Important Information for Upcoming 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program

 

 

IMPORTANT COOKIE PROGAM INFORMATION! GSSI plans to upload all Troop Leader and Girl Member information into the eBudde system later this week. GSSI send e-mail notifications once the upload has occurred.

We’ve noticed that not all troop l...eaders are correctly identified as “01 – Leader,” so we are missing some important data which may cause a delay. We encourage all Service Unit teams to go into eBudde to verify correct information for their troops after the upload is complete. This information also needs to be corrected in eBiz – updating information in one system will not automatically update in the other at this point. Please remember to input all information when registering to prevent complications in the future.

After Jan. 8, Troop Leaders will be allowed to enter in all NEW girls into the eBudde system. Upon saving the girl’s information, eBudde will prompt the Troop Leader to fill out an additional form to obtain e-mail address, guardian name and girl’s date of birth. This will allow the newly added girl to sell through the online Digital Cookie program.

For more information, please contact Director of Product Program Kelly Jansen by e-mail kjansen@gsofsi.org.

Katie Albert From Waterloo Has Earned the Girl Scout Gold Award

 

 

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) is pleased to announce that Katie Albert from Waterloo has received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive.

For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Katie held two Unplug and Go Outside events to get more children in her community to put down their electronic devices and go outside and participate in outdoor activities. One of her Unplug events centered on a sports theme where she had children participating in t-ball, wiffle ball, croquet, lawn darts, washers and ladderjacks. The second Unplug event was centered on nature and crafts that included making sidewalk chalk, planting herbs, hiking a nature trail and doing leaf rubbings.

 “My Girl Scout Gold Award project taught me how to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people. My team included people ranging from my peers to retired educators and established business leaders. I discovered that I can speak well, and confidently promote my ideas,” Albert said.

 Katie is the daughter of Karla Albert. She is a junior at Waterloo High School and has been Girl Scout for 12 years. Katie has earned the Trifecta Award which honors her achievement of earning the Girl Scout Bronze Award, Girl Scout Silver Award and Girl Scout Gold Award.

The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn, recognizes a Girl Scout's commitment to excellence as she develops skills and values to meet present and future challenges in her life. To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a Girl Scout Senior or Girl Scout Ambassador must design and carry out a project that fulfills a need within a girl’s community, creates change, and is sustainable. The project must be completed with a suggested minimum of 80 hours of work. Only about 6 percent of eligible girls earn the prestigious Gold Award.

Kaylynn Clement From O'Fallon Earned the Girl Scout Gold Award

 

 

 

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) is pleased to announce that Kaylynn Clement from O’Fallon has received the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive.

For her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Kaylynn developed workshops for O’Fallon District 90 students in 3rd-5th grades on anti-bullying, self-esteem and body/skin care. “I used my life experiences with bullying and that it was happening to girls at a much younger age. I have Aspergers and Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and have always felt differently than other girls,” Clement said. “Through my Girl Scout Gold Award project, I wanted girls to have more resources that could help them combat bullying and increase their self-esteem and confidence.”

“No matter what shape, size, disability or color, everyone has the right to be accepted for who they are,” Kaylynn added.

Kaylynn is the daughter of Dedric and Crystal Clement. She is a senior O’Fallon Township High School and has been a Girl Scout for 12 years. She plans to attend Southwest Illinois College (SWIC) and major in Fashion.

 The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn, recognizes a Girl Scout's commitment to excellence as she develops skills and values to meet present and future challenges in her life. To earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, a Girl Scout Senior or Girl Scout Ambassador must design and carry out a project that fulfills a need within a girl’s community, creates change, and is sustainable. The project must be completed with a suggested minimum of 80 hours of work. Only about 6 percent of eligible girls earn the prestigious Gold Award.