It's that time of year again, time to Early Register your troop!! Our neighborhood can save 50% off our encampment property cost this year IF there are enough early registration of our troops!
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
EARLY REGISTRATION
It's that time of year again, time to Early Register your troop!! Our neighborhood can save 50% off our encampment property cost this year IF there are enough early registration of our troops!
Monday, March 3, 2025
Camp BASIC
Camp B.A.S.I.C. 2025
Brownie-Aged Skills and Interest Camping
April 5-6, 2025
WHO
Campers: Brownie and Junior troops, grades 2-5.
Staff: Cadettes and older, grades 6+
WHAT
Learn how to camp and have fun!
Fire Safety, Tents, Outdoor Cooking, SWAPS, Knife Safety, Knots, Leave No Trace, Songs, First Aid, Navigation, and more!
WHERE
Usury Mountain Park, north of Mesa.
WHEN
Saturday April 5, 12pm through Sunday April 6, 10am.
COST
$45, which includes all meals, snacks, training, SWAPS, crafts, and patch.
Late registration after March 31: $60. Sorry, no refunds can be issued.
TO REGISTER
Fill out the Camp B.A.S.I.C. online registration form.
Make troop check to Pima Neighborhood or venmo Diana (mark payment Camp BASIC).
Submit payment and a troop roster to Lee, lee@reality.com or Lee, c/o RSI, PO Box 22400, Tempe AZ 85285-2400.
The roster must contain all adults and girls who are attending and must include an emergency contact not at camp! Also include girls’ age, allergy/dietary issues.
Camp B.A.S.I.C. is sponsored by Troop 2010 and is staffed by Pima Neighborhood Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts. Please contact Troop 2010 at gstrp2010@gmail.com with any questions.
Pima Fall Encampment
Pima Fall Encampment
at Willow Springs
September 26-28, 2025
Camp Flyer: http://tinyurl.com/
For troops grades 3 and up
Grades 1-2 can come for the day!
$60 per person + program fees
includes Saturday breakfast & dinner and Sunday breakfast and a patch
Register for fall encampment here!
Registration due: 8/18/2025
Late registration add $15 if available
Planned Activities: Archery, Slingshot, Challenge Course (tentative, grades 6+), Mountain Biking, Saturday campfire, SWAPs, lots of fun!
Accommodations: Various cabins and buildings. We’ll assign sites the week before camp.
Camp Flyer: http://tinyurl.com/
Questions: Email Lee at lee@reality.com
Sunday, March 2, 2025
March News
- 2025-2026 Cupboard
- Leader Recognitions Survey
- Gala!
- Robotics Update
- Jared Boxes
- Troop Cookies for the Community
- OLD NEWS
- Communication Guidelines
- Service Team 2024-2025
- Food Handler's Card
- Service and Leadership Team shirts (for leaders and grades 6 and up)
Friday, February 28, 2025
Techalongs head to Worlds!
The Techalongs, FIRST Tech Challenge Team 17062, a group of nine dedicated Girl Scouts, have won the prestigious Inspire Award at the Arizona State Championship, securing their place at the upcoming FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in Houston from April 16-19, 2025. They are one of just three teams to represent Arizona in the competition.
The Techalongs, composed of Girl Scouts from troops 2010, 2256, 4727, 4338, 7076, and 4202, range in age from 12 to 18. These young innovators represent a diverse set of schools, including Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center, Scottsdale Preparatory, BASIS Scottsdale, Cheyenne, Copper Ridge, Desert Mountain, Sunrise Middle School, and Desert Canyon Middle School.
The Inspire Award is the highest honor in FIRST Tech Challenge, recognizing teams that exemplify excellence in robot design, engineering, teamwork, and community outreach. Winning this award reflects The Techalongs’ dedication to STEM education,
leadership, and service, embodying the core values of both FIRST and the Girl Scouts. In addition to their competitive success, the Techalongs are passionate advocates for women in STEM. They regularly hold badge workshops and run a summer camp for young Girl Scouts to inspire the next generation of female engineers and innovators. The team is also proud to be FIRST Like a Girl and m.e. (menstrual equity) FIRST Ambassadors, furthering their mission to support and mentor young women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The Techalongs have not only built an impressive robot to address the challenges of this year’s game, “Into the Deep,” but have also engaged in community outreach by mentoring a FIRST Lego League team and promoting FIRST in their school and Girl Scout communities throughout the year. As they prepare for the World Championship in Houston, they continue to fundraise and refine their engineering skills to compete against top teams from around the globe.
For those interested in supporting the Techalongs on their journey to the World Championship, please follow their progress on https://www.instagram.com/ftc_techalongs/.
About FIRST Tech Challenge: FIRST Tech Challenge is an international robotics competition where teams design, build, and program robots to complete specific challenges. The program emphasizes teamwork, innovation, and real-world problem-solving, preparing students for future careers in STEM fields.
