Girl Scouts: Art Party and Campout

Hi everyone!

Just a quick update and some info I need from you:

1)  Art Party for Equality and Fairness.  I've worked my way through the twisted labyrinth of who's actually organizing the Art event on Sept. 19th, and it's looking good for us to join in.  I haven't received an official "Yes" but it's looking good enough for me to suggest saving the date Saturday Sept. 19th from 11:30-1:00 to host our art event at the Gazebo alongside the PAGE BLM art event.

2)  Campout!  I mentioned saving the date before, and it's 2 weeks out, so it's time to get the details on who's coming when!  First the camp details:

*There's no pressure to come, so don't feel like it's a requirement or feel bad if you decide not to join in.  It will be fun though!  We'll do camp cooking, archery, axe throwing, have a "Magical Beasts" scavenger hunt around the lake, fishing (catch and release), prep work for the Art event, and if you have ideas, share them and we'll do them if we can!

*We have reserved the group of 2-person cabins on the south side of camp by the new archery field, and by the games field.  What this means is that sleepover scouts can stay nicely separated from other scouts to avoid COVID spreading.  There are enough cabins that everyone could have their own, or if a parent is sleeping over, they can bunk up with their scout.  The cabins are large enough too, that if parents OK it, sleepers would maintain enough space between beds to have 2 scouts share a cabin.  I understand some campers would be anxious about sleeping alone in a cabin in the woods, away from home.  That decision would be up to parents, and both scouts parents would have to agree for the scouts to share a cabin.

*Sleeping over is not required.  Scouts could come up Saturday morning, and leave Saturday night, no pressure.  Scouts who do want to stay at camp overnight have the option of staying up Friday, Saturday, or both nights.

*As implied before, if a parent is a registered Girl Scout Volunteer, and has completed the background check, they're welcome to join us as well.  There's still time to complete that if you want! 

*Unfortunately, unless your scout has already been comingling with Evie in the last couple weeks, I can't carpool scouts to Silverbrook.  Out in the open air of camp where the kids can spread out, and are masked up, transmission is unlikely, but trapped in a close van for 45 minutes is a different story--masks or not.

SO, WHAT I NEED TO KNOW IS:

Who's coming to camp, and when?  I will send out the relevant permission slips when I know who's coming.

Thanks!  And see you soon!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Good News, and Bad News that MAY BE Good News

Hi everyone!

A few updates about our community art event.

First, good news:  The Greendale Health Department is OK with us doing it as a community event, and will even donate as many masks to decorate as we want!

Second, the bad news that MIGHT BE good news:  Someone stole our idea.  PAGE and Kitsche Coo are doing a community art event for diversity and fairness on September 19th from 11:30-1:00 with just a single art project (participants will be given a canvas with the fist symbol sketched on to paint.)  However, when I saw it on Facebook this evening I emailed them, and asked if we can just add our event to theirs.  If they say yes, it'll actually make our lives a lot easier.  It'll also be the week after the campout, so we can do some planning and preparation at the campout. I'll let you know what they have to say.

Keep your fingers crossed, and if you know someone at Kitsche Coo, feel free to let them know how excited we would be to add mask, yard sign making, rock painting, and coloring pages to expand the community art event to be more family-inclusive.

Aleks Skibicki 

Girl Scouts for next year: Make sure you take care of this!

Hi!

Remember when I was pestering everyone about letting me know if they were continuing on next year?  If you replied to me, then I got you registered "early bird" and your scout will qualify for a t-shirt and patch.  (I'm not sure what either one look like, off the top of my head though.)

You do have to go in and choose a size though.  You ought to have received the email I included below from Girl Scouts, but if not, here it is.  Just go to the link highlighted in the message and fill in all the appropriate info.

Aleks 

(Forwarded message below.)

----- Forwarded Message -----

From: Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast <gswise@email.girlscouts.org>

To: "kwaterk1978@yahoo.com" <kwaterk1978@yahoo.com>

Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020, 03:41:40 PM CDT

Subject: Don't forget your Girl Scout's Free T-Shirt and Patch!

Welcome back to another year of Girl Scout fun!

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Welcome to Girl Scouts, We are excited that you have signed up for another year of Girl Scouting! We can't wait to see what you accomplish this year. For your free early registration t-shirt please follow this link to select your t-shirt size and pick up location.You have also qualified for a free patch which can be picked up with your t-shirt. Your order needs to be completed by Wednesday August 12 by the end of the day. This will be the last day to select your Girl Scouts t-shirt size and pick-up location as we will not be taking any new orders after August 12.   Thank you and have a great Girl Scout year!

