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December 2010 and January 2011

Jump For Joy Its Cookie Time! Its the most wonderful time of the year; Cookie Sales

begin Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011! Get ready to practice your sales pitch and get out there! Selling cookies will help you learn business ethics, money management, leadership and people skills. Talk to friends and family and tell them all about how cookies help you and your troop. Dont be afraid to ask your leader questions or ask

for tips. Practice your sales pitch with your fellow troop members or your parents. Take the lead! Our councils goal is to sell

1.4 million boxes of cookies. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the country and youre part of it! Girl Scout cookies are not only yummy but they help your troop do your favorite activities. Sit down with your troop to set realistic goals for cookie sales and decide what you want to do with the Cookie Credits you collect. Credits can take you to summer camp, help you travel, help your community and more. Plus you

can earn fun incentives for selling cookies!

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Published by Girl Scouts of Kansas HeartlandGirl Scouts of Kansas Heartland serves more than 16,000 girls and adults in 80 Kansas counties through its operational headquarters in Wichita, Kan., and regional offices in Emporia, Garden City, Hays and Salina.

All About You: We hope you will find this newsletter useful and informative as well as a perfect place to brag about your accomplishments.

Send story ideas, photos and comments to: Cat Poland, Marketing and Comm. ManagerPhone: (316) 684-6531, ext. 518 Fax: (316) 684-4141E-mail: cpoland@gskh.org Mail: 360 Lexington Rd., Wichita, Kan. 67218

Mission Statement:Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character,

who make the world a better place.

Take an Online JourneyHave you checked out the online journey maps? Theyre fun! Just go to girlscouts.org/program/journeys/maps and start mapping out the fun youll have by clicking on a Girl Scout grade level! Youll find an interactive map with ideas about how to tie your Girl Scout activities into your journey. These are just suggestions to get you started; have fun coming up with your own. After all, its your journey customize it!

Mark your calendars for these important cookie sale dates:

January 21: Cookie Kick-off (see regional insert for an event near you)

January 22- February 6: Initial order taking

February 18- March 13: Girls deliver cookies and participate in booths

June 4: 500+ Event at Exploration Place

August 6: 1,000+ event (Wichita Music Theatre)

Girl Scouts ofKansas Heartland

Board of DirectorsOfficersAllison Ochoa, Chair Cindy Hoover, First Vice ChairAngelica Castillo, Second Vice ChairTerri Schmitz, SecretaryShelley L. Hunt, Treasurer

Members At LargeBarbara Beran, HaysSue Dieckhoff, SalinaBeth Eckert, Parsons Martha Fee, HutchinsonKristi Fowler, McPhersonKarin Gillette, HutchinsonBetty Greer, Garden CityElaine Hudson, ParsonsArnold Hudspeth, WichitaCandy Johnson, EmporiaDon Keller, HutchinsonMegan Monsour, WichitaLorna Nelson, McPhersonDeborah Sauer, WichitaJoan Wagner, KechiSharon Woods, Council Grove

CEOShelly Chenoweth

Dont forget to tell people about the new Shout Out cookie, a Belgian-style caramelized cookie.

Also tell them about the new environment-friendly Thanks-A-Lot cookie packaging! It will take more than 150 tons of paperboard out of the waste stream!

Help Us Celebrate our Big Birthday100!2012 is a big year for Girl Scoutsour 100th anniversary! This is a time to commemorate the past and embrace the future of Scouting. Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland is putting together a committee to help plan activities for this momentous year. We still need a few girl committee members to provide input. The committee would also like to hear your ideas about how we should celebrate 100 years strong with Girl Scouts. If you have a suggestion or would like to be a part of this historical event please e-mail anniversary@gskh.org with your ideas.

Stay Involved and Make New Friends Ambassador Girl Scout Jessica Kennedy of Colby certainly knows how to make new friends, and keep them! As a 12-year member of Girl Scouts, Jessica has been able to enjoy a wide variety of exciting Girl Scout experiences. Her most memorable experience was serving on the national board of lmk.girlscouts.org, an online safety Web site created for girls and their parents by GSUSA and Microsoft Windows. Being involved with LMK was awesome!, said Jessica. I got to go to Seattle and New York, and I made the most amazing friends. By using text messages and Facebook, these 10 girls from across the US have remained close, and are even planning a trip to North Carolina together in the summer of 2011. Jessica thinks of the group as a little family and plans on keeping in touch even after high school. Ive been able to do so many things because I stayed in Girl Scouting, said Jessica. Our troop has helped our local community through service projects, and now I even have close friends across the country. There are so many opportunities, even scholarships! I would encourage all Girl Scouts to stay involved.

