Welcome to GSCAB’s E-Alert – 12.03.07
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The Council Office will be closed Friday, December 7th for
staff in-service.
The Council Retail Shop will be closed for inventory Monday,
December 17 – Friday, December 21.
The Council offices will be closed for the holidays Monday,
December 24 – Wednesday, January 1.
There will be no E-alert during this time.
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Saturday, December 15, 2007
Tallahassee Service Center Retail Shop
10am – 2 pm ET
Come pick a lollipop from the tree for a chance to win 50% off
your entire purchase*!!!
All lollipops are winners! 5%, 15%, 25%, or 50%!!!
Other shop specials will be running.
Reminder: Cookie Bucks expire December 15th!
*Must be present to win, limited to items in stock. Other
restrictions may apply.
Contact Mary Holdeen at (850) 386-2131, (800) 876-9704 or
mholdeen@gscab.org.
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GSCAB Camp Certificates are now on sale.
Certificates may be purchased for any amount and may be applied
to any GSCAB Resident Camp or Day Camp.
2007 Cookie Bucks may be applied toward 2008 Camp Certificates !
For details contact Brenda Gibbs at (850) 386-2131, (800)
876-9704, or bgibbs@gscab.org
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Thank you to those who have already brought their goods by
the office! Our pile is growing! We are collecting non-perishable food items for Catholic
Charities now through December. Deliver your donations to your
next service unit meeting or drop off at either council office.
Our goal is to collect one item from each Girl Scout member,
girl and adult.
Items include:
Canned meats, fruits and vegetables
Pasta and rice
Oatmeal and grits
Dried beans
Powdered milk
Peanut butter and jelly
Ketchup and mayonnaise
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Get ready, Get Set, Go. Run for the cookies this year will be
held Saturday, February 9, 2008 at TCC.
This is the week prior to the cookie distribution date. NO
EXCUSES! Mark your calendars and grab your running shoes.
The troop with the most participants will win a Pizza Party!
All Girl Scouts receive a patch. Door prizes awarded.
This is a great way to get back in shape after the holidays. Fun
for the entire family. Open to everyone.
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We still have some nuts and candy available for sale. Troops
can purchase items from the council shop less the troop
commission of $1.00. Only item not in stock are the Pecan
Supremes.
Troop Fall Product deposit slips were due to Service Unit
Product Managers Thursday, November 15th. Those troops that have
not given your Service Unit Product Managers your troop deposit
slips please do so ASAP.
Troop Product Manager who placed Fall Product Recognition
Orders, the recognitions are in so send in your nutty bucks and
pick up your girl’s recognitions today.
Troop Product Manager Cookie training for Hokolin, Toocheenan,
Quihacha and Wakulla is scheduled for Monday, December 10, 2007
at the Leroy Collins Leon County Public Library located at 200
West Park Avenue . Time 6:30 pm ET - please be on time for this
training. Please make every effort to attend. It you are unable
to attend please send a representative from your troop. Come and
sample the new cookies and take a look at the exciting
incentives for the 2008 Sale.
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The next Oval Office is coming!! I hope you had fun at our
last meeting! We’re going to play with a Nintendo Wii, begin to
plan events for the spring and next fall. Bring a friend, a
calendar, and any news articles you’d like to see in the next
newsletter to this get together!!
Oval Office Meetings are open to any girl in grades 6-12:
Sunday, January 13nd 2-4PM
Panama City Service Center
RSVP to Tracy : 1-800-876-9704 or
tarnold@gscab.org by
January 11, 2008.
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All nominations and endorsement letters for adult awards must
be submitted to the Adult Awards Committee via the council
office by Friday, December 14th in order to be included in the
2008 Adult Awards Ceremony at annual meeting in April.
Nomination forms and endorsement letter forms are located in the
Forms Section of the Volunteer Resource Guide and can be
downloaded from the council’s
website.
Also, if you have served for 15 years or more, fill out the
Volunteer Years of Service and Tenure Pin application form
and submit your application to the council office so that you
may be honored in April 2008!
Please contact Anne Hallman, (850) 544-3411, if you have
questions or need help. This is your time to honor your peers!
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- December 15
- January 26
- February 23
- March 29
- April 26
- May 31
Shop hours on these days are 10am – 2pm ET.
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Mark you calendars NOW! There’s never been a cookie rally
like this one. The GIRLS are the stars of the show as they
showcase their talents.
January 5th—Cookie Rally Tallahassee
When: 1:00 pm—4:00 pm ET
Where: Perry Paige Auditorium, FAMU Campus
Who: All age levels
Cost: Free
January 12th—Cookie Rally Panama City
When: 1:00 pm—4:00 pm CT
Where: Panama City Service Center (formerly Blountstown Civic
Center )
Who: All age levels
Cost: Free
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Date & Time Correction: Father/Daughter Campout
Date: February 16th (original date: February 9th)
Check-in time is 8:00 am ET, not 7:00 pm ET.
Pen Pals
There is a troop of 13 girls in Maine (10 Brownies and 3
Juniors) who would like to have a penpal troop in our council.
Contact Tracy Arnold
tarnold@gscab.org for troop information.
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- Christmas Connection
This is a Call for Volunteers! I am hoping you will
spread the word, and even take part as a volunteer yourself.
The Christmas Connection program is in need of 100+
volunteers to serve in the warehouse (near TCC) to accept
and sort donations that will begin coming in as early as
Monday, November 26th and through December 31st, anytime
from 8am to 6pm or so in the evening. Volunteers are needed
in 2-8 hour shifts. If you are interested in serving in a
leadership capacity, volunteers are needed to manage other
volunteers, oversee operations, etc. Here is a little bit
about the program itself:
The Christmas Connection tries to fulfill the wishes and
some of the basic needs of hundreds of needy families in
Northwest Florida each holiday season. We want to deliver
toys for their children, food for their table and a little
joy to their homes.
Christmas Connection is an initiative of Catholic Charities,
but it serves families of all religions, races, and ethnic
backgrounds.
From 25 families in Tallahassee to 800 families in eight Big
Bend counties: That is the amazing history and growth of the
Christmas Connection. In 1979, Christmas Connection began as
an effort to help 25 needy families have a happier holiday.
The response was overwhelming. Over the years, the Christmas
Connection has exploded to a massive volunteer effort that
now helps 600 to 800 families in an eight-county region each
year.
Please forward this message to those who you think would be
interested in helping. This is an ideal service opportunity
for students not planning to leave Tallahassee at the end of
the semester, as well as for local government/university
employees and their families to participate.
There is additional information on the attached pdf
document. Please contact Mr. A.J. Smith to sign up or for
more information. His contact info is: 850-251-9021 or
chief1@sprint.blackberry.net.
Thank you in advance for your involvement in this worthwhile
effort to make a difference in our community.
- Mission San Luis Holiday Camps
December 26th, 27th, & 28th
Holiday Traditions Day Camps
Campers will participate in gift making, arts and crafts,
and Colonial holiday traditions.
For Children ages 7 to 11.
Cost $40 per day per child/Friends of MSL $35.
Coming on January 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
Epiphany/Three Kings Processional Camp
Children will recreate this Hispanic holiday custom with
multiple activities and crafts.
Campers will participate in a traditional processional
around the 17th-century Plaza.
For Children ages 7 to 11.
Cost $40 per day per child/Friends of MSL $35.
Call 850-487-3711 for more information.
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