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IN THIS ISSUE
World, Thinking, Career
Confidence, and Girl Scouts go to
Neuro School
The Buffalo Zoo—
A unique way to earn a badge
The Ugly Duckling
Trip Programs
Steam Camp 2016 Registration
GSWNY History Committee
Volunteerism : Trainings
Adult Appreciation and Awards
Cookie Booth Webinar
Camp Volunteers Needed
Summer Camp
Adventure Club
The Girl Scout Shop
Around the Council
Service 205 Twin Lakes
helped State Troopers
with their Heroes and
Helpers program
shopping.
Amherst Central Troop
30317 decorated
cookies for Vive La
Casa, a Buffalo refugee
shelter.
Over 300 girls from the
Ken-Ton Service Unit
volunteered and
decorated trees for the
Festival of Trees.
25 Pittsford Scouts from five
troops participated in SCOOP
holiday craft night. Troops
represented in the picture:
60145, 60743, 60843, 60982,
and 60983.
World Thinking Day Event – All Levels
World Thinking Day was first celebrated in 1926. Now, girls and young women around the world come
together every February to learn more about the World Thinking Day theme and their individual impacts on
the global community. Come joins girls around Western New York for our 2nd annual World Thinking Day
event. Through different, interactive activities that are age appropriate, girls will earn their World Association
of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Thinking Day badge and parts of the Girl Scouts of the USA World
Thinking Day badge. WAGGGS badge earned and given at the event. Adult volunteers gladly accepted,
please contact Bree at [email protected] or 716-998-4873.
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: Hoover Middle School, Kenmore, NY Register on eBiz
Career Confidence Senior and Ambassador Scouts can learn how to prepare for anything your dream
career can throw at you. Girl will learn way to interview, network and communicate
effectively in order to be successful in the business world. Girls will earn the
Senior Business Etiquette badge for attending. This is a girl-created program!
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016 Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM Location: Al Sigl Campus – 1000 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14620 Register on eBiz
Programs
Girl Scouts go to Neuro School
Research Graduate Students from UB’s NeuroScience Department will help Cadette
through Ambassadors Scouts experience hands-on activities as they relate to the brain’s
function. Activities will include visual and cognitive perception, tactile perception, brain
museum and many more. Girls will also get a chance to talk to UB students about medical
research opportunities. A light continental breakfast will be provided.
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
Location: Sherman Hall, South Campus, University at Buffalo
Register on eBiz
Programs
The Buffalo Zoo – A Unique Way to Earn a Badge
The Buffalo Zoo prides itself on its mission to promote education,
conservation, and recreation. Its commitment to nature offers a
unique experience for your Girl Scout troop to explore a 23 acre
outdoor laboratory. Part of this exploration includes a study of our
diverse living collection of 150 animal species, and meet live
animals up close - all while earning a badge! Choose from the
many badges we offer below or work with us to create a custom
badge about a topic you’d like to cover:
Daisies: Clover & Rosie (combined), Lupe & Mari (combined) and
Tula Petals
Brownies: Bugs & Pets (combined), Bugs & Senses (combined),
Inventor, Letterboxer, and Household Elf
Juniors: Animal Habitats, Detective, Gardener, and Flowers
Cadettes: Animal Helpers and Trees
Seniors: Voice for the Animals and Social Innovator
For more information, including pricing and availability, please visit
www.buffalozoo.org or call our education registrar at 995-6128.
Reservations are requested at least six weeks in advance.
The Buffalo Zoo, the Wildest Place in Town.
Rochester City Ballet invites all Daisy, Brownie, and Juniors to our
production of The Ugly Duckling Feb. 6 & 7. The 50-minute ballet also
includes a post-performance autograph party with the dancers. All of
the children will receive a free autograph book.
Pre-performance activities include face painting, a ballet
demonstration, and coloring.
The ballet also provides a great opportunity to discuss individuality,
differences and bullying. A study guide is available to troop leaders.
