Momentum Fall 2011

News and important information for our GSEIWI family

Volume 6 ❘ Issue 1 ❘ Fall 2011

INSIDE:2011 LEADERSHIP Summit

Girl Scouts National Convention2011 Town Hall Meetings

Celebrating Our 100th AnniversaryThe Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting!

Remembering Our Traditions — GSEIWI ArchivesFall Product Sales and Cookie Sales

Summer Shop NewsFirst LEGO® League

Horse Program Opportunities and much MORE!

2 momentum Fall 2011 ❘ Volume 6 ❘ Issue 1

INDEX: 2011 LEADERSHIP Summit ......... 3Girl Scouts National Convention .......... 42011 Town Hall Meetings ..............5Celebrating Our 100th Anniversary ...... 6WANTED: Girls and Adults for100th AnniversaryGirl’s Chorus Projects .........7Remembering Our Traditions — GSEIWI Archives .................. 8Listening to the Voice of Girls .......................... 9Get Ready, Get Set … for Nuts, Candies, Magazines and COOKIES!.............. 10-11

Coming this Fall! TheGirl’s Guide to Girl Scouting ....................................................

12-13

Providing Guidance — Adult Learning ....................14The Latest Addition to Adult Learning — Online Getting Started Course! .........15-16First LEGO® League .....................16 Horse Program Opportunities .......................... 17Fall Shop News .............18-19Keeping Our Promise to Girls ........20 Girl Scouts Recognizes Community Support ........21Generous SupportBrings New Leadership andInclusion Opportunities to Girls....21Girl Scout Gold Award Update ...........21A Look Back at Camp!Summer 2011 ............ 22-23

Volume 6 ❘ Issue 1 ❘ Fall 2011

A quarterly publication of Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois

about the cover:Get ready to celebrate

100 years of Girl Scouting!

Ann McGlynn, Director of Marketing and CommunicationsEditor: Kady Riches, Communications ManagerProduction: Moline Dispatch Publishing Co. L.L.C. ❘ Design/Layout: Douglas Teggatz

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— 2011 —

LEADERSHIPSummit

Leadership Summit Schedule 10:30 – 11 am

• Session A - Songs for Fun • Session B - Junior Leaders —

Girls Guide to GS 11:05 – 11:35 am

• Session A - Registering for an event on eBiz

• Session B - Daisy Leaders — Girls Guide to GS

11:40 am – 12:10 pm • Session A - Managing

Your Troop on Personify • Session B - Brownie Leaders —

Girls Guide to GS 12:15 – 12:45 pm

• Session A - Senior/Ambassador Leaders — Girls Guide to GS

• Session B - Communication 101 12:50 – 1:20 pm

• Session A - Registering for an event on eBiz

• Session B - Cadette Leaders — Girls Guide to GS

1:25 – 1:55 pm • Session A - Managing

Your Troop on Personify • Session B - Successful Troops

Saturday, October 8, 2011 10 am – 2 pm

Don’t miss this one time opportunity to be in on the ground floor of all the great

new resources available to you for the upcoming 100th Anniversary year!

Register now at GSEIWI.org or call your local Leadership Center:

Join us at any location: � Scott Community College

500 Belmont Rd., Bettendorf, IA � Kaplan University

7009 Nordic Drive, Cedar Falls, IA � Prairie Point Middle School

401 76th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA � Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School

2001 Radford Rd., Dubuque, IA � West Burlington Christian Church

545 Melville Ave., West Burlington, IA

At the Leadership Summit:• Introduction of Girls Guide

to Girl Scouting • Meet community program partners • Find out what’s new • Network with other volunteers • Check out our

100th Anniversary events • Learn how to manage

your troop online • Enjoy lunch • Visit the GS Shop • Direct Sale cookie preview • Door prizes • New online learning

Join us for one hour or come and spend the day. Please feel free to invite parents from your troop to join you for a day of exciting ideas, resources, networking and fun with your peers.

Quad Cities:800.798.0833

Burlington:319.752.3639

Cedar Rapids:319.363.8335

Dubuque:563.583.9169

Waterloo:319.232.6601


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Girl ScoutsNational ConventionWe hope that you are planning to join us at the National Convention! If you are unable, you can see what is happening online! Log on to www.girlscouts.org/convention to read all about it.

