Dessert First Adventure Bash
Join Girl Scouts of West Central Florida for the most unique fundraising event –
an opportunity for adults to experience hands-on learning, just as girls do in Girl Scouting.

Earn badges as you test your skills in golf putting, fly fishing and more!

Throughout the evening, sample creations made with your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from the area’s leading chefs!
 

Tapas • Cocktails • Live auction • Dressy casual attire

Friday, November 6, 7 p.m.

InterContinental Hotel, 4860 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa 33609

 

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities now available. Please contact GSWCF for more information: 800-881-4475.

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Support the Family Partnership Campaign
Your gift to the Family Partnership Campaign supports the many services that Girl Scouts of West Central Florida provides for girls and adult volunteers in our area that are so important to girls’ personal growth and leadership development. 

Did you know?

• The number-one concern, noted by 32% of girls ages 8-17, was being teased or being made fun of. (GSRI, Feeling Safe: What Girls Say (2003))
• After experiencing cyberbulling, over half of teen victims aged 13 to 17 claim to have been angry (56%), one-third feeling hurt (33%) and embarrassed (32%), and over one in ten feeling scared (13%). Females are more likely than males to report all these emotions; especially females aged 13 to 15. (Harris Interactive, Trends and Tudes: Cyberbullying, April 2006)
• For many girls, health is the absence of illness or of unhealthy behavior. Being free of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco was cited by the greatest number (87%) of girls as being very important. (The Girl Scout Research Institute, The New Normal? What Girls Say About Healthy Living (2006))
• A daughter's dissatisfaction with her weight is greater if her mother is also dissatisfied with her own weight, in spite of how much a daughter actually weighs. (The Girl Scout Research Institute, The New Normal? What Girls Say About Healthy Living (2006))

 
With your support, GSWCF is able to offer specialty trainings for troop leaders and girl programs that deal with girl issues such as bullying, healthy living, online safety and prescription drug abuse. Upcoming Special Trainings as outlined in the Fall Guide include:

• Digital Danger – safety online; Nov. 14
• A Hard Pill to Swallow – prescription drug abuse; Dec. 19, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10
• Bullying – Nov. 18, Dec. 1, Dec. 2
• Nutrition and Healthy Living – Nov. 5

 

Through your supporting the family partnership campaign, GSWCF is able to offer these adult learning courses to address girls’ needs today. For more information on how you can support the Family Partnership Campaign, please contact Rebecca Pruitt: (813) 262-1759.