The Friendship Circle from Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois

Congratulations to GSNI Girl Scout MariLyn for being one of the top ten entrepreneurs in our 2023 Fall Product Program! MariLyn and her mom (also her troop leader!) Kathy sat down with The Friendship Circle to talk about how to succeed in the Fall Product Program. MariLyn shares her customer’s preferred products, favorite selling methods, and how she sets goals to earn the rewards she really wants. Kathy tells us about her tried-and-true Girl Scout mom and troop leader tips to best support individual Girl Scouts and troops throughout the Fall Product Program season!

We’re excited to talk to GSNI Senior Product Program Manager, Debbie, about this year’s Fall Product Program season! Debbie gives a full overview of the program, including benefits for Girl Scouts who choose to participate. Hear more about our adorable Ellie the Elephant mascot and Embrace Possibilities theme! Debbie also shares about awesome rewards, resources, patches, dates, troop proceeds, and proven ways to set reachable goals for each entrepreneur. Don’t miss the new items debuting (and returning) to the 2024 Fall Product Program lineup, plus our Care to Share initiative!

Join us we talk about volunteer-led day and twilight camps with Kelly, Arapaho Day Camp Director, and Emily, River Valley Day Camp Director. These Girl Scout alums share their experience in hosting two very different camps with the same goal of giving Girl Scouts summer memories they’ll never forget. Learn what it’s like to plan a local summer camp, including ideas for locations, activities, and developing a strong volunteer camp team!

Since our summer camp season has come to an end, we wanted to learn more about Volunteer Led Day Camp's and how our amazing volunteers are successful. Listen as we talk to Sarah Collins, Barrington Twilight Camp Director, about her approach to putting on an amazing Twilight Camp that Girl Scouts are excited for every year!

Hear from one of GSNI's Americorps Members, Shante Jones! Shante shares her story about how she joined GSNI and the fun she has with the Girl Scouts in her troop. She also tells us about her involvement on GSNI's Belonging Team and the Engagement Black Families group.

Shante tells us a story about being welcomed back after a break. Here's a link to the photo she references: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=685388183623482&set=pcb.685389670290000

And here are photos from the MLK Day of Service: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=763878059107827&set=pcb.763880212440945

Explore the summer camp options that GSNI offers! Hear about how GSNI's incredible service units run their own volunteer-led day camp offerings. Learn about all the fun coming this summer at GSNI's council-sponsored summer camps.

Special thanks to Beth Metzler ([email protected]), Angela "No Name" Musial ([email protected]), and Lynda "Lady D" Harrison ([email protected]) for joining Ann-Marie and Kris on GSNI's podcast this month.