ON MY
honor Fall 2017
Quarterly Magazine
ON MY
honor Fall 2017
On My Honor is a quarterly publication of Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. Editors in Chief Sarah Elmore and Janice Ng
Quarterly Magazine
President/CEO Agenia Clark Contributors Meredith Banaszak Camp Holloway Property Manager
Nashville Service Center 4522 Granny White Pike Nashville, TN 37204 Tel: (615) 383-0490 Email: info@gsmidtn.org
Cookeville Service Center 1435 South Jefferson Avenue, Suite D Cookeville, TN 38506 Tel: (931) 526-4925 Fax: (615) 690-7054
Nashville Shop 4522 Granny White Pike Nashville, TN 37204 Tel: (615) 460-0222 Email: nashvilleshop@gsmidtn.org
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Clarksville Service Center 331 A4 Union Street Clarksville, TN 37040 Tel: (931) 648-1060 Fax: (615) 690-7055
Manchester Service Center 506 Hillsboro Boulevard, Suite 103 Manchester, TN 37355 Tel: (615) 460-0256 Fax: (931) 954-5212
Columbia Service Center 1129 Trotwood Avenue, Suite 11 Columbia, TN 38401 Tel: (931) 490-8660 Fax: (615) 690-7058
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Sam Keeney Senior Program Manager Shelia Majors Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Lauren Reichstein Camp Holloway Director GiGi Rose Grants Administrator Sue Tims Customer Engagement Manager Tracy Tudder Product Programs Manager
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Table of Contents
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Troop Scrapbook
Follow along on our Girl Scout adventures in Middle Tennessee!
Before & After
Take a look at our newly renovated resource area and entrepreneur center!
Celebrating 100 Years Look back over the past 100 years of Girl Scouting in Middle Tennessee.
Camp Wrap-Up
Learn about what more than 1,000 Girl Scouts were up to this summer!
Upcoming Programs From camping to screen printing, check out the endless fun in store for the 2017-2018 Girl Scout year!
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Cover: Service Units 173 and 178 hosted Camp Kaper Hollow for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors. Photo Credit: GSMIDTN
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One-Stop Shop for Uniforms! Don’t forget to stop by the Cabin and stock up on everything you’ll need to complete your Girl Scout uniform!
Be Volunteer Proud by getting a t-shirt or bag for the volunteer in your life! T-shirt: $12.00 Tote Bag: $8.00 (more colors available)
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Girls from Troop 94 spent time practicing their archery skills during a visit to Camp Nee Kah Nah!
After saving Fall Product and Cookie proceeds for 2 years, Troop 2604 finally met their goal and traveled to Savannah, GA!
Cadettes from Troop 2855 volunteered their time with the Red Cross this summer.
Girls from Troop 427 went blackberry picking together!
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Troops in Rutherford County collected backpacks and school supplies for the Rutherford County Foster Care Program.
Girl Scouts witnessed the historic Solar Eclipse on August 21 at Camp Holloway.
Troop 2787 went on a Girls Adventure, traveling from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. and ending their trip with “Tennessee Tuesday� where they got to meet our state Senators!
Girls from Troop 3062 assembled 220 food bags to be donated to their fellow students in Rutherford County. gsmidtn.org | Fall 2017
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College Road Trip by Sam Keeney “This campus looks like Hogwarts! They have the program I want! And I really like this college.” These were just some of the statements heard amongst exclamations of “What kind of mascot is that?” on this year’s College Road Trip. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee (GSMIDTN)’s College Road Trip is a culmination of a year long Girl U program that includes ACT Practice Tests, newsletters informing older girls about College Recruitment events and more. College Road Trip is a great way to get a taste of what four-year college life might be like. Girls said goodbye to parents on a bright, sunny Sunday afternoon and loaded up a charter bus to tour various colleges in and around Tennessee. This year, girls learned more about the Tennessee Promise, Super Scores and stacking (or not being able to stack) scholarships, in addition to the realization that not all residence halls are created equal.
