TROOP SPOTLIGHT:
Senior Troop 771, Leader Carolyn Oesterle,
Service Unit 106: Troop 771 from Bethalto, IL, had a very creative way of
selling cookies this year. Instead of going door to door and asking people
if they would like buy cookies from them, they asked people if they would
buy cookies for soldiers serving overseas. The girls were met with a very
positive response. They went one step further and set up a letter writing
campaign, writing to over 20 celebrities asking them to buy cookies for
soldiers as well. Altogether, the girls sent 287 boxes of Girl Scout
Cookies to soldiers serving overseas. Way to go, Girls!
SCIENCE WIZARDRY
FOR KIDS by Margaret Kenda & Phyllis Williams. Over 200 authentic,
safe scientific experiments that kids can perform using inexpensive items
and materials available in every household. (Brownie and Junior) HOW THINGS WORK by
Neil Ardley. This book gives a close and instructive look at the inner
workings of machines. You’ll find out how they work by discovering the
scientific principles that make them possible. (Junior and Girl Scouts
11-17) 365 SUPER SCIENCE
EXPERIMENTS by Judy Breckenridge. Conduct experiments using
inexpensive and easy to find materials. This book has extraordinary, easy
& exciting projects. (Brownie, Junior and Girl Scouts 11-17)
Meet the
Garden Girls: New Girl Scout
Daisy Song Garden/Girl
Scout Law: Awards in the
Daisy Garden: Sample
Activities: We will
highlight other grade level Journeys in the next issue.
Membership Goals
Library News:
Girl Scout Leadership
Experience - Leadership Launch Journeys - 15 Girl Scout Leadership
Experience Outcomes
Highlights from the NEW Girl
Scout Daisy Journey: Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden!
Cora, Campbell and Chandra are
BFFs.
Sweet Shoppe
at Rockome Gardens
Design Squad - Trash to
Treasure
Annual Fly In
-St. Louis Downtown Airport
Get Up & Go!
Health & Fitness Challenge
A huge thank you to all of our outstanding leaders and co-leaders!
Leader Appreciation Day
April 22nd
Updated April 25, 2008
New Discovery Kit
for Juniors!!
"Rocks rock!" is the theme of the newest addition to the Discovery Kit inventory. This geology-centric kit will help Junior Girl Scouts earn their "Rocks Rock!" badge. This kit is available at both the Service Center in Glen Carbon and the Regional Service Center in Effingham. To rent the kit for two weeks, write two checks – one for a $20 refundable deposit, and one for $5 for kit restocking. Any questions? Call Emily Stanley, Outdoor Program Manager at 692-0692 / (800-345-6858) ext.111 or estanley@riverbluffs.org
Check it out...
http://www.planet-science.com/under11s/playbox/playbox.php
This is a great site for Brownie and Daisy Girl Scouts to get practice on the computer. Daisies,
check out "the Little Watering Can" for counting
and keyboard practice, plus an important lesson
about plants and water.
Tin Man Recycling in Belleville wants
to help your troop earn the recycling patch and/or help you with a can
collection. Christie and her husband are fans of Girl Scouting, and want a
chance to help girls make the world a better place. For a tour or to work
with Tin Man Recycling on a can drive, contact Christie Karen at
618-277-4500. She is at the office from 8-4:30,
and you can reach her on her cell phone after hours at 618-978-3543.
Girl
Scouts Go Green-er! Spring 2008 Council-Wide
Community Service Project - April 20, 2008
Night at the Museum
Update...The event will be at the
Great Rivers Museum in Alton, Illinois on Friday June 13th. Girls will
need to be dropped off by 2:00 pm. Pick up time is early – 8:00 am. Since
breakfast is not included, Alton Golden Corral is offering a special deal
for us - $4 per person for their breakfast buffet.
What Try-Its will we work on?
Careers, Animals, Water Everywhere, Building BridgesWhat badges will we work on?
Water Wonders, Wildlife, Small Craft Safety, Building BridgesWhat patch program will we work on and earn?
ACE Riverlands River Rats PatchWhat else are we doing?
Watching Night at the Museum, cooking out on the levy, camping in the museum, taking a cruise of the Mississippi, learning water safety skills, plus a cool interactive scavenger huntWhat is included with the fee?
Transportation to the boat dock, a cruise, program materials, the Building Bridges award, and the Riverlands River Rats Patch, plus dinner and a snack.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Emily Stanley, Outdoor Program Manager at (618) 692-0692 ext. 111 (800-345-6858) or email estanley@riverbluffs.org
Attention Leaders!
