Sunday, October 5, 2025

October Leader's Meeting

NEW BUSINESS

OLD NEWS

Babysitter's List 2025-2026
Babysitters: Sign up here.
Parents: Access Girl Scout babysitters here.

2025-2026 CALENDAR


OCTOBER
Recommended Troop Activity (October 24): ASU Earth and Space Exploration Day
October 21, 6 to 9 pm, First Aid Training
October 25, 2:30-3:30 pm, Daisy Badge Workshop
October 30, Haunted Yard

NOVEMBER
November 3, Cookie Training at 10 and 6:30
November 21, 6 to 8 pm, Songfest

DECEMBER
Recommended Troop Activity: Hike Pinnacle Peak (holiday story usually can be found along the trail during the month of December)

JANUARY
January 9, Cookie Rally @ Parsons
January 9-11, Pima Jammin' @ Parsons
January 17 or 18th, Cookie Delivery (likely the 17th)

FEBRUARY
February 22, Thinking Day

MARCH
March 8, 2 pm, Alice in Wonderland
March 27-28, Camp B.A.S.I.C.

APRIL
April 6, Leader's Gala
April 6, Jared Box Deadline
Mother's Day Tea
April 26 (tentative), Annual Meeting

MAY
May 6, Older Girl Bridging

JUNE
Day Camp/PA Training (Tentative)

JULY
July 20-25, National Convention, Washington DC
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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Halloween Candy Collection

 

Got Candy?

Don’t get stuck with piles of leftover Halloween candy this year!  Consider donating your excess candy to MOM’S PANTRY!

Donation Dates: November 1st - 5th
What to Donate: All types of wrapped candy are accepted!

Candy collections may be dropped at Diana'sand left in the cooler outside her front door. 

Let’s spread some sweetness and give back to the community! 

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Thinking Day 2026


Thinking Day 2026

WHAT: Each year on February 22, World Thinking Day, girls honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts by taking time to give thanks for their international friendships and remember that Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a global community—one of nearly 150 countries that are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

 

WHEN & WHERE: 

Sunday, February 22, 2026

1:00–3:00+ pm

Scottsdale Ranch Park, Ramada 10


REGISTRATION FORM: 


Click here for the Thinking Day 2026 Registration Form


WHY THINKING DAY MATTERS FOR GIRLS: 


Preparing a country booth helps girls practice teamwork, budgeting, public speaking, and leadership—all while having fun exploring global cultures. Yes, for Daisies, too! See here: The Benefits of Thinking Day Participation


COST: $5 per girl and includes a patch and passport.  No charge for leaders. Troops will be issued a refund of up to $3 per girl after the event for those who attend. Last day to register is February 9, 2026. 

 

Payment can be made via troop check to Pima Neighborhood.

Mail/deliver the check to: 15240 N. 104th PL, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Or give the check directly to the money manager at a leader’s meeting.


ATTENDANCE:  Please have registered adults to meet ratio. 


Slots will be filled and countries assigned on a first-come, first-paid basis and then registration will be closed.  Please submit your check made out to Pima Neighborhood with the registration form below. After payment is received, you will receive a confirmation of your country choice by email.

 

DIRECTIONS: 

Each troop should:

  • Pick a country and prepare a booth that includes:

    • Poster/information

    • Food

    • Craft and/or SWAP

    • Physical activity (game or song)

  • Bring a stamp or sticker for passports.

  • Bring your own table.

Please don’t try to prepare a perfect table. Keep it simple especially if you have a younger troop. Our troop has done it since they were Daisies ðŸ™‚

Helpful tips for making Thinking Day manageable:
Tips & Best Practices for Leaders
Keeping Thinking Day and Cost Manageable

Community Supply List

To help save costs and avoid duplicate purchases, we’ve put together a shared sheet of community supplies that troops can borrow from or add to. This list includes items like extra stamps, craft leftovers, etc, from previous years. Please be sure to add supplies that your troop is willing to share! 

View the Community Supply List

PATCHES: Your troop will receive the same number of patches as the number of girls registered.


COUNTRIES TAKEN: Japan

COUNT: 8

SCHEDULE:


Set up: 1:00 to 1:30

Rotations: 1:30 to 3 pm

Clean up: 3 until completed


Sign Up Here.  https://forms.gle/yMPN9EYoq2GqgSUZ6

Questions? Email: Pima.4338@gmail.com
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Cookies for the Military

Cookies for the Military

Troop donations for the military can be dropped off at Diana's house after the cookie sale ends.  Cookies are collected by the Air Re-Fueling Wing of the Arizona Guard and distributed to members in all branches of the military both here in Arizona and abroad. An end date will be posted at a later date. 

