Food for Thought Fall 2019

FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM 2019

Welcome to the start of the 2019-2020 membership year. The question on my mind is what will you and your troop being doing this season? This is exactly the question we all ask one another as we begin our girl led programming. What will our take action project be? What journeys will we be working on? Will we travel this year or begin saving for travel? Have we finished reregistering for this season so that we are starting the new season as registered Girl Scouts? What are our entrepreneurial program goals based on all the other decisions we’ve made, as a girl led entity.

Starting the season off with a well thought out and communicated plan, is paramount to success. Troops that have a plan, created in a girl-led environment, are troops that are working the Girl Scout program.

In this edition of Food For Thought we will introduce you to the new exciting programming, highlight how the upgrade to the VTK works, introduce the new progressive Entrepreneurial Program, get you dates for a multitude of events, as well as give some good guidance on just what Girl Led looks like, highlight our Fall Program and it’s streamlined enhancements and so much more.

We welcome you to this new season of programmatic excitement and leadership opportunities. We thank you for being a part of this beautiful mission and walking alongside one another in goodness. Looking forward to a fantastic season, and seeing the bright opportunities in each new day.

Yours in Girl Scouting

Elizabeth “ E” Locke-Thomas Chief of Mission Delivery

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A new Entrepreneurial Program year is about to start and I am so thrilled to see what our Girl Scouts will accomplish this year! It is truly inspiring to watch volunteers and girls plan and work together to create opportunities and overcome challenges to reach their goals and make amazing memories. Participation in the Fall Product Entrepreneurial Program is the first step towards another successful Girl Scout year filled with fun, friends, community and adventure. As always, we strive to continuously update our programs to meet the needs of the troops and girls. I am excited for you to discover the program changes for the 2019 Fall Product Program and once again knock it out of the park!

Devon Spira Director of Entrepreneurial Program

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SET UP YOUR TROOP FOR SUCCESS NUTS & CANDIES, MAGAZINES & MORE GIRL REWARDS & PATCHES TROOP REWARDS CALENDAR & YOUR PRODUCT SALES TEAM 2019 FALL PROGRAM TRAINING JULIETTE INFO ENTREPRENEUR PROGRESSION COOKIE RALLY SAVE THE DATE TRUNK OR TREAT NEW VTK GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS GS DESTINATIONS SKYLAND RANCH: NOT JUST FOR SUMMERS RENT GSSGC PROPERTIES

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RELIGIOUS RECOGNITIONS FOR GIRL SCOUTS

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NEW YEAR, NEW FRIENDS

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BECOME A RECRUITMEMT AMBASSADOR TRAINING INFO ADULT RECOGNITIONS PROGRAM REGIONAL & COUNCIL LEADERS OF THE YEAR GOLD GALA RECIPIENTS

31 GIRL SCOUT OF THE YEAR & MARGARET SCOUT 32 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERS 33 GIRL HIGHER AWARDS 34 GIRL REPORTER FEATURES 38 COOKIE SALE COMMUNITY PARTNERS 39 CORPORATE RECOGNITIONS

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& COMMUNITY PARTNERS

JULIETTE GORDON LOW SOCIETY & THE DAISY SOCIETY

A by-the-numbers look at what successful troops do.

The Volunteer Toolkit (VTK): Your Digital T roop Assistant

 Plan your year on the Volunteer Toolkit.  See step-by-step activity guides for each troop meeting.  View and edit your troop roster.  Email parents with a single click.  Share troop meeting activities with parents.

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NEW LEADER’S GUIDE TO SUCCESS

Troop leader responsibilities: • Liaise with service unit volunteers and Council staff • Manage the troop’s finances • Communicate with parents • Ensure girl safety • Guide the troop’s Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) Troop Helper responsibilities: • Assist the troop leader • Ensure girl safety • May drive girls, coordinate finances, and/or chaperone troop activities • Provide extra help at troop meetings Parent/guardian responsibilities: • Communicate with troop leadership • Provide permission and information needed for activity participation • Ensure their girl’s membership is current • Provide transportation to and from meetings • Complete and submit the Health History form Girl responsibilities: • Be ready to learn and have fun!

• Use their imagination and creativity • Always stay with the group and be safe • Clean up after themselves • Listen when others are speaking • Have fun!

And of course, all girls and all adults live by the Girl Scout Law!

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Nuts & Candies Dark Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels

$6

$10

Thin Mint Almonds

$7

Crunchy pretzels coated in rich dark chocolate and sprinkled with peppermint pieces. 6.5 oz.

Honey Roasted Mix Cashews, almonds, peanuts and pecans with a touch of honey.

16 oz. Jar

Plus more delicious options available ONLINE and delivered right to your door!

Coconut cashews

Almonds drenched in a real dark chocolate with the classic cookie flavor. 7.25 oz.

$7

Chocolate covered raisins

Butter Toasted Peanuts

$6

Cashews coated with sweet coconut flakes, sugar and a touch of vanilla. 8 oz.

Lightly toasted peanuts with a buttery flavor.

9 oz.

$6

The plumpest raisins covered in smooth milk chocolate.

10 oz.

In ScoGirl Tin!ut

MINT TREASURES

$9

Creamy milk chocolate with a refreshing mint filled center.

6 oz. in a Girl Scout Tin

Salsa Mix Peanuts, salsa corn sticks, toasted corn, soy noodles, almonds and pepitas. 8 oz.

$6

Magazines & More 4•

The Fall Product Program is more than just nuts and candies. Here are some of the amazing things you can order ONLINE through your local Girl Scout.

Fruit slices

$5

Fat free! Chewy fruit slices in an assortment of flavors.

10.5 oz.

Magazine Subscriptions

Choose between 600+ magazines available for subscription and renewal and almost 200 digital titles.

Cranberry Nut Mix

$6

A tasty mix of peanuts, raisins, cranberries, cashews, banana chips, almonds and walnuts! 7 oz.

Almond Butter Cups

$6

Creamy almond butter covered in rich milk chocolate.

6 oz. Box

$5

Rich dark chocolate penguins bursting with frosty mint.

6 oz. Box

Fresh, milky caramel surrounded by smooth milk chocolate.

5.1 oz. Box

English Butter Toffee

Milk chocolate bears with a smooth peanut butter filling.

6 oz. Box

Deluxe Pecan Clusters

$6

$5

Peanut Butter Bears

MINT Penguins

$5

Dulce de leche owls

Roasted pecans covered in caramel and milk chocolate!

5 oz. Box

$6

Crunchy handcrafted toffee drenched in milk chocolate.

6 oz. Box

I Care Donation

$5

Show your appreciation by giving the gift of nuts & candies to our Military Troops serving in the USA!

Gluten Free Kosher Kosher (contains Dairy)

Tumblers & Waterbottles

Choose from 200+ college and designer tumblers and 18 stainless steel tumblers and waterbottles.

Cool Cards

Enjoy a multi-pack of a variety of cards for any occasion.

Candles

Choose from a variety of premium scented candle jars from 14 oz. to 20 oz. in size.

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< 25 I Care Sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;Write Your Own Storyâ&#x20AC;? Feather Pen

$100 Combined Sales >>>>>>> Fawn Squishy Keychain

Girl Rewards Rewards are cumulative unless otherwise stated.

NOTE: Combined Sales includes ALL Nuts and Candies, I Care and Magazine/Photo Keepsakes sales. Reward items are subject to change or substitution based on availability and without notice.

<<<<<<<<<<<< $400 Combined Sales Liquid Glitter Journal

$450

combined sales

$20

Nutty Dough Earned

$700 Combined Sales >>>>>> $650 combined sales

Hooded Fawn Blanket OR Large Fawn Plush

OR

$60

Nutty Dough Earned

<<<<<<<<<<<< $1000 Combined Sales

Patches

Round 1 Event with unlimited Bowling, Arcade, Karaoke, Food.

Also includes Patch & Swag Item

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Goal Achiever >>>>>>>>>>>

I Care >>>>>>>>>>>>>

Received when girls send out 30+ emails using the Unify website

Received when girls sell 10+ I Care (Thank you nuts)

Leap Ahead >>>>>>>>>>>

<<<<<<<<<<< Create Your Path

Received when girls sell 5+ Magazines & More items from the QSP ONLINE store

Received when girls sell 20+ Nut and Candy items (I Care Included), Order Card or ONLINE

Participation Patch >>>

Online >>>>>>>>>>>>

Received when girls reach $75+ in total combined sales, Order Card or ONLINE

Received when girls send out 15+ emails using the Unify website

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< $200 Combined Sales GSSGC Logo Paracord Bracelet OR GSSGC Logo Scrunchie

OR

$300 Combined Sales >>>>>>>>>

OR

Fuzzy Fawn Pouch OR Small Fawn Plush

$500 Combined Sales >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GSSGC Touchscreen Gloves with bag OR Fawn Sequin Crossbody Bag

<<<<< $600 Combined Sales

$550

OR

combined sales

Sequin Pillow

$40

Nutty Dough Earned

<<<< $800 Combined Sales $750

“Create Your Own Path” Hip Bottle

combined sales

$80

$900 Combined Sales >>>>>>>>

Nutty Dough Earned

$150 Nutty Dough

$100

Nutty Dough Earned

$5000 Combined Sales >>>>>>> Apple iPad Mini

Apple Airpods OR JBL Flash combined sales

combined sales

“Make Your Own Sunshine” Reverse Umbrella OR Confetti Inflatable Chair

<<<<<<<<<<< $2000 Combined Sales $1250

$950

OR

OR

Earned

$3000 Combined Sales >>>>>>>

Volunteer >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 Volunteer Patches per participating troops will be received

<<<<<<< My Patch Creation Received when girls reach $200+ in total ONLINE sales ONLY (Nuts & Candies and/or QSP Magazines & More) Troop Coordinator receives patch when troop combined sales reaches $1000

Nutty Dough

Instax Square SQ20 Bundle

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$950

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$60 Nutty Dough Earned

$750 combined sales

$80

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$100

Nutty Dough Earned

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$150

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Troop Troop Rewards Proceeds for every

NUT or CANDY or I CARE

$250+ Per Girl Average >>>>>>> 2 cent bonus proceed for 2020 Cookie Program

SOLD

paper or online sales

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for every

<<<<< $500+ Per Girl Average

MAGAZINES & MORE

Custom GSSGC Logoed Backpack Chair for each participating* girl.