This is a reminder that when you register your troop to
attend a council sponsored program and you have girls that are not able to
attend that event (regardless of the reason) supplies, patches and/or
awards for that particular program will not be given to the
leader for that girl.
Service Project Opportunity
- Cedar Ridge HealthCare, in Lebanon, is looking for girls to work
with their residents. Play games, do crafts, plant flowers, etc. If this
sounds like something your troop would be interested in doing contact Tina
Ward, Activity Director, at 537-6165.
Day Camp 2008 Reminder...The GSRBC Day Camp
program information was included in the Spring/Summer issue of the COMPASS
as a yellow insert. This insert has all the details and registration forms
for Day Camp. Please review these opportunities with your troop and
encourage them to come to camp in 2008! Your girls should have received
this information in late February or early March.
All camps are in need of adult volunteers to help staff their camps. Please contact the Day Camp Director for more information on the volunteer positions that are available.
Daisy Day
Best Friends Tea Party
Girl Scout Travels
Into Space! This fall Belleville’s own astronaut Sandy Magnus,
will be returning to space for an extended stay on the International Space
Station. Dr. Magnus was a girl member in River Bluffs Council! She
attended Central Junior High and Belleville West before
"launching" her career as an engineer. She has a Bachelor’s degree in physics, a master’s degree in electrical engineering and earned a doctorate from the School of Material Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dr. Magnus is scheduled to lift off on Sept 18, 2008, depending on the weather and will return to Earth in October. During her time on the space station, she will serve as flight engineer and NASA science officer and will conduct experiments and complete research. Mark this date on your calendar and plan to watch with your girls.
This trip is also special for Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council. On her flight, Dr. Magnus will carry a Girl Scouts of River Bluffs Council flag. She will take this flag into space and fly it!!! Girls at the DISCOVER E program made cards that will be sent to wish Dr. Magnus the best of luck on her flight! Just imagine one of your girls could be the next Sandy Magnus!
2007 Fall Community
Service Project Update...Way to go girls!!! 1367 girls
participated in the fall council wide Community service project.
Congratulations to the following final troops:
2484, 2335, 1011,
830. Orders for patches and awards (Try-Its/badges) for this community
service project are no longer being accepted.
However, the shop is making plans to carry the Pet Love Try-It and the Animal Helper badge. Check with Kahla, our shop manager, for availability - kgresham@riverbluffs.org .
Camp Tour Patches are
in! For those who have already completed the report and sent in
payment, the patches are on their way! If you have completed part or your
entire camp tour patch program, send the report form in with you name,
troop number, address and phone number to GSRBC Camp Tour Patch, #4 Ginger
Creek Parkway, Glen Carbon, IL 62034. The report form can be found online.
The patches are $2 for the central part (campfire) and $1 for each log.
You do not need to complete the entire patch program to purchase the
central patch. If you have any
questions or comments on the Camp Tour Patch Program, please contact Emily Stanley, Outdoor Program Manager at 618-692-0692/800-345-6858, ext. 111 or stanley@riverbluffs.org
ALL STAR Patch....Wooo-Hooo….Girls
from Troop 587, from Belleville, are the 1st
recipients of the Girl Scouts of River Bluffs'
ALL STAR patch. Congratulations! This patch is
to recognize those troops that go above and beyond. For more information check out the Program Opportunities "What’s Up" section on the website. Way to go Troop 587!
PRODUCT SALE NEWS!
Cookie Program
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Product Sale Committee:
Anyone interested in
joining the Product Sales Committee, our first meeting will be April 21 at
6:30 p.m. We are working to make this meeting available via
videoconference for those who cannot attend in person and hope to begin
with this April meeting. Please contact Amanda at
akaemmerer@riverbluffs.org
or 800-345-6858 x110 if you’re interested. Please feel free to participate
in the first meeting with no commitment to continue. The group meets
about 6 times per year and discusses ideas for both of the Product Sales.
Trophy Nut Product Sale Activity: Congratulations to all troops participating in the
activity this year for making it a great success.
We had a 116% increase in products sold and money earned mostly due to the addition of our Eastern counties. Troops participating earned a total of over $17,000 in proceeds. If you missed this great opportunity in 2008, look for the registration form next November to participate in 2009!
Program
Registration Form For Troops