The Promise for girls! - Spring/Summer 2016

Volume 2

No. 1

Spring/Summer 2016

The Official Publication of Girl Scouts Heart of the South

Girl Scout Week

Girl Scouts

MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND MAKE PLANS

DO MORE. Girl Scouts make a big impact in their communities.

IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME!

Girl Scout Cookie Booths Get tips from the pros!

CAMP LIFE IS THE BEST LIFE This summer is going to be awesome! Pick your camp session and pack your bags.

presented by BENEFITTING GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF THE SOUTH

Friday, April 22, 2016 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 23, 2016 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Hilton Memphis Memphis, TN TICKE TICKETS ON SALE NOW! WWW.GIRLSCOUTSHS.ORG/AMERICANGIRLFS

Styles of Yesterday & Today The American Girl Fashion Show is a fun-filled event for girls and their families, friends, and favorite dolls!

Celebrate the experience of being a girl, whether yesterday or today, through a colorful presentation of historical and contemporary fashions.

Enjoy elegant refreshments, enter to win door prizes, and Enj learn how clothing has changed over the years to reflect history, culture, and girls’ individual styles.

For more information visit, www.girlscoutshs.org Recommended for children 6 and up American Girl Fashion Show is licensed from American Girl Publishing.

Copyright © 2015 American Girl. All rights reserved.

All American Girl marks are trademarks of American Girl.

100% of proceeds from our council shops stay right here in our community helping our girls, supporting our volunteers. Shop local.

WORLD THINKING DAY 2016 BADGE Each year on February 22, girls participate in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries. $1.50

“SMILE I HAVE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES” T-SHIRT This short-sleeve tee says it all with distressed screenprint.

Front and back feature adorable heart, trefoil and cookie icons.

Heather gray. Fitted. Cotton/polyester knit. Imported.

YM-L: $19, AS-XL: $22, A2XL: $26 A3XL: $26

DREAM BIG COOKIE TOTE BAG Carry boxes of cookies in this adorable tote designed with “Dream Big, Shine Bright, Change the World, Girl Scout Cookies” imprint.. Holds approximately 11 boxes of cookies. Non-woven laminated polypropylene. Imported. $4.95

Basics in a Bag Get ready for next year with the Basics in a Bag! She’ll get a uniform piece, all the official insignia & pins, & her very own Girl Guide to Girl Scouting... all in a beautiful canvas drawstring bag of her choice! Prices vary based on selection Girl Scouts Heart of the South Table Cloth The perfect addition to any cookie booth, recruitment table or court of awards banquet! Polyester green table cloth with white Girl Scouts Heart of the South imprint on the front. $15-$20 Available in 60” x 60” and 72” x 120”

BASEBALL STYLE TEE Peace, love and nature. With a heather oatmeal-colored base and authentic red baseball sleeves, this essential is bound to be a favorite.

Relaxed fit.Cotton/polyester rib knit. Imported.

AS-XL: $30, A2XL: $33

DOLMAN SLEEVE TOP Meet your new weekend must-have. You’ll instantly love its genuine look from the drop shoulders to rounded hem. Front and left sleeve emblazoned with “GIRL SCOUTS 1912”.

Relaxed fit. Cotton french terry. Imported.

AS-XL: $39, A2XL: $42

three convenient locations or online at www.girlscoutshs.org/shop Memphis Service Center & Council Shop 717 South White Station Rd. Ste. 2 Memphis, TN 38117

Jackson Service Center & Council Shop 1007 Old Humboldt Rd. Jackson, TN 38305

Tupelo Service Center & Council Shop 1140 West Main Street Tupelo, MS 38801

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S O R P E I K O CO COUNCIL TOP SELLER! Kaitlin:

“ Everyone is a potential customer!”

Girl Scout AmbassadorTroop 10606 Bartlett, TN 2015 Cookies Sold: 3,809 2016 Cookie Goal: TBD

february 26-28, 2016 Join girls across the country this February 26 through 28 to participate in National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend 2016, celebrating all of the fun and excitement Girl Scouts have had selling cookies for nearly a century.

This weekend will mark the 99th year of Girl Scouts selling cookies and learning the basic skills and acumen they need to be leaders in business and sales, manage their personal and family finances, and gain selfsufficiency and confidence handling money.

SECOND PLACE Marissa:

“This is your business. Run it with a positive attitude, know your product, and always smile.”

And the best thing about this weekend is that it is our first weekend of Cookie Booth Sales!

cookie dates

Girl Scout Senior Troop 13255 Marion, AR 2015 Cookies Sold: 3,154 2016 Cookie Goal: 3,500

January 9

Girls begin taking orders

Let the Shirt Say it All!

Promote your cause on your clothing to build support for your Take Action or service goal, and motivate customers to purchase cookies to help you earn the proceeds you need to do MORE for your community.

THIRD PLACE Nicole:

“Speak to every customer and thank them even if they don’t buy cookies.

Sometimes customers change their mind about buying cookies because I was polite.”

Voting: Log on to our Facebook page between March 7-20 to cast your vote by clicking “Like” under your favorite shirt.

Girl Scout Troop 10458 Memphis, TN

Winners will be announced in April and awards will be given at service unit recognition events.

2015 Cookies Sold: 3,007 2016 Cookie Goal: TBD

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How to enter: Email a picture of your finished t-shirt by February 29, 2016 to brittan.davis@girlscoutshs.org with your name and troop number.