SOLD

paper or online sales

+

< < $3000+ Troop Combined Sales Adult Vest, GSSGC Logoed Binder & Personalized Tumbler

Bonus Proceeds if earned

(see sidebar)

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BONUS

PROCEEDS First Bonus:

Troopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PGA (per girl average) for Nuts, Candies, and I Care is 25+ items sold, the Troop Proceeds will increase $.25 per item.

Second Bonus:

If your troop places an Initial Order in FULL CASES, rather than individual Units, Troop Proceeds will increase $.25 per Nut, Candy, and I Care item sold.

NOTE: Reaching both bonuses will earn your troop $1.50 per Nut & Candy item.

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Participation Reward Every girl that participates* in BOTH the 2019 Cookie Program and the 2019 Fall Product Program will receive a pin acknowledging her as a super entrepreneur! Pins will be awarded during the 2019 Fall Reward distribution.

Please Note: In order to qualify for Per Girl Average Rewards, the troop must have a minimum of 3 girls participating*. * Participation is defined as any girl that earns the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme patch: the 2019 Cookie Program required 24 boxes sold and the 2019 Fall Program requires $75 in combined sales.

Date

Event

August 23, 2019

Online Training Opens

September 5, 2019

Material Pick-up

September 8, 2019

Fall Program Begins

September 23, 2019

Initial Orders Due

October 12, 2019

Fall Mega Drop

October 27, 2019

Fall Program Ends

November 1, 2019

Paper Push (for Coordinators)

November 19, 2019

Online Training Opens

December 8, 2019

Cookie Rally

December 16, 2019

Initial Orders Due

January 25, 2020

Cookie Mega Drop

January 26, 2020

Cookie Program Begins

February 7, 2020

Booth Sales Begin

March 15, 2020

Cookie Program Ends

March 21, 2020

Paper Push (For Coordinators)

Cookie Program Dates Fall Program Dates

Calendar

* Dates may be subject to change.

Your Entrepreneurial Program Team Entrepreneurial Program Regional Managers

Entrepreneurial Program Council Team

Central ⮕ Heather Gourlay

Chief of Mission Delivery ⮕ Elizabeth Locke-Thomas

Central West ⮕ Tara Herrera

Director of Entrepreneurial Programs ⮕ Devon Spira

Gssgc.central.team@gmail.com

Cwgssgc@gmail.com

High Desert ⮕ Cathleen Blackett

Highdesertpsm@gmail.com

Low Desert ⮕ Chantal Francisco

Lowdesertproductsales@gmail.com

Southwest ⮕ Alissa Ritchie

Swproductsales@gmail.com

elockethomas@gssgc.org

dspira@gssgc.org

Entrepreneurial Program Lead ⮕ Cassie Swanson cswanson@gssgc.org

Entrepreneurial Program Specialist ⮕ Caryn Martin-Patino cmartinpatino@gssgc.org

Entrepreneurial Program Assistant ⮕ Viki Jaggers vjaggers@gssgc.org

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Fall Training In order to participate in the 2019 Fall Product Program, it is mandatory that one registered adult from each troop steps up to become a Product Coordinator and completes the online training. The Product Coordinator does not need to be a Coleader, but must be a registered adult for the 2020 Membership year and have a cleared background check on file.

Online training is scheduled for release on August 23, 2019. Once the Product Coordinator registers and eligibility* is confirmed, training credentials will be created every Tuesday and Friday starting August 23, 2019.

Steps to participate in the 2019 Fall Product Program: 1. Product Coordinator completes the 2019 Fall Product Program Coordinator Registration ⇨⇨ Registration completed on or before August 28, 2019 ensures girls can participate in BOTH in-person (order card) & online program. ⇨⇨ Registration completed after August 28, 2019 will result in starting the program after the start date, but girls could still participate in BOTH in-person (order card) and online program. ⇨⇨ Registration completed after September 18, 2019 will result in Online Program Participation ONLY. 2. Product Coordinator completes the 2019 Fall Online Training ⇨⇨ Training completed on or before September 2, 2019 ensures Coordinators can attend Material Pick-up on September 5, 2019 so girls can begin the program on time (September 8, 2019). ⇨⇨ Training completed after September 2, 2019 will result in starting the program after the start date, but girls could still participate in BOTH in-person (order card) and online program. ⇨⇨ Training completed after September 23, 2019 will result in Online Program Participation ONLY. 3. Trained Product Coordinators will be uploaded into UNIFY by September 3, 2019 4. Girls will be uploaded into the troop in UNIFY by September 6, 2019. Once girls are uploaded her parent/caregiver/guardian should receive an email** to access their Girl’s Unify account and Online Store! * Eligibility refers to the Product Coordinators & the Troop. Coordinators must have active 2020 Membership and a cleared background check on file. Troops must have 2 trained and background cleared Co-leaders and the minimum number of girls, all with active 2020 Membership. **Email address based on Primary Contact (head of Household) in My GS. Product Coordinators register for 2019 Fall Program at:

https://girlscoutsgssgc.wufoo.com/forms/w117x3zz0rgpuyh/

Juliette Info A Juliette is an Independently Registered Girl (IRG) who participate individually, or as family, rather than with a traditional Girl Scout Troop. Juliette girls and their Product Coordinator MUST be registered as members with 2020 Membership to participate in the 2019-2020 Entrepreneurial Programs: Fall or Cookies, which both occur in the same membership year. If you have not already, please visit GSSGC.org and access MY GS to renew today! New members can JOIN NOW! By participating in the program as a Juliette, girls learn to run their own business, stand on their own two feet, and that reaching and achieving goals can teach survival skills needed for a lifetime. Girls who participate in the program can also earn Standard Juliette Programming Credits, in addition to the Reward Line-Up. These credits can be used to fund any of her programs, events, camps, activity costs, badges, uniforms, and so much more!

Contact JulietteProductSales@gssgc.org for more information!

Note: In order for a Girl Scout to participate in the 2019 Fall Product Program as a Juliette, there must be one parent, guardian, or another caring adult who has registered for the 2020 Membership Year to (1) guide and supervise their Girl Scout through her program, (2) take financial responsibility for the product and money on behalf of their participating Girl Scout (paper and online ordering), and (3) manage her Product Program as their Product Coordinator.

The deadline to register as a Product Coordinator for your Juliette is August 28, 2019, to be confirmed and receive your online training credentials on time. Training must be completed by September 2, 2019 to start the program on time. Coordinators whose registration is completed after August 28, 2019 will need to make arrangements to collect their Julietteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales materials after September 8, 2019. Training completed after September 18, 2019 will result in Online Program Participating ONLY. Product Coordinators register for 2019 Fall Program at:

https://girlscoutsgssgc.wufoo.com/forms/w117x3zz0rgpuyh/

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Entrepreneurship Progression and develop an entrepreneurial mindset over time. As they engage skills that will serve them for the rest of their lives. As you work with girls, acknowledge their skill development and encourage them to challenge themselves further. Eventually, they’ll be ready to translate their skills into true entrepreneurship or bring an entrepreneurial mindset to whatever path they choose.

Five skills learned from the cookie program: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Consumer Expert

Goal setting Decision making Money management People skills Business ethics

Goal Setter Decision Maker

Money Manager Learn money basics.

Talk with your fellow troop members about different forms of money— coins, paper bills, checks, and credit—and practice counting it.

Learn how much Girl Scout Cookies cost in your area.

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Make plans for the coming Girl Scout year and set a budget.

Talk about wants versus needs.

Talk about how the troop can earn money through cookie program participation.

Look into your troop’s proceeds from previous years to help you budget.

Set sales goals as a troop and individually.

Talk with troop members about how you can work together to reach your troop’s goal.

Discuss different ways to sell cookies and set a goal for which ones you’ll try.

Brainstorm how you could use your cookie earnings to help others in your community.

Think “cookie customers.”

Talk with troop members about why people may or may not choose to buy Girl Scout Cookies, and brainstorm ways to engage them.

Come up with ideas for the perfect customer pitch.

Practice explaining how your cookie earnings will be spent.

Brainstorm ways to thank your customers.

Entrepreneur Innovator Networker Cookie Techie Use technology to grow the business. your digital sales.

Make a video for your friends and family network promoting online cookie sales using your sales pitch; encourage the gifting of cookies to boost sales.

Use your support network of friends and family to safely promote your digital storefront.

Build your social support system.

Connect with local business leaders for ideas about how to grow your Girl Scout Cookie business.

