GS 106 Council Program Event Planning - 02-28-2026
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Date: Sat Feb 28, 8:30 AM EDT - Sat Feb 28, 12:30 PM EDT
Category:
  • Adult Training
Level:
  • Volunteers
Have you ever participated in a Girl Scout Program and thought 'I could do this?' Are you born to organize with hundreds of program ideas running through your head? You sound like the perfect Girl Scout Program Event Planner! Girl Scout Event Planners manage and direct every detail of the program event from the conception to the clean up and nothing is more critical than the planning! It is the difference between a successful program event with happy Girl Scouts and choas!
Are you ready to be that person? 

This course is required for any volunteer wanting to facilitate Council Programs, Adventurer Programs, or Service Unit Program events. 

This course will cover Girl Scout Procedures for: 
Planning & Preparation
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience
Types of Girl Scout Events
Events as Additional-Money Earning
Site Selection
Logistics
Financing & Budgeting
Program Safety Activity Checkpoints & Participant Supervision 
Food Safety
Transportation
Registration, cancellations & refunds
Permissions & Health History Forms
Publicity and Communication
Event Schedule/Run of Show
First Aid & Emergency Action Plans 
Check-ins
Program Evaluations
Required forms, Reporting, Financial, and Recognitions and more! 

 

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time:   Approximately 12:30 pm. Additional 1/2 hour may be added for questions.
Meeting Location: Camp Icimani, 5488 Yellow Mountain Road, Roanoke VA 24014
Registration Close Date: Feb. 15, 2026, at 11:59 pm
Adult Min/Max: 2/20
What to bring: A pen or pencil. Snacks to share as well as any beverages you would like. Coffee/tea/hot chocolate will be provided.

 

Wild Women's Weekend or Adventurer training questions? Contact Trainer: Chris Mines theshoelesswanderer@gmail.com

Service Unit Program event questions?  Contact Jodi Brodkin, Chief of Volunteer Experience, info@gsvsc.org

Registration Questions? Contact Customer Care at 540-777-5100 during regular business hours or email info@gsvsc.org