Girl Scouts are invited to join girls from across California and the nation as they descend upon UCLA's Campus and join together to speak up and be heard by the world. The AllyKatzz Tween Girl Town Hall Meeting is this Saturday, March 13 - and it's free!
Meet people in high places including politics, media, entertainment, fashion, sports, and celebrities; people who will listen to what tween girls want; and people who will help tween girls change their world. PLUS, get an amazing goody bag!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Girl Scout cookie updates
The cookies are coming, the cookies are coming!
Cookie deliveries begin this week! Can you feel the excitement in the air? Check GreenBeans for your particular cookie pick-up date, time, and location.
This issue of "Miranda's Panda-gram" is about Cookie Cupboards, Cookie Billboards, new Cookie Texting, and more! GSGLA is providing tools and resources, but we've got you covered for promotion, too. We are driving customers to you in a number of ways, so make sure your troop is signed up for cookie boothing via the GreenBeans Booth Scheduler! There are still thousands of cookie booth sites available and you can select any GSGLA location. Boothing begins February 26!
Look for more Panda-grams in your email for brief e-updates about Cookie Program resources.
Tip of the week: Tweet, post, and talk about your cookie booths. Get the word out!
Cookie Cupboards
You know you want more. It's easy to get more cookies at the cookie cupboards. This year you can go to any GSGLA cookie cupboard you want. That's right, you can get more product and fast, friendly service at any cookie cupboard in the GSGLA jurisdiction. Cookie exchanges will be available at most cupboards March 1-15.
Please make a cupboard reservation through GreenBeans to help us serve you better.
Cookie Billboards!
Our name is in lights! There are 10 fabulous GSGLA billboards going up all over LA County and outlying areas, including a digital billboard!
These larger-than-life signs include the faces of some of our very own Girl Scouts alongside one of three different cookie messages: Buy a Box, Get a Box, and Want a Box?
In addition to billboards, there are bus signs and junior posters (smaller billboards) all over our communities, and coffee sleeves, too. Next time you order your favorite hot beverage at your favorite local coffee shop or cafe, you might be lucky enough to get a GSGLA coffee sleeve!
As they are confirmed, we will share a list of billboard locations in a future Panda-gram. Here's where you can find cookie sleeves beginning Monday, February 22: GSGLA Coffee Sleeve Campaign
In the meantime, if you see one, take a picture or let us know or just smile knowing you're part of a great program and a great message.
U cn txt 4 cookies 2! LOL!
Step into the future! This year, we're introducing text technology to the Cookie Program. GSGLA Cookie fans (and fiends) can simply text their zip code to gs@girlscoutsla.org and they will get a message back listing two nearby cookie booth locations for that day (beginning February 26).
The system is up and functional, so try it now!
The text address can receive zip code messages from e-mail addresses in addition to text messages from cell phones and other mobile devices. Customers looking for cookies can also go to the GSGLA website and click on the Cookie Locator to see all booths within a zip code.
Remember, if you're not using the GreenBeans Boothing Scheduler, your cookie booth cannot be included in any of these cookie finder technologies.
GSGLA Cookie Stardom on KTLA!
The Thin Mints are ready for their close-ups! GSGLA Girl Scouts and all the delicious cookie varieties will be on the KTLA Morning Show Thursday, February 25. We will also be doing a simultaneous live remote on GO Country 105 FM! Superstar fabulous!
The telecast is in support of our Cookie Program and in particular, Gift of Caring. Make sure you tune in to KTLA, Channel 5 on Thursday morning between 7-10 am for the 2010 Cookie Program's television debut!
Girl Scout Cookies are the Tops with Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
Maybe it's the Olympic Fever going around, but GSGLA is going for the Gold with the Girl Scout Cookie Program! We have teamed with Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt for fantastic toppers and a fantastic offer. Golden Spoon locations in the GSGLA area will feature Girl Scout Cookie toppings on their yogurt varieties. Mmmmm!
In addition, some cookie booths near Golden Spoon store locations will offer coupons* for a free frozen yogurt to customers that buy three or more boxes of Girl Scout Cookies! What a great way to promote Cookie Bundles!
*in select Cookie Boothing Kits
Decorate Your Cookie Car!