Talk to friends and family about how they can help you expand your network.

Ask your customers to safely refer you to new customers.

Follow up with past customers and tell them how you plan to use this year’s cookie earnings, to inspire them to increase their purchase.

Take it beyond Girl Scout Cookies.

On your own or with your troop, think about a product or service you’d like to improve and brainstorm ways to make it happen.

Come up with several ideas, then narrow to the best!

Be prepared to go back to the drawing board—maybe more than once!

Get feedback from potential consumers and improve your idea based on what they say.

Take your business idea to the next level.

Create and document a mission statement and business plan for your product/service idea.

Identify your customer base, competition, and potential obstacles.

Practice sharing your business idea with your troop.

Research how businesses are about how you could

your business idea’s potential? Take action!

Research social entrepreneurs in your community and beyond.

How to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset: ■ Be curious.

■ Embrace challenge.

■ Take initiative.

■ Collaborate with others.

■ Take creative risks.

■ See failing as learning.

■ Adapt to change.

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December 8, 2019 ☙ 12:30 pm or 2:30 pm showings Includes: ☙ 90

minute Educational & Entertaining show ☙ Four course meal ☙ Keepsake Crown & Pennant ☙ Cookie Rally Patch ☙ Cookie Lanyard & Menu Card ☙ Troop Spirit contests for best troop outfits ages 3-18

Double your Dough at Cookie Rally!

On December 8th you can double your dough to register for camp or pay down or pay off your balance!

COOKIE RALLY

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Includes Costume Contest Carnival Games Additional items (cash only)

Giant slide $1 Carnival treats (nachos, hot dogs, pop corn, cotton candy) Haunted house $3

Trunk or Treating Dance Party â&#x20AC;˘ 15 Cake Walk

Log In 1 C lick or tap the My GS/VTK link at the far right of the green-bar navigation.

2 Choose Volunteer Toolkit.

3 E nter your user name, which is your email address you use for Girl Scouts.

Get to Know the VT K Tabs There’s no need to spend time tracking down meeting resources.

Use VTK to manage your troop from the palm of your hand. Discover helpful features in every tab.

Troop Info ⇨⇨ L eaders can keep track of an editable, downloadable girl roster and email families ⇨⇨ A llows leaders to keep track of girls’ achievements and attendance ⇨⇨ Renew memberships ⇨⇨ L eaders with multiple troops can toggle between them

Explore ⇨⇨ B rowse pre-selected year plans with the girls, and choose the one they like best ⇨⇨ S elect a custom year plan and mix/match meeting options ⇨⇨ N ew options for multi-grade troops ⇨⇨ M ore badge-focused plans plus NEW Journey plans for every level

Year Plan ⇨⇨ A n overview of the entire year based on the plan you chose ⇨⇨ S et holidays, meeting times, etc. and what parents can see in their view ⇨⇨ R earrange, add or delete meetings anytime ⇨⇨ A dd custom activities, field trips, campouts, Council activities, trainings

Meeting Plan ⇨⇨ F ind detailed information about each meeting ⇨⇨ Y ou can customize all elements of each meeting. Families can view the date, location and subject of each meeting ⇨⇨ Scripts are provided Recruit helpers. Simple scripts make it easy for anyone to lead part or all of a meeting.

Material lists and meeting overviews allow you to delegate prep tasks.

⇨⇨ Materials list for each meeting ⇨⇨ T imed agendas that can be adjusted and rearranged ⇨⇨ R eminders or follow-up with built-in troop email function Communicate the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Help families know and reinforce the important objectives of troop meetings. A prepopulated email is available for each meeting, so parents will know what their girl did at Girl Scouts.

⇨⇨ All of the above is downloadable

Make Your Girl Scout Year Easier Want to spend less time planning and feel more satisfied with the time you spend with your troop? Check out the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK). This web app helps troop leaders and co-leaders plan meetings and communicate with families easily, with materials lists, activity timelines, standard email language and more! Access it on your computer, tablet, or phone—it’s mobile friendly.

Girls have more fun when they shape their own experience, do hands-on activities and work together as teams. With VTK, girls and leaders can explore meeting topics and program activities together, and follow the fun as they plan their Girl Scout year.

Did you know?

Resources ⇨⇨ D iscover helpful grade-level resources ⇨⇨ T he family hub keeps parents engaged and informed

Finances ⇨⇨ E nter income and expenses as you go to keep troop members informed Keep money matters clear. Families can view basic financials posted on the Finances tab— helpful for keeping everyone informed.

⇨⇨ S ubmit end-of year troop financial report (due in June each year)

Spend less time planning, more time with your troop!

Leaders who use VTK regularly: ⇨⇨ Are more satisfied with their GS experience and less frustrated ⇨⇨ S pend fewer hours preparing for meetings and managing the cookie program ⇨⇨ H ave better parent support, more meaningful activities, and better girl engagement Need help? Troubleshooting: Common problems can be solved by using Chrome as your browser. For support, contact customercare@gssgc.org.

VT K Summer 2019 Update ⇨⇨ T here will be 45 new badges and awards in the categories of Outdoor and STEM. ⇨⇨ All Cadette badges are being added for the first time. ⇨⇨ T he three classic journeys for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors will be added in the six-session format. ⇨⇨ T he current Daisy, Brownie, and Junior journeys will be revised to fit the new six-session format. ⇨⇨ Current year plans will be archived.

COMING SOON: New users will gain access to the VTK (this includes service unit and administrative volunteers; individually registered members/Juliettes).

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Are you looking for a mysterious excursion? Pack your bags and enjoy the ride as we travel to Destination Unknown! Girl Scouts in 7th-12th grade will discover secret locations and enjoy fantastic experiences from December 6-8th with GSSGC camp counselors and volunteers.

Cost is $230 for a registered Girl Scout, and $255 for a non-registered girl. Packing list will be provided so you can prepare for your super secret adventure. Last day to register is October 28th. Where will we go this year? Join us to find out!

Do you want to be part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;IN Crowdâ&#x20AC;?? Then â&#x20AC;&#x153;OPT-INâ&#x20AC;? to our monthly program emails! You will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;INâ&#x20AC;? the know about upcoming events, INformed

Girls on Target is back again by popular demand. Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts will participate in a gun safety program at the Lucerne Valley Lions Club on Sunday, November 3rd from 8-2.

Girls will be taught the history of black powder, how to handle and shoot a BB and shotgun safely, and archery techniques. Price will be $40 for each Girl Scout and will include lunch and a patch. This event fills up quickly, so reserve your spot now at www.gssgc.org/eventcalendar

INcluded in the IN Crowd, OPT-IN to

Camp is our Happy Place! Camp Skyland Ranch in the San Jacinto Mountains is the perfect setting for our Fall Picnic on September 21st.

A taco bar buffet will be served for lunch. Bring the entire family or your troop for a picturesque day filled with fun and games. $20 per person and includes all activities, lunch and a fun patch.

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about newly added programs, and be INspired to try new activities. To be

http://bit.ly/gssgcprogram411.

Please note: Kahki Crew (6th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12th graders) we want to connect with you too; so feel free to opt-in if you meet the internet safety guidelines.

Pack your bags and celebrate Girl Scoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday at the Girl Scouts birthplace in March 2020!

The program department is looking for subject matter experts in the outdoors, the arts, robots, and more. We are starting clubs in the spring and need volunteers both to help guide girls and to just drop-in (scheduled of course) to provide expertise on everything from fashion to climbing. Check our website for more information on clubs as it becomes available.

Girl Scout Destinations are the ultimate adventure for girls ages 11 and older!

So Many Choices With a ton of different trips to apply for every year, from surfing camp on the east coast and breathtaking hikes out west, to the crazy-cool wonder of new cultures abroad, there’s something amazing for everyone to experience.

Dreaming of kayaking to an island campsite? Let’s do it! Want to explore the cobblestone alleys of Europe?

We’re totally there! Passionate about protecting wildlife habitats? Yes, yes, yes! On a Girl Scout Destination trip you can do all that and so much more.

Friends, Fun, and Incredible Memories Make friends from all over the country as you travel with Girl Scouts from different states, see and learn new things, and pack your bags full of inspiring, life-changing experiences and memories.

Destinations bring together Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts from all over the country for amazing summer and winter adventures filled with nature, culture, service, art, science, and tons more! Any girl in grade 6–12 can apply.

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Register How to ⬥⬥Visit gssgc.org/outdoors ⬥⬥ Click on Environmental Education & Field Trips (school groups) ⬥⬥Follow the directions

What type

of programs are offered?

All programs are customized to your troop, group or class. Programs are offered 7-days a week as scheduled.

Boys and girls learn 21st century skills whether you are participating in “fun” camp activities or in our science classes. School programs are aligned with current school state standards. We work with teachers and group leaders to design programs that meets their needs. We also have pre-designed programs that offer a well-rounded program.

Programs range from fun tie dye parties to fiber-reactive classes (educational tie dye), the physics of archery, to survival skill fun. Groups may come up to do an afternoon of archery or spend the morning learning all about animals and geology.

Outdoor fun comes to you!

Do you want camp program at your troop meeting, classroom or school assembly? We have you covered!

Visit gssgc.org/outdoors or email programcoordinator@gssgc.org for more information.

Did you know that GSSGC has three camp properties that can be rented for day use and overnight campouts?

