05/20/2019
Troop 24004 and 20258 spent their weekend at Ready Set Camp at Camp Timbercrest!
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Girl Scouts of Western New York currently serves nearly 15,000 girls and 7,000 adult volunteers and is supported by United Way funding.
Adult volunteers conduct a variety of age-appropriate programs and opportunities for girls at the troop and service unit level.
Girls also participate in council-wide projects.
There's greatness in every girl. Girl Scouts helps her find it. We introduce your daughter to inspiring role models, offer unique skill-building opportunities in a safe environment, and set the stage for lifelong friendships. And then watch her blossom into her full potential. Girl Scouts. Next stop: success.
Mission: "Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place."
05/20/2019
Troop 20094 traveled to Kennedy Fire Station for Brownies and Daisies to earn their first aid and safety badges and pins. Each girl went home with safety knowledge and how to help in an emergency. as well as making their own first aid kits!
05/20/2019
While initial plans were to host outdoors, rain and colder temps aided in calling an impromptu indoor event for Troop 30391's bridging ceremony. With that said, the WNY Welcome Center was the perfect and fitting place for us to welcome our Brownies into Juniors! Congratulations to these girls! We look forward to seeing you take on new challenges and adventures.
05/20/2019
Hilton Troop 60547 went to Lollypop Farm to complete a mini service project and complete their Pets badge. They used some of their cookie funds to buy items to donate from the farm's wish list!
05/20/2019
There are only 11 DAYS LEFT to renew you and your girl's membership and qualify for these amazing incentives: http://bit.ly/gswnyrenew19
05/20/2019
GSWNY Board Member Lynnette Haley O'Stewart had the pleasure of meeting two Junior Girl Scouts, Fiona and Charleigh, from Williamsville Troop 30011 working on a project for their Bronze Award. The girls were outside their local Wal-Mart and were collecting personal hygiene items and monetary donations for the homeless individuals served by Buffalo's Hearts for the Homeless of WNY Inc. ®. Lynnette added, "They have put forth a lot of time and effort on this project. I was impressed with their enthusiasm and friendly approach talking with those who donated to their project. It was great to hear them talk about their project as people stopped by their booth set up at a local Walmart. I was so happy to donate!"
05/20/2019
We had a great day with GEICO at their Getzville office. Girls learned about driving safety, distracted driving, and the general workings and maintenance of a vehicle!
05/20/2019
Girl Scouts of Western New York's cover photo
05/20/2019
Junior and Cadette Girl Scouts attended this weekend of training May 17-19, 2019. Girls learned how to saw a log, pitch a tent, build a fire, and other skills you need to survive a night in the elements.
05/20/2019
Troop 30100 went llama hiking at Hemstreet Farm Llamas!
05/20/2019
Did your Girl Scouts participate in the Weekend of Service program? Troop 30294 did along with other Girl Scout sisters and other members of their community! Now this neighborhood is looking ready for the upcoming summer!
Send your photos to [email protected] and be sure to tell us troop number(s), service project and location, and any other important details.
Community service falls under one of our civic duties and volunteerism.
Today, some of our Girl Scouts (and parents) participated in a community service activity with The Tool Library gardening and cleaning up the area on Bailey Avenue between Kensington Avenue & Berkshire Street, in memory of the Girl Scout troop leader and 3 Girl Scouts from Troop 3055, who were killed in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in a hit & run accident while performing community service, cleaning up litter last November.
Our participation shows our community that we care about our community, while we honor these fellow Girl Scouts who lost their lives trying make the world a cleaner, better place by performing this act of kindness. Girl Scouting goes beyond our immediate community. 💚
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05/19/2019
Percy the Pale-Faced Polar Bear Camp Song
This song is an old camp favorite that goes back a long long time! These girls sang it at Camp Seven Hills during summer 2018 closing campfire.
05/18/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Monica Weber as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
Monica Weber has been recognized for earning her Girl Scout Gold Award this year! 💛
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Monica Weber of Avon, NY, as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout. Weber’s project was titled “Words of Encouragement App.”
05/17/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Kayla Stevens as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
Kayla Stevens has been recognized for her 2019 Girl Scout Gold Award!
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Kayla Stevens of Pittsford, NY, as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout. Stevens’ project was titled “Connections Through Music.”
05/17/2019
05/17/2019
Amherst Central Troop 30129 got a lesson in plants from Master Gardeners of the Forest Stream Garden Club who won a grant to teach youth about planting.
05/17/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Shira Silverstein as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
💛 Girl Scout Shira Silverstein has been recognized for her 2019 Gold Award!
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Shira Silverstein of Honeoye Falls, NY, as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout. Silverstein’s project was titled “Garden of Dreams.”
