Be a National Council Session Delegate for GSK!

 

Apply now to be a GSUSA National Council Session Delegate!

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"The National Council Session/56th Convention of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) will be held July 16-23, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Council is eligible to send six voting delegates (girls or adults), as prescribed by a formula established by GSUSA.

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If you are interested in serving as a delegate, please complete the application linked below and mail it to Attn: Board Development Committee, Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Council, 2115 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40206. The Committee will review applications and select a slate of national council delegates and alternates. National council delegates will be elected at the Annual Meeting in April 2022.

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• Plan to attend all sessions in Orlando, Florida.

• Be willing to report back to Council membership.

• Serve as a national council delegate for the next three years and be willing to attend any additional National Meetings called.

• Be a citizen of the United States of America as required by the GSUSA Congressional Charter.

• Be a registered member of the Girl Scouts and fourteen 14 years of age or older.

Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Council will pay the registration and travel expenses of its voting delegates.

Non-voting members are welcome and encouraged to attend as visitors but are responsible for their own expenses."

Apply to be a Girl Delegate: (Ages 14-17) https://www.gskentuckiana.org/content/dam/gskentuckiana/documents/governance/National%20Delegate%20Girl%20Application%202023.pdf

Apply to be an Adult Delegate: https://www.gskentuckiana.org/content/dam/gskentuckiana/documents/governance/National%20Delegate%20Adult%20Application%202023.pdf

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Questions? Please contact Volunteer Care: https://www.gskentuckiana.org/contact.

Sharing the Linktree site for Girl Scouts, and sharing other Official GSUSA sites to explore.

Hello, fellow Girl Scouts. I hope you are well and happy today.

I have some great and popular Official Girl Scout pages to share with you today. There are just PARTIAL pictures of them.

#1: The Official Girl Scouts of the USA website: https://www.girlscouts.org/. 

Right now there is a link to buy Girl Scout Cookies no matter where you live. I think this is a great idea. Another place that is good to follow is the Girl Scouts at Home page: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/girl-scouts-at-home.html. It has great VIRTUAL activities there, for troops, girls, and leaders.

#2. The Official Girl Scout Blog

and FB page.

#3. Girl Scouts on Twitter 

and Instagram

AND #4. (new-ish - saw on Instagram) Girl Scouts on Linktree

(There are more categories here on Linktree too... this is just the top section.)

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I was going also to put UNofficial sites to explore here - but that will be for another day. In the meantime, go to Facebook if you use it, and search for Girl Scouts in your area.

If you are in the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Council, you may want to search for your own Area page there, and the KYANA pages too - for Camp Pages just search for KYANA plus the name of the camp. KYANA Volunteers are also there.

If you love the Outdoors, try going to the Outdoor Girl Scout Project (Unofficial) and applying to join. It's here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/outdoor.journey.

All for today! Happy Girl Scout exploring today. 

Betsyanne

BG, KY

It's been awhile.... updating my Girl Scout blog today, April 1st, 2017. Sharing ONE April Fool's Posting from GSUSA too.

Hi, all.

It's April Fool's Day, and GSUSA is entering into the fun.

Here is their posting on the official blog: Meow Scout Bianca: A Pawsitive Force in Scouting.

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Love that. Here is one of the photos too:

Aw! Bianca is collecting cat food for Pet Shelter friends. Looks like she also is keeping the table clean and free of snacks.

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Don't forget about the UNofficial Calendar here at the blog. Not everything is on there, but some things are. It could be helpful if you are planning an event. Let me know if I need to add more things here, especially in Area 17 or Open Events.

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If you are at an UNofficial Facebook page, you can now access flyers or jpgs of recent news, such as Early Bird Rewards (with new cards explained) and also the new Kentuckiana Credits info.

Your SU Mgr. may already have shared these with you also, via email or a link to your new SU page on another site.

IF you are on FB, some useful links are here:

Area 17's Unofficial FB page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/294305000987780/

SU 722 (Warren and Edmonson) https://www.facebook.com/groups/KYANA.Cluster2.and.Beyond/
and
KYANA All-Around Unofficial FB page  https://www.facebook.com/groups/KYANA.GS/

Some other Areas and SU's have their own pages. Try Searching if you are on FB for those, or ask your Service Unit Manager about that. Not all SU's have pages yet.

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A MUST-DO!
Don't forget to get registered at the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana MYGS/Volunteer Toolkit pages.
Here is that link: https://gsmembers.force.com/members/login. You need to be registered here to get important GSK reminders, emails, and news - - to get on the mailing list.