The time we will spend together in Houston this November will be historic, euphoric — and unconventional. The party will be bigger. The speakers and entertainment will be unforgettable. The business sessions will be streamlined to leave more time for thoughtful conversations about where we are now and where we are going in the future.

At this convention there are sessions for all volunteers including: ✪ Conversations of Consequence

✪ A History Conference

✪ Girl Scout University @ Convention

✪ The famous Hall of Exhibits

and so many celebrations to kick off our 100th Anniversary!

Girls will be attending the Girl Scout Leadership Institute as a part of the convention as well. We will report back when we return, so stay tuned to hear more!

If you would like additional information regarding the proposals that will be voted on at the convention, please contact Kim Hull at [email protected]. .

COMING SEPT. 1!Online CalendarCheck out our new online calendar COMPLETE with all programs and events, council information, service unit information and trainings. Parents and leaders are going to love the new multiple search options available to use. Registration for events is just a click away.

Check it out at www.GSEIWI.org/Calendar


2011Town Hall MeetingsShare your thoughts for making GSEIWI a thriving and successful Girl Scout council with Diane Nelson, CEO. Let your voice be heard in this casual conversation.

Locations and Dates:� Burlington: Sept. 20

Burlington Leadership Center 1308 Broadway St., West Burlington, IA

� Cedar Rapids: Sept. 27 Human Services Campus Conference Center 317 7th Ave. SE, 2nd Floor, Cedar Rapids, IA

� Decorah: Sept. 15 Decorah Lutheran Church 309 Winnebago St., Decorah, IA

� Dubuque: Sept. 29 Dubuque Leadership Center 2644 Pennsylvania Ave., Dubuque, IA

� Quad Cities: Sept. 22 Bettendorf Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf, IA

� Waterloo: Sept. 19 St. John’s Lutheran Church 715 College St., Cedar Falls, IA

Reservations needed: Please RSVP one week prior to date choice, and include which location you will be attending. Contact Deb Boyd at [email protected] or 800-798-0833.

Time:6-8 pmwith light supperprovided.

How can I get my daughter in a troop? How do I receive cookie credits? What should I do if my troop’s bank starts charging a monthly fee?

These are just some examples of questions we may get on our website’s new Online Hotline.

With the Online Hotline button, placed directly on our home page, anyone can ask a question and get a

response from council staff within two business days. Customer service is important to us and this is one more way to respond to our customer’s needs. Give it a try!

OnlineHotline

TOPICS:• Proposed Property

Recommendations • National Convention

Proposals • 100th Anniversary

Plans for GSEIWI • Bring your

own ideas too!


Check out all the activities on our 100th Anniversary website at www.GirlScouts100Years.com. You can start on the Adventure 100, the Then and Now activities or the Wacky 100’s! Be sure to visit the story bank under the Heritage tab to tell us how Girl Scouts has impacted your life and your community, and your plans for the future!�Be sure that you check out the monthly service projects under the

Change the World tab. September and October both have written programs for troops to use for meeting time. September is Literacy month and the Loving Literacy program is loaded with great ideas for girls and troops. At the end of the program you can host a reading tent to collect books for an area shelter or day care center. �October is Friendship month! There are excellent programs for girls

and troops on anti-bullying and building great friendships available under the Change the World tab. When you have completed the program, you can host a friendship party to share your new found knowledge on anti-bullying and help other girls to spot the signs and be prepared to stop bullies!�Service units can begin thinking about planning a special event to

celebrate Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday in October. There are some great games and crafts on the website to help you in your planning. 100 years is a milestone, and we want to get the party started right away! If you have questions, email [email protected].

CelebratingOur 100th Anniversary

Girl Scouts is

CELEBRATING our 100th Anniversary!

Mark your calendar and get ready to celebrate all day and evening with us at the Coralville Marriott. The celebration will include the Cookie 500 Club and the girl High Awards recognition event with a special portion of the day being planned just for our Girl Scout alumnae. Volunteers, girls, alumnae and community members are all invited. You won’t want to miss our evening activities; Annual Meeting, Adult Recognition, a performance of the GSEIWI 100th Anniversary song contest winner and several surprises that are being planned with you in mind. We are privileged to have to Pegine Echevarria as our guest speaker. Pegine grew up as a gang member in the Bronx, and credits Girl Scouts for teaching her the power of mentoring, leadership and belonging to a group. She is a dynamic and inspirational speaker who knows the value of Girl Scouts firsthand.

