Goose Creek & Piedmont. Associations 70 & 90

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1 Girl Scouts Nation s Capital January 11, 2013 Associations 70 & 90 Cookie Costume Guidelines Cookie costumes are loaned on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to high demand during cookie sales, troops may request one costume for one weekend. Costume requests may be made starting February 8, The following costumes are available: Samoa, Trefoil, Tag-A-Long, Do Si Do, and Thin Mint. We encourage the sharing of costumes with other troops within your service unit (e.g., Troop 123 reserves the Samoa costume to use for their shift at the Blockbuster in Cascades from 10 am 12 pm and Troop 456 would like to use the costume at the Starbucks on Rt.7 from 1pm 3pm). If you choose to share the costumes with other troops on the SAME day, the troop who made the reservation is responsible for returning the costume to the office on Monday. To request a costume, Marla at mmcintyre@gscnc.org with the following: (requests will not be taken by phone and will not be taken before February 8) Name SU Troop Number Phone number, and 1 st choice, 2 nd choice and 3 rd choice of costume (or if you will take whatever is available). You will receive confirmation of your request. Costumes may be picked up from the South Riding Girl Scout office by 4:30 pm on the Thursday or Friday before your assigned weekend and must be dropped off the following Monday. Field directors cannot take requests for costumes. Questions? Contact Marla at mmcintyre@gscnc.org; Cookie Sales Dates December 21 January 18 Girls take initial cookie orders February 6-21 Initial orders delivered, order taking continues February 22 March 24 Booth sales begin, order taking continues February 27 Cookie Cupboards open March 24 Cookies Sales end National Girl Scout Cookie Sleepover While the Cookie Sleepover at GSCNC Camp sites is full, you can join Girl Scouts across the country for the virtual National Girl Scout Cookie Sleepover on January 12. Register at littlebrowniebakers.com/volunteers/the-worldslargest-slumber-party/ Troops that participate are eligible for Rally patches. Just add the patches to your final reward order in ebudde. For more information, contact Lee Calhoun; ; lcalhoun@gscnc.org. Loudoun Office: Riding Plaza Suite 120 South Riding, VA Phone: Fax: The Loudoun office serves Associations 70 & 90. Loudoun Office Staff Patricia Spetz Area D Membership Manager pspetz@gscnc.org Diana Kane (Assn. 70) Membership Specialist dkane@gscnc.org Kaitlynn Seekins (Assn. 70) Membership Specialist kseekings@gscnc.org Janna Starr (Assn. 70) Membership Specialist jstarr@gscnc.org Trish Eskilson (Assn. 90) Membership Specialist teskilson@gscnc.org In this issue Delegate Forum pg 2 American Girl pg 2 Girls Only Weekend pg 3 10 Commandments Hike pg 4 SHARE a Laugh pg 5 MITRE Engineering Day pg 5 London & Paris Tour pg 5 Brags pg 6 Car Care Skills Day pg 6 LoCAS pg 6 Powder Puff Derby pg 7 Snow Tubing pg 7 Cut-a-Thon pg 7 High Adventure Weekend pg 7 Bowling Bash pg 7 Training pg 8 Badge Workshops pg 8 Teen Scout Lock-In pg 8 Birthplace Bound pg 8 Annual Meeting pg 8 GMU Day pg 9

2 Page 2 Send items for the weekly Loudoun to: Marla McIntyre mmcintyre@gscnc.org The is ed every Friday, so items must be received by close of business the prior Wednesday. Loudoun informs Girl Scouts and their leaders of opportunities that are available in Loudoun, Fauquier, and Northern Prince William counties. Many of these opportunities come from within Associations 70 and 90. However, there may be opportunities available by outside vendors and may require Council approval. GSCNC has not inspected these programs or vendors and there are no GSCNC representatives at these events. Goose Creek and Piedmont programs and GSCNC events that have low enrollment may also be listed. Girl Scout Shop Schedule Mini shops are closed through mid-february. Mobile & Mini Shop Schedules will be posted in February at shop.html DC Shop is closed January 14-16, February 18-20, and April Forum Registration Now Open Delegate fora will be held Sunday, February 10, 2 pm DC & Teen Wednesday, February 13, 6:30 pm Lorton Saturday, February 23, 10 am South Riding Monday, February 25, 6:30 pm Waldorf Wednesday, February 27, 6:30 pm Germantown Saturday, March 2, 10 am Martinsburg Wednesday, March 6, 7:00 pm Via Conference Call Register at

