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Signature Events
Signature events are listed in all areas' activity
guides. See below for more information about each event and how to
register!
Upcoming Signature Events
Survivor
Golden Gate Bridging
Treasure Island 2008
Amazing Bay Day
Past Events
Earth Day at Trees of MysteryAmazing Race
Winterfest
Lead the Way
Survivor: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
Who: Girls grades 6 - 12
When: Friday - Sunday, May 2 - 4, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM Friday - 11:00 AM Sunday
Where: Camp Masonite Navarro, Navarro
Cost: $50 per girl, $30 per adult
Capacity: 40 min / 100 max
Registration opens: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Registration closes: Friday, April 11, 2008
Register with: Konocti Area Office
Description: Play Survivor like they do on TV! Girls will be grouped together in teams to survive through physical and mental challenges throughout the event. To outlast the other teams, you'll need to spend the night in the shelter you build with supplies that you've p urchased 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 sleep separately in Adirondacks (a 3-sided lean-to), and are not part of the girl team.
Golden Gate Bridging
Who: 6th grade Juniors bridging to the older girl program
When: Saturday, May 10, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Presidio & the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
Cost: $18.50 per person
Capacity: 3,500 min / 6,500 max
Registration opens: October 15, 2007
Registration closes: February 29, 2008
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.
Description: 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 at 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!
Treasure Island 2008
Who: Patrols/Troops of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides grades 8-12 (13 years and up). Minimum patrol size is 5 girls and 2 registered adults.
When: Sunday, July 13, 2008 through Sunday, July 20, 2008
Time: 12:00 noon for check-in and check-out. Registered participants will be given more detailed information at a later date.
Where: Treasure Island, in the middle of San Francisco Bay
Cost: $250 per participant. Fee includes camping and program activities. Participants pay for the cost of travel to Treasure Island, food, and optional offsite activities.
Capacity: 1200 min / 1,750 max
Registration opens: September 1, 2007
Registration closes: October 31, 2007
Register with: Treasure Island 2008 Registrar at www.coyotehillsgs.org/ti/index.htm
Please note: Treasure Island 2008 is designed as a patrol event. We encourage individually registered girls to work with others in their local area to build a patrol of a minimum of 5 girls and 2 adults to attend. Volunteer positions needed: We will need many volunteers to make this a fantastic week. Please see the Volunteer page on our website at www.coyotehillsgs.org/ti/index.htm.
Description: Interested in camping on an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay? Ever dreamed of the San Francisco city lights as the back drop to a camping adventure with new friends from around the world? Come join us for a weeklong extravaganza of fun, camaraderie, and new experiences at an international RoundUp on fabulous Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. Be a part of our Girl Scouts Save the Bay program to learn how to take the lead in protecting our precious natural resources. Spend the week camping with 1,750 of your newest friends from all over the world, exploring San Francisco and the Bay Area, learning new games, skills, and crafts, and having more fun than you can imagine! Visit our website at www.coyotehillsgs.org/ti/index.htm to learn more.
Amazing Bay Day
Who: All Girl Scouts, Friends and Family
When: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Where: San Francisco Waterfront - Hyde Street Pier, Aquatic Park, Justin Herman Plaza, the Ferry Building, and Piers 30-40
Time: 10a - 6pm
Cost: $20 per person (children under 5 FREE)
Capacity: Unlimited
Register with: Girl Scouts Save the Bay www.GirlScoutsSavetheBay.org
Description: Join the Girl Scouts and the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association at the Festival of Sail on the San Francisco Waterfront. Climb aboard ships that every Master and Commander would love. Come on deck to see the world as pirates may have seen it. Explore how the sea is part of California life and how it can be part of yours, too!
This international event will include 3 themed villages: Marine Educational Village at the Hyde St. Pier, the International Sale Village at the Ferry Building, and Green Village from Pier 30-40. Board any of the 16 tall ships docked at each village and explore every nook and cranny. Learn from pirates, captains, cabin boys and cooks; see how people lived and worked and traveled across the oceans not so long ago. Then explore the abundance of family activities including cultural and musical entertainment, and educational programs.
