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Weekly Email for November 25, 2009

Welcome to the Weekly Email from
Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines!

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And as always, if you have additional questions, feel free to email council@nccoastalpines.org

What's Up

Service Center Closings - The Council service centers will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27.

Please note- Fayetteville and Goldsboro Service Centers (including council shops) will be closed on Wednesday December 2.

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

Caroling for Cans - Girl Scouts from Wake 19 and 23 will be participating in Caroling for Cans at the State Capitol during the State Tree Lighting and Holiday Ceremony on Thursday, December 10 beginning at 5:00 p.m. The girls will carol on the Capitol grounds and collect non-perishable food items for local food banks.

If your troop is interested in supporting the Girl Scouts by joining in the caroling, please contact Deanna J. Mitchell via email at deanna.kerrigan@ncdcr.gov as soon as possible. The doors of the Capitol will close at 5:00 p.m. that day so it will be imperative that you arrive prior to 4:45 p.m.! The Girl Scouts will be caroling by the East (main) entrance (facing Wilmington Street). They will NOT be in front of the Christmas tree. Song books will be passed out to all Girl Scouts to share. Governor Beverly Perdue is VERY interested in Girl Scout participation and will be making acknowledgement of your participation from the podium!! Please have all girls wear their uniforms and they may want to wear festive apparel such as a Santa hat, reindeer ears, etc. Please note that the caroling will take place from 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The actual tree lighting ceremony will begin at 6:15 p.m.

There will be music, free carriage rides and tours of the Capitol and Executive Mansion for the Girl Scouts to enjoy! It should be a fun event for the girls and a great public relations opportunity for Girl Scouts - North Carolina Coastal Pines.

For any questions (and to register your troop to join in the fun) email contact Deanna J. Mitchell via email at deanna.kerrigan@ncdcr.gov

Please see below for a clip of the press release from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources:

RALEIGH - The tree-lighting tradition at the State Capitol will continue when Gov. Bev Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves light the Christmas tree on Thursday, Dec. 10. The Junior Women's Club and State Capitol staff sponsors this free, public celebration. It starts at 5 p.m. with luminaries being lit and holiday music by the Kernersville Glenn High School Chorus. The governor and first gentleman will move to the South grounds at 6:15 p.m. to officially begin the ceremony. The lit tree will be visible the length of Fayetteville Street.

"Local performers will entertain guests on the Capitol grounds and Bicentennial Plaza after the tree lighting. The Raleigh Concert Band, local sports mascots, and even Santa will join the celebration," says Site Manager Deanna Mitchell. Free carriage rides will be available and Girl Scouts will be "Caroling for Cans" to seek food donations for the local food bank. The Capitol and many others of the 27 state historic sites will offer free holiday programs. For the full release click here: http://news.ncdcr.gov/2009/11/18/tree-lighting-ceremony-starts-holiday-season-at-state-capitol/

Look Again!

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.
News from Product Sales...

Fall Sale - We are pleased to announce that the 2009 Fall Product Sale was up 29% over last year's sale! Thank you to all the girls and troops that participated. More than half of participating troops earned $100 or more in proceeds, and one troop earned $322 in proceeds!

Hearty congratulations to the top three sellers in the council:

• Jasmine Bazinet of Robeson County in troop 588, top seller at $1,085
• Caraline Malloy of Harnett County in troop 604, second highest seller at
$1,032
• Zoe Gonzalez of Craven/Havelock in troop 764, third highest seller at
$783

Special thanks to all our wonderful Area Fall Sale Managers as well! We want to recognize and congratulate the following county/areas in particular for increasing their sales over last year.

