One more for the art girls!

The Fun Run is doing its "Design the T-Shirt" contest again.  If you're feeling creative, here's the entry form!  

June 1st "Celebrate the Promise" Event, Board Member Application, Gold Awards

Hi Girl Scouts!

Just a few notes for everyone:

#1)  Gold Awards:  My goal for you all is to have your Gold Awards completed before it's time for you to apply for your colleges because it can be a big help!  I think it would also be cool to get you all recognized by the School District and Village.  So that means we have to get on it!  How does next Sunday sound for a Gold Award Picnic and Planning Day?  I'd have to wrap up before 4:00, but any time before that is great.  We would:

Pick ideas

Make sure you each have several potential Award Advisors to ask and have your "asks" ready for them

Brainstorm a list of where to find members for your Award Team

If it looks ready, we could even submit your first proposal to the Award Portal

(We would also do the patch-palooza I talked about at Pet Palooza to refill your sashes with patches and replace any missing ones.)

#2)  Speaking of finding Award Advisors and Team Members, we can use one or two more people to join in the Celebrate the Promise event June 1st.  (I only have Katie and Evie so far; one more would be perfect, and 2 more would be stellar!)   It is the biggest collection of Milwaukee pro-Girl bigwigs of the year, both from scouts and from the business and professional world so it is a fantastic time to make connections (and it's always about who you know, not what you know!) We'd probably head to Discovery World to setup right after school that day, and they're serving dinner so you wouldn't need to worry about anything to eat.  It runs until 7:30 that evening.  Even more perfectly, it will also be a great way to get your face in front of the people who will be deciding on who is accepted as GSWISE Governing Board Members which is the next bullet for this email:

#3)  The GSWISE Board of Directors includes Girl Scouts in full voting capacity.  These scouts get to work directly with the C-suite level Girl Scout executives, but also with the top executives from other major companies that serve on the GSWISE Board.  It is an amazing experience!

Here's the call for board member applications:

Hello Girl Scout –

 

Looking for a unique leadership experience? Your vote will count as you help Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) make decisions that will have long-lasting effects.

 

GSWISE is accepting applications for the position of Girl Board Member to serve on the Board of Directors for a one-year term with full voting privileges beginning October 1, 2023.

 

What does a Girl Board Member do? Girl board members attend board meetings to discuss and vote on matters that affect GSWISE. They work alongside other board members (professionals and staff) who are as passionate as you are about Girl Scouting.

 

Who can apply? Girls must be registered Girl Scouts, high school sophomores or above, and 14 years old or older by October 1, 2023.

 

How do girls apply? Apply online

 

Deadline to Apply: Applications must be received by Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

 

Questions? Contact us at 800-565-4475 or customercare@gswise.org.

 

Re: Girl Scouts: Upcoming events and activities!

Just a reminder we have PetPalooza tomorrow!  (10-2)

If you're there, we can talk about Gold Projects during quiet times and see if there's anything the troop can do to help out (helping put the team together, fundraise, etc.)

Aleks

On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 09:38:37 PM CDT, Aleks Skibicki <kwaterk1978@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi everyone!

There's a lot of great stuff to "spring" into action with coming up!

1)  Since the beach cleanup was pretty rough (rain, snow, AND hail in the first hour alone!) there's another great volunteer activity that would be fun and fits our troop traditions well:  Grant Park's Weed-Out!  This Saturday, May 6th from 9:00-11:30, folks are pulling invasive species out of Grant Park.  We'll meet at the "Tennis Court Parking Lot" which I believe is here:  https://goo.gl/maps/GUWSxCWonvQAvbLq6 .  Let me know if you're coming and I'll bring gloves and tools for you!

Here's the description from Grant Park:  Join the Friends of Grant Park each spring and fall as we work to remove invasive weeds that threaten our park's plant diversity. If you would like to participate, even if only for a portion of the morning,  come prepared to work: we recommend wearing a long sleeve shirt, long pants, socks and sturdy shoes (long pants and socks are good for tick prevention). If you have a pair of sturdy work gloves, bring them along (gloves provided if you don't have a pair).

Afterward, we'll hang out and have lunch at a restaurant TBD, and check in on Gold Award progress.  Have you brainstormed some ideas? Do you have teams (or at least potential teams) prepared? Have you started the planning pages? We can even get started on some of that right there, especially helping put together teams for you!

2)  There are three events our troop typically participates in coming up as well:

Please let me know both whether you can OR can't go to all of these so I can plan accordingly!  (Parents are welcome too, and I think the Grant Park Weed-Out would be fun for everyone!)

A)  PetPalooza March 13th from 10:00-2:00.  We have been making pet toys with kids at PetPalooza for years, so let's keep it running!  As always, there's a budget for lunch for anyoneone helping out, and I'm pretty sure everyone's always had a good time doing it.  We can sign that one off as Girl Scout or Village of Greendale service hours.  

B)  School's Out Event June 9th, 3:00-8:00 PM.  We've traditionally done face painting there, and we'll keep that rolling too--make sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting painted!  

C)  Greendale Clean and Green May 20th, 9-11:00 AM.  We've done this for the last couple of years, and it's a lot of fun to help clean up right around home here.  As always, we'll grab ice cream or lunch afterward, depending on the mood of the group!

