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Girl Scout Week in Review

Monday, April 4th, 2011

by Super Kristi

Hey Hey Hey! What an incredible week here in Southern Arizona! Did you take part in any Girl Scouty goodness this week? We did, and hopefully you did too!

On March 27th, the Catholic Committee on Scouting recognized Girl Scouts with Religious Awards. Dr. Virgina Robillard was presented with the Saint Anne Award. The Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award was presented to Kathleen N (Troop 646) and Carla R (Troop 1022). Marie R (Troop 646) was presented with the Spread the Spirit Medal. The Marian Medal was presented to Brianna R (Troop 1022), Danielle R (Troop 1022) and Siobhan Frankiewicz (Troop 1073). The Family of God Medal was presented to Rhiannon M, Karla M, Solil C, Layla L, Heidi L, Brenna D, Ciela P, Stephanie S, Lily G, and Jillian S all from Troop 1217. The I Live My Faith Medal was presented to Kelly D (Troop 1217), Mikayla S (Troop 1217), Mireya E (Troop 1217), Jenna S (Troop 1217), McKenzie C (Troop 1217), Annie O (Troop 1212), Catherine S (Troop 1212) and Noelle S (Troop 1212). Congratulations to all of you!

On Friday, Kim met with a group of Cadettes for Fashion Remix. They spent their time learning about fashion and how to transform old clothes into something new and cool! How fun is that? Want to get in on the action? Join Ellen for Fashion Rewind on April 6th from 5-7 at the Resource Center!

Also on Friday, we had some staff changes happen at the office! Congratulations to Niki Hoffman, our new Customer Experience Manager; Karyn Synnestvedt, our new Retail Manager; and Kristi Pallack, our new Mission to Market Coordinator!

Saturday was a BIG day in Girl Scout land! In Yuma, Juniors got to enjoy a two hour horseback riding lesson at the Rocking Horse Farm! They learned to groom their horse, take care of their tack and then got to learn how to ride. Thanks Jonica for organizing such an awesome event!

If you were in Tucson on Saturday, you must have been busy! We had three amazing events for you to choose from! We started the day off at 10am at the Resource Center with Eatza Pizza where 40 Daisies and Brownies gathered to learn about what makes a pizza a pizza! They planted herb gardens to use on their own pizzas at home and built solar ovens to cook pizzas for a pizza party!

Also at 10am, we kicked off our 2nd Annual GreenFest- Presented by Bookmans at the Tucson Village Farm! Over 1,000 Southern Arizonans came out for this FREE, family event showcasing over 40 local, sustainable organizations. We had a farmer’s market, a green living exhibit, a recycled art show, live music on the solar powered stage and even an electric car show! We had over 30 Girl Scouts show up to volunteer at the event and even more bring their families to walk around. We made worm bins, challenged you with a recycle relay and had a solar robot demonstration! If you’d like to get involved with GreenFest 2012, become a fan of GreenFest Tucson on Facebook to keep up with the latest news and planning for next year!

On Saturday afternoon, the Flandrau Science Center hosted Brownies and Juniors for an afternoon of Insect Discovery! Girls learned about insects, why we need them and how they aren’t as gross as you may think! Insect Discovery is happening every Saturday in April so if you want to get in on the bug fun- contact Michelle for more info!

Well, that’s it for this week! Make sure you consult our Program Calendar for what’s coming up this week!

Do you want to cover Girl Scout events and write about them for the GS Blog Squad? It’s fun! If you don’t want to write about them, you can make a movie, record a podcast or even draw a picture! Sounds exciting, right? Let your voice be heard! Contact Kristi Pallack for info on how to get started as part of the Blog Squad!

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Explore Cyclovia Tucson

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Hi Ladies! Looking for a fun event that blends being outdoors, fashion, hanging out with friends, meeting new people, and doing something awesome for the Tucson community?? Come participate in the GS Booth at Cyclovia, on March 27 from 9:30-3:30! Cyclovia is a big celebration of open, car-free streets that anyone can come to, whether your walking, running, on a bike, on skates, pushing a stroller, anything! This year, the Girl Scouts will be womaning the “Fur and Flower Your Bike Booth,” decorating passerbyers’ bikes with whacky fur and crazy flowers. If you want to come join us and put your mad creative skills into action decorating bikes, contact Ariane at 520.319.3144 or amohrfelsen@sahuarogsc.org. Don’t forget to bring your family and your bikes and explore Cyclovia after you’re done helping out–there will be obstacle courses, food vendors, a jumping castle, a rock climbing wall, live music and dancing, and free helmet give-aways, just to mention a few of the other activities! Please contact Ariane by March 21st to reserve your space as a bike decorator!

For more information about Cyclovia, check out their website or find them on Facebook.

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Who’s the GREENEST of them all?