Girls on the Girl U College Road Trip pose in front of Western Kentucky University’s mascot, Big Red! The College Road Trip is open to Girl Scouts and their friends who are rising 10th, 11th and 12th grade high school students. The trip also runs on a three year rotation, so girls who participate all three years can see a variety of schools with little to no repeats. This year, the trip’s focus was on a tour of the University of Tennessee at Martin. Next year’s trip will be centered on touring University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Touring the different University of Tennessee schools each year gives girls a unique perspective of the differences offered under the University of Tennessee umbrella. Evenings are filled with various activities like an ice cream social, Alka-Seltzer-rockets and the opportunity to ask counselors who are current college students or recent graduates questions about their college experience. Join us next year! Don’t miss out on a wonderful opportunity to learn about college life while making new friends and memories.
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To learn more, contact Sam Keeney at SKeeney@gsmidtn.org.
GIRL SCOUTS love SPORTS by GiGi Rose Girl Scouts across Middle Tennessee showed their support of great causes and their love of sports at two incredible events this summer. The 27th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball game to benefit cancer research was held on June 10 at First Tennessee Park. Almost 600 Girl Scouts contributed to the record-breaking attendance and got to enjoy Reba McEntire sing the national anthem as well as watch the softball skills of Billy Ray Cyrus, Craig Morgan and Kellie Pickler. More than 1,300 Girl Scouts filled the stands at Nissan Stadium on July 8 to watch professional soccer at Nissan Stadium. Our girls cheered on the U.S. team vs. Panama and later saw the game between Martinique vs. Nicaragua. Girl Scouts proved that Nashville is ready for our own professional soccer team!
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Y A W R E T T E B A to serve Girl Scouts and Volunteers
Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee’s Nashville Service Center recently underwent renovations to create new and updated spaces for Girl Scouts and volunteers. Come visit us and see how we can better your Girl Scout experience! Take a tour of our Museum highlighting more than 100 years of Girl Scouts history.
Visit the Cabin to purchase uniforms, Girl Guide books, badges and more.
Meet with a staff member in our Volunteer
Resource
Center to receive the best guidance and check out kits for scouting activities.
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Entrepreneur Center for Girls at Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Newly renovated and available to all Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, The Entrepreneur Center for Girls provides girls with the opportunity to create a blueprint for their academic careers and professional life goals.
Girl Scouts can participate in The Entrepreneur Center for Girls programming in several ways: 1. Girl Scouts can enroll in a structured curriculum for 9th-12th grade girls that will meet once a week on Saturdays in the fall and spring. 2. Girl Scouts from Daisy to Ambassadors can use the Entrepreneur Center to explore ideas, use our cool equipment and get advice from participating experts and mentors.
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3. Girl Scouts can attend workshops and other activities that focus on being an entrepreneur, how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while pursuing your goals and learn about many of the different academic choices and professions that can fit into their entrepreneurial dreams!
For more information about how you can participate in The Entrepreneur Center for Girls, please contact Liza Lentz at LLentz@gsmidtn.org or (615) 460-0214.
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Celebrating
0 s r e 0 Y a 1 Girl Scouts of
in Middle Tennessee
Girl Scouting comes to Nashville! Five years after the start of the national movement, the first troops in Middle Tennessee were organized.
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1965
Horses arrived at Camp Sycamore Hills! Today, this camp is home to our equestrian program and herd of more than 40 horses and ponies.
A successful capital campaign provided the finances to build a council office at 830 Kirkwood Lane in Nashville. It would be our home for the next 25 years!
1985 Dr. Rhea Seddon, a former Murfreesboro Girl Scout, became the second American woman to go into space. She took a Cumberland Valley patch with her and later presented it to the council.
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1991 After a $4.5 million capital campaign (the largest for any Girl Scout council at that time), we moved into our new home at 4522 Granny White Pike in Nashville.
1927 The Nashville Girl Scout Council received its charter. Within a year, more than 400 girls were registered and the first Brownie Pack was organized.
1935 Nashville Girl Scouts sold doughnuts as a source of financing! They kept the Holsum Bakery working overtime (day and night, three shifts) to catch up with their sales!
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Twenty counties in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky joined forces to become Cumberland Valley Girl Scout Council. More than 8,000 girls registered that first year.
Josephine Groves Holloway was hired by the Nashville Council as the first African American professional staff member. She served until 1963, and our Camp Holloway honors her legacy.
2007 Cumberland Valley Girl Scout Council became Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee in order to better represent our service area.
