teen-EditionJuly 22, 2010Welcome to teen-Edition, the weekly newsletter for the Girl Scout Teens of GSCNC and their leaders and advisors. Looking for something exciting to do this week? Earn the GSCNC Summer Fun Patch by completing just five summer activities! For Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors Participate in the Global Advocacy Pilot Two Workshops remaining! The Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital is offering a global advocacy series designed to teach teen girls about different global issues (connected to the Millennium Development Goals - MDGs) and empower them to take action through advocacy. Each workshop will address different issues connected to global development and need. After the workshops, girls will participate in an advocacy training where they will take what they’ve learned and utilize the tools of advocacy to make a difference. The following workshops will be hosted by AED, in their exhibit space next to their headquarters in Dupont Circle - 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; corner of Connecticut Avenue and T Street, and sponsored by ITVS:
While we would love girls to attend all the workshops, we understand busy summer schedules and would love participation in any of the events. Please contact Kaitlin Hasseler at khasseler@gscnc.org asap if you would like to attend any of the workshops/training listed above. For Girl Scout Ambassadors Calling all Road Safety Savvy Girls! NOYS Coalition Distracted Driving Prevention Leadership Team Application due Aug 6th! Have you completed the DASHboard Road Safety program and want to make a difference? Have you signed Oprah’s No Phone Zone Pledge and now want to do more? Apply
to serve on the NOYS Coalition Distracted Driving Prevention
Leadership Team! NOYS is accepting applications from youth ages 16 -
21 to serve on the NOYS Coalition Distracted Driving Prevention
Leadership Team. NOYS will select 20 youth from the
applications. These youth will be sponsored to travel to
Chicago to participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation
Distracted Driving Summit and serve on the Teen Leadership Team that
will develop and implement a youth-led community distracted driving
prevention program. We’d love to have some Girl Scouts represent
our Council, so apply now! For Girl Scout Teens Support the Healthy Media for Youth Act by learning to Grow Strong! Last Wednesday, eighteen high school Girl Scouts participated in Girl Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill to encourage Congressional support for the Healthy Media for Youth Act. The Healthy Media for Youth Act (H.R. 4925) is a bipartisan bill that promotes healthy media messages about girls and women for the benefit of all youth. Read more about their experience here: http://blog.girlscouts.org/2010/07/girl-scouts-advocate-for-healthy-media.html YOU can be an advocate too. The Grow Strong Teen kit, focused on healthy living, media literacy and self-esteem, offers great tips on how to get informed and then have your voice be heard! To check out a Grow Strong Teen kit, put in a request at: http://www.gscnc.org/kits.html For any questions about the Grow Strong program, email Kaitlin Hasseler at khasseler@gscnc.org. For questions about the kit check-out process, email Mankaa Ngwa-Suh at mngwasuh@gscnc.org
Become an Adult Girl Scout If you have sent in your Lifetime Membership registration, you will be receiving an e-mail or letter confirmation from GSCNC next week. It may take a few months for GSUSA to send you the official certificate and membership card. If you do not hear from GSCNC next week, but have sent in your lifetime membership registration and check, please contact Sarah Ruth Goldman at 202-274-3321 or sgoldman@gscnc.org Haven’t had a chance to register as an adult yet? Click here to download flyer and Adult Registration. For Girl Scout Teens Teen Volunteers Needed! Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Washington, DC Want to earn service hours toward your Silver Trefoil or school requirements? Spend a few hours helping out in GSCNC’s DC Office. Four teens are needed to help with various tasks on Wednesday, July 28 for approximately 6 hours. If you’re interested in volunteering on this day, please contact Program Specialist Mankaa Ngwa-Suh at mngwasuh@gscnc.org or 202-534-3770.
For Girl Scout Teens The Women in International Trade Charitable Trust’s International Trade Workshop for Girl Scouts July 26, 2010, 10:15am-2pm Washington, DC Join staff from WIIT, members of Congress, and university experts for a workshop on international trade. Girls will learn how trade affects and connects people around the world, and earn an international trade patch. To register, fill out a registration form found on our website and send to info@wiittrust.org. http://www.giuffrida.org/wiit/events/current.html (Information about this event will soon be available on the GSCNC Program Events Calendar.)
For Girl Scout Teens Participate in an Environmentally-themed Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, July 27, 12-1pm Boeing Conference Center, Arlington, VA Girl Scouts and Boeing are convening a special town hall meeting, connecting Girl Scouts in the Greater Washington, DC Region, Illinois, Missouri, California and Washington states with leading environmental experts and government officials in DC to discuss ways citizens can become active in protecting our environment. When: Tuesday,
July 27, 2010 from 12 pm - 1 pm For more information, call 202-274-3307 or email Carrie Shaw at cshaw@gscnc.org Girl Scouts Forever Green Town Hall Meeting is sponsored by Boeing and is part of the Girl Scouts' 100th Anniversary Forever Green Community Action Project-where girls discover, connect and take civic action to improve the environment.
For Girl Scout Teens Teen Issues Focus Groups—Earn Council service hours! Various Locations and Times, GSCNC Do you have something to say about being a teenager today? Come share your ideas with other teen girls from around GSCNC! Our discussion will focus on three main topics: leadership, health and self-esteem, and math and science. The results of the conversations will be published as part of a study on the status of girls and women in the greater DC area. There are two remaining dates and locations to choose from: Waldorf, MD Office: Thursday, July 29, 6:30-9pm Washington, DC Office: Friday, July 30, 9:30am-12pm Lunch/Dinner will be provided at each meeting, and you may count the time as Council service hours for the Silver Trefoil. To register, or for more information, please email girl’s name, age, and email address to Brigid Howe at bhowe@gscnc.org with the subject line “Focus Group Registration”
For Girl Scout Teens Related Opportunity: Teen Issues Focus Groups Earn Council Service Hours! Can’t make it to one of the focus groups, but still have thoughts and ideas you’d like to share? Send us your feedback via survey! You may count the time you spend responding as Council service hours, and may complete as many of the surveys as you would like. Leadership: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/portraitLEADERSHIP Health and self-esteem: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/portraitSELFESTEEM STEM: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/portraitSTEM
For Girl Scout Teens Updated program kits now available! Do you have some downtime this summer and you’re looking for something to do on your own time? Check out one of Council’s newly updated program kits! Both Capital Currency and DASHboard Road Safety have been updated to include new and timely activities. Practice your financial negotiations skills and get hands on with identity theft protection with the Capital Currency IP kit. Redesign a safety hazard in your neighborhood and think green behind the wheel with DASHboard. There are also new resources in both programs, as well as Grow Strong Teen, giving you tips on how to turn these topics into great Take Action and Silver/Gold Award projects. To check out a kit, put in a request at: http://www.gscnc.org/kits.html For any questions about the programs themselves, email Kaitlin Hasseler at khasseler@gscnc.org. For questions about the kit check-out process, email Mankaa Ngwa-Suh at mngwasuh@gscnc.org
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