Contact Nichole Gantshar [email protected] or 585-461-5850 for group sales (20% discount). Regardless of the size of your troop, it is eligible for the group-sales discount. Tickets are $20 or $17 so with the discount $16 and $13.60 with the
discount.
The event is at 2 p.m Nazareth College Arts Center.
If interested, we can also arrange back-stage tours.
Travel Pathway Travel the World with Girl Scouts of Western New York!
We believe that each and every girl deserves a chance to see the world! That’s why we developed these trips—to give you opportunities to learn about new cultures and meet new people. You will also develop valuable skills such as goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics. You know these skills from participating in the Girl Scout Programs, now sharpen them as you travel the world!
Troops and Individual travelers are welcome to join us. If you are interested in the trip or have enrollment questions, please contact [email protected].
Pricing and Itinerary Information:
2016 Tour: London to Lucerne Tour Number: 1786183JH
Tour Website www.eftours.com/1786183JH
2017 Tour: Costa Rica- Touch of the Tropics! Tour Number 1786186NN Tour Website www.eftours.com/1786186NN
Travel Interest Session Sign up for an interest session to learn more about the trip to Costa Rica!
February 25, 2016
Rochester Service Center
7:00 – 9:00 PM
March 9, 2016
Buffalo Service Center
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Girl Scouts Travel to Savannah, Georgia Come spend the week with fellow Girl Scouts from Western New York as we explore Historic Savannah and surrounding areas.
Dates: July 24-30, 2016
Trip Cost: $675.00 per person (based on 4 to a room and full bus)
Trip is all inclusive except for meals in route. Cost also includes trip t-shirt, patches, badges, pins and memories that you will cherish forever. All levels are welcome to join us. For more information or reservations please contact Violet Tredo at [email protected] or contact the GSWNY Program Team at [email protected].
Programs
GSWNY’s History Committee
Who are we?
The History Committee has been charged with
preserving and protecting the documents and
materials which reflect the history of the Girl Scouts
of Western New York. Our role is to foster knowledge
and garner appreciation of the rich history related to
the Girl Scout movement.
American Beauty Troop 1, 1917
What we offer?
Presentations: Committee members are available to share parts of the collection with
groups of Girl Scouts and community organizations.
Patch Programs:
Archive Patch Program: A program to help Girl Scouts of all ages become familiar with
the history of Girl Scouting.
Ceremonies Patch Program: Learn about Girl Scout Ceremonies of the past and
develop new ceremonies of your own.
What’s in our collection? Our council has a long and rich history that dates back to 1916. Through generous donations
from alumnae and their heirs, we are fortunate to own a wide variety of memorabilia.
This includes:
Uniforms, Badges, Patches, Insignia Historical Documents
Library of books and publications Photographs
Camp Artifacts
Contact Us To schedule a presentation, for more information
or for questions, please email [email protected].
Volunteerism
Troop Camping Trainings
It’s not too early to plan for Troop Camping Training! Check out the offerings below, register via ebiz and keep your
eyes open for additional opportunities soon!
New Service Unit Team Position Trainings and resource site
If you serve in the role of Service Unit Finance Consultant, Registrar, Organizer, or Recruiter BRAND NEW trainings are
available just for YOU! You can find them on ebiz under “Learning & Training -> Specialty” trainings. These online, self-
paced trainings will give the tools and resources to feel confident in your role as we build girls of courage, confidence,
and character who make the world a better place!
NEW Resources for GSLE Coaches and Troop Essentials Facilitators
Are you a GSLE (Girl Scout Leadership Experience) Coach or Troop Essentials Facilitator? OR do you want to be? We
have a fantastic new resource for you – your very own website with all the resources you need to support other
volunteers in delivering amazing Girl Scout programming to girls! Get the link by clicking HERE! (you can use the same
link if you’d like to express interest in these positions)
Location Planning Session All Day Session
Troop Camping I
Jamestown Service Center/Camp Timbercrest
6-9PM Wednesday, April 6, 2016.