Learn more about Jessica and online safety at lmk.girlscouts.org.

LEAD your way to Cookie Program success!L

EFFORT Put some effort into finding your customers! Your neigh-bors, friends, teachers and teams are probably Girl Scout cookie fans.

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Jessica Kennedy, Colby (center), along with Elizabeth Wasinger, Wichita (far right), met new friends while visiting Microsoft headquarters in Seattle, Washington as part of lmk.girlscouts.org.

LOCAL Let customers know that the money earned from cookie sales stays right here in our council.

AWARDS Earn Cookie Credits, patches and other recognitions for your cookie sale efforts.

DONATE Dont forget about the Cookie Share program! Ask customers if they would like to purchase an extra box to donate to charity.

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Its Your Story Tell It Daisies: 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals Brownies: A World of Girls Juniors: aMUSE Cadettes: MEdia Seniors: Mission: Sisterhood Ambassadors: Bliss: Live It! Give It!

Girl Scout Shop Hours: Wichita: Monday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.;

Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Hays, Salina, Emporia, and Garden City: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday

Emporia Office: 1200 Burlingame Road, Emporia, Kan. 66801 | (620) 342-4532 | (800) 342-4532 | Fax: (620) 342-8066

To submit stories, contact: Lydia Cope at lcope@gskh.org or (800) 342-4532

Emporia and Parsons Regions26th Annual Mother/Daughter Campout

Scout SafariMothers and daughters enjoyed a great weekend in the Flint Hills at Camp Wood in Elmdale at the 26th Annual Mother/Daughter Campout. The campout offers a great chance for mothers and daughters to spend quality time together while enjoying many fun activities. Activities included archery, canoeing, flashlight hiking, crafts, horseback riding, climbing the Alpine Tower, singing songs, eating smores, GeoCaching, and so much more!

We would love to see your photos from Mother/Daughter Campout.

Please send them to me and I will post them on our website!

Lydia Copelcope@gskh.org

A Great Honor Madison Girl Scout Troops 30127 and 30103 enjoyed the weekend camping at Fall River State Park. The weekend attraction was the 8th Annual Mountain Man Rendezvous. The girls have participated in the rendezvous for the last five years. This year was a special year because Dave Yellowhand Clark, medicine man Lone Wolf KenFeudner, and their friend Reg, held an adoption ceremony. They adopted the troops as their granddaughters and the leaders as their daughters and son. The ceremony was carried out in the traditional way of Lone Wolfs ancestors. This was a great honor for all those involved. The rendezvous itself had many traders and trappers selling goods and living in period tents, pyramids and tipi lodges. The girls were able to get a feel of what it was like in the 1800s when they really got together. They were also able to watch a few competitions in black powder shooting, tomahawk throwing, and a ladies skillet toss. These were popular in the 1800s. At the days end they all settled down and curled up in their sleeping bags and drifted off to sleep under the tipi lodge poles and canvas that were slightly stained with smoke.

Fredoniaopoly Receives 1st Place Girls from Junior Troop 70235, Cadette Troop 70409 and Brownie Troop 70134 puttogether a Fredoniaopoly float for the Fredonia Homecoming parade. The theme was Explore Fredonia. They took pictures of things to do and see in Fredonia and placed them around the float. They also took pictures of several houses in Fredonia and placed them on top of the float, along with pictures of three motels in town. They made playing pieces by spray painting a boot, car, horse, and a thimble (a small trash can upside down). The girls had a lot of fun and learned some interesting things about their town. The girls hard work paid off, the float won first place in the parade! The girls were presented with three $25 gift certificates to use in Fredonia. They are planning to buy a CD player for the Girl Scout room so they can learn new Girl Scout songs. The rest of the money will be used to help fund their Mother/Daughter Cook-off and Juliette Low Birthday Party. Way to go girls!

