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PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 
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Feb 13th, 2010 (Sat) -- Mar 19th, 2010 (Fri)
  Cookie Caravan Contest
Program: All Girl Scouts
Product Sales: Cookie Sale Program
Increase awareness of your cookie booth sale, sell more cookies and HAVE FUN! This is your chance to get creative and have fun with the cookie sale. Decorate your car, van, or truck to promote the cookie sale. You can even decorate the girls and adults to coordinate with the vehicle!

All of the pictures will be reviewed by a team of people that will award first, second and third place prizes. Gift Certificates from the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Shops will be awarded to the top three place winners:

1st Place: $60, 2nd Place: $40, 3rd Place: $20

During booth sales, beginning February 13, 2010, decorate your vehicle and take some pictures. Your decorated car is a great way to draw more attention to your booth sale.

If you have a digital camera, email up to 3 photos by March 19 to msmart@girlscoutssa.org. (Please email the pictures one at a time to avoid overloading our email system.) If you have a camera that uses film, take your photos and mail up to 3 of them by March 19 to Molly Smart, Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, 3483 Springhill Avenue, Mobile 36608.

If you do not have a camera, contact the Product Sales team when you turn in your initial order and we will make arrangements to photograph your car.
Mar 1st, 2010 (Mon)
  Good Will Easter Seals Clothing Drive -Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, Escambia,
Program: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Date: March 1 - 31, 2010
Place: Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, Escambia,
Conecuh, Clarke, Choctaw and Monroe counties
Cost: Free
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: April 30, 2010 (to receive patch)
Mail Registration to: Mobile Service Center or bring to April Service Unit meeting
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz
Here is your chance to get your girls involved in the community! Girls of all ages are invited to collect “gently used” clothing and other household goods and donate them to their local Goodwill Easter Seals store. All they have to do is put them in 33-gallon garbage bags and drop them off at any Goodwill Easter Seals location. Make sure you identify yourself as a Girl Scout, and get a donation receipt for the amount of bags donated. The girl who collects and donates the most bags will WIN A $250 SCHOLARSHIP TOWARD A ONE-WEEK SESSION OF SUMMER RESIDENT CAMP! Registration is not required, but girls receive a participation patch, so make sure to fill out the council community service form, attach your donation receipts and turn it into your field executive at your April Service Unit meeting for your girls to get their patch and to be eligible to win the camp scholarship! (All donations MUST be put in 33-gallon garbage bags to fairly measure each girl’s participation and declare a winner.)
Mar 1st, 2010 (Mon)
  Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Program: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior & Ambassador 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 (for 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 Mary Anne Brutkiewicz at extension 1202 or mbrutkiewicz@girlscoutssa.org.
Mar 6th, 2010 (Sat)
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  ***LOCATION UPDATED*** First Aid/CPR Class
Program: Volunteers
Volunteers: All Other Training
Where: Safety Works
2480 Government St. Mobile
Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 2
Cost: $25
The purpose of this course is to recognize and respond to minor injuries, as well as more serious and life-threatening emergencies. The certification is good for two years.
Mar 6th, 2010 (Sat)
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  Shop Saturday
Program: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Service Centers: Shops
Can't make it to the shop during the week? We're opening the council shops once a month on Saturdays just for you. Be sure to stop by!
Mar 13th, 2010 (Sat) -- Mar 14th, 2010 (Sun)
6:00 PM - 8:00 AM
  McWane Science Center Daisy Brownie Camp-In — Birmingham
Program: Daisy & Brownie Girl Scouts
Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts are invited to a night of fun, food and adventure at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham March 13, 2010. Fun and learning never end at McWane Science Center, with four floors of interactive exhibits celebrate science and wonder — from an amazing collection of dinosaurs to innovative environmental showcases and an awe-inspiring aquarium. Girls will earn Try-Its and participate in other activities that can be applied toward other Try-its. In addition, they’ll have free time to explore the museum, view a lightning show and see an IMAX movie. Dinner, snack and a light breakfast will be served. A patch is provided. McWane Center Camp-In T-Shirts are $10 and can be purchased at the event.
Min: 100 Max: 200
Place: McWane Science Center, Birmingham
Contact: Christine Shavers
Early Bird Cost: $33 per girl; $18 adult
Cost: $35 per girl; $20 per adult
Early Bird Registration Deadline: February 6
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: February 25
Mar 14th, 2010 (Sun)
  Last day of cookie sale
Program: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Product Sales: Cookie Sale Program
Last day of Cookie Sale, Girl Money due to Troop Cookie Chair
Mar 17th, 2010 (Wed)
  Troop Final Report Envelope due
Program: Volunteers
Product Sales: Cookie Sale Program
Troop Final Report Envelope with troop check for balance due to the council and all paperwork due to Service Unit Cookie Chair.
Mar 20th, 2010 (Sat)
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  Red Cross Babysitting Course
Program: Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Become Red Cross certified to baby sit for fun and spending money! Join fellow Girl Scouts ages 11-18 to learn about the care and safety of children and receive your certification. Bring a baby doll to practice feeding, holding, and clothing. Bring lunch and a drink.

