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Serving girls in seven counties throughout the Hudson River Valley — www.girlscoutshh.org

Currents November 2011 — Vol. V, No. 2

CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 10-13 52nd National Girl Scout Con- vention, Houston, TX 10 Lord & Taylor Shopping Day, Eastchester store only 20 Silver Award Ceremony,

Monroe-Woodbury 23 GSHH offices close at 1 p.m. 24-25 Thanksgiving holiday: GSHH offices closed 30 Fall Product Sale nuts and candy deliveries to service units begin

FROM SERVICE UNIT BANNERS AND VINTAGE UNIFORMS . . . To crazy hair and feathery purple “deelie-bobbers”, Dutchess County

Stadium was a sea of color as over 4,000 GSHH Girl Scouts gathered on October 15 to kick off a year’s worth of celebrations in

honor of Girl Scouting’s 100th Anniversary. A bagpipe band-led parade, musical perform-ances, and audi-ence singalongs highlighted the day’s program. Watch for more pictures in next month’s Currents!

Also see the Community, Program and Service

Warehouses on the GSHH website.

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CELEBRATIONS!

Exciting happenings near and far Throughout the 100th Anniversary year

JULIETTE LOW WORLD FRIENDSHIP FUND Thank you to the following who made donations to the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund since the July/August issue of Currents:

North West Yonkers: Troop #1821 RELIGIOUS RECOGNITIONS EARNED This ongoing section will honor those girls who have recently earned any of the religious recognitions for their re-spective faiths. Saluted this month is:

Jessica Talmadge of the Middletown Service Unit’s Girl Scout Junior troop #00107. She achieved the God and Family award, which is designed for grades 4-5. The God and Family Program provides a unique opportunity for young people and their fami-

lies to explore their faith together by comparing families and “pizza.” The six steps for making pizza are compared to God’s plan for strengthening families. Congratulations, Jessica.

GSHH TROOP WINS NATIONAL GRANT FOR FIGHTING HUNGER Chappaqua Girl Scout Senior troop 2747 has been awarded a grant from the Sodexo Foundation’s Youth Service America program for their work in fighting childhood hunger. This was one of only 25 grants awarded nationwide. Their project, aptly named “Growing Beans, Raising Awareness, and Weeding Out Childhood Hunger,” received a $500 grant to raise awareness about the problem of childhood hunger. The award is the culmination of their Girl Scout “Sow What?” journey. Mentored by a board member of InterGenerate, the Horace Greeley High School sophomores took over four raised beds in the Chappaqua Community Garden. InterGen-erate is a local non-profit that starts community gardens as a way to make fresh organic vegetables available to as many people as possible and build community in the process. The girls developed lifelong gardening skills and were able to donate over one hundred pounds of fresh produce to the Food Bank of Westchester. The inspiring project also taught the girls far more than gardening skills and the value of giving back to the community. They learned a surprising lesson about the prevalence of childhood hunger, even in as prosperous a place as Westchester County. “We usually think of hunger in terms of impoverished Third World countries,” said the girls. “We were shocked to learn that one in five children in the area is struggling with childhood hunger.” The girls plan to use their award to publicize the issue of childhood hunger, coordinate perishable food drives, and expand and improve their garden for the next year. They also hope to “pay it forward” by teaching fellow Girl Scouts the importance of working together to raise awareness of childhood hunger and offering opportunities for other troops to raise fresh food and participate in community gardens. The Sodexo award is part of a national effort to address these critical issues during Hunger and Homeless-ness Awareness Week (November 14-20, 2011).

GET YOUR FEET IN GEAR!

