May 2008

Survivor
Outwit - Outplay - Outlast

Who: Girls grades 6-12
When: Friday-Sunday, May 2-4, 2008
Time: Friday, 6:00PM-Sunday, 11:00AM
Where: Camp Masonite Navarro, Navarro
Cost: $50 per girl
     $30 per adult
Capacity: 40 minimum / 100 maximum
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6
Registration closes: Friday, April 11
Register with: Konocti Office
Please note: Register with Konocti office.

Play Survivor like they do on the TV show! Girl Scouts will be grouped together in teams to survive through physical and mental challenges throughout the day. To outlast the other teams you'll need to spend the night in the shelter you build with supplies that you've purchased with team points. Survivor can be as easy or as difficult as you choose to make it. Will your team purchase a sleeping bag for each girl or try to rough it through the night without any sleeping bags like the 2007 winners did? Each team needs to come with 2 adults who are willing to help in the kitchen and with the challenges. Adults will sleep in Adirondacks (3 sided lean-to's) and are not part of the girl team. Adults will not be sleeping in an area with their own team.

Plants and Animals Badge Overnight at the Oakland Zoo

Who: Girls grades 3-6
When: Friday - Saturday, May 2 - 3
Time: 7:00PM - 9:45AM
Where: Oakland Zoo
Cost: $55 per participant. One adult chaperone is required for every eight children.
Capacity: 10 minimum / 70 maximum
Register with: the Oakland Zoo online at www.oaklandzoo.org. Space is limited so make your reservation today! If you have questions please call (510) 632-9525 extension 203.

Plants and animals depend on each other; and we depend on them. Visit our zoo animals when they're at their most natural state- when the zoo is closed to the public. Learn about captive animal care and training, express your creativity making a project to take home and treasure, enjoy a tasty late-night snack, and meet an animal face-to-face. Get a good night's sleep because in the morning the exploration continues with an early morning zoo tour and activities.

Roar 'N Snore
A Wild Night Campout at the San Francisco Zoo!

Who: Girls grades 4-6
When: Saturday - Sunday, May 3 - 4
Time: Saturday, 5:30PM - Sunday, 10:30AM
Where: San Francisco Zoo
Cost: $58 per girl, $70 per adult
Capacity: 30 minimum / 70 maximum
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6
Registration closes: Friday, April 18
Register with: Konocti Office

Who-ooo can see the zoo at night? You will be thrilled at the sights and sounds of the zoo at night. Roar 'N Snore is an educational overnight that includes a nocturnal safari, an up-close animal encounter, a snack and a camp out under the stars in the tent you bring. In the morning (after a wake-up call from the animals) a continental breakfast and nature walk will be provided. You will be free to explore the zoo on your own for the remainder of the day. Please note on your registration which date works best for you, or list 1st and 2nd choices. Those without listed dates will be placed where there is room.

Lawrence Hall of Science Slumber Party

Who: Girls grades 3-6
When: Saturday - Sunday, May 3 - 4
Where: Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley
Cost: $50 (Patch included)
Capacity: 150 minimum / 250 maximum
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6
Registration closes: Friday, April 18
Register with: San Francisco Bay Area Office
Please note: Participant will need a sleeping bag, pillow, and overnight clothes. Please label your all of your items.
Volunteer Positions Needed: Council Representative and Level II First Aider

Come to the best slumber party around: at the Lawrence Hall of Science! This sleepover is just for Junior Girl Scouts and friends. Experience a full evening program with adventures that will include: an entertaining assembly, interactive workshops, and free time to explore the exhibits. Sleep in the halls under our special featured exhibits. Evening snacks will be provided, and in the morning enjoy a continental breakfast.

Girl Scout Shop Open Saturday

When: Saturday, May 3
Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM

Eco-Explorer Try-It Overnight at the Oakland Zoo

Who: Girls grades 1-3
When: Saturday - Sunday, May 3 - 4
Time: 7:00PM - 9:45AM
Where: Oakland Zoo
Cost: $55 per participant. One adult chaperone is required for every six children.
Capacity: 10 minimum / 70 maximum
Register with: the Oakland Zoo online at www.oaklandzoo.org. Space is limited so make your reservation today! If you have questions please call (510) 632-9525 extension 203.

What do all the animals in the zoo do after the people go home? Find out in this overnight adventure. Explore animal habitats with a nocturnal zoo tour and habitat craft activity. Meet an education animal up close. Enjoy a late night snack and snuggle down in the comfort of our Education Center. After waking to the sounds of the animals, explore some more with a scavenger hunt in the zoo's butterfly garden and an early morning zoo tour. Become an ecological explorer and earn a Try-It in this fun and exciting overnight adventure.

