In The Know With the CEo
A monthly newsletter by our CEO, Rusine Mitchell Sinclair
Rusine Mitchell Sinclair
CEO, Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines council
March 2011
Senator Margaret Dickson is the keynote speaker at the 2011 Annual Meeting March 5 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Fayetteville. All registered Girls Scouts are welcome. If you want more information, please contact Angela Bullock.
North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has proclaimed March 6-12, 2011, Girl Scout Week throughout North Carolina, and Mayor Charles Meeker has proclaimed Girl Scout Week in Raleigh.
Girl Scouts throughout North Carolina are hosting members of the General Assembly at the Girl Scout Cookies and Milk Reception Tuesday, March 8, form 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Raleigh. And both Houses of the General Assembly will pass a resolution honoring Juliette Gordon Low and Girl Scouting. We want as many girls as can to join us at the reception. To find out more information and let us know you’re coming, click here.
Other Girl Scout Week activities include:
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Girl Scout Sunday, March 6 - which gives girls an opportunity to attend their place of worship and be recognized as a Girl Scout.
- Girl Scout Advocacy Day, March 8 - offers Girl Scouts from across the state the opportunity to meet legislators and discuss current issues one-on-one and how they might impact them, as well as what the life of an elected official is like.
- Girl Scout Birthday, Saturday, March 12 - the day 99 years ago when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization's first 18 girl members as Girl Scouts in Savannah, Ga.
- Girl Scout Sabbath, Saturday, March 12 - which gives girls another opportunity to attend their place of worship and be recognized as a Girl Scout.
Coming September 2011: The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting (six publications – one for each grade level.) The Guide will include badge offerings, traditions and history, an awards log, and more. Also in the fall of 2011, all earned recognitions (Try-Its, badges and IPs) will be called "Badges," although Daisies will still 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). More information about all this exciting news will follow in the next few months!
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! Thousands of girls and volunteers around the nation have participated in the national Girl Scout Voices Survey and we want to hear from you. It is easy to become a Girl Scout Voice:
- Visit www.girlscoutvoices.org to register for your survey.
- If you are 13 or older, you can register yourselves. (Parent permission is required for girls 12 and younger.)
- Once registered, you are an official Girl Scout Voice, and an age-appropriate survey will be sent to you.
- Surveys are private and confidential.
Save the dates of April 8-10 for Spring Leaderee 2011 at Camp Mary Atkinson: Strong Volunteers - Sharing our Strengths. Watch for the registration packet. You can register online through Council Online Registration Entry (C.O.R.E.) site.
Our Girl Scout Cookie Sale is looking very good. I am pleased to report that we are in excellent shape to meet our 2011 goals, and we’re tracking very well against this same time last year. Thank you each and every one of you – and keep up the great work!