Welcome

Girl Scout of Buckeye Trails
Retirement/Farewell Party

Come as you are and bring your friends! Come prepared to celebrate your favorite memories of Buckeye Trails Council and to send best wishes to the new Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. Please bring a dessert or food item to share.

Save the date for the annual wINGS luncheon

Mark your calendars! Friday, March 7, is the date for our 2008 Annual WINGS Luncheon. Come join us at the Urban Campus to celebrate our 2008 Hall of Fame honorees and recognize our WINGS Thousand Club members.

If you would like an invitation to the event, please forward your mailing address to Carol Stratton at: carol_stratton@btgirlscouts.org or call her at 937-279-6550.

Volunteers Needed

We need volunteers for the WINGS luncheon planning committee. If you'd like to participate, please contact
Carol Stratton at carol_stratton@btgirlscouts.org or call her at 937-279-6550.

Congratulations

Please welcome Terri Murray as our new Product Sales Manager for Buckeye Trails.

Join us at the Girl Scout Cookie Rally

Saturday, January 5
Wright State Ervin J. Nutter Center

Event starts:  11 a.m.
Basketball Game starts:  1 p.m.

Cost:  $1 per person

Girls and their families can participate in activities, get tips from last year's top sellers, and meet with the WS women athletes before the game. All youth Girl Scouts will receive a goodie bag including a Cookie Rally patch.

2008 Cookie Sale Dates

January 11 - 27:  Girls take initial orders
January 31:  Troop Initial Order Form is due the the Service Unit Cookie Consultants and all initial orders are due in Cookie Works
February 16 - 22:  Initial order delivery, order taking continues
February 22 - March 23:  Booth sales, order taking continues
March 27:  All troop paperwork and payments due

Order taking can continue throughout the entire sale.

It's not too late

Troops just getting started can still participate in the Cookie Sale. Contact Terri Murray for further information.
Phone:  937-279-6573/800-233-4845 x 573

Annual Scout Sabbat

The Dayton Jewish Committee on Scouting invites Girl Scouts to its annual Scout Shabbat (Sabbath) Service on Saturday, January 26 at 10:30 a.m. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts from across the Miami Valley will participate in the service, and religious awards will be presented. This year the service will be held at Temple Israel, 130 Riverside Drive in Dayton. Girl Scouts of all faiths are welcome and all Scouts in attendance will receive a free patch. A light lunch will be served after the service. If your troop would like to attend or if you would like more information, contact Cantor Joyce Dumtschin at Temple Beth Or (435-3400).

Check out What's Happening on the council web site for a list of opportunities for Girl Scouts.

Council Operated Troop Camp

Save the dates and mark your calendars for April 25, 26 and 27, 2008 from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m.

It will soon be time to register for COTC 2008! Camps Whip-Poor-Will, Rolling Hills, Greene and the Urban Campus (April 26 ONLY - Brownie sleep-over Option) will host great programs for Daisy through Senior girls and their leaders. It's a great time to try out camping and you don't even have to be troop camp trained. Go camping and enjoy the programs and meals provided by Buckeye Trails. We do it all for you!

Deadline to register is March 3, 2008. Troops will be placed by lottery on March 10, 2008. You will be notified by e-mail or US mail.

The Council Operated Troop Camping Registration Form will be included in the New "What's Happening!" program book coming to your mailboxes in January.

Questions contact, Jennifer Ventling at 937-279-6556.

Brukner Nature Center Brownie Program

Brukner Nature Center Junior Program

Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts from Troop 3826 of Huber Heights had the opportunity to take to the air as they participated in Flight and Flight Simulation presentation as part of the "Girls in Science" program sponsored by the Cincinnati Branch of the American Association of University Women. The girls were first given a presentation on flying and meteorology. They had the chance to use a realistic flight simulator to learn how to fly.

Then the fifteen Girl Scouts met at the Dayton International Airport where they had the opportunity to pilot a plane as they flew over Dayton. For many of the Girl Scouts, this was the first time they ever flew.

The guest presenter and pilot was Donna Henshew, Assistant Professor, Aviation Technology program at Sinclair College and a presenter for the "Girls in Science" program.   

The troop which is led by Mr. John Betts, are  6th and 7th graders from Weisenborn Middle School and members of GEMS (Girls Enjoying Math and Science) Club. The goal of the troop is to promote math and science learning for girls. See photos.

Girl Scout Future Olympian in Luge?

Congratulations to Ashley Sattler who went to the USA Luge Slider last Spring. She was recently invited to go on to the next level at the USA Luge Junior Development Team training camp from December 17 - 23rd in Lake Placid, NY. Ashley is a Cadette from St. Luke Troop 175 in Beavercreek.