New Posting - - last call for Outdoor Training Weekend, more of Interest - FB news, also WAGGGS link.

A PRIVATE BLOG FOR MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS IN THE GS OF KENTUCKIANA COUNCIL.

MONDAY, MAY 9TH, 2016

Not all the news that is fit to print - but some!

THIS MEETING FOR THE WARREN COUNTY SERVICE UNIT IS TOMORROW - - TUESDAY!

SHARING AGAIN: A message from our SU Mgr, Tracey D.

"Hello,
Our last Service Unit meeting for this school year will be on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6pm at the Kirby Library branch. Please plan to attend.

Leslie will be there for anyone who may want/need help with Early Bird registration. Remember, all registrations must be done on-line now. Please consider bringing your laptop or other device if you would like to use your own. She will also have hers with her to help.

We will have our awards and recognition at this meeting as well as a lot of other things that will need to be covered. We ask kindly that you not bring kids if at all possible since we do have so much to try to cover.

If anyone has anything in particular that you would like to see us review/discuss at this meeting then please let us know ahead of time so that we can plan for it in advance. We don't want to keep anyone any longer than necessary.

I look forward to seeing everyone there!

Tracey"

From me: If you can't attend, have somebody else from your troop (a Troop Committee Member or Co-Leader or Parent) attend for you and take notes.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!

If you haven’t registered yet for Outdoor Training Weekend, the time is NOW. Really. Don’t delay. IMPORTANT: Because registrations and payment info have to be mailed to Owensboro, it can take the USPS a week to get your mailing there. But we need class counts right away — so when you put your registration in the mail, please also do the following: Write me at woelfelmarty@aol.com with the classes you want to take. (For Camp In B, be sure to tell us morning or afternoon class; for Camp Out be sure to tell us Saturday or Sunday; and for Canoeing Facilitator be sure to tell us Saturday or Sunday.) Note: Archery Facilitator is FULL and we are wait-listing people for that class. (It will be offered again during Autumn Adventure Weekend Sept 30-Oct 2 for certain and probably some other times/places in the fall.)

The signup for this is online and also available in the Files section at the KYANA Unofficial FB page.

Links: Go to the official Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Salesforce page here: https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/about-girl-scouts/who-we-are.html.

Click on MYGS. Enter your UserName and Password. Hit the green Login button. Go to Member Profile.  Click on the Activities tab at the top of the page, under the Girl Scouts logo. Go to this link: https://gsmembers.force.com/members/EventName?EventID=701G0000001EPVbIAO or just scroll down until you find this event.

Hit the Register Now button, and you will be able to download the Outdoor Training Weekend PDF file.
This file is also available here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KYANA.GS/. (This is the unofficial KYANA Facebook page). If you want to join this page, just apply, and I will OK you there.

These pages at the official GSUSA website are worth a look, especially if you have older girls.

Check out all the Destinations available for girls here at the GSUSA website: http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/tr…/take-a-trip/destinations/

Also, all Getaways are listed here: http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/travel/take-a-trip/getaways/.

And International Events are here: http://forgirls.girlscouts.org/…/take…/international-events/

Be sure to check all application deadlines carefully. If deadlines are past on some, you can always look at these pages earlier next time with your girls. Many events change from year to year, but some stay almost the same.

Via Beth: "Our Nations Capitol Council and GSUSA are sponsoring a Gold Award Centennial Display on Capitol Hill on June 14th. 8 Gold Award recipients nationwide were chosen to display their Gold Award Projects and GSK is honored to have our own Hannah Gadd be one of those 8 girls!"

Our council also is planning some special activities for all Members who have received Girl Scouting's highest award. Stay tuned to hear more about that from our council.

An FYI: Great online safety resources for kids are at the official US Gov site: kids.gov. They just got updated too.

