Parents: Recognize your Girl Scout’s Leader!

As a parent of a current Girl Scout you may understand the vital role volunteers play in her life. Recognizing volunteers is an excellent way to show how much you appreciate them and the time they give to serve the community’s youth. Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois organizes an annual recognition event each spring to award volunteers for their dedication. Volunteers can earn the following awards (Appreciation Pin, Honor Pin, Thanks Badge, Thanks Badge II, and President’s Award). Details about each award can be found at www.girlscoutsni.org/recognition.html.

If you know a volunteer who is worthy of one of these awards, please fill out the nomination form found at the link above. The nomination period ends February 15, 2012, at 11:59 P.M. So please don’t wait to recognize a volunteer in your child’s life! This year’s volunteer recognition ceremony will be held March 31, 2012.

Girl Scout Cookie Facts

In case you didn’t know our Girl Scout cookies have:

• No High Fructose Corn Syrup
• No Trans Fats
• No Hydrogenated Oils in five varieties
• No Artificial Colors in seven varieties
• 100% real cocoa
• Nutritious whole grain oats and real peanut butter in Do-Si-dos
• 4 Nut-free Girl Scout cookie varieties

This just makes Girl Scout cookies all that much more enjoyable! Bon appétit!

For Girl Scout Volunteers

2012 COOKIE PROGRAM

Our cookie deliveries are right around the corner (Freeport 2/9-2/13, Rockford 2/14-2/17, and Elgin/Sugar Grove 2/13-2/18).

Our customers are as anxious for their cookies to arrive as we are. When your troop has picked up cookies orders, get them to your customers as quickly as you can. That’s giving great customer service while putting “People Skills” into action! And once cookies are delivered they disappear very quickly creating a desire for more cookies. This is a great time to use up any surplus on hand and direct a customer’s attention to the upcoming Cookie Booths beginning February 24. If you haven’t already signed up for a Cookie Booth now is a great time. We have plenty of available slots under Council Sales and of course you still have the opportunity to secure your own booth site and put it into eBudde. Our Service Center Cupboards will be open soon making more cookies available to troops all the way through March 18, 2012.

ADULT TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

Girls Go TECHbridge – Adult Training [150]: Discover how to deliver the Girls Go TECHbridge Programs-In-A-Box. Learn how to guide girls as they explore the wonderful world of engineering through hands-on projects and career exploration activities. The Girls Go TECHbridge program is designed for girls in grade 4-12. This training will enable you to check out all of the boxes for your troop, service unit event or camp use! Event Date 02/28/12, Registration Ends 02/21/12.

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