GSSSC Recently Awarded $10,500 in Grants

GIRL SCOUTS OF SILVER SAGE COUNCIL RECENTLY AWARDED $10,500 IN GRANTS
The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council (GSSSC) recently received four grant awards totaling $10,500 from The Whittenberger Foundation, the Caldwell Community Foundation, Idaho Community Foundation, and the Idaho Women’s Fitness Celebration Foundation. Funding from these foundations will go toward much needed youth development programs for girls living on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (on the Idaho-Nevada border), at Farmway Village (outside of Caldwell), and in the Treasure Valley.

GSSSC Receives Grant from The Whittenberger Foundation
The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council received a $5,000 grant from The Whittenberger Foundation. Funding will help bring the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience troop program to girls on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation and send these girls to the American Indian Scouting Association Conference in Pocatello, Idaho during the 2009 summer. The Duck Valley Indian Reservation sits on the Idaho/Nevada border and is home to approximately 2,300 Shoshone-Paiute people. GSSSC has provided quality, sustainable youth programs and opportunities for girls to connect with positive mentors on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation for 15 years.
GSSSC Receives Grant from The Idaho Community Foundation

The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council received a $1,000 grant from The Idaho Community Foundation.
Funding will help bring the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience troop program to girls on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation and send these girls to the American Indian Scouting Association Conference in Pocatello, Idaho during the 2009 summer. The Duck Valley Indian Reservation sits on the Idaho/Nevada border and is home to approximately 2,300 Shoshone-Paiute people. GSSSC has provided quality, sustainable youth programs and opportunities for girls to connect with positive mentors on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation for 15 years.

The Idaho Community Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization composed of over 370 individual funds, pooled together for efficient management. Total assets are more than $72 million. Since its inception in 1988, ICF has made charitable distributions totaling more than $31 million.

GSSSC Receives Grant from The Caldwell Community Foundation
The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council received a $2,500 grant from the Caldwell Community Foundation. Funding will go toward providing Girl Scout programs at Farmway Village, a migrant farmworker community on the outskirts of Caldwell. Girls will participate in leadership activities and will have the opportunity to travel during Summer 2009 to a location in the Pacific Northwest.

GSSSC Receives Grant from the Idaho Women’s Fitness Celebration Foundation
The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council received a $2,000 grant from the Idaho Women’s Fitness Celebration Foundation to help fund youth development programs in the Treasure Valley. Funding from the Foundation will go towards special programs like College 101, where girls take a tour of a college campus with volunteer mentors from the local Sorority); Visions, an in-school/after-school program that helps girls transition to “teenage-hood” successfully – with confidence and self-esteem; and Science & Technology Day at Micron, where girls learn engineering and science in a fun-filled environment.

Poster Contest

The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council and the Teen Advisory
Committee are hosting the first annual Girl Scout Cookie Poster
Contest. Girl Scouts of all ages are encouraged to explore their
creativity and design a poster with the medium of their choice.
Suggested themes are listed below. Individual girls and/or troops
can enter to win. Winners will be judged by the Teen Advisory
Committee for creativity. One winner per grade level will be
chosen. Winning posters will be reproduced and distributed
Council wide. See official rules below.


Rules
Each poster must be on 8 ½ x 11’ paper (no lined paper).
Each poster must have attached registration form included.
There will be one winner per grade level.
Posters are due February 1, 2009! (This is the last final date to have the posters turned in.)
You may use any medium you like, but posters will need to lie flat in order to be scanned for reproduction.

Name:___________________________
Troop Number:____________________
Grade Level:______________
Address:_________________________
Phone Number:____________________

Check which theme you choose for your poster:
( ) Imagine if . . . we could change the world with cookies.
( ) How do you eat your favorite Girl Scout Cookie?
( ) Other, please explain the theme of your poster________________________________

Please mail or bring all posters to:
Attention: Teen Advisory Committee - Poster Contest
Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council,1410 Etheridge Lane, Boise, Idaho 83704

Official entry form here.