Human Race

Who: Girls grades K-12
When: Saturday, May 10
Time: 7:00AM
Where: Slater Middle School, Santa Rosa
Register with: Konocti Office
Please note: To receive a patch or T-shirt you need to register by April 25; click here for the intent form. Please remember that ONLY ADULTS MAY COLLECT PLEDGES. Click here for the pledge form.

Have a great time walking or jogging the 3K or 10K course while supporting Girl Scouts of Konocti Council. Earn money for your council, service unit and your troop. Every adult who receives $50 or more in pledges will receive a FREE T-shirt AND a Family Partnership patch. Every Girl Scout who participates with an adult who collects pledges will receive a free Human Race patch.

Volunteer at Golden Gate Bridging

Who: Girls grades 6-12 and families
When: Saturday, May 10
Time: 8:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: Presidio & the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Capacity: 3,500 minimum / 6,500 maximum
Register with: San Francisco Bay Area Office
Please note: For volunteering, you will receive: a fabulous volunteer t-shirt, an awesome lunch, an unforgettable pin, a patch for your collection, water, and temporary tattoos!
Volunteer Positions Needed: Workshop Leaders, Workshop Assistants, Level I & II First Aider, Older Girl Greeters, etc.

Did you have such a good time last year that you want to come back to Golden Gate Bridging? Would you like to go to San Francisco and volunteer at the event of a lifetime? If yes, then come and join this special bridging celebration for juniors as a volunteer! As an older girl, you can earn leadership and service hours toward Silver and Gold Awards, Program Aide, Leadership Award, Girl Scout Challenge, or Community Service Bar for Contributions to Girl Scouting! Come and help celebrate with new Older Girl Scouts from all over the West Coast.

Golden Gate Bridging

Who: Girls grade 6 who are bridging to Cadette Girl Scouts
When: Saturday, May 10
Time: 10:00AM - 3:00PM
Where: The Presidio and the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Cost: $18.50 per person
Capacity: 3,500 minimum / 6,500 maximum
Registration opens: Monday, October 15
Registration closes: Friday, February 29
Register with: San Francisco Bay Area Office
Please note: Everyone who attends is considered a participant and must pay the event fee (including siblings and children under 5 years old). No same day registration. Please remember that every year the registration for this event fills at an earlier date, so please register early if you are already planning to join us. We want to ensure that you don't miss the fun!
Volunteer Positions Needed: Program Aides, First Aiders (Levels I & II), Workshop Assistants, Older Girl Greeters, etc.

Congratulations bridging Juniors, you have completed the younger girl program and now it's time to bridge in style! This is your chance to strut your stuff across the most beautiful bridge in California, the Golden Gate Bridge. Juniors, this party is exclusively for you and Girl Scouts from across the west coast as you celebrate your accomplishments together! Join us for a fun day in San Francisco celebrating the 27th anniversary of Golden Gate Bridging! Enjoy a sunny day full of endless adventures in San Francisco including bridging across the most famous bridge in America, enjoying a picnic lunch on the dock of the Bay, then spend the afternoon playing at Crissy Field completing exciting activities, crafts, and games with your 6,500 new friends! You definitely do not want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity!

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Who: All Girls, Friends, and Families
When: Saturday, May 10, 2008 or Sunday, May 11, 2008
Time: Park opens at 10:30AM
Where: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo
Cost: Contact the park for pricing information.
Register with: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (707) 556-5216 or visit www.sixflags.com.

Enjoy the fellowship of Girl Scouts from all over Northern California! Girl Scouts will be having their annual activities days on May 10 & 11. Get a chance to have an exciting day at the park as well as enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch.

Daisy Girl Scouts Make Music

Who: Girls grades K-1
When: Saturday, May 10
Time: 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Where: SCOE, Sonoma County Office of Education, Santa Rosa
Cost: $9 per girl
Capacity: 30 minimum / 60 maximum
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6
Registration closes: Friday, April 25
Contact: Helen Cortopassi - birki07@yahoo.com
Register with: Konocti Office
Volunteer Positions Needed: PAs welcome

Daisy Girl Scouts can earn a try-it before bridging to Brownies. Come earn it with us! Attend your first workshop run by Senior Girl Scouts and earn the Sounds of Music Try-it. You'll participate in a flag ceremony, friendship circle, and singing songs. We'll make our own instruments and try our hand at performing together.
Run by GS Troop 577.