We have another way for you to promote your Girl Scout Cookie Program. Every Cookie Cupboard is equipped with car chalk for you to make your car a mobile cookie booth. Make it a troop effort and decorate your car, SUV, minivan, etc. with designs and cookie slogans such as "It's Girl Scout Cookie Time! Visit www.girlscoutsLA.org!" Then get ready for lots of friendly waves and honks!
Car chalk may only be available during cookie cupboard hours.
Cookie deliveries begin this week! Can you feel the excitement in the air? Check GreenBeans for your particular cookie pick-up date, time, and location.
This issue of "Miranda's Panda-gram" is about Cookie Cupboards, Cookie Billboards, new Cookie Texting, and more! GSGLA is providing tools and resources, but we've got you covered for promotion, too. We are driving customers to you in a number of ways, so make sure your troop is signed up for cookie boothing via the GreenBeans Booth Scheduler! There are still thousands of cookie booth sites available and you can select any GSGLA location. Boothing begins February 26!
Look for more Panda-grams in your email for brief e-updates about Cookie Program resources.
Tip of the week: Tweet, post, and talk about your cookie booths. Get the word out!
Cookie Cupboards
You know you want more. It's easy to get more cookies at the cookie cupboards. This year you can go to any GSGLA cookie cupboard you want. That's right, you can get more product and fast, friendly service at any cookie cupboard in the GSGLA jurisdiction. Cookie exchanges will be available at most cupboards March 1-15.
Please make a cupboard reservation through GreenBeans to help us serve you better.
Cookie Billboards!
Our name is in lights! There are 10 fabulous GSGLA billboards going up all over LA County and outlying areas, including a digital billboard!
These larger-than-life signs include the faces of some of our very own Girl Scouts alongside one of three different cookie messages: Buy a Box, Get a Box, and Want a Box?
In addition to billboards, there are bus signs and junior posters (smaller billboards) all over our communities, and coffee sleeves, too. Next time you order your favorite hot beverage at your favorite local coffee shop or cafe, you might be lucky enough to get a GSGLA coffee sleeve!
As they are confirmed, we will share a list of billboard locations in a future Panda-gram. Here's where you can find cookie sleeves beginning Monday, February 22: GSGLA Coffee Sleeve Campaign
In the meantime, if you see one, take a picture or let us know or just smile knowing you're part of a great program and a great message.
U cn txt 4 cookies 2! LOL!
Step into the future! This year, we're introducing text technology to the Cookie Program. GSGLA Cookie fans (and fiends) can simply text their zip code to gs@girlscoutsla.org and they will get a message back listing two nearby cookie booth locations for that day (beginning February 26).
The system is up and functional, so try it now!
The text address can receive zip code messages from e-mail addresses in addition to text messages from cell phones and other mobile devices. Customers looking for cookies can also go to the GSGLA website and click on the Cookie Locator to see all booths within a zip code.
Remember, if you're not using the GreenBeans Boothing Scheduler, your cookie booth cannot be included in any of these cookie finder technologies.
GSGLA Cookie Stardom on KTLA!
The Thin Mints are ready for their close-ups! GSGLA Girl Scouts and all the delicious cookie varieties will be on the KTLA Morning Show Thursday, February 25. We will also be doing a simultaneous live remote on GO Country 105 FM! Superstar fabulous!
The telecast is in support of our Cookie Program and in particular, Gift of Caring. Make sure you tune in to KTLA, Channel 5 on Thursday morning between 7-10 am for the 2010 Cookie Program's television debut!
Girl Scout Cookies are the Tops with Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
Maybe it's the Olympic Fever going around, but GSGLA is going for the Gold with the Girl Scout Cookie Program! We have teamed with Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt for fantastic toppers and a fantastic offer. Golden Spoon locations in the GSGLA area will feature Girl Scout Cookie toppings on their yogurt varieties. Mmmmm!
In addition, some cookie booths near Golden Spoon store locations will offer coupons* for a free frozen yogurt to customers that buy three or more boxes of Girl Scout Cookies! What a great way to promote Cookie Bundles!
*in select Cookie Boothing Kits
Decorate Your Cookie Car!
We have another way for you to promote your Girl Scout Cookie Program. Every Cookie Cupboard is equipped with car chalk for you to make your car a mobile cookie booth. Make it a troop effort and decorate your car, SUV, minivan, etc. with designs and cookie slogans such as "It's Girl Scout Cookie Time! Visit www.girlscoutsLA.org!" Then get ready for lots of friendly waves and honks!
Car chalk may only be available during cookie cupboard hours.
Friday, February 12, 2010
March 14, 2010 - Girl Scouts Day at Pac-10 Women's Basketball Championship
Join us for Girl Scouts Day at the 2010 State Farm Pac-10 Women's Basketball Championship Game on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Come out and cheer for the WNBA stars of tomorrow from some of your favorite Pac-10 Conference college teams today. Will Stanford make it to the final game? Maybe UCLA, Cal, USC, or Arizona will be champs. Come out to Girl Scouts Day and find out who will take the tourney title! Exclusive events for Girl Scouts only, include a Basketball Chalk Talk and Demonstration, a meet-and-greet with a student-athlete, and a Cheerleading Clinic!
Girl Scout cookie updates
Initial orders are in, and so is the verdict!
Thanks to the efforts of our girls and valued leaders and volunteers, we are on target to have the best Girl Scout Cookie Program ever! Congratulations on an outstanding job on initial orders! We've exceeded the goal. Also, thank you for your exceptional navigation of GreenBeans.
Now that the initial order period is behind us, it's time to set your boothing goals. There are 15,000 booth sites available. The sky is the limit!
This issue of "Miranda's Panda-gram" is about Cookie Bundling and Boothing! Read on and be sure to share! As always, check your email for for more brief weekly e-updates about Cookie Program resources ("Miranda's Panda-gram"). Each issue focuses on at least one component of the program.
Tip of the week: Use the Cookie Club! Contacting customers via multiple avenues can increase your sales!
Three boxes are better than one
One way to get customers to buy multiple boxes is by "bundling" cookies. Cookie Bundles ensure customers get an assortment of their favorites. Little Brownie Bakers suggestions include:
Or how about a Lakers Bundle with two Samoas (purple box) and a box of Lemon Chalets (yellow box)? Come up with some cool bundling ideas and tie your bundle samples with ribbon and display them on your boothing table!
Girl Scout Cookies $4 a box -- "5 for $20"!
Plus, Golden Spoon coupons will be available in some cities for customers who buy a bundle! Details to come next Panda-Gram.
Get the Kit!
Are you signed up to booth? Fabulous boothing kits filled with great Girl Scout Cookie Program boothing tools will be available for all troops participating in cookie boothing. The cool kits will include great Girl Scout Cookie resources including fact sheets, posters, Gift of Caring receipt boxes and message labels, and membership recruitment cards. Kits will be available for pick-up at your Service Unit delivery. Be sure to get your kit and be prepared for boothing on February 26.
Secret Shoppers
Shhhhh, we're shopping. Friends of Miranda Panda will be out in full force the first weekend of boothing, February 26-28. These secret shoppers may be visiting your booth with questions about cookie varieties, your cookie goals, and more. It's your chance to earn an "Inspired By U" button simply by providing great customer service. Encourage your Girl Scout(s) to brush up on the product knowledge and sales techniques so they can impress Miranda's friends!
Thanks to the efforts of our girls and valued leaders and volunteers, we are on target to have the best Girl Scout Cookie Program ever! Congratulations on an outstanding job on initial orders! We've exceeded the goal. Also, thank you for your exceptional navigation of GreenBeans.
Now that the initial order period is behind us, it's time to set your boothing goals. There are 15,000 booth sites available. The sky is the limit!
This issue of "Miranda's Panda-gram" is about Cookie Bundling and Boothing! Read on and be sure to share! As always, check your email for for more brief weekly e-updates about Cookie Program resources ("Miranda's Panda-gram"). Each issue focuses on at least one component of the program.
Tip of the week: Use the Cookie Club! Contacting customers via multiple avenues can increase your sales!
