Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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)

Cookie Information 2026-2027

Cookie rally will be held January 8th! Details to come.

Training

In-person training is November 2nd at the Boys and Girls Club (our usual meeting location: 10515 E. Lakeview Drive, Scottsdale) at either 10 am or 6:30 pm. Training will last at least an hour and is mandatory for any troops participating in the cookie sale. Troop sales items will be available at that meeting.

Any person who wishes to have access to Ebudde must attend training.

Access to eBudde

Access to eBudde is granted to registered/background checked individuals who have completed training. Once you receive the TPM link, you will need this information.

Our service unit is Pima

The service unit email is pima.neighborhood@gmail.com

To find your GSUSA ID, log into https://mygs.girlscouts.org/

and navigate to

>>My Household

>>Manage/Renew my household members

>>Edit Profile

Parent Financial Responsibility Agreement

You need a signed form from a parent of each girl in your troop. Parents who signed the form for Fall product do NOT need to do this again.

Please remember that parents need to put in YOUR email (the cookie manager email) not the neighborhood email on this form. Cookie managers are responsible for ensuring these forms are signed. If you need to double check who signed the form, please email productprogram@girlscoutaz.org

Cookie Manual

The official cookie manual is available only online. It can be accessed here (To come).

Neighborhood Training Site

The neighborhood training presentation--and lots of other information-- can be accessed here (to be updated).

Initial Order Calculator

Don't know how many cookies to order initially? The council has an initial order calculator here. Teresa is happy to look at your numbers and have a conversation about what to order for initial delivery. Initial order is due in early December (date TBA).

Cookie Dates

(Coming Soon)

Pima Neighborhood Troop to Troop Transfer Link

If you need cookies or want to trade out extra cases, you have two options. The first is closer to home and is a list for troops in the Pima and Fountain Hills area. The second will connect you to troops across the valley and can be accessed under the exchange button in eBudde.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Dhc8z2ZgVSvcjwXGlxWaVdPqLHn93kJN4vTz_VwYT_c/edit#gid=0

Cookies for the Military

Troop donations for the military can be dropped off at Diana's house March 1-12. Cookies are collected by the Air Re-Fueling Wing of the Arizona Guard and distributed to members in all branches of the military both here in Arizona and abroad.

Small donations (3 cases of less) can be left at my front door, just let me know you are coming. Please do not place them directly in front of the door; this is a tripping hazard.

Large donations: email ahead (pima.neighborhood@gmail.com) so that we can transfer them directly into the garage.

Please bring your cookies in the right cases! Even if it is just one box, please bring all cookies in the right case. The donations will be in the thousands and the base needs to pallet them up for the journey. We need full cases in the right boxes to do that.

Thank you!

My First Cookie Booth 2027

Pima has a program that pairs Daisy Girl Scouts and Daisy Parents with an older troop for their first cookie booth experience. Here are the rules:

The expectation is that girls will attend for about 15 minutes to get just a taste of what it is like.
A parent must attend with their Daisy.
Girls should come in uniform (white shirt, black bottoms, vest).
Daisies will receive a patch for attendance.

Please note, if you open up your booth to Daisies, you must still adhere to cookie booth staffing guidelines. No more than FOUR girls at a booth at any time.

We would like parents to read over the boothing guidelines before they arrive at their first cookie booth experience. ).

The links to sign up will appear here after booths are selected by older troops.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Halloween Candy Collection

Got Candy?

Don’t get stuck with piles of leftover Halloween candy this year! Consider donating your excess candy to MOM’S PANTRY!

Donation Dates: November 1st - 6th
What to Donate: All types of wrapped candy are accepted!

Candy collections may be dropped at Diana's and left in the cooler outside her front door.

Let’s spread some sweetness and give back to the community!

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Techalongs In Action

The Techalongs cordially invite all Girl Scouts to attend their competitions to cheer them on. Matches start about 10 am at any event. Come for the whole event, or just drop in for an hour or so. Each qualifier starts with check in and inspections followed by preliminaries that determine who will compete in the finals. Awards generally start about 4.

Red Rock Qualifier

December 13th@ Microchip Chandler, 2355 W Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ 85224

Desert Vista Qualifier

January 24@ Glendale Preparatory Academy, 23276 N 83rd Ave, Peoria, AZ 85383

Palo Verde Qualifier

February 13th @ ASU Health Future’s Center, 6161 E Mayo Blvd #319, Phoenix, AZ 85054

For more information about FIRST FTC in Arizona, please visit their blog.

For more information on the Techalongs, including how to join the team, please visit their website.

