GSWW Service Unit 444

Monthly Leader's Meeting
2025-05-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Elementary, 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
Whether you’re a seasoned leader or parent volunteer, we’d love for you to join us at our Monthly Leader’s Meeting!

Spring Encampment
2025-04-04 00:00 - 2025-04-06 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | Camp Sealth, 14500 SW Camp Sealth Rd, Vashon, WA, 98070, United States
Join us at Camp Sealth for Spring Encampment!
Spring Encampment will be at Camp Sealth again this year the weekend of April 4-6. Registration is $170 per person.
Spring Encampment is a weekend retreat for all of the Girl Scouts in our service unit (Issaquah Valley/Renton/Newcastle.) It’s a weekend filled with crafts, singing songs, and making new friends.

Food and lodging is provided.

The cabins at Camp Sealth overlook Puget Sound and are fully enclosed with electricity (and heat!)
Deadline to register is March 24, 2025

Register Here

Day Camp Preview Event
2025-03-05 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Elementary, 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
March 5, 2025
Day Camp Preview: Try Before You Sign Up for Day Camp!
Come see what Issaquah Youth Day Camp is all about! Join us for a free preview event on March 5th. Register HERE as an individual or as a troop by Feb 24th. Experience ocean-themed activities, crafts, and games, and get a taste of the unforgettable fun that awaits this summer!
This event is free but registration is required.
Issaquah Youth Day Camp Preview Event
March 5th 6:30-8PM
Clark Elementary
More information on our summer day camp can be found here: https://gsww444.org/day-camp/
Register HERE for Day Camp Preview

Monthly Leader's Meeting- Leader Investiture & Rededication Ceremony
2025-02-03 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Elementary, 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
Whether you’re a seasoned leader or parent volunteer, we’d love for you to join us at our Monthly Leader’s Meeting!

Leader Investiture & Rededication Ceremony- Hosted by Troop 41738
We are thrilled to invite you to join us for a meaningful and memorable occasion: the Girl Scout Leader Investiture Ceremony! This special event will be held on February 3rd at 7pm, at Clark Elementary.

This ceremony is a wonderful opportunity to welcome and celebrate our new leaders as they embark on their journey to inspire and empower young girls, honor our leaders who returned to be leaders for another year, and show our support for each other as we dedicate our time and energy to making a difference.

We will also be providing supplies you need to hold your own individual troop investiture ceremony. You will be able to take home candles, programming choices, and more.

Please RSVP by Monday, January 27 to Bisa Meek. (Contact info below) with the following information.

Troop # _____
Number of new leaders _____ & names _____
Number of returning leaders _____ & names _____
Number of new scouts _____ (No names needed)
Number of returning scouts _____ (No names needed)

SU444 Cookie Rally
2025-01-13 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sunset Elem, 4229 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE, Bellevue, 98008, United States
Gear up for the 2025 Cookie Season
Jan 13th * Sunset Elementary* 6:30-8pm
Join us for the Girl Scout Cookie Rally! Kick off cookie season with fun activities, tastings, and tips to boost your sales. Whether you’re a newbie or a pro, this event is your sweet start to a successful cookie season!
Register by Jan 10 by emailing Megan. (Contact details below)
Cost: $8 per scout if registered in advance or $10 at the door — includes a fun patch!
This is not a drop off event. Parent or Guardian is required to accompany their scout if participating as an individual. If attending as a troop, please follow GSWW recommended adult: scout ratios.

Troop Product Manager Training
2025-01-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Elementary, 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
Join us for our annual Troop Product Manager training night!

Pick up cookie materials for your troop
Get cookie program dates and updates
Learn tips for placing your initial order & cupboard orders
Talk about booths & how to make a booth kit

Girl Scouts Pop-Up Retail Shop
2025-01-06 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Elementary, 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
Join us for an exclusive Girl Scouts pop-up retail store featuring all of the newest Girl Scout merch for cookie booths!
Shopping times available before and after Troop Product Manager training on January 6th. Store opens at 6:30pm!
Open to all Girl Scouts, parents & volunteers!
This will be a cookie booth items exclusive event.

