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OFFICES
ATHENS AREA
185 Newton Bridge Road
Athens, GA 30607
706-548-7297
AUGUSTA AREA
1325 Greene Street
Augusta, GA 30901
706-774-0505
SAVANNAH AREA
110 Pipemakers Circle
Suite 116
Pooler, GA 31322
912-236-1571
ALBANY AREA
515 Pine Avenue
Albany, GA 31701
229-432-9188
COLUMBUS AREA
1344 13th Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
706-327-2646
MACON AREA
6869 Columbus Road
Lizella, GA 31052
478-935-2221
GAINESVILLE AREA
906 Interstate Ridge Drive, Suite E
Gainesville, GA 30501
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> Service Units will receive $1.00 for every girl registered by October 28, 2010.
> Troop One Pins are in! If you have been waiting to receive yours, please let your membership representative know.
> Volunteers no longer need to "log in" to access extra information on our website! All information is now available at www.gshg.org!
> Hard copies of the Volunteer Essentials book are available and free to troops who register by October 31, 2010. |
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Current Total: 53,963
Help us meet our goal of completing 100,000 hours of community service by the 100th Anniversary in 2012. Remember that girls receive a patch for logging 10 hours or more of community service. For more info, click here. | |
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Greetings!
We are just days away from kicking off the 2010-2011 Membership Year, and already there are a lot of events and opportunities that await you and your troop. It's going to be a great Girl Scout year! Thank you so much for all that you do.
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Staff
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JULIETTE!
 You and your troop are invited to join us for all or part of a weekend full of celebrations: the 100th Anniversary of our Girl Guide sisters, Juliette Low's 150th Birthday and the kick-off to our Girl Scout Centennial!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010:
- Birthday Block Party (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM) Crafts, service projects, fashion shows and other activities will help Girl Scouts earn some of GSHG's Council's Own badges and patches. Cost is $5.00 per person and includes event patch for girls.
- Discover Savannah (11:00 AM) Board a trolley at First Headquarters (FHQ) and work on one of our Council's Own badges as you tour historic Savannah. Cost is $15.00 per person and includes girl recognition.
- Savannah Safari (1:00 PM) Beginning at FHQ, explore Savannah and look for animals in the architecture as girls work on another Council's Own badge. Cost is $5.00 per person and includes girl recognition.
- Masquerade Birthday Ball (7:00 - 10:00 PM) Dance the night away as anyone you wish to be at our Magestic Ballroom at Camp Low! Learn some "new" dances and have some old-fashioned fun. Cost is $10.00 per person and includes event patch for girls.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2010:
Relighting Ceremony (1:00 PM) Join us for this unforgettable event as we link the past, present and future as well as Girl Guides and Scouts around the world! Juliette Low's niece, the first Girl Scout, originally lit the Flame of Friendship at First Headquarters in 1963. With the help of our GSHG girls who recently attended the Girl Guide Centenary Camp in England and some very special guests, this Perpetual Flame will be relit. This flame will then be passed on in the hopes that each Girl Scout in the United States will have this flame passed to her before March 12, 2012. Cost is FREE and includes event patch for girls who register by the deadline.
Registration forms are available at www.gshg.org and should be turned in to your local Girl Scout service center. |
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RECYCLE AND REUSE
During the weekend of June 23-25, 2010, members of the GSHG staff along with many volunteers, deconstructed a building at the Strathmore Estates in Savannah. Not only did the trusses seen below avoid a trip to a landfill, but today, 21 of them are now part of the pavilion built at the Girl Scout Service Center in Athens, Georgia. About 25 local volunteers in the Athens area worked hard to put these trusses in place for their next 60 years of service. Congratulations to everyone on a job well done!
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GSHG CONTESTS
- Girls are encouraged to submit entries for the Early Bird 2012 Registration Patch Drawing Contest. Artwork is due by December 1 and should be submitted to your local council office. The winning design will be featured on the 2012 Registration Patch. Submissions featuring the 100th Anniversary theme may be chosen for use on council products throughout the anniversary season.