05/17/2019
Hey, Diddle Diddle Camp Song
A quick song from 2018 Summer Camp as the girls were getting ready to file into the dining hall for lunch.
05/17/2019
"The Erie Canal proved vital to the early women’s rights and suffrage movements, with Stanton and other suffragettes using the Canal as a convenient and effective mode of transportation as they attempted to rally people behind their efforts to give women the right to vote." 🇺🇸🗳⚓️
The 195th navigation season on the #ErieCanal opened today in #Rochester, with the dedication of a new tugboat named after Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a famed leader of the women’s suffrage movement. Coline Jenkins, Stanton’s great-great granddaughter, was on hand to dedicate the 26-foot vessel, which will be stationed at the Canal maintenance facility in Albion.
The Erie Canal proved vital to the early women’s rights and suffrage movements, with Stanton and other suffragettes using the Canal as a convenient and effective mode of transportation as they attempted to rally people behind their efforts to give women the right to vote.
05/17/2019
We still have grants available for income-eligible girls in Monroe County! Details on the flyer below.
05/17/2019
Troop 51063 went bowling at Miller Lanes in Honeoye Falls as part of an annual Ashantee Service Unit event!
05/17/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Elizabeth Ruthland as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
Elizabeth Ruhland has been recognized as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout! 💛
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Elizabeth Ruhland of North Chili, NY, as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout. Ruhland’s project was titled “Classroom Clean Up.”
05/17/2019
The camp counselors created some awesome videos and the girls had lots to say about Girl Scout camp! bit.ly/campinaction
05/16/2019
This is a really cool community event! To see other upcoming community events, check out our website https://www.gswny.org/en/our-program/ways-to-participate/community-events.html
05/16/2019
Last week Troop 30072’s Tea Party was a success! Etiquette was learned and Mother’s Day gifts were made! Everyone was wearing only one glove because the girls shared with those who didn’t bring any. Many thanks to Paige Nowak, Jaydah, and Rebecca Thompson (the older Girl Scouts) who plan and execute these events for the younger Girl Scouts! The girls earned their Responsible For What I Say and Do Petal.
05/16/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Anne Susan Glenning as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
Anne Susan Glenning has been recognized as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout! 💛
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Anne Susan Glenning of Rochester, NY, as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout. Glenning’s project was titled “Protecting Our Future
05/16/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Reagan Gensiejewski as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
Reagan Gensiejewski has been recognized by her local media as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout! 💛
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Reagan Gensiejewski of Victor, NY, as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout. Gensiejewski’s project was titled “For the Love of
05/16/2019
Troop 70033 Girl Scouts Alina and Ayla's Uncle Asif came out to Barker to teach the troop CPR and first aid! A big take away was "Don't panic remember the 3Cs: Check, Call, Care!"
05/16/2019
Troop 64235 visited the St. Paul Boulevard Fire Association!
05/16/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Megan Gearinger as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
Megan Gearinger has been recognized by her local media as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout! 💛
Girl Scouts of Western New York is proud to announce Megan Gearinger of Rochester, NY, as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout. Gearinger’s project was titled “Build Friendship, Grow with
05/16/2019
Troop 30072 welcomed Mrs K. (Nancy Nelson Kimbrough) and Mrs B. (Joan Williams Brandon) to their meeting. They learned about Mats for a Mission and everyone donated lots of plastic bags so they can be made into sleeping mats for the homeless. The girls worked hard to sort the bags by color! They had 4 tables full of bags! They earned their Use Resources Wisely and Make the World a Better Place Petals and were astounded to learn that 800 bags are needed to make one mat!
05/16/2019
The Rush-Henrietta Girls Scouts had the honor of assisting the Stevens-Connor American Legion Post with placing flags on veterans graves in Pine Hill Cemetery in Rush last Saturday. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
05/16/2019
Troop 30143 Girl Scouts Sierra and Bella went to the Kenmore Elks Club to assist with their monthly veterans dinner. They socialized with the veterans, helped with clean-up, and sent the Veterans home with 3 boxes of cookies each from our 300 boxes donated during cookie season this year! Excellent work, Girl Scouts!
05/16/2019
Troop 30110 did a Mom & Me workout and received some whole-body health education to earn some badges in April at Primal Rebound in Elma. It included trampolines, bikes and yoga.
05/16/2019
Girl Scouts of WNY announces Gabriella Commisso as a 2019 Gold Award Girl Scout
Girl Scout Gabriella has been recognized for her Gold Award💛💛💛!
