Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Information for Members
Updated 10/31/2020
Girl
Scouts Together is your one-stop-shop for all of the
information you need on GSOSW's reopening plans, the resumption of
in-person Girl Scout activities (where allowed), and resources for
continuing successful virtual Girl Scout meetings during the
COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, Girl
Scouts Together is primarily composed of GSOSW’s
In-Person Troop/Group Meeting Guidelines (Pages 6-16), along
with a few other helpful tools and resources. The guide will be
updated and enhanced regularly as new tools are developed,
information changes, or member needs are identified, and the most
up-to-date version will always be available on this page.
Beginning November 1, 2020, Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest
Washington will start notifying service units of areas within our
council that have been approved by GSOSW to resume in-person Girl
Scout meetings and activities. These areas are being determined based
on regional health authority
metrics for in-person school instruction for Oregon and
Washington, and each county/region is evaluated
on an individual basis. With the support of GSOSW staff, service units
will then guide troops and Girl Scout Juliettes through the process of
resuming in-person Girl Scout activities, where approved.
Please note: The current version of Girl Scouts Together does not
yet reflect updated metrics from the State of Oregon announced on
October 30. Future versions of the guide will include updated
information aligned with these new metrics.
GSOSW is monitoring the most current health authority metrics for
Oregon and Washington. The recent statewide freeze announced by
Oregon Governor Kate Brown on November 13, 2020, does
not apply to or change the current health and safety protocols for
youth programs or K-12 schools. As a result, GSOSW will continue
to utilize regional health authority
metrics for in-person school instruction for Oregon to
determine areas of our council eligible for in-person Girl Scout
activities. Additionally, we are not currently approving counties in
Washington state due to statewide restrictions taking effect November
16. GSOSW will update a list of
counties eligible for GSOSW approval by Wednesday of each week.
This list does not serve as approval to begin meeting, but
rather indicates eligibility. GSOSW staff will directly notify
service units of county approval and guide them through the reopening
process, where applicable.
We encourage you to review
Girl Scouts Together with
your family and Girl Scout troop to understand GSOSW’s guidelines and
begin considering what your family’s and troop’s preferences would be
should your county be approved for in-person Girl Scout activities. It
is important to note that no troop/group or individual is required
to meet in person, and that GSOSW strongly recommends
that troops/groups resume normal in-person activities only after their
state/county has successfully passed the final phase of their
reopening process.
You are invited to join
us for a Virtual Reopening Forum on November 9, 2020, at 6:30
p.m. GSOSW staff will present and review the guidelines and processes
outlined in Girl Scouts Together and will be available to
answer questions. You can register for the meeting via
Eventbrite.
Thank you for your continued resilience and
flexibility in the face of challenge and change! We are grateful for
your partnership as we navigate this new phase together, and we look
forward to speaking with you on November 9.
