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Girl Scout Global Citizen Essay Contest

On July 7, the LMK Online Safety Sweepstakes was announced, through the Girl Scouts "Let Me Know" partnership with GSUSA and Microsoft Windows. Anyone ages 13 and up including non-girl scout members is eligible to register and will be in the running to win a brand new Dell Desktop!

There is no purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (see rules for details). Sweepstakes ends Monday, September 7, 2009. The online entry form and official rules are found on this Web site: http://letmeknow.girlscouts.org.

 

Girl Scout Advocacy Network

At the 2008 National Council Session this October, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) launched its first ever Girl Scouts grassroots network <www.girlscouts4girls.org>. Over 1,000 Girl Scout members, volunteers, staff and alumnae joined the Girl Scout Advocacy Network to act on issues moving through Congress and the state legislatures that are important to girls and Girl Scouts. This was a great start, but we need ALL Girl Scout staff, friends and supporters to become a part of this important effort.

By joining the Girl Scout Advocacy Network, you become a part of a collective voice in the Girl Scout movement that responds to policy issues that impact girls and Girl Scouts. An example would be the Girl Scout Commemorative Coin Act that is described below.

GSUSA is also developing a broader legislative agenda at the federal, state, and local levels. Our efforts aim to enact public policies that promote healthy living for girls, strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education for girls, ensure girls' financial literacy, and promote girls' leadership and development. You can be a part of this effort by joining the Girl Scout Advocacy Network. As a member, you will:
        Receive updates on issues moving through Congress and the state legislatures
        Be able to send customized messages to you elected officials
        Have access to content information for your elected officials
        Be a part of a growing grassroots network.

We encourage you to join the Girl Scouts Advocacy Network by logging on to www.girlscouts4girls.org and become a member today!

Girl Scout Advocacy Network Issue: Girl Scout Commemorative Coin

Girl Scouts of the USA is actively promoting the Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. This bill will authorize the U.S. Mint to issue a Girl Scout Commemorative Coin in celebration of our 100 years of service to Girl Scouting.

The Commemorative Coin is a great fundraising and marketing opportunity. A portion of the funds raised from coin sales will go to the Girl Scouts and help maximize the unique opportunity of the 100th anniversary to further the mission of Girl Scouts. If the legislation passes, the U.S. Mint will produce 350,000 coins to mark 100 years of Girl Scouts promoting girl leadership, supporting underserved communities, empowering girls and young women nationwide and serving as the voice for girls. This legislation will be at the top of our legislative agenda for the 111th Congress.

 

Calling All Green Girls!

Send us your best examples of what girls in your area have done or are doing for the environment and how they have used or are using science along the way. Be sure to tell us exactly what it is about the project that allows girls to feel they are making a difference.

E-mail your "green girl stories" as soon as possible to programideas@girlscouts.org. Be sure to include the word "stories" in the subject line.

 

Opportunities:

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:

  • a 6th-grader in Minnesota started a petition in her school to ask for a more effective recycling program

  • a high school student in New Jersey polled her classmates because she wanted to find out if her concern about toxins in the local river were shared by anyone else so she could join forces for a stronger argument

  • a Girl Scout whose troop was collecting toiletries for a women’ shelter took things a step further and met with her state legislator and a corporate executive to ask for funding for domestic violence education

We would love to hear all your girls' stories of being an advocate, whether great or small. Please pass along the following questions to girls in your area to guide them as they write their stories:

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

Please ask girls to e-mail their story and photo to lbirnbaum@girlscouts.org. Or send the story and photo (we may request a digital one at a later date) to:

Laura Birnbaum, Program Coordinator
GSUSA
420 Fifth Ave.
15th Floor
New York, NY 10018

 

SchillerMath Rising Star Scholarships for Girl Scouts

 

ShillerMath and the Girl Scouts share a common agenda: for girls to learn and love math. Together we are working to acknowledge outstanding performance and potential in math and the sciences by Girl Scouts, by awarding four scholarships and six runner-up prizes each year for the next five years (2005 through 2009).

To be eligible for the ShillerMath Rising Star Scholarship, you must:

  • Be a registered Girl Scout
  • Plan to graduate high school two years from now
  • Plan to study college-level mathematics after high school graduation

The top four applicants will receive $2,500 per year up to a maximum of $10,000 total towards tuition. The top four applicants and the six runners up will be matched with a mentor from the MIT Sloan School to help them be the best possible math scholars, leaders, and role models for girls.

Your application must be received by March 31. Applications received after that date will be returned unopened.

For more information and to receive an application, please go to http://www.shillermath.com/girlscouts/home.php

 

GSUSA in the News:

Girl Scouts of the USA Wins 2 Awards from Association of Educational Publishers. Link to GSUSA Press Release

Tough Cookies: The Girl Scouts launch a nationwide offensive against a spreading bully culture among young girls    Link to copy of July 22, 2007, Chicago Tribune Magazine article by Jessica Reaves

 

18 Girl Scouts Win Global Citizen Essay Contest, Leading to Travel Opportunity     Link to GSUSA Press Release

 

K-12 Alliance Launched to Reverse Declining Participation of Girls in Computing Careers    Link to GSUSA Press Release

 

Girl Scouts of the USA Wins 2 Awards from Association of Educational Publishers    Link to GSUSA Press Release


Girl Scout Cookies in Bulk: Annual Rite Becomes a Tool to Teach Entrepreneurial Skills

Reprinted from The New York Times, Business Day, Thursday, March 1, 2007. View the article.

 

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