More details coming your way soon.

SAVE the Date!April 28, 2012


Wanted:Girls and Adults for 100th Anniversary Girl’s Chorus ProjectsADULTS: We are looking for adults who would be willing to lead a group of girls in your area who love to sing! You would help a group of girls learn a selection of 6-8 Girl Scout songs! The girls can then perform in your local community and at Girl Scout events throughout the 100th Anniversary celebration. The groups from each area will combine to perform at the “Journey of the Century” event in March 2012! We will supply the songs for you to teach the girls.

GIRLS: If you love to sing, then this project is for you! We are putting together groups of girls throughout the council who would like to perform in their communities and at Girl Scout events during our 100th Anniversary celebration time.

If you are interested and would like more information, please contact Deb Boyd at

[email protected].

The judges had a difficult decision to make, but ❯ Susan Beckett ❯ Laurie Haag and ❯ Kate Goddardsubmitted the winning song, “Here’s Where We Belong!” It is a beautiful song reminiscent of all that Girl Scouting has meant for the last 100 years and how it remains in our hearts forever.

Amanda, Kimberly and Lori Walljasper submitted, “Discover, Connect and Take Action” which won Honorable Mention. Check out the website to hear original performances of both of these songs and for more information on the other submissions.

… and here are

our winners!

Thank youto everyone

who submitted a song for our 100th Anniversary

Song Contest!


Remembering Our Traditions —GSEIWI Archives

In preparation for the 100th Anniversary, the GSEIWI Archives are accessible to the community in several ways:✦ Photos are available through the council’s

flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/gseiwiarchives/

✦ Uniforms are available for checkout through the leadership centers. Up to six items may be checked out at once, for two weeks. One renewal is allowed, for a total checkout time of four weeks. ✦ Traveling trunks containing historical

handbooks and uniforms are available for checkout through the leadership

centers. There is one trunk for each of the Brownie, Junior, Cadette, and

Senior grade levels. Up to two trunks may be checked out at once, for two weeks. One renewal

is allowed, for a total check-out time of four weeks. Please allow

transport time from the Quad Cities Leadership Center.

For all other archives use requests,

please contact the archives

supervisor at [email protected].

Window display for Girl Scouts 35th Anniversary


Listening to theVoice of GirlsThe voice of girls is the driving force of Girl Scouts. GSEIWI is committed to addressing the complex and ever-changing needs of girls, often partnering with the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI). As part of this on-going effort, we often ask our girl members and volunteers to share their thoughts about Girl Scouting and other issues affecting today’s girls. These efforts not only support the development of the Girl Scout program, but also supply accurate information to educational, not-for-profit, and public policy organizations, parents seeking the best ways to help their daughters, and girls themselves.

Questionnaires for the first major project — “Girls Speak Up!”— will be available October-November 2011. Reports from past projects are available on our website, GirlScoutsToday.com. In addition, we often ask parents to visit our website after each event that their daughter attends to complete a short evaluation of her experience that day.

To be a part of these important projects, girls and volunteers should register at

www.GirlScoutVoices.org. (Girls under 13 will need parental permission to sign up.)


Get Ready, Get Set… for Nuts, Candies,

GSEIWI is pleased to announce we are partnering again with Ashdon Farms & QSP for our Fall Product Sale. Ashdon carries a line of nuts and candies that are sure to please any snack craving, while QSP offers a family-friendly and profitable magazine sale.

The Fall Product Sale is a great way for troops to earn money for activities and programs. Last year more than 1,000 troops participated in the sale, earning each troop an average of $236.13

Troops keep 25 percent of all sales. And, the Fall Product Sale gives girls a chance to build a network of customers to return to for the program we are best known for… Cookies! The Cookie Sales Program promises to be an amazing learning experience for our girls. An energetic group of volunteers are implementing the new and improved direct sale program that will not only make it easier for girls to sell, but also boosted sales for fellow councils and many of last year’s GSEIWI pilot troops.

With the direct sale, girls will have cookies in hand when they approach their customers. We will move our start date from January to February. Our recognitions will be awesome for the girls earning their way into the 500 Club.

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Magazines and COOKIES!

We are looking forward to a highly successful yearfor our girls, troops and council!

