Program Updates

Programs promote skill-building, responsibility, and the development of strong leadership and decision-making skills. All program activities are grade-appropriate and based on the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, as well as on the Girl Scout Promise, Mission and Law.

Below is a listing of progam updates including new programs you won't find in the most current version of Faces & Places as well as notifications about scheduled programs.

Revisions as of September 4, 2010.

Don't Forget!

Even though WTD isn't until February, girls start planning in the fall and this resource would be very useful:

Start planning your World Thinking Day 2011 celebrations! The new activity pack is now available with plenty of practical ways to learn about the theme - Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3: gender equality and empowering women. The World Thinking day 2011 micro site has been updated with lots of new content and functionality.

http://www.worldthinkingday.org/en/home

16 August 2010 - The World Thinking Day website has exciting new functionality to help you raise awareness of the situation for many girls and young women and also celebrate international Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting.

These are some of the new things you can do:

• Upload pictures of your national uniforms and share it with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world. Participate and make this section a great pool of uniforms!
• Add your World Thinking Day activities to our new global map! Send us details and a picture of your activity and it will appear on the map. You will also be able to see what other Girl Guides and Girl Scouts have done around the globe!
• Send an online 2011 World Thinking Day card! Just select the language (English, French or Spanish) and enter the email addresses of friends and family you want to send it to. At the same time, you can show your support for WAGGGS and contribute to the WTD theme, girls worldwide say “empowering girls will change our world,” by donating £1, $1 or €1.

http://www.worldthinkingday.org/en/news/20490

Newly Added Programs

Scroll down for new programs from PlayHouse Square!

Museum Women - Ornithology

Saturday, September 18
10am-noon, $9
Maximum capacity:30
For Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors

This series of programs is designed to offer girls the opportunity to learn about science-based careers in a museum setting.  This program, the second in our series, will feature Exhibits and Curatorial Assistant, Maria Burke.  Among her many responsibilities, Maria prepares bird study skins for the Ornithology Department and is a taxidermist.  Girls will find out how to prepare for a museum career, learn about the daily activities involved in these professions, and experience some of the skills necessary for each specialty.  A behind-the-scenes tour of relevant areas and a hands-on activity will round out the program.  Register with the Museum at 216-231-4600 ext 3214.

Free Tickets to Seussical Jr.

Sunday, September 26
2:30pm, Akron Civic Theater

Do you love Dr. Seuss?  If so, you will really love seeing his characters come to life on stage.  The Akron Civic Theater has sent GSNEO a limited number of vouchers for 4 free tickets to the Family Theater performance of Seussical Jr.  We can distribute one voucher for each household.  Each voucher must be redeemed by the Civic Theater by September 17th for you to receive the tickets. No copies of vouchers will be honored and no vouchers will be honored the day of the show.  Please contact Melissa Riley-Smith at mriley-smith@gsneo.org to receive your voucher.  It can be mailed to you, or picked up at the Macedonia Office.

Girl Scouts and The University of Akron's Women's Soccer and Volleyball

October 24
1pm, $2 Girl Scouts

November 6
1pm, FREE

The Girl Scouts of North East Ohio will join UA's Women's Soccer on October 24th at 1:00 p.m. for a match at the $2 Girl Scout price.  UA Women's Volleyball will also host GSNEO Girl Scouts on November 6th at 1:00 p.m. for a free event.  To download a flyer with logistic and ticket information click here.

Me and My Family Night at Progressive Field

Friday, September 24
7:05pm, Buy One ticket-get one free!

Join GSNEO for a night watching the Cleveland Indians face the Kansas City Royals on Friday, September 24th at 7:05pm.  This great evening will include $1 hot dogs and Fan Appreciation Night.  Buy one ticket, get one free!  Groups of 3 or more will get all family tickets at half price.  To download a flyer with detailed purchase information click here.

Additional Programs

Financial Assistance Forms Now Online

The Girl Scouts of North East Ohio will provide for financial assistance for both girl and adult members so that participation in the Girl Scout movement is not hindered by a member’s limited financial resources. Financial assistance is awarded based both on demonstrated need and the availability of funds. A Financial Assistance Application is available by clicking here to download or by calling 1-800-852-4474.

Girl Scout Fun Fest

Sunday, September 12, 2010
2:00 – 5:00 pm

Come join Girl Scouts of North East Ohio in Wakeman as we kick off our 2010-2011 Membership Year with fun open house events.

