GIRL SCOUTS: Vote for Your Favorites
From ponies to flash drives, we want to know what Girl Scout Cookie Program recognitions you would most like to receive during the upcoming Cookie Program, which will begin in January 2009. Log in here and participate in this online vote today. Voting will close August 1, 2008, so take a minute to give us your input.

To keep you up-to-date, the July 1, 2008 issue of Merger Uplink is now available. Click here to read it! If you want Merger Uplink sent directly to your e-mail, just click here to send an e-mail to MergerUplink@gsssc.org; put "Subscribe" in the Subject line and we'll add you to the e-distribution list.

More information about this national process
is available at http://strategy.girlscouts.org.

THE REALIGNMENT PROCESS
AND NEXT STEPS
Girl Scouts is making landmark decisions to guide the future of our organization. The transformation will further strengthen the organization and its focus on leadership development for girls in the 21st century.
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Click here for a more detailed description of the geographic area to be served by Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Question:
How will Girl Scout troops be affected?

Answer: Girls will remain in the same troop they are in, or as always, they may choose to join new troops at the end of a membership year. The most exciting news is that our new larger council will be combining volunteer and staff resources. We believe that will enable us to increase opportunities for girls of all while giving them the chance to meet even more Girl Scouts!

The CRC has approved a system for numbering troops within Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana. All troop numbers will become five-digit identifications. To form the five digit number... More

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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES FOR GIRLS AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS

Register your Girl Scout team for the 42nd Annual Makahiki event August 1-3, 2008 in Warsaw. Click here for details!

Leaders -- get certified to take Girl Scouts on a canoeing trip. Click here to learn more about this August 2 session.

Join the 2008 International River Crossing on Saturday, September 27, at Cundick Park, Sombra, Ontario, Canada, being hosted by Girl Scouts-Michigan Waterways Council. Click here for all the information.

Join other Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts in a Folk Arts Interest Project Patch event on Saturday, August 23, during the David Rogers Days Festival in LaGrange County. For more information, check out the
flier and register by August 11.

Summer Camp 2008 Opportunities across northern Indiana! Click here to learn more about the summer day and resident camp sessions for girls of all ages.

2008 National Girl Scout Leadership Institute Opportunity Girl Scouts who will be in grades 6-12 next fall and their families should mark their calendars for a special leadership opportunity!
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Share comments about your vision of our new council. Let us know how we can even better serve you as a high-capacity council. Ask the questions that will give you the information you need as we plan for our successful future together. Click here to share your comments, ideas, and questions.