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Prizes: • 1st place – iPod Touch • 2nd place – $100 iTunes Gift Card • 3rd place – $50 iTunes Gift Card

January 30

Initial Orders due to Troops

Please use dates given by your Troop Cookie Manager.

February 26-28

National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend

February 26 - March 20 Booth Sales

February 29

Take Action Tee submission deadline

March 7-20

Take Action Tee online voting

March 21

Bling Your Booth submission deadline

March 28 - April 10

Bling Your Booth online voting

April 23

GSUSA Bling Your Booth submission deadline

This cookie season pump up the FUN, get creative and BLING YOUR BOOTH! If you want to attract lots and lots of customers, it’s time to “bling” your cookie booth. Anything fun, bright, colorful, energetic and creative will bring customers running. Just be sure to follow the guidelines set by your booth sponsor.

Here’s how to bling your booth:

does it work?

Carlie, Natalie and Piper from Arlington Girl Scout Cadette Troop 13907, along with their troop leader Tawni Rayman, got to try out the new Girl Scouts Deluxe Cookie Oven against the original Thin Mints in a side by side taste test for WREG News Channel 3’s Does It Work news segement with Corie Ventura.

• Pick an original cookie booth theme, like tropical, girl power, or glitz and glam—it’s up to you.

• Use cool color combinations.

• Create fun posters with your cookie goals, lots of awesome pictures and maybe add balloons!

• Dress up, and use colored lights to invite customers to a cookie party.

• Have fun with it! Add anything that makes your booth stand out from the crowd.

First, read the direct liked how easy the ions! The girls really y were to follow.

How to Enter Each Contest!

Take a photo of your troop in action at your booth.

GSHS • send pictures, along with service unit, troop number and contact information to: brittan.davis@girlscoutshs.org • Submit your entry by March 21, 2016 GSUSA • Upload it to the Girl Scouts of the USA Facebook page.

• Don’t forget to write your troop number and cookie goal on the online entry form.

• Submit your entry from January 4, 2016 - April 23, 2016

Pre-heating the oven and mixing the batter.

Watching the cookies bake through the oven window.

Melting the choclate chips in the warming station. next step, icing them!

And remember, one entry per troop, please!

Contest Prizes!

Top three GSHS blinged Cookie booths win: • GSHS 1st Place - $60 council shop gift certificate • GSHS 2nd Place - $40 council shop gift certificate • GSHS 3rd Place - $20 council shop gift certificate GSUSA Top 25 Winners: • GSUSA Winner - $250 cash! (25 winners total) See Official Rules at www.girlscoutshs.org/blingyourbooth

The girls, along with their troop leader, Tawni Rayman, passed the Girl Scout Deluxe Cookie Oven for the Does It Work Challenge, but still preffered the original Thin Mints over their homemade version.

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FEBRUARY 6 13 20

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Gold Award Training, Memphis, TN Be a Friend First, Mississippi State, MS Zoom, Pop, WOW! Engineering Day Camp Starkville, MS World Thinking Day National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend First Cookie Booth Weekend

MARCH 1 4-6 6-12 6 11-13 12 12 18-20

Summer Camp Registration Opens!

Second Cookie Booth Weekend Girl Scout Week Girl Scout Sunday Third Cookie Booth Weekend Girl Scout Birthday Girl Scout Sabbath Final Cookie Booth Weekend

cookie booths feb . 26-march 20

APRIL

2 Scouts Rock! Graceland, Memphis, TN 2 Pony Riders, Kamp Kiwani 2 Ring Riders, Kamp Kiwani 8-10 Teen Camporee, Kamp Kiwani 15-16 Mother & Daughter Weekend Getaway, Camp Tik-A-Witha 16 Owl Prowl at the Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN 22 Girl Scout Leader Day 22-24 Me & Mine, Kamp Kiwani 23 Trail Riders, Kamp Kiwani 23 Cowgirls, Kamp Kiwani 29-30 Zoo Snooze at the Memphis Zoo, Memphis, TN

MAY 7 7 7 14

JUNE 19-26

Nano Science Night at the Pink Palace, Memphis, TN Ring Riders, Kamp Kiwani Pony Riders, Kamp Kiwani All About Birds Lichterman Discovery Day Memphis, TN Girl Scouts Go: Washington, D.C. Trip

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Graceland is excited to offer Girl Scouts the chance to get involved with service opportunities at Scouts Rock this year! Participants are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to contribute to the Mid-South Food Bank, and to design special cards with the American Red Cross for US soldiers serving overseas.

Your visit to Graceland, participating in the Scouting Activities and visiting all the exhibitor booths may help toward completing various badges and achievements. Taking photos, finding and identifying the trees, learning about museums, radio stations, healthy eating, wild animals, public safety, and careers in museums and media will all add to your scouting knowledge and abilities.

Ticket includes Mansion Tour, Car Museum Tour, entry into three exhibits, all Scout Day events and parking.

PRICE: Prior to March 15, 2016: $18 per ticket After March 15, 2016: $23 per ticket

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Come design your own weekend of fun at Kamp Kiwani! This fun filled weekend is exclusively for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors.

Girls will create their own weekend schedule from 20 different session options that can include horseback riding, digital photography, canvas painting, ropes course, plus traditional camp activities.

