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39 Program Update Girl Scouts of Chesapeake Bay Council 2-10-04 In this Issue – Adults & Girls Wanted for Water Drop Event............................. ...... 1 News ....................................... ...... 2  Oregon Camporee  Peking Acrobats Female Illusionist ................. ...... 3 Bully Prevention Poster Contest ................................................. ...... 3 Product Sales via the Internet ... 3 Service Projects ..................... ...... 4  Troop 958 One Warm Coat  Service Weekend at Camp Grove Point  More small glass jars needed Council Events ..................... ...... 5  Resident Camp 2004  Fair Play for Brownies & Juniors....................... ...... 5  Brownie Salt Marsh Adventure ................ ...... 5 Special Opportunities ......... ...... 6-8  Dance Workshop..... pg. 4  Badge & Try-It Workshops at Brandywine Zoo . ...... 6  Greenwing Ducks Unlimited Event ...... ...... 7  UD Ice Skating Exhibition ................................... ...... 8  Light House Overnight Program.................... ...... 8 Water Drop Environmental Event When: June 18 – 27, 2004 Where: Camp Todd For girls in grades 9 and up and adults On this mini-wider op you will learn the tools necessary to be an environmental activist for clean watersheds while earning the Water Drop Patch and Eco-Action Interest Patch. You will also complete portions of the All About Birds, Shore to Sea, and Leadership Interest Patches. You will accomplish this by learning about the Chesapeake Bay watershed, the largest freshwater bay in the USA. Activities include “surfing” for watershed information on the internet, identifying ways to conserve and protect water, field trip to a local National Wildlife Refuge to identify birds and plants, a day of environmental experiments on board a boat in the Chesapeake Bay, learning about stakeholders and visiting one of their meetings, an environmental career day, You will learn the important issues in watershed protection such as habitat conservation, non-point source pollution, This experience is a must if you are considering a career in environmental science. Cost: $380 per girl / $280 per adult Staff Contact: Lissa Frank 302-456-7167 or lfrank@cbgsc.org Volunteer Event Director Mary Musetti 302-765-2326 1 News CBGSC E-News www.cbgsc.org OREGON CAMPOREE 2005 Girl Scouts of Santiam Council is sponsoring a camporee organized by volunteers during the summer of 2005. Additional information is available at the camporee website, www.oregoncamporee.com, or by writing to info@oregoncamporee.com. Is your troop looking for a great event at which to meet girls from all around the USA, maybe even from other countries? Then mark your calendar for July 10 - 17, 2005, when Santiam Council will be hosting a camporee near Corvallis, Oregon. Corvallis is located in the lush Willamette Valley of western Oregon, with nearby access to both Amtrak and airline services. This will be a troop camping event with opportunities to experience outdoor adventures at the nearby Oregon coast and the recreation areas of the snowcapped Cascade Mountains. The days will be filled with fun activities such as sports tournaments, hikes, classes, and swimming. On Saturday the entire camporee will attend da Vinci Days, a unique celebration of innovation and creativity. There will be evening programs and many new friends to meet. The camporee will be open to up to 1000 girls entering 8th through 12th grades in the fall of 2005, their adult patrol leaders, and event volunteers. Girls who will be 14 years of age by Sept. 30, 2005 are also eligible to attend. The camporee site is handicap accessible. Registration information will be provided on the website and sent to GS Council offices in the spring of 2004. The registration period will be open during the summer of 2004, dates TBA. Additional information is available at the event website: www.oregoncamporee.com. Chesapeake College Theatre Presents… “Peking Acrobats” Marvel at the fantastic feats of acrobatic skill of the famous “Peking Acrobats” at Chesapeake College Performing Arts Theater, Wye Mills, Md. Girls of all ages will be fascinated by the leaps, tumbling and balancing acts that will make everyone gasp in wonder! Thirty performers LIVE on stage! Call now for your ticket reservations. When: March 3, 2004 Time: 7 – 9pm Where: Chesapeake College Performing Arts Theater, Wye Mills, Md Who: Girl Scouts and families Cost: $12 per person (must identify yourself as Girl Scouts to get group rate) Special Note: HURRY Tickets are limited Order: Linda Zaragosa 410 827-5867 or e-mail lzaragoza@chesapeake.edu 2 FEMALE ILLUSIONIST APRIL 3, 2004 Feats of magic and grand illusion. Live on Chesapeake College Stage $12 per person for Girl Scouts and Families Order your tickets now before they CBGSC E-News www.cbgsc.org Bully Prevention Poster Contest WHAT: A BULLY PREVENTION POSTER CONTEST is being sponsored by Attorney General M. Jane Brady WHO: Students in grades 3 through 8 in all Delaware public, parochial and private schools are invited to submit a poster WHEN: Deadline to submit posters is March 15th WHY: The Poster Contest is being sponsored to focus attention on how students can help keep their schools