Which animal do you love most? Is it the Elephant, the Fox, the Red Panda, or the Sea Otter?! Vote for your favorite mascot for the 2012/2013 season! Please get the word out and encourage girls to vote. Voting will be up until Friday June 8th at 5pm EST. ABC will tally the votes on Monday, June 11th and announce the winning mascot!
Visit www.abcsmartcookies.com/cookiezone and select “cast your vote” from the small blue navigation bar located under the “catch goals” title.
By Guest Blogger Abby Schoonaert
I met with both the local Radio and also the newspaper and had FREE announcements advertising the event. I worked with the Skating Rink owner and talked her into letting us utilize the rink for FREE too! I asked her what her slows days were and if we could do the event then-this way it would be beneficial for both of us-we would be bringing in concession business for her and hopefully new clientele that may not have ever visited her establishment! She was all for it-She even put the announcement of the event on her marque and then gave us a private room where I set up displays-had all my paperwork organized and had volunteers from just about every school/troop so that they could individually address any questions regarding specific areas/towns. When you walked in-it was very visible that this was a girl scout recruitment event!
All in all it was a huge success with over 100 girls attending. We did allow current registered girls/adults to attend-the only rule was that they had to wear girl scout attire-and they did and they all looked GREAT! We received 4 volunteer applications that are in the process, 24 girl registrations, and 4 adult registrations from the event!
I’m sure there will be more to come –this will be both establishing new troops and also placing current girls so I’m super stoked! This also pumped up my volunteers-yes, I did most of the work, but if that’s what it takes to get my volunteers geared up and to be able to see the positive results than I am all for it!
TODAY.com reports that it is going to be a very sweet (and crunchy) summer for Girl Scout cookie lovers. As TODAY.com first reported in February, the rumors about the Girl Scout candy bars are indeed true.
A “limited edition” Nestlé Crunch Girl Scout Candy Bar will be available this summer at participating retail stores nationwide, beginning June 1 through September, the Girl Scouts organization confirmed. The bars will be available in the three most popular cookie flavors — Thin Mint, Peanut Butter Crème, and Caramel & Coconut (or Samoa, as they are known in some parts of the country). Cookies make up most of the bars, with layers like coconut caramel crème and crunchy crispies filling in the rest.
Read the full article here!
On Monday, May 7, 2012, the Hallmark Channel aired an all Girl Scout episode of the Martha Stewart Show. Martha talked and did crafts with GSUSA CEO Anna Maria Chávez as well as girls from many councils, including Girl Scouts of Greater New York, Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Girl Scouts of Central New Jersey, and more.
If you couldn’t make it to the 2012 Annual Meeting you missed out on some wonderful info and people.
The day was kicked off with a breakfast celebrating our Gold Award recipients(pictured above). Then
GSNI-M got down to business. This year’s round robin revealed the incredible future of our outdoor
facilities with the Property Master Plan. All of the plans will soon be available on gsnim.org! Check
back with us often and stay up to date!
By Guest Blogger Lanette Gallagher
On April 28, 2012, the community of Southwest Allen County came together to build a tribute to a friend and volunteer. The Southwest area Girl Scouts (SU 222), Boy Scouts (Pack 3333) and Aboite Elementary school started a memorial garden spearheaded by the Aboite PTC, to honor our friend Lynette Akin. Lynette was taken from us unexpectedly last summer and the hole has been impossible to fill for everyone.
Let me give you a little background on Lynette. She was a wife, mother, friend, volunteer, teacher to all, student of life, taxi driver, referee, researcher, champion…I could go on, but I think you get the message. She was one of my friends that I called my voice of reason. If I was upset or angry about something, she could talk me through (or down from it) until I could see the other side and deal with it rationally. She also had an amazing sense of humor and loved to laugh. Last year at our annual Older Girl camp out, she had just had her wisdom teeth removed and still attended, mouth packed full of gauze, begging people not to make her laugh (which was impossible). It still makes me smile. She loved the outdoors, but has instilled in me an irrational fear of ticks. She taught our daughters to swing from vines. She showed me how to do cool science experiments. She made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt for days. She taught me to be a better person and a better Girl Scout.
