Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Leader Appreciation Day
Join us for some cake and goodies, celebrating our leaders!
Do well your part today, the work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers . . .
You have done your part well helping us make tomorrow better for every girl.
Thank you to our volunteers who are making a difference with girls and their communities.
Do well your part today, the work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers . . .
You have done your part well helping us make tomorrow better for every girl.
Thank you to our volunteers who are making a difference with girls and their communities.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Girl Scouts Meeting with Inmates at PWCC
KIDK in Pocatello highlights the Girl Scouts Behind Bars program. Please see the link below for video and the story.
http://www.kidk.com/news/42934147.html?video=pop&t=a
Story by Wes Horrocks of KIDK
POCATELLO - A new Girl Scout troop is being organized in Pocatello, and unlike most troops they'll spend one day a month at the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center.
The girls are part of a program called Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, and will actually be at the prison to spend time building relationships with their moms. Tami Romriell, Assistant to the Warden and organizer of the program said, "I've been working on this since last year."
Six inmates and 10 girls, ages five to 16, are involved in the new program.
At Saturday's first meeting the girls and their mothers learned to trust through a blindfolded Easter egg hunt. Romriell said, "I wanted to make sure as much as possible that they were going to be good mothers when they got back."
But the inmates and their daughters aren't the only ones benefiting. People assigned to care for the girls are also happy about the new program. "For many of them this is their daughter that's up here, that's incarcerated. So they certainly want their daughters to be better," said Romriell.
The program follows a handbook designed to help mothers and their daughters reconnect.
Stephanie Richardson, Marketing and Membership Specialist with the Silver Sage Girl Scouts Council said, "We're really trying to get them to communicate again, build trust back up again."Romriell added, "Just a lot of different activities that help that bond become stronger again."The idea for the special girl scout troop started in Maryland in 1992. Now 40 councils across the country are involved. Richardson said, "Even if we only teach them one skill they can build on that, and we've made a difference."
And organizers are excited to watch everyones progress. "I actually totally forgot I was up at the women's prison," said Richardson.
Eyewitness News will continue to follow this troop in the future and let you know how they're doing.
Also, troop leaders are looking for community volunteers to help out with the new program.
http://www.kidk.com/news/42934147.html?video=pop&t=a
Story by Wes Horrocks of KIDK
POCATELLO - A new Girl Scout troop is being organized in Pocatello, and unlike most troops they'll spend one day a month at the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center.
The girls are part of a program called Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, and will actually be at the prison to spend time building relationships with their moms. Tami Romriell, Assistant to the Warden and organizer of the program said, "I've been working on this since last year."
Six inmates and 10 girls, ages five to 16, are involved in the new program.
At Saturday's first meeting the girls and their mothers learned to trust through a blindfolded Easter egg hunt. Romriell said, "I wanted to make sure as much as possible that they were going to be good mothers when they got back."
But the inmates and their daughters aren't the only ones benefiting. People assigned to care for the girls are also happy about the new program. "For many of them this is their daughter that's up here, that's incarcerated. So they certainly want their daughters to be better," said Romriell.
The program follows a handbook designed to help mothers and their daughters reconnect.
Stephanie Richardson, Marketing and Membership Specialist with the Silver Sage Girl Scouts Council said, "We're really trying to get them to communicate again, build trust back up again."Romriell added, "Just a lot of different activities that help that bond become stronger again."The idea for the special girl scout troop started in Maryland in 1992. Now 40 councils across the country are involved. Richardson said, "Even if we only teach them one skill they can build on that, and we've made a difference."
And organizers are excited to watch everyones progress. "I actually totally forgot I was up at the women's prison," said Richardson.
Eyewitness News will continue to follow this troop in the future and let you know how they're doing.
Also, troop leaders are looking for community volunteers to help out with the new program.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
JOIN THE GIRL SCOUTS FOR SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION NIGHTS
BOISE, ID – The majestic songs of birds, visions of chartreuse budding flowers, and the excitement of Girl Scout Summer Camp all signal that spring is here and summer is on the way.
Whether your daughter is a first time camper, or a returning camp veteran, plan to attend the Girl Scout Camp Information Nights, which will be held:
- 5:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at Holy Rosary Medical Center, 351 SW Ninth Street, Ontario, OR.
- 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Friendship Square at 610 Reserve Street, Boise.
- 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Grace Episcopal Church at 411 10th Ave S., Nampa.
- 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Idaho Falls office at 320 B Street, Suite 110, Idaho Falls.
- 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Pocatello office at 555 1st Ave S., Pocatello.
- 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Twin Falls office at 143 4th Ave. W., Twin Falls.
The Girl Scout camping season kicks off July 12 and continues through August 14. The Camp Information Nights are for everyone, Girl Scouts and non-Girl Scouts alike. Parents and girls will be treated to a special seminar on how, and what, to pack for their week away in the wilderness. Other topics include affordability, financial aid, food service, health and safety, family/group camp, and the American Camp Association accreditation. Learn what each Girl Scout Camp, Camp Alice Pittenger and Camp Ta-Man-a-Wis, have to offer.