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100th Anniversary Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee celebrates 100 years of scouting! Today, our Council serves more than 14,500 girls and 6,500 adults across 39 counties of Middle Tennessee.
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P M A C r e m sum WRAP-UP by Meredith Banaszak
Summer 2017 kicked off a 4-year cycle of day and twilight camp experiences with planned themes including Enchanted Woods; Peace, Love & Girl Scouts; Outdoor Art and Girl Scouts Invent, Make & Create. Offered throughout Middle Tennessee, each Summer Fun Camp is council sponsored and volunteer-led.
THANK YOU to all of our Camp Directors, Co-Directors, Camp Administrative Teams and adults that helped make this summer possible!
15 SUMMER FUN CAMPS throughout the months of June and July.
290 ADULT VOLUNTEERS lending time and energy to lead our girls.
1,063 GIRLS encouraged to be active, explore and experiment.
GET TO KNOW
Camp Holloway
Camp Holloway, established by Josephine Groves Holloway in 1952, is located on 76 acres in Millersville, Tennessee. At one time, Camp Holloway was just a simple plot of Holloway family land that gave AfricanAmerican children a rare opportunity to camp. Today, girls of all races, religions and backgrounds gather at this historic camp to discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together. At Camp Holloway, girls can take part in a variety of outdoor adventures and take advantage of first-rate accommodations. Girls can experience archery, an obstacle course, a rappelling and rock climbing tower, swimming, team adventure and tree climbing. It’s also home to one of the two summer resident camps. Camp Holloway also has activities that are unlike any other camp: Swing By Choice and Guerney’s Cabin Scavenger Hunt. Swing by Choice is a giant pendulum swing that requires groups of girls to pull each other to the top of the swing. It is truly a chooseyour-challenge activity! Girls all participate in
every step of the process, and when it’s their turn, they can choose exactly how high to go. The Guerney’s Cabin Scavenger Hunt is part of the Guerney’s Cabin patch that troops can earn when they come to Camp Holloway. It’s a great way to learn about the history of Camp Holloway and explore different areas of camp that Girl Scouts might not normally visit. A few of the coolest things at Camp Holloway are the original house Mrs. Holloway shared with her family and the cabin her husband slept in when Mrs. Holloway’s girls came to camp. These were originally part of the Holloway’s vacation home and were donated to Girl Scouts of the Cumberland Valley (now Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee) to use as a camp for all girls. To learn more about Camp Holloway, visit gsmidtn.org/Holloway or contact Lauren Reichstein at LReichstein@gsmidtn.org.
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS Whether it’s Outdoor Adventure & Camptivities, Troop Camping or Council Sponsored Programs, we’ve got an activity to fit you. Here are just some of the many programs and activities you can explore at Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee! Please refer to the 2017-2018 Program Guide for a full list of programs.
Girl Team Happenings We have planned some special events just for our teen girls. Come try one or try them all. Meet girls your age from around the council and connect with the cool things that are happening.
Girl Team Happening: Taste the World Date: October 22, 2017 Time: 1 – 5 p.m. Location: Camp Piedmont Girl Fee: $15
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Calling all world travelers, this program is for you! Come eat food from around the world, meet Teen Mentors and learn about the opportunities available for you to travel throughout the country and around the world! Staff: Lauren Reichstein - LReichstein@gsmidtn.org
Girl Scout Destinations Did you know that you can travel with other Girl Scouts from around the world without your troop? Destinations is an individual travel program for Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts. Trips focus on many different areas including outdoor adventures, service, skill-building and cultural experiences. Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee is hosting 2 destinations: Saddle Up Sycamore in 2018 and Konnichiwa Japan in 2019. Saddle Up Sycamore is a Destination hosted at Camp Sycamore Hills and will welcome girls from around the country to improve their skills in walking, trotting, cantering, jumping and vaulting. Konnichiwa Japan, hosted by Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee, will focus on the cultural and historical richness of Japan. Girls will travel the country, sample food and do service with Japanese Girl Scouts. Scholarships are available! For more information, contact Lauren Reichstein at LReichstein@gsmidtn.org.
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Attention Volunteers: E Council is now CouncilAlignMENT! As of October 1, CouncilAlignMENT is now our new online registration system. We created CouncilAlignMENT with you in mind: more convenient, easier to register, additional online payment options, enhanced communication system and more.
