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Please do not call about program availability! Registration figures change rapidly and an event that has openings in the morning may be closed once the afternoon mail arrives. This site is regularly updated to indicate those sessions that are full.
Once you are placed in the event, you will receive a final confirmation from "confirmation@gsnc.org". Please add this email address to your "safe sender" list. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION, YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED FOR THE EVENT.
Click on the name of the event that interests you to learn more and to request placement. Completion of the online request is NOT a guarantee of placement.
- Amazing Race for Seniors & Ambassadors
- BECOMING A GIRLSCOUT: A friendship workshop for Jewish Girl Scouts To Be and Their Mothers
- Broadhollow Theatre Presents- Schoolhouse Rock - LIVE!
- Brownies "Go Batty"
- Daisy Garden Dig
- Fire Island Adventure Canoe Trip
- First Aid Training for Girl Scouts
- Girl Power Program
- Girl Scout Garden
- Girls Go the Distance Family Walkathon
- Governance Workshop for Girls
- Hi-Tech Hide and Seek
- Horseshoe Crabs on Fire Island
- Long Island Ducks Game
- Social Survival Skills
- Take Action for the Silver and Gold Awards
- Troop Tours of the Service Center
- Winter Survival Skills
- Wonders of Water at Jones Beach
- Your Outdoor Surroundings
Registration Fees are NOT REFUNDABLE unless Girl Scouts of Nassau County is unable to place the Girl Scout in the program/event requested. Refunds are not available for no-shows or early departures.
If you choose to have your confirmation sent via email, it must be to the email address on your membership record. If your information (address, phone, e-mail) has changed since you filed your membership registration, please let us know.
Non-Council events are not available for on-line registration. You must register directly with the program provider listed with the activity.
All events are for registered Girl Scouts. Want to pay using Cookie Credits? Learn how.
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Learn more about New York City on a team scavenger hunt. A simplified version of Amazing Race, each team will have to find a predetermined list of locations, complete activities at each location and return to the final destination within
a specified time. This event will be exciting, interesting and full of fun.
Who: Girl Scout Senior and Ambassador Teams with adult coverage
Date & Time: Saturday, April 10, 2010 - RAIN OR SHINE
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Place: Midtown Manhattan, NYC (Initial meeing place TBA)
Cost: $25 per participant (including Leaders/Adults)
Dinner is no longer included in the package price. Participants may choose to get dinner on their own at the conclusion of our race.
Teams should consist of up to 5 girls and 2 adults
Price includes Race participation and event patch.
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Orientation Meeting for Registered Team Representatives
at GSNC Service Center, 110 Ring Rd. West, Garden City
on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, March 21, 2010
BECOMING A GIRLSCOUT: A friendship workshop for Jewish Girl Scouts To Be and Their Mothers
1-2:15 PM for Kindergarten and Grade 1
(Funded by the Jewish Women's Foundation of New York) Presented by Sara Diament
Broadhollow Theatre Presents - Schoolhouse Rock - LIVE!
Go behind the scenes to learn about the magic of theatre. Girls will participate in 3 hands-on, half-hour workshops:
Dance, Acting, and Costume/Makeup. After the workshops, a pizza and soda lunch will be served, followed by a show.
Who: Girl Scout Juniors
Date & Time: Saturday, April 24, 2010, workshops begin at 11:00 am
Cost: $26 per girl, $15 per adult
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Who: Girl Scout Brownies
Date & Time: Saturday, May 15, 2010, workshops begin at 11:00 am
Cost: $26 per girl, $15 per adult
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Place: Broadhollow Studio Theatre
141 South Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst
Brownies "Go Batty" at Tackapausha Preserve
You will earn our "Go Batty - Discovering Bats on Long Island" patch as you hear the myths and truths about these misunderstood creatures, learn why bats are
important to us, make a bat craft, go on an indoor museum scavenger hunt, discover who shares the night with the bats, and walk through the Tackapausha
Preserve at dusk to (hopefully) see some of our Long Island bats in action!
Who: Girl Scout Brownies
Date: Friday, July 9, 2010 - Rain or Shine
Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Place: Tackapausha Preserve
Washington Ave.
Seaford, NY 11783
Cost: $15.00 per Brownie -Includes Patch
NO TAG-ALONGS
Troop Leaders free - Adult Coverage as per Safety-Wise
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Plant flowers in a community garden, hear why bees are important, make a small craft to take home and take a nature walk as you fulfill the requirements for the Golden Honey Bee Award from It’s Your World—Change It!*
Who: Girl Scout Daisies - Dress for the weather. RAIN OR SHINE!
Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Choose one session:
Wednesday, May 5 OR Thursday, May 6 OR Friday, May 7
OR Wednesday, May 12 OR Thursday, May 13
Place: Bailey Arboretum
194 Bayville Road
Lattingtown, NY 11560-2017
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click your preferred date (above) to request placement online
Cost: $10.00 per Daisy, Troop Leaders free
$10.00 per Tag-Along, $6.00 per additional adult
Golden Honeybee Award patch NOT included.