05/16/2019
HF-L, Pavilion teens earn ‘Young Women of Distinction’ scholarships
Girl Scout Lauren Cody (who is also a 💛 Gold Award 💛 recipient this year!!!) has ALSO been awarded a ‘Young Women of Distinction’ scholarship by her local Women's Council! Congrats on the honor, Lauren!
ROCHESTER — Teen girls from Honeoye Falls-Lima and Pavilion high schools were among four recipients of the annual Young Women of Distinction Awards, officials at The Women’s Council announced this week.
05/16/2019
Local Girl Scout earns 2019 Gold Award
Megan Reilly has been recognized by her local media as a Gold Award Girl Scout!
Girl Scouts of Western New York presented a 2019 Gold Award to Megan Reilly, of Rochester, in recognition of her project, “Springdale Farm
05/16/2019
On May 10, Chadwick Bay Service Unit Girls Scouts volunteered to help The CREATE Project, an arts-based community intervention designed to help the community become the world’s first community free of child trauma, abuse and neglect, and to become a place where children can grow to their highest potential. Great work, Girl Scouts!
05/16/2019
Black Creek Service Unit had their bridging ceremony recently! Welcome to the next level of Girl Scouts, girls!
05/16/2019
Buffalo Public School ECC 17's Troop 30098 had a fun field trip recently to Seven Hills! We love seeing girls get out to our camps! They made name art with nature, identified plants, and made campfire ash necklaces. Plus, they learned the ever-important Leave No Trace principles!
05/16/2019
Looking for ways to keep the Girl Scout fun going this summer? Check out our upcoming webinar! http://bit.ly/summerfunwebinar5-22
05/15/2019
Irondequoit Troop 64236 held their first investiture ceremony recently. The girls shared a meal together, played some games, and lit their Girl Scout candles. Welcome to the GSWNY family, Troop 64236!
Send your photos to [email protected] so we can share them on this page!
05/15/2019
Don’t miss this exclusive speaking event May 18 featuring Captain Jessica Tait!
Register here: http://bit.ly/dyouville5-18-19
This year, United States Air Force Captain Jessica Tait is D’Youville’s commencement speaker. Before she gives this address, she’s holding an exclusive event for Girl Scouts of We…
05/15/2019
THIS EVENT IS FOR ADULTS 21 YEARS AND OLDER | Interested volunteers are invited to Join us at A Gust of Sun Winery for FREE wine and Girl Scout cookie pairings! RSVP to [email protected] today for our May 21 event today!
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Videos
L.E.A.P. with Lani
Lani has some updates regarding the L.E.A.P. trainings. All links in the comments below.
Troop 60592 - #Enough
Gates Chili Senior Troop 60592 completed the Mission Sisterhood Journey and created this AMAZING video called #Enough and it is worth the watch. Well done, Girl Scouts!
Christine Kirwan is live today to talk about Troop Finance Reports! As a reminder, you are required to submit your report by June 1 even if your troop isn’t returning.
Amanda, our Manager of Girl Experience, is live with our Program Partner First Tee of Western New York to learn all about their services! You can register for our May 18 event with them at Camp Windy Meadows on EBiz now! It’s open for all grade levels. Registration deadline is this Friday, May 3. http://bit.ly/gswnyEBiz
The Bananas Song
Go bananas at camp with this fun song!
Call You My Friend Camp Song
This is a fun camp song that the girls at closing campfire 2018 at Seven Hills sang.
Today our offices participated in Take Your Child to Work Day. This was a quick video we did in Rochester, but if you want to see all the fun from the whole day across council, pop over to Instagram and watch our story! (We’re @girlscoutswny on IG.)
Prizes, Lifetime Membership, L.E.A.P., and more prizes?!
For the info on the L.E.A.P. flyer that Kim held up, you can find it here: https://www.gswny.org/en/for-volunteers/training.html
Lindsay Cray and Girl Scout Desirae on Rochester In Focus
GSWNY Sr. Director of Outdoor Program and Girl Scout Desirae talk about summer camp and the impact it has on girls with Brennan Somers for Rochester In Focus!
2019 Taste of Camp Events
It's the last day of Girl Scout Camp Week and today we have Janet and MeKenzie talking about our upcoming Taste of Camp events as well as financial aid options for campers! http://bit.ly/tasteofcamp2019
Janet and Paula discuss the topic of: How I Use My Girl Scout Camp Skills To Help In Everyday Life!
How do Camp Skills apply to daily life?
Lindsay and Lena breakdown some of the camp/outdoor skills a girl can learn that can impact her daily life and even her career!
Outdoor Experiences Year-Round
What is there for a girl to do year-round in nature? Lots! Our Sr. Director of Outdoor Program, Lindsay Cray, talks about some programs, but also independent and family options to get girls outside!