Click here to download the informational flyer.
Click here to learn more about the incentives.
Click here to download the 2011 Summer Incentive New Girl Roster.
Click here to learn how you can showcase a special project for Fun Fest.

Girl Scout Fun Fest

Saturday, September 25, 2010
11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Come join Girl Scouts of North East Ohio in Macedonia as we kick off our 2010-2011 Membership Year with fun open house events.

Click here to download the informational flyer.
Click here to learn more about the incentives.
Click here to download the 2011 Summer Incentive New Girl Roster.
Click here to learn how you can showcase a special project for Fun Fest.

Girl Scout Mass – 2010 "In His Hands”

Sunday, October 17, 2010
2:30 pm

Come start the new scouting year by coming to a special Mass for Girl Scouts. After the mass, enjoy a tour of the cathedral.

Download the flyer for more information.

15^th Annual Dessert First

Saturday, October, 23, 2010
6:00 pm

Join Girl Scouts of North East Ohio as local celebrity chefs compete at Dessert First to design delicious desserts with Girl Scout Cookies.

Click here to download more information.

In The Woods

Barn & Garden Center LLC

Meadows Equestrian Center
Alisa Lassiter (330) 527-0021
Michelle Hershl (216)904-8356

Horse Programs and Lessons

Interested in Astronomy? This is the club for you!

Girl Scouts of North East Ohio is starting its first ever Astronomy Club! Come on out and join us. We meet on the 2nd Sunday of each month out at Camp Timberlane in Wakeman OH. Click here to learn more.

Make a Splash with Ride The Ducks Newport!

If you are looking for a fun group activity, Ride The Ducks is a quack-tastic solution. It's the perfect activity for your corporate retreats, camps, scouts, school group outings and senior gatherings. Ride The Ducks sightseeing tours are perfect for groups of all ages. From children's activities to local senior citizens' events. Private charters are also available. Ride The Ducks can accommodate groups from 10 to 800, so it's the perfect choice for small and large groups outings! For more information, click on the link below.

Ride the Ducks - Newport

Girl Scouts Participating in National Public Lands Day Encouraged to Monitor Water

Throughout the U.S., groups of volunteers dedicate their time to monitoring the quality of the nation's waterways. If something doesn't look quite right, they investigate and may eventually seek action from environmental agencies to identify and solve the problem. What are these water quality monitors looking for?

While conducting a river clean-up, or working in a park near a body of water for National Public Lands Day (NPLD), why not seize the opportunity to learn a little bit about water quality? It's easy-simply register for World Water Monitoring Day as well, and order an easy-to-use water quality test kit. Monitor your waterway (along with tens of thousands of others around the globe) and then report your data. Information for how to do this can be found at www.WorldWaterMonitoringDay.org.

For more information about WWMD, please contact Lorien Walsh at lwalsh@wef.org.

Water Drop Patch Project
Co-sponsored by GSUSA and the Environmental Protection Agency

The manual, designed for adult use with Girl Scout Brownies through Ambassadors (grades 2-12) and divided into grade-level, age-appropriate watershed activities, now aligns to the new Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Updated information and new and expanded girl-led, learning by doing, helps Girl Scouts to discover, connect and take action. Girl Scouts who complete the requisite number of activities receive a beautiful patch emblazoned with a white egret.

For more information visit http://www.epa.gov/adopt/patch/. Free hard copies of the manual can be ordered by calling the National Service Center for Environmental Protection at 800-490-9198 or emailing: nscep@bps-lmit.com. (#EPA 840-B-07-001).

Patches can be ordered from GSUSA online store link and at GSNEO shops.

The Water Drop Patch Project is nationally recognized as part of the GSUSA's Linking Girls to the Land program.

Teens 7th-12th grade First Aid/CPR Certification

Become certified in First Aid/CPR and be prepared.

For more information contact Ed Mennell at:

American Red Cross
2929 West River Rd North
Elyria, Ohio 44035
440-324-2929

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Girl Leadership

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Travel Opportunities

100th Anniversary Trip
Savannah, GA and Walt Disney World - PRICE REDUCED!

Travel by Charter Bus to Savannah, Georgia. Spend the night and visit the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low. Then travel on to Kissimmee, Florida for four days at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.  For more information click here.

