Your Year To Shine
2024 Leaderee Volunteer Learning Event
September 20-22, 2024 | Keyauwee Program Center, Sophia, NC
Registration Deadline: August 17, 2024
2024 Trainfest Volunteer Learning Event
October 4-6, 2024 | Camp Pisgah, Brevard, NC
Early Bird
Registration Deadline: August 23, 2024
Scholarship Request Deadline: August 30, 2024
Registration Deadline: September 14, 2024 Register today bit.ly/3LyPQUr!
THANK YOU FROM OUR CEO
Dear Volunteers, Your dedication and passion are the heartbeat of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. Each of you shine brightly by bringing unique skills and an unwavering commitment to ignite the confidence of girls in our community. Thank you for your incredible contributions and for being the driving force behind our success. Together, we are making the world a better place.
With deep gratitude,
Jennifer Wilcox, CEO
ED WHITMIRE EDUCATIONAL FUND
This volunteer educational fund enables registered GSCP2P volunteers to attend courses that will benefit the girls they guide. The fund provides up to 75% off First Aid/CPR Certification, Camp License and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings and 50% off base registration fees for Adult Learning Weekends.
Request your financial assistance at bit.ly/3OJhe4B.
GRADE LEVEL PROGRESSION: TIPS AND TIDBITS
Written by volunteers, for volunteers, this book is designed to help new leaders navigate the basics of Girl Scouting. Find everything you need to know, including tips on planning meetings, an intro to Girl Scout traditions and a glossary of all those funny terms!
Find this guide and more training and planning tools at bit.ly/49ydXx4.
VOLUNTEER TOOLKIT
This official GSUSA portal is a robust online source for program content and related resources and troop financial management support. Use this digital planning tool to help you set up, customize and track your troop activities and achievement
Learn more at bit.ly/2KSLZAP.
TROOP YEAR PLANS
Our customizable age-appropriate troop year plans are the best tool for first year troop leaders to get started with Girl Scouts without getting overwhelmed. The entire year is mapped out just follow along to help your Girl Scouts complete badge activities, improve their communities and explore the world around them.
Learn more at bit.ly/3VmLchM.
VOLUNTEER AWARDS
Every day, Girl Scout volunteers like you make it possible for girls to benefit from adventures that are skill-building, leadtaking and life-changing. Without your commitment to unleashing the potential in every girl, we would not be the largest girl leadership organization in the world. But we are. Thanks to you.
Awards and recognitions are a great way to pay tribute to our volunteers. We encourage parents, girls, volunteers, council staff and community members to submit a nomination recognizing our amazing volunteers! Awards are available to be presented at the troop, service unit and council level. Anyone can nominate a volunteer for a National Award, presented by the GSCP2P Board of Directors at our Annual Meeting in the spring.
Learn more at bit.ly/3VLRqW0.
Juliette Low had a strand of rare matched pearls that she sold in 1914 to help pay the rent for the Girl Scout National Office in Washington, DC (the current headquarters are in New York). She was quoted as saying “Jewels are not important, but my Girl Scouts are, they need the money more than I need pearls." Juliette gave so much of herself to others that Girl Scouts has continued to grow from the first 18 Girl Scouts in Savannah in 1912 to our current membership of 2.6 million girls and adults. All volunteers who have served as a troop leader for 13 or more years are eligible for the Pearl of Leadership Pin. This pin honors their extended commitment to Girl Scouts and the impact they have made in the lives of girls.
Request your pin at bit.ly/3E27Um6.
BRING THE GIRL SCOUT SHOP TO YOU
You can request a Pop Up Shop for service unit meetings, troop meetings and local Girl Scout events. You can also request a Troop Uniform Shop for uniform fittings at your meeting location. Our retail staff will meet with parents to discuss the details of our uniforms and answer any questions and process orders with payment. The orders will be prepared at the nearest service center. Learn more at bit.ly/3R7vhST.
DAISY PROGRAM BOXES
Our newest Girl Scout troop leader hack is here! Introducing the Girl Scout Experience Box: our monthly supply box for new Daisy (K–1) troop leaders! You’ll get everything you need to lead your troop successfully shipped to your door for free!
Learn more and get started at bit.ly/3WCrnUt.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Our Community Partners offer unique opportunities for Girl Scouts to enhance their Girl Scout Leadership Experience! Our directory makes it easy for volunteers to search our partners by program area, geographic location and age level, so that you can connect with these businesses and organizations to schedule a program on demand for your troop. Whenever you’re at a Community Partner activity, remember to wear your Girl Scout vest or sash.
Visit our Community Partner Directory at bit.ly/3G9vGih.
PROGRAM CHECK OUT BOXES
Looking for resources for your next meeting, event, training or day camp? Look no further! Program Check Out Boxes are available at each service center and include supplies and an activity guide.
Ozobots
Reserve your box at bit.ly/3oOIpAz.
Do an obstacle course with your robot friend, have it spin in circles or walk backwards! Get an introduction to robots and speaking their language (code) with our Ozobots.
STEM (Stream Mapping It, Observing Pollinators, Light in the Night Sky)
You are on your way to becoming a citizen scientist by doing REAL science in need of YOUR help! Girl Scouts of the USA and SciStarter worked together to create this interactive journey where girls participate in real science! Girl Scouts collect and share data that is used by scientists in their research to answer important questions
#HATNOTHATE
Learn how to knit, crochet or loom blue homemade hats to distribute to your community. The color blue represents awareness, peace and solidarity in who we are.
Patch of
the Month
The GSCP2P monthly patch program is for troops and girls who are interested in additional activities. A new patch program is highlighted each month for girls to explore a new topic with little preplanning needed from leaders. Use the patch program as a meeting filler, a pre-meeting activity for the month or an at-home project. Patches earned through a patch program are to be worn on the back of the sash or vest.
Learn more and start earning your next patch at bit.ly/411OEOA.
August September
October
November December
View our Troop Camping Guide for more information on camp activities, amenities and troop camping procedures at .
Learn more at bit.ly/3qPROsJ.
Keyauwee Program Center & Circle C Equestrian Center 2574 Sweetbriar Road Sophia, NC 27350
NC 28645
RENT CAMPING GEAR FROM YOUR LOCAL SERVICE CENTER OR CAMP
We are now offering camping gear rentals for your next outdoor adventure. Save troop funds by renting necessary items from the council!
Complete and submit the form at bit.ly/3woVP9T.
September 27-29
Camp Ginger Cascades
When you register for the CouncilWide Camp Out at bit.ly/4bOdtD7, admission to the GSCP2P 15th Birthday Bash on Saturday evening is included. Don't miss out on this unforgettable weekend of adventure and celebration!
Registration deadline: September 16, 2024
