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| Find Her Wow - August 2018 |
Welcome to Find Her Wow: Upcoming Activities for Girls! Below, you'll find exciting program event opportunities perfect for girls of all ages!
Not finding what you you're looking for? You can always view an even bigger list of activities at gswo.org/activities! Plus, search the hashtag #gswoevents on Twitter to see even more upcoming activities! |
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LIFE SKILLS:
Believe in Girls Expo (the B.I.G. Event) |
| SEP 29 | 12:30 - 5 PM | $7 | ALL AGES | TOLEDO, OH |
Be involved! Be excited! Be amazing! And believe in the power of a girl-led troop year!
Come to the B.I.G. Event expo, bring the whole family and engage in all the places you can go and all the things you can do! Things like build with Legos, pet a baby bunny, get zen with yoga, change a car tire, create amazing art, make slime, shoot archery, dance, meet a princess and so much more!
New this year will be Disney on Ice fun, aerial silks with Birds Eye View Circus, bubble soccer with Total Sports, boxing with Believe Center, balloon chairs with The Ohio State University, inflatable planetarium from Ritter Planetarium, model trains from Swanton Area Railroad & Model Club, Jeeps from Girls Throttle Magazine, harnessing and knots with Expedition Africa Aerial Adventure at Toledo Zoo. Of course The Imagination Station, Toledo Walleye and Toledo Mudhens, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Repertoire Theatre, Challenger Learning Center, Metorparks Toledo and more will all have hands-on activities, too!
Choose your adventure and plan your Girl Scout year to be nothing short of spectacular! So don't miss out on the fun! More than 100 booths with hands-on activities and workshops! Fun patch included for the first 1000 girls. This event is generously sponsored by ProMedica, First Solar, Cooper Tire, and COSI. |
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OUTDOOR:
Archery 1 & 2 |
| VARIOUS DATES | $7 - 8 | JUNIOR, CSA | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
Learn the basics of archery from a trained instructor, including safety rules, proper handling of equipment, and shooting techniques! Have fun as you practice and evaluate your skills.
Cadettes will work on parts of the Archery badge. |
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Climbing Wall |
| SEP 15 & 22 | VARIOUS TIMES | $7 | BROWNIE, JUNIOR, CSA | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
Stretch and reach for each handhold and feel a sense of accomplishment as you sequence through a route on the climbing wall! Wearing a helmet and harness, push yourself to reach new heights and tackle special challenges thrown in for a twist. Learn spotting techniques, and see how far across the wall you can go!
Experiences may vary from camp to camp depending on the facility.
Outdoor walls - weather permitting. |
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LIFE SKILLS:
First Aid Badge Workshop |
| VARIOUS DATES | $10 - 16 | BROWNIE, JUNIOR, CSA | CINCINNATI, OH |
Bring your whole troop or come on your own to earn the First Aid badge! Practice various first aid scenarios and make your very own first aide kit.
Sessions are divided up by grade level for age-appropriate learning Brownies and Juniors participate in one session while Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors participate in another.
Cost includes badge and first aid kit. |
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STEM:
Science Behind Ghost Hunting |
| SEPT 29 & OCT 12 | $10 | CSA | DAYTON & MORROW, OH |
Are you interested in ghosts? Do you love science? Discover the science behind ghost hunting.! Girls will meet with the Dayton Ghost Hunters Society, learn about the tools of the trade, take a tour, and discover the history behind it.
Includes patch! |
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STEM:
Tech Club |
| BEGINS OCT 7 | 1 - 3:30 PM | $25 | CSA | MILFORD, OH |
You don't have to be a technology guru to be a part of this Tech Club! Join dedicated female professionals from Tata Consultancy Services for this unique introductory STEM series just for Girl Scouts.
Find what makes you "spark" as you explore sweet careers in specialized fields that you never even knew existed! Step up to the challenge as you innovate your own web page and learn the "how-to" on writing code. Make unforgettable memories pushing the bounds of curiosity and creativity with your Girl Scout sisters on Sunday afternoons. Design your own Tech Club T-shirt and get a unique fun patch to sport.