Traveling Girl Scouts

The International and National Travel Groups are offering the following information and opportunities.

Traveling Girl Scouts group is dedicated to providing International Travel opportunities for older Girl Scouts throughout Northeast Ohio. Traveling Girl Scouts hold monthly meetings, conduct money earning activities, have fun with your sister Girl Scouts and participate in numerous community service projects.

Travel Groups Meeting Date Schedule

The next trip is scheduled for Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, London and extension to Scotland. For more information on this special interest travel group, contact Beth Lewin at 216-401-6263.

Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, London flyer

Traveling Girl Scouts are going traveling one more time.
Join the meeting for a Baltic Sea Cruise on June 9th at 7:00 pm at:
1951 Aldersgate Drive
Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124
An additional meeting will be held  on August 9. Same place and same time. Click here to learn more.

Attention Girl Scout Girls and Troops that will be 14 years or older by June 2012!  Troop 90041 in Northfield is looking for other Girl Scouts to share their adventure to Juliette Gordon Low's birthplace in Savannah, GA and to Disney World from June 9 - June 16, 2012.  If you or your troop is interested, please contact Kim Pelsoczi (330-467-9599), Lisa Doty (330-468-4982), or Becky Aldhizer (216-577-6524).  Since 2012 will be the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouts, commitments and reservations must be made soon. Download the flyer for more information.

Click here to download the flyer about the International Travel Group.

Click here to learn more about additional International trips.

Click here to learn more about International and National Travel Groups.

High Adventure Girl Scout Programming

Come join the high adventure troop on a trip of a lifetime. Every Girl Scout, age 14 or entering 9th grade in fall 2009 is eligible for this trip to Costa Rica. Other high adventure trips are scheduled also.

For more information, download the flyers below.

High Adventure Girl Scouting brochure

Oregon 2011 Trip

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Girls & the Arts

Women in Rock Scavenger Hunt

Set up your own trip!

GSNEO in collaboration with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Cleveland, Ohio has set up a Girl Scout Package.

Bring your Girl Scouts to the world's only Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to experience the music that changed the world. Take a journey through the history of rock and roll music and explore everything from one hit wonders to the inductees! Enjoy the Women in Rock Scavenger Hunt and Special Patch is included!

A portion of every ticket sold under this package will be donated to Girl Scouts of North East Ohio.

For more information and to make arrangements, download the flyer.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Girl Scout Package.

For more information and to register for tickets, click the corresponding link and download the flyer for each performance.

46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes

Friday, May 6, 20111
7:30 pm, Ohio Theater

Saturday, May 7, 2011
2 pm, Ohio Theater

46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes - Wherever Circa has taken this breathtaking, heart-stopping show, audiences have flocked to see the impossible happen.  Watch as intrepid acrobats battle the clock.  Marvel at the astounding ways they bend, fly, juggle and balance.  46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical

Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 2 PM
Balcony Seating:     $12

Based on his beloved Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, six-time Emmy Award winner Mo Willems joins Grammy Award®–winning composer Michael Silversher to lovingly celebrate the heart and heartache that can only come from a family visit to the local Laundromat.  Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical tells a tale of firsts: a stuffed animal's first trip in the laundry, a little girl's first words, and a Daddy's first time dealing with his child going “boneless.”  Knuffle Bunny

Leo Lioni's Swimmy, Fredrick, and Inch by Inch

Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 2 PM
Balcony Seating:     $12

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s latest production is drawn from Leo Lionni’s exquisitely crafted Caldecott Honor books, Swimmy, Inch by Inch and Frederick. Swimmy is a tiny fish who uses ingenuity to fend off danger. Frederick, a poetic mouse, makes everyday life an artful experience. A lovable inchworm shares his facility for measuring absolutely everything.  Leo Lioni

South Pacific

Thursday, February 10, 2011, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 12, 2011, 1:30pm

Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. The beloved score’s songs include "Some Enchanted Evening,: "I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair," “This Nearly Was Mine” and "There is Nothin’ Like a Dame."  South Pacific

Drumline Live

Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, 8:00pm

Drumline Live, a show-stopping attraction created by the music team behind 20th Century Fox's hit move Drumline, brings show-style marching bands to the theatrical stage. This versatile group of musicians and dancers bring explosive energy and athleticism to an eclectic mix of sounds. Equally at home with the hottest contemporary hip-hop, R&B, classic Motown tunes, and the rousing sounds of the great brass tradition.  Drumline Live

