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:
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Calling
All Advocates!
Wanted:
Stories of Advocacy From Girls
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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:
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a 6th-grader in Minnesota started
a petition in her school to ask for
a more effective recycling program
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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
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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
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SchillerMath Rising Star Scholarships for Girl
Scouts
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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
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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.
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Your application must be received by
March 31. Applications received after
that date will be returned unopened.
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For more information and to receive
an application, please go to
http://www.shillermath.com/girlscouts/home.php
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GSUSA in the News:
Girl Scouts of the USA Wins 2 Awards from
Association of Educational Publishers.
Link to GSUSA Press Release
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.