9AM-7PM Saturday, April 16, 2016
Troop Camping I
Zion Lutheran Church/ GSWNY Lockport
Service Center
6:30-9:30PM Thursday, May 5, 2016
9AM-7PM Saturday, May 14, 2016
Troop Camping I/II
Combo
Wesco Distribution. Inc. Cheektowaga/Camp Seven Hills-Lakeside
6-9PM Wednesday, March 30, 2016
9AM Saturday, April 9, 2016 - 12PM Sunday, April 10, 2016.
Troop Camping I/II
Combo
Rochester Service Center/Camp
Piperwood
6-9PM Monday, April 25,2016
9AM Saturday, May 7- 12N Sunday, May 8, 2016
Volunteerism
Adult Appreciation & Awards
We bet you know a great volunteer – someone who got you involved, someone who inspires you, someone who makes
you think, “How does she do it all???” That person might be a perfect nominee for a GSUSA or GSWNY formal
recognition. Whether she or he is working with a troop, on a service unit level or helping the entire council, there’s an
award perfect for any volunteer.
Check out all the great awards in our Adult Recognition Guide as well as our On-Demand Webinar on Adult
Appreciation.
The deadline to nominate for presentation at the GSWNY Annual Meeting (Thursday, May 19) is February 1st. You can
also present almost any award at your service unit meeting; nominations must be submitted 8 weeks prior to
presentation date.
You can also submit a nomination to receive your own Tenure Pin, which recognizes girl + adult GSUSA membership, or
your Years of Service Pin, which recognizes years of Girl Scout service. The council provides Tenure Pins for 25+ years
and Years of Service Pins for 20+ years.
Note: All of our nomination forms have been updated this year with new requirements. You MUST use an
updated form, or your nomination will not be processed. Download the new forms at http://www.gswny.org/
forms under “Adult Recognition Forms.”
Please contact [email protected] with any questions!
January Webinar Wednesday: Cookie Booth Confidential
Each month we offer a 1-hour live webinar devoted to topics to enrich and enhance your volunteer experience. And don’t
worry if you can’t make it, the webinars are always recorded and placed in our On-Demand Library!
Cookie booths are a fun and easy way for the girls to increase their troop profit from cookie sales. This webinar will give
you the basics of how to run a cookie booth, including how to find and book a location, ordering cookies, managing
payments, and more. You’ll also learn some tricks of the trade for taking your cookie booth to the next level! This is
webinar is being hosted by the GSWNY Product Program department.
Anyone who pre-registers AND attends the webinar is entered to win a $20 GSWNY gift certificate!
Date: Wednesday, January 27
Time: 6:30 pm
To register: You must pre-register for this webinar. Follow this link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
cookieboothwebinar
Camp
Here is what’s happening
in Outdoor Program! Summer Camp 2016! Camp life is the best life! Look for the new 2016 Camp Catalog coming out January 22
nd. It will be chock full of new
and exciting programs for troops and girls to participate in. Catalogs will be mailed to girls that went to camp last summer and will also be posted on our website. So don’t delay register early, lock your favorite gal into her program and save with our $20 early bird discount and give her the best life at Girl Scout summer camp.
Older Girls Needed Calling all older troops! We are looking for older girl troops who are interested in assisting/providing programs to younger girl troops. This is a great way to share your knowledge, be a mentor to a younger girl and work on your leadership skills. If you are interested please email [email protected] and indicate if you are interested in providing your services for program or outdoor program.
OUTDOOR PROGRAM Hello all outdoor enthusiasts. Just a reminder that we have information on our GSWNY website about outdoor program vendors – locations were you can take your girls to participate in outdoor activities, outdoor program badges – information on how you can help your girls earn an outdoor camping badge, GSWNY Camp Adventure Club – the necessary skill packets are listed that outlines the necessary steps for completion and Venture Out and interactive website on outdoor program and now to get your girls active – this is for volunteers of younger troops. Click this link http://www.gswny.org/program-resources to learn more.