For more information about the Girl Scout camp program contact Sheila Kibler at 208-377-2011, ext. 129 or email skibler@girlscouts-ssc.org. Visit www.girlscouts-ssc.org to view the camp brochure.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Great Article in the Times ENews
'Security' in language
Refugees learn more than ABCs from volunteer tutors
Story by Erica Littlefield
Photos by Justin Jackson
On most Wednesday nights, the home of the Kabakoro family in Twin Falls is abuzz with lively conversations.
Adults gather in the inviting living room, while teenagers and young adults talk around the large dining table. Earlier this month, they chatted about everything from the nicest person in their family to their favorite sports.
These aren't idle conversations. They are part of a series of English lessons for refugees organized by 16-year-old Hosanna Kabakoro. The group meets in the Kabakoros' home and has students of all ages from places from Nepal to Thailand to Burma. Through the classes, the students are not only learning English, but integrating into the community.
Read the rest of the story here.
Refugees learn more than ABCs from volunteer tutors
Story by Erica Littlefield
Photos by Justin Jackson
On most Wednesday nights, the home of the Kabakoro family in Twin Falls is abuzz with lively conversations.
Adults gather in the inviting living room, while teenagers and young adults talk around the large dining table. Earlier this month, they chatted about everything from the nicest person in their family to their favorite sports.
These aren't idle conversations. They are part of a series of English lessons for refugees organized by 16-year-old Hosanna Kabakoro. The group meets in the Kabakoros' home and has students of all ages from places from Nepal to Thailand to Burma. Through the classes, the students are not only learning English, but integrating into the community.
Read the rest of the story here.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Girl Scout Week--March 8-12
Girl Scout Week will be celebrated around the globe March 8 to 14, 2009. Local leaders will help celebrate 97 years of Girl Scouting in America by signing the Girl Scout Proclamation among honored guests, including local Girl Scouts.
Caldwell -- Mayor Garret Nancolas will sign the proclamation at 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2009 at City Hall, 411 Blaine St., Caldwell.
Boise -- Mayor Dave Bieter will sign the proclamation at 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in the Bonneville Room at City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise.
Nampa -- Mayor Tom Dale will sign the proclamation at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2009 at City Hall, 411 3rd St. South, Nampa.
Caldwell -- Mayor Garret Nancolas will sign the proclamation at 4:30 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2009 at City Hall, 411 Blaine St., Caldwell.
Boise -- Mayor Dave Bieter will sign the proclamation at 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in the Bonneville Room at City Hall, 150 N. Capitol Blvd., Boise.
Nampa -- Mayor Tom Dale will sign the proclamation at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2009 at City Hall, 411 3rd St. South, Nampa.
Monday, March 2, 2009
A fan of cookies, girl scouts, dogs and firemen? C'mon, who isn't?
Submitted by Anna Webb on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 9:38am.
Help girl scouts raise “A Mile of Cookies” on Saturday
For the last five years, girls from Boise Girl Scout Cadette Troop 396 have donated cookies to cancer patients at St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute. Local residents have helped the effort by buying cookies to be donated.
Over the years this has meant more than 1,400 boxes of Thin Mints and other delights going to MSTI patients.
The troop is holding a special sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., on Saturday (Feb. 28) at the Milwaukee Marketplace, 1085 N. Milwaukee St., in front of the new JoAnn Fabrics Store in Boise.
The goal is to get you, and yours, to buy enough boxes of cookies to measure a mile, were the boxes were stacked end to end.
You can buy a box for $3.71. Buying $20 worth of cookies will mean adding about a yard to that ambitious mile. One hundred dollars will add 17 feet. Five hundred dollars will add 84 feet.
Feel like pitching in? Show up on Saturday. This year's donations will go to MSTI, but also other organizations in the Valley, including homeless shelters, food banks, the Idaho Veterans’ Home and senior citizens through the Meals on Wheels program.
See the Statesman article here: http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2009/02/27/awebb/fan_cookies_girl_scouts_and_dogs_do_we_have_charitable_weekend_y
Help girl scouts raise “A Mile of Cookies” on Saturday
For the last five years, girls from Boise Girl Scout Cadette Troop 396 have donated cookies to cancer patients at St. Luke's Mountain States Tumor Institute. Local residents have helped the effort by buying cookies to be donated.
Over the years this has meant more than 1,400 boxes of Thin Mints and other delights going to MSTI patients.
The troop is holding a special sale, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., on Saturday (Feb. 28) at the Milwaukee Marketplace, 1085 N. Milwaukee St., in front of the new JoAnn Fabrics Store in Boise.
The goal is to get you, and yours, to buy enough boxes of cookies to measure a mile, were the boxes were stacked end to end.
You can buy a box for $3.71. Buying $20 worth of cookies will mean adding about a yard to that ambitious mile. One hundred dollars will add 17 feet. Five hundred dollars will add 84 feet.
Feel like pitching in? Show up on Saturday. This year's donations will go to MSTI, but also other organizations in the Valley, including homeless shelters, food banks, the Idaho Veterans’ Home and senior citizens through the Meals on Wheels program.
See the Statesman article here: http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2009/02/27/awebb/fan_cookies_girl_scouts_and_dogs_do_we_have_charitable_weekend_y
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