Girls in Aviation Day - October 5, 2019

Come be a part of history and join us for our inaugural Girls in Aviation Day on October 5, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, VA. View this flyer for more information.

Pre-register and purchase tickets here at Eventbrite.

Interested in being a volunteer to help put on this amazing event? Sign-up here.

RENEW TODAY!

You know how life-changing it is to be a Girl Scout-trying new things, developing key skills, connecting with others, and building confidence at every turn. With our one-of-a-kind programming designed specifically to unleash a girl's greatest potential, just imagine what's still to come. So let's keep the excitement going!

Keep championing girls' success and get them renewed today!

Girl Scouts in Action

Hey G.I.R.L. Champions,

We are so excited to announce the launch of Girl Scouts’ first-ever official Facebook group, Girl Scouts in Action. The group is open to all registered Girl Scouts and is a way to share stories nationally about how girls in our Council are making the world a better place!

Please note that by posting in the group, you are giving Girl Scouts of the USA permission to share the content to social media. Before you post in the group, please make sure all girls in the photo(s) have documented photo permission with the Council.

To join and start sharing on Facebook, simply click here.

Interested in doing STEM programs with your troop and earning badges for free in the process?

Girl Scouts of the USA is looking for troops at each Girl Scout level to participate in a research study on troop use of Girl Scout STEM program. We are seeking troops who are willing to engage their girls in local and/or national STEM program during this membership year.   

What’s Involved

• Throughout the study timeframe, October 1, 2019, to July 31, 2020, troops will go about their regular troop-selected activities.
• By December 1, 2019, leaders and girls will complete a pre-survey.
• Troop leaders will report their troop’s program activities monthly through a short online tracking survey.
• At the end of your troop year, troop leaders will complete a leader post-survey and administer a girl post-survey to all girls in their troop. All surveys will be available online and in paper format.
• All surveys must be submitted to GSUSA by August 15, 2020.  

Create Your Own Path

Saturday, October 19, 2019
Old Dominion University Webb Center
Norfolk, VA
Open to all registered Girl Scout adults.
Cost: $5



All registered Girl Scout adults are welcome to attend this year's Volunteer Kickoff - leaders, co-leaders, troop treasurers, troop first-aiders, service unit volunteer support team members, outdoor adventure instructors, adult learning facilitators, chaperones, drivers, troop product sales chairs, and caregivers!

Create Your Own Path by registering and choosing classes or workshops you want to attend. Learn what's new this year, network with others, get a chance at a door prize, and be energized!

NEW THIS YEAR - During lunch, you will see our exceptional volunteers receive their Volunteer of Excellence Awards. You will be able to congratulate them and find out how they earned the award.

Visit the Girl Scout Traveling Shop to see what's new for this year! Visit Community Partner Exhibits and our staff tables to discover new program ideas while completing the scavenger hunt.

You won't want to miss this, so be sure to register by Monday, October 14th. Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Want to be a Cookie Cupboard?

The Product Program team is currently looking for volunteers in the following areas to be a 2020 Cookie Cupboard:

• Great Neck - Northern Virginia Beach
• Little Creek Square - Roosevelt Garden, Norfolk
• Northampton - Bethel College - Riverdale, Hampton

Applicants must:

• Be a registered Girl Scout adult with a current background check.
• Be in good financial standing with the Council.
• Comfortable with technology.
• Own a personal device with Internet access.
• Enter cupboard orders as received or at a minimum of once a day.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
• Ability to store 350 cases or more in a garage or similar size storage space.
• Available during weekends and most evenings from mid-February through the end of March for troop pickups.
• Available during the day for deliveries from the delivery agent.
• Accessible by phone and email to answer troop questions and respond within 24 hours during the Cookie Program period.
• Conduct a weekly physical inventory and eBudde reconciliation.
• Ability to lift 30lbs.
• Opt-in to receive electronic communications.

Shop Promotions for the Month of October

October 1-31
Explore Patch of the Month
Explore Chesapeake: $2.50 each.

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Pumpkin Wednesdays
Pick a pumpkin at checkout and receive a 10 percent or 15 percent discount off the entire purchase. May not be combined with any other offer.

October 14-31
Redeem Your Buy Now, Save Later Coupon!
Each coupon is redeemable separately on an order totaling $25 or more on qualifying merchandise. Only one coupon code may be redeemed per transaction and must meet the $25 minimum order threshold. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

October 31
Celebrate Juliette Gordon Low's Birthday!
Receive a discount of 20 percent off the entire purchase. Visit the GSCCC retail shops and enjoy a refreshment! Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Religious Emblems Facilitator Training

Saturday, October 5, 2019
Holy Family Catholic Church
154 West Government Ave
Norfolk, VA 23503
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Training is free and continental breakfast will be provided.

Sponsored by the Eastern Vicariate of the Richmond Diocese will hold Consultant training for Catholic Girl Scout Religious Emblems for your church or Girl Scout troop.  Please register no later than September 27, 2019.

To register or for more information regarding the upcoming training or Catholic Girl Scouting Events (Retreat, Brownie Day of Recollection and Bishop’s Scout Sunday, contact Dee Miner at girlsonfire1031@gmail.com or text 813-453-9299.

2020 Cookie Captain Team - Now Accepting New Members

Are YOU experienced in selling Girl Scout Cookies? Become a Cookie Captain!

Remember how hard it was to ask that first cookie customer? Become a superhero to younger Girl Scouts who are selling cookies for the first time. Share what you know- and earn service leadership hours, too!

• Help new cookie sellers develop skills and confidence.
• Show the ropes to new troop leaders or troop cookie coordinators.
• Lead activities at a cookie rally.
• Earn the Community Service to Girl Scouting Bar (Senior/Ambassador).
• Attend a team meeting where we'll discuss the program, materials, events and have some fun!

