Jump Start Carnival | First Presbyterian Church, 2201 2nd Ave E, Hibbing MN | 6:00-7:30 pm, Friday, June 14, 2013

Bring a friend to join Girl Scouts this Friday at a Jump Start Carnival for all areas girls!  Girl activities will be selected from the following:  Carnival games, prizes and snacks, Belly Bump, giant bowling, face painting, parachute games and more.  Admission is your paid 2014 Girl Scout registration. Registration and financial aid forms will be available on Friday.  Already registered?  No problem, the event will be free if you bring your receipt to show you are registered for 2014 - or let us know, and we can simply look up your name.  Interested in volunteering with Girl Scouts?  Join us to find out more. For more information about the Girl Scout Carnival or about troop or camp options for girls and adults, please contact Volunteer Specialist Denise Paulisich at 218-208-0236 or 800-955-6032 ext 0236.

Tell Your Story at Our World, Our Family | September 6-8, 2013 | Nisswa, MN | $45-115 per person, depending  upon length of stay | grades 1-12 | Registration deadline June 14

OWOF Update! While the registration deadline is fast approaching, there is currently still space for all "length of stay" options at OWOF 2013. Unfortunately, the High Ropes and Climbing Wall activities have reached their max capacity.  Remember, a$2 per person late fee applies to registrations postmarked afer June 14.  We hope to hear from you soon!

College Sampler | Grades 4-12 | Bemidji State University, Bemidji MN | July 30-Aug 1, 2013 | 10 am-4 pm | $85 girl/ $50 adult / Girls may use up to $40 in Cookie Dough| Deadline July 14| Minimum: 20 Maximum: 50

All girls are invited!  Sleep in the dorms, eat in the college dining hall and experience college life.  Girl Scouts and Bemidji State have teamed up to create a memorable and fun 3 day College Sampler program. Girls may attend on their own or with a parent or other adult. Chaperones provided to unaccompanied girls.

Special offer for girls in Service Unit 1 (Bemidji, Cass Lake, Blackduck, Red Lake, Ponemah, Laporte) Through funds generated by the 2012 Juliette LowGirl Scout Tea, girls from Service Unit 1 (grades 4-12)  who were registered Girl Scouts for the 2011-2012 and the 2012-2013 years are elegible to receive an additional $20 off the College Sampler fee.If girls  use $40 Cookie Dough, they only pay $25! Contact Becky at the Bemidji Girl Scout office to receive this discount.

Also,  21^st Century Learning Program participants from ISD 31 may attend this event at no cost.   Please indicate this on your registration form or contact Becky Dean at 218-308-8880 bdean@gslakesandpines.org.

It is never too soon to check out your local college and what it has to offer. Remember that girls may bring a friend to this event …it is going to be a quality program and a great time!!!    Sign up today! To register, click on College Sampler.

If you haven't already done so make sure to register now for the 2013-2014 Girl Scout year.  New this year is online registration via the GSMWLP website.  Paper registration forms are also available.  Girls who sign up by June 15th will receive a free patch.  Watch for Jump Start events in your area.

Explore Your World during the annual Northern Lights Camp.  Join us from 12:30-7 pm on August 6, 2013 for fun for everyone!  Registration before June 10 is required.  Non-Girl Scouts, grades 1-5 welcome to come too and have fun with current Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors.  Teen and adult helpers needed.  For more information, contact Amy at 218-966-7323 or Debbie at 218-780-0871.  To get more information, including cost, and a registration form contact Denise at 218-208-0236 or dpaulisich@gslakesandpines.org.

Volunteers are needed in the Quad City (Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, Mt. Iron) area and in towns located in the  Mesabi East School District  to help with Girl Scout tasks and events other than being a Girl Scout Leader.  Please contact Denise at 218-208-0236 for more information.

Girl Scout Leaders are needed for the following, starting Fall 2013: 

all Bemidji Schools

grades K through 3 and grade 5 Cook School

K 1st, 3rd, and grades 5 through 12 Chisholm Schools

all Hibbing elementary schools

K, grades 4, 5, and 7-12 at Mesabi East

K at Parkview, Franklin, and Merritt Schools

grades 1-2 and grade 4 at Franklin

grades 1-4 at Merritt

grades 2 and 3 at Parkview 

all grades at Roosevelt

K Ely

Tower all grades

Babbitt K, grades 1,3,5, and 6

To find out more about being a leader and/or to get trained this summer, contact Becky at 218-308-8880 or Denise at 218-208-0236.

Petal Power is a special four-month summer  mail program designed for girls entering kindergarten or 1st grade in the fall of 2013.  The cost is $30.00.  The fee includes four months of Girl Scout programming by postal mail, GSUSA membership/activity insurance through September 30, 2013 and  from October 1 through September 30, 2014, free admission to the Petal Power Party plus a Girl Scout Daisy fun patch.  Need more information?  Contact the Petal Power Hotline at 800-955-6032.

Effective for the 2013-14 membership year, Girls Scouts of the USA annual membership dues are increasing to $15.00.  The last dues increase was in 2009.  At $15.00, membership remains a great value.

Are You Ready to Make a Difference in the World?

Lakes and Pines Girl Scouts in 9th through 12 grades who are interested in pursuing the Girl Scout Gold Award - along with adults supporting those girls - are invited to register for one of our monthly Gold Award Conference Calls. During this call, you will get a better understanding of the characteristics of a successful final Take Action Project, the role of adults in the Gold Award process, and  Lakes and Pines' application and interview schedule. Along with the scheduled 7 pm Tuesday, May 28th conference call listed on our website, an additional Gold Award Conference Call is scheduled for 7pm Tuesday, May 14.  To register for either May session, simply sign up online on the May 28th date. 

The next project proposal/final report deadline is June 1, with the interview to take place the third Saturday in June, June 15th.  The location will be determined in early June. Other interview months are January, March, September and November. Again, details about the application and interview process are covered in the monthly conference calls. 

Lastly, community adults willing to share their knowledge of project development, community networking and leadership are invited to consider the Girl Scout Gold Award Mentor Committee.  For details about this exciting and rewarding way to mentor and support our teen girls, please contact Director of Program Tricia Andrews.

National Parks Road Trip | Grades 7-12 | $800 per person | July 19-28, 2013 | REgister by April 1, 2013, $100 deposit (included in cost) April 1 deadline has been extended to May 15th!  Girls may use up to $400 in Cookie Dough for this trip.

Girl Scouts Invited to Participate in Endangered Species Day 

The 8^th annual national Endangered Species Day will be celebrated at special events and other programs throughout the country on May 17, 2013. Endangered Species Day was first held in 2006 after the U.S. Senate approved the resolution designating it as a special day of observance.