Abilene Troop 20142 has a great cookie

booth at Alco!

Our 100th Anniversary Is Right Around The Corner!

Right: Cookie Sales is FUN! Troop 20142 members from Abilene do a cookie dance and cheer!

Left: Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts

Above: Kansas, Michelle and Savannah pose at their cookie booth!

Salina Troop # 20905 Share the Love and Find Penny Power!Troop 20905, consisting of 14 third graders from Coronado Elementary and Salina Christian Academy, spent an evening making Valentines and eating pizza during a February event. The girls shared the Valentines they made along with candy with the residents of Sterling House. Going door to door, they delivered 40 Valentines! The girls also spent time visiting with the residents and sang the Brownie Song.

Troop 20905 also took a field trip to Sunflower Bank to earn their Penny Power patch. They learned about safety deposit boxes, coin counting machines, counterfeit money, and savings accounts. The girls were able to look and feel counterfeit money to see the difference between real and fake money. The bank shared popcorn and cookies with the girls and the trip allowed the girls to get a better idea of what happens after they turn in their cookie money to their leader.

Future Travel Opportunities

Do you have an interest in travel? Whether you have little travel experience or a lot, a new adventure is waiting for you. Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland offers a progressive travel program ranging from Girl Scout Juniors traveling regionally to Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors traveling internationally.

Are you into extreme adventures? Then we have what you are looking for with white water rafting, snow skiing and spelunking.

Looking to go a little farther? These girl-decided, girl-led trips

offer you the opportunity to venture out to see the United States. In 2012 we will head to Savannah, Georgia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts. In 2013, you can help us decide to travel to Dallas or Chicago. In 2014 we will head to either New York City or California. Maybe you enjoy camping and spending time in the great outdoors. If so, you will not want to miss adventure to either the Appalachian Mountains or a return to Yellowstone National Park.

For more information on travel opportunities, contact Virginia Jacobs at (885) 811-8832.

Share your favorite cookie sale story from the 2011 sale!

Did you reach your goal? How much fun did you have

at your cookie booth? We want to know your stories!

Contact Sara Nettleingham at snettleingham@gskh.org

or (785) 827-3679

2nd row - Velia, Jolene, Lauren, Paige, Lindsay, Maisy, & Marissa. Front row - Raegen, Bailey, Aisha, Makayla, & Maclaren

 Not pictured: Savannah & Sydney

Brownie Elf’s trip to Rome!

Girl Scout 100th Anniversary is less than a year away! In 2012 Girl Scouts of the USA will mark 100 years of inspiring girls and young women with the ideals of courage, confidence and character. Millions of active Girl Scouts, volunteers and alumnae will come together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting. Will you be one of them?

“Come right over! I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” Girl Scouts Founder, Juliette Gordon Low, phoning her cousin Nina Anderson Pape in 1912

Salina Region

Salina Office: 3115 Enterprise Dr., Suite C, Salina, Kan. 67401 | (785) 827-3679 | (800) 888-0872 | Fax: (785) 827-6679

To submit stories, contact: Sara Nettleingham at snettleingham@gskh.org or (785) 827-3679

C A L E N DD A R

D – Daisy, B – Brownie, C – Cadette, J – Junior, S – Senior, A – ambassador, V – Volunteer

For more information about any of the *events listed below, or to find more exciting events happening around the council, please visit kansasgirlscouts.org and click on “Events.”*Information subject to change. Please visit kansasgirlscouts.org/events or call your regional office for up-to-date information.

Date Event Program Level Location Time Reservation Deadline

APRIL

2 Take Action Party - FREE EVENT! DBJCSAV The City Teen Center, 129 N. 7th, Salina 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. 4/2/11

8 Outdoor Leadership for Older Girls CSA Camp Mary Dell, 1943 Indy Rd., Abilene 7:00 p.m. til 5 p.m. the following day 3/25/2011

9 Outdoor Leadership V Camp Mary Dell, 1943 Indy Rd., Abilene 9:00 a.m.-4 p.m. 4/6/2011

16 Outdoor Leadership 101 V Camp Kuck, Wilson, KS 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m. 4/13/2011

16 Think Green, Live Green, Love Green BJ Lakewood Park, 250 Lakewood Dr., Salina 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m. 4/1/2011

30 Annual Meeting TBA TBA

MAY

6 Young Women of Distinction TBA, Concordia, KS 6:30-7:30 p.m. 4/29/2011

6 Older Girl Spring Congress Service, Auction CSA TBA, Concordia, KS 7:30-10 p.m. 4/29/2011

JUNE

1 Oh the Places We Will Go! JCSA Depart and Return to Girl Scout Center, Salina; Event in Kansas City

7:00 a.m. thru 9:00 p.m. the following day 5/20/2011

10-11 Smoky Hills River Festival Face Painting CSA and adults Oakdale Park, Salina, KS Variety of shifts 5/30/2011

17 Of Pigs, Bears & Billy Goats BJ Depart and Return to Girl Scout Center, Salina; Event in Wichita 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 6/3/2011

We all know an exceptional woman…she is someone with whom we work, who belongs to our club, or church, or sits next to us in class. She uses her talents to benefit her community and enhance her chosen passion or profession. You know this woman should be recognized for all she does, as a woman of achievement and a role model. So…are you ready to help make it happen? Please consider those women in Saline County you know who have demonstrated leadership or exceptional talent and have obtained a significant level of achievement within a career, educational or volunteer path.

Salina Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland is proud to announce the 2011 Women of Achievement recognition banquet. Twelve women in twelve categories will be honored, while all nominees will be recognized at a special dinner and event at the Salina Country Club on Thursday, April 7. Keynote speaker will be Joan Wagnon, former mayor of Topeka, KS and former Secretary of Revenue for the state of Kansas. We hope you can plan to join us on April 7!

For more information or tickets to this event, call Sara at 785.827.3679

Special thanks to the following sponsors of Women of Achievement:Diamond Level: PKM SteelCategory Sponsors: McCall Manor for Young Woman of Achievement, Research Products for Agriculture, Sunflower Bank for Business and Industry, Paula Fried, Ph.D. for Creative and Performing Arts, Morrison Foundation for Volunteer Service, Salina Regional Health Foundation for Not-for-Profit, Connie Achterberg for The Professions, Carolyn Walker for Personal AchievementPrinting Sponsor: Consolidated Printing

Don’t forget to see the summer guide with all of your Girl Scouting events and opportunities for the summer!

Fearless Female!Girl Scouts participated in Fearless Female at Barton County Community College on March 11th to learn self-defense and awareness from Cindy Coughenour and her Fearless and Female program. The girls also worked with Jackie Stiles, WNBA 2001 Rookie of the Year, to sharpen their basketball skills and set goals for their future!