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Girl Program Updates
Welcome to Girl Program Updates. Here you will find all the latest information about our girl programs. For updated information on girl volunteer opportunities, award nominations, contests and scholarships, please visit the links on the left. For updated adult program and volunteer opportunities, please visit our "Adults" section under the main menu. For all the latest shop hours, sales, merchandise information, visit our "L.L. Green" section under the main menu. Each section is updated regularly, so check them often for the latest information.
April 27-May 3rd is National Volunteer Week. On behalf of the staff and the girls we all serve, we wish to sincerely thank all of the dedicated volunteers who gave of their valuable time so freely this year. The Girl Scout program would not be the same without you!!! Thank you for sharing your time, talents and patience with all of us. Your Input Is Valuable NEW The Program Department would like your assistance to help us improve the programs and services we offer. Please take a few moments to complete the survey, part one should be completed by or with Girl Scouts 8–17 years old. Part two should be completed by adults: leaders, volunteers, and parents. If no girl is present to take part one of the survey, adults may skip to part two by clicking the “next” button at the bottom of the page. Thank you in advance for your time. Click here to take the survey Save the Date for our Upcoming Program & Outdoor Program Events NEW  • Earth Day is just around the corner…Saturday, May 17th at Seven Hills Goodyear. Don’t miss out on a great day’s event, register and reserve your spot. • Girl Scout Darien Lake Week June 20–July 3, 2008 Girl Scouts Darein Lake 2008.pdf • Girl Scout sleepover at Dunn Tire Park June 18, 2008 Dunn Tire Park Camp Out 2008.pdf • Girl Scout Days at Fantasy Island June 14–29, 2008 Fantasy Island Scout Days 2008.pdf Closed/Full Programs NEW • Boston Whale Watch on 6/27-29/08 –** working on a waiting list Cancelled Programs NEW • 5/10/08: African Lion Safari for Daisy and Brownie Girl Scouts (08Lion) Addittional Sessions Added NEW • Around the World Try-it at Explore & More Museum in East Aurora has been scheduled for Thursday, May 8th from 6:30–8:00 p.m. Program Updates (for Program & Outdoor) NEW The following programs are COMING UP and are still accepting REGISTRATIONS: (Please check your Girl Perspectives for registration dates.)
DaShawn Johnson, Director Program at (716) 837-6400 ext. 263 or djohnson@bflogirlscouts.org Encampment & Camping NEW Attention leaders, please note the following changes: Outdoor Survival (The Woodlands) for Cadette/Seniors will be held Saturday, May 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon & 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Encampment Info:
Questions? Camp Warriors: Shane G. Fergusen, MD Pediatric Cancer Research Fund Kids Create Hope NEW Saturday, May 10, 2008 9:00 a.m. – Noon 5443 Sheridan Dr., Williamsville, NY 14221 Dance instructor Tom Radon of Fred Astaire Dance Studios will offer complimentary ballroom dancing lesons for you your child! Donations to Kids Create Hope gratefully accepted at the door. Please pre-register at www.kidscreatehope.org. Call Sari with questions at 491-5545. Community Service Project available for Girl Scouts: Opportunity for older Girl Scouts to assist for community service hours. Call Catharine Venzon (998-7803), Troop Leader, Troop #1097, for details. Juneteenth Sankofa Days 2008 NEW Wisdom Knowledge and Understanding: Keys to Self Sufficiency Saturday, June 7 7–9 pm at Juneteenth Headquarters, 1517 Genesee St. Start off our week with “Shared Wisdom” an open circle for the community mind to pass wisdom lessons from our ancestors, elders, and life experiences. After event social: All adults are invited to join us as Divi Rome Royal African Sounds hosts a live African music, poetry, and dance Party featuring: special guest poets and musicians along with authentic Caribbean, Vegetarian and African foods by Sophia. $5 cover 9pm -1am @ Musicians Big 6 Club 600 E. North St. (corner of E North & Fox St.) (716) 896-6600 Sunday, June 8 3–6pm at R-Healin Center ,1057 Kensington Ave. (716) 836-1293 “Knowledge of Self Through Expression” will be an international music and culture presentation lead by Ras Jomo of Project Access to A-Free-Ka. Monday, June 9 6–8pm at Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson (716) 883-4418 “Understanding the present Global African Family” is our yearly report on what is currently happening in the African world and how we all are affected by each others plight. This is hosted by the African Conscious workshop study group. Tuesday, June 10 7–9:30pm at EM Tea Coffee Cup Café, 80 Oakgrove, (716) 884-1444 “Words of Wisdom: POETRY for the PEOPLE” is the annual open –mic poetry jam that brings out the conscious minds to share in proverbial exchange. Wednesday, June 11 6–8pm at Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 East Delavan, (716) 896-7021 “Knowledge of the African American Journey” is a public invite to find out what really happened to us? Where are we now? And how will we stand in the future? Community officials and historical organizations will deliver critical information on what state is Black America in and where are we headed. Thursday, June 12 5:30-10:30 pm at Buffalo Museum of Science & Outdoor lawn, 1020 Humboldt Pkwy., (716) 852-4562 “Understanding Images” is a collaboration with El Museo, Buffalo Museum of Science, Squeeky Wheels, and Juneteenth of Buffalo. Paintings by William West and an outdoor film presentation by African American producers will be featured. Friday, June 13 7–10pm at Langston Hughes Institute, 25 High St., (716) 881-3266 more info Ras jomo: (716) 892 -2150 accesstoafreeka@hotmail.com “Genetic Wisdom: SOUL POWER” This is our finale evening and it culminates with a soulful display of our international and local arts and talents that we have right here in the city of BUFFALO. This is a chance for us to see the stars among us in a positive light. Singing, dancing, live music, and spoken word are the order of the evening. APRIL PROGRAMS Penn Dixie Paleontological & Outdoor Education Center NEW Penn Dixie Site Open to the Public The public is welcome at the following 2008 special event programs! Penn Dixie Site is open to the public for fossil collecting every Saturday, from May through October, 9 AM to 4 PM. The site is also open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM, June 16 – August 30, rain or shine. HNHS members free; non-member adults $6 and children $5. School groups wishing to schedule a field trip to the Penn Dixie Site should contact Peg Hermann at (716) 627-6335. All other groups, families, scouts, birthday parties, and individuals, wishing to schedule a visit at other times, should call (716) 627- 4560. Please call Penn Dixie or visit our web site at www.penndixie.org for programs, upcoming events, membership & directions. Help support the Penn Dixie Site! Take out a membership in the Hamburg Natural History Society and recruit a new member today! WONDERLAND Camp-O-Ree for Daisies and Brownies May 16-18, 2008 Get ready for another kid-friendly weekend filled with rides,entertainment, a sing-along and great memories at DUTCH WONDERLAND! This exciting event offers fun and adventures for your troop in a a safe, affordable, and organized setting. Download the 2008 Camp-O-Ree order form. Find out more about the Wonderland Camp-O-Ree! Pre-order your 2008 Camp-O-Ree T-Shirts & Hoodies. Wegman's Veggie Patch Cooking Class for Scouts Girl Scouts will prepare age-appropriate, simple recipes using fresh seasonal ingredients. Tips on nutrition and food safety are woven throughout in a fun, interactive way. Specific attention will be placed on food safety, including a discussion about the importance of hand washing. Classes are available in select Wegmans locations. For more information about this program and how your troop can participate, download the flyer below. Wegmans Veggie Patch Fact Sheet.pdf Letter From Barb Fraze, GSCNC I think teen girls—as well as staff—might enjoy reading a new book just published by teen Girl Scouts in northern Virginia. “The Glacier Chronicles: Bear Angst, B.O. and Cell Phone Withdrawal,” by POGO Backpackers, is a humorous, sometimes-introspective look at seven girls’ backpack trip in Glacier National Park last summer. The book is based on entries from the girls’ journals. It includes illustrations from their journals as well as photographs taken on the trip. It is a by-girls, for-girls project. The 32-page full-color paperback sells for $16.99. Proceeds will help fund the girls’ backpacking trip to Scotland this summer. The POGO Backpackers is an interest group of Teen Girl Scouts from Virginia’s Prince William and Faquier counties. Here is the link to the book on amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/102-2846352-0441702?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The+Glacier+Chronicles%22+Bear+Angst%2C+B.O.+and+Cell+Phone+Withdrawal&x=10&y=15 Sincerely, Barb Fraze, advisor GSCNC POGO Backpackers Girl Scout Penpal Network Yahoo! Group The Girl Scout Penpal Network was started as a GSUSA program to provide a way for Girl Scout councils to link troops across the nation. The program is being carried on by Penny Krogstrand in a Yahoo! group. This is a great opportunity for girls to learn about girls from other areas of the country, as well as to practice the lost art of letter-writing. It's very easy to get involved, easy to find links for troops, and safe because all members must be verified Girl Scout Penpal Coordinators. The name of the group is: Pen Pal Network. The purpose of the Pen Pal Network group is two-fold: 1) To more easily maintain a list of coordinators who are willing to use their email to make Girl Scout pen pal links 2) To post link requests and information/questions about the GSUSA Pen Pal