On behalf of the GSWNY Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, to celebrate Black History Month, each week we’re highlighting a groundbreaking Black woman for her accomplishments related to the four program pillars of Girl Scouts. This week, we’re highlighting Madame C.J. Walker for Entrepreneurship. Madame C.J. Walker: 1867-1919 We selected […]
Dear GSWNY Members, Last week Governor Cuomo lifted the yellow and orange zone COVID-19 restrictions in Western New York. As of 2-2-21, GSWNY is removing the yellow and orange zone restrictions and returning to COVID-19 guidelines for NYS Phase Four. We are including updates to our COVID-19 guidelines […]
On behalf of the GSWNY Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee, to celebrate Black History Month, each week we’re highlighting a groundbreaking Black woman for her accomplishments related to the four pillars of Girl Scouts. This week, we’re featuring Sojourner Truth for Life Skills. Sojourner Truth: 1797-1883 We selected Sojourner […]
UPDATED: The original deadline for award nominations was February 1, but the deadline was extended to February 8. We have corrected this in the below post which originally only mentioned the Feb 1 date. This month we will once again explore the Volunteer of Excellence Pin. Because all […]
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 […]
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