Dates to remember for the Fall Sale:• September – October: Receive materials and training

• Oct. 18 – Nov. 14: Online magazine sale

• Nov. 1 – Nov. 14: Fall Product sale and door-to-door magazine sales

• Dec. 7 – Dec. 18: Fall Product delivery


Coming this Fall! The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting

✓Check out our websiteGSEIWI.orgfor more information


Coming this Fall! The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting

The Girl’s Guide features robust skill-building

badge activities, updated and new awards, information on

Girl Scout history and traditions, and lots of fun! With this fall release,

girls can grow as leaders and build new skills with a complete

National Program Portfolio: Journeys and

The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting!

Introducing the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting!

This NEW book is where you’ll find out about exciting new badges, the

new “My Promise, My Faith” pin, information about bridging, High Awards

and much more! There is a Girl’s Guide for each level of Girl Scouts from

Daisies to Ambassadors. These books will complete the National Program

Portfolio which will consist of Journeys, The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting,

and Skill Building Badge Sets.

The National Program Portfolio

gives girls the keys to leadership and

to gain courage, confidence

and characterto make the world a better place!


Providing Guidance —Adult LearningHelping our volunteers be successful is a priority of the Adult Learning Department. Over the course of this past year, we have gone to a NEW format on the Adult Learning page of the website. To find the Adult Learning page, click on “Volunteers” along the top tab and then on the “Adult Learning” button.

We have made it easier for you to find a specific training topic. For instance, if you are a troop leader, just click the “Troop” link and you will see all of the courses required for a troop leader. If you are looking for outdoor training, by clicking that link you will see all of the outdoor learning sessions that we offer. Be sure to look around that page to see the new online enrichment courses that we have added. We have courses in Parent Participation, Troop Finances and understanding the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Another quick click will take you directly to the page where you can register to attend the classroom courses. The online courses are only a click away as well. We will be adding more online courses this fall and winter, so be sure to check back.

Volunteer Essentials 2011-12Volunteer Essentials has been updated and is better than ever for all general Girl Scout and council information needs. It is available for you online! And NEW this year: direct links from the Table of Contents to the topics you are looking for. Throughout the publication you will also find linked pages for things like forms on our website and resource materials all the way to links for national websites with additional information.

If you have trouble viewing online, or have a slower internet connection, please ask for a hard copy. We have a limited supply available.

Helping Volunteers be SuccessfulHave you been to our website (GSEIWI.org) lately? We are always striving to improve how you find information, add additional information to help you as a volunteer, and make it easy for you to have opportunities for continual education in a variety of ways.

Resource pagesAnother great resource for new and returning leaders are the many resources on our Leader Resource page. If you are needing some helpful hints, looking for songs, games, ceremonies, help with traditions, finances, discipline or grade level characteristics, check out the resource pages. You can find this page by clicking “resources” tab along the top of the home page!

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The Latest Addition to Adult Learning —Online Getting Started Course!Getting the required adult learning courses needed to start your troop on the path to success is as easy as 1-2-3!

1. Orientation online

2. NEW!! Getting Started online

3. Leadership Essentials online Getting Started, the second in the series of required courses for all new volunteers, is now available online! You can still choose to participate in a face-to-face training for Getting Started if that is the best option for you. See the NEW Adult Learning Schedule to find all of the options for adult learning. The schedule is available online at GSEIWI.org. Just click on Volunteers at the top, then click the Adult Learning button! You can also ask your Service Unit Director or Regional Membership Manager for a training schedule.

Getting Started online is easy!

This course will provide you with a solid framework of information and points of reference on your council, policies and procedures, building your adult team, troop financial information, how to register your troop and more. All new volunteer leaders MUST complete this training before meeting with girls.

Contact your Service Unit Director or Leader Mentor to continue your preparation to lead girls in their leadership experiences. When you complete Getting Started online, you will have a certificate and the completion information will automatically be sent to your Service Unit and the appropriate GSEIWI Council staff. If you have additional questions, the online format of Getting Started allows you to send your questions and get the support you need.

Already taken Getting Started? Check out the new online experience! There is new information, forgotten or overlooked tips and insights, and helpful review and refresher information. See what everyone is talking about!

❯ You can get the training you want when your hectic schedule permits.

❯ You can take small steps or big steps — start and stop the online training at any time.

❯ You can repeat sections as often as you like to get the information you need when you need it.