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4 Page 4 National Capital Area Council Boy Scouts of America Second Annual Manassas Ten Commandments Hike The Ten Commandments Hike is a circuit hike through the City of Manassas (about 4 miles) with stops at five houses of worship. At each stop a church representative will give a brief introduction to their particular religious denomination and facilitate an interactive discussion with the Scouts about two of the Ten Commandments. The hike is part of the traditional February Scout Sunday/Scout Sabbath celebration. A Ten Commandments Hike patch will be available for participants completing the hike ($2 each). Saturday, February 2, :30 AM - 12:00 PM REGISTRATION: I need an estimate of the number of adult and youth participants, preferably by January 19, 2013, by using the registration form on our Ten Commandments Hike website (see below). This information is vital for event planning and to insure adequate patches and refreshments. Thanks to those units who have already responded! Participation is open to all BSA units in Bull Run District. Units from other districts within NCAC are also invited. Members of the Girl Scouts of America are invited to participate, as well as American Heritage girls and Camp Fire and 4-H youth. INSURANCE: This is not an official Bull Run District Event. This event is being run by Troop/Crew 1188, with all units in Bull Run District invited to participate. Existing unit insurance from BSA will cover registered BSA participants. All BSA leadership requirements for Safe Scouting must be in place for BSA units to participate in this event. Other groups must have their particular insurance and leadership requirements in effect in order to participate. PARTICIPATING CHURCHES: The following churches will be participating: CrossWay Fellowship, New Hope Christian, Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox, St. Thomas United Methodist and Bethel Lutheran. All of the churches are handicap accessible. THEME: WALK IN HIS WAYS This day the Lord, your God, is commanding you to observe these statutes and ordinances. Be careful, then, to observe them with your whole heart and with your whole being. Today you have accepted the Lord s agreement: he will be your God, and you will walk in his ways, observe his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey his voice. Dt. 26: The design of the patch will reflect this theme. SCHEDULE: Each hiking group will operate autonomously, with a limit of 10 participants per group. Leaders are responsible for making sure their group remains on schedule and on course. At the starting point each group will be given a map and detailed directions for the hike. The discussion at each house of worship will last approximately 15 minutes (5 minutes for discussion of commandments, 5 minutes for introduction to the particular faith of the house of worship, 5 minutes for questions). COST: The only cost for this event will be a $2 charge for anyone who desires to purchase a patch upon completion of the hike. The refreshment area this year will be at Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox Church. A free will donation jar will be located at the church, for those wishing to help defray the cost of the refreshments. Contact Us: For additional information concerning the hike you can reach Troop/Crew 1188 by contacting Matt Carroll at To register for the hike we need the following information: unit contact information, total number of participants (scouts, leaders, siblings, parents) and type and number of unit. Just complete and submit the registration form on our website. Ten Commandments Hike-Manassas website:

5 January 11, 2013 Page 5 Association 70 London & Paris Tour An informational meeting for all interested parents and/or troop leaders for the London/Paris 2014 trip is January 17, 2013, 7:00 9:00 pm at the Cascades Library Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls, VA 20165, Meeting Room B. The trip is designed for Scouts Cadettes level who are rising 8th graders through Ambassador Scouts. The trip is July 14-21, 2014 with a cost* of $3,599 per person. Cost may change based on number of participants. Trip Itinerary and Registration forms will be available at meeting. Registration cost is $250 per person due February 15, For more information, contact Denise Perkin, Denise.Perkins@comcast.net. Troop 825 Cookie Booth MITRE Scout Engineering Day MITRE Scout Engineering Day Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts. When: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 8am-5pm Where: MITRE, 7515 Colshire Dr., McLean, VA $25 per scout Contact: Ruth Dorr (rdorr@mitre.org ). Registration: Opens in early January anticipated date Jan 9, 2013 (link will be disseminated closer to registration time). Send an to ScoutSTEM@gmail.com for a reminder when registration opens.

