Thinking Day 2026

WHAT: Each year on February 22, World Thinking Day, girls honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts by taking time to give thanks for their international friendships and remember that Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a global community—one of nearly 150 countries that are members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

 

WHEN & WHERE: 

Sunday, February 22, 2026

1:00–3:00+ pm

Scottsdale Ranch Park, Ramada 10

REGISTRATION FORM: 

Click here for the Thinking Day 2026 Registration Form

WHY THINKING DAY MATTERS FOR GIRLS: 

Preparing a country booth helps girls practice teamwork, budgeting, public speaking, and leadership—all while having fun exploring global cultures. Yes, for Daisies, too! See here: The Benefits of Thinking Day Participation

COST: $5 per girl and includes a patch and passport.  No charge for leaders. Troops will be issued a refund of up to $3 per girl after the event for those who attend. Last day to register is February 9, 2026. 

 

Payment can be made via troop check to Pima Neighborhood.

Mail/deliver the check to: 15240 N. 104th PL, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

Or give the check directly to the money manager at a leader’s meeting.

ATTENDANCE:  Please have registered adults to meet ratio. 

Slots will be filled and countries assigned on a first-come, first-paid basis and then registration will be closed.  Please submit your check made out to Pima Neighborhood with the registration form below. After payment is received, you will receive a confirmation of your country choice by email.

 

DIRECTIONS: 

Each troop should:

• Pick a country and prepare a booth that includes:
  
  

• Poster/information
  
  

• Food
  
  

• Craft and/or SWAP
  
  

• Physical activity (game or song)
  
  

• Bring a stamp or sticker for passports.
  
  

• Bring your own table.
  
  

Please don’t try to prepare a perfect table. Keep it simple especially if you have a younger troop. Our troop has done it since they were Daisies 

Helpful tips for making Thinking Day manageable:
Tips & Best Practices for Leaders
Keeping Thinking Day and Cost Manageable

Community Supply List

To help save costs and avoid duplicate purchases, we’ve put together a shared sheet of community supplies that troops can borrow from or add to. This list includes items like extra stamps, craft leftovers, etc, from previous years. Please be sure to add supplies that your troop is willing to share! 

View the Community Supply List

PATCHES: Your troop will receive the same number of patches as the number of girls registered.

COUNTRIES TAKEN: Japan, India, Mexico, Australia, the Netherlands, South Korea, Switzerland, Germany, and Thailand 

Current Count: 70

SCHEDULE:

Set up: 1:00 to 1:30

Rotations: 1:30 to 3 pm

Clean up: 3 until completed

Sign Up Here.  https://forms.gle/yMPN9EYoq2GqgSUZ6

Questions? Email: Pima.4338@gmail.com

Cookies for the Military

Cookies for the Military

Troop donations for the military can be dropped off at Diana's house March 2-14.  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!

2025-2026 Robotics Competitions

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.

Turquoise Qualifier

December 6th@ Valley Christian Schools - K-8 Campus, 6304 S Price Rd, Tempe, AZ 85283, USA

Petrified Wood Qualifier

January 24@ Brophy College Preparatory, 4701 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012

Copper Ridge Qualifier

February 7th @ American Leadership Academy, Queen Creek 7-12, 23908 Hawes Rd, Queen Creek, AZ 85142

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.

Campfire Songfest 2025

Troop #4400 will be hosting a campfire sing along! Troops are encouraged to prepare a song or skit to share! Bring a blanket or sit-upons for your troop.

When: Friday, November 21, from 6-8pm

Where: Karalyn Folmes' home (address when you register)

Cost: $5 per girl - includes patch, hot chocolate and s'mores.

Optional: We are requesting donations for Foothills Animal Shelter: Cat and dog food and various dog and cat toys. Thank you!!

Registration: To RSVP and for payment information, click here

Looking for Song ideas? Click here

Troop Camp Certification 2

Troop Camp Certification 2

There will be a TCC2 course at Camp BASIC at Usery Mountain Regional Park, March 28! Sign up on the council site:

https://www.cognitoforms.com/GirlScoutsArizonaCactusPine1/FullDayTCC2ForAdultsAndOlderGirlsCampBASICMarch2026

Troop Camp Certification is the course you need to take your troop camping. Part 1 is the online prereq, Part 2 is required for any cooking or campfires. 

Camp BASIC will be held on March 28-29 for all Brownie and Junior troops. You can bring your troop to Camp BASIC and we will teach the girls outdoor skills while you take the leader's class. TCC2 will be finished around 4:30, and then you can join your girls and have dinner and camp out.

Registration for Camp BASIC will be up soon.

Theater Event: Alice in Wonderland

SOLD OUT

Join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit into a topsy-turvy world that gets “curiouser and curiouser”. Meet the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts & more unforgettable characters when we go down the rabbit hole!

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Pima is heading to the theater on March 8th at 2 pm for a showing of the Alice In Wonderland at the Fountain Hills Theater: 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. Fountain Hills, AZ 85268.

Cost is $11 and attendance is limited to 90. Girl Scouts who attend will receive a patch.  Seats are *not* guaranteed until payment is submitted. Please note, as with all theater tickets, refunds are not available but are transferable.

Make checks payable to Pima Neighborhood (troop or family payments) or pay via Venmo (family and friend payments only).  Girls can attend with their troops or with family members and friends.

Please email pima.neighborhood@gmail.com for Venmo instructions if needed. 

Adopt a Family

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 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 13 or Sunday December 14.  Thank you for making a child's holiday special!

 

Sign up here:  https://forms.gle/kKS7oExVrEB6mRLE7

Last day to sign up is October 6th.

 

Thank you for making a child's holiday special!