Plus, there is a LOT of info. here about troops, official events, and more. You can even populate your meetings, and there are some FUN games there too.

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Here is a copy of the neat Girl Scouts DNA flyer we got at the Annual Meeting.

Here are just a few events coming up:

The 2017 National Council Session is in Columbus, Ohio - - Oct. 5-8 - - be looking for announcements about buses going there from our council.

Registration has begun for this event online from GSUSA. http://www.girlscouts.org/en/about-girl-scouts/GIRL-2017.html

AND here are just a few Big KYANA Council dates for April and May:

April 1st: Early Bird Registration Starts.

April 15th is also the #4 GSK SO-LAR There! Event, “Solar Eclipse Exploration” at Hardin Planetarium, WKU. (Check - reg. may be closed on this one)

April 21-23 is the Spring Training Extravaganza event at Camp Pennyroyal. Get MANY trainings at once. PLUS they will have a Train the Trainer event there too.

April 22nd is Girl Scout Leader Day. Via GSUSA; 

May 13th is the 5th and final GSK SO-LAR There! Event, at “The Earth, Moon, and Sun” at Golden Pond Planetarium, LBL (Land Between the Lakes).

May 16-26 there will be a Traveling History Exhibit at Caveland PLC. (I can't wait to see this!)

May 19-21 is Outdoor Training Weekend at Camp Shantituck.  Many Outdoor trainings and lots more.

May 21st is a Butterfly Garden Planting event at Houchens Camp. 

See more Dates and Events via the official Activities Page (down right now - but hopefully back up and running soon) at the MYGS/VTK pages. https://gsmembers.force.com/members/EventList

and the UNofficial Events Calendar here at the blog.

E. Sheppard
Email me at: lizann 447 at yahoo dot com.

PS Last, but not least: GSUSA has special Solar Eclipse things to buy at their website right now, and here is that link:
Get Eclipsed! 

July Update, Pages, Training Dates, the UNofficial Calendar, Blogs, World Centers, Reminders, GS blogs, more.

Hi, Fellow Girl Scout Volunteers!

Here is another July posting, the last for this month ;-) (har har)

Short updates are here for: 
Training Calendar Dates added to UNofficial Calendar
Checking MYGS
A New Girl Scout Blog (and link to the page)
Sign up for the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Alumnae group using the new Alumnae Outreach Form.

I hope things are going well this summer. I'll bet you are all excited about the new year.

We have some neat changes going on, and our Staff is getting ready for them all this week, and probably discussing the Fall too, when hopefully we add LOTS of girls and new Volunteers and Leaders.

UNofficial CALENDAR DATES
The UNofficial Calendar has been updated.
The link is here: http://eblast17.blogspot.com/p/unofficial-ky-and-gs-calendar-area-17.html. A reminder: this link is accessed through this blog, so if a person is not accessing through the blog, they probably can't see it.
Some new dates are added all the time - - the latest are the new Training Calendar dates we have so far. OFFICIAL Dates are located at the MYGS area at the GS of Kentuckiana website.

CHECKING MYGS
Hopefully, you are on the new Girl Scout website for the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana web page. You register via this site now. Parents sign their girls back up here, and you can access Official Events here too. Remember MYGS, Member Profile, Events.
Here is the Login page too https://gsmembers.force.com/members/login.

NEW GS (unofficial) BLOG
The newest GS blog I am adding today to the UNofficial Girl Scout Blogs page (also accessed from this private blog) is being added today. It is the All Things Girl Scouts blog, written by Danielle Poenisch. She has lots of Girl Scout leader tips, plus craft ideas, patch links, and more. This blog and the others are very fun to check out.

And don't forget about the OFFICIAL blogs we have:
The GSUSA Official Blog
The Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana on Facebook and
The GSUSA official blog (Also on Facebook) and
WAGGGS Blogs and updates from Volunteers
The WAGGGS FB page (no Take Action politics here, please!)

Some World Centers have their own official page online - or FB page:
(FB pages)
Our Chalet on FB
Pax Lodge on FB
Sangam World Centre on FB
Kusafiri (Africa) 
Our Cabana

See all the World Centers here: https://www.wagggs.org/en/our-world/world-centres/.

( I know, like you don't have enough to do already!! har har)

THE ALUMNAE GROUP AT THE GS OF KENTUCKIANA
Are you an Alum of the GS of Kentuckiana? Sign up to get updates and be on their list. They have a new form to do this with (really not so new, but new to me! From 2013), called the Alumni Outreach Form. I am posting it to the UNofficial KYANA page today. That link is here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KYANA.GS/ - - just look on the posting stream OR access this file from the Files section there.