Girl Scouts + Idaho Steelheads **date changed

***DATE CHANGED

Friday, February 13th, 2009 at 7 pm
(Doors Open at 6:30 pm)
Join us for a night packed with excitement!
Girl Scouts, family, and friends are all invited to enjoy the
Idaho Steelheads vs. Fresno Falcons game on January 16th.
Tickets for adults are $13 and youth tickets (16 and under)
are $11.

Registered girls will automatically be entered in a drawing
to drop the first game puck and for a zamboni ride.
Tickets must be ordered by February 9th, 2009 and are
subject to availability.

To order tickets contact:
Tickets need to be purchased through the Girl Scout Council
Office at 1410 Etheridge Lane, Boise, Idaho.
Phone: (208) 377-2011 Fax: (208) 377-0504
www.girlscouts-ssc.org

After tickets are purchased you will need to pick them up
from will call the night of the game.


Click here for ticket purchasing form.

CRAZY CHEMISTRY FUN WITH “DR. PICKLESTEIN,” BARBARA MORGAN, AND THE GIRL SCOUTS

BOISE, ID – Join the Girl Scouts for a night of crazy chemistry concoctions and space odysseys with Henry “Dr. Picklestein” Charlier, Boise State University Chemistry Professor and Barbara Morgan, Endeavor astronaut at the BSU Student Union in the Barnwell Room from 7:00-9:00 pm on Tuesday, December 9th located at 1910 University Drive in Boise.

Charlier has participated in a science community outreach for over 14 years. This year he is aiming to reach 2000 students with his science program, sharing the wonder of science with people of all ages. He is especially interested in sharing this opportunity with girls and young women. “Females are underrepresented in science and I am committed to do my part to help reach a balance in the sciences,” said Charlier. By inviting the Girl Scouts to this event he knows he can reach a larger number of girls and young women to share his love of science with. Barbara Morgan will also be on hand to share her experiences with NASA and to answer questions. Of the evening’s activities Charlier states, “I am hoping that this will really prove to be an inspiration to the girls in attendance.”

Admission is $5 at the door (Girl Scouts may use cookie bonuses). For more information call Debbie Love at 208-377-2011 ext. 104.

Girl Scouts Welcome New Member/Marketing Specialist

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council announces that Stephanie Richardson has been hired as our membership/marketing specialist for Bannock, Bingham, Bear Lake, Caribou, Power, Franklin and Oneida counties.
Stephanie has had a successful career as a business owner of Countryside Interiors in Pocatello and has worked in sales and marketing for many years. She has a B.B.A. degree in marketing from Idaho State University.

Ms. Richardson will be working to increase volunteer participation in Girl Scout programs and work with current volunteers to increase the number of girls returning each year. Girl Scouting has many cutting edge personal growth programs to assist girls of all backgrounds and provide opportunities for girls to practice new skills and be exposed to new experiences and contribute to the communities in which they live. She will develop specific marketing approaches for Girl Scout programs in the community and will plan and implement strategies for the cultivation, recruitment and retention of girls and adults based on a current knowledge of data on demographics, membership trends and community resources.

The Girl Scouts is in need of adult volunteers. Girl Scouts works to build girls of courage, confidence and character and relies on community members to lead programs. There are many opportunities that provide programming beyond traditional troops to help girls build self-esteem and self-worth. Contact Stephanie if you would like to hear more about volunteer opportunities at 208-234-9076.

Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council is located in the new Idaho Food Bank building at 555 South 1st, in Pocatello.

Help the Salvation Army Stuff the Bus!

On Saturday, December 6th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Fred Meyer located at 5425 W Chinden Boulevard the Salvation Army will be putting on Stuff the Bus.

The goal of Stuff the Bus is to fill the buses with new, unwrapped toys (or gift cards) for children of all ages. The Salvation Army distributes the items to families in need throughout the community in time for Christmas. Girl Scouts will be on hand at store entrances to collect toys to fill a city bus. Help make the holiday a little brighter for those in need.



Below is a photo from last year’s Stuff the Bus of members of Troop 228.

From Cookies to Dreams Recipient

We would like to congratulate Jane Ludwig for winning the From Cookies to Dreams "no ball" raffle. It was a pleasure to meet Ms. Ludwig and hear of her experiences Girl Scouting. She has been a long time supporter of the Girl Scouts. She even brought in a few of her patches and pins to share with us from her time Girl Scouting.

