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Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama hosted its 15^th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Gala and Auction March 25, 2010 at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club.  Over 200 attendees helped celebrate the honorees accomplishments and commitments to their community.  We've posted our photo gallery of the event, and will have video from the event, also.

Honorees included Margaret Hastings Bentley, Wanda Lloyd, Judge Sharon Gilbert Yates, Bette Sue Strasburger, Karen Sellers, Sheron Rose and Edith Jordan Wilcox. Young Women of Distinction honorees included Abigail B. and Miranda S.  Girl Scout Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Liz Carnahan. These women, through service to their family, career and community have set an example of excellence and Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama is proud to recognize them.

Highlights from the evening included a reception and silent auction before the awards dinner.  The program began with special guest speaker, The Honorable Sue Bell Cobb, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, who delivered the keynote address.  The mistress of ceremonies was WSFA-12 news anchor Tonya Terry.  The fabulous evening also included a live auction conducted by Auctioneer Johnny Mullins.   

Proceeds from this event will help Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama make leadership development programs available to every girl, everywhere.

Special thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers who helped make the night a success! 

This year, cookie chairs and troop leaders have three options for cookie sale training.  You can either complete a special online training that will be offered, or you can attend an in-person training - or both!  The online training will be available soon, and the "in-person" trainings will be Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Montgomery Volunteer Center from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (lunch served), and Sunday, November 8, at the Mobile Volunteer Center from 2-4 p.m. (snack served).

If you plan to attend either "in-person" training, please contact Teri Eversole (ext. 1302) for the Mobile training and Cheryl Miller (ext. 2302) for the Montgomery training by November 2.  Cookie chairs, service unit managers, troop leaders and troop cookie chairs all are invited to attend the training of their choice. 

Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama is accepting nominations to recognize women who have distinguished themselves through service and leadership. This event will honor up to nine women from across Southern Alabama who make a difference in our community.

The 2010 Women of Distinction Gala will be held on March 25, 2010, at Wynlakes Country Club in Montgomery.

We invite you to nominate distinguished women from our community. One award will be presented in each of the nine categories.

• Business, Finance, Insurance
• Arts, Cultures, Humanities
• Education, Faith, Youth or Social Services
• Environment, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate, Construction
• Health, Wellness, Fitness
• Law, Government, Elected Officials
• PR, Advertising, Media
• Girl Scout Volunteer of the Year
• Young Woman of Distinction

The nomination packet and Young Woman of Distinction packet contain more information and the needed forms to nominate your candidate.  The application deadline is Friday, November 27, 2009. 

Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama's Alumnae Association

Invites you to an Alumnae Mixer featuring special guest

Patricia Diaz Dennis

Former chair of the board of Girl Scouts of the USA

November 4, 2009

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Civil Rights Memorial Center

Montgomery

Tickets: $5

Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served

Please RSVP by October 30

lhoward@girlscoutssa.org, 800-239-6636 or 334-272-9164

Registration is limited to the first 50 people who register, so call to reserve your place soon!  Be sure to bring your business cards to qualify for door prizes. 

Service Unit 914 invites you to a Halloween Festival Thursday, October 29, 6 - 8 p.m. at Dalraida United Methodist Church in Montgomery.  Wear your favorite costume and join the fun! Each troop in Service Unit 914 is hosting a game! Win prizes and candy. Hot dogs, chips and drink will be available for purchase at a cheap price.

The "dead"line for registration is Friday, October 23.  E-mail jsbradley@knology.net with the number of girls from your troop. Siblings may attend, but must be accompanied by the parent who must stay for the event. No non-family members please.

Help us fight hunger!  Each Girl Scout is encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item. The Girl Scout with the most food by weight will win a trophy. For every 10 lbs of food, the Girl Scout will receive a raffle ticket for door prizes.

Job Description: Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama seeks a program facilitator to work with 1^st and 2^nd graders  at T.S. Morris Elementary School in Montgomery.  The facilitator will deliver a prepared, 6-session Girl Scouts literacy program during the school day in the Fall 2009 semester.  The program will begin as soon as possible with a flexible schedule.  Training will be provided.

Requirement:   Good presentation, communication and organizational skills

                          Candidate must have own transportation

Salary:  $11 per hour plus mileage

Contact:  Angela Fedor, extension 1803

Resumes: Fax to 334-272-6574 or e-mail afedor@girlscoutssa.org

Join us for the first annual Girl Scout Camporee! Camporee passes include a movie on the scoreboard, popcorn, camp-out in the outfield grass and a hearty breakfast in the morning. Plus, our event includes much more special benefits:

• All Girl Scouts will be seated together!
• Sign up for the pre-game parade!
• Watch the video board for a special message just for us!
• Post-game MAX Fireworks Spectacular
• AND - it's CIRCUS NIGHT! Have a ball in the midway games area and see crazy performers on the concourse!

A limited number of tickets are available for both the game and Camporee. To order, complete the online order form by April 3.

Our Montgomery Service Center will open a Volunteer Center on February 1!  The Volunteer Center is a great place to have meetings, special events such as bridging, or even overnight events. 

You can find the Reservation and Kaper forms on the Forms & Resouces page of our web site, under the Property section.

Reservations are now being accepted, so take advantage of our new Volunteer Center for your next event!