Updated: Safety Activity Checkpoints

Safety Activity Checkpoints (SAC) is a resource that provides safety standards and guidelines for Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA)-approved activities. 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 Girl Scout Cookies.

Safety Activity Checkpoints has been updated for 2020.

Visit the Forms page of the Council website at gsccc.org to see the latest edition.

Click here to view the Change Memo.

Last Chance to Buy a Brick!

Celebrate your favorite Girl Scout or volunteer with an engraved brick placed right outside A Place for Girls. Is your Girl Scout graduating? Did she earn one of her highest awards? Commemorate you or your Girl Scout by customizing a brick with their name and a short message.

Place your order today! All orders due by June 15th.

Updated: Blue Book of Basic Documents

The Blue Book of Basic Documents contains important information and source documents, including the Constitution of Girl Scouts of the United States of America, bylaws, policies, credentials criteria and standards for councils, our Congressional Charter, and more.

The Blue Book of Basic Documents has been updated for 2020.

Visit the Forms page of the Council website at gsccc.org to see the latest edition.

Memorial Day Closure

All GSCCC operations will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020, in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume Tuesday, May 26, 2020. For more information, please contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Girl Scout Bronze Award Training Webinar

Monday, May 18, 2020
7 p.m.

Attend this webinar and learn tips in guiding girls to earning the Girl Scout Bronze Award.

Find out what other virtual enrichments are coming up by logging into the Volunteer Toolkit, clicking on the Resources tab, and then clicking on Virtual Enrichments under Training.

Registration is required.

VA811.com Patch Program Contest Winners

On April 9, 2020, Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast hosted its very first virtual event in partnership with VA811.com. Girl Scouts learned about caring before digging. Girls met Nikki Turpin,
Regional Public Awareness & Training Coordinator for Hampton Roads. Nikki loved sharing all the information needed before girls go outside and start a garden and build a treehouse. Nikki also taught Girl Scouts how to simply recognize signs on the ground highlighted in many different colors and to dig or not to dig. Learn more about VA811 patch program by completing the steps in the Explore VA811.com patch.

Girl Scouts who completed the Explore patch and followed the contest rules won an awesome goodie bag from VA811.com and the winners are...

• Sydney H. (girl) - Melissa H. (caregiver)
• Allison C. (girl) - Heather Hurst C. (caregiver)
• Brielle L. (girl) - Evette L. (caregiver)
• Karen V. (girl) - Lynette V. (caregiver)

Scholarship Program

This month’s featured scholarship program is… eGirl Power!

Gold Award Girl Scouts who are interested in pursuing a STEM or cybersecurity degree can apply for the eGirl Power Gold Award Scholarship of up to $1,000 towards their education.

Girl Scout Cadettes and Juniors pursuing their Girl Scout Silver and Bronze Awards and working on their projects can apply for the eGirl Power Silver Award Scholarship and the eGirl Power Bronze Award Scholarship (up to $500)! Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 

eGirl Power is an IRS-approved 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to educate and support girls through leadership skills development and career exploration with a focus on STEM and cybersecurity. 

eGirl Power is offering this opportunity to support Girl Scouts developing leadership skills to make a difference in the world. 

Girls can complete eGirl Power’s interest form to receive more information about their scholarships, as well as opportunities to participate in their Distance Learning program to qualify for other prizes and awards. 

We encourage Gold Award Girl Scouts to visit our scholarship database for more opportunities.

Now Accepting Applications for She Believes She Can, So She Does Scholarship

The She Believes She Can, So She Does Scholarship was created for Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast to provide support to current Girl Scout Ambassadors pursuing higher education opportunities to include vocational training and undergraduate education. This scholarship will provide more opportunities for girls looking to further their skills and education all while fueling the leadership and workforce pipeline.

If you know any girls who could benefit from this scholarship, encourage them to complete the application by August 3, 2020.

Interested in helping fund the She Believes She Can, So She Does Scholarship this year and beyond? Please make a gift today!