PRICE: $30 per girl, $15 per adult, includes food and activities.

mind your Ps & Qs

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july 11-15 leading from the heart july 18-22 This week-long day camp will help you hone your meeting and greeting skills, friendship and empathy applications, collaboration and presentation skills, while exploring leadership, service, and citizenship.

Our very own Cosette Hawkinson will be hosting this camp at Hutchison School’s Center for Excellence. Each camp runs Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon on Hutchison’s campus in east Memphis.

Mind Your Ps & Qs is for girls entering grades 1 - 3.

Leading from the Heart is for girls entering grades 4 or 5.

PRICE: $90 GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF THE SOUTH

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Get ready for the best summer ever!

IT’S ALL IN THE

NUMBERS 96 percent of campers

We know it can be hard to send her to camp for the first time, but you can feel at ease that, while she’s having the time of her life discovering all the wonders of the great outdoors, trying new things, playing games, making friends, and so much more, she’s well taken care of, happy, and learning critical life skills every step of the way.

say that camp helped them to make new friends.

- ACA

The Proof Is in the Research! Did You Know?

Camp is awesome! Girls with more frequent outdoor experiences are more likely to seek challenges and are better at solving problems—qualities that will help them both academically and personally in the future.

Camp gives her cool new experiences! 72% of girls surveyed said that Girl Scouts gave them the chance to build their skills or try new outdoor activities.

Camp makes everything better! The research shows spending time in nature improves concentration and creative reasoning. Outdoor experiences also help promote healthy social development and increase her self-esteem.

Check us out before you arrive at our annual camp open houses. These are a great way to see where you will eat, sleep and have the greatest summer ever.

cookies = camp

The second purpose of ACA accreditation is to assist the public in selecting camps that meet industryaccepted and government-recognized standards.

72 percent

Girl Scouts gave them the chance to build their skills or try new outdoor activities.

- GSRI

Camp Tik-A-Witha, Sunday, April 24 2-4 p.m.

Kamp Kiwani, Sunday, May 1, 2-4 p.m.

The American Camp Association Accreditation sets the standards and establishes guidelines for safety policies, procedures, and practices. The camp, then, is responsible for ongoing implementation of these policies.

say that camp helped them to feel good about themselves.

-ACA

of girls say that

Plus, some of our fantastic camp counselors will be onsite to meet and greet potential campers giving them a familar face on the first day of camp!

Camp Tik-A-Witha and Kamp Kiwani are American Camp Association Accredited!

92 percent

That’s right! Pay for camp by selling Girl Scout Cookies!

In addition to the fun and five key skills, girls who participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program can earn Camp Bucks to apply to the cost of summer camp, or the trading post!

Parents need to go ahead and register for the desired session, pay the $40 registration fee (cannot be paid for by Camp Bucks) and then apply the Camp Bucks when the cookie rewards are distributed by their troop leader.

74 percent

of parents say

that because of Girl Scouts, their daughter has gained entrepreneurial business skills.

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mini sessions Me and Mine Kiwani June 17-18 Grades 1-6 Cost: $100 per person Alright, girls! Here is your chance to bring your favorite lady to camp. You can experience all the exciting activities at camp together and create memories to last a lifetime. We will fill your days with arts and crafts, canoeing and hiking.

Dad Day Kiwani June 18 Grades 1-6 Cost: $50 per person Come for a full day of camp fun with your favorite guy! We will have a day you’ll never forget with archery, canoeing, arts and crafts, hiking, and other great camp activities!

Wee Bit 1 Tik-A-Witha June 19-21 Grades 1-3 Cost: $200 Are you ready to experience all the exciting things Camp Tik-AWitha has to offer but not quite ready for a whole week? Then this unit is for you! Come spend two fun-filled nights and three days with us! You will go swimming, cook out, make arts and crafts, go on a hike, plus make lots of new friends.

Wee Bit 2 Tik-A-Witha June 22-24 Grades 1-3 Cost: $200 Are you ready to experience all the exciting things Camp Tik-AWitha has to offer but not quite ready for a whole week? Then this unit is for you! Come spend two fun-filled nights and three days with us! You will go swimming, cook out, make arts and crafts, go on a hike, plus make lots of new friends.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Tik-A-Witha July 17-19 Grades 1-3 Cost: $200 per person This is an opportunity for daughters and moms or favorite female role models to experience overnight camping together.

Tik-A-Witha’s trained staff will provide all activities and meals; guardians will provide supervision. Come meet the camp staff, see the facilities and experience fun camp activities such as crafts, nature, swimming, campfire, songs, S’mores and more!

Brownie Breakout Tik-A-Witha July 17-19 Grades 2-3 Cost: $200 per person First Adult Leader FREE First time campers will enjoy camping with their own troop in this “core-camping” program. All activities will be planned and guided by the camp staff. Come be a kid again and experience camp with your girls. Cabins will be set up with one adult and four girls. There is no charge for the first leader attending camp with the troop.

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Talls-n-Smalls Tik-A-Witha July 17-19 Grades 4-8 Cost: $200 per person “Smalls” (girls) bring your favorite “Tall” (adult female) for a couple of days of fun at camp! Talls and Smalls will have a blast swimming, canoeing, doing arts and crafts and the challenge course together. We will pack your days with fun while making memories for a lifetime. Please limit 1 or 2 Smalls for each Tall.

