Dear GSWNY Members, GSWNY will be closed on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, from 1:00-4:30 p.m. for Staff Development. We will reopen on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, to our virtual hours at 11:00 am. You can visit our website at http://www.gswny.org for all council updates or submit an inquiry […]
Dear GSWNY Members, Please see the important announcements below and for questions, please contact Customer Care customercare@gswny.org or call 1-888-837-6410. In an emergency, please call 1-800-882-9268. Thank you for all you do! GSWNY will be closed on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, from 1:00-4:30 p.m. for Staff Development. We […]
At GSWNY we know how important it is for girls to have a wonderful summer campexperience. We also want to assure you that we have every intention of operating summercamp 2021 in-person while following all of COVID guidelines and regulations. However, if theneed should arise, we will be […]
Dear GSWNY Members, Please see the important announcements below and for questions, please contact Customer Care customercare@gswny.org or call 1-888-837-6410. In an emergency, please call 1-800-882-9268. Thank you for all you do! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is next Monday, January 18 Did you know that Martin Luther […]
Girls Are Having a Mental Health Crisis—Some Solutions, Though, Are Simple Two years ago, girls in a national survey reported the highest rates of loneliness on record. Then in 2019—months before COVID-19 was even a blip on most people’s radar—more than one in three girls in the U.S. said they felt extremely anxious on a […]
Guest Post by Sarah Murphy, GSWNY Girl Experience Specialist and AmeriCorps VISTA “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. If you’re anything like me, you probably to look forward to the third Monday in January as a much-needed day off as you struggle to get […]
Five Girl Scouts from Como Lake Troop 37102 recently earned their Girl Scout Silver Awards. The Girl Scout Silver Award takes roughly 50 hours to complete and can be done individually, as a pair, or as a small group.
Hello Girl Scout Families, Volunteers and Members, As CEO of Girl Scouts of Western New York, I am writing to you knowing that you, like me, may be struggling with how to process, and talk about the Capitol riots on Wednesday with your girls, either in your own […]
Dear GSWNY Members, Happy New Year! We are grateful to all of our members for your continued participation and support of our mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. We are looking forward to another great year of Girl […]
Welcome Back! We’re going to kick off the New Year learning about the Thanks Badge and Thanks Badge II – which are the highest awards volunteers can earn! The Thanks Badges recognizes volunteer service which has had an impact on the entire council or entire Girl Scout movement. […]
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