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2004 Annual Meeting - Thursday, December 2, 2004

Location:     Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

                   3663 Appling Road, Bartlett, TN (directions below)

Time:          6:00 - 6:45 p.m.     Registration and Complimentary Buffet

                   7:00 - 8:30 p.m.     Meeting

Come and enjoy a lite buffet and meet and greet old and new friends before the meeting

This meeting is open to all registered adults and girl members, 14 years of age and older, as well as guests.

Please RSVP to Dianne at 901-767-1440 or e-mail her at info@gsmid-south.org. After hours you may leave a message including the name of each person attending.

Uniforms are appropriate, but not required.

 

Driving Directions to Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

Route 1 - Take Germantown Parkway North past Wolfchase Mall. Go to the first TRAFFIC LIGHT past Stage Road (Hwy 64) and take a left on Brother Blvd. Continue down Brother until you reach a 4-way stop sign at Appling Road. Make a right and go approx 30 seconds. BPACC is located on the left.

Route 2 - Take Interstate 40 East to Exit 15B (Appling Road North). Go North on Appling straight thru 2 Traffic Lights. At the second traffic light Appling Road changes name only to become Brother Blvd. Continue north on Brother Blvd. Until you reach a 4-way stop sign. Make a left at that stop sign which will put you back onto Appling Road. BPACC is located on the left approx another 30 seconds.

Route 3 - Take Summer Avenue northeast past Stage Road. Make a right at the first TRAFFIC LIGHT past Stage Road (Appling Road). BPACC is located on the right almost immediately.

 

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

 

 

Girl Scout Council Shop - Parents and Grandparents Sale - 5% Off

 

 

 

Must present coupon for discount. Not valid on prior sales. 

Coupon also available in CouncilNews and PDF file format.

 

National Council Delegates

Do you like being a part of a large, diverse group? Are you excited about the political conventions? Are you dedicated to serving the interests and needs of girls? Here's your chance to be part of the democratic process that governs Girl Scouts of the USA.

Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South's Nominating Committee is seeking applications from members ages 14 and older who are interested in being a National Council Delegate for the next triennium - Dec. 2004-2007. We expect to have six or seven delegate positions to represent this council in the national governance process.

For more information, contact Rene' Taillon or Lee Morriss-Mueller at the Girl Scout Service Center. An application is available here in PDF format.

 

Small Craft Safety Training

We are offering Small Craft Safety on Tuesday, November 23^rd at the Jewish Community Center from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.  Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and have already completed Fundamentals of Canoeing.  The cost is $10 without the SCS training manual and $ 18 with the SCS training manual.  Freddi Felt is the training instructor.  Anyone interested in registering for this training class should contact Ruth Allen, 767-1440, ext.224.

 

2004 Woman of Character Award

Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South is seeking nominations for its annual Woman of Character Award. This award recognizes women who embody the principles of the Girl Scout Movement and are role models for girls and young women. For more information, contact Lori Brougher, communications director, or download the nomination form (PDF format).

 

2004 Fall Product Sale

The names of the Service Unit Product Sale Managers for the 2004 Fall Product Sale is due September 1. Please send names, addresses, and phone numbers to Kay McFarland,

(901) 767-1440 or kay@gsmid-south.org

 

2005 Girl Scout Cookie Sale

The names of the Service Unit Cookie Sale Managers for the 2005 Girl Scout Cookie Sale are due September 15. Please send names, addresses, and phone numbers to Kay McFarland

(901) 767-1440 or kay@gsmidsouth.org.

 

Girl Scout Kamp Kiwani Reunion & Cookie Sale

March 13 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Girl Scout Service Center, 2715 Kirby Parkway

• Discover what is happening at Girl Scout Kamp Kiwani this summer
• Play games
• Reunite with friends
• Meet our new camp director
• Help sell 500 cases of Girl Scout Cookies to raise money to replace the damaged swimming dock at camp

If you are interested in helping with games, songs, crafts or the cookie booth, please contact Sandy "Shamira" Kohne, camp director, at 901-767-1440 or sandy@gsmid-south.org. Remember, the Girl Scout Cookie Sale and Girl Scout Kamp Kiwani are for the girls. We need their help to support this event. Thank you for your support of Girl Scouts and Girl Scout Kamp Kiwani.

Southern Women's Show

March 25 -28 at Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main, Memphis - Tickets $8

Girl Scouts will be very visible at this year's Southern Women's Show

• Adult recruitment is the focus of booth # 919. For more information contact Joycelyn Robinson or Barbara Tucker.

• In booth # 1025, Girl Scout Cookies are being sold to raise money to replace the swimming dock at Girl Scout Kamp Kiwani. For more information contact Kay McFarland.

• On March 28 from 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. teen Girl Scouts are participating in "Uniquely Me" by STUDIO 2B Fashion Show. For more information contact Cheryl Green.

*Grade level is what camper will be in the fall.

(*Financial assistance is available)

Spring Soirée

Thursday Evening - April 1, 2004

6:00 p.m. - Dinner served

6:30-8:30 p.m. - Program

The Ridgeway Inn, 5679 Poplar Ave. at I-240

For Service Team Members serving 2004-2005

(managers, consultants, organizers, recruiters)

Please R.S.V.P by March 22 to Toulasone Sivalay at 555-555-5555 ext 212 or

toulasone@gsmid-south.org

The presentation about trends in volunteerism promises to be illuminating, invigorating and energetic.