Meeting Minutes
September 12, 2002, 7pm
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Barb's
Blurb...
West
Service Unit Leaders you are AWESOME! We had a phenomenal turn out at this month's
meeting! Thanks to Angela, Gayle, Denise, Laurie R., Elizabeth, Barb J., Anna,
Wendy, Carla, Tracie, Shirley, Darcel, Jennifer H., Dianna, Lisa, Mia, Caprice,
Margaret, Janni for attending and making this such a great time!
¨ Successful Leader/Co-Leader Checklist:
o
Be sure to stay updated on your
trainings! Everyone needs to go through Intro to Girl Scouts and their level
(i.e. Daisy, Brownie, etc.) trainings. If you need training, contact Barb at
279-4631.
o
Be aware that at your troop’s
meetings, there should be at least two adults, at least one of which is CPR/1st
aid certified.
o
This year the Leader Success
Manual and the Council Patch booklet are two separate items, both available at
Council.
¨ Three issues which may affect your Scouts are up
for feedback. Girl Scouts is considering their practice of keeping
racial/ethnic statistics for its programs. Secondly, Girl Scouts USA would like
to see an increase in the number of volunteers for the 18-25 age category. The
third issue is the annual membership dues raising from $7 to $10.
¨ Lisa Woodley is our Family Partnership Chair.
Contact her in advance if you would like her to give a presentation on the
background and benefits of the Family Partnership to the parents of your
Scouts—272-0266.
¨ It’s almost time for QSP! Packets and information
were passed out at the meeting by Shirley Kelly. Please turn in your QSP orders
to Council by November 12, or bring them to the leader meeting on November 14.
We hope to see lots of participation for QSP (kb 629), to support our Council
and our troops. Shirley is also the Service Unit Registrar. If you aren’t able
to get your registration forms and fees to Council, she will collect them at
the Leader Meetings or call her at home, 243-1624.
¨ School Organizers are still needed for Denali
Elementary and Aquarian. If you are interested, contact Barb Ashton.
¨ All events this year are bring-a-friend. We are
requiring prepayment at all events. You will be informed well in advance of
each even t as to the fees associated with each activity. Prepayment will be
for girls and their friends. Permission slips are also necessary for
registered Girl Scouts as well as
non-registered attendees whether or not the girl’s parent attends. Service Unit
and Council events include:
o
Mountain Mamma Teen Rally
(Council event), September 20-21, Camp Carlquist
o
Leader Retreat (West SU event),
October 18-19, Camp Carlquist, $10 (deadline Sept. 22) Call Barb at 279-4631 or
Angela at 243-0497. We only have 6 registered leaders at this time. We need 10
to make this event happen. Join us, this will be a GREAT event just for
leaders… no kids allowed!
o
Mom & Me Tea (West SU
event), November 8, IBEW
o
Ice fishing (West SU event),
January 18
o
Thinking Day (West SU event),
February 21
o
Car maintenance event for
Cadettes/Seniors and their Dads or other significant adult in their lives (West
SU event), March 15
o
Father/Daughter carpentry event
for Brownies/Juniors (West SU event), April 5
o
SOL (Council event), May 17,
Winding Trails, Russian Jack Park
o
Encampment (GSUSA event), June
12-15
In
addition to Service Unit events, we are looking for leaders to host a Daisy
day, Brownie Try-it event, Junior Badge event and a Cadette/Senior Badge event.
Please let us know if you are interested. You’ll get lots of help from the
Service Team as well!
¨ This year Foils (a.k.a. fake money) will be awarded
for volunteers’ efforts. Foils are accumulated and can be used at the Foil
auctions, to be held in December and May, for items such as movie tickets,
dinners and gift certificates. You can earn your foil points as follows:
o
1 point for each--attending
Service Unit meetings, wearing Girl Scout pins and tab, being on time to the
meeting, or for sharing something interesting at meeting
o
3 points for sharing a craft
project at the leader meeting
o
5 points for each--posting a
pertinent message on the website message board, having an item of interest
placed in our newsletter or in the Trefoil, recruiting a new leader, for having
a bring-a-friend troop meeting and recruit a new girl, helping with an event
(clean-up, manning a booth, set-up, etc.), getting Leaders and Co-leaders to
attend a meeting who normally don’t attend, having more than 2 people from your
troop attend the meetings simultaneously, getting training and updating Barb on
it, or for finding troop number or your initials in the Trefoil (not
September’s)
o
10 points for recruiting more
adults at cookie time
o
10 points for turning in
paperwork (e.g. your annual report)
o
15 points for filling a vacant
position on the Service Unit Team
o
20 points for having a Family
Partnership presentation at a troop parent meeting
o
20 points for hosting an event
o
points awarded as seen fit.
SPECIAL
BONUS FOILS!!—Earn 10 Foils at the October 10 meeting by wearing a Halloween
costume!
¨ The VIP basket has been passed! If you happen to
receive the VIP basket at one of our Leader Meetings, it basically works like
this: the giver selects a person, and presents that person to the group with
the information gathered during a brief interview prior to the meeting. The one
who receives the basket takes it home with them to refill it with new goodies
for the VIP they will pass it on to at the following meeting.
Next Leader Meeting: October 10, 2002, Our Lady of
Guadalupe Parish, Wisconsin St., 7pm (Team meeting at 6:30)
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