Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois

We hope the new year finds you and yours in good health, with all the blessings of your friends and family around you.

The beginning of the year always is a great time for Girl Scouts as our girls start another successful year of selling in our Cookie Sale Program. It’s an exciting time for Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois as all our neighbors, friends, family and co-workers are exposed to Girl Scouts once again during the sale, whether through door-to-door contact, phone calls or cookie booth sales.

The winter time also is when resident camp is on the mind of our staff, our camp directors, our counselors and – of course – our girls! With the addition of a new outdoor program director to our staff in recent months, we are excited about the lineup of camp offerings that we will be presenting to our girls for the summer. Keep an eye in your mailbox and on our Web site at www.GSEIWI.org for details.

Thank you for all you do for girls. We know you agree that Girl Scouts is one of the soundest investments you can make in girls for their future.

Best regards,

Diane T. Nelson

CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois

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If you have the opportunity to visit Sandburg Mall in Galesburg, Ill., during the holiday shopping season, check out the display for Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois.

Your council has set up a display in a cart near the Bergner's department store in the mall. The display offers the following:

-- Volunteer opportunities information
-- Cookie sales information
-- Items from the Girl Scout Shop
-- Information on upcoming local events for Girl Scouts in Knox, Henry and Mercer counties
-- Information on Girl Scout gift memberships for the holidays
-- General council and Girl Scout information

We're also interested to know what you think of our display if you have the chance to drop by and check it out.

Tell your friends and families, too!

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LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN!
Six visually impactful modules explain all you need to know about the Girl Scout Leadership Experience.

Click the title above for a full explanation of the key features and benefits of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience including: journeys, pathways, three keys to leadership, three processes and outcomes.

Over the last several months, the GSEIWI Adult Development Department has been busy introducing the new Girl Scout Leadership Experience and the leadership journeys to volunteers at Kickoff meetings, volunteer trainings and Super Saturday events throughout the council.

We hope that you'll send us a "postcard" (post a comment by clicking the link below or send an e-mail to AdultLearning @GSEIWI.org) to share how you and your girls have enjoyed your travels along this new Girl Scout journey.

Here are a few questions that would be helpful to our council and GSUSA in shaping future resources and trainings.

• If you attended Leadership Essentials training, how helpful has it been to you as a leader? What could be improved?
• Are your girls using the leadership journeys? What do they like best? What improvements wold they suggest? (Please include the grade level for your girls.)
• Are you using the adult guide for the leadership journeys? What do you like best? What improvements would you suggest? (Please include the grade level for your girls.)
• How has your troop incorporated other Girl Scout awards, events or field trips into the journey curriculum?
• What are your girls planning for their Take Action project?
• What other topics/activities would your girls like to see in future journeys?

All of your suggestions and ideas will provide greatly-appreciated feedback for program and adult development staff at both the council level and the national level. Thank you for sharing your voice!

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