Please let me know both whether you con OR can't go to all of these so I can plan accordingly!  (Parents are welcome too, and I think the Grant Park Weed-Out would be fun for everyone!)

Re: Girl Scouts: Upcoming events and activities!

Hi everyone!

Just a check in to see if anyone else is able to join in the Grant Park Weed-Out Saturday 9-11:30 (details below)

Hope all is well! Enjoy the nice weather no matter what!

Aleks

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On Monday, May 1, 2023, 9:38 PM, Aleks Skibicki <kwaterk1978@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi everyone!

There's a lot of great stuff to "spring" into action with coming up!

1)  Since the beach cleanup was pretty rough (rain, snow, AND hail in the first hour alone!) there's another great volunteer activity that would be fun and fits our troop traditions well:  Grant Park's Weed-Out!  This Saturday, May 6th from 9:00-11:30, folks are pulling invasive species out of Grant Park.  We'll meet at the "Tennis Court Parking Lot" which I believe is here:  https://goo.gl/maps/GUWSxCWonvQAvbLq6 .  Let me know if you're coming and I'll bring gloves and tools for you!

Here's the description from Grant Park:  Join the Friends of Grant Park each spring and fall as we work to remove invasive weeds that threaten our park's plant diversity. If you would like to participate, even if only for a portion of the morning,  come prepared to work: we recommend wearing a long sleeve shirt, long pants, socks and sturdy shoes (long pants and socks are good for tick prevention). If you have a pair of sturdy work gloves, bring them along (gloves provided if you don't have a pair).

Afterward, we'll hang out and have lunch at a restaurant TBD, and check in on Gold Award progress.  Have you brainstormed some ideas? Do you have teams (or at least potential teams) prepared? Have you started the planning pages? We can even get started on some of that right there, especially helping put together teams for you!

2)  There are three events our troop typically participates in coming up as well:

Please let me know both whether you can OR can't go to all of these so I can plan accordingly!  (Parents are welcome too, and I think the Grant Park Weed-Out would be fun for everyone!)

A)  PetPalooza March 13th from 10:00-2:00.  We have been making pet toys with kids at PetPalooza for years, so let's keep it running!  As always, there's a budget for lunch for anyoneone helping out, and I'm pretty sure everyone's always had a good time doing it.  We can sign that one off as Girl Scout or Village of Greendale service hours.  

B)  School's Out Event June 9th, 3:00-8:00 PM.  We've traditionally done face painting there, and we'll keep that rolling too--make sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting painted!  

C)  Greendale Clean and Green May 20th, 9-11:00 AM.  We've done this for the last couple of years, and it's a lot of fun to help clean up right around home here.  As always, we'll grab ice cream or lunch afterward, depending on the mood of the group!

Please let me know both whether you con OR can't go to all of these so I can plan accordingly!  (Parents are welcome too, and I think the Grant Park Weed-Out would be fun for everyone!)

Girl Scouts: Upcoming events and activities!

Hi everyone!

There's a lot of great stuff to "spring" into action with coming up!

1)  Since the beach cleanup was pretty rough (rain, snow, AND hail in the first hour alone!) there's another great volunteer activity that would be fun and fits our troop traditions well:  Grant Park's Weed-Out!  This Saturday, May 6th from 9:00-11:30, folks are pulling invasive species out of Grant Park.  We'll meet at the "Tennis Court Parking Lot" which I believe is here:  https://goo.gl/maps/GUWSxCWonvQAvbLq6 .  Let me know if you're coming and I'll bring gloves and tools for you!

Here's the description from Grant Park:  Join the Friends of Grant Park each spring and fall as we work to remove invasive weeds that threaten our park's plant diversity. If you would like to participate, even if only for a portion of the morning,  come prepared to work: we recommend wearing a long sleeve shirt, long pants, socks and sturdy shoes (long pants and socks are good for tick prevention). If you have a pair of sturdy work gloves, bring them along (gloves provided if you don't have a pair).

Afterward, we'll hang out and have lunch at a restaurant TBD, and check in on Gold Award progress.  Have you brainstormed some ideas? Do you have teams (or at least potential teams) prepared? Have you started the planning pages? We can even get started on some of that right there, especially helping put together teams for you!

2)  There are three events our troop typically participates in coming up as well:

Please let me know both whether you can OR can't go to all of these so I can plan accordingly!  (Parents are welcome too, and I think the Grant Park Weed-Out would be fun for everyone!)

A)  PetPalooza March 13th from 10:00-2:00.  We have been making pet toys with kids at PetPalooza for years, so let's keep it running!  As always, there's a budget for lunch for anyoneone helping out, and I'm pretty sure everyone's always had a good time doing it.  We can sign that one off as Girl Scout or Village of Greendale service hours.  

B)  School's Out Event June 9th, 3:00-8:00 PM.  We've traditionally done face painting there, and we'll keep that rolling too--make sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting painted!  

C)  Greendale Clean and Green May 20th, 9-11:00 AM.  We've done this for the last couple of years, and it's a lot of fun to help clean up right around home here.  As always, we'll grab ice cream or lunch afterward, depending on the mood of the group!

Please let me know both whether you con OR can't go to all of these so I can plan accordingly!  (Parents are welcome too, and I think the Grant Park Weed-Out would be fun for everyone!)