6 Page 6 Association 70 Interested in Planning Teen Events? LoCAS planning meeting is at the South Riding office on January 14, 2013 from 6:30-8:00 pm. We invite any teen Girl Scout or registered adult volunteer who is interested in assisting in the organization of 2013 LoCAS events to include the Precious Metals Banquet, a day trip to NYC, and much much more. LoCAS Chair Amy Coppa can be reached for more information at su70dash2@rocketmail.com or Submit news and photos of SU and troop activities, events, accomplishments, and other news of interest to the Goose Creek and Piedmont Associations. Office Holiday Schedule The South Riding office and all GSCNC offices are closed: Monday, January 21 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, February 18 for President s Day and 90-2 cookie rally, January 5, Warrenton Community Center Association 90 Car Care Skills Day! getting a driver s license? Get behind the wheel and under the hood to make sure you re ready! Save the When: January 26, 2013, 9:30 11:30 am Date! Where: Country Chevrolet, Warrenton, VA Girls Grades 8 and up (Girl Scouts and non Girl Scouts) Contact: Trish Eskilson, , teskilson@gscnc.org for a registration form

7 January 11, 2013 Page 7 Powder Puff Derby Girls build and race their own cars. Girl Scouts, friends, and parents When: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 12:30 p.m. Pit Night Friday January 25, 2013 Where: Tolbert Elementary School $15 per car. Adult cars free with girl registration Contact: Sara Phillips, ; ChicagoGirl73@hotmail. com Entry Deadline is January 23. Cut-A-Thon Donate hair for wigs for patients undergoing cancer treatments and children with hair loss. Girls, friends, & family When: Sunday, Feb 10, 2013, Noon 4 pm Where: Michael Helene Salon Gallery Overland Drive #126, Dulles, VA Contact: Kerri Niehaus (kerrinie@gmail.com). Sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 4799 and Arcola s 2 nd grade class. Minimum of eight inches of hair is needed. Wigs are provided to those in need at no charge through these organizations. Association 70 Events High Adventure Wonderland for Teen Scouts! High Adventure Weekend at Camp Highroad in Middleburg, VA Sponsored by Troop 673 Cadette, Senior, & Ambassador Scouts When: April 5 7, 2013 $80 per Girl Scout, $20 per camp certified adult (Adults may participate in the high adventure activities for $40 total). Include five meals and five snacks, lodging in either tents or barn-like cabins, and a weekend filled with Girl Scout traditions and wonderful memories! Contact: highadventurecamp2013@ gmail.com Me & My Guy Bowling Bash Bowling, prizes, a fun patch and a little cake! Girl Scouts and their Dads (or adult over 18) When: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 5:00-7:00pm Where: Village Lanes in Leesburg $12.50 per bowler Contact: Jan Buffenbarger, ; jrbuffenbarger@verizon.net Money earned at this event will help Troop 4738 Cadettes with their Media Journey activities and Troop 6879 with Gold Award Projects. Girl Scouts Let s Take a Snow Day Snow Tubing. Money earned helps Troop 4738 Cadettes with their Media Journey. Girl Scout friends and family (5 years or older) When: Friday, January 18, 2013, 9:00 11:00 am (LCPS holiday) Where: Boulder Ridge Tubing Park, Liberty Mountain Resort $25 per person tubing. Includes a fun patch and a snack bag full of surprises! Contact: Jan Buffenbarger, ; jrbuffenbarger@verizon.net Snow Tubing is considered a High Adventure activity so the following forms must be completed for each Girl Scout: Permission slip (B221). Download at files/pdf/leader/b221.pdf B240/241form 2 weeks before the event. Send to Diana Kane, ; dkane@gscnc.org; fax Download at files/pdf/leader/b240.pdf ALL Tubing participants must fill out the Ski Liberty Tubing Release Form. Download at media/11635/releasetubingdoc12-13.pdf Snow Tubing Registration Form (contact Jrbuffenbarger@verizon.net for a form).