Pictured: Back row, Madison, Sheryl, Yellowhand, and Shelley. Middle, Alyssa, Megan, Gillian, and Emily. Front, Aubrey

Emporia Office: 1200 Burlingame Road, Emporia, Kan. 66801 | (620) 342-4532 | (800) 342-4532 | Fax: (620) 342-8066

To submit stories, contact: Lydia Cope at lcope@gskh.org or (800) 342-4532

Emporia and Parsons Regions26th Annual Mother/Daughter Campout

Scout SafariMothers and daughters enjoyed a great weekend in the Flint Hills at Camp Wood in Elmdale at the 26th Annual Mother/Daughter Campout. The campout offers a great chance for mothers and daughters to spend quality time together while enjoying many fun activities. Activities included archery, canoeing, flashlight hiking, crafts, horseback riding, climbing the Alpine Tower, singing songs, eating smores, GeoCaching, and so much more!

We would love to see your photos from Mother/Daughter Campout.

Please send them to me and I will post them on our website!

Lydia Copelcope@gskh.org

A Great Honor Madison Girl Scout Troops 30127 and 30103 enjoyed the weekend camping at Fall River State Park. The weekend attraction was the 8th Annual Mountain Man Rendezvous. The girls have participated in the rendezvous for the last five years. This year was a special year because Dave Yellowhand Clark, medicine man Lone Wolf KenFeudner, and their friend Reg, held an adoption ceremony. They adopted the troops as their granddaughters and the leaders as their daughters and son. The ceremony was carried out in the traditional way of Lone Wolfs ancestors. This was a great honor for all those involved. The rendezvous itself had many traders and trappers selling goods and living in period tents, pyramids and tipi lodges. The girls were able to get a feel of what it was like in the 1800s when they really got together. They were also able to watch a few competitions in black powder shooting, tomahawk throwing, and a ladies skillet toss. These were popular in the 1800s. At the days end they all settled down and curled up in their sleeping bags and drifted off to sleep under the tipi lodge poles and canvas that were slightly stained with smoke.

Fredoniaopoly Receives 1st Place Girls from Junior Troop 70235, Cadette Troop 70409 and Brownie Troop 70134 puttogether a Fredoniaopoly float for the Fredonia Homecoming parade. The theme was Explore Fredonia. They took pictures of things to do and see in Fredonia and placed them around the float. They also took pictures of several houses in Fredonia and placed them on top of the float, along with pictures of three motels in town. They made playing pieces by spray painting a boot, car, horse, and a thimble (a small trash can upside down). The girls had a lot of fun and learned some interesting things about their town. The girls hard work paid off, the float won first place in the parade! The girls were presented with three $25 gift certificates to use in Fredonia. They are planning to buy a CD player for the Girl Scout room so they can learn new Girl Scout songs. The rest of the money will be used to help fund their Mother/Daughter Cook-off and Juliette Low Birthday Party. Way to go girls!

Pictured: Back row, Madison, Sheryl, Yellowhand, and Shelley. Middle, Alyssa, Megan, Gillian, and Emily. Front, Aubrey

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Save the Date! March 5, 2011

When: March 5, 2011 Where: Emporia State University Cost: $20 for 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk $25 for Sleep in Option This will be a great opportunity to celebrate our 99th birthday with all of your Girl Scout friends and family! All girls, troops, friends and families are encouraged to participate.

More information will be available soon on our website kansasgirlscouts.org or call (620) 342-4532!

Thin Mint Sprint

Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland99 years and still running strong!5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

Burlingame Blunder I would like to offer my sincerest apologies toBreanna, Emilie, and McKenzie for a mistake that I made in the October and November Shout Out! newsletter. These girls worked extremely hard on their Silver Award project improving their local park in Burlingame. I apologize for stating that the project was done in Burlington. This was my mistake, and I apoligize.

Sincerely,Lydia Cope, Community Development ManagerEmporia office

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Emporia RegionDecember 11 Holiday Sweetness DBJCSA Amend Girl Scout Center, Emporia 1 to 4 p.m. 11/28/10 January 15 Stress Stinks* DBJ Amend Girl Scout Center, Emporia 1 to 4 p.m. 0 1/10/11 21 Cookie Kick Off DBJCSA Emporia Granada Theatre, Emporia 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 29 NEW! Music is Everywhere DBJCSA Amend Girl Scout Center, Emporia 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 01/16/11February 5 Ruby Slipper DBJCSA Emporia High School, Emporia 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 01/23/11 26 Computer 101* J Emporia State University Library, Emporia 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 02/13/11 Point, Click, and Go* B Emporia State University Library, Emporia 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 02/13/11 Girl Scouts Around the World* DBJ Amend Girl Scout Center, Emporia 1 to 4 p.m. 0 2/13/11March 5 SAVE THE DATE! Thin Mint Sprint DBJSCA Emporia State University, Emporia 10:30 a.m. 12-13 Mall Madness CSA Flinthills Mall, Emporia 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. 02/27/11