- GSHG is looking for girl sketches to use in council publications. Submissions should fall into one of the following categories: Nature and Seasons, Science and Technology, People and Pets, Girl Scouts and Girl Scout Camps or Travel. First place winners in all categories will win a $20 gift certificate. Prizes will also be awarded to second and third place winners. All artwork submitted may be used* in various council publications.
Deadline for artwork submissions is September 30th. Winners will be announced in October. Send your artwork to Debbie Caballero at dcaba...@gshg.org or 1344 13th Avenue, Columbus, GA 31901. Make sure the artwork includes the girl's name, grade, phone number, address, troop number and the artwork category.
*Your submission of artwork
implies your permission for its use in council publications.
- Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia has a new goal: to have more friends than any other Girl Scout council by Juliette Gordon Low's birthday, October 31, 2010! So tell everyone you know to become a fan of GSHG on Facebook. Every person who becomes a fan by October 31st will be entered into a drawing for an iPod Shuffle!
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COUNCIL OFFICES AND SHOPS
 All council shops will be closed for inventory on September 29 & 30, and they will reopen on October 1, 2010.
- Beginning in October, all council offices will once again be OPEN on the first Monday of every month.
- The Albany and Columbus council shops are now open on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the monthly only from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
- Operation Round Up (to benefit the Friends Campaign) is taking place now at all of GSHG's Council Shops! When making a purchase at any of GSHG's Council Shops, "round up" your total to support the Friends & Family Campaign and make a difference in a girl's life! Any bit of change is excepted and appreciated, and every cent counts toward your Service Unit's Goal. Make a donation of $25 and the Girl Scout of your choice becomes a member of the Daisy Society!
- Statesboro Office Closing
In an attempt to ensure the most efficient and economical use of council resources, the decision has been make to close the Statesboro office effective September 30, 2010. Service to girls and volunteers in the area will continue through great customer service provided by Rikki McMillan and Kelly Peacock. Please feel free to contact them at:
Membership Manager Rikki McMillan Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Screven & Treutlen Counties 912-236-1571 rmcm...@gshg.org Membership Specialist Kelly Peacock Atkinson, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Montgomery, Pierce, Toombs, Ware & Wheeler Counties 229-432-9188 kpea...@gshg.org |
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TRAINING UPDATES
- GSHG currently has two LEAP Retreat Weekends scheduled. Information regarding the Camp Toccoa LEAP is now available on the website here. Deadline to register is October 20, 2010. Information regarding the Camp Low LEAP is available here. Deadline to register is October 1, 2010.
- The New Leader Orientation has been revised! If you are a volunteer New Leader Orientation guide, please check with your membership representative to receive the updated materials.
- New volunteer trainings are being scheduled all the time! Please click here to view the updated list on our website.
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Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is about to kick off our 2010 Fall Product Program - this includes candy, nuts and magazines. This year's theme is "Design Your Future," and order taking begins September 24. For more information on the sale (including forms and training videos) click here!
COOKIE SALE TRAINING DATES
Albany - Mini Trainings November 1st - 16th Columbus - Monday, November 1st Augusta - Tuesday, November 2nd Savannah - Thursday, November 4th Macon - Saturday, November 6th Athens - Sunday, November 14th Gainesville - Tuesday, November 16th For more details on these trainings, please contact the Product Sales Representative in your area. |
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GSHG JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is a great place to work! We currently have several job opportunities available. A Shop Asisstant/Receptionist is needed in the Athens area and several Direct Delivery Assistants (program) are needed in multiple areas. For more information, including full job descriptions, please click here. |
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DATES TO REMEMBER
SEPTEMBER 25
ETC for SU Team Members in Columbus
SEPTEMBER 29 & 30
All Council Shops will be closed for inventory
OCTOBER 30-31
First Headquarters Kick-off Celebration | | |
