The new membership year also means new programs for our Girl Scouts! We had so many exciting opportunities this year, we had to split them into two guides. This year, for the first time ever, we have both a regular Program Guide and new Outdoor Guide!
The Program Guide is still your resource for all our STEM, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship-based programs. In it you’ll also find information about GS Destinations, our High Awards, Fall Product Program, and Cookie Program.
The Outdoor Guide takes a detailed look at all our outdoor experiences throughout the year. There are helpful quizzes to evaluate current levels of camping so you can make sure you’re prepared. You can also learn more about our upcoming Outdoor Celebration, Outdoor Champions program, and equipment rentals.
Did you know that on average girls who stay in Girl Scouts for three or more years are more successful? She’s only just begun her journey and now, with new badge and Journeys in STEM, the outdoors, life skills, and beyond, there are even more opportunities to prepare her for the lifetime of leadership, success, and adventure she deserves — all in a safe, no-limits place designed by and for every girl.
So get ready to power her next step—and yours—by registering for Girl Scouts today. Girls and leaders who re-register by September 30 can earn the great incentives listed below. Renew today at http://bit.ly/gswnyrenew19
There’s only ONE MORE WEEK to enter the Cookie PRO Contest through Girl Scouts! See the contest details below and enter for your chance to win today!
Girl Scouts and the DC Super Hero Girls™ are teaming up to help young cookie entrepreneurs across the country unleash that unstoppable G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ shine, share their cookie stories with the world like a super hero, and enter for a chance to win an epic adventure they’ll never forget!
Our incredible Cookie program participants will have the chance to win the Cookie Entrepreneur Experience of a lifetime featuring the DC Super Hero Girls, and meet prominent entrepreneurs, tour Warner Bros. Studios, and best of all, watch their inner super hero spread her wings and fly!
GRAND PRIZE!
Twenty-four girls nationwide—four per Girl Scout grade level—will be selected for the epic opportunity to:
Travel to sunny southern California for an all-expenses-paid Cookie Entrepreneur Experience
Go on an incredible behind-the-scenes VIP adventure at Warner Bros. Studios
Take part in super-cool activities featuring the DC Super Hero Girls™
Meet successful entrepreneurs and business leaders
Attend a very special Girl Scout Cookie Pro recognition event
And more!
Sounds pretty amazing, right? So get ready to unleash your very own superpowers this cookie season for your ultimate chance to shine!
As part of the Girl Scout Cookie Program—the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world—girls gain essential life skills that stay with them forever. And the Cookie Pro contest highlights those accomplishments for everyone to see.
When you participate, you’ll show the world how the Cookie Program prepares girls like you to lead, learn, and succeed not just for today, but for the future, too!
LIMITED-EDITION PATCH!
Every girl who enters the Cookie Pro contest will receive instructions by email on how to unlock this awesome, limited-edition Cookie Pro 2019 patch for optional purchase. We do have the patch available for purchase at all our shop locations for Girl Scouts of Western New York.
The Girl Scouts® name, mark, and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including the Trefoil Design, G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™, and Cookie Pro™ are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA.
Have you heard about this year’s Cookie Pro™ contest? Twenty-four Girl Scouts nationwide will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles with their fellow top cookie entrepreneurs.
The contest is still open for entries, but time is running out. We know you don’t want to miss the chance to win an unforgettable West Coast experience including behind-the-scenes VIP adventures. Not to mention opportunities to meet entrepreneurs and business leaders who could change your life!
So are you in? Apply for this once in-a-lifetime opportunity today.
We’re about halfway through our 2018-19 Membership Year, which leaves many potential Girl Scouts thinking there’s no reason to join now. The school year is almost over, which means Girl Scouts is about to shut down too, right?
Actually, this isn’t right at all. While most troops choose to take the summer off, the Girl Scout experience doesn’t end in May. Joining now still gives you tons of time to get involved and begin your Girl Scout journey.
#GirlScoutingYearRound is a new way to remind people that we have exciting opportunities all year long. It might be too late to sell cookies, but there’s still tons of time for camp, community service, and getting to know your troop.
Starting now means you settle into being a Girl Scout and when the new year roles around, you’re ready to experience everything new we have planned. You’ll learn more about our programs and your troop. Plus, you can use the summer to earn badges and learn new and exciting things!
We have programs over the summer around our council, including tours at the Lockport locks and cooking lessons at an animal sanctuary. We believe in providing the fun all year long.
If you or your girl is older, joining now can give you an edge in your future. Our higher awards – the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards – are designed to help you get involved with your community to make a difference. You don’t have to earn them all, meaning you can start as a Girl Scout in 10th grade and work toward your Gold Award.
Once achieved, you can use this as a way to start in the military a whole rank higher or on your college applications as a way to stand out.