Parsons Region January 15 Swim for Health and Fun DBJCSA Ash Youth Center, Independence 1 to 3 p.m. 21 Cookie Kick Off DBJCSA Emporia Granada Theatre, Emporia 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 29 Skate the Girl Scout Way DBJCSA Roller Dome Skating Rink, Coffeyville 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 01/17/11February 12 A TEA-rrific Time! DBJCSA Brown Mansion, Coffeyville 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 0 1/30/11March 5 Thin Mint Sprint All Emporia State University, Emporia TBD 8 Theatre It Is CSA Independence Community College, Independence 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 0 2/27/11 19 Science Discovery D Independence Science and Tech. Center, Independence 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 0 3/07/11

Join Us for Cookie Kickoff on Jan. 21 at Granada Theatre in Emporia We are pleased to announce that the 2011 Cookie Kick-Off will take place Jan. 21 at The Emporia Granada Theatre located in the heart of Emporia Kansas at 807 Commercial Street between 8th and 9th Avenues. The theatre, originally constructed in 1929, was recently restored to its original

condition which boasts beautiful artwork and architecture throughout. Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland invites you to join us for the 2011 Cookie Kick-Off on Jan. 21, 2011. This event, which will take

place from 6:30-8:30 p.m., will offer attendees the first chance to sample a new Girl Scout cookie, the Shout Out, browse through the Councils Shop-On-The-Go, check out the 2011 Cookie Sale Recognitions, and

learn about the Cookie Share Program and Mystery Houses. Girls will also have the opportunity to check out the Cookie Garden to discover first-hand what goes into a Girl Scout cookie that makes it so delicious. Last but not

least, it would not be a Girl Scout event without crafts, games and prizes. For additional information about the 2011 Cookie Kick-Off, please contact Victoria Partridge at 620-342-4532.

For more information about any of the *events listed below, or to find more exciting events happening around the council, please visit kansasgirlscouts.org and click on Events.*Information subject to change. Please visit kansasgirlscouts.org/events or call your regional office for up-to-date information.

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For more information about any of the events* listed below, or to find more exciting events happening around the council, please visit kansasgirlscouts.org and click on Events.*Information subject to change. Please visit kansasgirlscouts.org/events or call your regional office for up-to-date information.

Selden Girl Scouts make their world a better place.

Collecting Soap for a Cause Selden Girl Scouts are pictured with Darla Dible from the Rexford Community Church. The girls collected soap for the Rexford Community Churchs annual shoebox drive. Shoeboxes are filled with toys and necessities, and are donated to kids in need at Christmas time.

Girls Night Out At The Mall They came, they played, and they had fun! The Girls Night Out at The Mall in Hays was a huge success held on Sept. 25 with 161 girls and 104 adults

in attendance. Girls and adults enjoyed an inflatable obstacle course, Wii games, looking at the stars through huge telescopes, dancing, parachute games, making recycled t-shirt bags, Henna tattoos and much more. The event was hosted by the Hays Service Unit, The Mall of Hays and Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland. Sponsors for the event were Golden Belt Bank, Heartland Building Center, Curt Pfannenstiel and Hometown Brand Center, all of Hays. Mall merchants and Fort Hays State University Athletic Department donated coupons, tickets and trinkets for each participant.

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December 2 Garden City Shop Open All Girl Scout Office, 114 Grant Avenue, Garden City 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2 Area Meeting V Randall Girls Scout Cabin, Light Park, Liberal 6:30 to 9 p.m. 4 Thin Mint Sprint All Fort Hays State University, 9 a.m. Registration, 10 a.m Race Begins Gross Memorial Coliseum, Gate 2, Hays After 11/30/10 Late Registration fee is incurred Area Meeting V Girl Scout Office, 114 Grant Avenue, Garden City 9:30 a.m. to noon 6 Area Meeting V Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 6:30 to 9 p.m. 3231 N. 14th Avenue, Dodge City 7 Area Meeting V United Methodist Church, 321 W. Grant, Ulysses 6:30 to 9 p.m. 11 Winter Leadership Conference V Hoxie High School, Hoxie 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 11/29/10 Leadership Essentials V Scout House, 401 S. Nipp, Johnson City 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Basic and Troop Program Aid Training CSA Girl Scout Office, 114 Grant Avenue, Garden City 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 11/22/10 16 Leadership Essentials V Randall Girls Scout Cabin, Light Park, Liberal 6 to 9:30 p.m.

