[leaders] Girl Scout Dance

Hey Leaders ! Its that time of the year its becoming crazy.  Dont forget to tell your girls about the girl scout dance this year !  Here is the information for those of you who couldnt make it monday night ! Have a very merry christmas !

 

Theme: PAJAMA PARTY

Who : Daisy, Brownie, juniors

When: Jan. 27th

Time: 7-9 pm

Where: Freshman Center Cafe.

Cost: 5 dollars per girl

registration: service unit registration due by Jan. 8th to Alicia Stuckey or Kristi ONeil

Donation: items for the Kids Food Basket

max girls : 125. no siblings

questions: email Alicia Stuckey at astuckelini@gmail.com

 

 

 

[leaders] GS Booth Opportunity - $2 a CAN!!

 You looking for ways to earn more money for troop activities?  The kids are off from school and have some free time next week? Great opporutunity!  

 

Read below to check out this Booth Sale incentive - $2 a CAN!  That's a lot of money!

 

And what really great - You don't have to have sold fall product to be eligible for this opportunity!

 

Go for it! 

Sarah Ek 

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We have an excellent opportunity for a Fall Booth Sale next week. The Seidman Center at 139 Crofton SE, GR 49507 (Boys & Girls Club) is allowing troops to sell onsite 11 AM-5 PM, Monday-Wednesday, Dec.19-21. GSMISTS has already sent over a special flyer that will go home to parents about the sale.

Since booth sales are done- we are offering troops a special kickback of $2 per can of whatever is sold! You heard that right--- troops receive $2 for each can of nuts/candy that they sell! If your troop is looking to earn money- please contact me asap as these spots will go quickly.  Whatever product doesn't sell- you can return to the GR Service Center.

If your troop is available over the holiday break for these days- contact me at: tmyers@gsmists.org or call 616-784-3341 x 142.

*You don't have to have sold fall product to be eligible for this opportunity!


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[leaders] Girl Scout X-mas tree reimbursement

Hi leaders,

Just a reminder , if you made ornaments for our Gerald R. Ford Christmas tree, you can be reimbursed up to $16 per troop. Please bring your receipts marked with your troop number and who you'd like a check written out to for reimbursement.

My co-leader (Jenny Brinkmeier) will be collecting these for me tonight at the meeting. I need to turn these in before Christmas. If you can't make it to the meeting, you can mail it to me at home, my address is:

Corie Ripple 

7173 Cuesta Way Dr NE

Rockford, MI 49341

Thanks so much!

Corie

[leaders] Tomorrow

Hello, I have had a few inquiries about tomorrow's meeting. Here are the details,

 

The "Cookie Team" just learned this past week about the timeline for Cookie sales and with that knowledge they needed to set the cookie training for December verses January. Therefore, the training will occur following tomorrow's meeting ~745 / 8 pm.

 

The council will be having a kick of event in January-I think it is on the weekend before out January meeting.  If you have never taken your girls OR feel that maybe you need more information about cookies etc; I would highly suggest that you do this event with your girls OR have a parent take their child. there is registration via the council for this event.

 

Kathleen

[leaders] Monday December 12, 2011 6:59pm

 

Hello Adult Volunteers,

 

I hope everyone is enjoying the season and preparing for best event yet!

 

Just a reminder, we so have a meeting this coming monday. Sandy will be leading the meeting as I do have a previous committment; see we all do have something.

 

A quick run down to plan for:

 

summary of the Christmas tree-Cori has been sending out updates, but I just want to be sure any additional questions are answered. BAsically, Cori is seeking to know who is requesting a reinbursement for the supplies to make ornaments. BUT a store reciept is needed.

 

Santa parade: I will need to know exact numbers of those scouts who attended the parade. I have recieved a couple of notices, but I am sure there are additional troops participated.  I apologize for not attending, there was a surprize b-day party for a family member which also included relatives from Canada on that day....

 

Cookie training will occur following the meeting. As with fall products, a registered adult will need to be in attendance or the troop will not be able to sell. Of note, all girls will need to be registered.

 

Need to review/update the website to include 2012 activities. so can those leaders who have accepted the challenge to organize an activity, please prepare to update the group.

 

GS Registration: Two things that are pressing our service unit,

1. Veronica Antel has worked very diligently to find troops for girls and likewise she has also helped to form new troops. Veronica would appreciate showing another leader her role as she has done the role of recruitment for two years.  It is time for another person to learn/help with this need for our service unit.

 

2. Sandy has been working very diligently with council to correct/understand the current state of our troop and girl count.

 

Over the course of a few months, we have had a notable decrease in troop/girl participation; we also have lost a whole school. What this means in the long run, is that girls who might not otherwise be able to participate in activities because maybe they weren't athletically inclined or smart enough are being excluded from scouting. I what I am implying, scouting is for all and not an exclusive group. We should welcome all girls as maybe they haven't been welcomed before.  I feel that Missy V and Neda have truly embraced this overall acceptance. They have accepted girls into their troops when others said no.  Can we try to show girls that adults can accept others into a troop? To my knowledge, scouting has not had the "exclusive" rule. Please consider accepting those girls who are waiting for a troop.

 

Until then, Kathleen

[leaders] Christmas tree ornament reimbursements

Hello Leaders-

For those of you who did provide ornaments for our service unit's Christmas Tree at the Ford Museum, you can give me your receipts for your ornament supplies and the museum will reimburse our group up to $250. So that averages out to about $16 per troop who participated. If you are interested in getting reimbursed, please send me your information by the next leader's meeting on December 12, or mail it to me at the address below. Typically the checks will arrive in January sometime.

Item's needed for reimbursement are:

1. Receipt with your Troop Number on it

2. Info on who the check should be written out to

And go see the trees... they all look great!

Thanks,

Corie Ripple

Troop 2731

7173 Cuesta Way Dr NE

Rockford, MI 49341