August Agenda

August Agenda

• Recruitment Update
• Open Circle
• Encampment Business
• Fall Product
• Upcoming Events
• Council Announcements
• Best Practices for the New Year
• Troop Resources 101

Reminders

• Communication Guidelines
• Food Handler's Card
• Service and Leadership Team shirts (Order here for leaders and grades 6 and up)

2026-2027 CALENDAR
Leader Meeting Dates

AUGUST
August 16, 12:30 pm Back-to-School Ice Skating (Recruitment Team)
August 29, 11-12 pm Robotics Badge Workshop for Juniors (Troop 17062/Recruitment Team)

August 21-23, Camp Jammin' (Outdoor Ed Team)

SEPTEMBER

St Vincent de Paul Food Drive (Troop 4361)
September 12, FTC Robotics Season Kick-Off 

September 19, 2026 1-2 pm, Brownie Recruitment Badge Workshop (Troop 17062/Recruitment Team)

September 26, 2026 1-2 pm, Daisy Recruitment Badge Workshop (Troop0 17062/Recruitment Team)  

September 27, 12:30pm - 2:00pm Girl Scout Sampler and Ice Cream Social (Recruitment Team)

OCTOBER

October 1-25, In-person Fall Product Sale
October 23-25, Encampment at Camp Maripai (Outdoor Ed Team)
October 30-31, Haunted Yard (2256)
CPR and First Aid Training

Adopt a Family

NOVEMBER
November 2, 10 am or 6:30 pm, Cookie Training (Cookie Team)
November 8, 2 pm, Juliette Low Birthday Party 

Friendsgiving

Self-Defense Class (Kelly)

DECEMBER
December 2 (tentative), Service Team Meeting

December 19, Wreaths Across America Day

Assisted Living Christmas Caroling

JANUARY
January 8, Cookie Rally
January 16, Cookie Delivery (Cookie Team)

FEBRUARY

February 20, Father/Daughter Dance (Troop 176)
February 28 (tentative), Thinking Day

MARCH

March 27, Women’s History Month Educational Event (Troop 4637)

Cookie Collection for the Military (Troop 2256)

APRIL
April 3-4, Camp B.A.S.I.C. (Outdoor Ed Team)

April 5, Leader's Gala (Recognitions Team)
April 14, Service Team Meeting
April 24 (tentative), Annual Meeting
Jared Boxes (Troop 2256)
April 23- May 9 (TBA), Disney Descendants: The Musical (Arts Team)

MAY
Mother's Day Tea (Troop 7048)
May 5 (tentative), Older Girl Bridging and Recognitions (Troop 2256, Recognitions Team)

JUNE
Day Camp (Troop 2256)
Robotics Camp (Troop 17062)

Back-to-School Ice Skating

When: Sunday, August 16, 2026 from 12:30 - 2:30 pm

It is highly recommended you arrive early to get your skates.

Where: Ice Den - 9375 E Bell Road, Scottsdale

Details: Pima Neighborhood Girl Scouts and their friends are invited to some cool fun at our Annual Ice Skating Party!  While the kids skate, parents and leaders can mingle and answer any new parent questions in the lobby. 

Tickets go on sale at noon on Friday, August 14th and must be purchased in advance. No walk ups are allowed. 

Purchase tickets: https://www.icedenscottsdale.com/public-skating

Cost is $15, including skates.  Skate trainers can be rented for $5.

Pima Neighborhood Girl Scouts Annual Juliette Low Birthday Party

Join Pima Neighborhood Girl Scouts at a Birthday Party celebrating Girl Scout
Founder, Juliette Low! 

Cake, activity, and entertainment provided.  Each girl will also receive a patch.

Who: This party is for Daisies (grades K-1) and Brownies (grades 2-3)

Cost: $5/girl 

(Payment via check payable to Pima Neighborhood Girl Scouts or parents may pay via Venmo.  Instructions will be sent after completing google form RSVP.)

When: Sunday 11/8/26 2:30p - 4:00p

Horizon Park Ramada 3 

15444 N 100th St

Scottsdale

Register here: https://forms.gle/JcnpFhqNZWQF2a5y7

2027 Bridging and Girl Recognition Event

 Pima Neighborhood's

Bridging and Girl Recognition 

Event

Wednesday, May 5th, 6-7 pm

Location TBA

Pima is proud to host its tenth girl recognition event. If you have girls who have earned the Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award or are seniors in high school, please invite them to this event. This is an opportunity for you to present their awards (that you have purchased) or to publicly acknowledge their accomplishments. Pima will provide flowers for Ambassador bridgers and Gold Award recipients. 

There will be a reception for girls and their supporting troops and families.
Girls who have earned their Gold Award should plan to bring their gold notebook and board to the event. 

If you have a girls who are in eighth, tenth, or twelfth grade, they may bridge at this event.  All girls will bridge together with girls from other troops in their grade. Please send me a list of names of girls who are bridging. 

This is a formal, "uniform" event.  Please ask your girls to wear white shirts and black bottoms plus a vest or sash.
For the program, I need the following:

• Troop #

• Correct spelling of all girls' names

• A list of awards.  We recognize "metal" awards earned in since the beginning of the current Girl Scout year. "Metal" awards include  service bars and leadership torches, religious awards, as well as the Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards.  If you wish to recognize other accomplishments, please check with Diana.  

Absolutely NO Exceptions
If information is not submitted by April 30 it will not be included in the program

Graduating Seniors! Please to submit a headshot (in uniform).

You may also email this information to pima.neighborhood@gmail.com

Deadline for submission is April 30

2026-2027 Leader/Volunteer Meeting Dates

Please mark the following dates on your calendar now for our leader meetings next year.  ANY adult volunteer is welcome to attend these meetings. 

Please alert your cookie managers about the November 3rd training dates.  We encourage everyone who will be involved in cookie management to attend.

Meetings will once again be held at the Boys and Girls Club at 10 am and 7 pm. The evening meeting will be followed by a social hour, starting at 8:15 pm, generally at Goldies. Lee and I would love it if other people would join us!

The Boys and Girls club is located at 10515 E. Lakeview Drive, Scottsdale AZ 85258. 

August 17

September 14

October 5

November 2, **Cookie Training 10:00-11:30 a.m. and 6:30-8:00 p.m.**

December 7

January 11

February 1

March 1

April 5, 6:30 GALA (no morning meeting)

May 3

Ice Cream Social

Ice Cream Social

When: Sunday September 27, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Where: Mountain View Community Center 8625 E Mountain View Rd Scottsdale

Details: Invite your friends who are interested in Girl Scouts to our Ice Cream Social. Current troops and individual troop members are also welcome!  Enjoy a cool treat, games, crafts and fun with new friends!

Please RSVP on our Google Form Here:

https://forms.gle/RyoMtkjSwJMrkdxA6

More Information: pimarecruitment@gmail.com

Haunted Yard

What: If you haven't visited Diana's house at Halloween, now's your chance to stop by either with your troop or as a family to see the craziness. Animatronics and various scary scenes are set up each year in our courtyard and front yard.  The display changes annually. 

When: October 30-31, dusk until about 9 pm

Where: Diana's (check email or roster for address)

Girl Scouts who visit and identify themselves to Diana will receive a Halloween patch!

Daisy troops may want to come together and earn their "Courageous and Strong" petal.