With three unique camp sites, Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio offers rental opportunities to meet every need: Skyland Ranch with its wide expanses of scenic chaparral, Azalea Trails with its rustic beauty,

Located halfway between Banning and Idyllwild in the San Jacinto mountains on Hwy 243 at 5,100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; elevation, Skyland Ranch covers more than 190 acres in the transition from chaparral to pine forest.

The history of Skyland Ranch traces from transitional land for native inhabitants, to early private apple ranch through, the dedication of the property to use as a Girl Scout camp beginning in 1951.

The beauty and diversity of the property continues to be evident. Currently the property can house a little over 100 guests in a variety of rustic cabins. This site is available for rent from mid-August to the end of May. Please follow this link to check availability http://gssgc.doubleknot.com/facilitycalendar/3630 Future plans include the growth of capacity for guests and staff and dedicated program areas such as: a challenge course, horse barn and riding area, native garden, music garden, visual and performing arts center, STEM/Makers space, apple orchard, ranch house, leadership training center, museum, nature center and canoeing and kayaking lake. Find out how you can get involved in making these visions a reality by visiting our Camp Skyland Ranch website. www.skylandranchcamp.org/

AMENITIES: Duncan Lodge and commercial kitchen 8 guest/camper/staff cabins 5 camping shelters Campfire amphitheater Wishaven Lodge with troop kitchen

Horse riding arena and corrals Hiking trails Archery range Challenge ropes course and more!

and Wi Wo Ca with its easy access to nature, all available

reserved in the following priority: GSSGC registered members, registered Girl Scout troops from another Council, any youth-serving non-profit organization and organized group.

RENT TODAY! Visit https://www.gssgc.org/en/ camp/camp-properties.html

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Camp Wi Wo Ca is located between Yucaipa and Cherry Valley on an oak-covered parcel in the upper reaches of Wildwood Canyon. The property is easily accessed through the Hidden Meadows community off of Wildwood Canyon Road. This almost in-town camp is ideal for day use, training seminars and first-time camping experiences. This site is available for rent year round. Please follow this link to check availability http://gssgc.doubleknot.com facilitycalendar/3632

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AMENITIES: Lodge/meeting room, Fireplace with kitchen and restroom Multiple camp sites with fire pits, water and picnic tables Full restrooms in upper and lower camp with toilets, sinks and showers Hiking trails

Plan your next trip or event at camp now. If you have questions please contact our offices at 909-307-6555 or email ProgramCoordinator@gssgc.org. See you at camp soon!

TO SERVE GOD...

RELIGIOUS RECOGNITIONS CREATED BY THE FAITH COMMUNITIES FOR THEIR MEMBERS WHO ARE GIRL SCOUTS African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) God and Me

God and Family

Anglican Church in North America

God and Church

God and Life

God and Service

God and Me

God and Family

Baptist

God and Life

God and Family

God and Church

God and Life

Good Shepherd

Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) God and Me

God and Family

God and Church

Padma

God and Me

Padma

God and Service

God and Country

God and Me

God and Life

Loving Servant

God and Country

God and Service

Light of the World

God and Church

God and Life

St. George

Or Emunah

Ora

God and Me

God and Family

God and Church

Joyful Servant

Unity of Mankind

God and Life

Good Servant

Service to Humanity

God and Service

Giving Servant

Faithful Servant

Chi-Rho

Alpha Omega

Prophet Elias

Islamic

Dharma

God and Church

St. George

Exploring Community World Community Together International Youth Service

Karma

Bismillah

Lutheran Menorah

Unity of Mankind

Eastern Orthodox

Path of the Disciple

Hindu God and Family

Jewish Bat Or

God and Family

Community of Christ God and Church

Episcopal

Lehavah

Unity of Mankind

Churches of Christ

Christian Science God and Life

Church of the Nazarene God and Family

St. George Cross

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

Buddhist

God and Me

God and Me

Baha’i

God and Church

God and Life

In the Name of Allah

Quratula’in

(Mormon) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Lamb

Muslimeen

Polish National Catholic Church Love of God

God and Community Bishop Thaddeus F. Zielinski

Young Womanhood Recognition

Servant of Youth

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) God and Me

God and Family

God and Church

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) That of God

Spirit of Truth

Friends Emblem

God and Life

God and Service

Celtic Cross

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God and Family

God and Family

God and Church

Roman Catholic Church Family of God

I Live My Faith

Protestant and Independent Christian Churches God and Life

God and Service

Unitarian Universalist Mary, the First Disciple The Spirit Alive St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

United Methodist God and Me

God and Me

St. Anne

Religion in Life

United Pentecostal Church International God and Church

God and Life

God and Service

God and Me

God and Family

God and Church

God and Me

God and Family

God and Church

God and Life

God and Service

God and Church

God and Life

God and Service

United Church of Christ God and Me

God and Family

Unity Worldwide Ministries God and Life

God and Service

God in Me

WWW.PRAYPUB.ORG/PARTNER_GSUSA.HTM

Light of God

Fillmore Youth Award

We, the members of Girl Scouts of the United States of America, (are) united by a belief in God….

We believe that the motivating force in Girl Scouting is a spiritual one.

-Preamble, Constitution of Girl Scouts of the United States of America

The following national organizations have created religious recognitions to encourage girls to grow stronger in their faith. The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. has approved of these programs and allows the recognition insignia to be worn on the official uniform, but each religious organization develops and administers its own program. Check with your council store or contact the religious organization directly to obtain the curriculum booklets.

African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org

Christian Science P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org http://christianscience.com/youth

Anglican Church in North America P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org www.anglican-scouting.org

Churches of Christ Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting 401 Cypress, Ste. 406, Abilene, TX 79601 (325) 370-1679 / www.goodservant.org email: info@goodservant.org

Baha’i Baha’i National Center, Office of Education & Schools, 1233 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201-1611 (847) 733-3492 / e-mail schools@usbnc.org www.bahai.us/community-life/spiritual-education Baptist P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org www.baptistscouters.org Buddhist National Buddhist Committee on Scouting 415 42nd Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403 ph. (650) 574-4527 / fax (408) 756-3288 e-mail: viwamura@sbcglobal.net http://bcascout.webs.com/index.html Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 Email: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org

Church of the Nazarene P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org Community of Christ World Community Program Series 1001 W. Walnut, Independence, MO 64050-3562 (816) 833-1000 or (800) 825-2806 www.cofchrist.org/OnlineResources/ WorldCommunity/worldcommunity.asp email: mhoffman@cofchrist.org Eastern Orthodox P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org / www.eocs.org Episcopal P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org Hindu North American Hindu Association 847 E Angela St., Pleasanton, CA 94566 (925) 846-3811 / e-mail: info@naha.us / www.naha.us Islamic Islamic Committee on Girl Scouting 31 Marian St, Stamford, CT 06907 (203) 359-3593 / www.nicgs.com

Jewish National Jewish Committee on Girl Scouting 33 Central Dr, Bronxville, NY 10708-4603 (914) 738-3986 e-mail: njcgs.comm@gmail.com / www.njcgs.org

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org / http://quakerscouting.org

Lutheran P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org / www.nlas.org

Roman Catholic Church Local diocesan office or National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, 415 Michigan Ave. NE, Ste. 40, Washington, DC 20017-1518 Attn: Orders Clerk (202) 636-3825 / e-mail: info@nfcym.org / www.nccgscf.org / www.nfcym.org

(Mormon) Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Young Women’s and Primary Organizations Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 76 N Main St, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 Ages 8-11 call (801) 240-2391; Ages 12-18 call (801) 240-2141 Polish National Catholic Church National Committee on Scouting Polish National Catholic Church 11 Everette Pl., Wayne, NJ 07470 973-694-9457 e-mail: rodaum@verizon.net Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org Protestant and Independent Christian Churches P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org

Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Universalist Association ATTN: Bookstore 25 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108 (617) 742-2100 Ext 102 or 1-800-215-9076 United Church of Christ P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org United Methodist P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org / www.umcscouting.org United Pentecostal Church International P.R.A.Y. , 11123 S. Towne Square, Ste. B St. Louis, MO 63123; 1-800-933-7729 e-mail: info@praypub.org / www.praypub.org Unity Worldwide Ministries PO Box 610, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063 (816) 524-7414 / email: kid@unity.org / www.unity.org/emblem

How do we get started on these programs?

1. Girls must obtain the specific booklet for their religion.

• Check with your council store or contact the religious organization directly (see list above).

• Each girl needs her own booklet to document progress.

• Some religions offer adult manuals for counselors and mentors.

2. Parents should review the program guidelines.

• Some programs require that girls be official “members” of the religious institution.

• Age/grade requirements vary from program to program.

• Each program sets its own guidelines as to who may serve as counselor. Some programs require clergy to serve as counselor, other programs allow parents or other family members to serve as counselor.

3. Families should talk to their religious leaders and show them the booklet before beginning any program.

• Most programs require that they be completed under the auspices of that religious organization.

• Many programs require a religious leader’s signature.

4. Girls must complete the requirements, obtain the proper signatures, and follow the instructions to order the recognition or pin.

• These recognitions or pins are not available in your Girl Scout store (follow the instructions in your booklet).

• The award should be presented in a meaningful ceremony, preferably in the girl’s religious institution.

• The award can be presented at anytime of the year. (Don’t forget: Girl Scout Sunday/Sabbath is in March.)

Need help in making a presentation on religious awards? Find sample scripts at www.praypub.org.