Small donations (less than 3 cases) can be left at my front door, just let me know you are coming. Please do not place them directly in front of the door; this is a tripping hazard.

Large donations: email ahead so that we can transfer them directly into the garage. (Addresses and emails are on the neighborhood roster or in the private Facebook group).

Please bring your cookies in the right cases! Even if it is just one box, please bring all cookies in the right case.  The donations will be in the thousands and the base needs to pallet them up for the journey. We need full cases in the right boxes to do that. 

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2025-2026 Robotics Competitions


The Techalongs cordially invite all Girl Scouts to attend their competitions to cheer them on.  Matches start about 10 am at any event.  Come for the whole event, or just drop in for an hour or so.  Each qualifier starts with check in and inspections followed by preliminaries that determine who will compete in the finals.  Awards generally start about 4.

Turquoise Qualifier

December 6th@ Valley Christian Schools - K-8 Campus, 6304 S Price Rd, Tempe, AZ 85283, USA

Petrified Wood Qualifier

January 24@ Brophy College Preparatory, 4701 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012

Copper Ridge Qualifier

February 7th @ American Leadership Academy, Queen Creek 7-12, 23908 Hawes Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142

For more information about FIRST FTC in Arizona, please visit their blog.

For more information on the Techalongs, including how to join the team, please visit their website.



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Campfire Songfest 2025


Troop #4400 will be hosting a campfire sing along! Troops are encouraged to prepare a song or skit to share! Bring a blanket or sit-upons for your troop.


When: Friday, November 21, from 6-8pm
Where: Karalyn Folmes' home (address when you register)
Cost: $5 per girl - includes patch, hot chocolate and s'mores.

Optional: We are requesting donations for Foothills Animal Shelter: Cat and dog food and various dog and cat toys. Thank you!!

Registration: To RSVP and for payment information, click here

Looking for Song ideas? Click here
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Troop Camp Certification 2

Troop Camp Certification 2



There will be a TCC2 course at Camp BASIC at Usery Mountain Regional Park, March 27! Sign up on the council site:


Troop Camp Certification is the course you need to take your troop camping. Part 1 is the online prereq, Part 2 is required for any cooking or campfires. 

Camp BASIC will be held on March 27-28 for all Brownie and Junior troops. You can bring your troop to Camp BASIC and we will teach the girls outdoor skills while you take the leader's class. TCC2 will be finished around 4:30, and then you can join your girls and have dinner and camp out.

Registration for Camp BASIC will be up soon.
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Thursday, September 11, 2025

Theater Event: Alice in Wonderland


Join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit into a topsy-turvy world that gets “curiouser and curiouser”. Meet the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts & more unforgettable characters when we go down the rabbit hole!

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Pima is heading to the theater on March 8th at 2 pm for a showing of the Alice In Wonderland at the Fountain Hills Theater: 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. Fountain Hills, AZ 85268.

Cost is $11 and attendance is limited to 90. Girl Scouts who attend will receive a patch.  Seats are *not* guaranteed until payment is submitted. Please note, as with all theater tickets, refunds are not available but are transferable.

Please sign up here and make checks payable to Pima Neighborhood (troop or family payments) or pay via Venmo (family and friend payments only).  Girls can attend with their troops or with family members and friends.

Please email pima.neighborhood@gmail.com for Venmo instructions if needed. 




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Sunday, September 7, 2025

Adopt a Family


Thank you for your support for our annual Adopt-a-Family project!  Pima has been participating in this project for decades, and each year we sponsor more than 25 Scottsdale children whose families live in poverty. 

The Adopt-a-Family program is run by the City of Scottsdale. Families are interviewed by city social workers, who record children’s requests for three gifts for the winter holidays.  Susan Vargas will email assignment information to you in mid-November.  Every effort is made to match troops with a child near their age if they request it.  

You purchase at least three gifts for a total value of at least $130 for each child based on their wish list.  You also provide a $50 gift card to the family’s grocery store to help provide a holiday meal.  Troops frequently supplement the three main gifts with clothing and/or stocking stuffers, and sometimes also include a small gift for the parents such as cleaning supplies.  Many troops also include gift wrap, bows, and tape for the families. All gifts are given to the families unwrapped, so the parents can have the pleasure and dignity of wrapping their own children’s gifts. The total expenditure per sponsored child is at minimum $180.

You will drop off a donor report and all the gifts, bagged and labelled for each recipient to Susan Vargas's home on Saturday December 13 or Sunday December 14.  Thank you for making a child's holiday special!

 

Sign up here:  https://forms.gle/kKS7oExVrEB6mRLE7


Last day to sign up is October 6th.

 

Thank you for making a child's holiday special!