Place: Mobile Service Center
Cost: $10 per Girl Scout
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 15
Registration Deadline: In Office by March 5.
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz, extension 1202
Mail in Registration: Mobile Service Center
Mar 20th, 2010 (Sat)
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  ***DEADLINE EXTENDED: An Old Favorite with a New Twist: Sign Language Re-visited
Program: Brownie & Junior Girl Scouts
The popular Sign Language Program is back and this time it will be offered to Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts! A different sign language curriculum will be introduced this year for those that have attended before. A new Visual Impairment Awareness badge will be introduced, and each girl will earn two badges.

Time: Brownies: 9 – 11 a.m.; Juniors 1 – 3 p.m.
Place: Alabama Institute of the Deaf and Blind, 1050 Government Street, Mobile
Minimum: 50 per age level Maximum: 100 per age level
Registration Deadline (In office by): March 15, 2010
Cost: $6 per girl; 2 leaders free
Note: Due to space constraints, please no tagalongs and only adults to satisfy Safety Wise.
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz, extension 1202
Mar 20th, 2010 (Sat) -- Mar 21st, 2010 (Sun)
6:00 PM - 8:00 AM
  ***DEADLINE EXTENDED: Older Girls IP Overniter: Architecture and Environmental Design
Program: Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Spend the night at Space 301 as you work on earning your badge in Architecture and Environmental Design. Tour the exhibition Opportunistic Architecture: The Works of LTL Architects to see drawings and models created by real architects. Learn to make your own drawings and 3-dimensional models of architectural spaces. Dinner, snacks, and breakfast provided. A special component of this program will be the opportunity to fulfill the service requirements of the IP at the Architectural Symposium March 12-14.

Where: Space 301, 301 Conti Street, Mobile
Price: $33 per Girl Scout; $10 per adult
Minimum: 60; Maximum: 200
Registrations in Mobile Office by: March 8
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz, ext. 1202

Make a weekend of it! Tour downtown Mobile, go to church, or have brunch and stay for the Cirque de la Symphonie (1:30 -4 p.m.) at the Saenger. Some of the best Cirque acrobats in the world perform with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra.
Mar 21st, 2010 (Sun)
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
  Mobile Orchestra and Instrument Petting Zoo - Mobile
Program: Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Location: Saenger Theater, 6 South Joachim St.
Early Bird Cost: $3, $16 per adult (includes patch)
Cost: $5 per girl, $16 per adult (includes patch)
Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 1, 2010
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: February 5, 2010
Mail Registration to: Mobile Service Center
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz
Spend a musical afternoon with the Mobile Orchestra: learn about the orchestra and instruments; experience the Instrument Petting Zoo. Enjoy Cirque de la Symphonie and experience the magic of some of the best cirque artists in the world, performing onstage with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra! These top-notch aerialists and acrobats perform breathtaking feats in front of, around, and over the heads of our orchestra and our audience. This is an event not to be missed. Get your registrations in early as this will fill up fast!
Mar 22nd, 2010 (Mon)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  Silver and Gold Award Training
Program: Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Silver and Gold Award training on 2006 standards. This will be the last training with the Studio 2B materials. New trainings with the Journeys will begin this summer.

Where: Citizens Bank Community Room, 301 South Edwards Street, Enterprise
In office registration deadline: March 15
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz, extension 1202
Mar 23rd, 2010 (Tue)
5:15 PM
  Girl Scouts visit the opera!
Program: All Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts visit the opera! Mobile Opera presents Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” (sung in German, or auf Deutsch) March 23. Girl Scouts are invited to a behind-the-scenes seminar and tour of the Mobile Civic Center Theater.

Place: Mobile Civic Center Theater
Fee: $6 per Girl Scout; $10 per adult. 1 adult free for every 10 Girl Scouts. Fun patches may be ordered for $2 each.
Postmark Deadline: March 12
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz, extension 1202
Mar 25th, 2010 (Thu)
5:30 PM
  2010 Women of Distinction
Program: All Girl Scouts
Each year, Girl Scout councils across the nation salute women who personally and professionally exemplify the values articulated in the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama is proud to recognize women who, through their service to family, career and community, have set an example of excellence.

Honorees will be recognized at the 15th Annual Women of Distinction Awards Gala & Auction Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Wynlakes Country Club in Montgomery. A reception and silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and program immediately following. The special guest speaker is The Honorable Sue Bell Cobb, Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court.