 +++++++++++++++++++

World Refugee Day 2016
For this year’s World Refugee Day, WAGGGS is partnering with the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on the ‪#‎WithRefugees‬ campaign. This campaign aims to promote empathy and solidarity with refugees around the world.
From May 20 through June 20, we will be featuring stories of the wonderful work that Guides & Scouts are doing around the world to help refugees. If you are working with refugees, get in touch with us <at> comms@wagggs.org and let us know so that we can feature your work!
Also be sure to download the 2016 World Refugee Day toolkit from our website https://www.wagggs.org/en/what-we-do/international-days/world-refugee-day/   for ideas on what you can do in your communities to show that you stand #WithRefugees.
+++++++++++++++
Competition: Stay Connected with Verizon
We're searching for your most innovative ideas for a community action project, bringing together technology and the UN’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development. The five brightest ideas, chosen by a panel of judges, will receive up to US$3000 to make their project happen!
Deadline for submissions: 1 September 2016. Find out more: https://www.wagggs.org/en/what-we-do/stay-connected/
+++++++++++++++
Enter Olave Awards 2017: REAL Experiences
In 2017, Olave Awards will celebrate Girl Guide and Girl Scout groups that are growing the Movement by reaching out to girls and young women in their communities, who don’t otherwise have access to Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting.
If you have a project idea which offers young people REAL (relevant, exciting, accessible and learner-led) experiences of our movement, we want to hear from you! https://www.wagggs.org/en/what-we-do/Learn/prepared-learn-prepared-lead/real-experience/
Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2017. Find out more.
Much more is in the email.

Check out the pages and links at the top of this blog. Let me know what you think!

And leave a comment below, in the Comments section if you have time.

For instance, what would you like to hear about in this blog? Let me know. Thanks!

FROM LAST ISSUE:
Butterfly Garden News - - Background Checks - - Early Bird Girl Scout Water Bottles - - Journey Resources, Annual Meeting Notes, SU Mtg., Promoting Early Bird, Get Connected!  

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ISSUE.


Other issues can be found to clicking them under the Blog Archive section in the Upper right of this blog.

Readers, If you know another member or members of the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana who would like to be sent this blog, then just send an email to me with their email. I can add them to the blog one by one. 

Much, if not all, of this information can be also found at the unofficial Girl Scout pages here:


 A: The Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana UNofficial Girl Scout KYANA page

and/or

B: The UNofficial Warren County Service Unit and Beyond page.

Also, you may want to join your favorite Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Camp pages.  Here they are:

The KYANA Unofficial Barren Ridge Camp page
http://www.facebook.com/groups/493608877412242/

The KYANA Unofficial Houchens Camp page
http://www.facebook.com/groups/624483950954131/

The KYANA Unofficial Camp Whippoorwill page
http://www.facebook.com/groups/238769246326610/

The KYANA Unofficial STEM Adventure Camp Page
http://www.facebook.com/groups/533227246797476/

The KYANA Unofficial Camp Shantituck Page
http://www.facebook.com/groups/1437023776536465/

The KYANA Unofficial Camp Pennyroyal Page
http://www.facebook.com/groups/616374948450586/

The KYANA Unofficial Bear Creek Aquatic Camp Page
http://www.facebook.com/groups/237117116491212/

To see more UNofficial and Official Girl Scout pages, links, and blogs, check out the pages above at this blog, right under the orange Title box.

For more Girl Scout news, be sure to read your Girl Scout News You Can Use weekly email from our Council, plus the official Facebook page for the Council is here: https://www.facebook.com/GSKentuckiana/

Also, attend your monthly Service Unit Meetings and check for emails from your SU Manager too, for even more news and events.

Have a great rest of the Troop Year! 

Betsy S.
Volunteer and Trainer
The Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Council

 

Journey Resources link updated with a new page, More info. and Updates

Not all the news that is fit to print - but some!

There are now more Journey Resources here on the blog. I have added one more link, with a new page by ShopSpaz.

Here is the new link:
NEW: The Shop Spaz Girl Scout Leader Help blog  "So Many Journey Resources" page.
http://shopspaz.com/blog/2016/02/27/so-many-journey-resources/

And here are ALL the links:
 (Journey Helps)
http://eblast17.blogspot.com/p/journey-helps.html

+++++++++++++++++++

Annual Meeting Notes - - I posted these at the KYANA page here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/KYANA.GS/
In the Files section.