County/Area - % Over Last Year - Area Fall Sale Manager, Membership Director
Durham 11-215 - 1629% - Mary Gilmer, Glendora Murray-French
Hoke - 908% - Kristin Tompkins, Paige Smith
Wake 15 - 531% Angela Smith, Sharon Honeycutt
Lenoir - 291% - Marti Taylor, Carrie Welton
Vance-Warren - 289% - Diane Marks, Teresa Wimbrow
Craven/Havelock - 232% - Cindy Lanier, Angelia Raynor
Granville - 200% - Mary Hicks/Ruth Hicks, Suzanne Biegenzahn
Bladen - 199% - Audrea Brisson, Meta Trombley
Halifax - 186% - Charolette Bradley/Jennifer Morgan, Grazia Mostella
Wake 16 - 181% - Donna Crawford, Shawna Peaks
Johnston 2/4 - 172% - Helen Allen, Christin Murphy
Wake 18 - 135% - Leslie Inscore, Amanda Kuruc
Moore - 113% - Jennifer Christensen
Scotland - 93% - Lisa Campbell, Paige Smith
Orange - 81% - Melinda Braddy, Gail Hicks-Smith
Duplin - 80% - Belinda Parent, Carrie Welton
Pitt - 75% - Cindi Brown, Deborah Brady
Harnett - 75% - Kathy Rantz, Sharon Honeycutt
Edgecombe - 69% - Johanan Armstrong/Pam Bloodworth, Jennifer Bland
Wayne-Greene - 59% - Lillie Thompson, Traci Valdez-Patton
Wake 20 - 54% - Mindy Jarrett, Tonya Koonce-Daniels
Wilson - 52% - Amy Letchworth, Traci Valdez-Patton
Wake 13 - 50% - Morgan Grogg, Suzanne Biegenzahn
Carteret - 45% - Stephanie Cohen/Cheryl Munyan, Angelia Raynor
Cumberland 36 - 45% - Mary Morrison, Valerie Jackson
Franklin - 43% - Wendy Watkins, Teresa Wimbrow
Durham 11-209 - 36% - Jennifer Fostel, Glendora Murray-French
Nash - 28% - Leslie Loux, Jennifer Bland
Onslow/Camp Lejeune - 17% - Tammy Krow/Tiffany Tubb, Grazia Mostella
Cumberland 35 - 9% - Suzan Flanagan, Valerie Jackson
Wake 23 - 5% - Kate Morley, Jaye Kremers
Craven/New Bern - 5% - Kathy Goecke, Angelia Raynor
Johnston 1/3 - 3% - Lori Nicolicchia, Christin Murphy

Nuts and candies will be delivered to the Area Fall Sale Managers the first week of December. Please contact your Area Fall Sale Manager for specific dates and times to pick up your nuts and candies.

Bakery Tour! - Have you ever wondered what the cookie bakery looks like? How big is it? How many cookies do they bake every day, or each year? How much dough does it take to bake all those cookies?? Now you can take a virtual tour of the bakery and see the entire baking process in just six minutes by clicking this link: http://www.abcsmartcookies.com/aboutBakeryTourVideo.asp   Have a fun trip!

REMINDER
Cookie Merchandise for Sale! - We are pleased to announce that cookie merchandise will be available for purchase at cost through December 14, 2009! Items include mylar and latex balloons, tablecloths, flags, car magnets, and yard signs - all great tools to help Girl Scouts sell cookies! Troops can pick up merchandise with their initial cookie orders (February 10-13). In order to make this process as simple and efficient as possible all orders need to be placed by Girl Scout troops and must be picked up at initial delivery. (If individual parents are interested in purchasing merchandise they may do so through their troop.)

The council shops will also carry cookie merchandise, but they're not planning to carry any of the items on the attached Cookie Merchandise flyer, so this may be the only opportunity to purchase these items this year. Just go to www.nccoastalpines.org, and click on Cookies (then click Cookies again) or click this link http://www.nccoastalpines.org/home/CookiesProducts/Cookies.aspx to download the brochure and order form.

Questions should be sent to cookies@nccoastalpines.org. Happy shopping!

Upcoming Program Opportunities -
Share with Your Troop!

CORRECTION TO MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM EVENTS!! - Please note that the cost for adults to attend events at the Morehead Planetarium as printed in Lead On is incorrect. If you are interested in attending the Aerospace, Sky Search, or Space Explorer events, there is a $5 charge for each adult in attendance. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause with upcoming events.

CHANGE OF DATE!! - If you are interested in the Girl Scout Designers Engineer It! event, please note that the date for that event has changed. Engineer It! will be held on January 30 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on the main campus of Wake Tech Community College. Registration opens soon!

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
• The Phantom of the Opera - December 9, 2009 or December 12, 2009
• Green Teen: Environmental Ambassador- February 5-6, 2010 - Camp Mu-Sha-Ni

Please 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 Updates

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.

GS-NCCP Facilitators Needed! - We are looking for people with a passion for Girl Scouting to serve as council facilitators! They need to be upbeat, enthusiastic and eager to promote the Girl Scout program. We are in need of facilitators for Volunteer Essentials, Leadership Essentials, Outdoor Skills as well as council enrichment opportunities. If you are interested, would like to learn more and/or would like to apply to be a facilitator contact Robin Simonton at rsimonton@nccoastalpines.org or 919 600 6329.

December Adult Learning Opportunities
Leadership Essentials
12-3-98 - Lenoir Co.
12-5-09 - Lee Co.
12-5-09 - Onslow Co.

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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