January 8 Leadership Essentials V Girl Scout Office, 114 Grant Avenue, Garden City 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 13 Leadership Essentials V Longbranch Hut, 1109 Longbranch, Dodge City 6 to 9:30 p.m. 15 Lady Tiger Basketball Clinic All Fort Hays State University, 8:35 a.m. Check-in, 9 a.m Start 01/12/11 Gross Memorial Coliseum, Gate 2, Hays 21 Cookie Kickoff All More details to come - go to www.kansasgirlscouts.org for more information! 22 Cookie Sales Begin All Throughout Kansas Heartland Council 22 Older Girl Congress Winter Meeting CSA Girl Scout Office, 114 Grant Avenue, Garden City 10:30 a.m. to 12:01 p.m. 01/07/11 22-23 Older Girl Congress Winter Event CSA Garden City Community College, 801 Campus Drive, Emergency Responders - 101 John Collins Voc. Bldg, Garden City Fri. 1 p.m. to Sat. 7:30 a.m. 01/07/11 29 Older Girl Congress Winter Meeting CSA Colby Community College, 1255 South Range, 3:30 to 5 p.m 01/07/11 Bedker Memorial Complex, Colby 29-30 Older Girl Congress Winter Event CSA Colby Community College, 1255 South Range, Fri. 5:15 p.m. to Sat. 8 a.m. 01/07/11 The Case of the Fashion Era Murder Bedker Memorial Complex, Colby 31 Delegate Conference Call All Dial 1-866-439-4480, Enter PIN 835185# 7 p.m. February 14-17 Cookie Delivery All Hays Region 21-25 Cookie Delivery All Garden City Region

2011 Trips 5/6-5/8 Estes Park Trip 6th Grade - C Estes Park, CO 01/15/11 July/Aug X-treme Whitewater Rafting 7th & 8th - CSA Cotopaxi, CO 01/15/11

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Salina Office: 3115 Enterprise Dr., Suite C, Salina, Kan. 67401 | (785) 827-3679 | (800) 888-0872 | Fax: (785) 827-6679

To submit stories, contact: Sara Nettleingham at snettleingham@gskh.org or (785) 827-3679

Salina Region

Cookie Kickoff January 21, 2011 - 1600 Rush St., Salina, KS Church of the Cross, 7-9 p.m. This years Cookie Kickoff will be better than ever! Starting at 7 p.m., girls will have a variety of activities, games, and crafts to choose from as well as dancing with DJ Cain. Troops that are traveling from out of town may pack a sleeping bag and sleepover with their troop leaderyou just need to RSVP in advance! Cant wait to see you there.

Healthy Today, Healthy Tomorrow: Girls Health Takes Many Forms This years five-part series Healthy Today, Healthy Tomorrow taking place in Salina thanks to a grant through the Salina Regional Health Foundations Community Health Investment Program, or CHIP grant. It encourages girls to look at what health means to them from a variety of perspectives. The first three events, Lets Get Movin, Mystery Trip, and Girl, M.D. Medical Careers Day

explored nutrition, physical health, alternative and fun ways to exercise, prevention of disease and health issues, and careers in the medical field.

Lets Get Movin The 1st of the series, Lets Get Movin, took place on Oct. 9 and allowed girls to work with the K-State Salina Dance Squad, the Spirit Cats, at Central High School to learn a fun dance routine and discover how great exercise is. Girls who attended this event also learned more about the nutritional food pyramid and created healthy snacks. Lets Get Movin motivated girls to find fun new ways to exercise through games and dance.

Lindsborg Girls Trick or Treat for the NeedyGirl Scouts in Lindsborg collected canned food items for their communitys food bank by Trick or Treating for Cans. Great work, girls! Thank you to Cheri Barnes for sharing these pictures!

