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  • Divas and Dudes Days at Camp Wasiu II
    Join us for GSSN’s volunteer training retreat this August! If you would like to attend any of GSSN’s trainings or just enjoy a weekend outdoors this event is for you!This adults-only weekend will include tons of fun, food and fundamentals! Participants can have a great time doing absolutely nothing or participate in any and all of the ... (more)
  • Truckee Girl Scouts heading to 'Our Chalet' in Switzerland
    TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. —Truckee Girl Scout Troop 444 will be heading to “Our Chalet” in Switzerland, an international Girl Guide/Girl Scout Center in Switzerland and one of the four World Centers of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. ... (more)
  • Girl Scouts of the USA CEO Launches Study on Financial Literacy
    NEW YORK, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anna Maria Chávez, CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), joined leaders from academia, government, and the corporate sector yesterday on a panel discussion hosted by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), during which she released the findings of a recent study by the Girl Scout Research Institute (GSRI) entitled Having It All: Girls and Financial Literacy.... (more)
  • Registration Now Open for All That Glitters Celebration
    The All That Glitters Annual Awards Ceremony is fast approaching! Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 4 and join us in recognizing the awesome girls who are this year's recipients of the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, as well as those receiving their 10-year pins and those graduating from High School.... (more)
  • Do You Have a Passion for Teaching Adults?
    Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada have the materials and curriculum, but we need good, enthusiastic Learning Facilitators to help ensure that our adult volunteers are prepared to help our girls stand up, stand out, and stand tall.... (more)
  • Registration Open for Girl Scout Summer Camps and Adventures
    Get ready for a summer of adventure with Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada. Register now for summer camps at Camp Wasiu II, day camps in Reno, Nevada and a hiking adventure on the Tahoe Rim Trail. You don't have to be a Girl Scout to join in on the fun.... (more)
  • Fallon Girl Scouts Celebrate 101 Years
    Fallon, NV – On March 12, 1912, eighteen girls gathered in the home of Juliette Gordon Low for the first Girl Scout meeting in Savannah, Georgia. Fast forward 101 years; there are now 3.2 million Girl Scouts in every zip code across the nation. Their faces, backgrounds and family incomes are a mirror of America, and they are all experiencing the leadership ... (more)
  • It's Girl Scout Week 2013
    On March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, 18 girls met in the home of Juliette Gordon Low for the first Girl Scout meeting. Each year, Girl Scouts across the nation celebrate Girl Scout Week, in honor of this momentous occasion. For ways you can honor the founding of Girl Scouts... (more)
  • GSSN Senior Girl Scout Nasya Mancini crowned Miss Sparks Outstanding Teen
    On Sunday, February 10, 2013, local Girl Scout, Nasya Mancini, was named Miss Sparks Outstanding Teen in the Miss America Outstanding Teen pageant. Nasya started Girl Scouts as a Daisy and has earned both her Bronze and Silver Awards. “I never thought that I would want to enter a pageant, but when I went to the meetings and learned that it was not just a beauty pageant and that I would be doing a community service project and ... (more)
  • February 8th is National Girl Scout Cookie Day
    Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada will be celebrating National Girl Scout Cookie Day on Friday Feb. 8th, by hosting Cookie Social Media Day! On this day we will celebrate the Girl Scout Cookie Program, teach the community about the lifelong skills learned through selling cookies, as well as spread the word on how to purchase cookies. Interested? Participate on our Facebook and Twitter pages that day for a chance to win cool prizes! ... (more)
  • Have you set your goal?