What makes our program unique is we are girl-led, meaning we let our Girl Scouts decide where they want to go and what they want to learn. Joining us at any time means you can define your experience, allowing you to pursue your passion for STEM, get outdoors, learn more about the history of our region and so much more.
The limit does not exist when it comes to your potential with Girl Scouts.
MBe a catalyst for change in
your community—and the world. Champion your views, influence leadership, and
advance the G.I.R.L. Agenda to make the world a
better place. Every girl has a voice. Every girl’s voice is important.
Girl Scout Week Activity
Get
inspired. Find a problem big or small
in your community. Think of a way you and others can solve it and let your
voice be heard.
Get
prepared. Take a stand and be an
advocate for an issue that is important to you. Share with others why you are
so passionate about this cause.
Get
mobilized. Unleash your inner leader
and make the world a better place.
A Leader is confident,
responsible, and committed to changing the world for the better—and she’s
happiest when others join her in taking the lead!
Girl
Scout Week Activity
Be a
role model. Lead younger girls in
celebrating Girl Scout Week activities and being G.I.R.L.s!
Lead
a Take Action project. Make
the world a better place when you Take Action to solve issues in your community
in a sustainable way.
Invite
the community. Welcome your community to your
Girl Scout Week celebrations or Take Action projects.
Girl Scouting Year-Round – Virtual Join
Event
Tune-in to a Facebook Live throughout the
day or evening and check-in for exciting giveaways around how Girl Scouts offer
year-round experiences for girls in the areas of Camp and Outdoor.
Facebook Live – Member of Camp/Outdoor
Program will speak to the breadth of Girl Scouts’ Camp/Outdoor Program and how
it impacts girls year-round.
Daily Incentives: Engagement and Membership
on Facebook and Instagram
One-time Incentive: Starter Kit and 1 Week
of Camp
The Rochester-based Mix 100.5 holds a pretty sweet contest for our Girl Scout troops in the area every cookie season. The radio station purchases 1,000 boxes of cookies from the troop that wins their Cookie Crumble Contest!
Eight troops are nominated and then selected to enter the contest. Throughout the month of March, people are invited to vote for their favorite troop (labeled as our delicious cookies) and help them advance to the final round.
At the end, the troop who’s received the most votes throughout each round wins and as a result, they sell an additional 1,000 boxes of cookies.
Thank you to Mix 100.5 for holding this annual contest and good luck to all our Girl Scouts who are contenders!
Courageous and strong, a Risk-Taker’s keen
to try new things and to embrace the unfamiliar. She’s ready to step up and
break the mold if that’s what it takes.
Girl
Scout Week Activity
Do something
new. Girl Scouts explore the world around them.
Do something that you’ve never done before.
Eliminate
“can’t” from your vocabulary. Think
about the times you’ve said “I can’t (do something).” Try something that you
thought you couldn’t do.
Break the mold. Be the first person you know to try something. Share with your
friends and family about your experience.
Girl Scouting Year-Round – Virtual Join
Event
Tune-in to a Facebook Live throughout the
day or evening and check-in for exciting giveaways around how Girl Scouts offer
year-round experiences for girls in the areas of the Girl Scout High Awards –
Gold, Silver, and Bronze and Community Service.
Facebook Live – Member of Girl Experience will
speak to the breadth of Girl Scouts’ Programs and how they impact girls
year-round and a Girl Scout Gold Awardee and Alum will speak about her
experience.
Daily Incentives: Engagement and
Membership on Facebook and Instagram
Thinking outside the box is an Innovator’s
specialty, so she’s always looking for a creative way to take action. She
definitely knows how to get things done.
Girl
Scout Week Activity
Solve a problem
in a creative way. Whether it is a broken shoelace or a
polluted beach, Girl Scouts innovate to find unique solutions. Find an
imaginative solution to an everyday or community problem.
Invent something
new. Think outside the box and find a new way
to do something. Share your idea with other Girl Scout sisters or your family.
Create a work of
art. Choose your favorite type of art and make
a masterpiece that’s cookie-related that looks like something that no one has
ever seen before.
Girl Scouting Year-Round – Virtual Join
Event
Tune-in to a Facebook Live throughout the
day or evening and check-in for exciting giveaways around how Girl Scouts offer
year-round experiences for girls in the area of Entrepreneurship with the
largest girl-run business in the world – the Girl Scout cookie program and
learn what the Digital Cookie Drawing and Cookie Drive-thru is all about. GSWNY
Thunderclap Social Media posting where everyone in GSWNY posts the
same message to social media on the same day.
Facebook Live – Member of Product Program and
a girl will speak to the breadth of Girl Scouts’ Cookie Program and how it
impacts girls year-round.
Daily Incentives: Engagement and
Membership on Facebook and Instagram
