GIRLTALK

Spring 2017

IN THIS ISSUELeadership Luncheon . . . . 1

STEM-A-Palooza . . . . . . . . . 2

Community Partner Highlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

National Delegate Volunteer Highlight . . . . . . 2

Gold Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Camp is Calling . . . . . . . . . 3

CEI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Jamestown Tea . . . . . . . . . 3

Remember When . . . . . . . .4

WE@RIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Girl Scouts on the Road . .4

2017 Leadership Luncheon

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CEO RemarksJudy Cranston, CEO of GSWNY

Every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ has the power to change the world. With so many fun and exciting activities to experience, NOW is an extraordinary time to be a Girl Scout!

On April 7, we had the pleasure of welcoming four distinguished Olympians, Iris Zimmermann, Anja Pierce, Meghan Musnicki, and Miranda Melville as the keynote panelists at our Leadership Luncheon with emcee Rebecca Leclair, from News NBC 10 – WHEC. By the end of the event these amazing panelists left everyone feeling empowered and inspired to take on the world. The Leadership Luncheon and other Girl Scout events work as building blocks to help propel girls into their fullest leadership potential.

In fact, 275 girls attended the 4th annual STEM-a-palooza event in April. Girls were able to explore the fun worlds of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and visit twenty-four hands-on activity stations presented by sixty-eight different subject matter experts who study and/or have careers in STEM fields. The Girl Scout

Olympic athlete Iris Zimmermann tells Judy Cranston about her

fencing equipment .

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Multi-level afterschool troops 60108 and 63065 from Westfall Academy, Rochester, work on

their Junior Jeweler badge and identify minerals using various

scientific testing methods.

Hometown: Falconer, NY

Interesting Facts about Jennifer:

Married with 4 children, 3 of which are girls.

Started volunteering with Girl Scouts 10 years ago when her oldest daughter joined in 1st grade and now has

two troops: a brownie and junior troop for her younger two daughters. Three years ago she also became the Service Unit Manager for her local service unit.

“Girl Scouts has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I absolutely love working with the girls and helping them realize all the potential they have. “

NATIONAL DELEGATE VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHT:

Jennifer Brooks

mission is important and girls are building a bigger and brighter future for us all.

The entire community is invited to celebrate the diligence and brilliance of young women who will receive the esteemed Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. Join us for the Gold Award Celebration on June 3, 2017. To earn the award, girls work to make the community and world a better place through many hours of community service on sustainable service projects.

As the warmer weather nears and the cold and snow drift

behind us, it makes it easier for us to explore the great outdoors. Camp is indeed calling! How will you answer? Girl Scout camp is a great way for girls to gain a deep appreciation for nature—while they develop leadership and social skills.

Lastly, thank you to all our generous volunteers, donors, parents, and other Girl Scout friends who generously support us. Because of you, our girls are Go-Getters, Innovators, Risk-Takers and Leaders! To register for camp, attend the Gold Award Celebration, or become involved with Girl Scouts visit gswny.org.

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STEM-a-Palooza 2017 Girls have a ball exploring the fun world of STEM (science, technology, engineering,and math) at the 4th annual STEM-a-palooza event.

Girl Scouts visit the University at Buffalo Brain Museum to learn from students about the how the brain works and what steps they need take if they want to pursue a career in neuroscience and medicine.

COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT:

University at Buffalo

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Camp Is Calling, How Will You Answer? Girl Scouts of Western New York is inviting girls to join the fun and register for Girl Scout Summer Camp. Every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ has the power to change the world.

With so many fun and exciting activities to experience, now, is an extraordinary time for girls in grades K-12 to attend camp. Girls do not have to be enrolled in Girl Scouts to attend camp. Camping is a great way for girls to explore leadership, build skills, and develop a deep appreciation for nature. Day, resident, and special camp opportunities are available and girls can have fun under the guidance of caring, and trained adults.

Create lifelong friendships, go horseback riding, hiking, canoeing, climb high in the air on a ropes course, you pick! Financial aid is available with a special grant for girls in Monroe County. For more information go to gswny.org or call 1.888.837.6410.

Gold Award Ceremony

Saturday, June 3, 2017

GRAPEVINE 333 Dick Rd, Depew, NY 14031

Tickets available at gswny.org

2017

Jamestown TeaThe Girl Scouts of Western New York Alumni Association held an afternoon tea at the Falcons Nest Banquet Hall to unite and rekindle Girl Scout sisterly bonds of lifetime members and alumnae in the Jamestown area.

CEI (Customer Engagement Initiative) Highlights:

• Customer Care has managed almost 8,500 calls since our new system went live in August 2016 – allowing us to meet member needs more quickly and efficiently.

• Over 500 troops requested to be on the Opportunity Catalog – affording girls real-time placement in troops.

• More than 350 new volunteers have been processed using our new onboarding system giving new volunteers a consistent and friendly welcome to our organization.

• Almost 380 troops have created year plans using the Volunteer Toolkit – providing them with ready-to-go tools to make volunteering easier.

Thank you to our volunteers and families who have helped make this amazing progress possible!

Check out the Program Guide at gswny.org for upcoming

programs and events!

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Remember WhenCamp Seven Hills:

Fun in the sun in the 1960s

Do you have any photos from Camp Piperwood you’d like to see in an

upcoming newsletter? Please send them to Susan Cook at the Rochester

Service Center: 585-239-7909 or susan .cook@gswny .org .

Save the DatesUPCOMING GIRL SCOUT

OFFICE & SHOP CLOSED DATES Memorial Day Mon., May 29, 2017

Independence Day Tue., July 4, 2017

Labor Day Mon., Sept. 4, 2017

gswny.org1.888.837.6410

Batavia Service Center 5 Jackson Street, Batavia, NY 14020

Buffalo Service Center 3332 Walden Ave., Suite 106, Depew, NY 14043

Jamestown Service Center 2661 Horton Road, Jamestown, NY 14701

Lockport Service Center 5000 Cambria Road, Lockport, NY 14094

Niagara Service Center (Satellite Office) 1522 Main St., Suite 307, Niagara Falls, NY 14305

Rochester Service Center 1000 Elmwood Ave., Door 9, Rochester, NY 14620

Girl Scouts of Western New York partnered with WE@RIT for a program to expose girls to the fun world of engineering! Girls learned about toxic popcorn, Newton’s car, clearing arteries, and more!

GSWNY Erie County Girl Scouts visited the Fearless Girl statue on Wall Street in NYC.

Troop 60592 from Gates Chili went to Washington DC to see the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial and more.

The Hippie Pandas won First Place Team Work at the FIRST Robotics Worlds Festival in St. Louis, Missouri, competing against 108 teams from 49 countries!

Girl Scouts of WNY on the Road