butter. A representative will be present to accept the cookies and share information about the importance of the upcoming wreath laying event on December 16, at the Albert G. Horton Cemetery in Suffolk.
Register by December 1.
Special Offers at Hampton Coliseum
November 16-17, 2017
Tickets $13
Minimum group order is 15 tickets. Discount valid on Thursday and Friday performances only. Deadline for group orders is November 10. Additional fees may apply.
Monster Jam Triple Threat SeriesJanuary 19, 2018
20% off select tickets.
Minimum group order is 15 tickets. Deadline for group orders is January 15. Group pricing is not available for premium seating. Additional fees may apply.
Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
Box Office Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; closed Saturday and Sunday.
Mayflower Marathon Food Drive
21st Annual Mayflower Marathon Food Drive
Pembroke Mall, Virginia Beach
November 17-19
Drop off your donation items anytime beginning 5:30 a.m. on November 17 until 3 p.m. on November 19.
Most needed items - low fat, sodium, low sugar products preferred:
Lean Canned Protein: peanut butter, tuna, chicken, turkey, beans
Fruits and Vegetables: canned fruits and vegetables, pasta sauce, 100% fruit juice, fruit preserves, dried fruit
Whole Grains: cereal, pasta, oatmeal, rice, crackers
Meals: soups, stews, boxed meals, canned pasta
Baby Products: formula, baby food, diapers, wipes
Please remember:
See flyer for details. Questions? Call 757-627-6599.
Pembroke Mall, Virginia Beach
November 17-19
Drop off your donation items anytime beginning 5:30 a.m. on November 17 until 3 p.m. on November 19.
Most needed items - low fat, sodium, low sugar products preferred:
Lean Canned Protein: peanut butter, tuna, chicken, turkey, beans
Fruits and Vegetables: canned fruits and vegetables, pasta sauce, 100% fruit juice, fruit preserves, dried fruit
Whole Grains: cereal, pasta, oatmeal, rice, crackers
Meals: soups, stews, boxed meals, canned pasta
Baby Products: formula, baby food, diapers, wipes
Please remember:
- Non-perishable food
- Non-breakable containers
- Nutritional labels intact
- Check dates (items may be up to 6 months past printed date)
See flyer for details. Questions? Call 757-627-6599.
Camp Skimino High Ropes Instructor Training
Camp Skimino High Ropes Instructor Training
Saturday, December 16, 2017
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Camp Skimino
$20 per person.
Prerequisite: each participant must have attended a Challenge Course training.
Do you have a service unit encampment coming up at Camp Skimino and want to offer your older girls the opportunity to try out the High Ropes course? Attend the High Ropes training now to be ready for the spring. This course will prepare you to instruct girls on the Camp Skimino High Ropes Course.
Register on eBiz.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Camp Skimino
$20 per person.
Prerequisite: each participant must have attended a Challenge Course training.
Do you have a service unit encampment coming up at Camp Skimino and want to offer your older girls the opportunity to try out the High Ropes course? Attend the High Ropes training now to be ready for the spring. This course will prepare you to instruct girls on the Camp Skimino High Ropes Course.
Register on eBiz.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Altogether Awesome Cookie Kickoff - Register Today!
Altogether Awesome Cookie Kickoff
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Saturday, December 9, 2017
6-9 p.m.
Cost: $12 (includes event patch)
This family friendly event is open to all grades. Tagalongs are welcome. All must pay to attend.
Join your fellow Girl Scouts at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center for an activity-packed party that combines learning and fun to kick off the cookie season the right way. Girls will gather to help build skills, set goals and complete steps toward earning badges and the Girl Scout Cookie Activity pin.
Register by November 15.
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center
717 General Booth Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Saturday, December 9, 2017
6-9 p.m.
Cost: $12 (includes event patch)
This family friendly event is open to all grades. Tagalongs are welcome. All must pay to attend.
Join your fellow Girl Scouts at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center for an activity-packed party that combines learning and fun to kick off the cookie season the right way. Girls will gather to help build skills, set goals and complete steps toward earning badges and the Girl Scout Cookie Activity pin.
Register by November 15.
New Volunteer Open House
New Volunteer Open House
Sunday, November 19, 2017
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
Open House: 1:30–3 p.m.
Classes: 3–5 p.m.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to:
Choose one of the available classes (advance registration is required):
Sunday, November 19, 2017
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
Open House: 1:30–3 p.m.
Classes: 3–5 p.m.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to:
- Tour A Place for Girls, the Lodge and the Outback
- Learn about camp, properties, and programs
- Meet staff and network with other volunteers
- Visit the Girl Scout Shop and receive 10 percent off purchases
- Girl Scout Program Basics, Part II: 3–5 p.m.
