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June 26, 2012
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Get Hershey Park Happy!

 

Visit the Sweetest Place on Earth and support the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital.

 

Hershey Park is offering discounted tickets to members of GSCNC and will donate $5 for every regular admission ticket sold to our council. Tickets are available now through September 30, 2012. Click on the link below and use the promo code "54877" to purchase regular admission tickets for $35.75, over $20 off the normal price.

 

http://tinyurl.com/GSCNCTKTS
Promo Code: 54877

  

 

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Now Accepting Entries for the 2012 IP Video Contest!

 

Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation announces its 2nd Annual IP Video Contest to educate teens and the public at large about how the patent system protects inventors and promotes progress. To learn more about the importance of the patent system, and to get a head start on creating your entry, please visit: www.ipvideocontest.com

 

Whitewater Challengers Adventure Center - Girl Scout Day

Who: Girl Scout Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors

 

When: Saturday, July 8, 2012, 10:45 a.m.

 

Where: Whitewater Challengers Adventure Center
288 North Stage Coach Road
Weatherly, PA 18255

 

Enjoy an exciting whitewater rafting trip on the Lehigh River in the Poconos, PA. Splash down the river with your friends. Fees include a river lunch, a patch, a certificate of achievement and a t-shirt.

Call to reserve your spot today.

Fees: $45 per person

To register: Call 800-443-8554 and ask for the GSCNC special.

 

For more information visit: www.whitewaterchallengers.com

or click here for flyer.

 

Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp

Who: Girl Scout Cadettes and Seniors

 

When: Session I: July 16-20, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Session II: July 23-27, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

Where: The Alexandria Archaeology Museum, and a real archaeological site in Alexandria. The site, in Fort Ward Park, is part of a former African American neighborhood located near the Civil War fort, and was used as a schoolhouse, then a church, and later, a residence. Part of the building has been uncovered, and campers will help to excavate more of the structure with an eye on finding out new information about the structure and the people who studied, worshiped, and lived in it.

Help Alexandria's City archaeologists excavate a real archaeological site! Learn professional excavating, recording, and artifact processing methods. Uncover Alexandria's buried past while protecting the City's valuable historic resources.

 

Fees: $400/session. A non-refundable deposit check of $100/session, payable to the City of Alexandria, is required upon receipt of application to secure your reservations. Please contact Jennifer.Barker@alexandriava.gov to inquire about fee deadlines.

 

To register: Click here to fill out the Summer Camp Application and send your payment to the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, 105 N. Union St., #327, Alexandria, VA 22314.

 

Let's Play a Game

Who: Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors

When: Saturday, August 11, 2012; 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

 

Where: Rippon Lodge Historic Site
15520 Blackburn Road 
Woodbridge, VA 22191

Play the games that children played before there were batteries.  Learn how to play graces, hoops and sticks, 19th century rules baseball, skin the snake, and many more.  Make and take games that you can play at home.  

Fees: $7 per person

To register: Call 703-499-9812

For more information visit:

www.pwcgov.org/historicpreservation

 

 

For Adults  

  

Boosting Girls' Interest in Engineering with PBS' Design Squad Nation

 

Who: Girl Scout Adults

 

When: September 15, 2012, 8:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

 

Where: The United States Patent & Trademark Office

Madison Building

600 Dulany Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

 

Looking to spark girls' interest in engineering? Are you curious to learn how PBS' Design Squad Nation can help? Join us for a day-long training where you will:

  • learn techniques for engaging young women in engineering.
  • participate in hands-on activities
  • watch engaging videos that profile young engineers in action and that motivate kids to build and create.
  • experience how online multimedia and activity
  • resources can be combined to maximize kids' engagement.
  • hear original research on engineering messaging that works for girls
  • network with others from companies, not-for-profits, K-12+ educators, informal educators, and others working to advance girls in STEM fields, and
  • plan programs to boost girls' interest in STEM.

 

Fees: The training is free of charge and will occur from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Coffee and lunch will be provided. Click here for more information and to register. Space is limited so register today. Register soon, space is limited. 

 

Shop Information
 
GS Shop Information

 

Washington, DC - Main Shop Summer Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Martinsburg Mini Shop Summer Hours Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Centreville and Gaithersburg Mini Shops are closed for the season.

2012 Fall and Fall Mobile Schedule will be available in August.
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