Blog posting - Troops are forming. Some dates for now. Sept. 2018

We have a BIG effort going on to get troops in schools. That's great!

I can't wait to meet the new leaders in Network like a Girl Scout in October.

We also have a new Program called "Marketplace Warriors" that I noticed on the Training Portal,

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Here is another incomplete Dates List. Please double-check all of these dates/times/info. before attending an event.

2018

Sept. 22: GEMS Day, BG

Oct. 1: New Troop Year Begins for 2018-19

October 19-22: Autumn Adventure Weekend at Camp Shantituck

October 22: Fall Area 17 Meeting at Houchens Camp 5:30 eat (Potluck), 6:00 meet.

October 28th (Sun.) is Halloween at Houchens, 2:30 - 4:30, for all ages/levels.

October 30: Fall Forum 6 p.m. at GS Office (Caveland)

October 31st: Founder's Day (Juliette Gordon Low's Birthday)

November 2-4: Leader Retreat Weekend at Houchens Camp

Nov. 4th: Daylight Savings Time ends.

November 10th: Cookie Training Open House at Caveland

November 13th: SU 722 (Warren-Edmonson) Meeting at GS Office (Caveland) Come at 6 p.m. to make Christmas Ornaments - 6:00 = meeting.

Nov. 26: Fall Product Awards Selections due.

Nov. 26: Cyber Monday Sale - also Resident Camp Reg. opens.

Nov. 27: Fall Product Troop Funds collected and deposited in bank. Family Owning Forms due by 11:59 Eastern Time, 10:59 Central.

Dec. 3rd: ACH Withdrawal begins for Fall Product.

Dec. 8th (For Trainers) Trainer Meeting (Sat.) at GS Office 10 a.m.

Dec. 12-13: GS Offices Closed for 2 days - All Staff Meeting.

Dec. 15th: Last day to shop at all locations for 2018.

Dec. 24 - Jan. 1st 2019 - GS Offices Closed for Holiday Break.

2019

January 1- March 24: Cookie Sales (includes Booth Sales starting March 1st)

Jan. 15th (Tuesday) SU 722 Meeting

Feb. 1-3 (for Trainers) All-Trainer's Retreat - Location TBD

Feb. 22nd: World Thinking Day

March 1st - Cookie Booth Sales begin.

March 11th (Monday) Area 17 Spring Meeting

March 12th: GS Birthday - part of Girl Scout Week.

March 19th (Tuesday) SU 722 Meeting

March 24th: Cookie Booth Sales end.

March 22-24 Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana's Annual Meeting - Camp Bear Creek and Kentucky Dam Village - Calvert City, KY https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/our-council/governance/annual_meeting.html

April 12-14th: Spring Training Extravaganza at Camp Pennyroyal.

April 22nd is Girl Scout Leader's Day. (Girls and Parents thank their Leaders today.)

May 17-19: Outdoor Training Weekend at Camp Shantituck

May 31st: Resident Camp Registration closes.

June 30th: End of Year Troop Bank Account Reports due to GS Office.

Be sure also to also download the Council-wide Important Dates flyer also for the 2018-2019 year. (The latest). It will be in our Files section soon.

More Cookie Dates are to come.

Be sure to also download the Council-wide Important Dates flyer also for the 2018-2019 year. I will be posting this to the SU 722 page, the KYANA Volunteers page, and also the Area 17 page soon.

Betsy

September Fun for Girl Scouts in the KYANA. More news, upcoming weekends, more.

Hello to all Girl Scout Members on my UNofficial Mailing List.

And a reminder:

Did you know? (this just in) Via Kelle Lynn.

Kelle says, "Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana's Camp Pennyroyal is celebrating it's 60th Anniversary. The Site Team invites you and your loved ones to an Open House on Sunday, October 1, 2017 from 2pm to 4pm CST. We will have homemade desserts baked by the Site Team and punch for you to enjoy. Please come out and enjoy the beauty and magic of Camp Pennyroyal for the afternoon. Renew your memories! Come explore the Camp Pennyroyal you love with those you love."
 

The FB info. page is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/341195579637839/

An alternate route to the flyer and info. is by contacting Skye or Kelle at PennyroyalSiteTeam@gmail.com.

Are you a Delegate or Alternate for the 2017 National Council Session? (Also known as The Girl Scout Convention?) Then come and join the new "Convention Chat" Unofficial  group to discuss the official Proposals and more.

Here is that address: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1932893516980086/

Are you "Linked IN"?
You are Linked IN to current events, dates, etc. in our Council (GSK) if you are currently (for this year) registered on MYGS and/or affiliated with a Troop or Service Unit Team as a helper/active Member or Leader.

Call your local PLC to find out how you can help leaders and Members in your area as an active Take Action Girl Scout adult.

Also, at MYGS, go to Activities and find out what FUN events are available for girls and troops all across the Council. Check weekly for more (and updated) info. and check the Unofficial Calendar right here at the blog for a partial list, too. You will also be receiving our Council's weekly newsletter, News You Can Use.

Trainings, Fun, and more Trainings!
Trainings are a perfect way to make new friends (always worth-while), and also keep up to speed with rules, Safety Activity Guidelines, and much more.  

After Network Like a Girl Scout, which many new leaders are taking, there are more classes/trainings that will help leaders with all Levels - - it's called Level Training. Check out trainings via your VSS, Service Unit Manager, or Training Calendar on your Leader's Thumb Drive. Weekend trainings are also available, where you can take more than one, and stay for one day or more.

Online trainings are here too:
https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/for-volunteers/volunteer_training/new_volunteers.html 

Important Tip: Make sure to "screen grab" your final page or Certificate for each training, and keep them in a file for yourself. The Trainings Page does not send completions. That's up to you to keep for your records.

Your Service Unit Meeting
Make sure to attend your SU Meetings each month, or send a parent or Troop Committee Member there in case you can't attend, to take notes for you. You'll be glad you did!

If you are in Warren or Edmonson County, (SU 722), our next Service Unit Meeting is
Tuesday, September 5 at the Bob Kirby Branch Library 6-7pm.

Adding: If you have any questions about this meeting, contact our 2017-18 Service Unit Staff Coordinator, Beth Carroll, at bcarroll@gskentuckiana.org, or call her at her Girl Scout phone numbers, 1-888-771-5170, Ext. 15222 or (270) 842-8023.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Elizabeth (Betsy) Sheppard
GSK Trainer and Troop Helping Hand
Founder, the Outdoor Girl Scout Project Facebook Page (Unofficial) - previously the Outdoor Journey Project FB page, 
(Join here if you are on Facebook - I can OK you there...)
and GS Convention Chat - an unofficial FB page for all Girl Scout Members. 
(Ditto).

And don't forget about the UNofficial Calendar link for this blog here: 
Unofficial and Incomplete Calendar - updated every so often. :-)