Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

As we celebrate Girl Scout Volunteer Week here at Girl Scouts of Nassau County, I can never say it often enough, “Thank You,” to each and every one of our volunteers for all that you do. We know sometimes it’s not quite as fun as it is at other times, but everything you do makes a difference for the girls, even filling out those forms for the end of the year finance report and schlepping all those cookies. Thank you for everything that you do for our girls.

On April 17, 2014, Girl Scouts of Nassau County and representatives from DHL Express launched the 9th Annual Operation Cookie by preparing to ship a variety of over 1 million Girl Scout Cookies® to U.S. military serving around the world.   Operation Cookie is a premiere Girl Scout community project which provides the opportunity for the local community to purchase Girl Scout Cookies to be donated to military personnel, local veterans’ facilities and other organizations. Representatives from DHL Express joined the Girl Scouts in preparing 60,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies for shipment. Because DHL Express is donating its shipping services, GSNC is able to distribute the boxes to U.S. military in oversea to places like Bahrain and Afghanistan. A BIG Thank You to all those who support Operation Cookie... the people who donate cookies to Operati on Cookie, the Girl Scouts who sell cookies for Operation Cookie, the volunteers who support the girls and DHL Express for s

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Each year, April 22 is dedicated to showing appreciation towards those Girl Scout Leaders and Girl Scout Volunteers who have helped build girls of courage, confidence, and character. Showing your appreciation and thankfulness for your Girl Scout Volunteers is important, because without them, you and your daughter’s Girl Scouting experience would not be possible. These volunteers provide a fun and unique experience, which will help turn our girls into the leaders of tomorrow. So, what are some fun and unique ways we can say “thank you” other than just saying those two word…“thank you”? Try some of these great ideas Bake them something ...other than cookies because let’s face it we all have tons of cookies in our homes. Cakes and cupcakes are great because girls can do their own decorating and put a message on top for their Girl Scout Leader... baking also allows your Girl Scout to work towards some more badges. Hand-make a “Thank You” Card … Making a card will allow your

CONGRATULATIONS to our two high school FIRST TECH Challenge (FTC) teams, the LEGOtronettes and The ICEBREAKERS who after winning many awards at local tournaments were both eligible to compete on April 3 – 5, 2014 at the East Super-Regional Championship Tournament in York, Pennsylvania. At the East Super-Regional Championship Tournament, The ICEBREAKERS won the Connect Award and are now eligible to compete at the FIRST WORLD Championship in St. Louis, Missouri on April 23 -26, 2014!     We thank all of the girls, coaches and mentors for their hard work, dedication and for the wonderful way they represent Girl Scouts of Nassau County! GSNC's ICEBREAKERS GSNC's LEGOtronettes

As a Girl Scout Leader, we all hope that our Girl Scouts go on to accomplish amazing things… not just in Girl Scouting, but in life. One of those amazing things a girl can accomplish is earning her Bronze Award, Silver Award, and/or her Girl Scout Gold Award. They may not be simple, but they are rewarding experiences for every Girl Scout. With my older Girl Scout Troop just completing their Silver Award and beginning to work on their Gold Award, I felt compelled to share some tips with other leaders who may be thinking about working towards the Silver Award with the girls in their Troop. Enjoy!   –Anna Lenz, Girl Scout Leader Tips for Helping Your Girls Earn Their Silver Award When   my Cadette Troop began working on their Silver Award, I had each girl create a binder for their project. This binder held all of their research material, time line, log of hours, and whatever materials, correspondence and photos they had for their project. This will come in handy if they are goi