Saturday, June 14, 2025

Brownie and Daisy STEM badge Workshops

Back-to-School Ice Skating

When: Sunday August 10, 2025 2:00 - 4:00pm

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 8th and must be purchased in advance. No walk ups are allowed.

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

Cost is $14, including skates. Skate trainers can be rented for $5.

Girl Scouts who attend the event can check in with the Pima recruitment team and purchase ice skating patch for $1. Cash only. Please bring $1 bills...change not guaranteed.

More Information: pimarecruitment@gmail.com

Ice Cream Social

When: Sunday September 14, 2025 2pm - 3:30pm

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 troop members are also welcome! Enjoy a cool treat, games, crafts, and fun with new friends!

Please RSVP on our Google Form:https://forms.gle/Yus7xoy8W2D3Xdyk9

More Information: pimarecruitment@gmail.com

Leader Meeting Dates 2025-2026

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.

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

August 11
September 8
October 6
November 3 **Cookie Training 10:00-11:30 a.m. and 6:30-8:00 p.m.**
December 1
January 12
February 2
March 2
April 6, 6:30 pm Leader's Gala (No morning meeting)
May 4

Juliette Low Birthday Party for Daisies and Brownies

When: Sunday November 2, 2025 2pm - 3:30pm

Where: Horizon Park Ramada 3 15444 N 100th St

Details: Enjoy a birthday celebration in honor of Girl Scouts Founder, Juliette Low! Cake, activity, and entertainment will be provided.

Cost: $5 per girl (no charge for leaders) – includes a patch.

Payment: Checks should be made out to Pima Neighborhood, or parents may Venmo. For mailing address or Venmo information, please email pima.neighborhood@gmail.com.

RSVP: To be posted

More Information: pimarecruitment@gmail.com

Thursday, May 1, 2025

May Agenda

NEW BUSINESS

2025-2026 Calendar

OLD NEWS

Service Team 2024-2025

Food Handler's Card

Service and Leadership Team shirts (for leaders and grades 6 and up)

Babysitter's List 2024-2025

Babysitters: Sign up here.
Parents: Access Girl Scout babysitters here.

2024-2025 CALENDAR

Leader Meeting Dates

MAY

JUNE

June 2-6, Day Camp

June 9-13, Robotics Camp

2025-2026 CALENDAR

Leader Meeting Dates

AUGUST

August 10, Back-to-School Ice Skating

August 23, 2:30-3 pm, Brownie Badge Workshop

SEPTEMBER

September 6, FIRST Robotics FTC kick off

September 14, Girl Scout Sampler and Ice Cream Social

September 26-28, Fall Encampment at Willow Springs

OCTOBER

October 25, 2:30-3:30 pm, Daisy Badge Workshop

October 30, Haunted Yard

NOVEMBER

November 2, Juliette Low Birthday Party

November 3, Cookie Training at 10 and 6:30

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

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Pima Neighborhood Girl Recognition Event 2025

Pima Neighborhood

Girl Recognition

Event

Wednesday, April 30, 6:00-7:00 pm

Congregation Or Tzion

16415 N 90th St, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Pima is proud to host its ninth 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 Presidential Service Awards, service bars and leadership torches, as well as the Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards. If you wish to recognize other accomplishments, please check with Diana.
A complete record of neighborhood event volunteer service to the neighborhood by each girl.

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 25
Absolutely NO Exceptions
If information is not submitted by April 25, it will not be included in the program

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!

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION | APRIL 1 – JUNE 30

Incentives to Troops

• Any troop who registers at least 5 girls and 2 adults by April 15 will be entered into a drawing to win $500 in Council Shop credit.

• Exclusive Cookie Booth Round

• Renew at least 5 girls and 2 adults to be eligible.

• Receive up to four free Troop Leader Renewals.

• Troops with 5-9 girls – Two troop leader registration fees paid.

• Troops with 10-15 girls – Three troop leader registration fees paid.

• Troops with 16+ girls – Four troop leader registration fees paid.

To take advantage of this offer:

• Renew the girls in your troop by April 30 (Do not renew the leaders who will be registered free).

• Submit this brief form to tell us which leaders you would like us to renew.

• Early Registration Patch

Incentives to Service Units

• Service Units that renew 60% or higher will receive 50% off their 2026 encampment fees (discount limited to building reservations only).

Bridge to Membership

In October, GSUSA announced an increase in membership dues. For MY26, membership will be $45 for girls and $30 for adults. GSACPC would like to offer a special credit of $20 off girl registration and $5 off adult registration for anyone who needs it. Please use the following codes to receive this special credit when registering:

Girl Registration – BTMFGirl26

Adult Registration – BTMFAdult26

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.