The Aboite PTC found the perfect way to honor Lynette with this memorial garden.
The garden is a way for all those who loved Lynette to come together and remember her, as well as be a teaching tool for Aboite elementary school. There are beds set up for each grade level to plant and incorporate into their curriculum. Here’s a list of what they are planting this year. Kindergarten is growing a salad garden with a variety of lettuces, salad herbs, spinach, kale and Swiss chard. First grade is growing a variety of gourds. Second grade is growing potatoes. Third grade is growing dwarf sunflowers, straw flowers, mums, and re-blooming dwarf daylillies. Fourth grade is growing carrots. Fifth grade is growing herbs. The Girl Scouts from Service Unit 222 is working on a rain garden/butterfly garden as well.
None of it could have been done without the support of Aboite’s principal, Mr. Lobdell and the hard work of the Aboite PTC, especially Kendra Fahlsing and Molly Faber(and their families), who have kept everything on track. The donations from the community have been a huge help as well. The Homestead engineering class came up with designs for the garden, which were then voted on by the students at Aboite. The Aboite Student Council got the students involved with posters, penny voting, classroom announcements, and monitory donation. Triscape generously removed the sod from the garden area. Chad Tinkel donated the mulch (lots and lots of mulch!) The Aboite PTC donated an arbor for the entrance to the garden. Boy Scout Pack 3333 donated a bench. Sue Billian worked on a Bike-a-Thon for donations. Girl Scout Service Unit 222 is donating a memorial stone for the garden as well as monetary donations. The Girl Scout troops from the school donated gifts based on the Journey’s that their troops have been working on. First grade Troop 20091 donated a bird house. Second grade Troop 00120 and Fourth grade Troop 20376 donated money for one raised garden bed (from each troop). Third grade Troop #20641 donated a rain barrel. And the fifth grade Troop 20101 donated a memorial stone with Lynette’s name. There has been an outpouring of support from everyone for the Dig Day and the sign up for the summer maintenance as well.
We dedicated the garden on Monday, April 30 with the whole school, volunteers, as well as her husband and children in attendance. It was beautiful to see everyone come together for her.
I cannot think of a better way to remember our friend, Lynette, and try to heal our hearts.
If you’ve been following the blog you might have seen a recent post with the GSNI-M Indy Car design!
The car was a part of the Back Home Again in Indiana parade in New Haven, IN. Unfortunately, the
weather wasn’t the greatest on parade day, so they didn’t hold the People’s Choice Judging in
Schnelker Park. To make up for that, they’ve created a voting site where you can view and vote
for your favorite car. The car owner that receives the most votes will win two tickets to this year’s
Indy 500 Race (great seats!). You can vote for your favorite car at www.votenewhaven.com
Thanks to South Bend Medical Foundation for the wonderful support on their digital board within their
facilities. What a great sight to see! Learn more about the Foundation at http://www.sbmf.org/
Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Want to have a great time with Girl Scouts young and old?!
Invite your moms, grandmas, cousins, aunts or neighbors.
The zoo opens at 9:00am
We will have Pavilion #2 in Franke Park from 1-6pm.
There will be a number of booths and events for the
girls to participate in. Cupcakes will also be available.
Cost is only $1.00 per person
You can purchase discount tickets for ADULTS = $15.00 and
CHILDREN 2-14 = $12.00, which includes your admission and two rides!
(Rides include: Train Ride, Sky Ride, Wild River Ride, or carousel).
Click here for the Flyer!
Have you picked up the latest issue of Glo?! If not, head to your local newsstand asap! Sharon Pohly, CEO
of GSNI-M is featured this month along with an illustration from our Marketing Assistant, Ashley Sharp.
In the article Sharon is asked if she has an idea that might change the world. She responded with, “More
balanced male/female leadership. With two perspectives involved in making every decision, the world
will become a better place.”
To find out what super power Sharon wishes she had and various other tidbits about our fearless leader
pick up the new issue of Glo. It’s free!