8 Page 8 Association 37 Teen Scout Lock-In A fun all-nighter playing games, watching movies, or hanging out with friends. Activities include: Zumba, yoga, Wii, Jewelry Making, Skin Care, Nail Bar, Hair Bar, Game Room, Make Your Own Lip Balm Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts and their friends When: February 1, 6:30 pm February 2, 9:00 am Where: Trinity UMC, Frederick MD $19 (extra activity fee for Lip Balm and Jewelry Making) Contact: Kim Kingsford, kskingsford@gmail.com or Gina Ekanger, sgekander@comcast.net. The Alaska Cruise Group has Girl Scouts from four troops in three Service Units. Money earned helps cover expenses for an Alaska Cruise August 2-11, Space available! Contact Kim Kingsford. Birthplace Bound Travel Planner The South Riding office has copies of Birthplace Bound: Girl Scout Troop Visit Travel Planner 2012 to give away. The booklet has information about the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, tips and advice for planning a trip, and sightseeing and other services. If you would like a copy, contact Marla at ; mmcintyre@gscnc.org. Badge Workshops Troop 5891 is offering badge workshops for troops in the area. All workshops are at Mill Run Elementary School, 7:00 8:30 pm. Money earned is being earmarked for the troop s trip to the Galapagos in /25/13 My Family Story (Brownies) 1/25/13 Scribe (Juniors) 2/8/13 Making Friends (Brownies) 2/8/13 Social Butterfly (Juniors) 3/8/13 Girl Scout Sparty (Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadette) 3/TBD/13 First Aid (Brownies) Juniors 4/19/13 Senses (Brownies) 4/13/13 Detective (Juniors) 5/10/13 Household Elf (Brownies) 5/10/13 Gardener (Juniors) To register, complete the form at or troop5891@gmail.com. Annual Meeting April 13 The Annual Meeting is April 13, 2013 at the National Conference Center in Leesburg VA. There will be vendor tables, staff exhibits, and a Girl Scout Super Shop. Teen troops can display projects, present an exhibit, or have a money-earning project. For more information on the Annual Meeting, go to Recognize the girls of GSCNC who do incredible service work by nominating them for the World of Good initiative. Nominate individuals or troops at Upcoming Training Adult/Pediatric CPR & Standard First Aid Level 1 Saturday, January 19, 8:00 am Herndon VA Educator Winter Weekend Friday, February 1, 4:00 pm Camp Potomac Woods Tarara Wine Tasting Friday, February 1, 6:00 pm Tarara Vineyards, Leesburg VA Facilitation Skills Saturday, February 2, 1:00 pm Camp Potomac Woods Presentation Skills Saturday, February 2, 9:00 am Camp Potomac Woods Cook Out Camp-Out Planning Sunday, March 10, 1:00 pm Leesburg VA Cook Out Camp-Out Overnight Sunday, March 10, 1:00 pm Leesburg VA Register at Western Loudoun Training Blitz Saturday, February Glendale St. Purcellville VA 8:00 am Adult/Pediatric CPR & Standard First Aid Level 1 9:00 am Domestic Travel 9:00 am Junior Program Level 12:30 pm First Aid Level 2 1:00 pm Journeys Roundtable, Daisy/Brownie Leaders 1:00 pm Multi Level Troop Management 1:00 pm Dr. Seuss Goes to Camp 2:40 pm Food & Fun for Camping 2:40 pm Journeys Roundtable for Junior Leaders & Teen Advisors 2:40 pm Multi-Level Troop Management Register at gsusa.ebiz.uapps.net/vp/onlinestore/ GSProductDetail/tabid/497/ ProductId/ /Default.aspx

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