Volunteer Connections by Girl Scouts of Nassau County

The Girl Scouts of Nassau County (GSNC) recently announced the addition of brand new Summer Camp Mini Session for Cadettes. The mini session, offered to all individual Cadette Girl Scouts, ages 11- 13, will be held at Camp Blue Bay in East Hampton, NY on August 4-7, 2014. “We wanted to offer girls the opportunity to have a complete camping experience even if they are not ready for a full session of sleep-away camp,” said Donna Ceravolo, Executive Director and CEO of GSNC. “Through this unique, four-day camp session Cadettes will be able to learn valuable life skills and also work on team-building activities.” The August mini session, Adventure Fun, will focus on team-building games and activities on a low ropes course. Girls will get to challenge themselves and their teammates as they complete each element of the course. Girl Scouts will spend the four days and three nights at Camp Blue Bay participating in campfires and cookouts, nature programs, boating, swimming, ar

 Summer has officially arrived! To celebrate the summer and the great outdoors, here are some great local (Nassau County, Long Island), outdoor places that we love to visit during our Girl Scouts of Nassau County programs: Crossroads Farm at Grossmans – Located in Malverne, Crossroads farm has been the home of some of our Girl Scout Gardening activities. Because they grow a variety of fruits and vegetables for sale, Crossroads Farm at Grossmans will help those Girl Scout Seniors working on their Locavore Badge understand the process of how food gets to the dinner table. Old Bethpage Village Restoration – This has been the site of the of GSNC’s Girls Go the Distance Walkathon and Activity Fair for the last couple of years… with pigs, chickens and more, this is a fun place to bring the kids. Take some time to walk through the village and see how things used to be. Old Bethpage Village Restoration is also the home of the Long Island Fair ! Bailey Arboretum – The locat

You’ve submitted your Gold Award Proposal to the Gold Award Committee for review… What’s next? The Gold Award Interview! One of the best ways to minimize the amount of stress leading up to your Gold Award interview is to prepare for it. Attire Just like at any other interview, you should dress nicely…we recommend your Girl Scout uniform, or a nice outfit with your Girl Scout pins. Materials During an interview for a job or an internship, you might bring your resume, but during your Gold Award interview, you will want to bring your completed Girl Scout Gold Award Guidelines for Senior & Ambassador booklet and any other notes you may have from your Silver Award project and Journey books. At GSNC, your interview is open note; you can think through and write out as many different notes as you would like and bring them with you. Interview Questions During the interview, you will be asked a series of questions. We are going to ask about the Journey(s) you worked

Congratulations Girl Scouts of Nassau County ! Our Girl Scout Troops rocked the Cookie Program. Standing strong through the Polar Vortex and numerous snow storms, we were able to rise to the challenge, learn the 5 Skills and reach our goals. In 2014 Girl Scouts in Nassau County sold 1,151,620 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies . Of those boxes sold, 62,020 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies were donated to GSNC’s Operation Cookie program so that our servicemen and women stationed abroad as well as nearby military bases can enjoy a special “taste of home.” This year those in the 500+ Club were recognized at a dessert reception at the Chateau Briand, and had their photo taken with Donna Ceravolo, CEO.   The girls who sold 1000+ boxes will be treated to an "elegant day in Manhattan" later this month that will include a private museum tour and High Tea at The Pierre!   Name Association 500+ Boxes Brooke B. ROOSEVELT Nyla B. EAST MEADOW