Windy Meadows Day Camp Volunteers Needed!
STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math – Maker Day Camp is coming to Camp Windy Meadows July
18-21 and volunteers are needed! This volunteer-designed and volunteer-run camp will be running for Daisy through
Junior Girl Scouts. No STEAM experience necessary; all training will be provided! You may volunteer to work only one
day, or multiple days. As a bonus, camp volunteers can receive a $10 discount off the fees for any children attending the
camp.
Contact Mariah at [email protected] for volunteering details. More information on registering girls for this camp
coming soon!
Volunteerism
Camp
Core Camp Troop leaders if you are looking for a great troop camp experience to do with your girls don’t forget about Core camping at Camp Timbercrest! As we all know troop camping is a great way for leaders and their girls to experience the wonders and excitement of the outdoors. At GSWNY we want to provide as many opportunities as possible for leaders and girls to experience the great outdoors. Core camp can provide that experience.
Core Camp is the perfect setting for leaders who want to take their girls troop camping without the responsibility of providing program, meals or having trained/certified adults. At Camp Timbercrest we will do it all for you. All troop leaders have to do is provide the necessary child to adult supervision ratio. You and your girls can participate in as much or as little programming as you choose. Look for dates and programs themes coming soon in the 2016 camp catalog. Here is what our leaders had to say about their first time core camping experience. “My girls loved it and can't wait to go back”, “I thought it was amazing, much better than the over the weekend troop camping you use to offer. I was disappointed to see it referred to many times in the brochure for new to camping leaders, first time experience. It's great for all and a super great chance for the girls to see what camp is like”, “We had a wonderful time! I'd go again in a heartbeat. My girls loved it and loved the counselors who made everything so much fun.”
For more information on Core Camp please contact Janet DePetrillo, Director of Outdoor Program
GSWNY Camp Adventure Club! GSWNY’s Camp Adventure Club is the perfect setting for girls that want that exhilarating outdoor adventure. Through this club girls will learn outdoor skills, practice the seven principles of Leave No Trace, experience some amazing trips and form lifelong friendships. Girls who join the Camp Adventure Club will receive their GSWNY Camp Adventure Club patch and rider for each trip that they participate in. Girls should have good physical endurance when participating in a GSWNY Camp Adventure Club trip.
Did you know that girls that are members are eligible to participate in GSWNY Camp Adventure Club trips. This past summer girls participated in a one week and two week backing program and a two week canoeing program. Look for more GSWNY Camp Adventure Club trips coming this spring and summer.
Want to be a member? Our next GSWNY Camp Adventure Skills day program is scheduled for April 30, 2016 at Camp Timbercrest from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. So don’t delay sign up your girls now so that they too can become members in the hip GSWNY Camp Adventure Club!.
For more information on the GSWNY Camp Adventure Club please email Janet DePetrillo, Director of Outdoor Program at [email protected]
Retail
What’s New in Retail Sales—”The Girl Scout Shop”
Come visit a Girl Scout Shop located in the Service Centers of
Buffalo, Batavia, Jamestown, Lockport, and Rochester
or shop online at www.gswny.org
Holiday Closing for January – Monday, January 18, 2015 –
All GSWNY Shops will be CLOSED in observance of Martin L King Day.
2016 Cookie Kit – Bling Your Booth is available at a special price for your troop to get ready for the Cookie Program. The Cookie
Kit includes: A Cookie Fabric Tablecloth, A Large Cookie display box, A Cookie Time
Rollabanna with two messages, 50 Plastic Thank You bags and all these items come in a
Cookie Tote for ONLY $25.00.
Visit the shops to see the variety of cookie related merchandise,
in addition coming soon a New Cookie Tee and Cookie keychain.
2016 COOKIE SALE ACTIVITY PIN The cookie sale activity pin is an
earned award that is worn to show participation in the Girl Scout Cookie Sale after
completing participation activities outlined in the Cookie Sale Activity Guide. The pin(s)
are awarded each year in a different color.
