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Adults are more willing to sign on to help a troop when they and their daughters have already been part of a program year.

Leaders can partner with other volunteers in the Service Unit to recruit new girls to the program.

By registering early, girls and families make a commitment to support the troop in the upcoming year. This can help you as a leader with troop support and sharing responsibilities.

Spring Registration Time Line

Materials for spring registration will be distributed in March (no later than the April Service Unit Meeting). You can begin sharing information with parents and guardians as soon as you receive your materials. The schedule for spring registration is as follows:

Materials will be distributed in March (no later than the April Service Unite Meeting).
Spring Registration takes place in April and May.
Registrations are due to Service Unit Registrar by June 1.
Registrations are due to the Council Registrar by June 15.

Need more information? Speak with your Service Unit Registrar, TSD or Service Unit Manager. These individuals will facilitate the development of a plan for bridging troops and implementing the new GSUSA Program Age Level guidelines. They will also have information about ways the council can support troops through the realignment.

Incentives

Troops that register during spring registration will receive a coupon that entitles them to purchase ID strips for their new council (Heart of Michigan or Southeastern Michigan) for $0.50 each. The troop will be able to purchase one ID strip for each member who registers.

Unilever and its Dove Self- Esteem fund are committed to helping youth reach their full potential by addressing self-esteem issues that impact them physically, emotionally and intellectually. To do this, programs and partnerships have been developed that focus on mentoring, education and group and individual activities to foster self-esteem.

Created by Unilever and the Girl Scouts of the USA to boost self-esteem among adolescent and preadolescent girls, the uniquely ME! program is designed to foster positive self-esteem among girls, ages 8 to 17, in the United States and Puerto Rico - with a focus on girls in underprivileged communities.

Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty site has information on the campaign and allows for donations to be made to the uniquely ME! program. Click here visit their site.

uniquely ME! now has a website. It has games, fun quizzes, polls and surveys. Visit www.uniquelymeblog.org.

The 2008 Girl Scout Calendar

Click here to get your 2008 Girl Scout Calendar order form.

Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder Courses

The University of Michigan Outdoor Adventures announces its fall and winter schedule of Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO) Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responder courses.

The Wilderness First Aid and the Wilderness First Responder certification courses offer hands-on instruction in how to handle medical emergencies in a wilderness setting. These courses meet GSUSA's Level II First Aider training requirements. Level II First Aiders are required during backpacking, trip/travel camping and certain water activities (Safety-Wise, pp. 85-86, 92-93, 115-119).

Contact 734.764.3967 for more information.