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Take 5 is a video and audio podcast series about all things Girl Scouts! Join your host, Lori, for a visit with GSEMA staff and volunteers at her virtual kitchen table to learn about Girl Scouts programs, history, traditions, and current hot topics. Begun during the COVID-19 pandemic, this growing library speaks as a testament to Girl Scout resilience and community building. If Girl Scouting is part of your life, this podcast is for you.
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Lunch with volunteers at the Girl Scout Museum at Cedar Hill was a special time for hearing memories, but really, it's about sharing. Grab a cup of coffee and your lunch or a snack and join Lori as she visits with Sandy, Clare, Janet, Lynn, and Cathy to talk about favorite Girl Scout memories and about how Girl Scouting has impacted their lives. You will find out just how much our experiences are the same while seeing just how unique they all are at the same time. Relax and enjoy!
Lori visits with Girl Scout Ambassador Lauren M who is this year's GSEMA Gold Award Scholarship recipient from GSUSA. Listen in to hear about Lauren's passion for her project and the impact she's made on her community. You'll be inspired to see what one girl can do in her world!
If you love (Girl Scout) cookies, reading, and books you’ll enjoy this video/audio podcast with Author/Illustrator David Ezra Stein as they talk about his new book Interrupting Chicken- Cookies for Breakfast. But really, it’s about more than cookies…it’s about writing, drawing, inspiration, persistence, reading aloud with the ones we love. Share this one with your Girl Scouts, no matter the age. Budding authors and artists, or even just those who love a good story will enjoy this visit with David and discover some books to check out at the library or bookstore. And perhaps you can even weave this fun story with a strong young girl character into your cookie sale this year, too!
Crystal Kirkirt, GSEMA Membership Recruitment Specialist, joins Lori to answer some of the questions someone might ask if they were considering becoming a Girl Scout Leader. What does it take? How much time? What support, training, and resources are available to help someone who has never been a Girl Scout before become a successful leader? GSEMA has a vast offering that can take you from 0 to 80 in no time at all. Check out this podcast and then share it with the person who YOU feel would make a wonderful Girl Scout Leader!
What do you say when someone asks YOU about Girl Scouts? Whether you're a girl or adult member, you have stories to tell, things that have made strong differences in your life, and experiences to share. Why do we do what we do? Why are we still involved as adult members? How does the Girl Scout Leadership Experience continue after grade 12?
Lori and Danielle Dulchinos talk about how Girl Scouting has impacted their lives and how they continue to grow as adult members. Have you though lately about how Girl Scouts continues to positively make a difference in your life? Listen in and start thinking about your own Girl Scout experience.
Erin Sullivan joins Lori for this episode to share about this year's Fall Product Program. Learn about what it is, how it works, and the special features of this year's program! Penguins all the way! There's a little something in this episode for new leaders and long-time leaders as well.
In this Take 5, Lori visits with Sarah Kelley, Associate Director of Camp and Outdoor Adventure at GSEMA, to chat about GSEMA properties, outdoor programs, outdoor training opportunities for volunteers and...a little bit more. If you love the out of doors and are looking forward to... or even just exploring the idea of... getting outdoors with your troop, listen in!
Wondering how to kick of your fall? Wondering what you can do to earn your first fun patch of the year? Lori talks about Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend, September 11 and 12. You can have a little bit of fun with your family or troop without going far from home. Tune in to find out more! Oh, and you'll find out how to get your free passport to fun!
Program Specialist, Eileen Khoury joins Lori to share information about new badges, GSUSA and National program offerings and more! Hear it here first!
Lifetime Girl Scout and recent Gann High School graduate Aviva Stein visits with Lori to talk about a woman who has truly inspired her. Listen in to learn a bit about Cornelia Warren and how she's connected to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts in the present day. Aviva's project on Cornelia is facinating, educational, and is available for leaders to use to engage the girls in their troops in the history of our council and Camp Cedar Hill. After you hear about Cornelia, there's no doubt that you'll want to check out Aviva's website, corneliawarren.wordpress.com to learn more.
Ever wonder about how the organization of Girl Scouts works and who does it? Regional and National GSEMA Delegate, Judy Wilchynski visits with Lori for a discussion about Girl Scout Governance, who takes part, what they do and how to go about getting involved if this interests you. You don't have to be an expert on Robert's Rules to have a positive impact on our Girl Scout Council and even the Girl Scout national organization.
Listen in for a visit with Sarah Kelly, GSEMA Associate Director of Camp and Outdoor Adventure, to hear all about what GSEMA summer camps will look like in 2021...as everyone arrives back at our properties for a magical summer camp experience...post COVID. If you love camp, this one's for you!
In this episode (which Lori mistakenly calls episode 38), Lori is joined by Maria Paniagua, Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the East Region for Ernst & Young, for a conversation about Allyship. This is an important topic and very timely in our world and particularly important for Girl Scouts of all program levels and all of us as leaders.
This is a unique podcast recorded live, outside in Lori's backyard with Kim Lambert. Kim shares great information about the Girl Scout Tree Promise Program and how girls, troops, or Service Units can impact our world, one tree at a time.
Lori is joined by Marblehead Troop Leader Calista Maharaj for a chat about spring troop activities during COVID-19.
April is National Volunteer Month! In this inspiring visit you'll meet GSEMA volunteer, Tricia Tilford, and hear about her 41 years as a Girl Scout and exactly how a Brownie from Pheonix, Arizona became the GSEMA's Board Chair and President. Her membership journey and time as a volunteer has really taken her places! Listen in to find out more.
This year's Volunteer Conference is a fresh, exciting adventure in learning and inspiration and it is NOT to be missed. Wonder what it's all about? Check out this episode as Lori is joined by GSEMA's Manager of Volunteer Engagement, Anne Gaughen, for all the details and to find out why you should sign up TODAY so that you don't miss it! https://www.gsema.org/en/sf-events-repository/2021/2021-gsema-volunteer-conference.html
April is Financial Literacy Month! In this episode Lori visits with Susan Carabbio of People's United Bank to discuss things that girls can do at every program level to learn about and practice good financial skills that will set them up for great habits for their lifetime.
Danielle and Michelle, Troop Leaders and GSEMA staff, join Lori to share perspectives on this last Troop Year and look forward to the next. This is an important session that helps us all see this last unique year in light of what it's been like as a Leader, how the girls have seen it, and to anticipate what this coming Troop Year can hold.
Saying "Thank you" and recognizing volunteer service is important to our organization and GSEMA. As we enter into National Volunteer Month, Lori visits with Jessi Robinson and Anne Gaughen, members of the GSEMA Volunteer Recognition Committee, to talk about appreciating and recognizing volunteers through National, Council-level, and local awards.
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