2007-2008 Past Events
Amazing Race
Who: Grades 6 - 12
Date: Friday - Monday, November 9 - 12, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM Friday - 5:00 PM Monday
Where: TBD
Cost: $150.00 per team plus gas and meals
Capacity: 20 teams min / 50 teams max
Registration opens: August 15, 2007
Registration Closes: October 19, 2007
Register with: Konocti Area Office
Please note: We need adult volunteers to run the challenges. Please call Cathleen at (707) 524-9214.
Description: Join us in the most AMAZING RACE EVER! Race against teams from all over Northern California, for the title of "Amazing Race Winners," plus cash prizes! Teams are made up of 1 adult and 3-4 girls. The race begins Friday night and continues through Monday night (Veteran's Day Weekend). Just like on the CBS TV show, teams face Roadblocks, Yields, Fast Forwards, and Detours. Teams are eliminated at Pit Stops throughout the weekend, and on Monday afternoon 6-8 teams race to the finish line. The race includes a variety of physical and mental challenges that take you through the entire Bay Area. You must register as a team. Team members may change over the weekend, but your team must have 1 adult and 3-4 girls at all times. For questions, please contact Cathleen Andreucci at (707) 524-9214.
Winterfest
Who: Girl grades K-12 and their Families
When: Saturday, December 1, 2007
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose
Cost: $8 per participant + 2 cans of food or non-perishable food items.
Capacity: 1000 min / 3000 max
Registration opens: August 15, 2007
Registration closes: November 16, 2007
Register with: Santa Clara County Area Office
Please note: Winterfest patches will be available for pre-order through the Santa Clara County Area office at $2.00 each. They will be available for sale on site while supplies last. Parking is available across from the fairgrounds for $8.00 per car. There will be a Winterfest Orientation for adults from all troops who want to run a booth on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 from 7:00pm-8:30pm at the Santa Clara County Office in San Jose. *You must fill out a separate registration form if you want to run a booth. Volunteer positions needed: EMT or R.N.
Description: Celebrate the holiday season with an incredible variety of crafts, activities, and shopping offered by Older Girl Scout troops. Make your own room decorations, jewelry, and fun crafts. Get your face painted, play games, win prizes, and shop for inexpensive holiday gifts ALL UNDER ONE ROOF! For one low price, you get over 70 activities and games plus the opportunity to shop for the holidays. Junior Girl Scout troops are invited to run activity booths. Older girl troops are invited to run shopping mall, and activity booths (see booth reg form above). A weeklong food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank wraps up at this event.
Lead the Way
Who: Girls grades 9-12
When: February 1 - 3, 2008
Time: Friday, 4:00 PM - Sunday, 1:00 PM
Where: Embassy Suites Hotel, Milpitas
Cost: $225 per girl
Capacity: 125 min / 200 max
Registration opens: November 7, 2007
Registration closes: December 7, 2007
Register with: Santa Clara County Area Office
Please note: Adults do not attend this program. Online registration not available, a complete registration packet is required. Volunteer positions needed: Adult Committee Advisors, Chaperones.
Description: Take charge! Enhance your interviewing skills, ability to lead meetings and confidently make decisions during a weekend conference in a hotel setting. This is an opportunity to gain valuable leadership skills through interactive workshops and meet young women, like yourself, interested in leading the way.
Earth Day at Trees of Mystery
Who: Girls grades K-12
When: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Trees of Mystery, Klamath, CA
Cost: $6.50 per girl, $9 per adult includes park admission, snack, bottled water, patch and all activities.
Capacity: 50 min / 200 max
Registration opens: February 6, 2008
Registration closes: April 9, 2008
Register with: Sierra Cascade Chico Office
Please note: Bring a sack lunch, comfy closed toed shoes, and a bag to carry any items. The gift shop will be open. Volunteer positions needed: Program Aides, Adult Volunteers.
Description: Come celebrate Earth Day at the Trees of Mystery. Activities will include the Trees of Mystery Trail Exploration including the Sky Trail and completion of the Trees of Mystery patch program. Girls will also have a chance to tour the Native American Museum located at the Trees of Mystery. The Soroptimist groups of the Humboldt area will provide Earth Day activity booths.