Girl Scouts of St. Edward: GS Blog Alert: Girl Scout Day @ Brookfield Zoo Sat, 10/9

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From: Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana <amcgee@girlscoutsgcnwi.org>
Date: Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Subject: Journey With Us to Brookfield Zoo for a Day of Sharing, Discovering and Fun!
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Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Press Release

A Complement to the Connect: Power of One E-Newsletter

Let's Pack the Zoo and Show Our Girl Scout Pride

Join us on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, for Girl Scout Day at Brookfield Zoo! Girls of all ages and their families can find out about the World's Strongest Girl, participate in fun activities and get a sneak peek at new resources.

Girl Scouts from all over the council will be part of this action-packed day of sharing, discovering, and fun. Participants will experience the newest Girl Scout journey series "It's Your Story -Tell It!" Building a strong sense of self is an underlying goal of this series, and Girl Scouts will have a sneak peak at this journey during the Brookfield Zoo event.

Celebrating girls' self-esteem also is the focus of our newest micro-site for girls, www.WorldsStrongestGirl.org, created in partnership with Leo Burnett This engaging online storytelling tool invites girls to submit creative stories about the World's Strongest Girl and talking badge widgets read the stories aloud. Information about the site will be available at the zoo event.

The event includes a zoo scavenger hunt, visits to numerous activity booths, and other hands-on activities. Girl Scout staff will be on hand to discuss all programs, including workshops and activities that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM), healthy living, arts and culture, financial literacy/entrepreneurship, global awareness, environmental education and outdoor living skills.

Discounted tickets will be available for purchase at area regional service centers until October 8, 2010. Discount tickets cannot be purchased at Brookfield Zoo.

The Brookfield Zoo is located at 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield, IL. For more information on the event, please contact Natalie Henry-Passano at 630-544-5974, or nhenry@girlscoutsgcnwi.org.

About Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana impacts the lives of nearly 95,000 girls and 24,000 adult members in 245 communities in six Illinois counties (Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kankakee, Lake and Will) and four Indiana counties (Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter). Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. For more information, visit www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org.