Thursday, September 3, 2026

2026 Fall Product Information


The Fall product program dates are October 1-October 31st for girl-delivered sales. Direct sales run October 1-November 15th.

Fall Product flyers and paper receipt books will be available at our September 14 leaders’ meeting. Troop volunteers will receive access to M2 beginning September 24.

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

Service Unit: Pima
Service Unit Email Contact: troop4637gs@gmail.com

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

Key Dates
 
Oct. 1- Nov. 15  Fall Program Sale Dates
Oct. 1Girls can begin sending emails and taking in-person orders.
Oct. 26Parents enter orders from their paper order card orders.
Oct. 28Troop Leaders enter any missed paper order card orders.
Order forms and girl delivery orders due to troop.
Nov. 1The Girl Delivered store closed.
Service Units enter any missed paper order card orders.
Nov. 14-21Metro Area Delivery
Nov. 15Online Stores Close
Nov. 17Girl Reward Choices Due
Nov. 22Parent Outstanding Form (T17) Due
Nov. 30Money Due in Troop Account
Dec. 3Fall ACH
DecemberGirl Rewards Arrive

Troop Incentives

  • Troops will earn 15% on all sales.
  • Troops will be able to decide to forgo all rewards (except for patches) and earn an additional 2% in troop proceeds.
  • Troops who sell $2,000+ in sales will receive an exclusive Cookie booth selection. 
  • Troops can also earn an exclusive cookie-booth opportunity by having at least three participating girls with a per-girl average of $250 in combined sales.
  • Troops who sell $2,500+ in Combined Dollars Earn an extra $.02 per package sold in the 2027 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.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

2026 Adopt a Family

 


Adopt-a-Family 2026

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 early to 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 12 or Sunday December 13.  Thank you for making a child's holiday special!

Sunday, August 30, 2026

September Leader's Meeting

 

September Agenda

Reminders
2026-2027 CALENDAR

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 (Troop 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

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)

Saturday, August 1, 2026

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.


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
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)

Sunday, July 19, 2026

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

Thursday, July 9, 2026

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