Announcing Cookies to Dreams Raffle Winner!

The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council
would like to congratulate
Jane Ludwig
the
from Cookies to Dreams
"no ball" raffle winner!

Jane will receive
*Two Southwest round-trip airline tickets, and a
*Two-night stay in a Residence Marriot anywhere in the United States

We would like to extend a special thank you to Jim Everett, CEO of the Treasure Valley YMCA, who conducted the Nov. 14th raffle. We would also like to thank everyone who purchased raffle tickets!
Check back to see how the girls will be served by your donations!
Below you will find the footage from the November 14th raffle.

Jeopardy Will Be Featuring Girl Scout Badges!

Jeopardy, the hit game show, will have a category on "Girl Scout Badges" airing on the November 12th episode. This week is the Jeopardy Teen Tournament and the “Girl Scout Badges” category will appear in the single Jeopardy round. This opportunity came to GSUSA more than a year ago and features Girl Scouts from the Angeles Girl Scout Council.

Check it out!

Do you need to get rid of an old cell phone?

WE ALSO ACCEPT USED CELL PHONES (and a few other things) which we send to Project KOPEG (Keep Our Planet Earth Green) – and they give us money!! In 2006 we raised $537.18 by participating in this fundraiser. Isn’t that great? In the past, we might’ve done this fundraiser a little bit different, but here is how we’re doing it now:

1) There is a box in the lobby of Boise headquarters.

2) Anyone that wants to donate their used cell phone (or other items – see list below) should plan to drop it off at HQ, or give it to a membership specialist or staff. Volunteers are not required to drop off their items, unless they’re planning to go to HQ anyway.

We accept:
· USED CELL PHONES
· iPod’s
· Mp3 PLAYERS
· DIGITAL CAMERAS
· PALM PILOTS
· BLACKBERRIES
· PDA’s
· SMALL PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES
· …and their accessories

This is a tax deductible donation. To receive a receipt, please ask the front desk at Boise headquarters, or call Monique Johns at 208-377-2011 x110 or email mjohns@girlscouts-ssc.org.

Raising Funds by linking your Albertsons Preferred Savings Card

If your currently have an Albertson’s Preferred Savings Card please take a moment to link up your card to our Community Partner Account. It takes 3 minutes.
1. Go to: http://www.albertsons.com/
2. In the top left corner, under the Albertsons logo, enter your zip code and click “Enter”
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on “In the Community” (in the blue bar)
4. Click on the “Community Partners” logo
5. Click on “Shoppers login or register with your Preferred Savings Card first”
6. Enter your Albertsons Preferred Savings Card number and your phone number (that you used to sign up for the card). Click Enter.
7. On the left hand navigation (looks like camp signs), click on “My Account.”
8. Then click “Add a Partner”
9. In the search field - type, “girl scout council” for the name, “boise” for the city, and “Idaho” for the state. Then click “Find Partners”
10. Check the box that says, “Silver Sage Girl Scout Council,” and click “Add Selected Partners” and you’re done!

Next time you go shopping at Albertsons – use your Preferred Savings Card and the Girl Scouts will receive the benefits!

You can also ask your local Albertson’s checker to do this for you.

Girl Scout Troop 31 Bakes Up Awareness for Bronze Award

BOISE, ID – Girl Scout Troop 31 are baking up awareness for their Bronze Award at Simply Cats from 12 pm to 4 pm on Saturday, November 15th located at 2833 S. Victory View Lane in Boise. They will have an array of sweets for sale including brownies, cookies, fudge, and caramel corn. Proceeds from the day’s sales will go toward Girl Scouting.

Troop 31 has chosen the Simply Cats food pantry as their Bronze Award project. The Bronze Award gives Junior Girl Scouts the opportunity to learn leadership and planning skills while making a positive impact in their community. They will be raising awareness and funds to contribute the food pantry. Food and other necessities will be housed in the pantry for community cats in need. “People were taking their cats in because they couldn’t feed them," said Tressa Young.

Admission is free. For more information contact Tressa Young at 208-461-4207.

For more information regarding Simply Cats visit http://www.simplycats.org/