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New year ! s d n e i r F New WHAT IS EVEN MORE FUN THAN A NEW YEAR OF GIRL SCOUTS? WELCOMING NEW GIRLS TO YOUR TROOP! AFTER ALL, NEW MEMBERS BRING FRESH IDEAS, DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOOKING AT THINGS, AND EXCITEMENT THAT CAN SPARK CREATIVITY AND ENERGIZE EVERYONE.

Did you know the average Girl Scout troop only has eight girls? Yet our research shows that the most successful and durable troops have 12 girls or more.

Just imagine what could happen if troop leaders added at least one new girl to their troop. Not only would more girls be able to participate in Girl Scouts, but also introducing new friends to Girl Scouting allows existing members to flex their leadership skills and build confidence. Everybody wins!

Complete the New Year, New Friends form by October 1st, 2019, add a new member to your troop by December 31st, 2019 and get a special New Year, New Friends patch for each girl in your troop.

Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio is also offering your troop a sweet deal! Troops that grow their size by four new registered girls will receive a coupon for 15% off any one purchase at one of our GSSGC Shops.

If you have any questions, please contact customer care at customercare@gssgc.org

How do I opt-in?

1. Fill out and submit your New Year, New Friends form: bit.ly/2019NYNF

2. Agree to open your troop to more girls through our opportunity catalog.

3. Let us know how many new members you are willing to add and grade levels.

Rules & Conditions • Designate one Co-leader to complete the New Year, New Girls form.

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into the opportunity catalog to add more girls than what you currently have registered.

Co-Leaders must accept any girl that fits within the grade level/or school associated with their troop.

December 31, 2019 or they forfeit New Year, New Girl incentives.

Added girl/girls must be brand new members to Girl Scouts (not transferred from another troop).

Word on the Street is...

Recruitment Ambassadors

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D E D E NE Are you interested in sharing your love of Girl Scouts with the families in your community?

Do you want to promote the growth of Girl Scouts in your area? Do you get excited talking about your Girl Scout experience?

AS A MEMBER OF THE STREET TEAM, HERE ARE JUST A FEW WAYS YOU CAN HELP WITH RECRUITMENT:

Share your passion by joining our new GSSGC Street team!

• Participate in Service Unit Recruitment Events or Local Community Events.

(such as Fall Festivals, Health Fairs, or Holiday Events).

• Staff a table at a Back-to-School Night in your area.

• Serve as School Organizer at your daughter’s school.

• Spread the word on social media regarding our upcoming Recruitment Events or distribute flyers & posters in your area.

By joining the GSSGC Street Team and committing to assist with a minimum of four recruitment efforts in 2019-2020 membership year, you will get a special Street Team visor, to represent GSSGC in style!

Girls are welcome to join the Street Team as well (with adult supervision)!

Join the Team Today: http://bit.ly/gssgcstreetteam For more information regarding the Street Team, please contact Customer Care at customercare@gssgc.org.

Train the Trainer Are you passionate about the outdoors or leadership development? Do you have tips and tricks from years of Girl Scouting that you would like to share with other leaders? If this sounds like you – and you’re ready for a new challenge with Girl Scouts – consider becoming a trainer.

Trainers collaborate with staff and other trainers to develop and deliver trainings that support the next generation of leaders and adult volunteers who help build girls of courage, confidence, and character.

As a volunteer organization, we are in need of trainers to help provide the most accurate information to new volunteers taking on the leadership role, current volunteers wanting more experience, and older girls wanting to learn additional leadership skills. We also need volunteers willing to assist our Council in making sure we are keeping our trainings current and relevant to the needs of our membership. If you love Girl Scouting, this is a great way to volunteer. Trainers are needed in all areas of the Council (especially more rural areas) to bring training closer to each Girl Scout service unit. Trainers are adults who work effectively with other adults and/or older girls; serve as role models for adult volunteers; are dedicated to and support the principles of Girl Scouting; like a flexible Girl Scout commitment; are responsible, dependable and follow through on their commitments. If you would like to become a Council trainer register for this session of Training for Trainers.

Fill out this interest form https://girlscoutsgssgc.wufoo.com/forms/w1oz4ebp02sh59j/ or email cchapman@gssgc.org for more information.

Online Training Online training is an easy, convenient way to learn about Girl Scouts and it’s available for any member or volunteer.

Coming this summer! gsLearn! On the main website next to MyGS, there will be a drop down for gsLearn the new national training system. For San Gorgonio it’s not completely new, we’ve been using Litmos, the online platform, for over 2 years. The course library will have many more courses, learning teams can be created, learning paths will be built and there will be certificates you can print as well as an achievement board. How exciting!

San Gorgonio expects to go live with gsLearn sometime after August. If you haven’t received an email with instruction by September 1st, contact customercare@gssgc.org.

Once you’ve logged in to Litmos, you can return any time to finish a course you’ve started or view free courses in the course library. Simply visit MyGS/gsLearn and enter your username (Girl Scout email) and password. If you don’t remember your password, select the “I don’t remember my password” option to reset it.

Use Google Chrome as your browser. If using an iphone or other Apple device, download Google Chrome rather than using Safari for best results. Need help? Contact customercare@gssgc.org for assistance.

Training by Request Want to take a training but don’t see one coming up on the calendar? Many times we can schedule a class near you and closer to your needed time frame. If you don’t see a course time and location that works, complete a Training by Request form at https://girlscoutsgssgc.wufoo.com /forms/w1oz4ebp02sh59j/.

You’ll need a minimum of 10 participants lined up to attend and three potential training dates.

The adult learning team will follow up to confirm a date (if a trainer is available) and provide registration information. At least 45-day advance notice is required to process your request and schedule a trainer. If the minimum of 10 is not registered by class closure date, the class will be cancelled.

Questions? Contact customercare@gssgc.org

THIS YEAR THE COUNCIL WILL BE LAUNCHING THE SECOND PHASE OF OUR RECOGNITIONS PROGRAM. THE RECOGNITIONS COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE PROCESS FROM LAST YEAR, MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS YEAR AFTER YEAR. THE TIMELINE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SO PLEASE NOTE THE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR. YOU DON’T WANT THAT AMAZING VOLUNTEER TO MISS OUT ON RECEIVING THEIR ACCOLADES BECAUSE A DEADLINE WAS MISSED.

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Council Recognitions Committee review & select recipients

Awards presented after Annual Meeting

Remember, nominations submitted on August 1 are for the 2019 Membership Year – covering services provided from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Any mention of current (Membership Year 2020) services will be discarded and the nomination marked null and void.

Make sure that if you nominate a recipient, you’ve informed your fellow supporters of this nomination.

Remind them that they need to follow up and submit their own supporting nomination for the package to be complete. So many worthy nominees were not recognized last year due to a lack of supporting nominations.

Council is implementing a system on the backside that will assist with automated emails to remind everyone that they still need to take action. It should cut down on the missing support. Your local recognition volunteers will also be following up with emails. However, nothing beats that personal touch and a reminder of why the nominee is such a fabulous volunteer!

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This has led to our co-leading more effectively. I don’t think I would be as good of a leader as I am without her as a role model. She genuinely loves to lead these girls. She cares about each and every one of them and wants what’s best for each. As the girls have grown she is taking steps back to allow them to lead more.”

Cathleen Blackett – High Desert

Heather Gourlay – Central

Cathleen is the standard of leadership all other leaders in our region strive to achieve. Her patience and objectivity make it easy for other leaders to reach out to her with any questions or concerns they may have within their area or troop. Cathleen’s reputation of being kind, fun and a go-getter has people asking to join her troop all the time.

New parents often asked to be placed in “the” Apple Valley leader’s troop because her Girl Scouts set such a great example in their schools. Other parents want the same kind of experience for their children. A fearless leader of one of the largest troops that I know of in the High Desert, she has 30 registered girls, and is constantly planning fun activities for them so that they can earn badges. She is a friendly and giving leader, sacrificing her free time to make sure the girls have a great experience.

Her openness and amazing listening skills make it easy to come to her for advice or just someone to speak with.

Heather embodies goodness, wisdom, patience and leadership. Her attention to detail knows no boundaries and above all her girls are her everything. She has shown so much support, love, and compassion towards her girls in her troop and to her Council as a whole. For girls both in and out of her troop, she has shown herself to be a strong mentor, supporting them whenever they needed help both in and out of Girl Scouts. As a troop leader for 13 years, she has seen girls leave and enter the troop, encouraging them to always follow their dreams and to always reach for the stars. Never have I seen someone go out of their way as Heather has done to make sure every girl was included, that every girl had the resources they needed to succeed, and to be a true leader to her troop. From a troop member: “Personally, I have seen Heather’s empowerment of young women many times. One such example is when she took on a new girl, Danielle, into our troop

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during her last year of high school. I’ve seen my troop mate grow from being shy and unsure how to speak in front of others, to an outgoing, energetic young woman, that feels comfortable speaking in front of large crowds of people with ease. All coming from the support and leadership Heather has given to her in one year of scouting.”

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Ashlee Guerra – Central West Ashlee is an amazing leader. She takes her job as a troop leader very seriously. She has a great ability to balance fun, learning, and service. The troop is always working toward a badge and she uses the resources that she has available to better the girls and the community.

The girls play an integral part in deciding how and what they work on.

