Cookie Time!
Girl Scout Cookies will be available from local Girl Scouts starting Saturday, January 17 through March 29! There are eight delicious varieties, including the new Dulce de Leche, a Latin-inspired cookie with milk caramel chips.
The Girl Scout Cookie Program Activity is the leading grade-specific business literacy program for girls in grades K - 12. When Girl Scouts participate in this voluntary activity, they build lifelong skills through hands-on leadership development and entrepreneurial activities, including money management, customer service, team building, goal setting, financial literacy, and marketing.
All cookie proceeds benefit girls locally. Only 83 cents per package goes to the cookie baker. Last year, River Valleys Girl Scouts earned more than $2.2 million in cookie proceeds to support their programs, activities, trips, and community service projects. In addition to cookie proceeds, girls earn fun recognition items, and Cookie Credits, as well as support their community with donated cookies.
To find a Girl Scout selling cookies, please visit www.girlscoutcookies.org or visit our website in mid February for a list of Cookie Booths near you.
Join Girl Scouts today!
Make a difference as a girl member or as an adult volunteer. For more information, download a copy of the Girl Scout brochure or the Family Guide to Girl Scouting. Contact a membership specialist by calling 651-227-8835 or 800-845-0787.
Color My World
Each year, River Valleys invites community and business leaders to experience a little of what Girl Scouting means to more than 45,000 girls in Minnesota and Wisconsin. At the annual Color My World event, guests learn how they can help local girls realize and take advantage of Girl Scout’s vital role in leadership development for girls of diverse cultural backgrounds.
This year’s event will be Friday, February 20 at Hamline University’s Klas Center. The evening begins with a short reception at 5:30 p.m., during which guests can mingle with Girl Scouts and learn about Beta Gamma Girl Scouts, Latinas Unidas, Hmong Women’s Circle, and other Girl Scout initiatives. Dinner and girl performances as well as remarks from River Valleys CEO Linda B. Keene will be featured.
River Valleys is excited to announce that the Girl Scouts of the USA national board president Connie Lindsey will attend Color My World to see first-hand some of the great experiences offered to area Girl Scouts. The keynote speaker for the evening is the Honorable Natalie Hudson, Minnesota Court of Appeals justice.
If you are interested in attending this free community event, please RSVP to Cora Heras at 800-845-0787.
Including Samuel
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys is excited to announce the Minnesota premiere of “Including Samuel,” a documentary film that is the result of four years of work by Dan Habib, an award winning photojournalist. The film follows the Habib family for four years as they aim to include their son Samuel, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, in every facet of their lives. Please join Girl Scouts and seven other Minnesota organizations as we proudly host the premiere of “Including Samuel,” Jan. 9, 2009, 7 p.m., Best Buy Corporate Auditorium in Richfield. This is a free event, but registrations are required. Click here for more information.
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River Valleys Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, February 21, 9 a.m. – noon, with a continental breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. Girl Scouts of the USA Board President Connie Lindsey will be the keynote speaker.
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McNamara Alumni Center University of Minnesota 200 Oak St SE, Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN |
Hilton Garden Inn
20 Civic Center Plaza Mankato, MN |
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University of Minnesota Rochester
111 South Broadway, Room 424 Rochester, MN |
Southwest Minnesota State University
1501 State St, Room ST-218 Marshall, MN |
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RSVP is required by February 13 to annualmeeting@girlscoutsrv.org, 800-548-5250, or 763-971-4103. |
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The Council Reference Guide!Check out the 2008-2009 Council Reference Guide! This guide is your resource for basic information about council policies and procedures, safety, finances, forms, and facilities. Being true to using resources wisely, we are “going green.” |
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Boys, looking to join Cub Scouts? Visit www.northernstarbsa.org (Twin Cities Metro/western Wisconsin), www.GamehavenBSA.org (Rochester/southeastern Minnesota area) or www.twinvalleybsa.org (Mankato/southwestern Minnesota area).
River Valleys and the Northern Star Council, Gamehaven Council, and Twin Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America are separate organizations, collaborating in communications efforts to help ensure that all grade school youth are invited to enjoy the benefits of a Scouting experience in their communities.
