Events

Upcoming Service Unit Events

Empowerment Self Defense Class

Girl Scout Juniors and above, and Adults:

Join us January 31st

5:00pm - 7:00pm

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

1315 N. STEVENS ST.

TACOMA, WA 98406

Cost is $20 per person, due at event

Please register below so that we know how many people to expect!

Strengthen your personal power, confidence, and sense of security

Learn powerful tools for keeping yourself safe

Encamporee 2025

Important Dates

  • Feb 1st - Troop Logistics Meeting

  • Feb 8th - Early Bird Registration Ends

    • Choice of Sleeping Location & Team Color

  • Feb 9th thru March 20th - Regular Pricing

    • Cost is $55 per person for weekend

    • Cost is $30 per person for Saturday Only

  • March 21st - Cost Increases by $10 per person

    • Cost is $65 per person for weekend

    • Cost is $40 per person for Saturday Only

  • March 28th - Encamporee Rally

    • Location: Emanual Lutheran Church

    • Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

  • April 11th - Registration Deadline

Please direct questions to Stacey at serviceunitmanager611@gmail.com

Important Dates

  • Feb 1st - Troop Logistics Meeting

  • Feb 8th - Early Bird Registration Ends

    • Choice of Sleeping Location & Team Color

  • Feb 9th thru March 20th - Regular Pricing

    • Cost is $55 per person for weekend

    • Cost is $30 per person for Saturday Only

  • March 21st - Cost Increases by $10 per person

    • Cost is $65 per person for weekend

    • Cost is $40 per person for Saturday Only

  • March 28th - Encamporee Rally

    • Location: Emanual Lutheran Church

    • Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm

  • April 11th - Registration Deadline

Events = Community

Events bring our Service Unit together as a community. It helps Scouts expand their friendships beyond their immediate troop. As your Scouts get older and move to bigger schools, those friendships from scouting folds into friendships at school.

Why Attend Service Unit events? YOU HAVE ONE LESS THING TO PLAN!
If someone else is willing to do the legwork, heck yea, my Scouts will be there!

Events help leaders have activities and not have to do anything but gather RSVPs and show up. Our goal is one Service Unit event a month, but we won't have troops wanting to host, if your troops don't sign up and attend.

As troops age, they begin hosting events, for two reasons (ok, maybe more, but these are primarily it): they are fundraising for a bigger purpose and they are gaining leadership skills.

Events can be hosted by anyone, have an idea? -- lead it or if your not ready for that, bring it to the lead team, we'll see what we can do!

Past Service Unit Events

2025

Cookie Season

Kick-Off

black blue and yellow textile
black blue and yellow textile

Cookie & Cocktails

(21 and older ONLY)

Monday Dec. 16th

Please bring your favorite plate of cookies to share.

(premade or homemade)

We will provide an assortment of cocktails and mocktails to enjoy with our cookies.

Door prizes will round out our evening.

We share time enjoying each other's company and sharing cookies, stories and drinks.

Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

Candy & Movie

Saturday Dec 14th, 9am

@ The Grand Cinema

Fabulous Friday Campfire

Friday May 3
6:00-8:00 pm

The Gathering Place, N. 15th and Stevens
across the parking lot from Emmanuel Lutheran

GS Adventure Race

Saturday, May 11
9 am-12:30
Pt Defiance Park

$2/person (adults and scouts), fees collected at start
-cash, check, credit card

Adult:Scout ratios required

Start and finish details to come

Girl Scout Detective Academy
Encamporee 2024

Friday, June 7 (earliest arrival is 5pm) – Sunday, June 9th
Panhandle 4H Camp | Shelton, WA

Earn a badge and expand your detective skills: Power of observation, Coding & ciphers, Problem solving and build a detective toolkit.

Witches & Wizard-ing Exploration

Postponed until FALL 2024
Emmanuel Lutheran Church | N 14th and Stevens

Brownies: Home Scientist Badge
9:30 am - 11:30 am

Juniors: Drawing Badge
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Cost: $10 per scout, pay at check-in cash or card | register at link below
Scout:Adult Ratios enforced, please bring appropriate # of adults

Feel free to dress up as witch or wizard, we will have costumes on hand if you would like to borrow. Not required.

Questions: email troop43164@gmail.com

Pottery Painting!

Saturday, March 23rd

10 am: Daisies, Brownies and Juniors!

  • $15, pick any pottery on hand, that is priced $15 or less, or pick 2 smaller priced items that add up to $15.

  • Staff will be on hand to help you with technique if you are looking to do something specific, or just paint and enjoy!

Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors!

  • the evening time is canceled, you are welcome to come at 10am

Location: RAD Ceramics
3001 South 12th Street | Tacoma

Reserve your space below, pay at the event.
Cash, check or credit accepted.

World Thinking Day

Friday, February 23rd, 5:30-8:00 pm

  • Celebrate Girl Scouts around the world and learn how GS are taking action for the environment and poverty.

  • Cost: $5/person

  • Emmanuel Lutheran (N. 14th and Stevens)

  • Register below, pay at the door.

Cookie Rally!

Friday, January 19th!
6:30-8:30 pm
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 909 N J Street

$12/scout
adults free (no patch), scout:adult ratios will be enforced

includes patch, cookies tasting, and fun!

December Event

Bring a batch of your favorite cookie (preferably homemade) and a favorite drink to pair with them. We share time enjoying each other's company and sharing cookies, stories and drinks.

Drinks can be adult beverages.

Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

Tacoma Santa Parade

RSVP: Dec 1

Text Christina: 360-204-4115
include: troop number, scout level(s), and approximate # of scouts.

Drop Off & Pick Up:

  • 3:30 Scouts dropped off to troop leaders at S. 48th & S. Tacoma Way.

  • 4:30 Parade start. South on S. Tacoma Way. End turn right onto S. 56th St.

  • Pick up: Hertiage Mural (S. 56th & Washington St.)

  • Check-out with troop

Juliette Gordon Lowe Birthday Bash!

CANCELED

Emmanuel Lutheran Church
N. 14th and Stevens

Cost $8 per person

Join us for an afternoon of party games and pancake snacks!

We are collecting donations of pancake fixings (i.e. pancake mix, syrup, jam) or birthday in a bag items (i.e. cake mix, frosting, pan to cook in, sprinkles to decorate). We will take donations to the local food bank to help others in need.

NOVEMBER 2024 EVENT

Candy & a Movie

Register directly with Troop 45293 on their website!

Choose a movie:

  • Barbie (Wear PINK!)

  • Elemental

  • Frozen

  • Little Mermaid

Your troop can split between movies, but they need an adult with them. There will be enough overall adults to meet scout:adult ratios. That said your troop must meet scout:adult ratios overall:

Troop of 12, must have 2 adults. Splitting between 2 theaters, 1 adult goes with each group. 3 theatre, requires 3rd adult.

Remember to bring your own reusable water bottle!