Date: Sat Oct 10, 8:00 AM EDT - Sat Oct 10, 3:00 PM EDT
Category:
- Life Skills
Level:
- Volunteers
The Girl Scout Kickoff is an annual event marking the beginning of the new Girl Scout year. New this year! The Fall Kickoff will combine the Membership Kickoff, SHARE Kickoff, and Cookie Kickoff all on one date at one location!
The Kickoff is an opportunity for our amazing volunteers to come together to learn about the upcoming year, network with other volunteers, connect with Council team members, receive volunteer specific training, and participate in afternoon sessions covering a wide variety of topics!
DATE
Saturday, October 10, 2026
TIME
8:00am - 9:00am: Check In, Breakfast
AVAILABLE ALL DAY BEGINNING AT 8:00AM
Council Departments & Program Partners Tables, Shop, Teen Marketplace
KICK OFF SESSIONS (Registration Required)
9:00am - 11:00am: Membership Kickoff and Celebration
The membership general session is an opportunity for our volunteer leadership to learn about Movement news, any significant changes or new programs/events, and most importantly, to celebrate you and your service units!
Target Audience: Service Unit Managers, Association Chairs and Service Unit Adult Educators
11:00am - 1:00pm: SHARE Kickoff and Celebration
The SHARE Kickoff is an event to celebrate the SHARE volunteers for their fundraising efforts and achievements. This event is also an opportunity to learn about our fundraising platforms, donation processing, and everything SHARE. Initial SHARE materials(Handbook, Envelopes, etc.) will be given out as well.
Target Audience: Service Unit SHARE Chairs and Association SHARE chairs
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Cookie Kickoff and Training
Cookie Kickoff is part celebration, part preparation! We'll celebrate the success of our youth entrepreneurs from last season while getting ready for an exciting new Cookie Program year. We'll introduce the new cookies, share important updates for the 2026-27 season (including some eBudde enhancements!), and lead interactive training sessions designed to help volunteers feel confident and prepared to support their teams.
Target Audience: Service Unit and Association level Cookie Program volunteers
WORKSHOPS (Registration Required)
11:00am - 3:00pm: Click here to see workshop schedule and descriptions
LUNCH
11:30am-1:30pm: Lunch available for ALL attendees
LOCATION
Maurice J. McDonough High School
7165 Marshall Corner Rd
Pomfret, MD 20675
EVENT NOTES
All workshops are open to all Girl Scouts Nation's Capital's volunteers.
This is an adult volunteer event. Childcare is not provided.
