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Community Partners & Events
Community Partners
Making Girl Scouts Better
The Power of Partnerships
Our cherished community partners help Girl Scouts in more ways than we can count. Between sharing their expertise, providing new resources, and reaching their communities—our partners step up for Girl Scouts. With the help of partners, we give our girls more opportunities from professionals in their field. From program activities, to cookies, to community service, Girl Scouts experience the full Girl Scout Leadership Experience with the help of community partners.
Community Partner Spotlights
ProsperU, Central Bank of Boone County. ProsperU was created to help individuals and businesses learn more about how to build a successful financial life. We are excited that this partnership has created unique opportunities that allow girls to explore the world of finances in Girl Scouts and in life.
Shyrock Farms—Callaway County. The Shryock family has been farming in Callaway county since 1889 and has been inviting people from all of the state to enjoy mazes, hayrides, pumpkin picking since 2002. We are elated to be joining them for a Girl Scout Day this fall. Springfield Cardinals. A long-time partner with Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland and we are continuing the tradition with a Girl Scout Day at the park on September 2! Diventures—Springfield and Columbia. Located in two locations within GSMH, we have some great programs scheduled with them and are excited for more to come! Big Surf—Lake of the Ozarks. A staple in the Lake of the Ozarks community for many years and we were thrilled to host a Girl Scout Day with them this summer and are already looking forward to more fun in the sun next season. Wonders of Wildlife—Springfield. With the Best Aquarium in America and a commitment to teaching conservation, we are proud to continue partnering with Wonders of Wildlife. Share the love for the great outdoors, wildlife and conservation through education programs designed with Girl Scouts in mind. She’s already a leader and a conservationist—Wonders of Wildlife will help her to promote the wise use and respect of our land, air, water and wildlife. Our upcoming programs will contain a multitude of under the sea adventures including games, animal presentations, an art project, scavenger hunt, and story time! Stay tuned for more information.
Community Partners
Making Girl Scouts Better
Community Partner Events
Cookie Rookies
$6 • Girl | FREE • Adult
Is this your first Girl Scout Cookie Program? If the answer is yes, our friends at ProsperU are here to help! At this program, girls will practice talking to customers, set goals, and think about how they will spend the money they make from their cookie business. Daisies will earn their My First Cookie Business badge, which is included with registration.
Prosper U at Central Bank of Boone County
November 19 | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Registration Deadline: November 4 MIN/MAX: 5/30
Brand Your Business
$6 • Girl | FREE • Adult
It’s time to perfect your pitch, your business pitch! Our friends at ProsperU are here to help you develop a pitch that fits you and your business! Together, girls will envision goals for their cookie business, practice working together, and perfect their sales pitch. Juniors will earn and receive their My Cookie Team badge, which is included with registration.
Prosper U at Central Bank of Boone County
November 19 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration Deadline: November 4 MIN/MAX: 5/30
Build Your Brownie Business!
$6 • Girl | FREE • Adult
Brownies—it’s time to build your own cookie business! Our friends at ProsperU are here to help make your business a success. At this program, girls will learn about and set up their Girl Scout Cookie Program—they’ll set goals, practice handling money, and work on connecting with customers. Brownies will earn their My Cookie Customers badge, which is included with registration.
Prosper U at Central Bank of Boone County
November 19 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Registration Deadline: November 4 MIN/MAX: 5/30
Brand Ambassador 101
$6 • Girl | FREE • Adult
Explore the Girl Scout brand beyond our trademark green! Girls will explore brand identity, develop marketing skills, and create a pitch to reach their customers. If you are interested in building a successful business, our friends at ProsperU will help you discover what it takes to make your dreams for your business a reality!
Prosper U at Central Bank of Boone County
November 19 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Registration Deadline: November 4 MIN/MAX: 5/30
Community Partner Events
Pretty in Pink at the Titanic
$50 • Girl & Dad | $15 • Additional Girl $25 • Additional Adult
Dads everywhere—spend a magical evening at the Titanic Museum! At this daddy-daughter event, Girl Scouts are encouraged to wear pink to fit with the theme. This will be a night filled with memory making moments designed to nurture the bond between dads and daughters through a private and personal shared experience. The Daddy-Daughter event includes an escorted Titanic Museum tour, commemorative Titanic flashback, professional keepsake photo, and refreshments. To reserve tickets, please call 800-381-7670 or visit our website. Space is limited and no tickets will be sold at the door.
Titanic Museum • Branson, MO
October 1 | 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Registration Deadline: September 18
LabSpace Robotics: Robot Lab and Robot Parade
Tuition: $120 includes 8 sessions and Robot Parade
Explore the world of robotics using the Lego Mindstorms Robots! Each student will have their own robot and computer to use during class. We’ll start from the beginning and learn to program motors and sensors to complete fun challenges! This is an 8-week workshop. Our final challenge, a Robot Parade, will be on Saturday, November 5 at 1:00. You’ll build and program a robot that can follow a line and not bump into the robot in front of it, then let your imagination run wild and create a cool float for your robot to pull! Will it celebrate Pokémon? Music? Airplanes? We can’t wait to see! Robot Parade is always a fun event that you can invite friends and family to! This workshop will satisfy the following requirements: Junior Badge 1 Requirements 2–5, Junior Badge 3 steps 3,4 and 5. Cadette Badge 1 steps 1–5, Badge 3 steps 1,4, and 5.
LabSpace Robotics • Jefferson City, MO
Fridays: September 16 - November 5 | 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Saturdays: September 16 - November 5 | 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. Registration Deadline: September 12
Become a Missouri River Explorer
FREE • Girl | FREE • Adult
Our friends at Missouri River Relief have created a patch program that can make you a Missouri River Explorer! Girls can choose options off the the Missouri River Explorer Activity Card, which includes participation in activities and events that fall under the three tenets of the river—Explore, Learn and Protect. After completion of the activities, they can submit their activity card to the Missouri River Relief and receive an official Missouri River Relief patch! Check out the Activity Card and additional instructions on how to become a Missouri River Explorer on riverrelief.org/resource/missouririver-explorers/.
Phenom 2023
Girl Scout Convention and 56th National Council Session
Two events. Thousands of Girl Scouts from around the world. We are coming together to conduct business and celebrate our sisterhood at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
We are offering a travel opportunity for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors to attend Phenom 2023. Cost will be $1,150 for girls and $1,350 for adults. Price includes plane ticket, hotel room, admission to Phenom, admission to Walt Disney World park, and memories that will last a lifetime! There is a $100 non-refundable deposit to hold spot. Price increases by $50 after October 31, 2022.
• Airport(s) used will be determined by the locations of the girls who register. Girls will need to provide transportation to the departure airport and transportation home upon return from Orlando. • Meals are not provided, participants should allow for $15-$30 a meal. • Payment due in full by June 9, 2023.
Travel to Phenom with GSMH July 19 - July 22
12 Girl Minimum • 24 Girl Maximum 8 Adult Minimum • 16 Adult Max
Phenom—2023 Girl Scout Convention
56th National Council Session
2023 Phenom by Girl Scouts is the girl-focused part of the convention. Join us for a national gathering of changemakers from across the country and our global Movement. Get ready to spark new ideas, make friends, have fun, and create something incredible.
This event is open to all, including Girl Scout members, non-members, alums, and families. GSUSA will be sharing more information about the specifics of the event as we have them, but there will be activities and demos in the Expo Hall, special guests, live performances, and much more.
56th National Council Session is the business meeting, during which delegates representing members from throughout the Girl Scout Movement gather to discuss the important business of the organization and chart a course for its future.
Starting in 1915 and every few years since then, delegates from every council across the nation and USA Girl Scouts Overseas have met to discuss, debate, and vote on issues important to the Girl Scout Movement and elect national leaders for the next triennium.