Troop Trek Tik-A-Witha July 17-19 Grades 1-8 Cost: $200 per person First Adult Leader FREE Bring your whole troop to camp! Leaders and girls will enjoy all camp has to offer. Have fun at the lake, get artsy at the crafts hut, play in the pool, take a trek through the outdoors with hikes and let’s not forget all of those silly games. Bring your troop and we will plan it all! There is no charge for the first leader attending camp with the troop.

grades 1 - 3

Grades 1st – 3rd

Brownie Blitz Kiwani June 5-10 Cost: $400 Discover the fun of summer camp during this session. Come and experience games, arts and crafts, nature activities, swimming, and canoeing in our beautiful lake. Make new friends and possibly see some old ones during this Brownie Blitz.

Campfires Teddy Bears Kiwani June 12-17 Cost: $400 First time at camp? It’s teddy’s, too! Bring your favorite stuffed animal to try out all the new camp adventures with you. Try out new camp games, arts and crafts, canoeing, swimming, and don’t forget to share a S’more with your cuddly friend.

Make friends and memories that you and your fuzzy buddy can share forever!

Water Bugs Tik-A-Witha June 26-July 1 Cost: $400 Hey Water Bugs! If you are a returning camper and love the water, then this unit is for you! You’ll spend extra time at the pool and will learn fun, new water games. You will also get to explore the lake. You will still have time for all the other great things at camp like arts and crafts, hiking, campfires, and more!

Fantasia Tik-A-Witha July 3-8 Cost: $400 Everything you like to do and more! Swim in the pool, have fun at the arts and crafts hut, dress up in costumes, have a cookout, and play in the lake! Take some glitter and create your very own fairy houses, but not before traveling down the whimsical fairy trail. Get some ribbon and beads to create your very own fairy wings. The magic of camp is waiting for you!!

Brownie Blast! Tik-A-Witha July 10-15 Cost: $400 Brownies will have a blast as they take off to the lake to enjoy the toys. From there you’ll orbit on over to the craft hut where the projects are out of this world! The fun’s not over yet as you crash into the pool to cool off. Get ready to count down to the best summer yet!

grades 4 - 6

Grades 4th – 6th

So you think you can camp?

Kiwani June 5-10 Cost: $400 Do you have what it takes to be the next Kamp Kiwani Star?

Being a great camper takes so many different skills: knot-tying, cooking, fire building and more. Come to camp and practice these skills, master them and finish the week with an epic camp out under the stars at Soap Stone Falls and put all your skills to the test.

Artrageous Kiwani June 5-10 Cost: $400 If arts and crafts are what you love most about camp then come dip your brush into this session. You will spend lots of time learning new crafts such as sculpting clay, making tye dye, and jewelry. Oh! The artrageous things you will make! Not to worry, there will be plenty of time for canoeing, swimming and campfires, too!

Kamptastic Kiwani June 5-10 Cost: $400 So, you want to do it all? This is the session for you. There will be archery, hiking, arts and crafts, challenge course, games, swimming, and canoeing in the lake. Come on out and enjoy all camp has to offer.

NCIS Kiwani June 5-10th Cost: $400 Love a good mystery and nature? When you get to camp, you will meet detectives who will assist you in how to search for clues, and in finding evidence that will help solve this week-long mystery. This adventure will take you canoeing, hiking, and to the archery range to get to the bottom of things.

Cupcake Boss Kiwani June 12-17 Cost: $400 Cupcake boss is a one-week specialty program that gives girls basic cake decorating skills as seen on TV. Along with the tasty treats, girls will have traditional camp experiences including boating, archery, hiking, swimming, and more for the ultimate camp experience of learning, laughing and sharing.

Gully Girls Kiwani June 12-17 Cost: $400 Kiwani takes mud pies to a whole new level. Come play in our mud pit called the “Gullies”. Take a little back and make a craft out of it. If getting dirty is the thing for you, then this is the session you’ll want to sign up for! There is plenty more camp fun to have in crafts, swimming, canoeing, kayaking and hiking, as well.

Myth Busters Kiwani June 12-17 Cost: $400 Jamie and Adam have nothing on you! This week will be loaded with experiments as you and your new friends bust one myth after another! Answer some of the big questions of the week and maybe get some answers of your own! Bring your craziest questions and get to work!

Hogwarts Express Kiwani June 12-17 Cost: $400 Step off Platform 9 ¾ to Kamp Kiwani! Let your wand choose you, be sorted into your own camp house, and head down to the Quidditch pitch. From flying class to canoeing, herbology to arts and crafts, and potions to the challenge course, get ready to start your magical week at camp!

Master Chef Tik-A-Witha June 19-24 Cost: $400 Rachel Ray has nothing on you! Become a master chef as you whip up tasty treats, plan and host a dinner party. Experiment with new recipes and learn to cook in a box oven, dutch oven, or even make homemade ice cream.

Night Owls Tik-A-Witha June 19-24 Cost: $400 Stay up late and stargaze. Hiking, swimming, and playing games will occupy your nighttime hours. Sleep late then cook your own breakfast before taking part in fun, daytime, camp adventures such as archery, canoeing and the tower at the challenge course.

Tribute Training Tik-A-WItha June 19-24 Cost: $400 At the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen learned many important survival skills in the Hunger Games, now it’s your turn! Join us at Camp Tik-A-Witha’s Training Center to enhance your tribute skills. You and your fellow tributes will learn fire building, how to find food in the wilderness, practice basic first aid, decorate with camouflage and try your hand at archery, too! Optional: Come dressed as a tribute or as your favorite character. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Pamper Me, Please!