Network. The Pen Pal Network Yahoo! group is a private group. If you search for it at Yahoo! Groups, you will not find it listed. Membership is restricted. New members will not be approved for membership until it can be verified that they are GSUSA Pen Pal Coordinators. Posts to the group are limited to pen pal requests and pen pal information/question type posts. Replies to pen pal requests should be sent directly to the person who posts the request. Anyone who sends any off topic posts will be moderated and/or banned. You do not have to be a Yahoo! member to be a member of the penpalnetwork group. However, you will not be able to access the group's pages at Yahoo! unless you have a Yahoo! membership and ID. You may subscribe to the group in one of three ways: 1) If you have a Yahoo! membership, you may sign on to Yahoo! and join the group from the home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penpalnetwork/ 2) If you do not have a Yahoo! membership and prefer not to sign up for one, you may subscribe to the group by sending an email to the following address: penpalnetwork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com 3) By replying to an invitation sent to you by a list owner or moderator. To request an invitation or for more information, contact the list owner at this email address: penpalnetwork-owner@yahoogroups.com Girls Night Only Encampments at the Battleship New Jersey Girls will make memories to last a lifetime on the BB-62 • Share how they spent a night in bunks aboard the Battleship New Jersey • Hear first hand account of a female code breaker from World War II • Participate in flag ceremony • Be entertained with live USO-style show • Visualize the dog fights over Iwo Jima in the 4-D Flight Simulator • Chow down in our Enlisted Mess Deck for dinner and breakfast • Explore through the historic passageways and ladders that brought our country many victories • Discover the incredible accounts of freedom and bravery • Remember the sacrifices of the BB-62 crews • Earn “Women Serving Our Nation” badges All of this and more is only available with our Girls Night Only Encampments at the Battleship New Jersey. These popular events require advance reservations!! Selected dates available now through December 2008. Don’t delay—get your space now on our countries most decorated battleship—contact the Encampment Office at 866-977-6262 x203 or at overnights@battleshipnewjersey.org Calling All Advocates! Wanted: Stories of Advocacy from Girls GSUSA wants to hear girls’ stories about how they have been advocates—in any way. We are collecting experiences for a program on girl advocacy for the brand-new Girl Scout Ambassador grade level (grades 11-12). An advocate is someone who speaks out on behalf of a particular issue, idea, or person. For example:
1. Have you ever been an advocate? 2. What made you act on someone’s/something’s behalf? 3. What did you learn from being an advocate? 4. Are you more likely to advocate in the future based on your experience? Girls can send in their stories directly to GSUSA. They must be accompanied by the attached photo release form, filled out by the girl and a parent/guardian. Please make sure all photo release forms/permission slips include the following info: Full name Age Address Phone E-mail address Photograph info Parental signature/approval Downloads Photo Release Form Please ask girls and their parents/leaders to e-mail their story and photo to djohnson@bflogirlscouts.org. Or send the story and photo (we may request a digital one at a later date) to: DaShawn M. Johnson Director of Program Girl Scout Council of Buffalo & Erie County 70 Jewett Parkway Buffalo, New York 14214 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Family Series Download the flyer for a full listing of BPO programs and group prices. BPO Family Series 07-08.pdf SHEAS Group Pricing 2007-2008 Download the flyer for a full listing of SHEAS Performing Art Center shows and group rates. SHEAS Group Pricing Sheet 2007-2008.pdf Update from the United States Air Force Scout Recognition Program According to the Strategic Communications Department of the Air Force Recruiting Service, they are no longer accepting requests for Girl Scout congratulatory letters. They wish all Girl Scout Gold award winners the best in their future endeavors. Gander Mountain Discount Gander Mountain offers a 10% discount to Scouts on all Scout related items. This discount if valid when you show an identification card when purchasing anything that is used for scouting. Eastern Mountain Sports Coupon Clubmembers can download the coupon below to save 20% off. Eastern Mountain Sports Coupon.pdf Cold Stone Creamery Girl Scout Tour Objective: Awareness, community goodwill, fun and give educational tour to Girl Scouts troops of all ages. Tour of store which includes: Approx: 45 min Maximum 20 people: 15 paid and 5 unpaid including adults) Minimum 10 paid people at $5 per person Scout leaders must:
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