Sunday, January 31, 2021

Junior Book Club


The Junior Book Club will be reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin on February 20th at 2:30 pm.  


The Zoom link is the same as has been used at all other book club meetings. If you wish to join for the first time, please sign up here:  https://forms.gle/2UKgQPayhtZ1CSqr7

February Leader's Meeting


 Our leader's meeting will be at either 10 am or 7 pm on Monday, February 1st.  The links to the meeting were emailed to you and are posted on Facebook.  They do not change from month to month.  

Leader's Meeting Dates 2020-2021

2020-2021


February
February 4, First ACH 
February 13, 1 pm Daisy Story Time
February 18, Second ACH
February 20, 7:30 am, Hieroglyphic Hike
February 20, 2 pm Brownie Book Club
February 20, 2:30 pm Junior Book Club
February 21, Thinking Day 
February 28, Cookie Sale Ends

March
March Community Service: Treasures for Teachers
March 11, Final ACH due
March 12, Happy Birthday Girl Scouts
March 27, 7:30 am, Scavenger Hunt Hike

April
April Community Service: Community Improvement Day in honor of Earth Day
April 17, 7 am, Birds and Butterflies Hike
April 22, Volunteer Appreciation Day
April 24, Annual Meeting

May
May Community Service: DIY Toys for Animal Shelters (2010)
May 8, 7 am, Mother's Day Hike
Older Girl Bridging

June 14-18th, Virtual Day Camp

Friday, January 29, 2021

February Daisy Story Time

 

Daisy Story Time!

The Daisy Book Club will be meeting Saturday, February 13, 2021 at 1:00PM via Zoom. We will be reading Groundhug Day by Anne Marie Pace and making a fun Valentine’s Day/Groundhog Day craft!







Supplies Needed for the Craft:

  • Craft print out (please print out prior to meeting - make sure you DO NOT print these double sided, as they will be cut out)

  • Crayons, washable markers, or colored pencils (anything to color with)

  • A pair of scissors

  • A glue stick

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Treasures for Teachers - March 2021

Spring cleaning time!!!  Join Troop 4312 in cleaning out your house and donating items to Treasures 4 Teachers! 

Our schools and teaching staff have worked hard over the past year to provide an education to our children despite all the chaos happening around us.  Teachers often pay out of their own pocket for supplies to finish outfitting their classrooms or to prepare for special projects.  Treasures 4 Teachers gathers new and slightly used supplies from across the valley to help teachers have the resources they need to excel.  Anyone who works closely with students can have access to a wide selection of materials, resources and training that will enhance and expand the learning process. T4T is a donation-based operation. 


T4T is looking for clean, safe and interesting donations that will support our local teachers and students while at the same time preserving our environment.  Please review the list below. 


Items can be dropped off at Diana’s house beginning March 1, 2021 through March 28, 2021.  Please place items in the bin labelled Treasures for Teachers with your Troop Number noted.  Be sure to complete the http://tinyurl.com/PimaServiceReport in order for your girls to receive their patch.


Arts & Crafts/School Supplies 

  • Art supplies (new and used)

  • Books (all kinds, not just teaching)

  • Craft books and craft magazines

  • Craft kits and misc. crafting items

  • Fabric (scrap or full pieces)

  • Ink/Toner (new or used) 

  • Jewelry, beads (broken is ok) 

  • Paper of all kinds (including wrapping, matte and foam board) 

  • School supplies (pencils, pens, markers, crayons, paper, paint, etc.) 

  • Sewing notions (ribbon, trim, rickrack, yarn, thread, zippers etc.) 

  • Spools and cores (empty or with thread) 

  • Buttons Office Supplies (file trays, binders, staplers, tape, etc.) 

  • Vinyl, leather pieces and scraps 


Containers/Bags 

  • 35mm film containers

  • Baby food and Mason jars

  • CDs and their cases (new and used) 

  • Coffee cans (clean, with lids only) 

  • Oatmeal containers (clean, with lids only) 

  • Pringles cans (clean, with lids only) 

  • Shoe boxes with lids only 

  • Tissue Boxes 

  • Ziploc bags all sizes (new or used) 

  • Reusable bags (brown paper bags, canvas bags) 


Electronics/Industrial 

  • CDs, and their cases (new and used) 

  • Electronics (flat screen monitors, cords, mice, keyboards, CPUs) 

  • Lab equipment (beakers, flasks, test tubes, funnels, microscopes, petri dishes, pipettes, tips and trays, vials, gloves) 

  • Discontinued items, overruns and surplus materials 

  • PVC pipe 

  • Telephone wire and any wire 

  • Washers, hardware, nuts and bolts 

  • Tools Wood pieces and wood trimmings (small) 


Household Items 

  • Bottle caps of all kinds and sizes (must be clean) 

