It’s in the Bag continued from cover
Our goal is to collect 32 million plastic bags by the 100th Anniversary – March 12, 2012. It seems hard to imagine that many bags, but we did the math, and here’s how it works: Every person in the USA generates about 500 plastic bags per year. A family of four generates about 2,000 bags. If every Girl Scout collects bags from her home, and the homes of her neighbors, we should be able to hit our goal. Troops can organize entire neighborhoods to collect bags, allowing us to hit our goal even more quickly!
It is easy to participate. 1. Download the Camp Sombrero – It’s in the Bag Project Guide at www.girlscoutsaz.org/its-in-the-bag. In the Guide, you will find: a. Recycling Drive information and door flyers. b. ‘Reduce and Reuse’ forms for recording the number of bags collected. c. A list of community collection sites. 2. Submit the sign up form to the council program department. 3.
Participants can ask neighbors to leave plastic bags outside their front doors for pickup by Girl Scouts on a designated date, or design their own plastic bag collection and delivery method.
4. Collect, count and deliver bags to the nearest Trex collection site. (Locations are listed in the Guide). 5. Join the celebration at the Camp Sombrero – It’s in the Bag Capstone event in April 2012 Join us as we Discover, Connect and Take Action, help the environment and build our Leadership Center at Camp Sombrero! Visit www.girlscoutsaz.org/100th-anniversary for a list of all of our 100th anniversary activities that we have planned!
tional Session naCouncil Houston, Texas November 10-13, 2011 The 2011 Girl Scout National Convention is on the horizon! Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has been diligently working on the upcoming convention that will launch the next 100 years of Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout National Convention is called by GSUSA every three years to elect officers and act on proposals. For the 2011 event, GSUSA is currently seeking applicants for parliamentary aide positions (adults only) and National Council Teller positions (Girls ages 14-18 and adults). Please contact Jackie Violette at 602.452.7012 or jackieviolette@ girlscoutsaz.org for applications. The deadline for submission is July 31, 2011. You may also attend the convention as an official visitor. The registration fee is $225 for girls and $295 for adults, if paid by July 15, 2011. Interest forms must be submitted by May 1, 2011. For more information visit www.girlscoutsaz.org. Why attend National Convention? • Launch of 100th anniversary • Be inspired and motivated • Hold meaningful conversations with members • Attend educational sessions for volunteers and staff • Be a parliamentary aide • Volunteer as a National Council Teller
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From all of us here at GSACPC we would like to thank each and every one of you who auditioned for the photo shoot with Park and Company. It was a hard decision to make as all of you were fabulous, and there were only four spots to fill! However, we are glad that our own Girl Scouts will be featured. Thank you for your support.