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Fire Island Adventure - Canoe the Shores
Discover what awaits on the shores of Fire Island. We will be canoeing the salt marshes of Watch Hill with the National Park Service Rangers. The Rangers will provide a welcome/orientation, and safety program for us before paddling into coves and around a small island. You will see fi rsthand all the wonderful things this environment has to offer. The Patchogue Ferry will be where we meet
for this remarkable adventure. Paddle, Pole, and Roll Interest Project will be covered.
Who: Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors only (must be 16 years-old)
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:45 am - 2:00 pm
Place: Watch Hill Ferry, 160 West Avenue, Patchogue to
Watch Hill, Fire Island National Seashore
Cost: $25 per girl
Leaders and Adults $15
Canoe trip is Ranger-led for Girl Scouts only.
(Round-trip ferry ride included)
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
First Aid Training for Girl Scouts
Come to St Francis’s DeMatteis Center to be certified in Basic First Aid. This training will be geared for girls only. It is one of the required steps for the Emergency Preparedness IP, so let’s get prepared!
Who: Girls ages 12-17 (Cadette, Senior & Ambassador)
Date & Time: Monday, May 10, 2010 6:00-9:30pm
Place: DeMatteis Center, 101 Northern Blvd., Greenvale, NY 11548
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Girls must register for this training as individuals.
Cost: $8 per girl (includes light snack and fun patch)
Have your troop earn a badge at Martial Arts America in Hicksville!
Martial Arts & Girl Scouts promote the same values, leadership skills, self-esteem and best of all…..GIRL POWER!!!!!!!!
Certified instructors provide exciting programs for every level of Girl Scouts!
Date & Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays : 3:45 pm
Fridays: 4:00 pm
Cost: $10 per girl
Online registration not available for this program. Do Not Call Martial Arts America to book your date!
Contact Cynthia Garrett, 516.741.2550, ext. 241 to choose your date. Please register by mail once your date has been arranged.
Girl Scout Garden....Can You Dig It?
The Farm in Oyster Bay has generously given us a garden plot to renovate! With
your help we want to restore this site to a fully functioning vegetable garden and donate our bounty to the hungry on Long Island. Be involved from the start, planning the gardens, planting, maintaining, harvesting, and blogging our garden experiences. Many hands make light work! Can your Troop lend a helping hand? Send two leaders and 2-4 girl representatives to the planning meeting.
Who: All Girl Scout levels (Daisy through Ambassador)
2 leaders and 2-4 girl representatives per Troop for planning meeting
Date: Friday, March 26, 2010 - Planning Meeting for 2010 Garden Season
Time: 4:30 pm- 6:00 pm
Place: The Farm at Oyster Bay
510 Split Rock Rd
Syosset, NY 11771
Register for the Planning Meeting: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
A rotating garden schedule will be developed for Troops who are represented at our planning meeting.
Girls Go the Distance Family Walkathon
Join GSNC as we walk to raise money for our new Healthy Living Initiative. This event is designed to help Girl Scouts of all ages learn to eat healthy, exercise and feel good about themselves. Sign up as a team or as an individual and "go the distance"!
Who: The event is open to girls of all ages, siblings, parents, friends, family, and anyone who wants to walk.
Date & Time: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Registration begins at 9:45 am
Walkathon starts at noon
Activities 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Place: Jones Beach Boardwalk Field 5, Zach’s Bay
Cost: Each participant is expected to raise monies to benefi t GSNC’s Healthy Living Initiative.
Register: Click on “Girls Go the Distance”
Learn about our local government and how women in government are making a difference. Meet with members of LIWA (Long Island Women’s Agenda) and learn about the Go Girl, Govern patch program. Girl Scouts of Nassau County Delegates and Board Members will also discuss how you can make an impact within our Council and your local Association.
Who: Girl Scout Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Place: GSNC Service Center, 110 Ring Rd. West, Garden City
Cost: $ 5 per Girl Scout - includes handouts and patch
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
What is Letterboxing and Geocaching? Obtain a “Tackapausha Passport” and travel to six teaching stations including the creation of your own letterboxing stamp. Discover for yourself how much fun you can have searching for a secret stash! Hide and seek anyone?
Who: Girl Scout Cadettes
Date & Time: Saturday, June 19, 2010- RAIN OR SHINE
10:00 am-1:00 pm
Place: Tackapausha Preserve, Washington Avenue, Seaford, NY 11783
Cost: $15.00 per girl, Troop Leaders free- Hi-Tech Hide and Seek IP included
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Horseshoe Crabs on Fire Island
Join a National Park Service Ranger for a discussion on the many aspects of this fascinating ancient creature and discover what you can do to help ensure their future existence. A walk along the bay to explore the horseshoe crab's habitat will follow the discussion.