    Hey all you future CEOs, have you set your cookie goal yet? If not, be sure to go to the ABC Cookie website to create your account on COCO. You can set your goal, track your sales and even develop a budget.... (more)
  • Girl Scout Cookie Program to Start January 12, 2013
    In just a few days Girl Scouts, our nation’s future CEOs, will take to the streets to take customer pre-orders for this year’s cookie line-up. New this year is the Mango Crèmes: tangy mango flavored filling sandwiched between two deliciously crispy coconut cookies. No Girl Scout in your life? No problem. GSSN can help you get in touch with a troop selling cookies in your area. ... (more)
  • Connecticut Trefoil Project
    As a Girl Scout sisterhood, we stand together always. Please join us as we send wishes, thoughts and prayers to our Girl Scout families in Connecticut. ... (more)
  • GSSN Development and Communications Department Seeks Intern
    Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada is currently recruiting a Development and Communications intern. The right candidate will have strong writing skills, and interest in building hands-on public relations experience and a passion for girl leadership. Please send inquires to girlscouts@gssn.org.... (more)
  • GSSN Board Earns Award
    Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada's Board of Directors has once again earned the Community Foundation of Northern Nevada's One Hundred Percent Board Giving Award. GSSN is proud of its generous Board members who have earned the award every year since it was first given five years ago.... (more)
  • Troops Continue Time-Honored Tradition
    Girl Scouts from across the Sierra Nevada council showed their support of those serving in our country’s armed services by participating in their local Veteran’s Day parades. Patriotism, love of county and support of our military troops has been a Girl Scout tradition from ... (more)
  • Girl Scouts Contribute to Relief Efforts Following Hurricane Sandy
    Hurricane Sandy devastated portions of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, and Eastern Canada in late October 2012. Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, as measured by diameter, with winds spanning 1,100 miles. Sandy is estimated in early calculations to have caused damage of at least $20 billion.... (more)
  • Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada Make a Difference
    On Saturday, October 20, 2012, troops #135, #178 and #1014 from the Peavine/Foothills service unit volunteered at the Food Bank of Northern Nevada for their Make a Difference Day Project. The girls and leaders helped pack boxes with staples, like canned tomatoes, peanut butter and rolled oats that will be distributed to seniors in the Truckee Meadows. ... (more)
  • 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
    Girl Scouts in grades 5-12 are encouraged to apply for The 2013 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Of all those who apply, our council will choose the top girl in grades 5-8, and the top girl in grades 9-12 to go on to the state-level of competition. The deadline to apply is November 6, 2012. The top state-level volunteers in each grade range will receive a silver medallion, a $1,000 award, and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington DC.... (more)
  • Great Job!
    The orders are in, and the preliminary numbers look great for our fall Nut/Candy & Magazine Program. We want to thank all the GSSN Members who participated, and a big thank you to all our customers! "The fall Nut/Candy & Magazine Program is a great way for troops to get a head-start on the skills they will fully develop during the Cookie Program," said Wendy Firestone.... (more)
  • Last Chance to Stock Up on Tastey Fall Treats
    Wasabi Almonds. Peanut Butter Bears. Mint Treasures. Hot Cajun Crunch. Whether you like it sweet, salty or hot, Girl Scouts' fall sale has something for you. The sale ends Sunday, October 14, 2012, so girls are working hard to meet their sales goals. Money raised helps troops attend events, travel and fund service projects.... (more)
  • Does Your Troop Have a Level 1 First Aider?
    Don't miss this opportunity to get your CPR certification. The October 12 deadline to register is this Friday! The class is Saturday, October 20, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the GSSN Service Center in Reno. Space is limited. ... (more)
  • Less Than a Week To Go!
    The Fall Nut/Candy and Magazine sale is in full swing. With less than a week to go, the sale will end on October 14, 2012. Whether purchasing a favorite magazine, or some tastey snacks for the upcoming holidays, your purchases will help Girl Scouts on their quest to build courage, confidence and character.... (more)
  • Fall Nut and Magazine Sale Begins TODAY!
    Girl Scouts have until October 14, 2012 to email thier friends, family and neighbors to ask them to buy or re-new their favorite magazine subscriptions online. This is a great way for troops to get an early start on their fundraising activities.... (more)
  • 2013 Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Silver Dollar
    The Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, signed into law in 2009, authorized the minting of up to 350,000 silver dollar coins in commemoration of the yearlong celebration of our 100th anniversary.... (more)
  • A Century of Girl Scouting
    Juliette Gordon Low started the first Girl Scout troop in 1912, with just 18 girls. A century later, our organization continues to build girls of courage, confidence and character.... (more)
  • 100 Years of Volunteers
    Interested in becoming a Girl Scout volunteer? Girl Scouting allows girls to discover their own styles of leadership by giving them access to life-changing experiences that inspire them to do something big! By giving your time and talent, you will feel the satisfaction that comes from making the world a better place - one Girl Scout at a time. ... (more)
  • Become a Weekend Warrior
    The campers will soon be gone and fall will be here before you know it. We need your help October 5-7 to make sure that Camp Wasiu II is winterized and everything is tucked away until next year. ... (more)
  • Help her reach her goals: Stock up on Candies, Nuts and Magazines
    By participating, you help her learn money management, goal setting, decision-making, business ethics and people skills…. plus you get yummy snacks and good reads! ... (more)