May 5, 2012 (10:00am-4:00pm) Mullins Center, UMass Amherst
Celebrate Girl Scouts' 100th Birthday with thousands of your sister Girl Scouts. We'll explore the past 100 years of Girl Scouting, then launch ourselves into the next century, at the speed of girls!
Take part in hands-on activities focusing on the past, present and future of Girl Scouting. We'll celebrate traditions - old and new; try our hand at space exploration; see Juliette Gordon Low's personal belongings; and
much more. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime event!!
Cost: $15 per person. Pay at the door.
Some Highlights of the Day
INCREDIBLE OPENING CEREMONY & PARADE OF UNIFORMS
Be part of a HUGE opening ceremony as thousands of girls and adults join together for inspiring speakers, uplifting songs, a parade of uniforms, and more!
SAVVY LIVE
Known for their dynamic stage performances as accomplished singers and dancers, Savvy blends hip-hop and pop sensibilities with positive, empowering messages. Members of Savvy also star in the TV series "The Wannabes", which airs in over 100 countries around the world and in the U.S. on STARZ Kids & Family. For more information, click here.
MEET CADY COLEMAN, A REAL NASA ASTRONAUT
Dr. Catherine "Cady" Coleman, NASA Astronaut, Colonel, U.S. Air Force, retired has logged more than 4,330 hours in space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and the International Space station. In addition to performing science experiments and space station system maintenance operations, Cady acted as the lead robotics and science officer during her tenure aboard the International Space Station.
THINGS TO DO AND SEE
The Amherst Police Mounted Patrol
The Aldrich Astronomical Society
Eastern Mountain Sports - Camp Site Set up
Water Purification
Map Reading 101
Packing a Backpack
Knot tying
Kayak photo op
Old Sturbridge Village
Lydia Marie Child, activist, leader, author, making a thaumatrope toy
Interskate 91 - Roller-skating
Rocking Horse Ranch horse wranglers, the past, present and future of horsemanship
Bay Path College - Sherlock Bones - assessing skeletons to determine height, weight, race
Camp Marshall teaching parts of the horse and a stick horse art project, learn to gate, walk, trot and canter
Mass Save - Energy Savings Investigators
Forever Green Take Action Project
TDBank – get your photo on a magazine cover
giant Plinko
One Giant Leap - Dr. Cady Coleman, NASA Astronaut, Colonel, U.S. Air Force, retired up close and personal
QSP - Travel through Time - publishing industry and GS
UMass Women's Basketball Team
UMASS Women's Choir
Smith College A-Capella Group
Margot Iwanachuk – Juliette Gordon Low’s great-niece
Jenna Lindbo – Professional Musician and Gold Award Recipient
Birthday Wishes Activity
Archery
Climbing Wall
Dance Tent
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – "Build a Watercraft" engineering activity
UMASS Memorial Medical Center - Teen D.R.I.V.E. (Distracted Reality an Interactive Virtual Education)
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Throughout the day, you can take part in special presentations, including meeting Juliette Gordon Low's great-grand-niece. You'll have the chance to hear first-hand about our founder's life and see and touch some of her personal possessions. You'll also have a chance to talk with a female astronaut and hear how she followed her dreams to become who she is today!
GIANT S'MORE
Ever wonder what a s'more for 3,000 people looks like? We're going to find out! Be part of history in the making, as we assemble a gigantic s'more on the lawn outside the Mullins Center. And the best part is, when we're done, you can eat it!
ALUMNAE LUNCHEON
Adults... If you were a Girl Scout as a girl, volunteered as an adult, worked at Girl Scout camp, or ever had any affiliation with Girl Scouts, we invite you to join us at a special luncheon in your honor. For more information and to register, click here.
Volunteers Needed!
Looking for volunteers to lead activities with girls at The Big Event on May 5 at the Mullins Center. You can volunteer for 2 hours or for the whole day – whatever fits your schedule. Activities include games from different time periods, fire building with pretzels, knot tying, semaphore and lummi sticks. To volunteer, contact Debbie Bonzek at perdi@computer-antics.com.
