September 2005 Volume 31 Issue 8  

Help girls earn the Girl Scout Silver Award Be a GSSJC Silver Polish
Information Session Facilitator!

What is the Silver Polish Information Session?
Council Program Department volunteers and staff developed an information session for girls ages 11-14 to explain the steps to earn the highest GSUSA award for the 11-14 category, the Girl Scout Silver Award.

Council Silver Award Coordinator Dianna Henley and the Program Department are searching for interested Senior Girl Scouts (ages 14-17) and adult volunteers to lead this 2-3 hour information session at various Council locations throughout the year.”

To be a Silver Polish Facilitator you need to agree to:
*Train the session twice a year
* Attend a Facilitator meeting during the year
* Review and go by the training outline

If you’re interested in serving girls as they take this exciting path of service, RSVP to Melinda Gaskill, 713-292-0232,
or mgaskill@sjgs.org to attend the:
Silver Polish Facilitators Orientation
Saturday, September 24
Lunch meeting (following Council meeting)
Camp Agnes Arnold
Please RSVP by Friday, September 16

Gold Award Information
Gold Award Orientation Dates

All girls who plan to earn their Gold Award must attend Gold Award Orientation sometime in the 18 months prior to submitting their Gold Award application. Additional training dates and locations may be added as needed. Upcoming trainings will be held at the Girl Scout Center in Houston on:
* Saturday, September 10, 10 a.m.-noon
* Sunday, October 2, 2-4 p.m.
* Saturday, December 10, 10 a.m.-noon

Min.Max.: 10/60
Cost: $5 per person
Event Code: 10-63-17-6246
Register: Use the Program Registration Form
Note: Additional training dates and locations may be added as needed.
Absolutely no drop-ins.

Upcoming Gold Award Advisory Committee (GAAC)
Meeting Dates

These meetings are held monthly to review initial Gold Award Applications and Final Reports. All meetings will be on Sundays from 2-5 p.m. in RM 210. Girls who want to present their initial or final project reports at the meeting should contact the Gold Award Coordinator prior to the meeting date. (Note: Presenting an application or final report is optional.) Remember that all initial Gold Award Applications and Final Reports are due by the first of each month to ensure review at that month’s GAAC Meeting. Dates are as follows: September 18, October 16, November 13, December 4

Other Important Gold Award Dates
September 30, 2005 - Completion deadline for 2005 high school graduates

Answers to all your Gold Award questions
Julie Deeter, Program Manager, 713-292-0203, jdeeter@sjgs.org

 

Where common Gold Award beliefs are labeled myth or reality...

Belief 1: Does a girl need to submit the plan mentioned in Step 1 prior to beginning any requirements on the Gold Award?

MYTH! No, she just has to have discussed her project ideas and her estimated time line for completing the pre-requisites (Steps 1-4) and Gold Award project with her teen advisor or a Gold Award Area Advisor.

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