Janet is back to celebrate Girl Scout Camp Week with Liz and talk about camp from the parent’s perspective 🏕
Christine is here with Stella, her daughter and Girl Scout camper, to talk about Girl Scout Camp!
IT’S GIRL SCOUT CAMP WEEK!! Janet is here to talk about our activities and prizes happening all week. Learn more: bit.ly/gswnycampweek19
2019 Cookie Crumble Winners
Troop 63113 from Webster won the Mix 100.5 Cookie Crumble contest. They were able to include some positive messages to the military men and women who will be receiving the 1,000 packages.
Community Engagement Specialist Ashley Ayers is here to select and announce the winners of the Snow Much Fun Recruitment Contest!
2019 Family Partnership
The direct link: https://secure.abilafundraisingonline.com/secure/FG9R9ZFS5Q ----- Questions? Email [email protected]
2019 STEM-a-Palooza
We put together a quick video from our 2019 STEM-a-Palooza event! It was a wild day! Girl Scouts worked with electricity, engineering principles, medical techniques, reverse engineering, and more. For info: gswny.org _____________________________________________________ MUSIC: Fresh Start by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/XN-tBgJ5CVw
Christine Kirwan, CVA, Director of Volunteer Experience talks all things Spring Renewal, answers questions that have come in about Spring Renewal, and announces the intial gift card winnners: Co-Leaders: Courtney Murphy of Troop 70420 in Lockport SU; Katherine Newman of Troop 51082 in Ashantee SU. Girls: Harper B. of Troop 60203 in Spencerport; Stella B. of Troop 60084 in Brighton. .
Happy Spring Renewal! Director of Volunteer Experience Christine Kirwan is here to tell you all about it plus this year’s incentives! http://bit.ly/gswnyrenew19
Girl Scout Camp Song - Can A Woman?
A woman can do anything she puts her mind to, right? The Girl Scouts at the Camp Seven Hills closing campfire during summer 2018 learned a new song about female empowerment!
Girl Scout Camp Song - Chocolate Chip Cookies
Another camp classic! This time it's the Girl Scout Camp Song "Chocolate Chip Cookies." Did you sing this one at camp like these girls from Summer 2018?
Daisy Troop 34215 at the Botanical Gardens
Daisy Troop 34215 at the Botanical Gardens in Lackawanna NY- they learned so much and had a ball!
What in the world is Women of Distinction?
[After intro, video is SUBTITLED!] What in the world is Women of Distinction? Girl Scouts Olivia, Angelina, and Megan explain their experiences with the Women of Distinction program, why girls should apply, and what impact it had on them. Here's a direct link to the Girl Application (due April 8): https://www.gswny.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gswny/documents/2019%20Women%20of%20Distinction%20Girl%20Application.pdf
Cookie Booth Surprise
CEO Alison stops by a cookie booth with a couple of other GSWNY staff members.
Lindsay shares why the outdoors is so important to a girl’s well-being.
5 Questions with a Girl Scout Gold Awardee and Alum: Blair Yaiser
Troop 31055 Cookie Pokey
Troop 31055 sings us the Cookie Pokey! We love it! --- Have a video to send us? We recommend using a free service like DropBox or Google Drive, then sending a "share" link to [email protected] so we can download it. Many of your videos are too big to be emailed, but WE STILL WANT THEM! :)
Amanda is our Lead Girl Experience Specialist and today she’s talking about our Higher Awards, including the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards! #GirlScoutingYearRound
What's the deal with the cookie program?
Gale and Susan talk about the cookie program, how girls can join today and still participate, how to volunteer, what the program teaches, and more!
Troop 30180 celebrates Girl Scouts' birthday
Troop 30180 celebrated Girl Scouts' birthday at their meeting!
Director of Volunteer Experience Christine Kirwan is here to talk about volunteering and of course this week’s Virtual Join Event and the great incentives!
Relaxing outside
We have an upcoming survival skill class! This one is about water filtration and camp stoves. https://www.gswny.org/en/events-repository/2019/camp_stoves_and_wate.html
Ebony, our Lead Placement Specialist, is here to talk about Girl Scout Week and Girl Scouting Year-Round!
Girl Scout Week and the Girl Scouting Year Round Virtual Join Campaign
MeKenzie Lund, Community Engagement Specialist at GSWNY talks about Girl Scout Week and the Girl Scouting Year Round Virtual Join campaign.
Rochester Cookie Mega Drop wrap-up for Friday!
Girl Scout Jade rode along to pick up cookies!
Troop 63444 got 220 cases and then Troop 64235 got another 89 cases in the same truck. Wowza!!! 😲
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