Attend the national Girl Scout convention

     The 50th Convention of the National Council of Girl Scouts of the USA will be held October 7-10, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. National conventions are held every three years for the purpose of determining the general lines of policy of the Girl Scout Movement and the Girl Scout program. GSSJC is sending 33 delegates to the convention.
     Opportunities are available for individuals wishing to attend the 2005 Girl Scout National Council Session and 50th Convention as full time official visitors. To become an official visitor, you must be a registered member of GSUSA, be 14 years of age or older at the time of the convention and pay the registration fees, travel, and hotel.
     Adults may volunteer to serve as a Parliamentary Aide for the duration of the convention. To be eligible, you must be available to attend a training session prior to the convention, be in attendance for the entire National Council Session and understand parliamentary procedure as contained in Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, 10th Edition.
     Girls–opportunities are also available for you to volunteer. Girls age 14 and above and adults may serve as National Council Tellers. You must be able to attend a training session at the Girl Scout Center on Friday, October 7, 2005 and be able to serve as teller for the entire National Council Session.
      Come and join the delegation. This will be an exciting meeting. Meet the new national CEO Kathy Cloninger, elect the national board of directors, and hear proposals that will affect the future of the Girl Scout Movement.
     If you are interested in attending as an official visitor or have questions, please contact Dee Dee Johnson at 713-292-0334, 1-800-392-4340 or djohnson@gssjc.org.

Girl Scouts receive proclamations from Houston mayor

On March 8, Councilman Mark Goldberg introduced a proclamation honoring the 93rd birthday of the Girl Scouts of the USA on March 12 and proclaiming March 6-12 Girl Scout week. Girl Scouts from Woodview Elementary and Troop #1145 were in attendance as well as Gold Award recipient Nikole Saulsberry who was given an opportunity to address the City Council after the proclamation was read to speak about what Girl Scouts has meant to her. Mary Vitek, the CEO of GSSJC, and Jo Monday, vice-president for Membership Services were also in attendance. The attendees had the opportunity to have their photo taken with Mayor Bill White and Councilman Goldberg after the presentation.

In February, Girl Scouts who participated in the Gifts with Heart program were presented with a proclamation from the mayor to honor their hard work and service to the community. More than 2,000 toys were made in four weeks. The mayor proclaimed December 19 Gifts with Heart Day and was pictured with Girl Scouts from Troop #1145 and #4673 as well as Susan Mullins and Rosalind Rolls from Gifts with Heart, Melissa Wilson from FOX 26, John Sester, David Rowland and Ben Camire with Lowe’s and Barbara McCormick, president of Children At Risk. With help from Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, the goal for Gifts with Heart 2005 is to make 7,000 toys for children in Houston. From June through November, girls will be able to attend workshops at Lowe’s. Workshop dates through August are listed on page 30.