Ashlee ensures that the girls are able to own and decide upon activities and contributions. She encourages the girls to participate in community service and take pride in making a difference. I have seen her exemplify being a role model in community service work by allowing her girls the opportunity to participate in age appropriate service projects such as Thanksgiving Dinner, PJ’s for Seniors and Decorating Christmas Gift Bags and so much more! From a girl: “Ashlee Guerra deserves this award because, she is an amazing leader to Troop 2052. She always puts others first before herself, she also teaches us many life lessons, and she always helps us reach our goals. She always helps out our troop by planning bridging events and she helps us plan our awards such as Bronze Award and our upcoming Silver Award. Ashlee helps teach us many life lessons and she’s helped us spread our wings to fly and overcome obstacles. She helped us realize it is ok to be different and to not care what other people think. Overall, Ashlee Guerra is an amazing leader and should be recognized for her amazing leadership skills.”

Alissa Ritchie – Southwest As both the parent of a girl in her troop and as a fellow Girl Scout leader I cannot express enough how impressed I am with Alissa in everything she does. She is truly a leader I look up to and try hard to emulate. Not only does Alissa give so much of her time to her troop but to our entire region, and she always does it with a smile on her face.

From a parent: “The girls in her troop are amazing. When she invited my girls into her troop, they welcomed my girls so easily and made them feel right at home, no small feat for pre-teen girls! It was easy to see that Alissa gave those girls a place to come together and be the kind of Girl Scouts that truly live by the Girl Scout Law.” Alissa allows her troop to truly be girl-led. The girls make all the decisions from what badges to work on, what travel they want to do and what they want to do with their troop funds. Alissa encourages and supports her girls with many money earning events because the girls have chosen to travel to Hawaii. The girls lead these events and Alissa supports them from behind the scenes. Alissa truly embraces the “girl-led” concept.

She continues to challenge her girls to do more and be more. Her troop participates at many region events to hone their program aide skills.

They are a sought-after group of girls who other troops can count on.

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Beth Newton – Low Desert Beth is an exceptional leader in all aspects of her troop. Beth is constantly encouraging her Girl Scouts to look toward the future and learn all that they can. She is the embodiment of the Girl Scout spirit. She is a sister to every Girl Scout and she encourages others. Her co-leader, Krystal Elliot, had this to say about Beth: “She amazes me at the dedication that she has to Girl Scouts and I’m simply amazed at how much she does . . . She still teaches me how to lead with Girl Scout spirit.” She is a very dedicated and devoted volunteer to not only her troop, but to the entire Low Desert Region. Her years of service to Girl Scouting have made her an excellent role model and troop leader. The number of Girl Scouts she has impacted go beyond what I can count. An effective leader knows how to lead even when they are not the leader. Beth is looked up to for guidance and support by other leaders in the region. They often go to her to ask for advice. She has become a solid pillar to lean on for all of us. Beth is always looking for opportunities for the girls and the organization to expand their horizons and their community involvement. She often represents Girl Scouts at various community events (i.e. Encouraging her girls to finish their Silver Award while assisting with the public lands day event).

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As Gold Award recipients, the young women we recognize are part of an elite group of women. Over the past 100 years, the best and brightest undertook projects that improved their communities—and the world. The Gold Award has inspired girls to find the greatness inside themselves and share their ideas and passions with their communities. Our Gold Award recipients have faced and met many challenges to change the world, and have set their future course for higher success in the years to come.

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GIOVANNA FRANCISCO Free to Fly

AMBER ARMELLINI Helping Hands

ISABELLA LANCA Are You Ready?

NICOLE COWAN Bilingual Storybook on Pet Care

SARAH COLBERT Lionsnaps

EMILY MONTEIL-DOUCETTE Mind your Mind

NICOLE EMERSON Habitat Homecare

TORI BONACIO Painting the Way

HAILEY HENYAN Voters of Tomorrow

ESTHER COE Waystation for Monarch Butterflies

YUNA PARK Fix Your Ride

SARA CRANE Hoby for South Kitsap High School

SAMANTHA RODRIGUEZ Peace Corners

LANEI FOSTER Save the Bees

MARISSA YBARRA Memorial Service Resource Kit

NESHA SUBRAMANIAM Banishing the Bad from Bovine Sewage

ALEXA LUGO Music Through the Generations

Girl Scout of the Year Sarah Colbert

Entering her first year as an ambassador, she lives and breathes the Girl Scout promise and law. She has earned her Bronze Award, Silver Award and has just finished her Gold Award where she created a non-profit organization “Lionsnaps” for a former teammate’s brother who has had over 20 surgeries beginning at 6 years old due to a vascular malformation in his leg. After every surgery he received a lion to show how brave he was. Eventually his mother created snap on accessories for shoes to remind everyone to put their best foot forward. From a parent of a fellow troop member: “I’ve known Sarah Colbert all her life, she and my daughter were born 10 days apart. She is now 16 years old and there are many things she has done to impress me but one thing in particular stands out.

When my daughter and Sarah were about 7 years old, they were at a Girl Scout outing and the girls had just gotten their snacks, which were cupcakes. My daughter’s cupcake ended up falling on the ground and the tears followed. Sarah hadn’t started to eat her cupcake. She saw my daughter crying and promptly gave up her cupcake for my daughter. She didn’t hesitate and was ok going without if that meant my daughter would be happy. That’s the type of person Sarah is; always giving to others, always trying to make others happy and put others before herself. Incidentally, the organizers saw what happened and luckily they had another cupcake and Sarah didn’t go without. Sarah is always willing to lend a hand, to step in and lead and to encourage others to be good Girl Scouts.” During a campout at Pali Mountain, she interviewed leaders of other troops to see how they ran their troops, the type of activities they did and badges they worked on. This information somehow made it into future meetings of her troop. She then asked their girls why they were still in Girl Scouts, how often they met, and if they planned on staying in Girl Scouts. If they weren’t sure, she listed the reasons why they should stick with it, empowering them, the girls older than she is, to ignore the common “you’re too old to be a Girl Scout.” She is dedicated, passionate and is determined to achieve and learn as much as she can from Girl Scouts.

Margaret Scout Service Award Logan Stendell has a busy sports schedule, yet she still makes

time to volunteer in her community. She has provided well over 50 hours this past Girl Scout year and would make Margaret Ferris proud.

Logan has volunteered as a babysitter during leader meetings in the Low Desert Region and has helped with her younger sister’s junior troop. Logan was also part of a Take Action project that combined two troops in updating the Gold Award wall at the Low Desert office. These two troops created a presentation and a poster to solicit donations.

They designed the layout and then painted the wall to match their vision. Their goal was to honor Gold Award recipients in a more prominent place in the hopes that more girls would be inspired to “go for the gold”. She also applied for and was accepted to participate in the Girls at the Capital event in Sacramento and traveled with a handful of Girl Scouts to represent GSSGC at the event. Following the event, she and another girl from the region made a video presentation to present to the GSSGC Board about her experience. Public speaking is not Logan’s favorite activity, but she persevered and made huge improvements from the first take to the last. Logan did Program Aide training early in her 6th grade year to build her community service skills early in her Cadette career. Logan is also an active member of the National Charity League and has volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert, The Living Desert, and Coachella Valley Rescue Mission, among others. Logan is also an active member of her church community and volunteers regularly to help disadvantaged people in the area. Logan’s church is located in an economically disadvantaged area and the building is quite old. Logan began her Silver Award project this year and is on her way to renovating the bathrooms at the church to benefit the parishioners.

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Service Units are always looking for dynamic, caring, and talented Adult Volunteers to join the team in helping shape future leaders who will make our world a better place. Whether you choose to work directly or indirectly with girls or adults on a short-term or long-term basis, you will enjoy making a significant difference in the lives of our members.

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Service Unit Positions include: • Service Unit Manager • Service Unit Finance Coordinator • Service Unit Events Coordinator • Service Unit Recognitions Coordinator • Service Unit Welcome Specialist (NEW POSITION – MORE DETAILS COMING SOON)

What are Service Unit Leader Meetings?

Service Units hold regular leader meetings to support leaders by providing them with valuable information and resources.

These meetings also provides time for interaction between Troop Leaders to share ideas and support. As a leader, we strongly encourage you attend your leader meetings to get accurate and timely local and Council-wide information.

To find out when and where your local Service Unit Leader Meetings take place or if you would like to learn more about Service Unit Volunteer Positions, please contact customercare@gssgc.org.

HIGHER AWARDS 1 0 Y EA R , G R A D UAT I N G S E N I O R , B R O N Z E , S I L V E R , G O L D

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TO THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF OLDER GIRLS

REMAINING IN OUR PROGRAM PURSUING HIGHER AWARDS AND TO GIVE THEM THE SPOTLIGHT THEY DESERVE,

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GRADUATION AND ACCOMPLISHED THE SECOND HIGHEST AWARD IN GIRL SCOUTING, THE SILVER AWARD, TO THE REGIONAL LEVEL. Council will be assisting the Regions through this transition to ensure it maintains the grandeur these recognitions deserve.

A framework will be put in place so that all girl awards: Bronze, Silver, 10-year and Graduating Senior will be elevated to the same level across the Council and consistent for all of our amazing young women.

Recently, all 5 of the Council’s Gold Award Committees gathered together to review our Council’s processes and training around our Gold Award program. The goal is to safeguard that San Gorgonio’s Gold Award maintains GSUSA standards and that we are doing our absolute best to encourage and support our girl members as they “Go for the Gold!”

