For more information or reservations, call the Service Center: 423-877-2688 or 1-800-446-2472

e-mail: info@mbgsc.org

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Disney on Ice Scout Special (Oct. 22-26, 2008)
Make imagination your destination!  Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a journey into the magical worlds of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Peter Pan, and Lilo & Stitch.  From Ariel’s enchanting undersea kingdom to Never Land with Peter Pan and his sassy fairy friend Tinker Bell, you’ll be captivated by the music, beauty and laughter in a journey so magical, you’ll never want to go home.

In order to get a special patch, orders must be placed with Group Sales. Download form here


Girl Scouts Invited to new Jukebox Junction Family Theatre
During the month of October, Girl Scouts and their families are invited to Jukebox Junction, located in the Centennial Theatre at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. Discount tickets available. Download fliers for information. Flier 1 Flier 2


OOPS
We discovered that due to a problem with our pager company, that the emergency pager was not working from about July 15th to August 13th. If you tried to call and leave a message on the emergency line, it was not delivered. Since we didn't receive any follow-up calls, we assume that no one tried to leave a message, but if you did call, we want you to know why we didn't return your call.


Get Lost in the River Maze
Girl Scout Day at The River Maze located in Ocoee will be Sept. 27. Discount prices of $7 (includes all mazes, a hayride, and one free cow train ride or corn cannon shot) includes a Scout patch. Be sure to wear your Girl Scout pin, sash or vest. Visit www.therivermaze.com for details. Can't go on this day, the River Maze will be open from Sept. 20 to Nov. 2, 2008.


Camp Adahi to be Protected!
In a press release from the Office of the Governor, State of Georgia, it was announced on July 11, 2008 that 740 acres of Camp Adahi will be permanently protected through the purchase of a conservation easement. The easement will be held by the Lookout Mountain Conservancy and will allow for the continued use of 100 acres as a Girl Scout camp while permanently prohibiting development of the remainder of the property. Read the release.


SCOUT DAY AT LAKE WINNIE - Oct. 5
Download flier.


Welcome New Girl Scout Program Partner
Nomad Backcountry Adventures will custom design hiking, backpacking, & rock climbing trips. Earn badges on a wilderness adventure!

Call Meg Letson at 802-376-9603 or visit their website at www.NomadBackcountryAdventures.com


GIRL SCOUT DAYS AT THE RACES
The Girl Scouts of Appalachian Council invites our Girl Scouts and their families to attend races at the Bristol Motor Speedway. There are three great races for the amazing price of $10 per ticket for the Sharpie 300 (formerly Busch Series) on March 15, the O'Reilly thunder Valley National Drag Race on May 16, and the O'Reilly 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race on August 20. All tickets ordered will be verified as a currently registered Girl Scout with this council. Hurry, these tickets won't last long at this price. Ticket order forms.


GIRL SCOUT MUSEUM
The GS Museum of Tanasi Council has pictures of their collection on Art Museum Touring.com (http://www.artmuseumtouring.com). They have over 500 vintage uniforms which girls and troops can try on by appointment. They have uniforms and memorabilia from around the world.

We have a long family tradition with Girl Scouts. My wife was in GS and a GS leader, my daughter got her Gold Award and my mother was a camp counselor in the 30's. My aunt, Fay (Gunn) Ricketts, in 1929, was one of the first two Golden Eaglets from Mississippi. She made Girl Scouts her career working in the national office in NYC until she retired. We have a lot of her GS memorabilia including her sash and Golden Eaglet. We, also,have several photographs. We are trying to identify the people in the pictures, one from a 1929 national meeting in Slidell, LA, that National didn't even have. GS history should be preserved for future generations.

Art Museum Touring.com has a variety of museums including Art museums, history museums, palaeontological museum, and historic homes. The site is laid out in a coffee table art book fashion. It is a good educational resource tool. Girls can "page" through the site to see sample photos from the collections and exhibitions of the participating museums. The site is a family friendly site. Each museum's page is updated as they have new exhibitions.

We will be notifying you anytime the Knoxville GS museum sends us new pictures.
You can subscribe to receive email updates for all the participating museums, and our email newsletter.

***Since there is so much interest instead of sending out a newsletter, we are building Fay's Page: My Life in Girl Scouts into our website as a subsection of our Blog for everyone interested in scouting to see. We are building this page to honor my husband's Aunt Fay, born in 1909, who was one of the first two Golden Eaglets from Mississippi in 1929. She was leader of Troop #2 in Grenada, MS. This is the link path to Fay's Page: www.artmuseumtouring.com/Fay.html

We have put up the newspaper picture of the 1929 Girl Scout Convention in Slidell, LA. We know which is my aunt and have guessed at two others. It would be great if anyone else could identify others in the picuture. We will be adding more material periodically to this page as we have time. This is just a start. We will be putting up pictures of her badges and Golden Eaglet. If any of you have historic material especially photographs you want to share, email them to me, sherrie@artuseumtouring.com, and we will try to add them to this section.

Tom Carris
Art Museum Touring.com
tom@artmuseumtouring.com


Shop On-Line
You can shop for Girl Scout uniforms and handbooks in our on-line Council Shop. Purchase the items you need with a credit card while in the comfort of your own home, and the items will be shipped to you. Visit the Council Shop today, and come back soon as we will be adding more items.