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The
Council Realignment Committee (CRC)
has been
diligently working with various
subcommittees comprised of representatives
from the six legacy councils. Here's an
update on the
Greater Los Angeles Area Girl Scout Council
merger
process:
Jurisdiction
and Property Information
The CRC has released the
following maps and information about current
properties leased or owned by the six legacy
councils:
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Five Headquarters Facilities
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Fifteen Program and Mixed-use Centers
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Seven Camp Facilities
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One Marine Facility
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One Nature Center (closed by city for
renovation)
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Maps of Current Properties
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Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
Jurisdiction Maps
(Map One)
(Map
Two)
Troop
Number
Update
The CRC has approved a revised troop number
configuration process. Since
the previously announced configuration for
troop numbers created duplicates within a
council,
the new plan is for each troop to use their
current troop number with the legacy council
number added to the end.
For example, if a troop's
current
number is 402 and the council
is Mt. Wilson, the new number will be 4021.
If
a troop's number
is 50 and the council
is Joshua Tree, the
new number will
be
502.
Troops will have a transition time to update numbers,
such as when the troop bridges to another level. |
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Connect Online!
Visit the Girl
Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
Realignment Web site
as we share the news of our
exciting, dynamic council taking
shape.
www.girlscoutsla.org.
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Legacy council numbers (drawn
from a hat):
1
–
Mt. Wilson
2
– Joshua Tree
3
– Long Beach
4 – Spanish Trails
5 – Angeles
6 – San Fernando Valley
Symbolically, new troop
numbers represent a troop's association with the new
council, while honoring each troop's current identity
and connection to its legacy council.
Merger Update for Girl Scouts - Joshua Tree Council
The Los Angeles County portion of Girl Scouts - Joshua
Tree Council will join the new council on Sept, 8, 2008
since it is participating in two mergers; the northern
part of the council (Kern County) is merging with Girl
Scouts
Golden Valley Council in September, while Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
will not be formed until Dec. 1.
In the interim, Los Angeles County staff from Girl
Scouts - Joshua Tree Council will work in partnership
with Girl
Scouts of the San Fernando Valley.
2009 Girl
Scout Cookie Program
January 24,
2009
Cookie Program begins for Preorders
(a.k.a. Initial Orders)
March 6, 2009
Cookie Boothing begins
March 29,
2009
Cookie Boothing ends
The 2009
Cookie Program will be exciting for our
girls, streamlined and simplified for our
volunteers, and will serve as a unifying
activity for our new council.
The 2009
Cookie Season will give girls a world of
fun, while making a world of difference.
Our girls will combine the power of their
imaginations with the power of the Girl
Scout Cookie Program to lead change in their
communities! More details to come!
Coming Soon!
June
15-30, 2008
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Online Recognition
Vote
Your
opinion matters to us!
Visit
www.girlscoutsurveys.com/GSLAC
or your council Web site beginning June 15 to take the
online survey. Vote for next year's
cookie program recognition items and provide other
feedback!
SAVE THE
DATE!
Three Volunteer Leadership Workshops will
be offered
at several convenient locations throughout
the Greater Los Angeles Area in 2009/2010.
Contact the presenting councils for more
information.
September, 19-21, 2008 at Camp Lakota
The September Affair 2008 is
a
weekend retreat for all Girl Scout leaders and adult
volunteers. Experience Girl Scouts of the old and explore new
adventures for you and your troop through workshops,
games and group activities.
[Click
for flier]
-Presented by Girl Scouts of the San Fernando Valley,
www.sfvgsc.org
World of
Workshops
April, 2009
(Date
to be Announced) in Covina
World of Workshops is a
program geared toward leaders, volunteers and older
girls that allows them to foster their natural talents
through fun, interactive and useful workshops.
These workshops teach how to organize and provide a fun,
educational and quality program for their girls. Each
person will take away valuable skills to use both in
their personal life and in their Girl Scout career.
-Presented by Girl Scouts - Spanish Trails Council,
www.gsspanishtrails.org
A Day of Volunteer Workshops
January, 2010
(Date
to be Announced) in El Segundo (near LAX)
This opportunity includes a day of workshops for
volunteers
to enhance Girl Scout
programs and for personal enrichment. It's a great
networking opportunity and includes four workshops,
lunch, door prizes, a patch, and much more, all for a
reasonable price. Workshops include a wide range of
topics: conflict resolution; songs & games; CPR; Bronze,
Silver, Gold Awards; SWAPs; outdoor cooking; ceremonies;
etc.
-Presented by Angeles Girl Scout Council,
www.angeles.org
In
Other News
Southern California Girl Scout
Camps
Girl Scout Councils throughout Southern California offer
a variety of exciting day and resident camps. Camp fees
vary depending on the camp. Visit the following links
for complete information and to register:
Angeles:
www.angeles.org
Long Beach:
www.gscglb.org
Joshua Tree:
www.girlsfirst.org
Mt. Wilson Vista:
www.gsmwvc.org
San Fernando:
www.sfvgsc.org
Spanish Trails:
www.gsspanishtrails.org
Orange County:
www.gscoc.org
San Diego:
www.girlscoutssdi.org
San Gorgonio:
www.gssgc.org
Or, visit
www.socalgirlscoutcamps.org.
Girl Scout Robotics Team Triumphs at World Championship
Competition
It's been a year of impossible dreams -- a Cinderella
story come true for the local Girl Scout high school
robotics team Rock n’ Roll Robots. The team, comprised
of girls from the Girl Scout Council of Greater Long
Beach, Girl Scouts of the San Fernando Valley, and Girl
Scouts - Mt Wilson Vista Council, climbed the ladder to
the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship
competition in Atlanta in April and garnered a
second place finish.
Click here to
read more.
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