Waterloo Area Resources

Welcome to the Waterloo Area Events page. Here you will find many resources providing the Girl Scout program.

Events Search

Are you looking for events held in your area? Now you can search for events by region, month, grade level or event theme. Visit the Events Search page.

Program Resource Guide (PRG)

After listening to your feedback, the Program Team has developed a Program Resource Guide (PRG) that is designed to be user-friendly and full of answers to your program-related questions! Please refer to our Table of Contents as a quick reference to the information you'll be able to find in this publication.

Outdoor Events & Resources

For more outdoor programs, visit the Outdoor Events & Resources page.

Waterloo Area Program Manager

Hi everyone thanks for coming to check out GSEIWI’s website! I am Jamie Harrington, GSEIWI's Program Manager for the Waterloo Area. I am a very friendly, outgoing person, who enjoys meeting new people and am always up for trying new things! I live in Cedar Falls, Iowa and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in May 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Leisure, Youth and Human Services with an emphasis area in Programming Service Administration in LYHS and also a second emphasis in Youth Services.

I provide Girl Scout program to ten counties: Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Grundy, Howard and Tama counties.

In addition to serving ten counties, my special focus is the Girl Scout Juliette program, Program Aides, Day at the Capitol event and supporting the Girls Go Global event. On a normal day, you can contact me at the Waterloo Area Girl Scout Service Center.

Events by Request

I am available to help you learn how to plan programs in your area! I even have a limited amount of dates that I can come to your event to help you run it! Get together with other volunteers in your town or service unit and get started. Read all about how I can help you: Request a Waterloo Area Event.

Juliette Coordinator

I also have the privilege of being the Juliette Coordinator for the council. I am here to help implement the Juliette Program and make it a successful pathway for all girls who are interested in choosing this option. Being a Girl Scout Juliette is an option for all girls who want to participate in Girl Scouts but are maybe too busy to find the time to participate in a troop because they are in other extracurricular activities or temporarily you are a Juliette because there is a not a troop for you in your area with your grade level. As a Juliette you are able to do badge work from home, participate in council wide events or Service Unit events. We will be working hard in this upcoming year to better serve our Juliettes better than ever.

Starting in the fall, if you register as a Juliette you can receive quarterly Juliette Program Packets that will be filled with wonderful ideas of what you can do for badge work, council events, ideas for field trips and a whole lot more of fun and game. To receive the quarterly Program Packet send $5 or 1 Cookie Program Credit to Jamie at the Waterloo Area Service Center, she will then put you on a the list to receive a Program packet four times a year. Our goal is to send out four packets each year of your designated grade level to each Juliette. If you are interested in this pathway please contact me at the Waterloo Area Girl Scout Service Center and I can give you anymore information that you need. If you are a Juliette and would like to express any feedback or would like to be on my email list to send out updates please contact me at the above contact information.

Waterloo Area Regional Membership Managers

Regional Membership Managers (RMM’s) work to ensure all girls have the opportunity to join Girl Scouts by establishing relationships with schools, parents and local volunteers. Simply click on the links below to email your RMM.

Hello Everyone! My name is Holly Bark, Regional Membership Manager for the counties of Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek. I have been a Regional Membership Manager for Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois since May of 2007. I have a Bachelors degree in Business Management. I have been married for 14 years and have four great teenage boys so I need my girl time! I am also the mother of three dogs, a snake, and a fish. We love to camp, be outdoors, and anything that includes water. I am addicted to shoes and purses. I love to talk to anyone! My main office is located in the scenic area of Decorah, IA. If you are in the Decorah area come visit me! You may also find me in the Waterloo Girl Scout Service Center since I live right in the middle of both.

Hello, my name is Nicole Liebau, Regional Membership Manager for the counties of Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, southern Butler, Grundy, and Tama. I am originally from NW Iowa and now live in the Waverly area. If you have any questions please contact me at the Waterloo Area Girl Scout Service Center.

Schedule Your Own Events

EVENT	GRADE LEVEL	LOCATION	WHEN	CONTACT
Lost Island Water Park tickets are Back! Iowa’s Largest Water Park! First 500 tickets purchase now while they last! $22 per ticket (saving $3 off regular- priced tickets) Look for the newest water ride Wailua Kapua! Lost Island Water Park opens June 4-August 29, 2010. Just off highway 20/ I-380 Across from the Isle of Capri Hotel & Casino. For more information or to purchase tickets please contact the Waterloo Area Girl Scout Service Center at 319-232-6601 (we will not be mailing out tickets, but we can send them to all Girl Scout Service Centers for you to pick up at your nearest location and convenience)
Babysitting Training: Gain skills and confidence to become a great babysitter.	4-8	Red Cross, 2530 University Ave, Waterloo, IA	M-Sat, 4-6 hours	Red Cross at 319-234-8851
Basic First Aid Training: Learn basic first aid skills.	4-8	Red Cross, 2530 University Ave, Waterloo, IA	M-Sat, 2.5 hours	Red Cross at 319-234-8851
Bead Happy Jewelry: Learn the basics of beading. Choose from various projects, Activities from: Art to Wear Try-It, Jeweler Badge or Just Jewelry Interest Project Patch.	K-12	Bead Happy, University Ave, Waterloo, IA	M-Sat, 1.5 hours	Penny Franke at 319-232-1838
Daisy Delight: Learn the basics of scrapbooking. Bring 10-15 photos.	K	Scrapmania, 109 ½ N Main St., Traer, IA	M –Sun, 2 hours	Kelly Roy at 319-478-2767 or email
Picture Phone Directory: Make a picture directory featuring important people and their phone numbers. Bring 10 photos of loved ones and their phone numbers.	K-3	Scrapmania, 109 ½ N Main St., Traer, IA	M–Sun, 2 hours	Kelly Roy at 319-478-2767 or email
Brownie Bash: Learn the basics of scrapbooking. Bring: 10-15 photos.	2-3	Scrapmania, 109 ½ N Main St., Traer, IA	M –Sun, 3 hours	Kelly Roy at 319-478-2767 or email
Troop Recipe Book: Create a paper bag recipe book using recipes from your troop’s families. Bring 1-2 family recipes. Activities ranging from: Around the World Try-It.	2-5	Scrapmania, 109 ½ N Main St., Traer, IA	M–Sun, 2-3 hours	Kelly Roy at 319-478-2767 or email
First Aid Kit: Decorate and fill a metal tin to make a portable first aid kit. Activities from: First Aid and Hiker Badges.	4-5	Scrapmania, 109 ½ N Main St., Traer, IA	M –Sun, 2 hours	Kelly Roy at 319-478-2767 or email
Junior Jive: Learn the basics of scrapbooking. Bring 20+ photos.	4-5	Scrapmania, 109 ½ N Main St., Traer, IA	M –Sun, 3-5 hours	Kelly Roy at 319-478-2767 or email
Girl Scout Scrap and Yap: Learn the basics of scrapbooking. Bring 20+ photos.	6-12	Scrapmania, 109 ½ N Main St., Traer, IA	M –Sun, 4-5 hours	Kelly Roy at 319-478-2767 or email
Phelps Youth Pavilion: Uniquely based entirely on the arts, the museum is one of the foremost children’s museums in the United States. Offers hands-on exhibits enabling visitors to learn more about the arts, and try their hand at creative pursuits.	K-12	Phelps Youth Pavilion, 225 Commercial St., Waterloo, IA	Tu-Su	Bonnie Winninger at 319-291-4490