Three boxes are better than one
One way to get customers to buy multiple boxes is by "bundling" cookies. Cookie Bundles ensure customers get an assortment of their favorites. Little Brownie Bakers suggestions include:
- Timeless Classics Bundle of Trefoils, Thin Mints, and Samoas
- Chocolate Bundle of Thin Mints, Samoas, and Tagalongs
- Cafe Bundle of Trefoils, Lemon Chalets, and the new Thank You Berry Munch flavor
Or how about a Lakers Bundle with two Samoas (purple box) and a box of Lemon Chalets (yellow box)? Come up with some cool bundling ideas and tie your bundle samples with ribbon and display them on your boothing table!
Girl Scout Cookies $4 a box -- "5 for $20"!
Plus, Golden Spoon coupons will be available in some cities for customers who buy a bundle! Details to come next Panda-Gram.
Get the Kit!
Are you signed up to booth? Fabulous boothing kits filled with great Girl Scout Cookie Program boothing tools will be available for all troops participating in cookie boothing. The cool kits will include great Girl Scout Cookie resources including fact sheets, posters, Gift of Caring receipt boxes and message labels, and membership recruitment cards. Kits will be available for pick-up at your Service Unit delivery. Be sure to get your kit and be prepared for boothing on February 26.
Secret Shoppers
Shhhhh, we're shopping. Friends of Miranda Panda will be out in full force the first weekend of boothing, February 26-28. These secret shoppers may be visiting your booth with questions about cookie varieties, your cookie goals, and more. It's your chance to earn an "Inspired By U" button simply by providing great customer service. Encourage your Girl Scout(s) to brush up on the product knowledge and sales techniques so they can impress Miranda's friends!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Summer camp news
Adventures in Leadership
Summer camp is just around the corner!
Registration opens February 16, 2010!
Science and Tech - High Adventure - Drama, Arts and Crafts - Horseback Riding - Marine Settings
Camp Osito Rancho Programs
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles is pleased to reopen Camp Osito Rancho in Summer, 2010 (July). This premier Girl Scout Outdoor Leadership Center is a spectacular high adventure camp above Big Bear Lake. Open House on June 26.
Resident Camp is back! Resident Camp activities include arts and crafts, swimming, archery, sports and games, nature and environmental activities, challenge/ropes course, hiking, and outdoor cooking. All horseback riding resident camps feature part of the day spent with horses. Featuring weeklong themed camps.
Day Camp Programs
Weeklong themed camps
Specialty Overnight Camps
Specialty Day Camps
Weeklong themed camps, including horseback riding camps
Program Aide, Adult Volunteer and Staff Opportunities.
Contact Lisa Ahrens, Outdoor Program Manager, (626) 677-2385 or lahrens@girlscoutsla.org
Registration Opens February 16, 2010
Register online or submit a registration form with payment.
Camp Guide available soon with complete listings, dates, times, cost, and registration details.
Information will also be available on the GSGLA web site.
More than 30 sessions of adventures in leadership June-August.
Open to girls grades 1-12 (K for select camps).
Summer camp is just around the corner!
Registration opens February 16, 2010!
Science and Tech - High Adventure - Drama, Arts and Crafts - Horseback Riding - Marine Settings
Camp Osito Rancho Programs
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles is pleased to reopen Camp Osito Rancho in Summer, 2010 (July). This premier Girl Scout Outdoor Leadership Center is a spectacular high adventure camp above Big Bear Lake. Open House on June 26.
Resident Camp is back! Resident Camp activities include arts and crafts, swimming, archery, sports and games, nature and environmental activities, challenge/ropes course, hiking, and outdoor cooking. All horseback riding resident camps feature part of the day spent with horses. Featuring weeklong themed camps.
- Troop Camping: Aug. 1-5
- Family Camping: Aug. 6-8
- Women's Weekend: July 24-25
Day Camp Programs
Weeklong themed camps
- Marine Landing at Alamitos Bay, Long Beach (One-of-a-kind waterfront facility offering beginning and advanced boating camps)
- El Ranchito, Long Beach
- Camp Mariposa, Altadena
Specialty Overnight Camps
- Skyland Ranch. Near Idyllwild, this camp offers girls a chance to explore the beautiful San Jacinto Mountains.
- Island of the Blue Dolphins! Explore the Channel Islands by kayak, snorkel and fins, hiking boots and stars!