Outdoor Adventure Our camps have so much to offer! Experience the outdoors through these adventurous programs. Programs are led by Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee outdoor adventure facilitators. Pick your date and we arrange the rest of the schedule for you. Registration requests are accepted by troops through the Outdoor Adventure Specialist and Program Support, Jessica Burgett at JBurgett@gsmidtn.org.
Adventure Blast: Sycamore Hills Available: 3rd weekend in August – Mid-November Duration: 3 hours Location: Camp Sycamore Hills Girl Fee: $30 | Adult Fee: $30
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Let our facilitators help your girls ignite their troop spirit with a half day adventure program that includes a team adventure experience and two high challenge opportunities. Choose two: High Challenge, Rock Climbing, Zip Line or Flying Squirrel.
Flatwater Canoeing: Nee Kah Nah Available: April 1 – October 31 Duration: 1.5 hours Location: Camp Nee Kah Nah Girl Fee: $8 | Adult Fee: $8
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Dip your toes in the water with this canoe program for participants with no previous or formal canoe experience. The session includes dry land safety instruction and paddle time on the water.
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d e r a p e r p e B for trainings this fall!
“Be prepared� is the Girl Scout motto, so get a jump-start on preparing for troop meetings and activities by taking trainings this fall. Check out the date options listed below and pick one to fit your schedule. There are more options on our website calendar and E Council.
Outdoor Skills Training Outdoor Skills prepares leaders to camp or travel with their girls.
Camp Sycamore Hills: October 14 Camp Piedmont: November 11 Camp Holloway: March 10, 2018
Red Cross First Aid CPR AED Training This training is a full certification course designed for those who have never taken a course or who have an expired certification in Red Cross First Aid CPR AED.
Davidson County: October 14
Highest Award Training
Montgomery County: November 18
Highest Award Trainings are designed to help girls along the way to earning the Bronze, Silver and Gold awards, the highest honors a Girl Scout can earn. The sessions include information on the requirements for earning each award, community impact and tips for a meaningful Take Action Project. Bronze sessions are for adults only. Silver and Gold Award sessions are open to girls, leaders, advisors and parents.
Davidson County: January 27, 2018
Davidson County: October 14 Montgomery County: November 18 Maury County: December 2
JAM Sessions: Grade Level Trainings These trainings will cover information on Girl Scout Journeys, awards and troop management, and how to make Girl Scouts a fun and meaningful experience for girls in the troop as well as adults who lead them. JAM Sessions will be scheduled in each region. Check with your service team to see if one can be scheduled in your area.
Registration is required for all trainings and is available through E Council. Be sure to check regularly as courses are added and updated often.
If you need further information about training, contact Shelia Majors at SMajors@gsmidtn.org or (615) 460-0252. For specific questions about award trainings, contact Poppy Lee at PLee@gsmidtn.org or (615) 460-0255.
Agenia Clark Gold Award Scholarship for Excellence in Leadership Did you know that Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee has a scholarship available for Gold Award recipients? Two years ago the Sue Peters Foundation for Girls of Courage, Confidence and Character created a scholarship for girls who have demonstrated outstanding leadership by earning the highest award available to girls – the Girl Scout Gold Award. This is a $2,500 scholarship for girls entering college for the first time that can be used at any accredited post-secondary college or university in the United States. Girl Scouts who have earned the Gold Award can apply for this scholarship during their senior year in high school. Recipients are awarded annually at the Salute to Outstanding Leadership Awards ceremony hosted each year in late April or early May. Details for applying for the Agenia Clark Gold Award Scholarship for Excellence in Leadership will be sent to all girls in grade twelve in the fall. For more information, contact Poppy Lee at PLee@gsmidtn.org or (615) 460-0252.
Dear Girl Scout Friends and Family, We want to share that our Board Chair of four years, Helena Yarbrough, has stepped down from her position to relocate out of the Nashville area. She will be succeeded by Kathy Hansen, a longtime volunteer for Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. Helena first came onto the Board as a Member at Large in 2008, and in 2014, assumed the position of Board Chair. Under Helena’s leadership in the Board, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee has undergone tremendous growth. Helena crafted a strategy for and implemented the “Good to Great” board, a Board Governance Committee; was instrumental in securing corporate funding leadership from Bridgestone Corporation; and successfully settled with GSUSA to have independent management of the Pension Plan, effective January 1, 2016. We are tremendously grateful to Helena for her commitment to Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. Thanks to her stewardship, we have been able to grow and prosper.
Please join us in bidding Helena a very fond farewell, and welcoming Kathy as our new Board Chair!
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S’mores cookies will be available during our entire Cookie Season!
Mark Your Calendars! Service Unit Cookie Coordinator Training: November 10 or 11, 2017 Cookie Pre-Orders Begin: December 26, 2017 Initial Cookie Orders End: January 17, 2018 Cookies Delivered to Service Units and Troops: February 2 – 3, 2018 Cookie Booth Sales: February 4 – March 4, 2018
Cookie Expo Date: December 2 - December 3, 2017 Time: 10 a.m. – 9 a.m. Location: Nashville Zoo d Girl Fee: $30 | Adult Fee: $10
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Girl Scout Cookies are more than just cookies! Welcome to the world of business done Girl Scout style. As “business owners,” girls will learn how to launch their own cookie enterprises that help them reach their goals. Jump-start your cookie season by learning early business skills and the proven strategies that boost sales. Girls will have the chance to stay the night at the Nashville Zoo to learn more about our mascot and become “Altogether Awesome” for our upcoming cookie sale. Staff: Tracy Tudder - TTudder@gsmidtn.org
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Encourage her to step up today to show everyone how the world’s largest girl-led entrepreneurial program helped her be a barrier breakin’, challenge crushin’, lead takin’ cookie pro!
What better way to celebrate the upcoming Cookie Season than with a cookie-selling house party! This high-energy, super-fun strategy will help girls take their cookie business to new heights. At a party with neighbors, friends and family, girls will share their BIG goals and ask for BIG purchases. Girls can create invitations, thank you tags and signs to help plan their house party. They can also request a House Party Kit from GSMIDTN by emailing productprograms@gsmidtn.org (while supplies last). Kits will include: plate/cup/napkin set, printed handouts for the party, one demo cookie sample and a patch. Kits will cost $2.00. Patches sold separately are $1.00.
Don’t forget that you can still order online candy and magazines until October 31! Place those last minute orders for special gifts for the upcoming holiday season. Send out those emails to family and friends to get those last minute orders! If you have any questions in regards to the Fall Product Sale, contact Kathleen Roder at KRoder@gsmidtn.org.
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THERE IS POWER IN EVERY
G.I.R.L. go-getter / innovator / risk-taker / leader
Unleash it at Girl Scouts. As a Girl Scout, your daughter joins a worldwide sisterhood. Girl Scouting offers a safe, fun and supportive environment that challenges girls to be their best. Activities are centered around leadership, the arts, financial literacy, science, technology and healthy living.
Believe in the Power of G.I.R.L. Join Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee today at gsmidtn.org/join!
Make your Gift to Girls today! Yes, I would like to make a donation today that
directly benefits Girl Scouts in Middle Tennessee!
$5.00 — Assist your troop in making their Gift to Girls goal $15.00 — Feed a horse at Camp Sycamore Hills for one week $25.00 — Pay for a girl’s membership fee $30.00 — Pay for a girl’s uniform $100.00 — Provide a girl with a program opportunity $350.00 — Send a girl to summer residential camp $
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The Girl Scout Difference: Girl Scouts offers the best leadership development experience for girls in the world—one that is designed with, by and for girls. The single-gender environment offered by Girl Scouts creates an inclusive space in which girls are free to explore their potential and take the lead without the distractions that can be found in a coed environment. Girls are able to stretch beyond their limits and transfer valuable knowledge and skills to any environment, both now and in the future.
An all-girls environment builds confidence. –Dr. Linda Henman, author of The Decision Catalyst
13.5% of GIRL SCOUTS would choose a career in STEM, compared to 10.7% of girls not in Girl Scouts.
93%
of GIRLS graduating from all-girls schools say they were offered greater leadership opportunities than peers at coed schools.
GIRLS in single-gender schools achieve higher test scores in math and science, and accomplish more in later life.