  • Cardboard tubes & plastic tubes all sizes 

  • Clothes pins 

  • Corks 

  • Cups, plates and straws new only (paper and plastic, NO GLASS) 

  • Egg cartons (not flats) 

  • Frames (picture or cardboard) 

  • Greeting cards (new or used) 

  • Keys 

  • Magazines 

  • Metal lids from frozen juice 

  • Paper towel and toilet paper rolls 

  • Photographs

  • Records 

  • Calendars with pictures 


Toys 

  • Toys 

  • Tennis balls and their empty containers 

  • Stuffed animals (must be clean and in good repair) 

  • Jigsaw puzzles (missing pieces are OK) 

  • Games (missing pieces are OK) 

  • Golf balls, tees and pencils 


Miscellaneous 

  • Cardboard fabric bolts 

  • Magnets 

  • Packing material ~ peanuts, bubble wrap, foam, square pieces of Styrofoam (not large unusable shaped sizes of Styrofoam) 

  • Promotional items 

  • Rock and shell collections 

  • Tile (small pieces only, not broken) 

  • Small furniture (chairs, tables, desks, file cabinets, easels, bulletin boards, book shelves etc.) 

  • Sandpaper (new only) 

  • Samples and sample books of any kind (wallpaper, carpet, fabric)

February Brownie Book Club


Girl Scout Cookies are everywhere!  But some have gone missing!  Join the Brownie Book Club in February as we read Girl Scout Mystery - The Cookie Thief by Carole Marsh.  We are also working on a Book Club project - building a virtiual escape room based on our book club!


See you in February!

Saturday, February 20 - 2pm via Zoom

Friday, January 8, 2021

January Leader's Meeting

Our leader's meeting will be at either 10 am or 7 pm on Monday, January 11th.  The links to the meeting were emailed to you and are posted on Facebook.  They do not change from month to month.  

Leader's Meeting Dates 2020-2021

2020-2021


January
January Community Service: Canned Food Drive for the Navajo Nation
January 16, Cookie Delivery
January 18, Cookie In-person Sale Begins

February
February 4, First ACH 
February 18, Second ACH
February 20, 7:30 am, Hieroglyphic Hike
February 21, Thinking Day 
February 28, Cookie Sale Ends

March
March Community Service: Treasures for Teachers
March 11, Final ACH due
March 27, 7:30 am, Scavenger Hunt Hike

April
April Community Service: Community Improvement Day in honor of Earth Day
April 17, 7 am, Birds and Butterflies Hike
April 24, Annual Meeting

May
May Community Service: DIY Toys for Animal Shelters (2010)
May 8, 7 am, Mother's Day Hike
Older Girl Bridging

Day Camp will happen either in person or virtually

Adult Awards 2021

 


It's that time of year when we honor all of our fantastic volunteers and give special recognition to those that have gone over and beyond to give their girls a fantastic experience and to contribute to the neighborhood. We need your help to point out those volunteers that deserve this special recognition. 

Neighborhood Awards (due March 19th)

The Volunteer of Excellence Award is given to a volunteer within a service unit who has contributed outstanding service while directly partnering with girls in support of the Girl Scout Mission.  To nominate a volunteer, please follow this link. Previous recipients are not eligible. Please feel free to email Diana and ask her if your candidate has already received this award.


If you are interested in nominating someone for one of the following service unit awards, please email Diana.

The Outdoor Pathfinder Award recognizes volunteers who make outdoor experiences in Girl Scouts possible and provided creative, recreational, and educational outdoor opportunities for girls. Service can go beyond a troop experience to make the outdoor experience available to a wide number of girls. GSACPC will provide this pin at no expense to the Service Team.

The Innovator Award Recognizes a volunteer who brought the Girl Scout program to her/his service unit in the most creative or innovative way. 

The Rising Star Award is for an outstanding NEW troop leader  and recognizes a volunteer during their first three years, for service beyond the expectations for the position, or recognizes volunteers who have volunteered a minimum of 6 months to maximum of 36 months who have contributed outstanding service while partnering directly with girls in any pathway.

The Standing Ovation Award recognizes a product program volunteer (Fall or Cookie) who has gone above and beyond the expected product sales duties and given service of exceptional benefit which warrants recognition. 

The Sustained Service Award recognizes continued outstanding service for 3 years after receiving the Volunteer of Excellence Award. Contact Diana to find out if your nominee is eligible for this award.

The Go-Get-Her Award recognizes a volunteer who has put significant effort and creativity into finding and recruiting more girls into Girl Scouts. 

Council Recognitions

Nominations and endorsements need to be completed and turned in by September 1

Appreciation Pin
 - This is given to a volunteer for outstanding service in at least one geographic area, neighborhood, or program delivery audience. 

Honor Pin
 - This pin is given to a volunteer for outstanding service in two geographic areas or program delivery audiences. 

For information about all available recognitions, please visit this page: