“Here’s the Scoop” All About Cookies

Hosted by New Troop Specialist Karen Tilley and Learning Manager Cheryl McGrenra, these chats provide a no-pressure, judgement-free zone for you to ask questions and meet other new leaders. Topics will vary monthly.

The December 10th “Here’s the Scoop” is “All About Cookies.”

Please note - these chats will NOT be recorded! What happens in the Scoop stays in the Scoop! Can't wait to see you there! 

Register by December 8th to join "Here’s the Scoop” on December 10th.

Fall Product Program

GSCCC’s Fall Product Program continues through November 15.  Customers may continue to support girls by ordering magazines, nuts and candies online.  For more information, visit gsccc.org/en/cookies/fall-product-program.html.  

Girls who send 15 emails and sell $250 can earn a custom avatar patch! 

Girl Scout Cookie Program

We are excited to announce our 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program Kickoff that will take place on January 9, 2021.  Have some virtual fun getting ready for the cookie season by visiting Little Brownie Bakers online at littlebrowniebakers.com.  Visit the Council’s Cookie page next month for more information including dates for volunteer training in November along with girl and adult information sessions that begin in December.

Fall Product Program

GSCCC’s Fall Product Program continues through November 15.  Customers may continue to support girls by ordering magazines, nuts and candies online.  For more information, visit gsccc.org/en/cookies/fall-product-program.html.  

Girls who send 15 emails and sell $250 can earn a custom avatar patch! 

2021 Cookie Captain Team – Now Accepting New Members

Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors, do you remember how hard it was to ask that first person to buy Girl Scout Cookies? 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.
• Share tips with new troop leaders or troop cookie coordinators about the program.
• Lead activities at a cookie rally.
• Participate in marketing activities (interviews, blog posts, etc.) related to the program.
• Attend troop meetings where you plan an activity to help kickoff the program.
• Earn Community Service to Girl Scouting Bar (Senior/Ambassador).
• Support Council events such as the Cookie Kickoff and Cookie Count-n-Go Day.
• Assist our Philanthropy team with donor THANK YOU calls.
• Learn more about the behind-the-scenes cookie logistics.

Accepting new members through November 15, 2020. Girls must be in high school (grades 9-12). For more information, contact Chris Ramos-Smith at chrisr@gsccc.org.

Activities may be virtual or in-person (outdoors). All activities are subject to change per Council/local/state/federal COVID-19 restrictions.

Click here to apply.

Fall Product Program

GSCCC’s Fall Product Program continues through November 15.  Customers may continue to support girls by ordering magazines, nuts and candies online.  For more information, visit gsccc.org/en/cookies/fall-product-program.html.  

Girls who send 15 emails and sell $250 can earn a custom avatar patch! 

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)

Space Adventurer

Sunday, March 15, 2020
Hampton Roads Academy
739 Academy Lane
Newport News, VA 23602
Check-in: 9:30 a.m.
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Open to Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors only.
Capacity: 30 only (space is limited).
This is a free event.

Enjoy learning about space and exploring the stars at this badge event for the Space Science Investigator badge lead by Hampton Roads Academy students! We will be diving deeper into the Earth's relationship to the other planets and discovering how our atmosphere works. Girls can expect a comprehensive and exciting approach to collaborative learning while boosting confidence and teambuilding skills.

Register by March 10, 2020. Event questions? Contact 20oferra@hra.org.

UPDATE: Tomahawk/Axe Throwing Safety Activity Checkpoint

Safety Activity Checkpoint for Tomahawk/Axe Throwing on page 159 has been updated with this additional statement from GSUSA: For a four lane range, you need one trained facilitator or instructor plus one additional adult that is familiar with the range watching the throwing line. There then needs to be additional adults to meet regular girl-to-adult ratios for girls not actively on the throwing line.

Safety Activity Checkpoints is available on gsccc.org.

The Alpha Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta at College of William & Mary presents 2020 Girl Scouts Sleepover

Saturday, February 22 - Sunday, February 23, 2020
Kappa Delta House
College of William & Mary
127 E. Richmond Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185
6 p.m.-9:30 a.m.
Open to Girl Scout Juniors only.
Capacity: 25.
This is a free event.

Kappa Delta Sisters invite you to join them on their annual sleepover at the Kappa Delta House for a night of STEM-based fun!

Register and complete the Media Release Form by February 19th. Event questions? Contact kdalphapicommunityservice@gmail.com.

Space Science Badges

Saturday, February 22, 2020
Hampton Roads Academy
739 Academy Lane
Newport News, VA 23602
Check-in: 9:30 a.m.
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Open to Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors only.
Capacity: 30 only (space is limited).
This is a free event.

Enjoy learning about space and exploring the stars at this badge event for the Space Science Investigator badge lead by Hampton Roads Academy students! We will be diving deeper into the Earth's relationship to the other planets and discovering how our atmosphere works. Girls can expect a comprehensive and exciting approach to collaborative learning while boosting confidence and teambuilding skills.

Register by February 20, 2020. Event questions? Contact 20oferra@hra.org.

The Alpha Pi Chapter of Kappa Delta at College of William & Mary presents 2020 Girl Scouts Sleepover

Saturday, February 22 - Sunday, February 23, 2020
Kappa Delta House
College of William & Mary
127 E. Richmond Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185
6 p.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Open to Girl Scout Juniors only.
Capacity: 25.
Free event.

Kappa Delta Sisters invite you to join them on their annual sleepover at the Kappa Delta House for a night of STEM-based fun!

Register and complete the Media Release Form by February 19th. Event questions? Contact kdalphapicommunityservice@gmail.com.

Summer Camp Registration is Live!

It's cold outside, so why not start thinking about something warm like Girl Scout camp?! We have so many awesome opportunities for your girl to have some fun, try new things, explore and make new friends. We've built up our leadership opportunities for Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors, continued girl favorites like horse camp, and added some brand new themes like "On Target", "DIY By Design", "Tree Top Adventures", and "Around the World". Check out the Summer Camp Guide for details and then register here.

All registrations and camp forms are due to Council by May 15, 2020. Get your registration in by February 1, 2020, for an Early Bird discount. We can't wait to see your girls at camp!

Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning Class

Do you like to share your Girl Scout knowledge with others?

Do you like to have fun?

Are you interested in becoming an adult learning facilitator?

If you answered "yes" to any of the questions above, the adult learning facilitator volunteer position might be for you! You may be wondering what a facilitator does... a facilitator delivers already-written courses to individuals and/or groups of volunteers. Your first step would be to attend the Effectively Facilitating Adult Learning class on February 9, 2020.

Sunday, February 9, 2020

A Place for Girls

Chesapeake, VA

Noon-6 p.m.

If you cannot make the class on February 9th, you can start observing and assisting with classes now. Find out how by emailing customercare@gsccc.org.

Register by February 3, 2020.

Deadline Extended: Help GSUSA and Earn Free STEM Badges 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.

Who Can Participate

• Any Girl Scout troop interested in participating in local and/or national STEM program during this membership year. We are looking for troops at all Girl Scout levels (multi-level welcome).
• Troops with any level of STEM experience welcome. No STEM experience required.

Girl Scout Program Basics, Part II

Attend one of the FREE upcoming Girl Scout Program Basics, Part II, classes where you will learn how to teach your girls how to plan their year and their troop meetings.

A Place for Girls
912 Cedar Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Register by November 14th.

OR

Sunday, December 1, 2019
2-4 p.m.
Register by November 26th.

Register on eBiz. Questions? Contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Help Us Get More Girls Outdoors!

The Council Program Team is looking for volunteers interested in helping with the following outdoor adventure programs. If you're interested and available, click the links below to sign up.

• Camp Sampler - sign up here.
• Saturday, November 9, 2019, Camp Skimino, Williamsburg
• Campfire Challenge - sign up here.
• Saturday, November 16, 2019, Camp Burke's Mill Pond, Gloucester
• Archery Aim I & II - sign up here.
• Saturday, March 7, 2020, Camp Apasus, Norfolk
• Saturday, March 21, 2020, A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
• Sunday, April 5, 2020, Camp Burke's Mill Pond, Gloucester
• Sunday, May 10, 2020, A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
• Amazing Race - sign up here.
• Sunday, March 8, 2020, Camp Darden, Courtland
• Paddle Away - sign up here.
• Saturday, May 9, 2020, Camp Burke's Mill Pond, Gloucester

Troops Needed for GSUSA Pilot - Get a $100 Gift Card

Girl Scouts of the USA has teamed up with the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast to test the NEW K-12 Entrepreneurship badges, made possible by Susan Bulkeley Butler. We need troops who will volunteer their time to test the NEW badges. Troops selected will be assigned to test the new badge content for their assigned grade level. Multi-level troops may also apply if they have the capacity to facilitate all levels of programming. No entrepreneurial program experience necessary – all Girl Scout volunteers can deliver this program!

Why participate? Your girls will…         

• Be the first to try new entrepreneurship badge activities.
• Help develop national entrepreneurship program by providing feedback.
• Earn a $100 gift card for their troop to support troop-related program expenses.  

Join the GSCCC Girl Advisory Board or New STEM Club!

Older Girl Scouts (ages 14-17) are invited to an interest meeting on November 24, 2019, at 2 p.m. at A Place for Girls to learn about joining our Girl Advisory Board or new STEM Club.

Our Girl Advisory Board (GAB) works with the Council Program team to plan two events each year, assist with Council events and provide feedback/input on future Council programs. GAB offers girls opportunities to take on a leadership role, learn new skills and make new friends.

Our new STEM Club is being created to showcase STEM activities for service units, host tables at community partner events and participate in several Council-sponsored activities. The STEM club will focus on learning how to work with younger girls utilizing Bee Bots, Dash robots, cubelets and snap circuits. Meet girls with similar interests and grow your skills.

For more information on the groups or the application process, contact customercare@gsccc.org.

Outdoor Volunteers Needed!

The Council Program Team is looking for volunteers interested in helping with the following outdoor adventure programs. If you're interested and available, click the links below to sign up.

• Camp Sampler - sign up here.
• Saturday, November 9, 2019, Camp Skimino, Williamsburg
• Campfire Challenge - sign up here.
• Saturday, November 16, 2019, Camp Burke's Mill Pond, Gloucester
• Archery Aim I & II - sign up here.
• Saturday, March 7, 2020, Camp Apasus, Norfolk
• Saturday, March 21, 2020, A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
• Sunday, April 5, 2020, Camp Burke's Mill Pond, Gloucester
• Sunday, May 10, 2020, A Place for Girls, Chesapeake
• Amazing Race - sign up here.
• Sunday, March 8, 2020, Camp Darden, Courtland
• Paddle Away - sign up here.
• Saturday, May 9, 2020, Camp Burke's Mill Pond, Gloucester