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August 2016

Volunteer Experience, Volunteers

Girl Scouts Goes Digital With My GS!

Are you ready to go digital with My GS?! My GS is part of a national resource launched by GSUSA that contains the Volunteer Toolkit, a digital resource for planning your Girl Scout year. It also contains Member Profile (a member community that gives all our members online access to their member profile, contact details and membership renewal) and My Activities where they can register for council-sponsored Girl Scout activities! It’s all in one place, under the My GS tab at gswo.org! What’s  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Girls, News

Girl Scout National Convention 2017: A Girl’s Perspective

Calling all Ohio Girl Scouts, national convention is coming to Columbus in 2017. And, as usual with Girl Scouts, we’ve got our girls helping plan this momentous occasion! Who are these girls? They’re 21 girls from 13 different states who make up the convention girl planning committee. Seven of them hail from the great state of Ohio (and two from our own council). These girls have been diligently brainstorming and giving ideas on exhibits for the Hall of Experience, topics for  ...

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Volunteer Experience, Volunteers

Girl Scout Adult Trainings: Save the Date!

Have you ever wanted to expand your outdoor skills BEFORE you take your girls camping? Guide your girls through their Highest Awards project like a pro? Learn how to belay on our climbing walls? Confidently manage your troop finances? We’ve got all of these and more this year with some great adult training opportunities that are sure to help boost your confidence as you, and your girls, start off the new troop year. Here are a few of our upcoming opportunities, check our Activities  ...

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Badges, Activities, & Beyond, Volunteers

Add Some Girl Scout Traditions to Your Year!

Girl Scouts are part of a global sisterhood, rich with shared traditions and activities that have been delighting girls and volunteers for over 100 years.Why not explore those traditions and share them with your girls this troop year? Sounds like an excellent idea, right? But if you’re not a big walking encyclopedia of Girl Scout traditions, how do you find some good ones to try? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. There are so many ways to add a little tradition to your  ...

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