Colors & Shapes Try-It Workshop

Who: Girls grades 1-3
When: Saturday, May 10
Time: 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Where: ?
Cost: $9 per girl
Capacity: 20 minimum / 50 maximum
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6
Registration closes: Friday, April 25
Register with: Konocti Office

Art comes in many forms. Come to this workshop to make some new and different art projects. Girls will work with paint, paper and other craft items.
Run by GS Troop 18.

Adult Recognitions Ceremony

Who: Girls grades K-12, plus their families & friends
When: Thursday, May 15
Time: 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Where: Redwood Credit Union Headquarters, Santa Rosa
Contact: Joey Riggins - 524-9207 for more information.
Register with: Konocti Office

Join us for a celebration in honor of our outstanding volunteers who will be receiving some of the highest honors in Girl Scouting. Council level recognitions that will be awarded include the Appreciation Pin, the Honor Pin, the Thanks Badge, Progressive and Episodic Volunteer, Years of Service and Membership for 20 years or more. Everyone is invited to attend. Personal invitations will be sent to those who will be recognized.

Great America Scout Family Expo and Overnight Adventure 2008

Who: Girls grades K-12, plus their families & friends
When: Friday, May 16 (Girl Scout Private Day) or Saturday, May 17, 2008
Please note: More details available by March on our website at www.girlscoutsnorcal.org, under Community Events for Girl Scouts.

Join us for a fun day or two days or the special overnight just for Girl Scouts at Great America! On Saturday, join the Nickelodeon characters in a special Girl Scout parade. Stay tuned for more exciting information about this year's Expo.

Roar 'N Snore
A Wild Night Campout at the San Francisco Zoo!

Who: Girls grades 4-6
When: Saturday - Sunday, May 17 - 18
Time: Saturday, 5:30PM - Sunday, 10:30AM
Where: San Francisco Zoo
Cost: $58 per girl, $70 per adult
Capacity: 30 minimum / 70 maximum
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6
Registration closes: Friday, May 2
Register with: Konocti Office

Who-ooo can see the zoo at night? You will be thrilled at the sights and sounds of the zoo at night. Roar 'N Snore is an educational overnight that includes a nocturnal safari, an up-close animal encounter, a snack and a camp out under the stars in the tent you bring. In the morning (after a wake-up call from the animals) a continental breakfast and nature walk will be provided. You will be free to explore the zoo on your own for the remainder of the day. Please note on your registration which date works best for you, or list 1st and 2nd choices. Those without listed dates will be placed where there is room.

Santa Rosa Rose Parade

Who: Girls grades K-12
When: Saturday, May 17
Time: 9:30AM
Where: Downtown Santa Rosa
Cost: Free
Capacity: 25 minimum / 200 maximum
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6
Registration closes: Friday, May 2
Contact: Joyce Wieck - 546-7419 or email to wieck@pon.net
Register with: Konocti Office
Please note: We will take walk-ins.

Roses, roses, roses! Everything's coming up roses! Come and celebrate spring with the Girl Scouts at the annual Santa Rosa Rose Parade. All girls are welcome to walk and show the community how great it is to be a Girl Scout. Don't forget to pin on a rose or two! After the parade, visit the Girl Scout booth in the park.

All That Glitters
Annual Teen Girl Scout Awards Ceremony

Who: Girls grades K-12, plus their families & friends
When: Sunday, May 18
Time: 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Where: Presbyterian Church of the Roses, Santa Rosa
Register with: Konocti Office

Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of our 11-17 year old Girl Scouts. All That Glitters is the teen girl Court of Awards where GSKC presents recipients with the Girl Scout Gold Award, the Girl Scout Gold Silver Award, and other significant recognitions. Family, friends, troop members and the public are invited to attend. All girls who earn these recognitions and their families will receive personal invitations to attend.

Girl Scout Shop Open Late

When: Tuesday, May 20
Time: 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Animal Try-It Overnight at the Oakland Zoo

Who: Girls grades 1-3
When: Friday - Saturday, May 30 - 31
Time: 7:00PM - 9:45AM
Where: Oakland Zoo
Cost: $55 per participant. One adult chaperone is required for every six children.
Capacity: 10 minimum / 70 maximum
Register with: the Oakland Zoo online at www.oaklandzoo.org. Space is limited so make your reservation today! If you have questions please call (510) 632-9525 extension 203.

Get a special look at what goes on at the zoo after the rest of the guests leave. Enjoy a nocturnal tour of the new Valley Children's Zoo, a yummy late-night snack, games, a continental breakfast, and an early morning rainforest tour. Plus- go behind the scenes to learn how we care for animals here at the zoo. You'll complete all of the requirements necessary to earn the Animals Try-It while making memories to last a lifetime!