July 1-31
Explore Patch of the Month
Explore The Mariner's Museum: $2.50 each.
While supplies last.
July 1-31
Summer Blowout Sale!
Receive a 50 percent discount off the clearance rack.
May not be combined with any other offer. While supplies last.
July 3, 10, 17, 24
Flip Flop Wednesdays!
Draw a flip flop at checkout and receive a 10 percent, 15 percent or 20 percent discount off the entire purchase. With a $35 purchase, you will receive a FREE flip flop patch. May not be combined with any other offer.
girl scouts of the colonial coast - news and information for volunteers
Monday, June 24, 2019
Girl Scout Alert: Tell Lawmakers to Prioritize Civics Education!
We need your help—please ask your Member of Congress to support the Civics Learning Act (H.R. 849), a bipartisan bill that would increase the federal investment in civics education and provide more students with meaningful, hands-on civics learning and community service opportunities from organizations like Girl Scouts!
TAKE ACTION
TAKE ACTION
Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) Important Information
The Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) will be unavailable for 24 hours starting the evening of Monday, July 1, to accommodate the annual archiving process. What this means is that any year plans created in the "Year Plan" tab will be moved to "Past Years." You will be able to access prior year plans by clicking on "Past Years" and then selecting the year you want to view. Do not set up your year plan for the upcoming membership year, yet. Wait until after July 1st!
Also, if you are not yet registered for the 2020 membership year, you will not have access to the VTK after July 1. Renew today!
The system will be functional on July 2, however, from July 1 to July 16, the "Explore," Year Plan" and "Meeting Plan" tabs will not be available. During that time, new badge and Journey content will be added to the VTK.
NEW! On July 25, new users (service unit/administrative volunteers and individually registered members) will gain access to the VTK.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Also, if you are not yet registered for the 2020 membership year, you will not have access to the VTK after July 1. Renew today!
The system will be functional on July 2, however, from July 1 to July 16, the "Explore," Year Plan" and "Meeting Plan" tabs will not be available. During that time, new badge and Journey content will be added to the VTK.
NEW! On July 25, new users (service unit/administrative volunteers and individually registered members) will gain access to the VTK.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Monday, June 17, 2019
Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) Important Information
The Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) will be unavailable for 24 hours starting the evening of Monday, July 1, to accommodate the annual archiving process. What this means is that any year plans created in the "Year Plan" tab will be moved to "Past Years." You will be able to access prior year plans by clicking on "Past Years" and then selecting the year you want to view. Do not set up your year plan for the upcoming membership year, yet. Wait until after July 1st!
Also, if you are not yet registered for the 2020 membership year, you will not have access to the VTK after July 1. Renew today!
The system will be functional on July 2, however, from July 1 to July 16, the "Explore," Year Plan" and "Meeting Plan" tabs will not be available. During that time, new badge and Journey content will be added to the VTK.
NEW! On July 25, new users (service unit/administrative volunteers and individually registered members) will gain access to the VTK.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
Also, if you are not yet registered for the 2020 membership year, you will not have access to the VTK after July 1. Renew today!
The system will be functional on July 2, however, from July 1 to July 16, the "Explore," Year Plan" and "Meeting Plan" tabs will not be available. During that time, new badge and Journey content will be added to the VTK.
NEW! On July 25, new users (service unit/administrative volunteers and individually registered members) will gain access to the VTK.
Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.
The 2019-2020 Council Program Guide is Here!
Get excited for your 2019-2020 Girl Scout year by checking out our upcoming programs created just for our girls! Any changes to the details included in the Program Guide located here will be updated on our Events web page directly. Additional events may also be added to the Events web page throughout the year, so be sure to check back often. We look forward to seeing you at the programs!
Earn a Performers Patch
Tuesday, October 8 – Sunday, October 13, 2019
The Zeiders Proteus Festival!
Open to girls in grades 9-12.
Cost: FREE (option to purchase patch at the Zeiders Theatre after completing the festival).
The Zeiders Proteus Festival!
Open to girls in grades 9-12.
Cost: FREE (option to purchase patch at the Zeiders Theatre after completing the festival).
- The Proteus Festival is a celebration of creativity & community with performances, panel discussions and community participation.
- At the heart of Proteus Festival are the creative teams working to create new artistic pieces in three disciplines: music, film and theater. Teams will create their pieces over the festival weekend with mentorship from professionals in the field. On the closing day of the festival, all of the creative teams will present their new works to the public, and a panel of judges will award a “best of” prize in each category and an overall “Best of Proteus Festival” prize to the work deemed to best embody the creative spirit of the festival.
24th Annual Children’s Fishing Clinic
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Rotary Club of Newport News & Coastal Conservation Association
700 Town Center Dr, Ste. 320
Newport News, VA 23606
8 a.m.-noon
Open to girls 8 to 12 years old.