During the 2012 membership year, girls nation-wide are encouraged to walk, hike, bike, skate or wheel for 100 miles: 1 mile for each year of Girl Scouting in the United States. Girls worldwide can participate in this Program since you don’t have to be near a National Scenic Trail to participate. Get your family to go with you. Get your troop out to walk around the block during a meeting. Go skat-ing with friends. Ride your bike to the park and back with a buddy. And, yes, those miles walked for ringing door-bells for sales (nuts/magazines and cookies) will count. You’re outside! On October 1, 2011, girls nationwide began counting the miles toward the program’s special patch. Don’t want to use pen and paper? There’s an online tool for tracking your miles. Please click here (ctrl + click) to fill out the interest form to sign up for the 100 Years, 100 Miles program. You can also click ctrl + here to Follow the 100 Years, 100 Miles Project on Facebook! While East Coast Girl Scouts will be hiking the Appalachian Trail in segments in honor of the 100th Anniversary (see page 9), the West Coast’s Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is definitely a part of the program as well. Girl Scouts will be hiking the PCT in bits and pieces, hoping to work together to hike the entire 2,650 mile length of the trail to cele-brate the 100th Anniversary. If your troop wants to travel to the West Coast, the PCT zigzags from Mexico to Canada, with its greatest length in California. You can do all 100 miles of your 100 Years, 100 Miles on the PCT, as day hikes, or one long walk. Or you can add your PCT miles to your larger total. The PCT journey starts Monday, March 12, 2012 (Girl Scouts 100th birthday) and ends Wednesday, Octo-ber 31, 2012 (Juliette Gordon Low’s 152nd birthday). This project has a special patch. All you need to do to earn it, is to be active on the PCT. Visit the PCT website for more information. Closer to home, on November 13, 2011, thou-sands of Girl Scouts and their families will “bridge” from this century to the next by crossing the George Washing-ton Bridge on foot. Registration for this historic event is now open to Girl Scouts from all other states. The fee to participate is $50 per participant (girl or adult), which includes: the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to walk over this landmark bridge with thousands of sister Girl Scouts, a day of pro-gramming and festivities at the event site, a boxed lunch, a special commemorative scarf, a number of “freebies,” a commemorative patch (only available to participants) and free parking. Visit www.girlscouts100nj.com to register.

Join Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson’s Cookie University at Fordham University!

Learn how to become a Top Cookie Entrepreneur!

Find out how to market your business and increase your sales!

November 12, 2011 10am – 12pm (9:15 check-in and refreshments)

400 Westchester Avenue, West Harrison, NY 10604

Space is limited so register today.

Registration is online at: www.girlscoutshh.org (click on “Connections”, then “Cadettes”, then “Fordham Cookie Institute”)

If you have any questions please contact Aurora Orozco at 914 747-3080x736 or

[email protected]



Fall Product Sale Bonus Programs

Service units reaching their goal for the Fall Product Sale will be notified by December 15 of their bonus status. If they have achieved a 40% increase over last year’s totals, troops in that service unit can register to attend a Fall Product Sale Bonus Program offered at several locations and dates around the council. Troops can choose which date/location is best for them. Service units that reach this goal will be notified with the specifics by December 15. Service units that surpass the 40% goal, and increase their totals by 60% over last year, will be entered into a drawing for a FLIP video camera. We will notify service unit winners by December 15.

Fall Product Sale Online Contest Winners Announced! GSHH awarded a subscription to American Girl magazine to five lucky winners who entered the product sales email address as one of their email addresses in their QSP magazine online “ask” contest. Congratulations go to:

Carmel Troop 01589 Germonds Troop 40393 Monticello Troop 00738

Spackenkill Troop 10375 Wendy's Troop 60042

Cookie News!

Planning for 2012? Here’s a partial list of cookie dates: Initial order-taking phase begins February 10, ends March 16. Goal-Getter phase begins March 17. Enter for drawing for Girl Scout Week council booth spots: January 9-20. Girl Scout Week booths: March 2-11 Girl Scout Week cookie booth orders due by February 3.

Cookies are still $3.50.

Aim High! What’$ in Your Wallet?

GSHH is offering financial literacy workshops for every level —-Daisies through Ambassadors. Girls will learn about money, the difference between wants and needs, and how to be realistic about spending — all with hands-on activities. Register online through Personify. Daisies/Brownies: Pleasantville — January 21, 10-11:30 a.m. Juniors: Middletown — February 25 , 10-11:30 a.m. Cadettes: Rockland — January 21, 11 a.m. -1 p.m. Seniors/Ambassadors: Poughkeepsie — February 25, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Cookie Kickoff Events Watch for details on our Daisy/Brownie /Junior Cookie Rally, “Cookies Make Dreams Come True”, which will be offered in two locations on February 11. Cadettes/Seniors/Ambassadors are invited to polish their marketing skills at “Upscale Your Cookie Sale” on February 7. Details to be announced.