One of the gaps identified is the disconnect between the Gold Award and our parents and leaders of older girls. The committee is going to pilot a couple of items this fall to bring the parents and leaders into the circle to provide more support, advice and direction.

The training may look a little different as well. We’re re-introducing the Gold Patrol in a couple of regions and introducing it for the first time in three of our regions. What is the Gold Patrol? Well, it’s an opportunity to come to your local Council office and meet with various Gold Award committee members and other prospective Gold Award candidates and ask questions about the GoGold online platform, brainstorm ideas about projects, run an idea by a committee member and see if it has Gold Award potential and find out about community resources among other things. Imagine a “think tank” for the Gold Award. Parents and leaders are welcome as well and will be hosted in another area by a committee member.

Visit the Original Gold Patrol! Accept no imitations!

THE TRIFECTA AWARD

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San Gorgonio will celebrate the young women who have accomplished this incredible feat and continuously strive to make the world a better place each year at the Gold Award Gala in the Spring of 2020.

For questions, please email awards@gssgc.org.

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Girl Reporter Feature An Interview with Medal of Honor Winner, Elizabeth Brown

By Caitlin S.

Elizabeth B.(left), age 17, was at a Walmart cookie booth in Victorville when a little boy, around 3 years old, was walking out of the exit with a Spiderman Easter basket filled with Hotwheels. The little boy was coming out of the store with no mom which was a red flag for Elizabeth. She also was wondering why he didn’t just put his toys in a cart since he kept dropping them. When Elizabeth saw that the little boy was running towards the street into the parking lot she grabbed his arm as fast as she could pulling him back to safety. Elizabeth then walked the little boy over to Rusty, a Walmart employee. In true Girl Scout fashion, Elizabeth went back outside to finish working at her cookie booth. Later, Elizabeth found out that Rusty and Jason, the manager, safely returned the little boy to his mother. When asked about the events of that night, Elizabeth said that the only thing she would do differently was grabbed the little boy sooner.

The Medal of Honor “[is awarded] to a girl who has shown the presence of mind and true Girl Scout spirit saving life or attempting to save [a] life without risk to the candidates own life.”(GSUSA.org). Elizabeth received the Medal of Honor, for saving the little boy’s life, at the 2019 Silver and Gold Gala, held at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. As Elizabeth was walking onto the stage to receive her award and certificate, the room was quiet as the story of Elizabeth’s heroic actions were being told to the audience. Elizabeth said that while on stage she felt very humbled while a letter from Sylvia Acevedo, the CEO of GSUSA, was read. On stage to congratulate Elizabeth was President and CEO Cynthia Breunig (far left), Executive Board Chairwoman Michelle Branconier (middle left).

Elizabeth is a proud 4th generation Girl Scout legacy. Elizabeth has been a Girl Scout for about 12 years. She has received several Girl Scout awards including her Silver Award, Journey Summit Pins, her Program Aid (PA) pin, her Service to Community, and Service to Girl Scouts bars. Even with all of the awards she has earned, Elizabeth says that the Medal of Honor is the most distinguished award she has received so far. She hopes that earning her Gold Award will be the next most notable achievement because of all of the time being put into it.

A word of advice from Elizabeth to all Girl Scouts:“Girl Scouts isn’t just about receiving awards. Stay in the moment, that’s when you enjoy everything: enjoying the moment is better than planning the future.”

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Community Garden

By Haley B.

On the 20th of April there was a Girl Scout event that involved earning a gardening patch!

Wendy Wong and Tracy Powell were the advisors, and planned this event out very well. Everybody knew what they were supposed to do and how to help! It was as if they had planned it for years! This year Troop 33 hosted this event.

This community garden isn’t just a garden, they donate to people in need and let people or supporters rent out garden plots, so they can grow their plants if they don’t have the space. They donate 10% of their plants and herbs to people in need! Every year they host this event for Earth Day! Earth Day is April 22nd, events help to support the environment. Earth Day started in 1970 and now more than 193 countries celebrate Earth Day! Gardening is a major part of helping the Earth grow green again. This community garden has done this for 3 years now!

I asked Tracy Powell, who started the garden, what she hoped the girls learn from this event, she answered, “I want the girls to learn a passion for gardening and how we can help people from gardening.” She is completely right, we really can help people from gardening, we can do this by donating our extra plants or soil to people in need, or we can give them plots in community gardens, like Tracy Powell does. She helps people who don’t have the space for the gardens and she rents out plots of the community garden to them for $5 a month or $50 annually, for people who commit annually to their garden they get 2 months free!

I asked Wendy Wong, advisor from Troop 33, if she was involved in the community garden, her reply, “Yes, actually a girl from my troop had a whole plot and she took care of it for a year for her Silver Award.” A Silver Award is one of the highest honors you can receive in Girl Scouts, the only honor higher is the Gold Award. The community garden has been in the making for 3 years and they have advanced so much! Some activities this event had were, Zen gardens, sunflower seed planting, deco podge, and painting rocks. All of these activities were very planned out, and fun to participate in for the girls.

Overall, this event was extremely fun to participate in and observe. I would recommend going to this event next year, for you will learn about things that you didn’t know existed, like certain plants! If you don’t have the space for a garden, come to this community garden at the Highland Congregational Church on Atlantic Avenue, and rent a plot and grow some plants! You will learn gardening skills and you only need to come water every other day, they provide water for your plot as well! Gardening for the Earth!

History Comes Alive

By Abigail C.

For the past 8 years, the Coachella Valley History Museum has been teaching the young and the old about the history of the place they reside in. If you traveled to the former house of a Dr. Smiley, you would find just as many wonders as you did if you traveled to the schoolhouse to experience life in the early 1900’s. Dr. Smiley was a doctor that lived in the house until a dentist named Dr. Tyler moved in. In these places you can learn about prominent people in the Coachella Valley. So, if you’ve never heard of Zaddie Bunker or you want to make your own Polly Pocket this is the place for you.

When entering the Smiley house, the first thing you see is a gift shop. At the day of living history, however the gift shop is filled with extraordinary things. The author of the book, Birth of the Inland Sea, was signing books. If you traveled farther into the museum, you would learn more about the Cahuilla and about the abundance of agriculture in the Coachella Valley. The Cahuilla are the Native Americans that lived in the Coachella Valley. You can also see their traveling exhibit: Women behaving badly, for good! Here you can learn about some of the women that changed the world. You can also meet weavers from the valley.

These women dedicate their time to show people how to weave and knit. One of the weavers, Robin says that the reason she loves doing it is because it is her background. She also says that it is creative and fun. One of the other women, Sandi, said that she loved it because it was a little bit of everything.

Inside the former town library, you can learn quite a bit about dates. This may sound strange, but I’m talking about the Date Museum. It was founded in the 1980’s. If you look inside, you will find kids dressed up as historical figures. You have the opportunity to learn more about Bob Hope and Jackie Cochran. One of the historical recreations is Betty Ford. Her creator, Victoria, enjoys being the historical figure and says it makes her more confident in herself.

When traveling into the 1909 schoolhouse, you will find many wonders for all ages. The first room is a schoolroom filled with desks and chalkboards, so you are ready to learn in the 1900’s. In the next room, you can make your own clothespin doll out of yarn, a clothespin and some fabric. You can also make your own butter or make a perfectly cut apple with a machine. You can also play checkers and learn about earlier kinds of irons. Outside you can clean clothes they way they did all those years ago, play jump rope, hula hoops, hopscotch and croquet.

So, if you want to have a fun day with your family, this is the place to go. You can travel back in time to learn about the 31 presidents of the United States (at the time there were only 31 presidents) and the 46 states of America. You can also learn about the people that shaped the Valley, play games, and learn how to weave. Just remember, history comes to life at the Living History Festival at the Coachella Valley History Museum.

Girl Reporter Feature Locating a brighter future for Women in STEM

By Sophia S.

Gender Inequality. Two very big words, with a very big impact. Contained within these fifteen letters are countless injustices; the wage gap, increased rates of domestic violence, educational disparities, inequality in the workforce, degradation, dehumanization, sexualization and the overall subjugation to a society where women are reduced to conformity and fitting into a formula.

This March, I was able to witness a moment where those two words meant nothing. I had the opportunity to meet two women who never gave a thought to invisible barriers and never stopped pursuing their dream. I saw the example of women empowering other women to reach their full potential. I was given the opportunity to attend an event hosted at the Cellar Book Store in Canyon Crest where both Dr. Paulette Brown-Hinds and Dr. Dawn Wright spoke about their newest collaboration, the book, Women and GIS: Mapping Their Stories. The book is a collection of stories from 23 different women who empowered themselves and others by flourishing in the STEM field, specifically with geographic information systems.

The book, Women in GIS: Mapping Their Stories, has been a long time coming. The number of women pursuing careers within the STEM field has increased tremendously within the past few years; the newest wave of women empowerment and equality has broken down the walls that once prevented women from succeeding. Both Dr. Brown-Hinds and Dr. Wright stressed the fact that one should never set limitations for themselves during the conversation. The purpose of this book is to empower the women scientists, engineers, biologists, astronauts, aquanauts, chemists, and world-changers of tomorrow; the goal was to spark inspiration in a field that is so greatly overshadowed.