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Something for everyone:✓ New Volunteer Leaders

✓ Experienced Leaders

✓ Everyone who is helping build girls of COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, and CHARACTER!

The Girl Scouts are looking for new members ages 9-14 to join our NEW First LEGO® League Teams in the Quad Cities and Cedar Rapids.

We are also looking for girls ages 6-9 to join our Junior LEGO® League Team in Iowa City! We also have grant to start one additional Junior First LEGO® League team anywhere in the council.What is LEGO® League?LEGO® League introduces younger students to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO®-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. FLL teams, guided by their imaginations and adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and, through the process, learn to make positive contributions to society. What will girls do?

➜ Design and build challenge solutions using LEGO® elements➜ Apply real-world math and science concept ➜ Design and build Challenge solutions using LEGOS®

➜ Research challenges facing today’s scientists ➜ Learn team-building and presentation skills

Contact: Molli Hermiston by email at [email protected] or call 309-788-0833.

FirstLEGO® League


For more information or to register for any of these programs, visit the Equestrian Program page on our website. You can also contact

Joanne Dumar, Equestrian Program Manager, at 563-349-6149 or email [email protected].

Horse ProgramOpportunities

Horse ProgramOpportunities

Girls in grades 8 and up with advanced riding skills: Become a Ranch Hand and come help with the troop riding weekends! Training is Sept. 23-24, 2011. Applications are available online.

Adult trail leaders needed to help with the troop riding program. No need to be an expert: the ability to mount by yourself and control a horse at a walk is all that is needed. The training is Oct. 8, 2011. Applications are available online.

Always wanted a horse but don’t know where to start? Or have one but also lots of questions? Come to our horse ownership evening of info and questions at Camp Conestoga Nov. 14, 2011.

Troop riding available grades K-12 until mid-November.

Family ride for riders in grades 4 and up Sept. 11 and Oct. 22.

Monthly horse interest groups for Juniors and up.

Semi-private riding lessons in September and October.


Fall Shop NewsShop online at shop.GSEIWI.org

The Girl’s Guide to Girl ScoutingGirls at each grade level will have their own Girl’s Guide so there will be six publications. The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting will include: a variety of badge offerings, handbook sections covering traditions and history, Cookie badges, an awards log, and much more.

Introduction pricing of $16.87 per guide! (regular price $22.50)

NEW Earned Awards! Each grade level will become available in October, as well as skill building ‘badge’ sets to partner with each Journey at each grade level.

Retired Insignia will be marked down to 30% OFF regular retail pricing, while supplies last! This includes all remaining stock of Try-Its, Junior Badges, and Interest Project Awards.

During the month of November… Food drive for local food pantry in each region — receive 15% OFF entire purchase when you bring in three non-perishable food items! (Excludes uniforms/badges; only available on clothing and accessories)

Dubuque Shop Open HouseSaturday, November 5, 2011

10 am to 1 pm Stop in and visit our Dubuque Shop! View fall catalog merchandise

and Holiday merchandise. View the ‘new’ just for girls section of the shop.

15% OFF all purchases!


shopopen 24/7/365

Shop and Office Hours:Fri., Sept. 30 and Sat., Oct. 1 – Retail Shops only closed for inventory.Thurs., Nov.24 and Fri., Nov. 25 – Leadership Centers and Retail Shops closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.Fri., Dec. 23 and Mon., Dec. 26 – Leadership Centers and Retail Shops closed.Mon., Jan. 2 – Leadership Centers and Retail Shops closed for New Year’s.

Seasonal Merchandise available at all shop locations and the online shop beginning Mid-October through the end of January.

Seasonal merchandise is available while supplies last. Here are just a few NEW items available soon...

Cyber MondayCyber Monday is known as the largest online shopping day, and occurs the Monday after Thanksgiving (Monday, November 28, 2011). All orders placed on the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois online shop (shop.GSEIWI.org) on that date will receive FREE shipping! (Orders must be placed between 12:01 am and 11:59 pm to be given free shipping).

Penguin and Snowman Snowflake Pins

Penguin HangingOrnament

GS HolidayPencils

& Click Pens

3-D Heritage Embroidered Trefoil Ornament

Gingerbread Girl Photo Sew-on Fun Patch

Winter AdventuresPolar Bear Sew-on Patch

AnniversaryBloomGlass

Ornament


KeepingOur Promise to GirlsSince 2005, the Girl Scout Movement has been focused on building the best leadership experience that defines activities and outcomes, is differentiated by age level, and offers flexible pathways for participation for all girls grades K-12.