Legally Blonde

Saturday, Oct. 23, @ 1:30PM

The hilarious MGM film is Broadway's new smash hit musical, and now LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL is coming to you. Legally Blonde follows sorority star Elle Woods, an underestimated blonde who doesn't take "no" for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.  Legally Blonde

Les Miserables

Thursday, April 14, 2011, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 16, 2011, 1:30pm
Sunday, April 17, 2011, 6:30pm

Cameron Mackintosh’s wildly successful new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Miserables, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has already been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes.  Les Miserables

Peking Acrobats

Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, 3:00pm

BACK FOR A FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY POPULAR DEMAND! The gravity- defying, juggling, gymnastic, cyclists of the ever popular Peking Acrobats are back to thrill and entertain.  Peking Acrobats

A Christmas Carol

Saturday, Dec. 11, 1:30pm

Open your heart to Charles Dickens’ classic tale of one man’s ultimate redemption. One of northeast Ohio’s favorite holiday traditions, A Christmas Carol is a perfect gift of theater for children and adults of all ages. Celebrate the season with the ones you love.  Christmas Carol

CATS

Saturday, January 22, 2011, 1:30pm

There's no better way to introduce your family to the wonders of live theater than with the magic, the mystery, the memory of CATS. What began as a musical about cats after Andrew Lloyd Webber picked up a book of poems in an airport bookshop has become one of the longest running shows in Broadway history. Winner of Seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, CATS features 20 of Andrew Lloyd Webber's timeless melodies, including the hit song, "Memory."  CATS

Cirque Dreams Holidaze

Saturday, December 18, 1:30pm
Sunday, December 18, 6:30pm

Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is an original new musical filled with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. With over 100 dazzling costumes, an original musical score and some holiday favorites, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE makes the perfect gift of entertainment and will have audiences of all ages mesmerized with its memorable tribute to the holiday season.  Holidaze

Blue Man Group

Thursday, October 7, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 9, 1:30pm
Sunday, October 10, 6:30pm
Sunday, October 17, 6:30pm

Blue Man Group is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous show that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state.  With no spoken language, Blue Man Group is perfect for people of all ages, languages, and cultures. Now the Blue Man Group takes to the road on its first U.S. theatrical tour.  Blue Man Group

Billy Elliot

6 Performances!
November 23 - December 12. 

Thrilling audiences worldwide and winning ten 2009 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, “The best show you will ever see” (New York Post) is coming to Cleveland! Billy Elliot The Musical is a joyous celebration of one young boy’s journey to make his dreams come true. Called “the most inspiring show I’ve seen in years” by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a passion that takes him by surprise, and takes his whole family on an incredibly uplifting adventure.  Billy Elliot

PlayHouse Square offers discount tickets to all Girl Scout members, adults and girls!  Click here to learn about opportunities to purchase discount tickets before they go on sale to the general public.  You secret order code is SCOUTS.

"The Snow Maiden Ballet" Fairy Tale Ballet

E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall welcomes in the holiday season with Dance Institute of The University of Akron's beautiful production of "Snow Maiden." This heart-warming fairy tale is about a child made of snow that comes to life through the deep love of her human parents. Set in a snowy Russian village, a cheery storyteller unveils this endearing tale of playful animals, magical fairies, an elegant and wise Snow Queen, and the charming little Snow Maiden. Colorful costumes, fanciful sets, and a cast of nearly 100 dancers bring this wonderful family-oriented story of hope and joy to you this winter!

Backstage tours will be available to the first 25 Girl Scouts  to purchase tickets for each show. Tours will take place one hour prior to each show. A very special " Snow Maiden" boutique will be open during intermission.

All Girl Scouts who purchase a ticket before October 15, 2010 will receive a very unique patch on the day of the performance. Advanced orders for Girl Scouts only can be placed beginning Monday, August 30 by calling Dance Institute at 330-972-7949.

DATE: Saturday, November 13, 2010
TIME: 1:00pm and 7:00pm
WHERE: E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall 198 Hill Street Akron, Ohio
TICKET PRICES: $20/$17/$14  The Girl Scouts receive $5.00 discount per child's ticket (12 and under) and adults receive $2.00 discount per adult ticket.