Who: Girl Scout Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors
Date & Time: Saturday, June 12, 2010
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Place: Fire Island Lighthouse
Cost: $5 per girl, Leaders are free. NO TAG-ALONGS
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Girl Scout Night at Long Island Ducks
Join us as we cheer our own Long Island Ducks at our special Girl Scouts Night. All are welcome to attend. Uniforms are always appropriate.
Who: Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors, families and friends. All are welcome!
Date & Time: Monday, August 9, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Place: Citibank Park, 3 Courthouse Drive, Central Islip
Cost: $13 per person (includes patch)
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Ticket Orders MUST be received by July 2, 2010
Social Survival Skills Workshops
We will show you what you should know to navigate social situations. The fi rst session will cover etiquette, introductions and what to do at the table. Session II
will discuss college interviews and how to make the best impression. Session III will deal with campus survival: what happens when you get to college, how to navigate the world of roommates, old and new friends, and family back home.
Who: Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors
Adult coverage as per Safety-Wise
Dates & Times for the Three-Part Series:
Session I: Meet and Greet Session II: College Interview
Thursday, August 5 Thursday, August 12
7:00-8:30 pm 7:00-9:00 pm
Session III: Campus Survival 101
Thursday, August 19
7:00-8:30 pm
Place: Old Westbury Gardens
Orchard Hill House
Cost: $40.00 for the three-part series or $15.00 per session per Girl Scout
Preference will be given to Girl Scouts registering for the full series, however, you may choose to attend individual sessions as space allows.
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or
Click here to request placement online for the entire 3-part series
Request spot in Session 1 only - if available
Request spot in Session 2 only - if available
Request spot in Session 3 only - if available
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Take Action for the Silver and Gold Awards
(Formerly offered as the Silver or Gold Award Seminar)
If you are planning to earn the Silver or Gold Award, this workshop is for you. Learn the guidelines for the awards,what it means to do a Take Action project, and how you can make the world a better place!
Who: Girl Scout Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Troops and Individual Girls
Entering grades 6 through 12, and interested adults
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Place: DeMatteis Center, 101 Northern Blvd., Greenvale, NY 11548
Cost: $10 per girl (includes certificate for Journey book)
$5 per adult
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
OR click here to request placement online for girls.
Click here to request placement online for adults
Note: Adults MUST complete a separate registration. Entering yourself as "accompanying adult" does NOT give you a place in the program.
Troop Tours of the Service Center
Is your troop working on the "Girl Scouting in the USA" badge? Fulfill some of the requirements by signing up for a tour of our building, where you will meet some of our staff membersand learn about the different jobs it takes to make Girl Scouting happen in Nassau County.
Who: Girl Scout Junior Troops
Date & Time: Thursdays at 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29
Place: GSNC Service Center, 110 Ring Rd. West, Garden City
Cost: $5 per Girl Scout Junior (includes "Girl Scouting in the USA" Badge)
Click your preferred date to register online, or register by mail.
Could you survive outdoors in the winter? Come learn skills to help you stay alive. You will make a small survival kit, learn emergency first aid, how to safely build a fire, how to build a shelter, find out what plants are edible or can be used for medicinal purposes, and how to safely use a pocket-knife as you earn and receive the Outdoor Survival IP.
Who: Girl Scout Cadettes RAIN OR SHINE
Date & Time: Friday, March 19, 2010 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Place: Science Museum of Long Island, 1526 North Plandome Road, Plandome
Cost: $ 22 per girl Leaders free
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Please dress appropriately for the weather. Activities will be held outside, weather permitting.
Wonders of Water at Jones Beach
Enjoy hands-on water wonders down at the beach as we explore what’s happening at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center. Tell us why you love water, hear about ways to protect it and make a promise to help in your own way. Use this program experience towards the WOW journey awards LOVE Water or SAVE Water.
Who: Girl Scout Brownies
Date & Time: Friday, May 21, 2010, 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Place: Jones Beach Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center
Cost: $15 per Brownie Leaders free
Adult Coverage as per Safety-Wise, NO TAG-ALONGS
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Visit Theodore Roosevelt’s home and surrounding estate on Oyster Bay. Follow in the 26th President’s environmental footsteps as you explore a nature trail and
different areas of the estate. Earn and receive “Your Outdoor Surroundings” badge and a National Park Service Junior Ranger badge.
Who: Girl Scout Juniors
Date & Time: Thursday, July 22, 2010 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm RAIN OR SHINE!
Place: Sagamore Hill, 20 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Cost: $15 per girl Leaders are free.
No Tag-Alongs or additional adults
Register: By Mail (use form in Possibilities)
or click here to request placement online
Find Cookies in your Community!
Send the "Taste of Home" to our Servicemen and Women!
Join us Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Jones Beach Boardwalk Parking Field 5
Fundraising for Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts
Chorus Auditions: Just Announced
More info on Journeys
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