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.

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.

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.

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