SUMMER: JULY 3 2016

I just added to the Calendar - - which link is here for readers of this blog only.

Unofficial Calendar

Here is one thing I added: I told Rickey about it and hope we can make it.

Love Girl Scout History? Collect Girl Scout items? Live in South Central KY? Put this neat event on your calendar.

Here is that link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GSCollectorShows/

(Attn: This is the same weekend as the Scout Celebration event, so a heads up if your troop is going to that.) <Info. for that is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/scoutcelebration/>

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Collector's Meet: Friday, August 12 (evening - 5-8) and August 13th, Saturday, 9-3.

This event is being held at Camp Holloway, 7551 Holloway Road, Millersville, TN 37072.
All collectors, historians and archive members are welcome, not to mention any other Girl Scout members, parents and interested adults.

More information can be found on the "Girl Scout Collector Shows" Facebook page. They say, "Come check us out!!!!"

Here is that link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GSCollectorShows/

I have asked about Vendodr tables, (for those interested) and also if there is room for other council's attendees at the camp too. (Camp Holloway).

Since they said the Camp lodgings were limited, I am thinking a nearby hotel might be better, or people could just make a day trip. :-)
 
Close hotels are available in White House, TN, which is about halfway to Nashville from BG. More info. and contact, plus table signups, are at the FB page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GSCollectorShows/

Directions to Camp Holloway are here: http://gsmidtn.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/08/Camp-Holloway-Directions.pdf.

Catch up on other news (including the weekly News You Can Use from Council at the UNofficial Facebook pages:

The Warren County Service Unit UNofficial FB page

KYANA All-Council UNofficial FB page

 





Important other facts from recent postings on FB:

New email for SU Programs and Activities for Warren Co. is
gskwarrencountyprograms@gmail.com

Older Girl Planning Committee meets on Sunday, 7-10

Sellersburg having Girl Scouts in the parade

Our National CEO leaves, New Interim CEO hired at GSUSA

Annual Meeting in Owensboro March 24 and 25 2017

Applications for Delegate are on the new Governance Page
https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/our-council/governance.html

Barren River Lake State Resort Park Beach now open (no lifeguard)

All-Council Conference Report

Shop online for the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana

Financial Reports due

Register your troop

Simpson Co. Day Camp coming up

More.

Have a great 4th of July! Be looking for another issue of this newsletter in a few weeks or sooner.

Betsy 

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.

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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.
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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/
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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

 

Updates for today, Friday May 1st - trainings and events, plus FB pages.

Edited and Updated 2X: some changes and additions to Trainings in our area and beyond.

<Note: May 30th training has been updated> - - Camp Out training is available on Saturday, May 30 at Camp Shantituck too. Registration for that one is via the council office like "normal" trainings (paper or on-line), not the Outdoor Training Weekend registration form which is "special" just for the Outdoor Training Weekend.

Please go to this link to register https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/events/event-list.html> Here is some training news from Caveland and also Louisville area.
This just in from our VSS - Trainings and Training Changes for May plus added information.
Camp Out scheduled for this weekend May 2nd, has been cancelled due to low registration. There will be an outdoor training weekend at Camp Shantituck the weekend of May 15th, check our website for details.

<Attn: This is Outdoor Training Weekend, contact Marty W. asap if you want to go to this... they need numbers for the classes on Sunday. -Betsy>

American Red Cross Training May 10th at Camp Houchens

Silver Award Training May 14th at the Caveland PLC

Camp Out training May 16th and possibly May 17th at Camp Shantituck at the Outdoor Training Weekend. More info. is here: https://www.gskentuckiana.org/…/2…/outdoor_training_wee.html
FYI on Outdoor Training Weekend: if you are interested in taking Wilderness Travel and one of the certification courses on Sunday, <they> will be ending Wilderness Travel a little earlier to accommodate you. Just sign up for the Sunday course you want.

TPO May 16th at the Caveland PLC

Leave No Trace May 19th at Camp Houchens

TPO May 21st at the Caveland PLC

Daisy Training May 28th at Shoney’s in Glasgow

Camp Out training is available on Saturday, May 30 at Camp Shantituck too. Registration for that one is via the council office like "normal" trainings (paper or on-line), not the Outdoor Training Weekend registration form which is "special" just for the Outdoor Training Weekend.

Please go to this link to register https://www.gskentuckiana.org/en/events/event-list.html
More Events
More about the LNT Workshop: May 19th (Tuesday) is a Leave No Trace Awareness Workshop with Shirley at Camp Houchens from 9-3.
"Come enjoy a day in the outdoors. We will teach skills necessary to minimize human impact and be responsible while doing outside activities. We show proper gear for a day hike, a backpack trip, how to properly store food and how to dig a cat hole. Plus fun games. Bring a sack lunch. Patches Available.
Cost: Free Details: https://www.gskentuckiana.org/…/…/leave_no_trace_aware1.html"

May 19th (Tuesday) is also the End of Year Celebration for the Warren County Service Unit. "End of Year Celebration at Camp Houchens. May 19th, 4:30 - 6:30. For Warren County Service Unit. Bring your Early Bird Registration forms and have fun at camp. Crafts - - games - - and a campfire with s'mores and songs are available for all registered Girl Scouts and their leaders. Flyer is in the Files section, called End of Year Celebration 2015.pdf

 
Our new Private Facebook pages (apply to join if you are not there already):

The new Kentuckiana Girl Scouts Member-Volunteer FB page - unofficial

The new Warren County Service Unit and Beyond unofficial FB page

For more UNofficial Calendar info, go to the Unofficial Calendar page here:  http://eblast17.blogspot.com/p/unofficial-ky-and-gs-calendar-area-17.html

Double-check all events listed with the Program Calendar online, http://www.gskentuckiana.org/Events.aspx and pre-register by the deadlines using paper registration or registering in person at your nearest PLC, because the website is glitchy right now.



Other postings:
Hello, Girl Scouts!

Later, gators! -Betsy