Tech Club is a six week consecutive Sunday series that runs from October 7 through November 11. |
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STEM:
Kinderbots! |
| VARIOUS DATES | $14 | BROWNIE | VARIOUS LOCATIONS |
| Brownies, have you ever wondered how robots work? Have you ever thought about building a robot to help clean your room, feed the dog or play fun games? Work toward your Programming Robots badge and receive badge at completion! |
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Eco Camper |
| OCT 20 | 10 AM - 4 PM | $8 | JUNIOR | PLEASANT HILL, OH |
Girl Scouts always leave a place better than they find it----- even when camping! You'll spend the day learning about minimal-impact camping and how to protect the environment on your outdoor adventures!
You'll learn about the Leave No Trace principles and how to recycle a pizza box into a solar cooker. You'll build on your knot tying skills and take a conservation hike! |
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Father Daughter Overnight |
| OCT 20 - 21 | $40 PER PERSON | DAISY, BROWNIE, JUNIOR, CADETTE | DEFIANCE, OH |
| Experience an overnight adventure with a special male adult in your life! Shoot archery, tackle the climbing wall, make a craft, take a hike, and learn useful outdoor skills together. Sing camp songs and roast s'mores around the campfire, before getting a good night's sleep. |
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LIFE SKILLS:
Girl Scout Promise |
| OCT 20 | 10 AM - 2 PM | $6 | ALL AGES | MORROW, OH |
Unite with your Girl Scout sisters to pay homage to the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low, through classic Girl Scout traditions!
Learn the history behind Juliette's passion for service-learning and discover the impact that you can make when you strive to serve your community. Explore the difference between Community Service & "Take-Action" by engaging with top-notch Highest Awards Alums from GSWO. Connect with philanthropic Community Partners to embrace the Girl Scout Promise and learn how to help people at all times.
This program will culminate with a large-scale service project. If time and weather, there will be a hike. Please plan to bring a sack lunch. Price includes fun patch and snack. |
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OUTDOOR:
Outdoor Cooking |
| OCT 27 | VARIOUS TIMES | $3 - 10 | BROWNIE, JUNIOR, CSA | DEFIANCE, OH |
| Nothing beats the taste and appeal of a meal cooked over the campfire! Learn age-appropriate outdoor cooking techniques, like one-pot meals, using a charcoal chimney, and making a reflector oven! |
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LIFE SKILLS:
Senior & Ambassador Journey Retreat |
| NOV 16 - 18 | $20 - 45 | SENIOR, AMBASSADOR | PLEASANT HILL, OH |
What does a "perfect" world look like? What issues would need to be resolved to make this world perfect? Together we will dive into the issues for girls in our world and decide what we can do about it all while completing the Discover and Connect portions of the It's your World, Change it; GirlTopia; and Your Voice Your World Journeys!
The completion of the journey can be used towards the prerequisite of the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
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LIFE SKILLS:
aMaze Journey Retreat |
| NOV 16 - 18 | $45 | CADETTE | MORROW, OH |
Get a jump on the Cadette aMaze Journey and spend the weekend navigating the twists and turns of friendship, discovering how to create peace together, and earning the "Peacemaker" and "Interact" awards!
Kappa Delta sisters & community partners will help run Journey programming throughout the weekend. Girls will complete most of the Journey with the exception of implementing their Take-Action Project. Attending adults will participate in their own concurrent programming on mentoring Cadettes.
Pre-and post-work is required to complete the "Diplomat" Award. Cost includes the Journey book for Girl Scouts & registered adults, award set, Saturday meals, and breakfast Sunday morning. |
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| Have questions? The Customer Care Team is here to help! Contact us at customercare@gswo.org or 888.350.5080. |
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Girl Scouts of Western Ohio is a United Way partner agency.
We are fortunate to partner with 20 United Ways across our council's jurisdiction
whose generous funding supports the Girl Scout Leadership Experience!
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