Cost: FREE (advanced registration required).
The Children’s Fishing Clinic is a great group event for youth to be educated on marine environment, the sport of fishing and saving the bay. Fishing equipment, bait, instructions, t-shirts and lunch will be provided. This event takes place on the James River Fishing Pier. Space is very limited – so please register your group as early as possible. Participation will be first come, first served. This is not a drop off event.
Rotary Club of Newport News & Coastal Conservation Association
700 Town Center Dr, Ste. 320
Newport News, VA 23606
8 a.m.-noon
Open to girls 8 to 12 years old.
Cost: FREE (advanced registration required).
The Children’s Fishing Clinic is a great group event for youth to be educated on marine environment, the sport of fishing and saving the bay. Fishing equipment, bait, instructions, t-shirts and lunch will be provided. This event takes place on the James River Fishing Pier. Space is very limited – so please register your group as early as possible. Participation will be first come, first served. This is not a drop off event.
Earn Your Business Badge
Mondays-Thursdays (all year)
Duck Donuts
Chesapeake, VA
6:30-8 p.m.
Open to Girl Scouts in all grades.
Cost: $15 (includes workshop, grade-level badge, and two Duck donuts). Registration required (minimum of 10 girls needed for this workshop to be held).
Join the Duck Donuts staff as they walk you through all business badge stations at their store. Earn your Money Counts, Meet My Customers, Business Owner, It’s Your Business Run It! (Customer Insight) and It’s Your Business Run It! (Marketing) badge. Design and market your very own donut and a chance to win one of the famous ducks!
Duck Donuts
Chesapeake, VA
6:30-8 p.m.
Open to Girl Scouts in all grades.
Cost: $15 (includes workshop, grade-level badge, and two Duck donuts). Registration required (minimum of 10 girls needed for this workshop to be held).
Join the Duck Donuts staff as they walk you through all business badge stations at their store. Earn your Money Counts, Meet My Customers, Business Owner, It’s Your Business Run It! (Customer Insight) and It’s Your Business Run It! (Marketing) badge. Design and market your very own donut and a chance to win one of the famous ducks!
Register here. Questions? Email chesapeake.085@duckdonuts.com.
Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning Course
Do you like to work with adults?
Do you like to have fun?
If you answered "yes" to either of those questions, the adult learning facilitator volunteer position might be for you! A facilitator delivers courses, workshops and resources to individuals and/or groups of volunteers in order to prepare them throughout their appointment. We offer classes that are indoors as well as outdoors. You decide what you like!
Register on eBiz to attend the upcoming Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning class on Saturday, July 20, 2019, beginning at 10 a.m., at A Place for Girls, to begin your journey in becoming an adult learning facilitator.
Questions? Contact Learning Manager Cheryl McGrenra at cherylm@gsccc.org.
Monday, June 3, 2019
Early Renewal is Ending Soon - Don't Miss Out!
All troops who renew 90% of their girls plus two adults by midnight on June 15th will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $250 gift card to Great Wolf Lodge OR a $250 gift card to Build-A-Bear. Two troops will win!
We also added an additional incentive for service units. We're giving away an encampment...actually, two of them! For every 25 girls renewed between June 1st and June 15th, your service unit will receive one entry into the drawing for a free encampment. As an added bonus, for every 25 NEW girls added to your service unit during the same time period, the service unit will receive 5 additional entries into the drawing.
New friends, old friends, free encampment-sounds like the perfect recipe for a great Girl Scout year!
RENEW TODAY!
Going for Gold - Mini Mentoring Sessions
The Girl Scout Gold Award Committee is now offering mini mentoring sessions. Girls Going for Gold who are looking for help developing a project or have questions about Going for Gold may request an appointment time slot to meet with a committee member one-on-one. These mini sessions are being offered before or after current interview scheduled dates. The next meeting is June 6th, at A Place for Girls, and available time slots start at 4 p.m. and are by appointment only.
To request an appointment time, email the committee at gsgoldaward.gsccc@gmail.com.
To request an appointment time, email the committee at gsgoldaward.gsccc@gmail.com.
Next GSCCC Council Trip? Iceland!
The next GSCCC Council trip has been selected. We are off to Iceland!
Experience stunning fjords and breathtaking waterfalls, then travel to a red mountain where mud boils and steam flows out of the earth. Journey through the Dimmuborgir lava formations, which some believe are trolls exposed to the sun, then walk along the gap separating two tectonic plates. This adventurous trip is not for the faint-of-heart or weak-of-limb; it will keep you moving, climbing, and hiking—and constantly questioning how your surroundings can possibly be real.
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