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Neighbors Helping Neighbors
 Daisy Troop 5423 sponsored a 7-year-old girl for the holidays through the "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" program here in Richmond. The girls chose this as their Blue Bucket Service Project for the current Journey on which they are working. They received a wish list from the little girl and were able to provide her with roller skates, a CD player, games, crafts, books, and needed items such as a coat, shoes, and clothes. The troop all got together to wrap the gifts, and it was a wonderful opportunity to talk about the spirit of giving!
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Colonial Heights SU Christmas Parade Float
 The Colonial Heights Service Unit participated in the city's annual Christmas Parade on December 2nd. With a float of girls seated in gift boxes and girls and leaders walking behind our flags, it was a perfect night to show our Girl Scouts to the community!
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Payments and P.O. Box
Just a reminder to anyone sending mail to our old P.O. Box or the old Mechanicsville address, to please send it to our Richmond P.O. Box at:
P.O. Box 11166
Richmond, VA 23230.
Our mail will stop forwarding from Mechanicsville beginning April 1, 2015.
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Solicitation Guidelines
Has your troop or service unit (SU) maximized your participation in product sales? Are you considering asking companies or individuals for donations of money or supplies? Here's what you need to know to be successful and stay within the rules!
- Individuals, troops, and service units can accept donations that do not require a tax deductible receipt for the donation.
- If a tax deductible receipt is required, the individual, troop, or SU MAY be able to accept the donation with GSCV staff approval.
- GSCV is the only legal entity that can issue a tax deductible receipt, letter, or statement on GSCV letterhead acknowledging a tax deductible donation. These items must be prepared by staff.
- For requests on letterhead, please contact GSCV.
- For more information and FAQs, click here.
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Happening On COMAR
NEW ON COMAR
All Camp Offerings
REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON First Aid/CPR/AED Training Certification 2/28/15 - closes February 25
Welcome to Girl Scouting (Rappahannock) - closes February 25
Welcome to Girl Scouting (Ashland) - closes February 26
Brownie Badge Workshop at CMOR Short Pump - closes February 28
2015 Annual Meeting - closes March 5
Junior Social Butterfly at Maymont - closes March 7
Curtains Up/Lights Out for Treasure Island - closes March 8
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Girl Scout Day at Kings Dominion
June 13, 2015
 Girl Scout Day at Kings Dominion is on June 13! Tickets cost $34/person and are available through the park. Go to their website and use promo code KDGSDAY15. You will notice that you can purchase a patch for $3 at the same time, which is available only through KD and not the GSCV council shop.
NEW this year, we will have a Girl Scout Sing-Along in the afternoon, under the Eiffel Tower.
BACK this year, we are offering a free Bridging Ceremony for girls under the Eiffel Tower. That will be a separate registration on COMAR that is coming soon. We will also offer camping at Pamunkey if you want to make a weekend of it! Again, look for it on COMAR. Hope to see you there!
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Girl Scout Night at the Diamond
June 26, 2015, Game time: 7:05pm; Parade: 6:30pm; Gates Open: 5:30pm
The Girl Scout package includes:
- General Admission ticket, $9
 - Special Flying Squirrels Girl Scout patch (while supplies last)
- Pregame parade around the warning track
- Post-game Kids Run the Bases presented by McDonald's and Richmond Family Magazine
- Sleepover on the field after the game
Girl Scouts that are sleeping out must register through COMAR, search keyword 'squirrels'. To order tickets, click here.
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Tribute Training
August 2-7, 2015 
Pamunkey Ridge Girl Scout Camp
A Hunger Games themed week for Junior Girl Scouts. Spend your time at camp training like a tribute! You'll learn outdoor survival skills, archery, fishing, and kayaking. You will get a chance to practice all your skills at an overnight campout and see if you have what it takes to be the next winner of the Pamunkey Games! May the odds be ever in your favor!
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Cookie Crumbs 
It is officially Girl Scout Cookie Season! Stay tuned for the exclusive product sales newsletter, Cookie Crumbs, to hit your email Tuesday, February 24! It will be packed full of information that you need to know about this year's cookie sale, including a link to the cookie book!
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Adult Awards
Would you like to honor an excellent volunteer or leader in your troop or Service Unit? Is that person a Volunteer of Excellence? Deadline to nominate someone is April 1; this award can be given out at a Service Unit or other appropriate ceremony.
Would you like to formally acknowledge an individual, business, organization, church, school, or other agency which has given special or consistent support to your troop, Service Unit or Girl Scouting in general? Fill out the application for a Community Award Certificate and submit by April 1. This certificate may be given at a Service Unit or other appropriate ceremony.
Check out this information and more about the Adult Awards on our website. Please contact Wendy Mataya at [email protected] if you have any questions on how to submit nominations paperwork.
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Girl Scout Sunday
Are you ready for GS Sunday on March 8th? Place your orders now to ensure proper delivery. GSUSA is running 2 weeks behind schedule due to the continued bad weather.
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Annual Meeting March 7th
The shop will be open at the meeting from 8:30am to 12:30pm and the Augusta Shop will be open regular Saturday hours 10am to 2pm.
If you would like to have an order delivered to the meeting, please email your order to [email protected] by Thursday, March 5th to ensure proper delivery.
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Winter Shop Hours for 2015
Mon - Fri 9 to 5
Sat 10 to 2
Sun Closed
Reminder: The GSCV Retail Shop is now located at the new GSCV Headquarters at 4900 Augusta Avenue, Richmond, VA 23230.
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