- Mono Lake Outdoor Experience. Enjoy the beauty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Mono Lake and Yosemite. (Troop Camping)
- Camp Surf. Tent camp at Imperial Beach near San Diego and learn to surf! (Troop Camping)
Specialty Day Camps
- Altadena Stables, Altadena
- Bonelli Park Equestrian Center, San Dimas
- Enterprise Farms, near Griffith Park
- Montrose Program Center, Montrose
- Johnstone Program Center, San Dimas
- Torrance Program Center, Torrance
Weeklong themed camps, including horseback riding camps
Program Aide, Adult Volunteer and Staff Opportunities.
Contact Lisa Ahrens, Outdoor Program Manager, (626) 677-2385 or lahrens@girlscoutsla.org
Registration Opens February 16, 2010
Register online or submit a registration form with payment.
Camp Guide available soon with complete listings, dates, times, cost, and registration details.
Information will also be available on the GSGLA web site.
More than 30 sessions of adventures in leadership June-August.
Open to girls grades 1-12 (K for select camps).
Friday, January 29, 2010
Girl Scout cookie updates
Initial Order Incentive
Every girl who turns in an initial order total of 150 boxes or more will receive a fashionable GSGLA "Inspired by U" T-shirt. It's all the rage! These Initial Order Superstars can wear it with pride at booth sales or out on the town, and it's a fabulous ice breaker for their cookie pitch to new customers!
T-shirts will be distributed at initial order cookie delivery.
Gift of Caring: Get a box -- Give a box
The Gift of Caring Program (GOC) is a cookie donation opportunity for customers to buy a box (or boxes!) of cookies to be distributed to our 2010 Gift of Caring Partners: Operation Gratitude, the LA Foodbank, and the Bob Hope USO. Through these organizations, cookies will be shared with and sent to military troops and to those in need. Thank you to our GOC Sponsor, GO Country 105 FM.
Gift of Caring: Steps of Participation!
- Be a knowledgeable diplomat for our GOC partners and the program. Learn how the cookie donation will be distributed. Learn the basics about our Gift of Caring partners and the process.
- Always ask customers if they'd like to buy an extra box (or two, or three!) for Gift of Caring. Many people take advantage of the opportunity if they are asked. Plus, the Gift of Caring program is a great response to customers who may not want to buy cookies for themselves.
- Register for a GOC service opportunity. GSGLA has great ways for troops to get involved with the distribution of the GOC cookies! We will soon announce details for the opportunities, which will take place in April 2010. Whether it's troop to troop or youth to youth, here are some great ways for girls to help:
- All: Help unload and store cookies at the Bob Hope Hollywood USO at LAX
- All: Write cards and letters to US military personnel serving overseas
- Girls under 12: place notes on boxes going to military personnel (regional locations)
- Girls ages 12+: sort and/or pack cookies in care boxes for Operation Gratitude in Van Nuys
- Girls ages 14+: sort and/or pack cookies in backpacks for the LA Foodbank Backpack program
Gift of Caring: New and Improved!
Gift of Caring receipt boxes! Troop Cookie Chairs will receive a boothing kit during initial order pick-up that will have great cookie program tools including a GOC receipt box. Once a customer donates cookies, the completed donation slips can be put into a sleek promotional box that is displayed at your cookie booth.
Gift of Caring message labels! The boothing kits will also include blank GOC labels. These labels (templates will also be available online) are for GOC donors who wish to write a short message of thanks to military personnel. (Girl Scouts are encouraged to write letters or cards, too).
Gift of Caring Service Opportunities for younger girls! Our younger girls now have an opportunity to help. Girls 12 and under will put GOC labels on cookie boxes that will go to military troops serving overseas.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Troops Take 2 Challenge ends February 15
Did you take 2? The Troops Take 2 Challenge ends soon. Just add two or more girls to your troop roster. Girls can recruit gal pals to join their troop or Leaders can invite some of the hundreds of girls hoping to be placed in troops. Are you up for the Troops Take 2 challenge?
Leaders that add two or more members (based on your total number of girls at the end of the 2009 Girl Scout year) are awarded the patch. Patches will be available for purchase for leaders to award girls who participate.
Leaders that add two or more members (based on your total number of girls at the end of the 2009 Girl Scout year) are awarded the patch. Patches will be available for purchase for leaders to award girls who participate.
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