Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts are invited to attend "The Art of the Well Decorated Face" at the Sephora Store JC Penny in the Ocean County Mall on February 18, 2012. Makeup specialists at Sephora will demonstrate various techniques, appropriate for different occasions. Each girl will receive personal attention, a gift bag, and an opportunity to receive Sephora products. Click here for more information and to download the flyer!

If you were listening to Thunder 106 last week, you may have heard Jackie, Kathleen and Amanda, along with troop leader, Donna Tornich (pictured below left to right) on Thunder 106 live, on-air talking about the cookie sale with DJ Chris VanZant! Click the file below to listen to what the girls had to say. They also had a brief on-air appearance on B98.5. Great job, girls!

Do You know someone who attended a GSUSA Destination or

Council Wider Op in the Past?

To celebrate all that Girl Scouting has meant over the last 100 years, Sandy Hook Region is planning a Camporee to be held at Camp Sacajawea from August 3-5, 2012.  We would like to use this opportunity to allow those who attended GSUSA Destinations or Council Wider Opportunities to share their experiences with younger girls who may be interested in participating in a future event.

If you or someone you know has previously participated in a GSUSA Destination or Council Wider Op, there are two ways you can help:

• Make a tri-fold display, album, video, or DVD about your trip which you’re willing to leave on display at the Camporee.

• Volunteer some time at Camporee making yourself available at the GSUSA Destination and Council Wider Ops table to talk about your experiences and answer any questions.

The time you spend putting together your display and/or sharing your expertise may just inspire some amazing adventures!  If you’d like to help out, please contact Sara Diaz by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or calling 732-996-9321. Thank You

Calling all Leaders and Assistant Leaders ~ The regional meeting is coming up next week on Thursday, January 19th.  The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.  Please plan to arrive between 6:30 & 7 pm so you have time to sign in, talk to your friends, and get a seat before the meeting starts.  Car pooling is advised and makes the evening more fun.  This meeting will be held at the New Egypt Primary School located at 131 Evergreen Road in New Egypt.  See you there.

Wanted:  Instrumental Music Makers to accompany Girl Scout Music Workshops 6 - 8 PM
Feb. 28 at the PAC in Farmingdale and Mar. 1 in the Toms River area.
Any instrument that can help the singers learn the tunes and provide accompaniment.
We welcome guitars, recorders, flutes, fiddles, keyboards, etc.
Songs will be from the list of songs chosen to be sung at the 100th Anniversary Sing-a-long on the National Mall on June 9.  Music will be provided.

Reply by Jan.30 to:
Dianne Mount, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Pat Rise, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Betty Trivisone, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Submitted by Pat Heaney

For over ten years, Girl Scouts from Howell/Farmingdale have been taking part in a special holiday service project. The girls make small goody bags for needy people in the Asbury Park area. Each bag contains a few snacks, drinks, and some basics such as  a toothbrush and toothpaste, hand lotion, and lip balm. The girls decorate the bags with festive messages and  drawings. Each year we take the bags to Trinity Church in Asbury Park where they are distributed through the Saturday Soup and Last Resort food pantry. This year we delivered over 200 bags. Over the years we have had scores of troops participate and delivered thousands of bags. The recipients are always especially grateful not only for the bag contents, but for the individual attention the girls give to each and every one.

Here is a photo a a carful of gift bags en route to the church. We had so many, we had to make two trips!

Girls from Troop 11 spent the day in New York City. they visited Rockefeller Center, St. Peter's Cathedral, saw the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and then visited the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art).

Exciting news! Our very own Troop 1016 from Howell is a finalist in New Jersey Natural Gas' First Annual Conserve and Preserve Kids and Conservation video contest hosted by the Asbury Park Press website. Click here to watch their video and help them out by voting today! Voting ends at 11:30 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 4 (one vote, per computer). The winner, announced next month, will receive $500 and their school will receive a $1,000 contribution toward an environmental or energy conservation project.

Tons of sugar, gingerbread and creativity made for another successful Sunset Gingerbread House Contest this here.   The contest drew more than 200 girls and leaders to the Land O' Pines School in Howell for the event.  While the judges did their thing (they had more than 20 entries to consider.) the girls did their's, performing a variety of Holiday carols.   They donnned plenty of festive headgear including antlers, Santa hats and snowman heads for their performances. 

Check out the Sunset Photo Gallery's Sunset Gingerbread Contest to see more pictures of their creations.