 +++++++++++++++++++

IMPORTANT: OUR LAST WARREN COUNTY SERVICE UNIT MEETING DATE - - plus more. A message from our SU Mgr, Tracey D.
"Hello,
Our last Service Unit meeting for this school year will be on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6pm at the Kirby Library branch. Please plan to attend.

Leslie will be there for anyone who may want/need help with Early Bird registration. Remember, all registrations must be done on-line now. Please consider bringing your laptop or other device if you would like to use your own. She will also have hers with her to help.
We will have our awards and recognition at this meeting as well as a lot of other things that will need to be covered. We ask kindly that you not bring kids if at all possible since we do have so much to try to cover.
If anyone has anything in particular that you would like to see us review/discuss at this meeting then please let us know ahead of time so that we can plan for it in advance. We don't want to keep anyone any longer than necessary.
I look forward to seeing everyone there!
Tracey"

 +++++++++++++++++++

Right now, I am getting re-certified - - getting a NEW background check for next year.

On the Service Unit Teams page, I found out that if you don't see a background check on your Profile Page (at the MYGS area) then you are not up to date.

I went to the website to get certified. Then I saw I needed a special Code. Then I found out I did NOT need the code. So the next thing, I will try again with a link given to me by a KYANA Staff member, Karlee A.

 +++++++++++++++++++

Read the story in the Daily News about the grant and Butterfly Garden project. 
http://www.wbko.com/content/news/Girl-Scouts-of-Kentuckiana-Houchens-receive-grant-from-SCA-377714541.html

And here is the posting from the KYANA and Warren Co. FB pages:

HOUCHENS BUTTERFLY/POLLINATOR HABITAT KICK-OFF AND PLANTING DAY!
Saturday - May 21 10 am to 4 pm
(come for the entire day or part of day)
Houchens Program Center
4520 Barren River Rd. Bowling Green
All Kentuckiana Girl Scouts, troops and their families are invited to help be a part of Kentuckiana camp history!

DETAILS - You probably have heard that butterflies and pollinators/bees are at risk due to habitat loss. As Girl Scouts, we can help “make the world a better place” by helping to create new habitat for them. Houchens Program Center in Bowling Green is creating a two acre butterfly/pollinator habitat to help them survive.
The 2 acre field will be plowed and ready to plant. We will be planting some areas with seeds, and other areas with plants. These will already be at camp waiting for our enthusiastic efforts. A section is also reserved for troops who want to “adopt” and maintain their own garden.

WHAT TO BRING - If you have flower garden plants to share, especially perennials, please feel free to bring them– do not bring trees or anything with thorns. Garden tools (shovels, garden rakes, trowels, gloves, etc) marked with your name would be helpful. We will provide bottles of water and light snacks. If you plan to stay all day, bring a picnic lunch and enjoy our camp. Wear clothes that can get dirty. We recommend insect repellant – there are sometimes ticks and chiggers at camp. Sunscreen is probably a good idea too.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE TO EXPECT, INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS. There is no fee for this program!!!!

<Ginny Pfohl>

RSVP TO: Ginny Pfohl ginnypf@aol.com –and put butterfly garden in the subject line.
Troop Leaders – if your troop want to “adopt” a garden space to take care of, you must let me know, so we can plan on creating the right number of spaces. This troop garden does NOT need to be planted on the Kick-Off date. Email me for more details!!

Ginny also says, "Remember that this does not need to be a troop event. Individual scouts can come with a family member or their entire family. Girls can come with a friend's family too. But it is not a "drop off your kid " event -someone needs to be responsible for them."

 +++++++++++++++++++

 

Beth Carroll says, "We are very excited about these water bottles! They are great and the girls will love them! Also, they will roll out in three waves as girls early bird so they do not have to wait til the end of the campaign to get theirs! If you are doing something exciting to promote early bird in your troop, service unit, or area, please send information to Beth Carroll at: bcarroll@gskentuckiana.org so we can share our stories and answer the question: 'How do you Early Bird?'"

Check out the pages and links at the top of this blog. Let me know what you think!
 
Betsy S.
Volunteer and Trainer
GS of Kentuckiana