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Do you have news? Girl Scouts have a lot going on! Send an email tonews@gseok.org with your stories and photos. General Council news is referenced on this page. Click on the links to the left for more news that pertains to you!
Flash Mob at May Fest Saturday, May 19 (Council News - Posted: 5/17/2012) |
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The girls do not need to know all of the dance, we will have plans to make this work for everyone no matter how much they know. It would be good for the girls to know at least the chorus part since it repeats over and over. [Read More]
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For Girls
Online Area for Girls from GSUSA (Council News - Posted: 5/17/2012) |
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This spring, GSUSA's For Girls is abloom with new offerings! [Read More]
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Viva Mexico at the Mariachi Rhythm ADULT EVENT: January 27 to February 6, 2013 (Council News - Posted: 5/3/2012) |
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Travel with us to "Our Cabaña" (one of the four Girl Scouts World Centers) where we will have the opportunity to be part of many activities to learn about Mexico and its culture, run a community action project, and learn about WAGGGS projects and Initiatives.
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Girls Rock 100th Birthday Bash at the BOK Center - Saturday, September 8, 2012 (Council News - Posted: 4/29/2012) |
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Join Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma for the party of the century! You’ll start with a look at the past 100 years of Girl Scouts through photos and fashion and get a peek into the future with a concert designed especially for you! You’re also invited to the Tulsa Shock game, where Girl Scouts will take center stage for a halftime flash mob performance. [Read More]
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Rock the Mall 100th Anniversary Longaberger Basket National Mall sing-alongs to celebrate 100th Anniversary (Council News - Posted: 4/26/2012) |
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If you’re not already aware, "Rock the Mall" events are huge Girl Scout sing-alongs held on the National Mall in Wahington. National Mall sing-alongs were held to celebrate the 85th, 90th and 95th anniversaries. This is expected to be the biggest sing-along ever held. Two hundred thousand girls and adults from all over the country and world are expected. [Read More]
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Host with the Most with TGA! April 25 - May 14, May 18 - May 26, June 30 - July 28, July 19 - 29 (Council News - Posted: 4/19/2012) |
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Tulsa Global Alliance (TGA) is looking for host families that can provide lodging, food, some transportation, and to share their homes and way of life. High school students from Mexico and Iraq will be visiting this summer, which would be a great way to share Girl Scouting internationally ... one of the girls from Iraq is an active Girl Guide! [Read More]
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Celebrate 100 years at an upcoming camp reunion! Camp Tiak - April 14, Camp Scott - April 21, Camp Tallchief - April 28, 2012, Camp Polly - May 5, Camp Sylvia Stapley - May 19 (Council News - Posted: 4/5/2012) |
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Visit with old friends, share memories and memorabilia, eat dinner, and sing around the campfire! You won’t want to miss these camp celebrations! 100th Anniversary memorabilia will be available for purchase and donations will be accepted to offset the cost of the meal. [Read More]
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Happy 100th Birthday, Girl Scouts! March 12, 1912 - March 12, 2012 (Letter From the CEO - Posted: 3/12/2012) |
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100 years ago today our founder Juliette Gordon Low uttered her famous words, “I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” It’s hard to know what Juliette expected Girl Scouting would look like 100 years later, but I imagine she’d be proud of all that our Girl Scouts have accomplished. [Read More]
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GIRL SCOUTS AND SECURE THE CALL ...A PERFECT MATCH Girl Scouts across the United States have become a part of our efforts to collect 1 million phones in 2012 (Council News - Posted: 3/8/2012) |
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For the past nine years, a loyal group of volunteers has spent thousands of hours working to help make the planet a safer and greener place for all of us to live. This year, we’re happy to announce that Secure the Call and the Girl Scouts are teaming up to collect used and unwanted cell phones that will help those in need and help make for a greener planet. [Read More]
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Miller Swim School ThinkSafe Swim Saftey Classes Contact Miller Swim School to schedule class times (Council News - Posted: 2/23/2012) |
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The purpose of ThinkSafe is to inform and instruct both children and adults how to be safe in and around the water in a variety of conditions. There are three main segments of the presentation; Open Water Safety, Accidental exposure and Did you Know. Within these three segments we hope to provide audiences with research based facts, statistics and legislation regarding water safety in Oklahoma. [Read More]
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Flash Mob FAQs Plans are in the works for an opportunity as early as March. (Council News - Posted: 2/16/2012) |
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Centennial Camporee
June 25 - 30, 2012 (Council News - Posted: 2/9/2012) |
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Girl Scouts Historic Georgia will be celebrating the 100th anniversary with a national camporee! Visit GSHG.org for the details!
