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CONNECTION March 24, 2017
Girl Scouts of Eastern SC Quarterly Newsletter Winter-Spring 2017
Mary Dean Brewer Women of Distinction On the evening of March11th GSESC gathered in exquisite style to celebrate the 2017 Women of Distinction gala at SiMT in Florence, SC. The evening presented with a tasty and beautiful spread of heavy hors d'oeuvres. There was a lovely and lively crowd in attendance and a chance to hear each of the honorees’ own stories. Girl Scouts of Eastern SC also awarded the Mary Dean Brewer scholarship. Unique and fine items up for auction topped off the event perfectly. The 2017 honorees are: Amanda Bruorton of Myrtle Beach, Tressa Gardner of Darlington, Mary Jeffries of Elloree, Nancy Mace of Charleston, Karen Ryan of Hilton Head, SC. Congratulations to all the 2017 Mary Dean Brewer Women of Distinction honorees. Bill Yonce was an incredibly entertaining auctioneer for the night and Bill Pickle brought a celebrity presence with his one-on-one Facebook Live camera interviews with each of the honorees on the red carpet.
In This Issue
Legislative Page Program
Annual Meeting and Annual Report
Save The Date: Birthday Bonanza
Operation Cookie Drop
The 2017 Mary Dean Brewer Women of Distinction, March 11, 2017 at SiMT, Florence, SC
Legislative Page Program March 6-9, 2017 Columbia, SC The South Carolina Girl Scout Honorary Legislative Page Program is an opportunity for Girl Scouts in high school to investigate how our government works. Girls who participate in the South Carolina Honorary Legislative Page Program spend three days working as a Page at the Statehouse in Columbia, SC. This working experience is supplemented with Leadership Journey activities and training on legislative protocol and procedure. They also get a chance to work and network with Girl Scouts throughout South Carolina.
Pictured above: Girl Scouts of both SC councils (Mountains to Midlands and Eastern SC) with their dinner speaker, Senator Katrina Shealy at the kickoff dinner for the Honorary Legislative Page Program in Columbia, SC, March 2017.
Women new to the SC Senate and House are pinned by SC Girl Scouts with their honorary “Troop 912” pins. This is done every year during Page Week.
“What a great program! I was able to participate in this program many years ago. I'm very happy to see that it is still being offered to the girls of SC.” ~ Nikki Griggs Massey
Please support our military troops by sending them a taste of home with the donation of cases of Girl Scout Cookies. Each case is $48 but you can donate as many cases as you’d like and your wallet can stand! This is a great way for businesses to get involved and know that the service personnel who are far from home are getting a special delivery of Girl Scout cookies. Donations are tax deductible and aside from your receipt or donation statement, we will make sure that it is wellpublicized on our end via our website, email blasts, social media posts and at the Birthday Bonanza at Patriots Point on April 29th, 2017 from 3-9 pm. Stay for the fireworks!
New Board Members Get On Board at Annual Meeting
For a list of members of the Board of Directors visit our website at www.girlscoutsesc.org and click on “About”, then “Our Council“ and you will see the link for the Board of Directors. At the bottom of the Board of Directors page there are links for the board policies and board bylaws.
SAVE THE DATE! April 29th, 2017
Some of the new yet familiar faces at the Annual Meeting at the Lowcountry Graduate Center January 28, 2017. Above photos (from left to right) Deborah Huggins Member At Large, Mt. Pleasant, Mike Kreft-2nd Vice Chair, Summerville and Brandon Lutes- Treasurer, of Ladson.
Birthday BONANZA!!!!!Patriots Point, Mt. Pleasant, SC What activities will be happening at the Birthday Bonanza? GSESC is inviting all of our partners to join in on the celebration. All partners who attend will be bringing an activity to participate in. We will have balloon artists, face painters, and glitter tattoos. We will also have a photo booth. We will have a presentation for Operation Cookie Drop and our Fall Sale and Cookie Program Recognition. Patriots Point will also be providing programming (Virtual Reality, Guided Tours, History/Science, and Flight Simulators). The celebration will be capped off with a firework show, which will begin at dark.
Troop 198 with the Mayor of Bishopville, Mayor Alexander Boyd, for the signing of the Girl Scout Week Proclamation.
Pat Baxley Grants and Community Resources Director 843-669-5174 ext. 3150
Florence Office 843-656-9750 ext. 3150 GSESC-Florence 2412 Pisgah Rd. Florence, SC 29501 patbaxley@girlscoutsesc.org Make a secure taxdeductible contribution here girlscoutsesc.org/donate
VolunteerMatch + LinkedIn
Contact Us GSESC Headquarters 7257 Cross County Rd. Charleston, SC 29418 (843) 552-9910 info@girlscoutsesc.org
GSESC is taking advantage of an internet networking trend in which Volunteer Match is posting volunteer opportunities with non profits and charities through LinkedIn. The professional networking site is especially popular with young professionals. GSUSA initiated the link with LinkedIn and we are receiving positive response for potential volunteers who are signing up to learn more information about becoming leaders, helping as troop leaders or with our graphic needs or participating in the Implementation of future bi-lingual programs. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering in Communications with GSESC please email donnaleee@girlscoutsesc.org.. If you would like to volunteer as a troop leader or in some other capacity, please send us an email with your interest to customercare@girlscoutsesc.org.
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