Day Camp Registration Opens
2025-01-02 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
Registration for Issaquah Youth Day Camp opens!
Day Camp

"Ambassador Ambassadors" for PA Palooza Posse Applications Due
2025-01-01 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
A new posse has been formed to bring a totally awesome opportunity to our seasoned teen program aides and VITs (and LIT/CITs).

At Fall Experience 2025, September 12-14 @ River Ranch, we will be holding our inaugural PA Palooza. This will be a weekend for polishing existing and mastering new outdoor skills, filling tool kits with new songs, skits, and games, learning de-escalation and conflict resolution skills, and having time to meet new friends and of course eat too much junk food.

The Palooza will be open to teens with at least one full season of working at camp, generally our 8th– 11th graders. We are not currently open to PAs in training as we want to work on polishing our teens’ skills and teaching them tips and tricks for dealing with situations they have already dealt with at camp. We are hoping to make the Palooza an annual event, so our new teens will have another opportunity to join us.

Keeping with the teen-led mindset of our camps, we are looking for several Ambassador Ambassadors (clever name, I know) to be part of the PA Palooza Planning Posse. These Ambassadors will help us focus our plans on what they feel are the most important issues facing our teen volunteers and what would be important skills to learn and build upon.

We are looking for teens entering 11th or 12th grade next fall. We would like you to nominate teens who you feel would be an awesome addition and pass this information on to them.

Any teens interested should send a brief letter to our committee at PAPaloozaCommittee@gmail.com with the following information.

Your camp name, government name, best email address and grade level in Fall 2025
What is your experience volunteering at Day/Twilight/Community camps or Encamporees? Please specify which camp(s).
What is your experience and or desire to work on planning events?
What skills do you believe you can bring to the team? (organization, enthusiasm, knowledge of every Girl Scout song ever written, knot tying wizard)
What is your favorite knowledge/skill/talent you need at camp?
What is your least favorite task you need to perform at camp?

We would also like a couple sentences from you endorsing your nomination. Just simple, ex: I think Skittles would be awesome because they are such a great role model for their peers, they can tie a one-handed bowline, wrangle 10 feral Daisies at a time, and always have a smile on their face.

We would like to have “applications” in by January 1st so we can make an official announcement at the retreat on January 11th.

Thanks for your help making PA Palooza a great success and ensuring your older youth voice is heard!

Monthly Leader’s Meeting
2024-12-09 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Elementary, 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
Whether you’re a seasoned leader or parent volunteer, we’d love for you to join us at our Monthly Leader’s Meeting!
We’ll have a collection box for new toys and gift donations for KidVantage. You can also shop online their online catalog and use campaign code “GSWW SU444”

We’ll also have a cookie exchange! Bring 2 dozen cookies (homemade or pre-packaged-either is perfect!) to contribute to the exchange and take home a box of yummy treats!

Monthly Leader's Meeting
2024-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clark Elementary, 335 1st Ave SE, Issaquah, WA, 98027, United States
SWAP Meet!
Bring your extra binders, lessons, badges, journeys, craft supplies, badge supplies, etc. and maybe someone else can use them.
Whether you’re a seasoned leader or parent volunteer, we’d love for you to join us at our Monthly Leader’s Meeting!

Trick or Treat with your Troop
2024-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Aegis Living, Issaquah, WA
Trick or Treat with your Troop at Aegis Living in Issaquah, on Oct 26th 3-5pm.
The residents would love it as much as your scouts do!
RSVP Required!

Juliette Gordon Low Birthday Bash
2024-10-22 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Newcastle Elem, 8400 136th Ave SE, Newcastle, WA, United States
Celebrate Girl Scout Founder, Juliette Gordon-Low’s, birthday! Join host troop 43118 for a fun evening of songs, games and cake.
Cost: $8/each before Oct 14 or $9/each at the door. Includes a fun patch

Troop Formation Event
2024-10-01 00:00 - 2024-10-31 23:59 UTC | WA
Join us for an in-person Troop Formation & Information night on Oct 9th. Can’t make the event? Submit an interest form during the month of October to be connected with troops forming in your area.