Mystery Trip

The second event in the series, Mystery Trip was a full day of activities specially chosen for girls to learn about personal health and well-being. The girls spent the day traveling to different mystery locationsthe bus driver was the only one who knew where they were going (besides parents who received an itinerary). The first stop in the trip was to visit with Dr. Trent Davis, neurologist, and learn more about how the body works as well

as career choices for those interested. Girls were able to explore how our nervous system and muscles work together in our bodies. The next stop on the mystery trip was Central Kansas Foundation (CKF) . CKF works with the community to prevent and treat alcohol and substance abuse. The girls were able to learn about why it is critically important to stay away from alcohol and drugs. The final stop on the trip was the YMCA where girls learned about nutrition and healthy eating, exercise and stress relief. Girls were able to enjoy a session of Yoga to relieve the stresses of the day.

Girl, MD: Medical Careers Day The third fall event in the Healthy Today, Healthy Tomorrow series, Girl MD, allowed Girl Scouts to work in conjunction with Brown Mackie Colleges medical teaching staff and students to learn more about the variety of fields available in health care. The event, which took place at the Brown Mackie Campus, gave girls a chance to do hands-on activities and learn in a college-level setting to inspire a passion in both the health care professions but also in taking a role in their own health.

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Girl Scouts Pay Respect to the United States through Flag Retirement Ceremony Girl Scouts are one of the few organizations that are allowed to conduct a flag retirement ceremony which involves respectfully putting a torn or tattered flag to rest. Katharine Piper and Cierra Hladky of Troop 20264 and Kya Rabenseifner of Troop 20247 as well as Doris Maddox, co-leader of 20264 all assisted with a flag ceremony in Great Bend earlier this fall. Thank you to Tamara Rabenseifner for sharing these photos of the ceremony!

For more information about any of the events* listed below, or to find more exciting events happening around the council, please visit kansasgirlscouts.org and click on Events.*Information subject to change. Please visit kansasgirlscouts.org/events or call your regional office for up-to-date information.

Girls look on in anticipation as they wait to begin their campfire activities.

ReservationDate Event Prog. Level Location Time DeadlineDecember 2 Area Meeting- Beloit V North Central Kansas Technical School 6 to 8 p.m. 4 Area Meeting- Salina V Trinity United Methodist Church 9 to 11 a.m. 6 Area Meeting- Salina V Trinity United Methodist Church 6 to 8 p.m. 9 Area Meeting- Great Bend V 1st United Methodist Church 6 to 8 p.m. 3 Mother Daughter Holiday Ball DBJCSA Highland Hotel, 3017 10th St., Great Bend 5:30 p.m. check-in, 6 to 7 p.m., dinner, 7 to 9 p.m., dance 11/26/10 5 Mother Daughter Holiday Ball DBJCSA Saline Country Club, 2101 E Country Club Rd., Salina 4:30 p.m. check-in, 5 to 6 p.m., dinner, 6 to 8 p.m., dance 11/26/10

January 15 Silver and Gold Orientation S A Girl Scout Center, 3115 Enterprise Dr. Ste. C, Salina 10 a.m. to Noon 01/07/11 21 Cookie Kickoff DBJCSAV Church of the Cross, 1600 Rush, Salina 7 to 9 p.m. Out of town troops may sleepover. Must RSVP to do so. 22 Cookie Sale Begins All Council Wide

Monster Mash Halloween Bash

Camp Marydell Campout

Abilene Girl Scouts celebrated a spooky Halloween on Oct. 24, 2010.

Girls Who Scream Together... Haunted Stroll 2010 was a spooktacular success!Daisies, Brownies, and their families enjoyed the princess themed Pumpkin Hollow, hearing a princess story and even decorating their own princess hat!Juniors and Cadettes were daring to stroll along the scarier Boo Bash trail, crossing the covered bridge, passing through the scary bunkhouses and much more!The Spookmasters braved their very own late night trail in the dark, no flashlights allowed!Girl Scouts and their families were treated to hayrack rides and walking taco salads as a snack. Many thanks to all the volunteers and Spookmasters for making the event a success and a great start to Halloween week! Check out more photos online.