safe. The contest theme is: “I Can Help Stop Bullying By…” Winning posters will be published in a calendar which will be sent to all Delaware schools. HOW: Contest Rules and Entry Forms have been sent to all school Principals. Check with your homeroom teacher for more information about how to enter. DISAPPEAR! Linda Zaragoza 410 827-5867 lzaragoza@chesapeake.edu Products Sales via the Internet We've had some questions regarding this topic. Safety-Wise states, "Girls and adults may not post notices on the Internet to sell Girl Scout Cookies or other products from councilsponsored product sales. " (Safety-Wise, page 129) Please share with your sister Girl Scouts. Thanks! Congratulations! The Talbot Family Network has selected Marguerite Helminiak to receive this years "Individual Community Service Award. The Awards took place on Thursday, January 29th. at the Avalon Theatre in Easton. Lt. Governor Michael Steele was the keynote speaker. Marguerite Helminiak is currently a Girl Scout volunteer in Talbot County. She has been involved for many years. Marguerite has taken on several volunteer positions over the years, including Troop Leader, Service Unit Manager, Public Relations Representative, Organizers, Consultant, and LOVE Project Coordinator. She has been the troop leader for a group of girls at the St. Michael's Housing Complex for several years. 3 Service… Camp Service Project Weekend at Grove Point April 3-5, 2004 For Junior and Teen Troops….. A great way to earn service hours and have fun at camp too! You may arrive on Friday evening or Saturday morning and leave on Saturday evening or Sunday. We will have a number of service projects - the pick up, clean up, spruce up kind that girls and leaders may help with. Dads are welcome, we’ll have a few projects for them too. There will be no charge to camp. We will feed you 3 meals + snacks on Saturday and 2 meals on Sunday for $14 per person. We'll have some kind of a social thing on Friday evening and a campfire on Saturday evening. Everybody gets a patch. Materials will be provided, please bring any brooms or rakes you have available and work glovesand insect repellent for each person. We'll have a list of projects to sign up for by mid April. To register for that event, you can contact Barb Fallat, our program registrar at bfallat@cbgsc.org or 302-456-7150 ext. 7173. One Warm Coat From: Troop 958 Long Neck, DE We have completed our coat drive for the One Warm Coat community service project! We only have 6 girls in our troop and set our goal at 50 coats. However, with the overwhelming support from our community, especially Food Lion, Conley's United Methodist Church, Casella's Sub Shop & Ocean Retreat Beauty Salon, we were able to place drop boxes in our community and this is what we collected: 314 coats, (63 of which are children’s) 6 pairs of gloves 3 hats 4 scarves 2 children’s snowsuits 11 green Lawn bags full of clothes quite a few pairs of shoes and we even got 3 brown bags full of nonperishable foods! Our Girls worked very hard collecting and counting all these items. They are Melissa Quinney, Bailey Joseph, Sarah Ward, Kristina Harmon, Sara Hall & Kirsten Cosgrove Happy New Year!! Diane Sides Leader, Troop 958 Wanted…. 200 Small clean glass jars are needed for upcoming event projects. The baby food, toddler food, small mayonnaise, etc… type. Please deliver to Lissa at the Newark office or call 302-456-7167 or lfrank@cbgsc.org to make arrangements for pick-up. Special Opportunity Dance Workshop Sunday, March 14 1-3pm Dance Badge for Juniors and Brownies, March 8 Delaware Dance Company 16A Trolley Square Shopping Center Wilmington, DE 19806 Call 622-9312 to reserve your place. 4 Council Events … The latest information on Resident Camp 2004. is on our web site. We have a full schedule available, program descriptions, and we're bringing back last years 'Camp Director Q&A' under the page 'Ask the Director'. The Resident Camp section sits under Program & Events, here’s a handy link: Fair Play – This program is designed to teach girls how they can have fun doing science, technology, engineering and math activities. Come and sample some of the activities. Who: Brownies – 9 am to noon Juniors – 1 pm to 4 pm Dates: February 21, 2004 in the Gore Room at the Newark Resource Center. March 6, 2004 in the Program Center at Camp Grove Point Cost: $5 per girl, patch included You must register in advance for this program Minimum – 20 Maximum - 40 Salt Marsh Adventure and Habitat of Chincoteague and Assateague Date Saturday May 22, 2004 Level Brownie Brownie Girl Scouts come explore the Salt Marsh of Assateague Island National Seashore & Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Is the salt marsh a wonderland or wasteland? A menace or marvel? Discover the answers for yourself as you explore the intriguing qualities of the salt marsh. You will get your feet wet and muddy. After your finished with this program put on by the National Park Service, come enjoy a second Habitat program held by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Programs. In the habitat program you will discover wonderful things about forest and marsh habitats. Do you want even more, then spend your free time in the park earning a free patch through the Junior