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The B.I.G. Celebration
June 23, 2012 (Council News - Posted: 2/9/2012) |
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Join Girl Scout Councils of New Jersey for this event featuring 50+ activities and a concert! Visit girlscouts100nj.org for more information.
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The Great Girl Scout Hike
March 12, 2012 - October 31, 2012 (Council News - Posted: 2/9/2012) |
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Hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail in honor of our 100th birthday with Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline. Visit GSVS.org for information.
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Special Girl Scout Discount at Cabela’s! Now through December 2012 (Council News - Posted: 2/9/2012) |
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting, Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter, is offering a special discount! Now through December 2012, Girl Scouts can enjoy a discount of 5% to 20% on all camping merchandise.
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100th Birthday Bash
September 8, 2012 at the BOK Center, Tulsa (Council News - Posted: 2/5/2012) |
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Save the date for September 8! It will be a super-big wonderful and dazzleriffic birthday party for Girl Scouts and you’ll want to be there! More details to come ...
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What We Stand For A letter from our CEO (GSEOK's CEO - Posted: 2/2/2012) |
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As we celebrate The Year of the Girl and our 100th Anniversary, it is time to review what Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma stands for, believes in and supports. This is a great opportunity to affirm our organization’s position on a number of topics and ensure everyone has accurate information. [Read More]
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Journey Book Changes Journey Book for Summer of 2012 (Council News - Posted: 1/26/2012) |
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We are pleased to share with you that a review process has been launched that will review all GSUSA program material and web content. [Read More]
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Huggable Heroes
(Council News - Posted: 1/19/2012) |
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Do you know someone who’s always working to make a difference? A young leader who doesn’t rest until he or she has made a positive impact on a class, club or community? A social entrepreneur who puts others before him or herself? [Read More]
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Happy Holidays from Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma Artwork by Girl Scout Junior Troop 533 (Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma - Posted: 12/22/2011 2:00:00 PM) |
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma (GSEOK) would like to wish you the happiest of holidays as we celebrate 2011 and move into 2012 to celebrate our 100th Anniversary! While you're basking in the glow of festivities, you can look forward to some wonderful things coming your way in 2012. [Read More]
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Girl Guides Singapore International Camp 2012 4-8 June 2012 (Monday – Saturday) (Council News - Posted: 12/8/2011) |
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Held once every 5 years, International Camp 2012 is organized as part of the Association’s Centenary Celebrations of Girl Guiding. The camp theme “Girls Worldwide say We can Save our Planet” will encourage and challenge each of us to think about and live out a life that is green and blue! [Read More]
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Competition & STEM Program Opportunity for Girls The entry period is open through March 12th, 2012 (Council News - Posted: 12/1/2011) |
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Girl Scouts of the USA is proud to be an outreach partner with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and E-Line Media to introduce the second annual National STEM Video Game Challenge open to Girl Scouts! This challenge invites game makers to show their passion for playing and making video games and aims to motivate children's interests in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). [Read More]
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Miss Green Country 2012 Miss Green Country, Britan Mills, is available for your Girl Scout troop! (Council News - Posted: 12/1/2011) |
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Her platform focuses on Relational Ag-gression—a form of bullying where one uses their rela-tionships to harm others. Examples of Relational Ag-gression are gossip, name-calling, alliance building, ru-mor spreading, cyber-bullying and covert aggression. [Read More]
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GSUSA Names New CEO
(Council News - Posted: 9/15/2011) |
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New York, N.Y. — Girl Scouts ofthe USA (GSUSA) announced thatAnna Maria Chávez, who grew upin a small town in southern Arizonaand rose to become deputy chiefof staff to that state’s then-Gov.Janet Napolitano, has beenappointed to the top post at theiconic organization. Chávez is setto officially assume her new roleat the Girl Scouts National CouncilSession/52nd Convention inNovember. [Read More]
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How to Improve Kids' World as a Learning Tool for Area Kids! Please help to improve the event by taking a 5-minute survey (Council News - Posted: 6/10/2011) |
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We’d like to find out as much information as possible from the community about their perspectives on Kids’ World. Who knows better than you and the people in your networks? Please take a moment to read below and consider helping. [Read More]
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Helping Girl Scout Sisters in Japan Message from GSUSA ... (Girl Scouts of the USA - Posted: 3/16/2011 12:00:00 PM) |
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Certainly we have all been shaken by the waves of terrible news from Japan over these past few days. We have heard from many of you with questions about what can be done to help – including requests that we lift our fundraising policy to help the victims of this disaster. This is the news – and the advice – that we can give at this time: [Read More]
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Help us make a “wordle!”