Tik-A-WItha June 26-July 1 Cost: $400 You and your friends can “hang out” together. Swim, lounge by the pool, watch movies on the big screen, order pizza, sing karaoke, try new hairstyles, get a makeover, order “Room Service”, or paint your nails. You’ll also select from traditional camp activities like crafts, archery, canoeing or hiking to round out your pampered week.

Camp On! Tik-A-WItha June 26-July 1 Cost: $400 Ready, Set, Camp On! Are you ready to start your adventure?

Have fun on the paddle boards at the lake, climb on the Rock Wall at the challenge course, and play games at archery. While making new friends, you will enjoy swimming in the pool, Arts & Crafts, and enjoy a campfire cookout. Are you ready for the adventure that “Camp On” has for you?

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Grades 4th4 – 6th grades - 6continued continued Moonlight Mischief Tik-A-Witha June 26-July1 Cost: $400 When the sun goes down, the adventure begins! Scavenger hunts by moonlight, raids for late-night snacks in the kitchen, and flashlight freeze tag all make this an exciting week of mischief just for you!

Water Logged Tik-A-Witha July 3-8 Cost: $400 Water fun for everyone! Enjoy different water activities every day, plus a dip in the pool and canoeing at the lake. There are so many activities to choose from, by the end you’ll be Water Logged!

Who Dun it?

Tik-A-Witha July 3-8 Cost: $400 Do you love a good mystery and nature? When you get to camp, you will be met by detectives who will assist you in finding clues that will help you solve this week-long mystery. During this week, the adventure will take you boating, swimming, hiking, and doing a few crafts to help you get to the bottom of things!

Filly Fun Tik-A-Witha July 3-8 Cost: $400 Giddy up, let’s go - the horses are waiting! Check out camp from horseback while being able to enjoy all the other activities at camp. Campers must bring long pants and hard sole shoes with a heel, such as riding boots.

In-Spa-Ration Tik-A-Witha July 10-15 Cost: $400 Want to look and feel your best? Why stay home when you can be at camp having a great time? Come hang out, relax, and do your nails, have a facial, experiment with makeup, learn stress reduction techniques, make your own body glitter and lip gloss or come up with beauty ideas of your own. Create cosmetics out of natural ingredients, try Zumba, make (and eat!) fruit smoothies, and learn some healthy habits.

Dive-In Tik-A-Witha July 10-15 Cost: $400 Dive, swim, or float! Come on in, the water’s fine! Spend the day poolside and participate in other fun camp activities such as archery, challenge course, and play blob and paddle boards at the lake. Grab your goggles, let’s go.

Destined for Adventure!

Tik-A-Witha July 10-15 Cost: $400 Are you brave like Merida, the princess of Dun Broch? Head out to camp and explore how you can change your fate and learn what it means to be your best self! This week you and your new “clan” will learn the basics of archery, visit the stables to learn horse care, go on a scavenger hunt led by Tik-A-Witha’s finest camp counselors and plan a clan party and awards ceremony with Queen Elinor.

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Hoof Prints Tik-A-Witha July 10-15 Cost: $400 Come make some horse tracks! Filled with learning how to brush, saddle, and of course, ride your horse, this week is all about learning new things about horses! When not at the riding ring, you’ll be doing all the other great camp activities like archery, swimming, and climbing the rock wall! Campers must wear long pants and hard sole shoes with a heel, such as riding boots.

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Grades 6th – 8th

Midnite Madness Kiwani June 5-10 Cost: $400 Grab your flashlights and get ready to discover the outdoors after dark! Play games that glow in the dark, star gaze, or even go on a night canoe! Sleep in a little later and have a lazy breakfast after a night of exploring and still do all of our great daytime camp activities, too!

Whatever Floats Your Boat Tik-A-Witha June 19-24 Limit 16 Cost: $400 Paddle Boarding, canoeing, swimming at the pool, zip lining, & kayaking! If it’s water fun at camp then we have it planned just for you. When you come to camp its “Whatever Floats your Boat” and we may even build a raft to get there!

Creative Juices Tik-A-Witha June 26-July 1 Cost: $400 Stretch your creative side and experiment with fun and unique forms of art and self-expression. Design and sketch a giant chalk mural, paint funky neon portraits on canvas and create a camp comic book. When you’re ready to put the brushes down, there is plenty of time to hang out at the pool, climb the rock wall and stay up late making campfire snacks.

Happy Trails Tik-A-Witha July 3-8 Cost: $400 Come and hang out with your favorite pony-tailed animal! This week is all about sharpening your skills on a horse and then taking a ride on our horse trails! Campers must wear long pants and hard sole shoes with a heel, such as riding boots. Don’t forget, we have limited space so register early!

Cowgirl Up! Tik-A-Witha July 10-July 15 Cost: $400 Take your horse experience to the next level. We’ll explore our trails at camp. You’ll also experience the Camp Tik-A-Witha Outpost. Participants should be comfortable around horses.

Campers must wear long pants and hard sole shoes with a heel, such as riding boots. We have limited spaces available so register early!

Grades 7th7– 12th grades - 12 Campapalooza Kiwani June 12-17 Cost: $400 Come check out all we have going on at camp. It’s up to you to help plan your program. You can sample any and try all camp activities. Blaze a new trail, teach a craft project to younger girls, or explore the other side of the lake. It’s bound to be an exciting week!

