A monthly newsletter by our CEO, Rusine Mitchell Sinclair
Rusine Mitchell Sinclair
CEO, Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines council
Girl Scout License Plate
In June, the North Carolina General Assembly passed and the Governor signed authorization for the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles to create a Girl Scout Specialty License Plate. Before it can be created, we must collect orders from the first 300 people who want to purchase the plate. (It's a tax-deductible $30 charge above the cost of the regular plate: $10 goes to support the highway beautification program and $20 goes to support Girl Scouting in North Carolina.)
All of the details are on our website, and you can complete your order through C.O.R.E. (Council Online Registration Entry). You can also complete the order form (MSWord or PDF) and mail it to the Raleigh Service Center. 
Please note that the picture at right shows a Lions Club specialty plate and that ours will have the Girl Scout logo and the letters "GS" on the right side. This is what we envision; however, the Girl Scout plate won't even be designed until we send the DMV the first 300 paid orders. The sooner you order yours, the sooner we can all get them!
The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting
Be on the lookout for The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. The Girl’s Guide includes grade-level badge offerings, traditions and history, an awards log, and more. PREVIEW copies are in our Council Shops now! Please stop by our Goldsboro, Fayetteville and Raleigh shops to sneak a peek at the new Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting!
We have one copy of each grade-level book for you to browse and enjoy. You'll learn ab
out new badge requirements, financial awards, safety awards, and other exciting adventure
s for our Girl Scouts. As we start the new program year, all earned recognitions (Try-Its, badges and IPs) will be called badges, although Daisies will continue to earn petals.
The five new badge categories are:
- Legacy (engaging girls in topics relevant since 1912);
- Financial Literacy (using money wisely);
- Cookie Business;
- Skill Building; and
- Make Your Own (exploring your own personal interests).
Fall Product Sale
We're already gearing up for the annual Fall Product Sale, Investing in Today = Success for Tomorrow. The sale's financial literacy theme teaches girls that investing in their education today will lead to a successful future tomorrow. Girls can sell magazine subscriptions (new and renewals), as well as nuts and chocolates in order to earn proceeds at the beginning of the Girl Scout year, plus lots of great patches and incentives like Journey Books. New this year: achievement medals for top sellers and Treats for Troops -- which can help support our military troops.
August Events
August is the month for Leadership Camp, the Administrative Team conference, and even Girl Scout Night at the Carolina Mudcats. On Saturday, August 13, Girls Scouts can watch the Mudcats play the Montgomery Biscuits at Five County Stadium. Only $13 per person for ticket and "Muddy Meal" of hot dog, chips and a drink!