A key element of this work is the development of the 15 outcomes and the three program processes that form the foundation of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE). The 15 GSLE outcomes are the measurable benefits we expect the girls to derive from their participation in Girl Scouting.

For more information on the outcomes and program processes, visit www.GirlScouts.org/Research/Publications/GSOutcomes.

A focus on outcomes gives Girl Scouting solid evidence of how we are keeping our promise to girls, how to serve girls better, and how to better support volunteers. The evidence allows us to speak in one unified voice to current and potential members and to our funders and communities.


Girl Scouts Recognize Community SupportGirl Scouts would like to recognize the following for providing the valuable support through grants that make our programs happen. Whether it means sending a girl to camp, empowering girls with Girl Scout Leadership Journeys, supporting our efforts in reaching at-risk girls, strengthening our capacity to serve girls, or providing other grants supporting our membership and program services, their contributions truly make a difference for girls.

• Alliant Energy Foundation• Rock Island Community Foundation• Doris and Victor Day Foundation• Rauch Family Foundation• First Congregational Church• BNSF Foundation• Bremer County

Community Foundation• Benton County

Community Foundation• Grundy County

Community Foundation• The Community Foundation

of Greater Muscatine• Henry County Health Center• Des Moines County

Health Department• Burlington Kiwanis Activities Corp.

Generous Support Generous Support Brings Leadership Experiences to GirlsThrough these special partnerships, Girl Scouts is able to impact more girls than ever with exciting opportunities to help girls build leadership skills. By going above and beyond, these partners will surely help us make a lasting difference in the lives of girls across eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Girl Scouts is truly grateful of their support as well as the support of others to make it possible for us to help all girls grow in courage, confidence, and character.

• Riverboat Development Authority• Community Foundation

of the Great River Bend• The Guernsey Foundation• The Moline Foundation• Dubuque Racing Association• Winegard Foundation• Great River Medical Center

Girl ScoutGold Award

The transition time for girls earning their Girl Scout Gold Award is coming to an end. Projects completed under the previous requirements (Go For It booklet requirements) will be accepted until September 30, 2011. After that date all final reports must be submitted using the current guidelines found in the Girls Guide to Girl Scouting and on line at www.GSUSA.org. All girls beginning the process of earning ANY high award, Bronze, Silver or Gold must use the current guidelines. UP

DATE


A Look Back at

CAMP!Summer 2011

Total Summer Campers:

1,879


“ Just wanted you to know how much my troop enjoyed our camp experience. The girls love it all — the mud pit, the food, horseback riding, and especially the Jell-O fight! Thank you all! See you next year!” — Kas Elsbury, Troop 8041

“It is satisfying to see them change during their time at camp. They find some interesting things they like and will continue to want to do. I hope to work at Camp Conestoga next year. This was the best experience of my life!”

— Casandra Sheehan, 19, Ambasador at Camp Conestoga“I loved Girl Scout camp! We got to dissect owl pellets and I saw bones from mice and a beak from a little bird. It was really cool. We also made pine cone bird feeders for the birds at camp.” — Tessa Ryan, age 9

She attended 2 sessions this summer at Camp Little Cloud.

It was

FUN!

2011 2nd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201 800-798-0833 ❘ GSEIWI.orgDo we have your name and address correct?If not, please call us at 800-798-0833or e-mail us at [email protected].

Mary Lagerblade, Board ChairDiane T. Nelson, CEO

This publication is mailed to members of GSEIWI four times per year.

This guide contains recycled fiber. Please share with a friend or recycle.

GSEIWI is an area United Way agency.

CelebratingOur 100th AnniversaryGirl Scouts will be celebrating 100 years of building leadership in girls in 2012. See what’s being planned inside this issue!

See page 3for more details!

— 2011 —

LEADERSHIPSummitDon’t miss this one time

opportunity to be in on the

ground floor of all the great

new resources available

to you for the upcoming

100th Anniversary year!

At the Leadership Summit:• Introduction of

Girls Guide to Girl Scouting • Find out what’s new • Network with other volunteers • Check out our

100th Anniversary events • Direct Sale cookie preview • Door prizes … and much more!

100th Anniversary Community Partners:

Documents

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