ORDER OF THE SILVER TREFOIL
Have you been in Girl Scouting a long time? Check out the Silver Trefoil group too. Details are here on this page:  https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/donate/alumnae-association.html.

LET OUR INTERIM GSUSA NATIONAL CEO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!
The time is NOW to let our Interim CEO know what you think. What would YOU do if you were CEO of GSUSA National? The following is from the KYANA Unofficial blog:
"Here is a message from our Interim CEO, Sylvia Acevedo, on the official GSUSA blog. http://blog.girlscouts.org/2016/07/what-if-you-were-ceo.html.
Ms. Acededo has read this article from Ann Robertson at the GS History Project! https://gshistory.com/2016/07/26/if-i-were-ceo-of-gsusa/ - - so please go as soon as you can, and comment on both postings, especially the first one.
I think our Interim GSUSA CEO will read our comments!

Speak up - - and speak out - - on what YOU would do if you were CEO - - what does Girl Scouting NEED right now?
Go, Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana volunteers and staff. One.... two... three... go!!"

Have a great rest of the summer!

I will try to do another posting soon though... Send me what you would like to see, or comment below.

E. "Betsy" Sheppard

This just in - - Our National CEO comments on the Annual Membership Fee Increase

<Part of the GSUSA Official Blog today>

"A Message From Our CEO: Innovating on Behalf of Girls

Posted: 23 Mar 2016 10:00 PM PDT

"At Girl Scouts we are always thinking about the future and how we can best prepare the next generation of girls to take the lead every day. Our Movement has such a rich history of forward thinking and innovation—and now in our second century, as we advance the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place, it continues to be important that we keep pace with an ever-changing world.
As the first and largest girl-led organization in the world, we continue to evolve our unique leadership program and implement new technologies and ways of work to enhance the Girl Scout experience for girls, volunteers, and parents. To ensure we have the resources to support this work, the National Board of Girl Scouts of the USA has made a decision to increase the annual membership fee to $25, starting October 1, 2017, for both girl and adult members.
While this fee increase will impact many families, we know that a Girl Scout membership is one of the most valuable investments anyone can make in a girl’s life. With unique programs for girls from coast to coast and across the globe, Girl Scouts offers every girl a chance to explore new interests and face challenges, form new friendships, and make lasting community contributions. Every dollar of membership dues is sent to Girl Scouts of the USA to cover the cost of fundamental services supporting the Girl Scout Movement including: accident insurance for members participating in approved Girl Scout activities, research, resources, training, and services to councils.
With the extra funding, we will be able to sustain and develop exceptional leadership programs, implement digital innovations to enhance the girl and volunteer experience nationwide, maintain fundamental services for our 2.7 million members, and better engage our 59 million alumnae. It will enable Girl Scouts of the USA to continue delivering best-in-class service and support to our Movement’s 112 councils, and to provide thousands of volunteers with the relevant resources, tools, and training they need to best serve today’s girls.
Nationally, we are building some amazing programs for girls in the areas of STEM, entrepreneurship, outdoor, and life skills. Locally, girls are empowered with the skills and entrepreneurial know-how to lead and succeed in the industries of tomorrow, as they tackle local and global issues of interest to them, such as poverty, illiteracy, and pollution. The additional funding provided by the upcoming membership fee increase will ensure this important programming endures and thrives.
At Girl Scouts, we remain grounded in the core principles of our founder Juliette Gordon Low—of being an organization that is inclusive, accessible, and innovative—and we are committed to providing a positive and meaningful experience to every girl who wants to be a Girl Scout throughout her life journey. For more information about how this adjustment to our membership dues may affect you, please refer to our FAQ.
Thank you for your continued support of girls and your investment in our mission.

Yours in Girl Scouting,
Anna Maria Chávez CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA"
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<Adding: For our council, I hear that our GSK Board will be discussing our council service fee as we move forward too.>

Further discussion about the increase in our (National) Annual Membership Fee is taking place on this subject at the unofficial Outdoor Girl Scout Project today. If you are a member, come join the conversation! If you are not, you can apply here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/outdoor.journey/

and I will OK you there.

We are also discussing Proposals and Discussion Proposals that councils can give to their CEO's and Boards to move forward for the National Council Session in 2017 as well.

You can also leave a comment here anytime! :-) 

Betsy