Help GSHH Raise Money in Style on

November 10, 2011! Shop Smart. Do Good! is a special shopping day hosted by Lord & Taylor’s Eastchester store in support of local organizations including GSHH. On this day, present your “Savings Pass” and you will re-ceive a 25%-off coupon, plus a 20% coupon to be used on one select sale or regular priced item, and a 15% savings pass, valid all day, on almost anything in the store including cosmetics, fragrances, and one classic or Bailey UGG purchase! The bonus coupon and savings pass are Lord & Taylor's best offers of the year with very limited exclusions. Save even more by opening a Lord & Taylor charge account on Fundraising Day and receive an extra 15% off your purchases. Current Lord & Taylor cardholders receive an additional 10% discount. There will be special events throughout the store, including national makeup artists who will be on hand to provide complimentary makeovers at any cosmetic counter. Other events include special guest appearances, gifts with purchases, and much more. Plus, you can register for your chance to win one of many great prizes. Raise money for your troop! Each “Savings Pass” costs $5.00. Your troop keeps $2.50 and the remaining $2.50 goes back to GSHH. It is that simple. Your troop earns $2.50 for each pass you sell! Sell tickets to family, friends, and neighbors. Each time someone visits the store on sale day (November 10) and deposits their GSHH ticket stub in the collection bin at the door, our chance of receiving extra bonuses in-creases. Troop leaders or service unit team leaders can take tickets on behalf of their troops. For tickets, con-tact your GSHH service unit development team members (field managers) or contact Monica Spears in the Fund Development department at [email protected] or (914) 747-3080, x765.


GSHH’s Annual Giving Campaign launches this month!

Annual Giving is the primary way for parents, volunteers, alumnae and friends to directly support the programs and leadership opportunities that GSHH provides to our over 32,000 Girl Scouts. The funds raised through this campaign are unrestricted dollars that provide essential support for GSHH’s general operating and other ex-penses that help us to run our business and support activities unfunded by any other sources. Annual Giving dollars help pay for:

Financial assistance to girls (over $110,000 in financial assistance for memberships, uniforms, supplies and camperships was distributed last year)

Camperships (which alone make up $40,000 in financial assistance to girls)

Lifetime memberships for our Gold Award recipients (over 100 girls each year earn the Gold Award)

The upkeep and maintenance of our 19 properties

Volunteer leadership training

The support of over 5,000 girls who participate in Girl Scouting through flexible delivery programs delivered by paid leaders during in-school or after-school time. Many of these girls come from underserved areas where there are few after-school enrichment oppor-tunities for them.

Did you know that only 7% of philanthropic dollars are given to girl-focused programs in our country? In today’s economy of decreased gifts and grants, this challenges organizations like ours to compete for those dollars. In order to qualify for grants and other funding, GSHH must demonstrate that our membership, including our volun-teers, parents, staff and board financially support the organization. Remembers, our goal is 100% participation. Please share the importance of Annual Giving with the parents you meet, emphasizing that participation by eve-ryone will keep GSHH financially strong. Soliciting local small businesses for support and hosting “community events” for adults to raise funds for GSHH are also ways that parents and volunteers can be supportive. Please remember, Girl Scouts themselves are NOT allowed to solicit cash donations for Girl Scouting. Solicitation of donations is an adult-only activity. The pie chart on page 7 shows that only 5% of our revenues come from Annual Giving. It costs GSHH, on aver-age, $210 per girl to provide a full year of Girl Scouting. Troop dues stay within the troop for the girls to use for their activities, program fees cover the costs of girl programs, and the $12 membership fee goes directly to GSUSA. GSHH has no fee to join to become a member. Please help Girl Scout parents understand that none of the fees they currently pay stay with the council. We MUST rely on philanthropic donations. As part of our goal of being more “green” this year, we are reducing paper by mailing solicitation brochures DI-RECTLY to the parent/guardian of every Girl Scout registered with GSHH. Families will make contributions di-rectly to GSHH either online or via check or credit card using the self-mailer brochure. This means: no more dis-tribution or collection of envelopes, no extra paper wasted and no lost packages or misplaced deposit slips. Service units receive credit for family donations, and regular donation reports will be distributed to service unit managers and Annual Giving chairs beginning in January. In this special 100th Anniversary year, we are asking donors to stretch and make a gift that can have a real im-pact. A $100 gift can be made in “honor of” or in “memory of” that special Girl Scout in your family. These gifts will be acknowledged on our new website’s Centennial Donor Wall and will remain there until the close of the 2012 calendar year. We ask families to consider making a $35, or larger, gift per Girl Scout in their family. How-ever, every gift, no matter the size, matters, and every dollar counts!