Have a question? Don't be shy! Contact us for more information. This email was sent to: KWATERK1978@YAHOO.COM You are receiving this e-mail because you have requested to receive information from Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast. Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions | Profile Center Our address is 131 South 69th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53214 © 2020 Girl Scouts of the United States of America. All Rights Reserved.

Just a quick reminder to join in the Art Party Progress Meeting at 4:00 Monday!

Hi everyone,

There's been some progress on the art party planning, so we'll be zooming today to update and adjust plans based on what happened so far.

Here's the info again:

Aleks Skibicki is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Girl Scout Troop 8035

Time: Aug 3, 2020 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75069901863?pwd=TitIRmhkMXJubkpNVWViL2lPU21pQT09

Meeting ID: 750 6990 1863

Passcode: T3rCdD

Girl Scouts: Did you see this? It sounds pretty cool!

This looks like a great presentation!  Wednesday August 5, 1:00.

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This Awesome Girls online event will bring together two of America's boldest leaders. Mary Barra is Chairman and CEO of General Motors, our country's biggest car maker.  Mary is changing the automotive industry, making cars safer and better for our environment.  Sylvia Acevedo is CEO of Girl Scouts.  As an actual rocket scientist, she's leading the way for girls to take on some of the world's biggest challenges. Mary and Sylvia will share stories and show photos, tools, and videos that tell their stories about becoming both engineers and leaders. They'll tell girls how they can follow in their footsteps with the new Automotive Engineering three-badge series for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. The event will wrap up with a live Q&A for girls to ask Mary and Sylvia questions. Girls will leave with next steps to dive into automotive engineering! Leading this amazing conversation is Robin Roberts, Good Morning America Co-Anchor. Please note, this event begins at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, 12pm Mountain, and 11am Pacific. REGISTER HERE!

Girl Scouts: Followup "Art Party" meeting, Silver Award Pickup PLEASE REPLY ASAP!

Hi everyone!

#1)  I know the girls have been diligent on their assignments for the Art Party, and things seem to be hopping along, so let's schedule a followup meeting to take the next steps. This week won't work, but I scheduled a Zoom meeting for Monday August 3rd at 4:00 (same time as the last one).  The invite information is at the end of this email.

 #2)  Silver Award pickups.  Has anyone not yet scheduled a pick up for their Silver Award pin and certificate from Girl Scouts?  If you tell me today or EARLY Tuesday, I'll include yours in my pickup run to the GS Resource Center. But I do need to know today or tomorrow for sure. 

#3)  Remember to try to save some time for the Fall Campout, September 11-13.  I just got out of a meeting with GS on the rules and requirements to keep it COVID safe.  It'll be very different from camps past--we'll pretty much be operating on our own, but there'll still be archery, axe-throwing, fishing, camp cooking, nightime hikes, etc.  With the distancing procedures in place, we may not even know any other scouts are at Silverbrook that weekend.  And obviously, there's no pressure to for any scout to attend if you're not comfortable with them attending. 

ZOOM MEETING INFORMATION:

Aleks Skibicki is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Girl Scout Troop 8035

Time: Aug 3, 2020 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75069901863?pwd=TitIRmhkMXJubkpNVWViL2lPU21pQT09

Meeting ID: 750 6990 1863

Passcode: T3rCdD

Girl Scouts: If science is more your jam on Saturday, then maybe this is for you instead

If science is more your style than art then maybe this is more for you (or you could do BOTH!)

The Urban Ecology Center is doing a "Yardversity Blitz" on Saturday to document the biological diversity found in our yards and the spaces we call home in Wisconsin.  Plants and animals around our homes are often the least studied part of nature--but they're still a part of it.

https://urbanecologycenter.org/item/1352-yardversity-blitz.html

They're encouraging people to use a couple free apps (see the link) to record all the life you can find in your yard or other location you think of as a place you live--if you spend lots of time at a park, or a trail, or anyplace like that, it could count too.

From the website:

"Become a community scientist by exploring the biodiversity in your very own backyard!"

Back in May, the Urban Ecology Center hosted the Backyard Birding Blitz as a way to encourage you to go outside, stay connected to nature and to collectively compile the largest bird species list without the use of fossil fuels all virtually!. This time we are expanding this event to include all biodiversity, called "Yardversity Blitz!" Through the Yardversity Blitz, you will have the chance to become a community scientist through the exploration of the flora and fauna found in your very own backyard! This event will be completely virtual with plant and animal-themed discussions, family-friendly activities, all while you collect data outside. The Yardversity Blitz will end with a nature-themed trivia session. This event will take place on Saturday, July 18th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am CST -- view complete schedule below.