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  • 2012 Cookie Manual The 2012 Cookie Manual has arrived! If you are taking part in this coming year's GSDSW Cookie Program then this manual has all the information that you need to get you and your Girl Scouts ready to sell cookies! Click here to download the guide.
  • Call for Delegates The job of a Council Delegate is vital to the Council, but it is not a difficult or long-term position. The primary responsibility of a Council Delegate is to attend the Annual Meeting on May 5, 2012 at the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Meeting center in El Paso, Texas to elect new Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest board members and to carry out other business that needs to come before the Council members.

    All registered Girl Scouts adults and girls age 14 and above, are encouraged to complete a Delegate Referral Form to be selected as a Council Delegate or Alternate. Please use the Delegate Position Description for information and the Delegate Referral Form to submit referrals by February 20, 2012.

  • Hot Chocolate Geocaching Event This event is designed to encourage everyone to get outside, explore new places and to learn what geocaching is all about! Experienced geocachers will be on hand to help first-timers learn about geocaching and GPS equipment. Click here for more information!
  • Volunteer Recognition Awards As volunteers, you are doing an outstanding job. We see so many great things happening that would not happen without you. This is your chance to help us recognize your fellow volunteers for their outstanding service. Please nominate them using the forms found here for one of many volunteer recognitions to be awarded at the Annual Meeting and at local recognition events.
  • Abell-Hanger Foundation Donation Match The Abell-Hanger Foundation has granted us a potential $25,000 match for one out of every three new or increased unrestricted dollars received by May 31, 2012. With your help we can raise the $75,000 needed to receive the maximum match from the foundation. You can make your donation on our website, by phone 800-594-5677, or by mail GSDSW, 5217 N. Dixie, Odessa, TX 79762.

  • 100th Anniversary For 100 years, we’ve been inspiring girls who change the world by helping them develop skills to become strong women leaders. Girls, volunteers, and alumnae will have many opportunities to get involved during a great year of celebratory programming! Click here for more information!

As of Sunday, April 10th , Fort Davis, Mitre Peak, Alpine and other communities in West Texas have been experiencing extreme wildfires. Firefighters have been battling night and day to ensure that the wildfires do not reach Camp Mitre Peak. Utilizing the “backfire” method of fire prevention, firefighters have managed to create a number of “dead areas” around the camp where further wildfires should not have the fuel to burn through. Currently, the camp is safe and the fires are under control. We will continue to update you as necessary.

 

Thank you for your concern! Please keep Camp Mitre Peak in your thoughts.
   

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