NEWS FROM FUND DEVELOPMENT

GSHH MUSEUM EAGER FOR VISITORS! The council’s Museum and Archive is officially open for business at Camp Wendy in Wallkill. Visitors are welcome every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (with the later hours ideally by appointment) throughout the year, weather permitting. Other times and days of the week are possible; again, by appointment. After school is a great time for your troop/group to visit! You and your troop/group can tour the museum’s collection, try on vintage uniforms, and enjoy a variety of program activities. Do you have a special interest? The museum committee can tailor a program especially for you!

For more information or to make a reservation for a visit, contact: Kathy Maxcy at [email protected]; Irene Germain at [email protected]; or Judith Silverman at [email protected].


NEWS FROM FUND DEVELOPMENT

Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson relies on philanthropic contributions from individuals and grants from corporate and private foundations, as well as support from public entities. Additionally, we count on fundraising activities such as our product sales, including Girl Scouts’ well-known cookie program, to help fund activities. Other income includes program fees, investments and merchandise sales from our retail and online shops.

The Fund Development Department hosted three webinars in October to share important information about Annual Giving. A pre-recorded webinar will be available on the new website in the coming weeks. Your Fund Development manager can also provide you the webinar individually. Please contact them directly. Questions? Contact your service unit’s Annual Giving chair or the Fund Development manager assigned to your area: Mary Ellen Hoffman (Orange, Rockland, and Ulster counties; 914-747-3080, x739, email: [email protected]) Monica Spears (Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan and Westchester counties; 914-747-3080, x765, mail: [email protected]).

The vast majority of the dollars we spend each year go directly to support our mission of serving girls through Girl Scout programs. Our management and general operating expenses, as well as fundraising expenses, are a small percentage of our resource allocations.


GSHH Shop News Daisy Uniform Sale!

Special week-long sale just for Girl Scout Daisies!

Come into the

shop from November 14 — 18

and receive 10% off your official Daisy uniform

November Extended Shop Hours!

November Shop Hours

Middletown, New City & Poughkeepsie Monday - Friday

9 a.m. — 1 p.m. and 2 — 4:45 p.m.

Kingston Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

9 a.m. — 1 p.m. and 2 — 4:45 p.m. Thursdays

11 a.m. — 1 p.m. and 2 — 7 p.m.

Pleasantville Monday — Friday

9 a.m. — 4:45 p.m.

Shop Online 24/7 http://shop.girlscoutshh.org

Fall Patches Are In Stock:

Follow us on Facebook Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc

Check Facebook and our online shop

for our new weekly promotions!

Shop for items you need, receive a coupon for items you like . . .

Shop November 7 — 11, spend $50 or more and receive a coupon for 10% off

any holiday item* during our HOLIDAY GIFT WEEK,

December 5 through December 9.

*Coupon cannot be used for patches and sales items or combined with any other promotion.

Daisies and Brownies: We’ve Got You Covered!

Take a look at the new clothing we have JUST FOR YOU!

Daisies Brownies Brownies GSHH T shirt — $10 GSHH T-Shirt — $10 GSHH Hooded Sweatshirts —$25

Evening hours, every office, every week!

Kingston Thursdays until 7 p.m. (opening at 11 a.m.) Middletown Tuesdays until 7 p.m. New City Thursdays until 7 p.m. Pleasantville Wednesdays until 7 p.m. Poughkeepsie Wednesdays until 7 p.m.

Saturday Hours:

November 5 New City and Poughkeepsie

Open 10 a.m. —1 p.m.

November 12 Middletown and Pleasantville

Open 10 a.m. — 1 p.m. Please check our website for changes in shop hours

for the week of November 21-25.

Proceeds from the sale of purchases made through Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson shops, remain in our council to support the girls of our seven counties. We thank you very much for your business.

The Great Girl Scout Hike! Join your sister Girl Scouts in hiking the entire Appalachian Trail in “bits & pieces”

Make it a birthday to remember!

We are looking for Girl Scouts of all ages to pick a section of the

Appalachian Trail to hike in honor of our 100th Anniversary.