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Thursday, August 28, 2025

September News

 

NEW BUSINESS

  • Adopt a Family
  • Higher Awards (Lee)
  • Outdoor Opportunities In and Out of Pima

OLD NEWS
  • Fall Product 
  • 2025-2026 Cupboard (looking for a garage to host)

Babysitter's List 2025-2026
Babysitters: Sign up here.
Parents: Access Girl Scout babysitters here.

2025-2026 CALENDAR

Sign up to Facilitate a Meeting here.

SEPTEMBER
September 6, FIRST Robotics FTC kick off

OCTOBER
October 21, 6 to 9 pm, First Aid Training
October 25, 2:30-3:30 pm, Daisy Badge Workshop
October 30, Haunted Yard

NOVEMBER
November 3, Cookie Training at 10 and 6:30
November 13, 6 to 9 pm, First Aid Training

DECEMBER

JANUARY
January 10, Cookie Rally @ Parsons
January 9-11, Pima Jammin' @ Parsons
January 17, Cookie Delivery 

FEBRUARY
February 22, Thinking Day

MARCH
March 7-8, (tentative) Camp BASIC
March 8, 2pm, Alice and Wonderland
Cookie Collection for the Military

APRIL
April 6, Leader's Gala
Mother's Day Tea
April 26 (tentative), Annual Meeting

MAY
May 6, Older Girl Bridging

JUNE
Day Camp/PA Training (Tentative)

JULY
July 20-25, National Convention, Washington DC
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

August News



NEW BUSINESS
  • Fall Product 
  • 2025-2026 Cupboard (looking for a garage to host)

OLD NEWS

Babysitter's List 2025-2026
Babysitters: Sign up here.
Parents: Access Girl Scout babysitters here.

2025-2026 CALENDAR


AUGUST
August 23, 2:30-4 pm, Brownie Badge Workshop

SEPTEMBER
September 6, FIRST Robotics FTC kick off

OCTOBER
October 21, 6 to 9 pm, First Aid Training
October 25, 2:30-3:30 pm, Daisy Badge Workshop
October 30, Haunted Yard

NOVEMBER
November 3, Cookie Training at 10 and 6:30
November 21, 6 to 8, Songfest

DECEMBER

JANUARY
January 9, Cookie Rally @ Parsons
January 9-11, Pima Jammin' @ Parsons
January 17 or 18th, Cookie Delivery (likely the 17th)

FEBRUARY
February 22, Thinking Day

MARCH
Cookie Collection for the Military

APRIL
April 6, Leader's Gala
Mother's Day Tea
April 26 (tentative), Annual Meeting

MAY
May 6, Older Girl Bridging

JUNE
Day Camp/PA Training (Tentative)

JULY
July 20-25, National Convention, Washington DC
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Fall Product


The Fall product program runs September 15-October 5.  Fall product packets for troops are available now.  Pick up at the leader's meeting on September 8 or arrange a pick up at Diana's. See the service team roster for contact information.

Troop Product Manager Agreement is here. Each troop needs a fall product manager to sign that agreement.  

Service Unit: Pima
Service Unit Email Contact: pima.neighborhood@gmail.com 

Email invitations will be sent to the Troop Fall Product Managers to access the M2 online system.

Key Dates

Sept. 15- Oct. 5Fall Program Sale Dates
Sept. 15Girls can begin sending emails and taking in-person orders.
Oct. 6Parents enter orders from their paper order card orders.
Oct. 8Troop Leaders enter any missed paper order card orders.
Order forms and girl delivery orders due to troop.
Oct. 12The Girl Delivered store closed.
Service Units enter any missed paper order card orders.
Nov. 1-2Metro Area Delivery
Nov. 9Online Stores Close
Nov. 11Girl Reward Choices Due
Nov. 16Parent Outstanding Form (T17) Due
Nov. 17Money Due in Troop Account
Nov. 20Fall ACH
DecemberGirl Rewards Arrive

Troop Incentives

Troops will earn 15% on all sales.

Troops who sell $1,500+ in Combined Dollars will receive an exclusive Cookie booth selection. Includes orders placed by 10/12/25.

Troops who sell $2,500+ in Combined Dollars Earn an extra $.02 per package sold in the 2026 Cookie Program. (A credit adjustment will be added to eBudde at the end of the cookie season, before the final ACH.) OR $100 in Program Credits  

Information for Families

Parent permission form can be accessed here.  Please be sure to ask your parents to put your Fall TROOP Product Program manager's email into this form so that the program manager can track who has signed this form.  This is the email of the person who signed the Troop Product Manager form. Do NOT put in the Pima neighborhood email address.

Families can sign up for the online portal here.

View a sample order card here.  Scroll to the bottom to view the available incentives for individual girls.

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