Rancheros Kiwani June 5-17 Cost: $750 This is a two week session Are you ready for a more advanced session? This is the session for you. You will improve your riding skills as you spend serious time in the saddle. You will ride the trails and prepare for a horseshow! Participants must be comfortable around horses and able to control a horse at a walk and trot. Long riding pants and riding boots are a must!! Let your parents know that there will be a horseshow – you’ll want to show off your new skills!

Pack n Paddle Tik-A-Witha June 19-26 Cost: $450 Love camp but want to explore new areas? Spend seven days on this great adventure! This session includes an out of camp backpacking trip to Sipsey National Forest. We’ll grab our packs and head off to Sipsey National Forest for an overnight; then we’ll paddle along the Bear Creek on our kayaks. Come explore this area with waterfalls, caves and more. This is a seven day session. Requirements are you must be 12 and over 90lbs. at the time of the trip to participate.

Amazing Race Tik-A-Witha June 26-July 1 Cost: $400 Like the TV show, this Amazing Race will present you with challenges and riddles you will solve as a group. You will travel to new and amazing locations as you race to the finish. This is designed for girls who like daily surprises and challenges.

Come finish your Amazing Race!

River Wild Tik-A-Witha July 3-10 Cost: $500 Are you ready to ride the River Wild? In this session you will work on your paddling skills because at the end of the week we are off to the Ocoee River for White Water Rafting!!!!!! This is High Adventure which means Big Fun!! Girls must be able to swim the length of the pool and tread water for 2 minutes. This is a seven day session. Requirements are you must be 12 and over 90lbs at the time of the trip to participate.

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Counselors in Training

Wranglers in Training (WIT) Kiwani June 5-17 Cost: $400 This is a two week session If you’re ready for the next big step, this is the program for you.

Two weeks of living at camp learning the skills you will need to become a counselor with the option of learning specialized skills in helping girls with horseback riding. You will spend a week at Kiwani learning essential leadership and counselor skills. The next week you will spend your days down at Sandy Springs Ranch to learn and practice teaching techniques, care for the horses, and try your hand at managing the barn. Participants must be experienced riders. If horses are not what you are looking for you can continue your learning experience at Kiwani working with girls and other counselors as well as seeing what it takes to provide fun and safe program for the girls.

Junior Counselor in Training (Jr. CIT)Tik-A-Witha July 3-July 15 Cost: $500 This is a two week session Are you ready for a little more freedom at camp? Thinking about going into the CIT program but want to get a taste for what it’s all about? Come spend two weeks and take your Camp Tik-A-Witha experience to the next level. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

Counselor in Training (CIT) Tik-A-Witha June 19-July 15 Cost: $400 This is a four week session The Counselor-In-Training advanced leadership course is open to girls who are interested in preparing for a position on a camp staff, learning job skills and having the best time of their lives! This two-year program gives girls the chance to develop their camp skills, learn teaching techniques, explore counselor responsibilities and discover camp operations. You will learn how to help Susie through her homesickness, work with a unit of Juniors, find Karen’s lost sock, and get 15 Brownies to remember their water bottles for the hike, all while everyone (including you) has fun! After we receive your registration form, you will be sent a CIT application.

Elizabeth Gwin Special Session Tik-A-Witha July 24-29 Ages 6 - 21 Cost: $175 This is a six day session This special session is designed for girls and boys with special needs. Children who are physically and/or mentally challenged are encouraged to apply. Applications for this special session can be obtained by contacting Beth Moody, Camp Director, at 904.375.8583 or eg.camp@girlscoutshs.org.

Let’s All Play Tik-A-Witha July 24-29 Grades 6 - 8 Cost: $175 This is a six day session This is a great opportunity for girls and boys who want to give back! Explore camp and all-camp activities with kids who have special needs during our Elizabeth Gwin Special Session. You will get to experience camp like you never have before, with greater meaning and purpose.

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Girl Scout Week

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It all started with a phone call on March 12, 1912, “I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world.” With that, Juliette Gordon Low founded the first Girl Scout troop and our movement began. She believed that all girls should be given the opportunities to develop physically, mentally and spiritually.

Girl Scouts of all ages are encouraged to celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting in the Heart of the South during Girl Scout Week, March 6-12, by demonstrating courage, confidence, and character in ways that have real impact on our community. The first council troops were established in 1916 in Memphis, TN. Sunday, March 6 Girl Scout Sunday This is a time for Girl Scouts to reflect upon the importance of the words, "On my honor, I will try to serve God" from the Girl Scout Promise. (Girl Scout Sabbath and Shabbat are on March 12).

Here are some activity ideas: • Attend your place of worship and be recognized as a Girl Scout in your uniform • Perform a service, such as greeting, ushering, or doing a flag ceremony at your place of worship • Consider earning your My Promise, My Faith pin • Say or sing grace at a meal Monday, March 7 Service to Family Do a good deed for the people in your family or your home.

Here are some activity ideas: • Make a scrapbook of your family • Leave a special thank you note for each family member Tuesday, March 8 Service to the Community Give back to a school, church or organization that helps your community.

Here are some activity ideas: • Donate gently used items to a local shelter • Donate gently used books to your school library or community library Wednesday, March 9 Health and Safety Day Learn how to incorporate healthy living, exercise, stress relief, nutrition and FUN into your everyday life.