For more information or to sign-up, email Chris Ramos-Smith at chrisr@gsccc.org. Accepting new members through October 31, 2019. Girls must be in high school (grades 9-12).

Want to be a Cookie Cupboard?

The Product Program team is currently looking for volunteers in the following areas to be a 2020 Cookie Cupboard:

• Great Neck - Northern Virginia Beach
• Little Creek Square - Roosevelt Garden, Norfolk
• Northampton - Bethel College - Riverdale, Hampton

Applicants must:

• Be a registered Girl Scout adult with a current background check.
• Be in good financial standing with the Council.
• Comfortable with technology.
• Own a personal device with Internet access.
• Enter cupboard orders as received or at a minimum of once a day.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
• Ability to store 350 cases or more in a garage or similar size storage space.
• Available during weekends and most evenings from mid-February through the end of March for troop pickups.
• Available during the day for deliveries from the delivery agent.
• Accessible by phone and email to answer troop questions and respond within 24 hours during the Cookie Program period.
• Conduct a weekly physical inventory and eBudde reconciliation.
• Ability to lift 30lbs.
• Opt-in to receive electronic communications.

Alum and Friends Jamestown Women Tenacity Event

Sunday, September 22, 2019
Jamestown Settlement
Williamsburg, VA
Cost: $15 per person
Open to all adult women.

Join us for a special presentation and guided tour of the TENACITY: Women in Jamestown and Early Virginia exhibit at Jamestown. Enjoy a light breakfast while hearing a docent presentation on the Tenacity of women in colonial America followed by a guided tour through the exhibit. At the conclusion of the guided tour, you are welcome to enjoy the rest of Jamestown Settlement on your own. With the discounted price of only $15, this is a great opportunity to explore Jamestown’s newest exhibit with your Girl Scout sisters!

Last Chance to Register for Women's Wellness Weekend

Friday, September 20, 2019, Noon - Sunday, September 22, 2019, Noon
Camp Skimino
Williamsburg, VA

Join us for this adult-only fabulous weekend that will help you find balance in your life. Enjoy a short getaway while experiencing your Girl Scout camp favorites all over again, like the climbing wall, canoeing, archery and a campfire with s'mores! Women’s Wellness Weekend also focuses in on activities and experiences that you can take back to use in your busy everyday life.

New this year, enjoy a tour of Eight Shire Coloniale Distillery and/or join us for an excursion to Jamestown’s Women Tenacity exhibit. Add one or both of the excursions as part of your Women’s Wellness Weekend experience!

This is a great opportunity to build comradery with your Girl Scout Alum sisters.

Don’t forget, current volunteers get a $5 discount!

Register Now!

Explore Today. Discover Tomorrow.

Helping your troop renew means:

• You can start your fall planning.
• You'll be able to reserve your troop's spot in popular Council-run programs and events.
• Your families will be ready to tackle the Fall Product Program and earn troop funds to kick off the year with a bang (and save money on troop activities!).

Renew today!

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.

Want to be a Cookie Cupboard?

The Product Program team is currently looking for volunteers in the following areas to be a 2020 Cookie Cupboard:

• Great Neck - Northern Virginia Beach
• Little Creek Square - Roosevelt Garden, Norfolk
• Northampton - Bethel College - Riverdale, Hampton

Applicants must:

• Be a registered Girl Scout adult with a current background check.
• Be in good financial standing with the Council.
• Comfortable with technology.
• Own a personal device with Internet access.
• Enter cupboard orders as received or at a minimum of once a day.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and meet deadlines.
• Ability to store 350 cases or more in a garage or similar size storage space.
• Available during weekends and most evenings from mid-February through the end of March for troop pickups.
• Available during the day for deliveries from the delivery agent.
• Accessible by phone and email to answer troop questions and respond within 24 hours during the Cookie Program period.
• Conduct a weekly physical inventory and eBudde reconciliation.
• Ability to lift 30lbs.
• Opt-in to receive electronic communications.

2020 Summer Camp Theme Contest

Want to win a free week of summer camp for 2020? Enter our 2nd annual Summer Camp Theme Contest!

We received some great ideas last year and we can't wait to hear YOURS!

Girls and/or troops can help create a girl-led summer camp week for 2020 by submitting their ideas. The winner will receive that week of camp for FREE. Entries will be accepted online or on paper applications available in Council offices. Click here to view more details.

Click here to enter. The contest ends September 15, 2019, and the winner will be announced November 1st. We can't wait to hear your ideas!

New Badges, New Journeys, New Discoveries

Girls are a force to be reckoned with, and Girl Scouts can help her unleash more of that unstoppable potential—in a place that's all about championing girls' success!

What path will you choose next year? With new programs in outdoor adventure and STEM and dozens of new skills to learn and awards to earn, at Girl Scouts, the trail is yours to blaze!

Renew today!

Shred Day & Drug Take Back Sponsored by The Albemarle Area United Way

The Albemarle Area United Way is sponsoring a Shred Day & Drug Take Back on Thursday, September 19, 2019, from 10 a.m. to noon at Southgate Park in front of Belk. Anyone may bring a limit of 5 bags or boxes of old documents that will be shredded as they watch. A representative from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Department will be there to collect and safely dispose of any unwanted and/or expired medicines. The Albemarle Area United Way is also sponsoring a Shred Day on Thursday, October 24, 2019, from 10 a.m. to noon in the TowneBank Mortgage parking lot in Kitty Hawk.

Labor Day Closure

All GSCCC offices and shops will be closed Monday, September 2, 2019, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Visit the website for regular hours.