- Troop Organization Tips: 3–5 p.m.
- Traditions and Songs – Pass It On: 3–5 p.m.
See the event flier for information.
Register on eBiz by November 16.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
What Is Your Vision?
How to Create Your Own Vision Board
A Place for Girls
912 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Saturday, November 18, 2017
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
No cost. Girl Scout adults only.
Registration Deadline: November 12, 2017.
A vision board helps inspire you to image the future. It represents a tangible example, idea or representation of where you are going. It should represent your dreams, goals, and your ideal life. Join Kate Godby, a GSCCC alumna, as she shares her inspirational journey that motivated her to make a vision board. She will share her tips to guide you through creating a vision board as you prepare for the New Year.
What to bring:
Bring pictures or images that represent or symbolize the experiences, feelings and possessions you want to attract in your life. They can be photographs, magazine cutouts or images from the internet. You will also want to include affirmations, inspirational words, quotations and thoughts. Choose things that make you feel good. Be creative!
Register early, space is limited.
A Place for Girls
912 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Saturday, November 18, 2017
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
No cost. Girl Scout adults only.
Registration Deadline: November 12, 2017.
A vision board helps inspire you to image the future. It represents a tangible example, idea or representation of where you are going. It should represent your dreams, goals, and your ideal life. Join Kate Godby, a GSCCC alumna, as she shares her inspirational journey that motivated her to make a vision board. She will share her tips to guide you through creating a vision board as you prepare for the New Year.
What to bring:
Bring pictures or images that represent or symbolize the experiences, feelings and possessions you want to attract in your life. They can be photographs, magazine cutouts or images from the internet. You will also want to include affirmations, inspirational words, quotations and thoughts. Choose things that make you feel good. Be creative!
Register early, space is limited.
Monday, November 6, 2017
G.I.R.L. Agenda Grow Your Troop
Calling all troop leaders! Through your dedication to the G.I.R.L.s you
serve every day, you’ve already shown us that you believe in the power
of every girl to stand up, speak out, and accomplish amazing things.
Help us unleash that power in more girls by taking the G.I.R.L. Agenda
pledge and you could win a limited-edition patch for your troop!
Take the G.I.R.L. Agenda Grow Your Troop pledge between November 1 and November 15, 2017! Once the pledge closes, 600 prize winners will be randomly selected to receive a FREE limited-edition G.I.R.L. Agenda patch for their troop. In addition, four grand prize winners will be randomly selected to have GSUSA share their story on Facebook (on Thanksgiving!), as well as receive the patch for their troop. SWEET!
Take the G.I.R.L. Agenda Grow Your Troop pledge between November 1 and November 15, 2017! Once the pledge closes, 600 prize winners will be randomly selected to receive a FREE limited-edition G.I.R.L. Agenda patch for their troop. In addition, four grand prize winners will be randomly selected to have GSUSA share their story on Facebook (on Thanksgiving!), as well as receive the patch for their troop. SWEET!
Visit the G.I.R.L. Agenda Pledge to Grow Your Troop website for full details.
Altogether Awesome Cookie Kickoff - Register Today!
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center717 General Booth Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Saturday, December 9, 2017
6-9 p.m.
Cost: $12 (includes event patch)
This family friendly event is open to all grades. Tagalongs are welcome. All must pay to attend.
Join your fellow Girl Scouts at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center for an activity-packed party that combines learning and fun to kick off the cookie season the right way. Girls will gather to help build skills, set goals and complete steps toward earning badges and the Girl Scout Cookie Activity pin.
Register by November 15.
Cookie Leadership Institute: Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
Saturday, December 2, 2017
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors.
$8 per girl (includes patch and snack).
Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur helps girls understand how skills learned selling cookies can lead to success in the professional world. As part of this exciting new program, local successful women in business will speak to girls as fellow entrepreneurs, inspiring and encouraging them to reach their dreams. Girls will create their own business plans, engage in fun, hands-on activities and receive mentoring from strong women in business.
Register on eBiz by November 18.
New Volunteer Open House
Sunday, November 19, 2017
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
Open House: 1:30–3 p.m.
Classes: 3–5 p.m.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to:
Choose one of the available classes (advance registration is required):
A Place for Girls
Chesapeake, VA
Open House: 1:30–3 p.m.
Classes: 3–5 p.m.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to:
- Tour A Place for Girls, the Lodge and the Outback
- Learn about camp, properties, and programs
- Meet staff and network with other volunteers
- Visit the Girl Scout Shop and receive 10 percent off purchases
- Girl Scout Program Basics, Part II: 3–5 p.m.
- Troop Organization Tips: 3–5 p.m.
- Traditions and Songs – Pass It On: 3–5 p.m.
See the event flier for information.
Register on eBiz by November 16.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
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