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Thursday, March 10 International Friendship Day Spend the day learning about your fellow Girl Scout sisters across the globe.

Here are some activity ideas: • Make a collage of places around the world you would like to visit • Cook or prepare something from a country you are interested in visiting • Interview someone who has lived in another country other than the United States Friday, March 11 Arts & Culture Day Embrace the creativity of art and diversity of culture in your local community.

Here are some activity ideas: • Go to a local play, museum or concert • Make a piece of jewelry and give it to someone special • Write a poem about a place you visited Saturday, March 12 Girl Scout Birthday & Girl Scout Sabbath Celebrate the official Girl Scout Day, when Juliette Gordon Low formed the very first troop on March 12, 1912. She had a vision of worldwide Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting that would create international friendships.

Here are some activity ideas: • Recite the Girl Scout Promise and Law to your family • Read the Juliette Gordon Low story • Try a “Do You Know Juliette Gordon Low?” Activity • Learn about our local council history

WAYS TO CELEBRATE GIRL SCOUT SUNDAY OR GIRL SCOUT SABBATH • Include a quarter page flyer found on the website or a special paragraph in your church bulletin.

• Ask your place of worship to list GS Sunday/Sabbath on their calendars (electronic, etc.)

• Wear your Girl Scout uniform to the service.

Girl Scout Sunday & Sabbath Everything in Girl Scouting is based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law, which includes many of the principles and values common across religions. So while we are a secular organization, Girl Scouts has always encouraged girls to take spiritual journeys via their faiths’ religious recognitions.

Girl Scout Sunday and Girl Scout Sabbath give girls an opportunity to attend their place of worship and be recognized as a Girl Scout.

This year Girl Scout Sunday is on March 6 and Girl Scout Sabbath is on Saturday, March 12.

Look to the right to see lots of ways you and your troop can celebrate at your house of worship.

Earn Your My Promise, My Faith Award Girls of all grade levels can earn the My Promise, My Faith pin, which complements existing religious recognitions and allows girls to further strengthen the connection between their faith and Girl Scouts.

Once each year, a girl can earn the My Promise, My Faith pin by carefully examining the Girl Scout Law and tying it directly to tenets of her faith.

Requirements for this pin are included in The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting for all levels.

• Proceed in together and sit as a troop during the service. This will allow the congregation to see you and make your troop more visible to church members.

• Serve as greeters or ushers for the service. Also, serve as the readers or any other roles during the service.

• Recognize Girl Scouts present. Ask past /current Girl Scouts, volunteer leaders, Gold/Silver/Bronze Award recipients to stand.

• Present Adult Leader Religious Award recognitions.

See the PRAY website: www.praypub.org.

• Present girl religious awards (either “My Promise, My Faith” badges or specific faith-based pins from PRAY).

• Say a special prayer or dedication for all Girl Scouts and volunteers in the congregation, throughout our country and all over the world.

• Take a photo of your troop with your clergyperson.

This picture can be used by the place of worship and the troop (e.g., placed in next week’s bulletin, on the church website, etc.).

• Hold a Cookie Booth sale after the service so members can support your troop.

• Conduct a “Scouting for Food” drive or other drive as a part of Girl Scout Week. Let the congregation know that your troop will be collecting canned goods or other items before, after or during the service.

• Create a picture display of service projects, events attended, troop activities, etc. to display during Girl Scout Week.

• Put up indoor and/or outdoor signs or banners advertising Girl Scout Week celebrations, including worship services.

• Host a milk & Girl Scout cookie reception after the worship service. Make sure your table also has literature talking about joining or volunteering with Girl Scouts.

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Girl Scouts Heart of the South and the Memphis Fire Department teamed up to offer HERo Day, a high-adventure career exploration day for girls in grades 6-12.

Participants got the unique opportunity to train alongside Memphis Fire Department professionals and learn about exciting careers in firefighting and emergency medical services.

The Memphis Fire Department is actively recruiting women for rewarding careers in firefighting and emergency services.

Memphis Fire Department Director Gina Sweat said, “HERo Day was created to empower and educate young women in Memphis about considering non-traditional careers like firefighting, EMS, and emergency dispatching. By introducing them to female firefighters and paramedics, and the various career paths available to them, they can begin to imagine themselves in those roles and map out their future.”

Though women can excel in these positions, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 3.7% of career firefighters are female.

Girls were paired with females from the Memphis Fire Department as they rotated stations that allowed them to experience simulated firefighting environments, learn Hands Only CPR, suit up in protective gear and tackle a life-saving obstacle course.

“If she can see it, she can be it,” said council CEO, Melanie Schild. “HERo Day is just one way that Girl Scouts is giving girls access to life changing opportunities.

My hope is that through these types of career exploration events, passions are ignited and future careers are set in motion.”

The highlights of the day were the opportunity to rappel from a two story building and witness search and rescue dogs in action.

Girls also learned about the physical and educational requirements to become a member of the department.

Thank you to the City of Memphis, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, Memphis International Raceway, Liberty Mutual and Tennessee Army National Guard. And a special thank you to the women and men of the Memphis Fire Department for volunteering their time to make this event possible.

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dear daisy Dear Daisy is an advice column answered by Oxford, MS Girl Scout Troop 20356 started in 2013. For the past three years Isabella, Jacelyn, Amy, Melissa and Ken’nia have received and answered questions from around the council solving the problems of prom dresses, to wearing make-up, to first time break ups!