During the conversation with both Dr. Brown-Hinds and Dr. Wright, the word “inspiration” was repeated throughout the night. While growing up in Hawaii, Dr. Wright had many inspirations and the motivation she drew from these important figures in science propelled her to study oceanography. Dr. Wright also attested to the power of Girl Scouts, as the organization was also a leading factor in helping her decide what she would like to study. To Dr. Wright, Girl Scouts is a perfect example of the growing support for women in the STEM field. Over the past years, Girl Scouts has rapidly increased the amount of STEM programming to the girls, pushing them to explore their curiosities about the world.

Towards the end of the night, I asked both Dr. Wright and Dr. Brown-Hinds where they see themselves and the women in STEM movement in the future. While Dr. Wright believes that foundational change has yet to happen, “We do see more girls becoming interested in STEM and it’s fantastic and I think that there are going to be more resources to empower and educate these girls.” She believes that we are the brink of a great change in the women empowerment movement. As for Dr. Brown-Hinds, “I hope to be on the forefront of the GIS application movement in the news media to help people connect it to things that they care about.”

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Cookie Sale Community Partners

Our Sincerest Thanks

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By inviting girls to sell Girl Scout cookies in front of your businesses, you help them reach their goals!

Albertsons Alin Party Supply Altura Credit Union America's Tire Store Annie's Cafe Arrowhead Lanes Bank of Hemet Barons Market Barstow Fuel 76 Barstow High School Barstow Mall BBVA Bank Bluewater Grill Bob's Big Boy Boot Barn Bristol Farms Bureau of Land Management Burgess Moving & Storage Canyon Lake Farmers Market Cardenas Market Chicos College of the Desert Cooley Ranch Elementary Country Store Dairy Queen Del Taco Desert Discovery Center Barstow Dunkin’ Donuts Empire Polo Fields Floor and Decor Flower Hill Bistro Fontana Woman's Center Food 4 Less

Gelson's Super Market Gerrards Golden Corral Goodwin's Market Grizzly Cafe Hemet Farmers Market Hobby Lobby IHOP Jensen's Jersey Pizza Jule's Market Kirklands Kmart Kolb Middle School Krikorian Theatre Lake Elsinore Outlets Lakeshore Learning Center Lane Bryant Lenny Dykstra's Carwash Lowe's Lumpy's Lutheran Church of Our Savior March AFB Marshalls Maxx Pizza McDonalds Menifee Valley Little League Mimi's Cafe Moreno Valley Mall Mountain High Resort Murrieta Farmers Market Newberry Springs Elementary School New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Nuevo Market

Oak Trunk PetCo Pieology Platas Premier ATA Provident Bank Ralphs Rancho Army Navy Store Red Robin Revolutions Bowling Rite Aid Rosita's Sam's Club Shell Gas Station Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church Snow Valley Ski Resort Sparkle Car Wash Staples Starbucks Stater Bros Stein Mart Temecula Farmers Market The River in Rancho Mirage The Shops at Dos Lagos Tom's Burgers Tom's Farms Tractor Supply Co Turner’s Outdoorsman UPS Store Victor Bowl Vons Walgreens Walmart Westfield Mall Palm Desert Yermo Community Center Yogurt Island

Corporate Recognition & Community Partners $25,000+

$10,000-$24,999

$5,000-$9,999 AAUW - American Association of University Women Arrowhead United Way Banner Bank Barstow CDBG BNSF Railway Foundation Cathay Bank

Chaffey College Comerica Bank Edison International Girl Scouts of the USA Goldenvoice Pechanga Resort and Casino The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation

U.S. Bank Foundation United Way of the Inland Valleys Vera R. Campbell Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation YWCA of Riverside County Endowment Fund

GSSGC Troop 1056 Majestic Realty Foundation OneBeacon Charitable Trust Seven Point Inc. So Cal Chapter IDOS

Spring Valley Lake Lions Club The Kiwanis Club of Redlands Union Bank Foundation Vons Foundation

$1,000-$4,999 BBVA Compass CDBG Grand Terrace ConvergeOne Employees Community Fund of Boeing

Juliette Gordon Low Society

The Juliette Gordon Low Society is a giving society to honor those who have committed to make planned gifts to Girl Scouts. A planned gift is a future gift through your financial and estate plans; for example, a bequest.

Why join the Juliette Gordon Low Society?

Your planned gift is also your legacy of goodwill that benefits future generations of girls to come. It ensures that Girl Scouts continues to prepare every girl to become a G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risktaker, Leader)TM.

Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift

Richard G. Aquino Rhesa Ashbacher Andrew Avery Edythe Avery Debbie Barrera Dianne Belk & Lawrence Calder Girl Scout Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift

Cynthia H. Breunig The Burdette Family Dr. Patricia A.S. Crowley Linda Dominguez Debra Donnell Sean and Melinda Dougherty Reita M. Dykes* Sally Gose Debra Gradias Stacey Grant Knea Hawley Renee Hill Joyce E. Knoll Elizabeth Locke-Thomas Lolla Long Kit Mac Nee Chuck MacKinnon Beatrice M. Martin* Sandra L. Mayo Wade Mayo Dawn Meade

The Daisy Society was named after Girl Scouts Founder Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low. Members commit to a minimum ongoing contribution of $20 per month or a $240 annual gift. Elizabeth Sutherland is the founding chair of the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council Daisy Society.

Why join the Daisy Society?

Members Erik & Eva Andersen

The Daisy Society

Robert Molko Theresa Molko Sylvia Morrison Ken and Sandy Mortensen Beth and Steve Newton Donna “Whisper” Tucker-Parker Ms. Cynthia Paulo Nancy Perdue Brandy Placencia Carrie Raleigh Reece Family Diana Robinson Irene N. Rodríguez Bob Schumacher Tina Schumacher Gail A. Seekins Kristina Sewell Barbara P. Sirvis Edna L. Steinman* D. Scott Thompson Pamela Verhaegen

You are fulfilling your philanthropic goals by raising up girls for generations to come.

When you provide financial support you are investing in girls and affecting critical issues for girls and women.

You are a part of establishing gender equality and creating women leaders.

You become a member of the Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council Alumni Association, a group of likeminded people who advocate for girls and live by the Girl Scout values.

Character $10,000+ Anonymous Debbie Barrera Karen Bell Cynthia Breunig Stacey Grant David Kobrin

Confidence $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Edythe Avery Cindy Beyl Knea Hawley Diana LaMar Kit Mac Nee Chuck MacKinnon

*Deceased

Sandra Mayo Ken Mortensen Michael Schreter Jennie Smith Elizabeth Sutherland

Theresa Molko Gail Seekins Barbara Sirvis D. Scott Thompson Regina Todd Pamela Verhaegen

Our Sincerest Thanks Courage $1,000-$4,999 Anonymous Anonymous Richard Aquino Janice Arnold Andrew Avery Kathleen Barth Carol Bond Paulette Brown-Hinds Craig Burdette Cindy Chapman Linda Dominguez Melinda Dougherty Tony Draper Kristina Falkner Adela Flores-Bertrand Lorraine Frost

Raul Garcia Debra Gradias Betty Hao Renee Hill Joyce Knoll Tonya LaBarbera Elizabeth Locke-Thomas Lolla Long Leonard Longo Dawn Meade Heather Murphy Michael Murphy Sarah Newton Patricia Nickols-Butler Cathy Paredes Cheryl Pearson

Nancy Perdue Mary Perry Lisa Reece Steven Reese Margaret Renwand Irene N. RodrĂ­guez Katheryn Sari Charity Schiller J Ahleda Stockton Kelly Straine Christina Thomas Shannon Wells B.J. Winslow Victorine Wouda June Yamamoto Wendy Zinn

Jan Harnik Ronald Hasse Shawna Hawk Georgia Hill Robert Hollstein Elgian Hurley Julie Jordan Hayley Kilgore Amy Kim JoAnne Lauer Charolette LeBlanc Cynthia Ludvigsen Cher Martin Caryn Martin-Patino Christine McCusker Carmen McFolling Shannon McLaughlin Suzan Meyer Victoria Mims Elisa Mitchell Terri Mockler Vici Nagel Shannon Ng Charla Nunez Ellen Parker

Judi Penman Michele Penn Carrie Raleigh Tom Ramirez Erika Riddle Carrie Romero Edda Esther Rosso Ron Sabala Catherine Sainz Mary Sawyer Michael Schneider Tina Schumacher Shirley Sedam Bob Segui Kristina Sewell Vada Stephens Megan Stoye Kirsten Tamura Leslee Temple Jennifer Thomasian Susanne Tisdall Daniel Villanueva Eselener Williams

Member $240-$999 Ann Marie Allen Linda Bailey Dawn Blue Michele Branconier Erin Brinker Kassidy Burdette McKenna Burdette Marci Burdette Suzanne Cacanindin Michelle Chilvers Murphy Eugene Cramer Sandra Cronce Jasmine Daffin Stephanie Danielson Debra Donnell Adrian Donovan Alleyna Dougherty Kimberly Drewry Karen Early Chantal Francisco Kristen Fratt Judith Fuhrman Jennifer Fuller Roberto Galarza Arlene Garcia Lesli Gooch Sandra Granger Shelley Guerin

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Central Service Center & Executive Offices 1751 Plum Lane Redlands, CA 92374

Central West Service Center 9840 Indiana Avenue, Suites 7 & 8 Riverside, CA 92503

Low Desert Service Center 75-180 Mediterranean, Suites A & B Palm Desert, CA 92211

High Desert Service Center 17189 Yuma St. Unit 1 Victorville, CA 92395

Southwest Service Center 40880 County Center Dr., Suite G Temecula, CA 92591

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