Mother’s Day Tea 2025
Mother’s Day Tea 2025
Mothers, daughters, grandmothers, aunts, and dear friends of all ages are welcome!
Tea and brunch fare will be served.
Lots of fun activities, games, and a chance to win prizes!
When: Saturday, April 26 2025, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Where: Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Admission:
- In advance: $4 with donation* ($6 without donation)
- At the door: $7 with donation* ($9 without donation)
*Accepting donations of full-size personal hygiene products (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion, soap bars) for women in residence at Sojourner Center
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Pima Jammin'
From April 17 to 19th, Pima Neighborhood presents "Pima Camp Jammin,'" The ULTIMATE "glamping" camping experience at Parson's Leadership Center at South Mountain!
Get ready for a weekend of outdoor fun and exploration with friends. Our theme this year will be "The Great Girl Scout Cookie Mystery!"
Younger girls may register as an individual or troop. Older girls must register individually.
Younger girls will arrive Friday, April 18th between 8:30-9am.
Older girls are to arrive Thursday April 17th between 4-6pm.
Camp is over at 9:30am Saturday, April 19th.
More info and sign up here! https://forms.gle/
Please email graziacaramucci@gmail.com with any and all questions. -- Sass
Monday, February 3, 2025
Open Robotics Lab
The Techalongs are available every Sunday in March from 12 to 3 for badge workshops or just for your troop to drop in and do a Meet and Greet (about an hour). We are keeping our lab assembled for these visits until April! Come on in to drive robots, earn a badge, learn some code, or learn about the engineering design process.
Sign up here and let us know whether you'd like to just do a troop visit (requirement for Showcasing Robots badges) or if you'd like to earn a badge. Visit length will depend on what you want to do.
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Cookies for the Military
Friday, January 31, 2025
February News
Annual Meeting (voting)
Gala!
Robotics Workshops through March 30: Come play in our robotics lab every Sunday in March!
STEM Speaker Series Request
Troop Cookies for the Community
COOKIE NEWS
- Information for Cookie Managers
- eBudde Overview
- Cookie Booths
- My First Cookie Booth
- Cookie Booth Activities
- Troop Cookies for the Community
OLD NEWS
- Communication Guidelines
- Service Team 2024-2025
- Food Handler's Card
- Service and Leadership Team shirts (for leaders and grades 6 and up)
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Pima Girl Scout focuses on Mental Health for Gold Award
Gold Award Candiate Samantha has focused on mental health awareness for her project. She has written the following article explaining the importance of her topic.
Mindfulness Where it Matters
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Robotics Camp
What is Robotics Camp?
An awesome, week-long summer robotics camp.
Throughout the week, the girls will get the chance to build a robot and learn to code their bot, as well as learn about some of the administrative jobs associated with being on a robotics team.
Camp is planned and organized by the Techalongs (FTC Team 17062), a Girl Scout FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team. Camp activities are led by volunteer Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts that are part of the team and supervised by adult volunteers.
When?
We have scheduled camp for June 9th-13th (Monday-Friday), 12:30- 3:30 pm daily. Girls can be dropped off starting at 12:15 pm each day so that their camp day can start promptly at 12:30 pm.
Where?
Notre Dame Preparatory
9701 E Bell Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Who Can Attend?
Day Camp is limited to 25 campers who have just completed 5th-8th grade in May. Our staff will be 8 older girl volunteers (grades 7+) and at least 3 adult volunteers (18+ years).
**Girls must have current membership with Girl Scouts.**
Membership is $25 and girls need not join a troop (although we are happy to assist you in finding a permanent Girl Scout home).
What is the Cost?
$100 per girl for who register and pay before April 15th.
$150 per girl for who register and pay from April 15th to May 1st.
$200 after May 1st if space allows
Please take note of the late fees. If you do not pay your camp fee before April 15th, the cost is $150. If you do not pay by May 1st, the cost is $200.
There will be no refunds or partial refunds for any reason except for camp cancellation.
All registrations, fees, and paperwork need to be remitted by May 15th to ensure your daughter has a spot at camp. We will cancel unpaid registrations on that date along with any registrations with missing paperwork.
How Do I Register?
Register your campers here.
What Does my Girl Scout Need to Bring?
Everyone should bring a bottle of water each day. Girls will also need a laptop; please let us know if your daughter does not have a laptop available for her use. We have a limited number of laptops that we can loan out.
Girls need to wear closed-toed shoes and have their hair tied up each day.
Drop Off, Pick Up, and Safety
We will strive to meet every Girl Scout safety recommendation. All girls must be signed in and out by a parent/guardian each day. If she is going home with someone else, we must receive a note from the parent. Please pick up your camper on time. No supervision will be provided before 12:15 or after 3:45 pm.
What About...?
For more information, please contact the Techalongs at techalongs@gmail.com