Summer Camp Early Bird Discount
Save $50 on any full-week overnight camp when you register by January 31!
Learn more about our day, overnight and horse summer camp programs and Choose Your Own Adventure!
Join The Teen Outdoor Leadership Program
Are you an aspiring camp counselor or an older camper looking to take your leadership skills to the next level? Apply to our Teen Outdoor Leadership Program (TOLP) by January 31!
TOLP expands the Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program from a summer camp experience to a year-round leadership development program. In addition to the summer CIT program, TOLP offers the Teen Outdoor Leadership Summit in the spring and Teen Outdoor Leadership Conference in the fall to keep program members engaged and learning throughout the year! Please note: Admission into TOLP is a prerequisite for CIT I & II programs.
Want to learn more? Check out our FAQ or register for our virtual TOLP Information Session happening this Thursday, January 9. Registration for the event closes tomorrow at midnight!
Next Week Is Walk-About Week
Initial cookie orders arrive January 8-11! Ask your Troop Cookie Manager for pick-up date, time and location.
Did you know you could win an ice cream party for your troop and earn a patch by participating in Walk-About Week January 11-19? Have more fun and decorate a wagon or anything that can carry cookies when participating in the walk-about. Then, take a picture of you (in uniform or identifiable as a Girl Scout) with your wagon and submit it by January 27 at bit.ly/2025walkabout.
All photos received will be placed in a drawing and two entries will be drawn to win a Walmart gift card to be used for an ice cream party for the troop. Photos will be used to promote the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Only one photo should be submitted per girl.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program isn’t just packed with business skills- you can earn patches, free admission to various attractions, panda apparel, outdoor gear and more! Learn more about the Girl Scout Cookie Program and get started today!
Cookie-Powered Travel
Get ready to pack your bags! When you participate in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, you can use your proceeds to fund field trips and fun experiences with your troop. You can also bank your Cookie Dough to fund individual travel experiences through GSUSA’s Destinations program. Want to learn more about the program and hear from Girl Scouts who have already traveled on a Destination? Register for our virtual Destinations Showcase happening on Sunday, February 9.
And if you reach Stellar Seller status (3,000 package sales level), you can enjoy a Girl Scout weekend getaway exploring Charlotte, NC or earn $400 toward a week at summer camp!
Patch of the Month: Dark Skies
This patch will help you understand the importance of dark skies and how you can protect this resource. You will learn about light pollution, see the effect of light pollution yourself, learn how you can make changes to reduce light pollution and share what you have learned with others. Download the activity guide and get started earning this patch!
January Mobile Shop Savings
Did you know you can bring the Girl Scout Shop to you? Request a Troop Uniform Shop event for uniform fittings at your meeting location or request a Pop Up Shop for service unit meetings, troop meetings and local Girl Scout events!
Schedule your next mobile shop event for now through January 30 and get 10% off orders of $25 or more!
Adult Volunteer Resources & Trainings
Looking for ways to get more involvement from your Girl Scout families? In addition to recruiting help for set-up, deliveries and booth supervision, you can increase family support for your troop’s efforts by sharing the Cookie Entrepreneur Family Pin Activities. Does your troop have a household with multiple Girl Scouts? Encourage them to use teamwork to earn the Sisters Working Together patch!
Here are the requirements:
- Two or more Girl Scouts in the same family must be participating in the cookie program.
- Girl Scouts must live in the same household, but they do not have to be in the same troop.
- Troop Cookie Manager must complete the Sisters Working Together Reward Form (located on our council website) by Monday, March 10, 2025. This special patch reward will not be automatically applied!
- Two Girl Scouts in the family must sell at least a total of 300 packages of cookies and each girl must sell a minimum of 115 packages.
- The number of packages sold must be recorded in Smart Cookies (and credited to her Digital Cookie account by the Troop Cookie Manager).
For all other rewards, Girl Scouts will only receive the rewards earned based on the actual individual packages sold as listed in Smart Cookies.
Upcoming Adult Programs:
VIRTUAL: Troop Leader Office Hours
Wednesday, January 8
Register by January 7.
Basic Camping Skills License
Sunday, January 12
Oak Ridge, NC
Register by January 8.
VIRTUAL: Basic Camping Skills License Renewal
Thursday, January 23
Register by January 20.
VIRTUAL: Camporee Information Session
Thursday, February 6
Register by February 4.
VIRTUAL: Troop Leader Office Hours
Wednesday, February 12
Register by February 11.
VIRTUAL: Troop Camping Information Session
Thursday, February 13
Register by February 10.
VIRTUAL: Basic Camping Skills License Renewal
Monday, February 24
Register by February 20.
Upcoming Programs at a Glance
VIRTUAL: Teen Outdoor Leadership Program Information Session
Thursday, January 9
Register by January 7.
VIRTUAL: Gold Award Training
Monday, January 13
Register by January 6.
VIRTUAL: Highest Awards Q&A
Thursday, February 6
Register by January 30.
Cast Iron Chef Weekend
Friday, February 7 – Sunday, February 9
Sophia, NC
Register by January 30.
VIRTUAL: Destinations Showcase
Sunday, February 9
Register by January 27.
Safe Sitter Babysitter Boss
Monday, February 17
Greensboro, NC
Register by January 27.
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