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Working Together To Make Our GSWISE Community Healthy

While service unit and troop sponsored events (depending on state and local guidance) are now permited, let's all work together to keep our communities safe while continuing to provide girls with exciting leadership-building experiences. To learn more, please visit our guidelines for in-person troop meetings and gatherings. 

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Last updated on June 2021

Dear Girl Scout Families and Volunteers,

At Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE), there is nothing we take more seriously than the safety and well-being of our girls, volunteers, and council staff. GSWISE will continue to take all possible and appropriate measures to ensure girls have a safe, fun, one-of-a-kind experience at Girl Scouts – including opportunities like our new Girl Scouts at Home virtual leadership experience!

While there are still many details to finalize, we thank our members and supporters for your continued patience while our council has worked to take important steps necessary to minimize exposure to COVID-19 and its spread while doing our best to continue to provide a quality Girl Scout experience.

 

We strongly encourage our Girl Scout community to follow all official Girl Scout, local, county, state, and federal guidance, including the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for safe and healthy practices. For the most up to date information and guidance relevant to GSWISE during this rapidly evolving public health crisis, please visit us here at gswise.org or contact our Customer Care Team at 800-565-4475 or customercare@gswise.org to learn more. 

For the most up to date information and guidance during this rapidly evolving community health crisis, please see the recent developments listed below. All updates are subject to change.

 

Mask Wearing at 2021 Summer Camps

Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast is excited to welcome girls back to the Girl Scout summer camp experience. As we return to in-person camps, the safety and security of campers and staff are our top priorities, and we know that some parents/guardians have questions and concerns about COVID-19 precautions.

The CDC recently issued mask and social distancing guidelines for summer campers; though the CDC has specified that youth campers do not need to wear masks outdoors at this time, Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast is asking that all camp participants, including staff, wear masks indoors, as well as outdoors when in close proximity to one another and/or with outside resident cohorts. This decision will reduce confusion and speculation about individual vaccination status and allow participants to focus on enjoying their camp experience. Please note that there are some exclusions and/or exceptional circumstances that may apply.

If you have additional questions, please contact our Customer Care Team at 800-565-4475 or customercare@gswise.org for guidance on how best to handle these circumstances as they arise and to learn more.

GSWISE Business Operations

Last updated on June 10, 2021

GSWISE is taking the following steps to minimize exposure to COVID-19 and its spread while doing our best to continue to provide a quality Girl Scout experience. 

While service unit and troop sponsored events (depending on state and local guidance) are now permited, let's all work together to keep our communities safe while continuing to provide girls with exciting leadership-building experiences. To learn more, please visit our guidelines for in-person troop meetings. 

  • While staff will continue to work both onsite and/or remotely, we will be available to support you by phone, email or virtual means during normal business hours. 
  • In-Store Shopping NOW Available (at this time MILWAUKEE location ONLY)! We are excited to welcome our Girl Scouts back into our Milwaukee retail shop - no appointment needed. As we are committed to our staff and members' safety, we will continue to observe social distancing practices and require face makes. 
  • Curbside Pick-Up STILL Available (both locations)! We continue to be available for curbside pick-up Monday through Friday 9:00 am–5:00 pm at our Milwaukee location and Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at our Woodhaven location. Contact Customer Care at customercare@gswise.org or 800-565-4475 to place your order and schedule pick-up.
  • Girl Scouting hasn't stopped. We encourage you to use webinars, teleconferences and other technologies to engage girls and adults. GSWISE will create “surprise and delight” moments to keep our Girl Scouts engaged by designing program activities that can be completed at home or online.

We continue to encourage all girls and volunteers to exercise discretion and follow all Girl Scout, federal, state, county and local municipality, and CDC safety protocols.

GSWISE Family Updates
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We will continue to closely monitor official local, county, state, and federal guidance, and will be prepared to disseminate new, relevant information to our members and their families as it becomes available.

Please remember that the best protection is self-protection and self-monitoring, especially in this flu season. The CDC has also put together this helpful handout on what you can do to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

For additional information, including resources for how you can talk to your girl about COVID-19, please visit the links below:

Safety at In-Person Events

We are thrilled to begin offering in-person events. Please know we are taking necessary precautions to ensure your safety and the safety of our staff and event volunteers while participating in council events, including:

  • Masks will be required indoors 
  • Temperatures will be taken during event check-in 
  • Event capacities will be reduced as needed to observe 6 feet distancing guidelines 
  • Unless necessary, girls will not share program supplies, if sharing is necessary, supplies/equipment will be sanitized between uses
  • Wipes and sanitizer are available in every room 
  • We have established enhanced cleaning/disinfecting guidelines 
  • We encourage registrants who feel ill on the day of the event to stay home, we can make exceptions and provide refunds

Due to the ever-evolving COVID-19 guidelines, registrants impacted by event changes or cancellations will be contacted. Current detailed safety guidelines for in-person events will be outlined in your confirmation.
 

Read our guidelines for more information.

Girl Scouts at Home

When girls take the lead, great things happen! Even though your girl’s daily routine may have changed, there are many ways she can still participate in Girl Scout activities and earn awards, even at home! We're offering resources and ideas for Girl Scouts of all levels to help you get started. Check out "Girl Scouts at Home" weekly for Girl Scout programming, curriculum, and other surprise and delight activities.

Questions

 You can call us at 800-565-4475 or email CustomerCare@gswise.org. Customer Care regular hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

 

 

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