Wichita and Hutchinson Regions

Wichita Office: 360 Lexington Road, Wichita, Kan. 67218 | (316) 684-6531 | (888) 472-3683 | Fax: (316) 684-4141

To submit stories, contact: Traci Taylor at ttaylor@gskh.org or (316) 684-6531

Making the World a Better Place The Girl Scouts of Wichita East Service Unit challenged themselves this fall with Project Re-directory, a community service project offered by SBC. Through collecting phone books, these Girl Scouts earned a fun patch recognizing their hard work. They collected 4,550 books and there were 20 troops and163 girls participating. Additional contributions came from Sedgwick County North Service Unit, Wichita West Service Unit and Girl Scouts in Harvey County leading to 150 more girls earning the patch! Watch for this challenge in 2011.

Fashion Passion Girl Scouts is about making new friends, learning new things, and helping the commu-nity. Cowley County Girl Scouts jumped at the chance to assist with the 2010 Rescues and Runways event. Girl Scouts provided entertainment as they modeled in the runway show in addition to collecting needed pet items at the Winfield Country Club on Sept. 26. After discovering a need in their area, girls were able to connect with other local organizations to take action and bring awareness to the cause as a united front.

How do you make a difference in your community? Share your story with Traci Taylor at ttaylor@gskh.org.

Girl Scouts Grow in St. John New troops have sprung up in St. John! A sign-up booth at the St. John Jubilee Celebration brought seven more girls to this troop in May and they now have 13 members. A highlight so far this year was learning how to make hair bows and wearing them the next day to school. These Girl Scouts exceeded their goal with their first Fall Opportunity Sale and are looking ahead to the Cookie Sale. Welcome Girl Scouts!

Taking Action This fall, Pratt Girl Scouts collected coats, hats, mittens, and scarves to provide to local churches and elementary schools as part of their Warming Hearts & Hands coat drive. Afterwards, Girl Scouts celebrated with a costume party at the Girl Scout Cabin. There were games, crafts, and the story of Juliette Gordon Low. Check out the donut fishing game! You can see more pictures online at kansasgirlscouts.org

Looking Ahead Museums and Learning Centers partner with our council to bring fun and exciting programming to Girl Scouts! There are many upcoming events in your region. Please note that events may change due to registration and that deadlines are strict so that the facilities can make arrangements. Plan ahead and take advantage of these amazing events at places like the Museum of World Treasures , Kansas Cosmosphere, the Kansas Underground Salt Museum, the Kansas Kids Museum, Exploration Place, Ulrich Art Museum and the Kansas Aviation Museum. See more at our website, kansasgirlscouts.org.

Birds of a Feather Twenty-five Cadettes and Ambassadors attended the Masters of the Sky event at Eagle Valley Raptor center in Cheney in October. They got an up-close encounter with some of the birds of prey. They learned facts about different raptors and their importance in our Kansas environment. Some of the birds that Girl Scouts were able to feed, watch, and learn about were the Red-tailed Hawk, Great Horned Owl, Turkey Vulture, and Bald Eagles among others. Girl Scouts went into the flight cage to get a VIP view of the American Bald Eagles named WSU (pronounced Wha-Shu) and Cessna. Girls also got to experience a release of a Great Horned Owl who had been nursed back to health and was returning to the wild. Did you know that eagles smile by opening their beak? Neither did we. Check out these Girl Scouts smiling at WSU as he posed for the picture.

Bear-A-Thon a Success The Girl Scouts in Reno County dressed bears in hand-made Boy Scout and Girl Scout uniforms and donated them to local organizations such as the Reno County Emergency Childrens Shelter, Hutchinson Police Department, SRS, Reno County Juvenile Intake and Assessment as well as other similar groups. The community purchased bears and dropped them in bins across Hutchinson before the girls collected them Oct. 17. Look out for good things coming from this group! Check out more photos at kansasgirlscouts.org.

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D Daisy, B Brownie, C Cadette, J Junior, S Senior, A Ambassador, V Volunteer

For more information about any of the *events listed below, or to find more exciting events happening around the council, please visit kansasgirlscouts.org and click on Events.*Information subject to change. Please visit kansasgirlscouts.org/events or call your regional office for up-to-date information.

ReservationDate Event Prog. Level Location Time DeadlineDecember 11 61st Annual Festival of Giving Program ASC Century II Exhibition Hall, Wichita 7:30 to 10 a.m. 11/29/10 61st Annual Festival of Giving Program ASC Century II Exhibition Hall, Wichita 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 11/29/10 61st Annual Festival of Giving Program ASC Century II Exhibition Hall, Wichita 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 11/29/10 61st Annual Festival of Giving: ASCJBD Century II Exhibition Hall, Wichita 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rythym of the Season 16 Leadership Essentials V Girl Scout Center, Wichita 6 to 9 p.m.