The Great Girl Scout Hike.

Register your hike at

www.gshike.org Facebook: Great Girl Scout Hike

Our hiking journey starts Monday, March 12, 2012

(Girl Scouts’ 100th Birthday) and ends

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 (Juliette Low’s 152nd Birthday)

For Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson

hike information, please contact Gail Mcbride at

[email protected]



Lights, Camera, Action! Girl Scouts Out and About Throughout our Seven Counties

Note: Photos of troop and community activities are always welcome in the electronic in-box of the Currents editor, Jean Havens ([email protected]), but keep in mind that only one photo per community will be used in any given issue and in no two successive months. After all, we have 106 communities — we’ve got to share the wealth! Also, your photo is more likely to be used if it: (1) is an interesting action shot rather than just rows of smiling faces; (2) has an accompanying sentence or two that’s telling me where you’re from, what’s happening in the picture and where; (3) shows the girls in uniform, if appropriate to the event; (4) is a good clear shot, not fuzzy, with good contrast; and (5) captures the diversity to be found throughout GSHH. It’s a tall order, but many of you have already sent great pictures. Keep it up!!

Jean

A DOG’S BEST FRIEND? For her Gold Award project, Rebecca of the Woodbury Service Unit refurbished the Woodbury Dog Park in Highland Mills. She improved the site by adding graveled areas and canine-challenging amenities such as wooden exercise structures. The grand reopen-ing was in October. à

With the sponsorship of Girl Scouts in the Hastings Service Unit, students at the town’s Hillside Elemen-tary School attempted to help break a Guinness world record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. First Lady Michelle Obama, the nation’s “Jumper in Chief,” got the nationwide effort off to an exuberant start by doing jumping jacks on the south lawn of the White House. The goal was 20,000+ jumping jacks and they won’t know for awhile if a new record was set. “Active kids,” urged Hastings Service Unit Manager Angela Reeve, “unplug, and let’s get moving!”

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Running across the Most Amazing Race’s finish line at Thunder Ridge this fall, Airmont Service Unit’s Junior troop #40719 reported they had an “awesome” time working as a team in conquering the course’s mud and other obstacles.

BULL’S EYES! Two members of the Deforest Service Unit’s troop #40679 were right on target during an archery workshop this fall at Camp Addisone Boyce.

Hana, of the Larchmont/Mamaroneck Service Unit’s troop #2521, developed a vegetable and butterfly plant garden for the special education students at the local elementary school as part of her Silver Award project.


In honor of Girl Scouting’s 100th Anniversary, Brownies from Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow troop #2991 made birthday cards, each one with a special note about why they love being Girl Scouts. They also decorated and ate extra-special cupcakes.

With patience and just the right equip-ment, Brownies from the Germonds Service Unit’s troop #40451 were able to enjoy a sunny day of apple picking.

As part of their Wonders of Water journey, Brownie troop #1736 of the North East Yonkers Service Unit wanted to help make a difference that would positively impact local waterways. In October, the girls met at the Crestwood train station portion of the Bronx River and worked in the nearby park, clearing away debris to pre-vent it from impeding the river’s water flow or affecting animal habitats.

Cadette troops 40023, 40679, 40744, and 20084 from various service units assisted at Brownie Outdoor Day at Camp Addisone Boyce in October. Based on the Brownies’ Wonders of Water journey, the five activity-filled stations facilitated by the Cadettes included: fire building, a “leave no trace” hike, jewelry making, a water relay, and the study of sea creatures.

In October, Cadette troop #2415 of the Kings Ferry Service Unit served lunch for about 65 adults and children at Peekskill’s Salvation Army. Aside from making cupcakes and providing powdered drink mix, they helped set up, serve and clean up, learning that a little act of kindness goes a long, long way.

Girl Scouts conducted the opening flag ceremony at Kids Expo in

Poughkeepsie on October 1. The Girl Scouts also ran a relay/obstacle

course promoting “Get Moving” and encouraging participants to stay fit and be healthy. >>

>>> PINWHEELS FOR

PEACE: For her Gold Award project, Jordan, a Girl Scout Ambassa-dor from Pelham troop

#1653, had her ser-vice unit create 3,000 pinwheels in memory

of those who lost their lives on September

11. It took them over a year. She choose the

10th anniversary of 9/11 to display the

pinwheels all over town


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