(Council News - Posted: 2/25/2011) |
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We want to show the world the exciting things that are happening in Girl Scouts right here in eastern Oklahoma.The answers we receive will be used in a promotional poster (and new “worldles” will be generated from time to time to share online). So what do you do in Girl Scouting that is exciting to you? [Read More]
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World Environment Day Contest Contest entries are due by June 5 (Council News - Posted: 1/12/2011) |
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Open to children and youth ages 4 to 18, individually or in groups, the contest requires entrants to submit a project that helps the environment. [Read More]
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It’s Your Story-Tell It! Microsite The site address is www.girlscouts.org/itsyourstory (Girl Scouts of the USA - Posted: 12/9/2010) |
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We have officially launched the It’s Your Story-Tell It! Mircrosite for the third installment of the leadership journey series. [Read More]
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Girl Scout Lease Expiration Announced for Stillwater Girls, Inc. Effective October 31, 2010 (Council News - Posted: 9/25/2010) |
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Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma (GSEOK) regretfully announces the expiration of the lease agreement between GSEOK and Sttillwater Girls, Inc. A temporary arrangement is in place for the Girl Scout council to continue use of the Stillwater Girl Scout Service Center until December 31, 2010 and Camp Sylvia Stapley until October 31, 2010. After these dates, Girl Scout troops and volunteers may continue to utilize these properties directly by making reservations through SGI. [Read More]
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Girl Scouts Get Powered Up! With Help from AAUW: Grants for anti-bullying and relational aggression training for Fall 2010 (Council News - Posted: 7/16/2010) |
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The summer heat is not all that is warming up girls at a local facility. Girl Scouts are being empowered as bystanders to the epidemic of bullying during a week-long training session where they participate in group activities aimed to strengthen self-confidence. [Read More]
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Geocache at Philbrook Museum of Art Year Round Opportunity (Council News - Posted: 3/12/2010) |
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Take advantage of the weather and play an untraditional game of hide and seek on Philbrook grounds called geocaching. Using your GPS, investigate the sculptures in our gardens for clues that will lead you to a geocache where you will find travel bugs and various small treasures as well as a logbook to record your discovery. [Read More]
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Yoshiyama Award Annual deadline is often April 1 (Council News - Posted: 1/14/2010) |
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A program of the Hitachi Foundation, this award annually honors up to twelve high school seniors from around the country for their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by an unrestricted gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years. Award selection is based on the significance and extent of the nominee's service to the community, and not on grade point averages, SAT scores, or school club memberships. [Read More]
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Changes Announced for New Camp Wah-Shah-She Programs Effective 2010 (Council News - Posted: 9/18/2009) |
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In 2010, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma will begin a new summer focus on Troop, Family and Core Camping as well as other outdoor programs that will make use of the beautiful Wah-Shah-She facilities. Resident Camp per say will not be offered at Camp Wah-Shah-She in 2010. These changes are fueled by the need to use our resources wisely during the economic downturn and continue to make Girl Scouting viable for all girls in eastern Oklahoma. [Read More]
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Essence of India – Bollywood Style GSEOK’s Trip to Sangam World Center is underway! (Council News - Posted: 7/16/2009) |
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The official destinations trip to Sangam World Center in India, hosted by Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma, is underway! Twelve girls and four adults from across the United States were welcomed with a special ceremony that blended the traditions of India in a moving and evocative occasion! [Read More]
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It's Your World - Change It! Introducing the First Series of Journeys (GSUSA - Posted: 9/15/2008) |
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Journey Resources Now Available! Girl Scout journeys focus on the leadership philosophy of girls discovering (themselves and their values), connecting (caring and teaming), and taking action (to improve their communities and the world). All the steps girls take toward earning awards are built right into the journey. Adult guides for each level provide tips for coaching girls along the way. [Read More]
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Enact Legislation for the Girl Scouts Commemorative Coin! The Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (www.GirlScouts4Girls.org - Posted: 3/25/2009) |
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In celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouting, we need your help to pass legislation introduced in the 111th Congress that will authorize the U.S. Mint to issue a Girl Scout Commemorative Coin. Please join the Girls Scouts Advocacy Network and make your voice heard! See full story for links and information. [Read More]
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