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Nuts!
NUTS & MAGAZINES: To sign up for online order taking and online magazine and nut/candy sales, go to: https://www.girlscoutmagazines.com/campaign/account/register/10
* October 13: Order card sales ends. Online nut/candy and magazine sales continue.
* November 1-4: Product Delivery. Contact service unit product sales chair for exact delivery information
* November 20: 50% of Balance due in TNOS will be withdrawn via ACH.
* November 24: Fall Sale and Online Magazine and Nut/Candy sales end.
* Decemeber 4: Final Payment due; will be withdrawn via ACH.
FED EX COPYING DISCOUNTS:
FEDEX COPYING DISCOUNTS are available for Service Units and Troops for printing and copying through an extension of GSCCC's membership in CA Non-Profits.
Accessing the FedEx Discount:
To place an order online (Black & white copies $.04 (a 60% savings),
color copies $.39 (a 34% savings), and a 15% savings on other production services visit: (Doesn't include shipping.)
https://psg.kinkos.com/ca-nonprofits/index.html(click 'send an order')
username: canonprofits
Password: canonprofits!
LEADERAMA DATES
ATTEND A LEADERAMA NEAR YOU! Develop and expand your volunteer toolkit. Attend training in large group and
breakout sessions that vary in topic from exploring Journeys to learning Girl Scout crafts and traditions. Network with peers, share best
practices, and preview new Girl Scout resources. Leaderamas are open to
all registered Girl Scout troop leaders and co-leaders. Register: www.girlscoutsccc.org/events
Leaderama North - Castroville, October 26, 2013
Leaderama North Central - Grover Beach, November 2, 2013
Leaderama South Central - Santa Barbara, November 17, 2013
Leaderama South - Arnaz, November 2, 2013
Outdoor Training
Want to go camping? Then you’ll need to be outdoor trained. Any adult volunteer may serve as your Outdoor Trained Leader (it does not have to be a troop leader) but they must become a member of Girl Scouts and authorize a background check. Registration for Outdoor Training will be through eBiz, available soon. The dates are:
Part A – Thursday, October 10th , 6:00 - 9:00, at Community Covenant Church, MPR, 5070 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Part B – Sunday, October 13th, 9:00 – 4:00
Prior to attending the training, you need to complete Stepping Out, an online training available on the Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast (www.girlscoutsccc.org) web site.
The test needs to be printed out, old-fashioned style, and snail-mailed to Marsha Hill before September 30th.
Service Unit Meetings
Our Service Unit meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from September through May from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the Community Covenant Church, Multi-Purpose Room, 5070 Cathedral Oaks Road (across from Foothill School). The June meeting is our end-of-the-year Volunteer Awards dinner held on the first Tuesday in June.
Mark your calendar with this year’s Service Unit meetings:
September 10, 2013, October 8, 2013, November 12, 2013, December 10, 2013, January 14, 2014, February 11, 2014, March 11, 2014, april 8, 2014, and May 13, 2014
Each troop is expected to send at least one adult representative to the monthly Service Unit meetings but all leaders, co-leaders, adult troop representatives, parents of Juliettes and Service Unit volunteers are welcome! If you as the leader cannot attend, your co-leader or any of your adult troop family members can attend for you.
Hospitality begins at 7:00pm and we start our Business Meeting at 7:15pm, followed by sharing at 8:15 and closing by 8:30pm.
Thank you to this month’s Hospitality volunteers: Marsha Hill, Tracey Pigatti, Araceli Slicton, and Kathleen Brown
Getting Started Orientation
Getting Started Orientation is live training offered as need. Contact Charlene Garfinkle ([email protected]) to schedule this initial training needed for new troop leaders, co-leaders and Juliette advisors.
UCSB Sports Events
Please come cheer on our UCSB Gauchos! Tickets are available for Girl Scouts to the following games:
Women’s Volleyball – Friday, October 18, 2013, 7pm against Northridge
Women’s Soccer – Friday, October 25, 2013, 7pm against Cal Poly
Women’s Volleyball – Saturday, November 9, 6:30pm against Hawaii
A limited number of tickets are available for each of these events for Girl Scouts and their leaders/parents. It will be on a first come, first serve basis. Please contact [email protected], if you are interested in tickets for any of the above games.
COOKIE UNIVERSITY
COOKIES: 2014 Cookie University will be held on January 4, 2014. Registration will open October 20, 2013 for all of the 4 Cookie University locations: Castroville, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Thousand Oaks.
EBIZ REGISTRATION
NEW eBIZ REGISTRATION All user names and passwords must be reset as part of the online registration system upgrade to a new family-based registration system. Most users can follow the easy online directions to reset. eBiz Help Desk hours have been extended through the month of October for those who need assistance:
Watch for detailed eBiz Help email coming shortly.
HELP DESK HOURS
M-F 9am - 7pm
Sat 10am - 2pm
800-822-2427 Option 6
[email protected]