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Kristen Culliney, our Director of Mission to Market, is! To honor all her hard work and her devotion to not only leading a healthier life, but teaching girls how to lead healthier lives- we’ve nominated her for Mrs. Green’s “Who’s the GREENEST of them all?” Contest honoring the bestest and greenest in our community! Here’s what Super Kristi had to say about Kristen:

“Kristen is surely the Greenest of them all, both at work and in her personal life! At work, Kristen organizes and supports outdoor and environmental programming- teaching girls to respect and love nature, garden and even raise chickens as part of an urban agriculture series. She promotes recycling and composting around the workplace and even bikes to work! She coined the phrase “No Girl Left Inside” and supports curriculum that enables girls to become environmental stewards while going on the adventure of a lifetime. At home, she has sworn off television in order to develop healthy relationships, raise chickens with her family and spend more time in the outdoors running, biking and hiking with her kids. She is one of the lead organizers of GreenFest Tucson and is an advocate for shopping, eating and playing local. Kristen is a believer in reducing, reusing and recycling and lives her beliefs everyday. There’s no green-washing this lady! She’s totally green!!” Click here to vote for Kristen as the GREENEST of them all!

Visit Mrs. Green’s Website to vote for Kristen or nominate someone who you may think is the Greenest of them all! Are there any Green Girls out there who deserve some recognition? I bet there are!!

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chickens are a’coming!

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

We had such an exciting Sunday this past weekend–our first Chicken Chicks meeting!! Nine girls, one chicken champion, one guest chicken farmer, three GS staff members, one Heiffer Int. Volunteer and two chickens=awesomeness.

This was our first meeting of four, so there was a lot of planning and learning to be done. The girls played a game introducing the concept of a pecking order (it was enough to make me be happy I’m not a chicken…if you’re at the bottom of the barrel in chicken society, there is close to no hope!) and spent time learning the anatomy of our two chicken guests, Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie was very well-behaved, Clyde was a bit on the noisy side).

Afterwards, they had the opportunity to ask Allie Gaither-Banchofs, our 14 yr. old chicken champion, all about the trials and tribulations of raising chickens. Her advice? Be prepared to spend time with your chickens! It means they’ll know you and like having you around.  I have to give a thank you shout out for Allie to joining us–she has a huge amount of experience and motivation in raising her chickens, and we really appreciate her help in our program! Elliot DuMont–owner of Bonnie and Clyde and co-manager of the Tucson Green Art and Farmers’ Market–was also a huge help in answering girls’ questions about the challenges and joys of raising chickens.  He advised the girls on what the best things to keep in mind when planning a coop are (protection from the wild desert beasts!), what to feed chickens, and what different varieties are bred for.

Next the girls were on to the plot where they will be building their chicken coop. Judy has graciously allowed us to have the chickens in her backyard, where she can keep an eye on them and collect their eggs, once they are of laying age. They girls checked out the area and then sat down to go over a few different coop designs and decide what would work best in the given space. After some discussion, they decided upon a blend of two different designs, in order to incorporate the best elements of each.

Our next meeting is March 6th, where we will be working on actual coop and garden bed construction! Stay posted for updates and pictures.

Chicken love to all,

Gee

Do you want to be a part of the GS Blog Squad and get published? Contact Super Kristi!

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Are you recycling your Cookie boxes?

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

You should be!

Today, almost all of our cartons are made of 100% recycled fiber. Most of the recycled material is made up of a mixture of newspaper, office paper, cardboard and printed waste paper from publishers and printing companies. Our cartons are usually accepted by recycling facilities which accept magazine or mixed paper. The plastic trays are all polystyrene 6 (PS 6) and can also be recycled. The recycle symbol is printed on all trays with the exception of Tagalongs due to a lack of space. The Tagalongs tray does have the PS6 printed on the bottom.

If you don’t have a place to recycle your cookie packaging, bring it by here and we’ll recycle it for you!

Remember to ask your customers to please recycle their packaging once they’ve enjoyed their delicious cookies!

We’ve always been green!

Our Direct Sale Girl Scout Cookie program is green in so many ways! Share how your cookie sale is green on our Facebook page or send Super Kristi an email at kpallack@sahuarogsc.org! If you share, you’ll receive a special patch!

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Summer Camp is going GREEN!

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Campers will be recycling, composting and learning the importance of water conservation. Your camper can do her part by bringing a reusable water bottle to camp! And BONUS! If you register early, your camper gets an “It’s Your Summer~ Love it!”  BPA free water bottle!!

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Arizona Chapter of the United States Green Building Council

Monday, August 31st, 2009

We will be at the USGBC’s Third Annual Membership Mixer and Vendor Fair at UA’s College of Architecture & Landscape Architecture on Wednesday, September 9th from 4:30-7:30. The Branch’s annual vendor fair is a great opportunity to network with other like-minded professionals, visit with local and regional service providers, product manufacturers, and distributors, and generally learn how to be more sustainable in our finite world.

Event Charge: $10 for Members, guests and public and $5 for Full Time students

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Hey Southern Arizona!

Monday, August 31st, 2009

We are searching for other organizations to be Community Partners with! We want to take our Green goodness and spread it everywhere!! Does your organization work in one of our focus areas: water conservation, air quality, energy efficiency, waste management or green space? Or, maybe you need some awesome Girl Scouts to come and help you in those areas? Let’s talk!

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