Events and Programs for Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama

Aug 1st, 2008 (Fri)

Presidential Volunteer Service Award

Program: All Girl Scouts

Are you or your girls motivated to volunteer? Earn the Presidential Volunteer Service Award! Applicants have to earn hours within one year (you can begin and finish on any date during the year as long as it is 365 consecutive days). The cost of the award is $3 per award (certificate and pin) plus $6 shipping per order. Leaders must submit records of each girl's and/or adult's volunteer hours and the payment and the council will place the order. You can submit requests anytime throughout the year to the program department.

For more information, visit www.presidentialserviceawards.gov

Aug 1st, 2008 (Fri)

Pen Pals!

Program: Brownie, Junior, Cadette & Senior Girl Scouts

Date: August 2008 - August 2009
Time: One year
Contact: Takisha Brown
Cost: N/A
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: N/A
Mail Registration to: Montgomery Service Center
Want to find out what other troops are up to? Be a Pen Pal! Pen Pal link requests are made every day by troops nationwide. Your troop can share information on special interests, school, Girl Scout activities, as well as information on your state or even your own neighborhood through sharing pictures, sketches, games, songs, etc.
Being a Pen Pal requires that your troop make a commitment to another troop for at least one year of correspondence. Pen Pals are NOT to use this program for completing badge requirements or for providing input for a Thinking Day activity/project. International Pen Pal links are no longer available through this program. Pen Pal requests for Hawaii cannot be made through this form. Those requests must be made through the Girl Scout Councils of Hawaii. To locate a council in Hawaii, visit www.girlscouts.org/councilfinder/.
Troop Leaders can request pen pals in the state of their choice simply by writing your top three choices on the back of the Event Registration form (Please indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice. Every effort will be made to link your troop with your state choices, but we ask you to please be flexible.) and returning it to the Montgomery Service Center. Remember, the sooner your troop links with another troop, the more fun they will have with their Pen Pals throughout the year!

Aug 1st, 2008 (Fri)

Registration Opens for August - Jan Events

Program: All Girl Scouts

Starting today, you may mail your registrations for events occurring in August through January.

Be sure to check Connections for any additional information or event-specific registration forms. You can download a pdf of the latest Connections in the column at right!

Aug 2nd, 2008 (Sat) -- Aug 3rd, 2008 (Sun)

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Pigeon River Whitewater Rafting

Program: Ages 12 and up

Location: Pigeon Forge, TN
Cost: $70 per person
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: N/A
Mail Registration to: Montgomery Service Center
Contact: Takisha Brown
Come out to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee for a fun, adventurous ride on class II and III rapids on the Pigeon River. A fantastic trip for first time White Water Rafters! Participants will have an exciting weekend that includes dinner, breakfast, snacks and transportation. Buses will leave from the Montgomery Service Center. This program will fulfill a bridging requirement. Participants must bring their own tents.

Aug 9th, 2008 (Sat)

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Shop Sale! - Montgomery & Mobile
15% off your entire purchase at the Mobile and Montgomery shops -- today only!

Aug 11th, 2008 (Mon) -- Aug 22nd, 2008 (Fri)

"Back to Troop" Shop Sale - Montgomery & Mobile
Save on all your "Back to Troop" needs, now through Aug 22!

Aug 16th, 2008 (Sat)

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Basic Water Rescue/Small Craft Safety - Auburn

Program: Volunteers

Volunteers: Outdoor Skills Training

Location: Auburn
Cost: $30
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Aug 5
Prerequisite: Basic Canoe Skills
Who: Registered Girl Scout age 14 +
Alt rain date: Sept 13
Bring: sack lunch and drinks
The purpose of this course is to provide the information and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to small craft and aquatic emergencies using non-swimming rescues. This training is required to take Girl Scouts canoeing on lakes. Skill requirements: Be able to swim 25 yards, tread water for one minute without a life jacket, and demonstrate basic canoeing skills including: launching, boarding, paddling forward and backward, stopping, turning and straight line solo paddling. Participants will also be capsizing and re-entering a canoe from deep water.

Aug 16th, 2008 (Sat)

2:00 PM

Fall Product Training - Mobile

Program: Volunteers

Product Sales: Fall Product

Gulf Region Fall Product Training at the Mobile Service Center. This training is for Service Area Managers and Service Area Fall Product Chairs. It will cover all the material to prepare your troops for the upcoming sale. Have fun while learning about this year's Fall Product Sale!

Aug 29th, 2008 (Fri) -- Sep 1st, 2008 (Mon)

Camps Closed
Camps are closed for Labor Day Weekend.

Aug 29th, 2008 (Fri)

Girl Scouts Press Rep

Communications: Press Rep

Date: August 2008 - August 2009
Time: One year
Cost: N/A
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: August 29
Mail Registration to: Montgomery or Mobile Service Center
Are you an outgoing person who would like to inform others about why Girl Scouting is important to you? Then, submit your application to be a Girl Scout Press Rep! Girl Scout Press Reps can be girls or adults, who enjoy public speaking and would like to represent the council. Press Reps will represent the council through media interviews, public speaking and more. To apply, submit the application (found in Connections) by August 29. Interviews will be conducted and notification sent by September 30. There is a mandatory cookie training December 13, which will be held at the Mobile and Montgomery service centers.