Service Team Positions 2026-207

Service Team Positions 2026-2027

Are you passionate about spreading the word about Girl Scouts? What about planning fun and amazing events for girls? Well, we’ve got just the jobs for you…

Maybe you’ve never considered becoming a volunteer on the service unit team. Please consider your talents and whether or not you can help us fill some vacancies on the service team roster for the 2026- 2027 year.

You should also consider ALL of the roles to be open, as in, we are happy to have you assist with any job that fits your particular skill set. Do NOT count yourself out if you are a first-year leader this year. I am unlikely to approach you in your first year to expand your duties but if you feel you are up to the task, please volunteer!

If you have an active parent volunteer (registered) in your troop who you think would be an asset to the team, please feel free to forward this to them as well.

Volunteer Opportunities

Anasazi School Organizer

Archway School Coordinator

Copper Ridge School Coordinator

Redfield School Organizer

Sonoran Sky School Organizer

Grayhawk School Organizer

Mountainside Middle School Organizer

Pinnacle Peak School Organizer

Junior Mentor

Cookie Team

Events Organizer

Arts Committee

STEM Committee

Robotics

Community Service Committee

Outdoor Ed Committee

October Leader's Meeting

October Agenda

Council Updates

Meeting Space for Leader's Meetings

Plan for First Aid

Halloween Candy Collection?

Fall Product Questions

October/November Events

Reminders

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

Service Team

2026-2027 CALENDAR

Leader Meeting Dates

OCTOBER

Food Drive

Adopt a Family (Deadline 10/5/26)

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

NOVEMBER

November 1-6, Halloween Candy Collection
November 2, 10 am or 6:30 pm, Cookie Training (Cookie Team)
November 8, 2 pm, Juliette Low Birthday Party

November 18 (tentative), CPR and First Aid Training

Self-Defense Class (Kelly)

DECEMBER
December 2, Service Team Meeting

December 12, Techalongs First Qualifier

December 19, Wreaths Across America Day

Assisted Living Christmas Caroling

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

January 23, Techalongs Second Qualifier

FEBRUARY

February 13, Techalongs Third Qualifier

February 20, Father/Daughter Dance (Troop 176)

February 28, Thinking Day (Troop 4280)

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)

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)

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

October Food Drive

Cadette Troop 4361 is hosting a food drive for St. Vincent de Paul through the month of October.

Please bring items to the ice cream social or contact Jennifer Oh at chjeoh@yahoo.com for drop off.

Most needed items:

Canned tuna and chicken
Canned soup
Canned fruits and vegetables
Dry Beans
Rice
Pasta
Boxed Mac and Cheese
Peanut Butter ( plastic jars)
Cooking essentials like flour or sugar
Instant potatoes
Breakfast cereal

Also - council has a patch program that you can participate in as a troop:

https://www.girlscoutsaz.org/content/dam/girlscoutsaz-redesign/documents/councils-own/SVdP-Patch-Program.pdf

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Camp B.A.S.I.C. 2027

Brownie-Aged Skills and Interest Camping

April 3-4, 2027

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 fun!!

WHERE

Usury Mountain Park, north of Mesa.

WHEN

Saturday April 3, 12pm through Sunday April 4, 10am.

COST

$45, which includes all meals, snacks, training, SWAPS, crafts, and patch.

Late registration after February 28th: $60. Sorry, no refunds can be issued.

TO REGISTER

Fill out the Camp B.A.S.I.C. online registration form.

Make a troop check to Pima Neighborhood.

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 and adult attendees' 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 at Camp Maripai

October 23-25, 2026

For troops grades 3 and up

Grades 1-2 can come for the day!

Leaders & daughters of younger troops

can camp overnight, too.

$60 per person + program fees,

$40 per person for Saturday only

includes Saturday breakfast & dinner

and Sunday breakfast and a patch

Registration due: 9/23/2026

Late registration add $15 if available

Planned Activities: Archery (4th & up), Hatchet throwing,

Wide Game, Saturday campfire, SWAPs, lots of fun!

Accommodations: Various cabins and buildings.

We’ll assign sites the week before camp.

Required to Register:

Troop Trip Form (service unit = Pima)

Payment: Venmo Diana (note “Fall Encampment”)

or write troop check

(pay to Pima Neighborhood)

send/give checks to:

Lee c/o RSI, PO Box 22400, Tempe AZ 85285

Required Training: Each troop must have an adult with

First Aid/CPR and Troop Camp Certification 1&2.

(Leaders attending with just their daughters are exempt.)

Questions: Email Lee @ reality.com

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

Please sign up here:  https://forms.gle/aUikQ8RBtQMJ7gBu9

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