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President
of the Council and Chair of the Board
Cora Ann Blytas
Chief
Executive Officer
Mary Vitek
Communications
Coordinator
Beth Watkins
Communications
Director
Suzanne Engelke
Communications
Manager
Joanne Pastalaniec
Mission
Statement
GSSJC: The premier organization for all girls _ building
character, values, and skills for a lifetime.
Pluralism
Statement
Embracing and promoting pluralism is an integral part
of every activity and plan of Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council,
not disconnected or separate projects. Only individuals willing
to accept and be educated about the basic tenet that Girl
Scouting is for all girls may serve in volunteer leadership
or staff positions.
Circulation
The Golden Link is published 10 times a year. It
has a circulation of over 44,000 for four issues and a circulation
of over 15,000 for the other six issues. The Golden Link
is also available on-line at www.gssjc.org. The Golden
Link reaches 21 Texas counties: Angelina, Chambers, Hardin,
Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Nacogdoches,
Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto,
Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, and Waller. To report address
changes or if you have problems receiving The Golden Link
call Membership Credentials at 713-292-0300.
Deadlines
Deadline for submitting items is the first of the month
two months prior to publication. GSSJC does not accept responsibility
for unsolicited materials. Send news and photographs to The
Golden Link at the Council address or e-mail sengelke@sjgs.org.
Advertisements
Advertising rates are available by calling 713-292-0314.
Advertisements are accepted in good faith that all the information
is correct. Acceptance of advertising does not reflect endorsement
of services or goods by the Council.
The
Golden Link is published 10 times a year by Girl Scouts
of San Jacinto Council, 3110 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX
77098
713-292-0300
www.gssjc.org
Copyright
© 2004. All rights reserved. |
by
Cora Ann Blytas,
President of the Council and
Chair of the Board |
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Safety
has always been of paramount
importance to the Girl Scout organization
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Safety has always been of paramount
importance to the Girl Scout organization. Every
activity or program that we do with girls or adults
has rules or ways of work to ensure that everyone
has fun but in the safest manner.
For that reason every New Troop Packet includes
a reference book called Safety-Wise. Adult Girl
Scouts can look for information regarding everything
from roller-skating to fund raising and how safety
pertains to each situation. During the Basic Leadership
Training (BLT), this book is used by the trainer
to explain to new leaders what is right and wrong
for the safety of girls. Other level trainings
and outdoor trainings also refer to Safety-Wise.
Extra copies are available in the Girl Scout Shop,
including a version that has been translated into
Spanish.
The Girl Scout Research Institute has just published
new findings in a brochure, Feeling Safe: What
Girls Say. This takes the issue
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of safety to a different level as girls from
the ages of 8 to 17 have been polled to answer
questions about their personal safety. The findings
are very interesting. It is worth the time of
any adult who works with youth to look at this
information. Emotional safety is addressed as
well as physical safety. There is more information
concerning this research in the spring issue of
the Leader, the magazine for all registered adults
published by GSUSA.
GSUSA has also developed new safety programs
for girls. No Way!, Don’t Go There!, and
I Don’t Think So! are the new workbook type
activities to use in troops. More information
will be in future trainings and The Golden Link
to help leaders incorporate these concepts into
troop meetings.
This is an organization where we want to have
fun. Please plan and think ahead so everyone will
have a good time–safely.
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COUNCIL-WIDE
WEB SITE MEETING
 All
adults and Girl Scouts are invited to an informational
meeting on the Council’s Web site. This is
a chance to see the newest additions to the site
as well as give input into upcoming site projects.
The meeting will be at 6 p.m. June 10 at the Girl
Scout Center. RSVP to Sharon Clarke at 713-292-0255
or sclarke@sjgs.org |
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