Dear Daisy,

Dear Daisy,

Dear Dancing,

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Yesterday, at the soccer game, I tore my ACL. I feel super bad and can not play anymore for the current season and maybe more. I feel like I am letting my team down. On top Isa of that people have been looking at be ll me funny. I feel as if they are talking about me. What would you do?

Sidelined in Southaven

Dear Sidelined,

Dear Daisy,

Dear Spreading My Wings,

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My brother who is two years younger than me is in the same math class as me. He makes higher grades, and it makes me feel dumb. My parents always try to have him tutor me, but it isn’t fair to me. It only makes me feel worse. What should I do?

Sibling Arithmetic in Oxford

Parents can be very frustrating but we have to take their point of view from things. Your parents are only trying to help and do what they see is right for you! I suggest talking to them and letting them know that you wish you had more freedom. Explain your point of view and they might be more understanding! I hope this helped :)

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Dear Daisy,

We each have our own unique talents, sounds like your brother’s is math. Sometimes our best talents can’t be graded. Celebrate the talents you’ve been given and ask your brother for help when you need it. Chances are you have helped him learn things his entire life as the older sister so why not ask for the extra help?

Daisy

I am sure if you ask him in a calm manner and in a sweet way he will say yes. Find something in common with him and maybe do a sweet surprise having to do with the subject. Good Luck.

Daisy

I have been struggling to get along with my parents. They have different views than me and are always making me super frustrated about everything. I am a freshman in high school and deserve more freedom than they are allowing. What can I possibly do?

Spreading My Wings in Starkville

You should be confident in what you do and have. Your team will understand that you cannot play. As long as you cheer them on and wish them the best they will love you no matter what. Your peers at school are probably staring at you because they are interested in learning how you tore ACL. Be confident and proud of everything you do. Just want you to know that Daisy loves you and knows you’re a good sport. You just have to show everyone else.

Daisy

Dear Sibling Arithmetic,

Ken’n ia

Spring formal is coming up and I want to ask this boy to the dance.

But I am afraid to ask and be turned down. What is the best advice you can give me?

Dancing in Dyersburg

Dear Daisy,

Every time my school group goes somewhere my friend keeps forgetting to bring her money on the trips and I always end up being her bank. How do I break it to her that I am not her bank?

Broke Girl in Bartlett

Dear Broke Girl,

I am sure if you tell her how you feel she will understand. Try to text her before you all go places and remind her to bring money.

If she forgets again you can always gently tell her that you do not have enough to cover both of you.

Daisy

CONGRATULATIONS to Isabella and Amy!

Two of our Dear Daisy writers are graduating in May! Over the past 4 years these girls have answered and advised girls across the council with life’s dilemmas. We want to wish Isabella and Amy the very best in their bright futures!

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above: Fayette County, TN Girl Scout Brownie Troop 10384 organized a Teddy Bear Drive for the Oakland Police and Fire Department to distribute to children they encounter who need comfort during traumatic situations. Girls made signs and asked schools, churches, and local businesses if they could place collection boxes. The girls collected over 400 stuffed animals!

above: Tupelo, MS Girl Scout Senior Troop 20205 enjoyed a great lesson on public policy, the structure of Congress, how ideas become legislation, and the importance of making your voice heard when they met Legislative Correspondent for U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, Will Kline. With his help the girls earned their Public Policy badge. Way to go Girl Scouts!

above: Amory, MS Girl Scout multi-level Troop 20015 collected 485 pounds of food for the Amory Food Pantry.

Girls set up a donation station outside Food Giant and asked customers to donate as they did their shopping.

above: Lakeland, TN Girl Scout Brownie Troop 13363 spent their Girl Scout Cookie Program proceeds to purchase toys to donate to Toys for Tots.

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above: Munford, TN Girl Scout Brownie Troop 43045 received the Ready! Set! Read! fun patch when Grace Burgess, Miss Mid-South visited their troop meeting to discuss the importance of literacy.

above: Olive Branch, MS Girl Scout Cadette Troop 10528 volunteered to organize donated toys at the Mid-South Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots warehouse.

above: Pinson, TN Girl Scout Troop 40105 volunteered at the Come Unity Cafe, a non-profit cafe serving mostly organic, locally sourced, seasonal foods to all, regardless of means to pay.

Frayser, TN Girl Scout Troop 13911 made Christmas extra special for a cousin of one of their troop members who was critically injured when a distracted driver texting struck her and her grandmother on their way to school. Troop leaders Marilyn Cole and Rezshson Briggs brought the idea of giving gifts normally given to troop members, to their friend to cheer her up as she recovers.

At their next troop meeting the girls unanimously agreed that giving their gifts away would be the right thing to do. With generous hearts they wrapped the gifts and delivered them to their new friend. Through their kindness and generosity they were able to show their friend what Girl Scouts is all about. She cannot wait to join the troop when she recovers.

above: Memphis Girl Scout Troop 13347 assembled Halloween treat bags for residents of FedEx Family House in observance of Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday.

above: Cleveland, MS Girl Scout Troop 33169 and Girl Scout Junior Troop 33229 raised awareness for Girl Scouts when they had the month of February declared Girl Scout Month in the City of Cleveland. Working with their troop leaders, Karla Bristin, Amy Chudy, Paulette Howze, and Monica Mitchell, they attended the January board meeting where Mayor Billy Nowel introduced the troops to the alderman and citizens before reading the proclamation.

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