Refuge Manager Program or the Junior Birder Program. Location: Assateague Island Nat. Seashore & Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia Time: Program begins at 9:00 until 10:30 and then have free time in the park. Registration fee is $4.00 per person Registration Deadline April 30, 2004 Minimum of 24 girls 4 adults Maximum of 30 girls 6 adults Special Notes When girls are not working with staff from the park the adults will have charge over their groups during the free time in the park. 5 Girl Scout Days at the Brandywine Zoo Saturday, March 6, 10:00 a.m. – Noon Brownie Animal Try-it Saturday, March 5, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Junior Wildlife Badge Saturday, April 3, 10:00 a.m. – Noon, Junior Wildlife Badge Saturday, April 3, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Brownie Animal Try-It Bring your troops to the zoo and leave the badge requirements to us! (Badges not included) Program begins in the education building and ends with a tour of the zoo. Fee: $5 per person includes parents, chaperones, leaders and siblings. Maximum: 60 people Level: _____ Brownie _____ Junior Name: First ___________________________ Last ______________________________ Troop # _______ SU# ________ Home Phone: _______________________ Work Phone ________________________ Ldr email ____________________ Event Date: _________________________Event Name: _____________________________________________________ Street Address: __________________________________City:_____________________State_____ Zip ________________ Number of Scouts ________________________girls x $5 = amount due $______________________ Number of other participants ______________ x $5 = amount due $ __________________________ (including leaders, chaperones, parents & siblings) Special Needs: (Mental, Physical etc….) Please explain _____________________________________________________ Complete Form and send with payment to: Brandywine Zoo 1001 North Park Drive Wilmington, DE 19802 Questions? Please call the Education Department at 302-571-7850 ext. 209 Phone reservations are not accepted. Payment must be received to reserve spaces. 6 Special Opportunities… Delaware Ducks Unlimited Presents An Exciting Day Full of Conservation, Public Safety and Education For Youth Ages 6 to 16! Date: Saturday ~ March 27, 2004 Place: Owens Station ~ Greenwood, DE Time: Registration ~ 8:00 to 9:00 AM This Program is Free and Includes a One-Year Greenwing Membership, T-Shirt and Lunch. Activities Scheduled: “Drake” the DU Dog Judging of The Junior Duck StampArcheryAir Rifle Decoy CarvingRetriever DemonstrationsDuck Banding  Build A Wood Duck Nesting Box Delaware State Police HelicopterTrooper Dan Chesapeake Bay Eco System Trailer Clay Target Shooting Boating SafetyDelaware Forestry Department Delaware State Police FingerprintingFishing Demonstration PLEASE Pre-Register By February 15, 2004 Activities ~ 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM For More Information Contact: Rick Berry at 302-674-0444 or 302-697-9758 Tony Senn at 302-422-5068 Fax #302-422-2798 E-Mail tsenn@ducks.org 7 University of Delaware World Send-Off Ice Skating Exhibition Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 is the University of Delaware World Send-Off Ice Skating Exhibition and we would like to extend a special price of $5 a ticket to the Girl Scout troops in the Chesapeake Area. Show Information: Date: Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 Arena: Rust Ice Arena Time: 7pm Doors Open: 6pm Normal ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for children so the special $5 rate is a good deal. If anyone is interested in ordering tickets they need to call me (Jim) at 302-831-6038 or e-mail me at kaden@udel.edu. They will need to order and send payment prior to Feb. 17, 2004 and can only get this special rate by contacting me directly. Thanks Jim Keeper Sleeper Absecon Lighthouse’s Overnight Program Ever wonder what is what like to be a Lighthouse Keeper over 140 years ago? Join us for an overnight adventure and find out. Since 1857 Absecon Lighthouse has been a beacon of light for ships sailing along the Jersey shore. As the third tallest lighthouse in the Untied States, come see why visitors have been climbing the tower for over 147 years. Upon arrival participants will be sworn in as Junior Lighthouse Keepers and begin their “training” immediately. The program will include the following fun activities:  Video on lighthouse illumination and history  Night time climb to the top of the tower for a spectacular view of Atlantic City  Sky High Tower competition where trainees learn the basics of tower construction and build their own tower  Snack and breakfast  Learn Lighthouse folklore  Learn how to use a compass and practice orienteering skills  Build a clinometer and learn how to measure tall objects Price: $35 per person When: Select Friday and Saturday nights (call for availability) Who: Girl & Boy scouts, and youth groups ages 6-12 Location: Absecon Lighthouse is located on Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City. Participants sleep on the floor in the recreated Keeper House. There is secure on-site parking. Maximum group size is 30 participants. Call 609-449-1360 for additional information 8