January 6 Leadership Essentials V Girl Scout Center, Wichita 6 to 9 p.m. 11 Lets Sing V Girl Scout Center, Wichita 6 to 8:30 p.m. 17 Programs Skills Leader S A Girl Scout Center, Wichita 2 to 3:30 p.m. 01/9/11 21 Wichita Region Cookie Kick Off All Century II Exhibition Hall (225 W. Douglas Ave) 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 21 Hutchinson Region Cookie Kick Off All First Presbyterian Church (201 East Sherman) 7 to 8:30 p.m 22 Cookie Sale Begins All Council Wide 25 Leadership Essentials V TBD, Hutchinson 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. 31 Delegate Conference Call All Dial 1-866-439-4480 Enter PIN 835185# 7 to 8 p.m.

February 5 South Central Older Girl Congress C S A The Alley, Wichita (11413 E. 13th) 1 to 2:30 p.m. 01/23/11 Winter Session South Central Older Girl Congress C S A The Alley, Wichita (11413 E. 13th) 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. 01/23/11 Winter Event 11-12 Outside-In Camping B Starwoods Outdoor Center, Clearwater Fri. 6 p.m. to Sat. 11a.m. 01/28/11 12 Brownies in Space B Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson 2 to 5 p.m. 01/30/11 12-13 Kansas Underground Secrets J C S A Kansas Underground Salt Museum, Hutchinson Sat. 5:45 p.m. to Sun. 7:30 a.m. 01/30/11 19 Ready, Set, Jet D B J C S A Starwoods Outdoor Center, Clearwater 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 01/21/11 26 American Red Cross First Aid and CPR C S A Girl Scout Center, Wichita 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 01/13/11

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Hutchinson RegionFriday, January 21, 2011 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. At the First Presbyterian Church (201 East Sherman)

Wichita Region Friday, January 21, 2011 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) At Century II Exhibition Hall (225 W. Douglas Ave.)

What Girl Scouts can expect to do: Sample the new Shout Out cookieFind out whats growing in the Cookie GardenLearn about the Cookie Share Program Vote for 2011 Camp T-ShirtMake your own recipe card bookletHave your photo taken with your troopCheck out the Cookie Sale recognitions Learn about the Mystery Houses Set your Cookie Sale goals See whats new at the Councils Shop-on-the-GoTest your selling skills on Cookie LaneAnd much more...

Attention Troop Leaders and Cookie Managers! Cookie Sale Troop Training and Material Distribution for Wichita and Hutchinson Regions:Butler County Tues., Jan. 4, 6 p.m., Safety Building, AugustaCowley County Fri., Jan. 7, 6 p.m., 1st United Meth. Church, WinfieldHarvey County Sun. Jan. 9, Newton Little House, Newton (Time TBD)Hutchinson (in conjunction with Area Meeting) Mon., Dec.6, 6:30 p.m., Hutchinson Comm. College Pratt (in conjunction with Area Meeting) Thurs., Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Pratt Comm. College, Emeritus Rm. Sedgwick County Sat., Jan. 8, 10 a.m., Newman University, Wichita Sat., Jan. 8, 2 p.m., Newman University, WichitaSumner County Tues., Jan. 11, 6 p.m., American Legion, Wellington

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Happy Birthday Juliette Low A Fall Kick Off and Juliette Low Birthday Event was held Oct. 2 at Saint Marys in Derby. There were stations demonstrating traditional Girl Scout practices in outdoor training like dutch oven cooking and setting up tents in addition to face painting, cupcake decorating, and spin art. The Derby Optimist Club provided a snow cone machine and moon bounces. One Girl Scout even brought Juliette a present! The Junior/Cadette Troop #40710 made display boards for each of the four World Centers and a story board about Juliette Gordon Lows life and birthplace in Savannah, GA. This board can be seen in the lobby at the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Wichita Office, 360 Lexington Road. Girl-led activities like the cupcake decorating booth and a campfire SWAP booth were fine examples of leadership. Hats are off to these Girl Scouts for celebrating where they came from as well as planning out where they are going. Juliette Daisy Low would be proud!

Juliette Low is the founder of the Girl Scout movement. Oct. 31, 2010 was her 150th birthday!