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

Honorees are:
Margaret Hastings Bentley, Alabama Power Company
Wanda Lloyd, Montgomery Advertiser
Sheron Rose, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama
Karen Sellers, Family Sunshine Center
Bette Sue Strasburger, Civic Leader
Edith Jordan Wilcox, Civic Leader
Judge Sharon Gilbert Yates, Montgomery County District Court

Girl Scout Volunteer of the Year
Liz Carnahan, Civic Leader

Young Women of Distinction
Girl Scout Ambassador Abigail B.
Girl Scout Senior Miranda S.

To purchase tickets, contact Tonya Howard at (800)239-6636, ext. 2802 or e-mail thoward@girlscoutssa.org.
Mar 26th, 2010 (Fri) -- Mar 27th, 2010 (Sat)
5:00 PM - 7:00 AM
  ***DEADLINE EXTENDED: Gulf Coast Exploreum Camp-In
Program: Brownie & Junior Girl Scouts
The Exploreum Camp-In is back by popular demand! It has been several years since the Exploreum has offered camp-ins and they have teamed with Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama for a pilot program. We are particularly excited about this program because it will take place during the Dinosaurs Exhibit. Brownies will earn the Science Wonders and Science in Action Try-Its. Juniors will earn the Oil Up and Science Discovery badges.

Cost: $35 per camper; $15 per leaders and other chaperones. Cost includes badge work, admission to the Dinosaurs Traveling Exhibit and Dinosaurs Alive! IMAX film, Hands on Hall, Minds on Hall, and My Body Works.
Optional Cost: Dinner, snacks, drinks, and breakfast are available for an additional charge of $5 per person
Registration Deadline (in office by): March 8, 2010
Contact: Mary Anne Brutkiewicz, extension 1202
Mar 27th, 2010 (Sat) -- Mar 28th, 2010 (Sun)
  Basic Troop Camping Skills – Camp Sid
Program: Volunteers
Volunteers: Outdoor Skills Training
Prerequisites: Venturing Out; Preparing for Troop Camping
Fee: $25
Bring: Sack lunch and drinks
Min: 10, Max: 20
Reservation deadline: March 19, 2010
Check-In Time: 8 a.m., Depart: Around noon the following day
Provides opportunities for hands-on experience in planning and preparation for camping skills the Girl Scout way. Includes basic kaper charts, knife safety, fire building, knots, outdoor cooking and more. Required to take troops camping overnight.
Mar 27th, 2010 (Sat) -- Mar 28th, 2010 (Sun)
  Basic Water Rescue/Small Craft Safety (Canoeing Course) – Camp Sid
Program: Volunteers
Volunteers: Outdoor Skills Training
Cost: $30
Prerequisite: Basic Canoe Skills
Who: Registered Girl Scout age 14 +
Bring: sack lunch and drinks
Min: 6, Max: 12
Reservation deadline: March 19, 2010
Check-In Time: 8 a.m., Depart: Around noon the following day
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.
Mar 27th, 2010 (Sat)
  Gold Award Interview
Program: Senior & Ambassador Girl Scouts
Girls need to submit their proposals and final reports four weeks before the date they wish to interview to allow the committee sufficient time to review their reports.

If you have any questions about the Gold Award or the process, please contact Mary Anne Brutkiewicz at ext.1202 or mbrutkiewicz@girlscoutssa.org.
Mar 27th, 2010 (Sat)
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  2010 Annual Meeting
Program: All Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama’s annual meeting is Saturday March 27, 2010 at Daphne United Methodist Church. The event, which will be held from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., is no ordinary annual meeting. There will be a fashion show of vintage Girl Scout uniforms, entertainment from local troops, discussion forums and even a special guest speaker from GSUSA.

The guest speaker is GSUSA’s Laurel Richie, Vice President of Marketing & Communications and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The new Girl Scout brand campaign, which is Laurel’s major responsibility, will have just launched as she visits Alabama. Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama will be one of the first councils to hear about the campaign in detail, and the first to get a personal briefing from the CMO.

The cost is $15, and includes lunch. To register, send the Event Registration Form along with your payment by March 15 to the Mobile Service Center.

GSSA's
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Our Wish List

We wish we could provide Girl Scouting for every girl in our area! Why can't we? One of the reasons is the expense of materials we use in our programs and the supplies and equipment needed to maintain our camps and properties. We are very frugal and creative -- after all, we are Girl Scouts!

To help us work towards our big wish, we have assembled a Wish List of items we need for our programs and properties.

Please take a look and see if you can spare any of these items – new or used, or any help with the cost would be greatly appreciated!

Gift cards from home improvement stores or craft stores are also a big help!

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