December 16, 2009

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December 16, 2009

What's Up

Girl Scout Volunteer Honored by North Carolina for Outstanding Service - Sarah Moore of Halifax County has been recognized by the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service as a 2009 Governor's Volunteer Service Award recipient. She is the only 2009 award recipient from Halifax County. For the full story click here: http://www.nccoastalpines.org/home/media/press/2009_SarahMoore.aspx

Congratulations to the latest Girl Scouts who have earned their Gold Award! - To view the latest recipients and learn more about their projects, go to: http://www.nccoastalpines.org/home/media/Awards/Gold_Award.aspx

Hispanic Video - Don't forget to check out this new video on the council Web site at http://www.nccoastalpines.org/home/espanol.aspx

Look Again !
Looking for "Mrs. B's Girls" - Jane Barringer has led Girl Scout Troop 146 for many years. Former members of this troop are planning a reunion tea in January and want to involve as many of "Mrs. B's girls" as possible. If Mrs. Barringer was your troop leader, or you know someone who was in her troop, please contact one of the tea organizers: Jackie Cole Wylie (wyliesch@embarqmail.com), Claire Cox-Woodlief (clairecw@carolinabroadcasting.com), Emily Adcock Hayne (ehayne@nc.rr.com) or Sara Harrington (sara@harringtonlawfirm.net).

Special Offer - Lenovo has extended its discount program to Council members and families! This applies to its entire product line- including the ThinkPad and IdeaPad notebooks - and gives us up to 15% off lenovo.com prices, in addition to any current lenovo.com discounts or promotional offers. In addition, we get free shipping. For more information, visit http://www.lenovo.com/shop/deals/gsnccp - there is no special code to enter. Special offers change frequently, so visit often.

Product Sales...
We are pleased to announce that two additional cookie warehouses will be open during the reorder phase of the 2010 Cookie Sale. In addition to cookie cupboards and traveling trucks, troops can pick up cookies at any of the eight cookie warehouses listed below. Addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation for all the warehouses can be found on the council Web site by clicking this link: http://www.nccoastalpines.org/home/CookiesProducts/Cookies/Volunteers/Warehouses.aspx or by going to www.nccoastalpines.org and clicking Cookies then Resources and Forms.

Durham - 1900 Northpointe Drive
Fayetteville - 803 Eastern Boulevard
Goldsboro - 1200 South US 117 Bypass (new location)
Greenville - 3400 South Memorial Drive (new location)
Jacksonville - 92 Western Boulevard
Morrisville - 413 Airport Boulevard
Smithfield - 3210 US Highway 70 West Bypass (new location)
Wilmington - 1215 North 23rd Street (new location)

Upcoming Program Opportunities
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Council Events - Looking for fun and exciting program opportunities for your Girl Scouts? We have lots of great upcoming events.

- It2 Team- Inspire Today, Inspire Tomorrow Teen Team - to apply to be on the Team, contact Keli
Diewald at kdiewald@nccoastlapines.org for more info.
- Spa 101: Let's Relax- January 31, 2010- Pinehurst Resort, Moore County
- Green Teen: Environmental Ambassador- February 5-6, 2010- Camp Hardee
- Girl Scout Designers Engineer It!- February 6,2010- Wake County
- Princess Dance Party- February 6, 2010- The Homestead
- From Fitness to Fashion- February 7, 2010- Pinehurst Resort, Moore County
- Princess Dance Party- February 7, 2010- Camp Pretty Pond
- Balancing Brains and Brawn- February 9, 2010- Raleigh Service Center
- Daisy Body Talk- February 20, 2010- Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education, Wake County
- Midnight Movers- February 20, 2010- Museum of Life and Science, Durham County
- Balancing Brains and Brawn- February 23, 2010- Raleigh Service Center
- Green Teen: Environmental Ambassador- March 26-27, 2010- Camp Hardee
- Camping Quest- April 23-25,2010- Camp Graham
- Footprints in the Clouds - A Step Up! - Meeting March 27, 2010 - Trip June 19-26, 2010

Follow the links below to learn more about our council-sponsored events.

Program Opportunities for Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors http://www.nccoastalpines.org/home/JustForGirls/DaisyBrownieJun/ProgramOpp.aspx

Program Opportunities for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors
http://www.nccoastalpines.org/home/JustForGirls/Teens/ProgramOpp.aspx

Volunteer Services - Reminders
Spotlight a Volunteer - Is there someone in your area who has done something great? Let us know so we can highlight their accomplishments in the weekly email. Send entries with a brief description of what makes this volunteer great to Betsy Wharton at bwharton@nccoastalpines.org.
January Adult Learning Opportunities
Leadership Essentials
1-9-10 - Columbus Co.
1-9-10 - Craven Co.
1-10-10 - Orange Co.
1-16-10 - Johnston Co.
1-19-10 - Cumberland Co.
1-21-10 - Moore Co.
1-28-10 - New Hanover Co.
1-31-10 - Onslow Co.

First Aid/CPR
1-14-10 - Wake Co. - online opportunities
1-15-10 - Brunswick Co. - CPR challenge
1-16-10 - Brunswick Co. - CPR review - must be current in CPR within 30 days of expiration date 1-23-10 - Cumberland Co. -

Outdoor Skills
1-16-10 - Cumberland Co. - Outdoor Skills recert - must have completed Outdoor training 5 yrs or more ago

Volunteer Spotlight - Betty Craig
Betty serves as one of Franklin County's Service Unit Managers. She does a wonderful job of communicating with our volunteers and keeping them informed of all that is going on in the county and with Council events. She also is the leader of one troop and the co-leader of another. Additionally, Betty plans and coordinates many of our county events, is a Teen Troop Consultant, as well as serving as a Volunteer Essentials facilitator. Since Betty has assumed the role of SUM for Franklin County, many leaders have been brought up to date on training, and an emphasis has been placed on recognizing our wonderful volunteers! Betty is passionate about Girl Scouts and spends many hours a week in service to the organization!

Thank you for all you do! We appreciate your dedication to the girls in our communities. If you have any questions or comments, contact Betsy Wharton at bwharton@nccoastalpines.org

Sincerely,

Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines
P. O. Box 91649
Raleigh, NC 27675
919/782-3021
800/284-4475
919/782-2083 - fax

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