Did you know that Girl Scout Cookie Booths are not the only way to continue working toward your 2010 Girl Scout Cookie sales goals?
You can also continue taking orders with a buddy door-to-door, or try out one of these other innovative sales ideas…
Remember:
• 99% of people surveyed thought that Girl Scouting was a good program and that
the cookie sale was a central and valuable part of the program.
• Most customers who are approached will buy.
• Those who don’t buy say they were not approached.
• Those who were not approached say they would have bought if they had been
given the opportunity.
Remember, all the boxes that you sell between now and March 14 count toward your total. So you can continue earning recognition items, including Girl Scout Cookie Credit!
Plus, the continued sales help your Girl Scout troop earn more proceeds for its activities!
All registered Girl Scouts 14 and older are invited to join us for Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland’s ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CORPORATION MEMBERSHIP
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Lodge of the Ozarks
Branson, MO
Event Highlights
Traveling Girl Scout Shop 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Voting Representative Training 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Annual Meeting of the Corporation Membership 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Corporate Meeting
Luncheon
Adult Volunteer Recognitions
Don’t forget! The GSMH Basket Silent Auction begins at 9:00 am!
Special deals just for Girl Scout families attending this event!
Tragedy in Haiti The Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland joins the world in expressing our condolences to the millions of Haitians affected by the recent earthquake. It is at times like these that Girl Scouts throughout the world pitch in to help in many different ways. We know, however, that after natural disasters like these, sending funds is often the best way to help.
The Girl Scout Cookie program is one such way. Girls can choose to contribute a portion of their troop proceeds to the Haiti relief efforts. This is an opportunity to educate girls about how their generosity and acts of kindness can make the world a better place, especially in times of such extreme tragedy.
Additionally, the Executive Committee unanimously adopted, and the National Board ratified a special rule of order allowing girl members to support emergency relief for the January 12 earthquake disaster. This temporary suspension makes it possible for Girl Scouts to raise much needed funds for relief efforts in Haiti and remains in effect until September 8, 2010. Some suggestions for money-earning projects include bake sales, car washes, collecting and recycling cans, babysitting night, etc. Please take note that the money our girls raise can be contributed only to those agencies on the list below.
List of Agencies
The American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is accepting donations through its International Response Fund.
Pan American Development Foundation
The foundation is encouraging people to donate through its Web site at www.PanAmericanRelief.org.
UNICEF
UNICEF requests donations for relief for children in Haiti via their Haiti Earthquake Fund. You can also call 1-800-4UNICEF.
Save The Children
Save the Children has launched an emergency relief effort for Haiti. Donate to Save the Children.
Mercy Corps Donate online, call 1-888-256-1900 or send checks to:
Mercy Corps Haiti Earthquake Fund
Dept NR
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders has set up clinics to treat people in Haiti. Donate to Doctors Without Borders.
The UN World Food Programme
The UN World Food Programme is gathering all available resources to deliver food to the recently homeless and impoverished in Haiti. Donations can be made through https://www.wfp.org/donate/haiti
CARE
CARE is deploying emergency team members to Port-au-Prince to assist in recovery efforts. It’s focusing its efforts on rescuing children who may still be trapped in schools that collapsed. Donate to CARE
The International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee is deploying an emergency response team to Haiti. Donate to the IRC Haiti Crisis Fund.
World Vision
World Vision has more 370 staff members in the Haiti. Donate to World Vision.
United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
This fund is used for emergencies like the earthquake in Haiti. Donate online.
This video was created to spread the word about the Cookie Program in a fun way. We know that women of all ages, along with young adults, love our cookies. The video speaks not only to our beloved cookie sale but also to the Girl Scout brand.
Girl Scouts of the USA is proud to announce its 2009 National Young Women of Distinction honorees. Each of the ten young women has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award—the highest award in Girl Scouting—and has been selected as a National Young Woman of Distinction for demonstrating extraordinary leadership in the completion of her community action project. The Girl Scout Gold Award is earned by fewer than six percent of all Girl Scouts.
Each honoree spent one to two years on a community action project that has had far-reaching effects in her community and beyond. Among the honorees this year are authors, advocates, and environmentalists with projects based in a wide range of locations—from India, Africa, and China to neighborhoods in Louisiana and California.
The young women will be honored at a special awards ceremony on February 27 during the Girl Scout National Corporate Leadership Meeting in St. Louis.
“Earning the Young Women of Distinction designation is truly a remarkable achievement, and these young women exemplify leadership in all its forms,” said Kathy Cloninger, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA. “They saw a need in their communities and around the world and took action. Their extraordinary dedication, perseverance, and leadership, is making the world a better place.”
From now through mid-March, community members are invited to indulge their sweet tooth – and to support local Girl Scouts as they participate in the United States’ leading entrepreneurial program for girls. During the past several months, girls have been learning about goal-setting, budgeting, and customer service. They have set individual goals, and will earn recognition items such as Girl Scout Cookie Credit, which they can use to help pay for Girl Scout summer camp, program events, uniform pieces, and more. Each Girl Scout troop also sets goals, and earns proceeds for learning activities, field trips, and service projects.
Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland is proud to offer the Three Fires Weekend for members of Cherokee Ridge’s Ikhato, Latonka’s Osage Society and Mintahama’s Tribe of the Silver Arrow. Also invited will be those who have attended summer camp at Finbrooke Program Center for at least 4 years and are in at least the 7th grade.
GSMH supports the idea of these organizations, but because we are one council now, we need to have one consistent organization, not several. Opportunities, requirements and basic initiation procedures need to be the same across the board.
GSMH wants members of the current organization to be the ones who lay the foundation for the new organization. Discussions on this subject and planning for the future will be the major focus of discussion during the Three Fires event.
One organization will be stronger than three — by working together to plan this merger, we will be able to maintain those parts of our traditions that are most sacred to us.
Event details: Friday, Feb. 26, 6:00 pm – Sunday; Feb. 28, 1:00 pm, at the Latonka Program Center, Wappapello, MO. Cost (for girl or adult) is $30, and the registration deadline is February 12th, 2010. All participants must be currently registered Girl Scouts. Program event registration forms and girl and adult membership forms may be found here: http://www.girlscoutsmoheartland.org/page.php?pid=forms.
The Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) released its latest study, Good Intentions:The Beliefs and Values of Teens and Tweens Today, on December 2 and the findings have appeared in more than 200 publications—from newspapers and magazines to Web sites and blogs. Some of the placements include Forbes.com and Yahoo News, as well as newspapers such as the Asbury (N.J.) Park Press (www.app.com) and WREX-TV (wrex.com) in Rockford, Illinois. Anna Maria Chávez, Chief Executive Office of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, used her blog on the San Antonio Express-News Web site to discuss the study. You can find the blog post here (voices.mysanantonio.com.)
Some of the good news the GSRI study determined about teen behavior?
Youth today intend to make responsible choices and refrain from risky behaviors.
Youth today value diversity and acceptance.
Young people today appear to have a stronger sense of civic engagement.
Help these girls of proven courage, confidence, and character take action and encourage them to become positive leaders in their communities, families, future careers, and in their lives — support the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Council whether it’s with your time, effort, or donations. You can help ensure these beliefs and values are life-long!
Did you know that Girl Scout Cookie Booths are not the only way to continue working toward your 2010 Girl Scout Cookie sales goals?
