Program Aide Training | Grades 6-8 | 4-8 pm | Thursday, June 6 | Grace Lutheran Church | 5454 Miller Trunk Hwy, Hermantown | $25 per girl, observing adults free | Girls may use up to $10 in Cookie Dough | Register by Monday, June 3 using the  GSMWLP Events Guide Registration Form.

Get ready for summer Day Camps and to take the lead at Girl Scout events and programs! Page 30 of the Cadette: The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting provides information on how to earn a Leader in Action award and your Program Aide award. Remember that as part of the new criteria established by GSUSA, girls need to complete the Leader in Action award prior attended a Program Aide training. This is a hands-on and interactive workshop that helps prepare girls to be a positive role model to younger girls and to develop the skills and strategies to work effectively with groups. Supper and all materials are provided to girls as well as adult chaperones. For more information, please contact the Bemidji Girl Scout office at 218-308-8879 or 218-308-8881.

Ultimate Camper | Camp Roundelay, Minong, WI | Girls grades K-5 | 10 am April 27- 1 pm April 28 | $35 per person | Registration extended to April 15; $2 per person late fee now applies| Girls may use $15 Cookie Dough

Get ready for another season of camping!  Jump start your camping season with tips and tricks from the pros.  Review your skills and add new skills to your camping toolbox.  Expect to spend time cooking over a fire, canoeing, setting up tarps, tying knots, and explore beautiful Camp Roundelay. Become an ultimate camper! Details at our website's event calendar.

Here are some updates on what's happening at Girl Scouts in the next few months...

Girl Scout Shop: Trefoil Sale runs from March 11 thru March 22, 2013. Girl's Guides are 20% off plus lots more Girl Scout merchandise!

Remember! 2012 cookie dough (PINK cards) expires April 30, 2013.  Ask your daughter how she wants to spend her cookie dough--she can use it to help pay for council programs and camps, or buy next year's supplies and fun stuff in the shop.  The pink cookie dough has no value after April 30, 2013--don't miss out! 

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Do you miss Camp Roundelay? 

It's that time in winter when it's hard to get those fun summer memories off your mind!  Here are two chances to spend some time at Roundelay without having to wait all the way until summer:

Ultimate Camper: April 27-28, Camp Roundelay Challenge yourself to learn a new campcraft skill, or two or three! 

Camp Care Day: May 18, Camp Roundelay. Help us get ready for summer camp and receive up to $45 off camp this summer. Plant the garden, clean cabins, rake leaves, clean trails, and more.  Sign up here and bring your whole family--we can use helpers of all ages!

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Thank you, Girl Scouts, volunteers, and families, for all of your hard work in the cookie program, which we are just wrapping up! Your success stores are inspiring and we're so grateful you chose to take part. 

It might be cold outside, but there are plenty of awesome Girl Scout activities to keep you busy and warm indoors this winter! Two upcoming programs to put on your radar and register for ASAP are below.  Find the registration form here.

Remember, sometimes Girl Scout fun is even more fun when you bring a friend. She doesn’t have to be in your troop, she can even register as an independent Girl Scout, a Juliette, and still take part in these kinds of programs. (She must be registered to participate, however.) Let us know if you have questions!

Save the date!

Monday, January 28

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

1325 N. 45th Ave. E. (45th & Colorado)

Duluth, MN 55804

We invite girls of all ages to join us for an evening of fun activities to learn about the 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Program.  We're still planning the details but wanted to let you know now so you can plan to attend this exciting event.  Girls can attend on their own or with their troop.  We chose a location in Duluth's Lakeside neighborhood as a central location; we hope girls from around the region will join us! 

Watch this blog for more details and registration information to come. 

Only TWO days left to register for the Games, Songs, and S’mores Program on the Go in Spooner on November 13! Click here to see the program flyer and contact Kasey if you have any questions!

She & I: Fall Harvest

Janette Pollay Cabin, Duluth, MN

October 27-28 (overnight)

$37.50 per girl

$37.50 per adult

Ever wanted to know how to make apple cider? Or homemade pumpkin pie? Or jam? Or…? Join us for a weekend of delicious harvest foods and fun fall activities. You won't want to miss out on this cornucopia of fun!

We’ve extended the registration deadline! Sign up by Monday, October 15!

Explore Your Future

Northland College, Ashland, WI

$15 per girl without transportation

$25 per girl with transportation

November, 3, 2012

Spend the day as a college student at Northland College. Tour a resident hall, eat lunch in the cafeteria, sit in on a college class, and have fun with extracurricular activities. Transportation pickups/drop offs at: GS office in Duluth, Perkins parking lot in Superior.

Registration deadline extended! Sign up by Friday, October 19!

Program registration can be found on our website at: http://gslakesandpines.org/files/2317.pdf

Note that girls must be registered Girl Scouts (these are great reasons to get them signed up!) and all registration forms and payment must be RECEIVED in Waite Park no later than the final registration deadlines.

Contact Jessica “Acer” Schiff with questions: 218-302-3182 or jschiff at gslakesandpines.org  Hope to see you there!

Read the Lakes & Pines “E-Shopper” for Girl Scout volunteers! News of council shop promotions and timely information regarding Girl Scout merchandise will keep you in the know. October 2012 "E-Shopper" highlights: What every Girl Scout volunteer needs; What every girl needs; order forms; troop leader t-shirts; Welcome Set special offer; Citizen badges. Enjoy!

Here's a great day program coming up in early October, developed by your friend Acer from camp and the fine folks at the new Estuarine Research Reserve on Barker's Island in Superior!

Girls in Science

In partnership with the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve

Think science is awesome or think science isn’t interesting?  Join successful women scientists at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Superior, WI in hands-on, real life outdoor experiences that will show you how science helps the natural world.  Girls will have time to talk about science careers and adventures working in the great outdoors with female scientists, and then experience the St. Louis River freshwater estuary by providing assistance with an outdoor research project.  Come with questions and be prepared to get wet, dirty and have a blast.  Snacks will be provided, but please pack a lunch. 

October 6, 2012

10 am – 3:30 pm

Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve Offices

Barkers Island, Superior, WI

Grades 3-8

$10 (Girls may use $5 in Cookie Dough)

Register by Friday, September 28, 2012

Send registration and payment to the Waite Park Office no later than Friday, September 28, 2012.

Questions? Contact Jessica Schiff, Outdoor Program Specialist, at 218-302-3182 or jschiff@gslakesandpines.org.

Our program team has been hard at work putting together a menu of choices for fun activities your Girl Scout can attend, beginning October 27.  From robots to campcraft to touring Europe, we've got something for everyone.  Check out all the options here, and sign up early for your favorites.  Remember that Girl Scout Programs are more than just a day or weekend of fun activities for your daughter--she is learning to discover, connect, and take action to make the world a better place!