February 13, 2012 Meeting Minutes
Council is promoting making plastic sleeping mats. There is an event on February 25th at Aquinas College. See GSMISTS website for more information. For instructions you can go to U-tube and search for homeless sleeping mats or plastic mats.
First Aid/CPR is being offered at Hope Community Church and registration is due is Feb. 22nd. Class is on Saturday, February 25th from 10:00-1:00pm. Cost is only $10.00. This was advertised in the local paper. Email contact is office@hoperockford.org. Address of church is 7000 Myers Lake Ave.
Thinking Day – we have a nut allergy so no nuts please.
My guy and me cake event registration is now closed. Capacity has been met.
Recognitions are due in to Jane ASAP. Deadline is March 1st. Also if anyone is interested in this position for next year please contact the service unit and Jane can walk you through the process. Commitment is after the Christmas Holidays.
Cookie sales end this Friday, February 17th. March 23rd the booth sales start. Sign up for the cookie pick-up with Charlie. Date is March 22nd from Noon to six. Check with back about deposits. There is a fee at Fifth Third if you make more than 150 transactions in a month. Each check deposit is a transaction.
We will be asking for volunteers for a variety of leadership roles for next year. Please consider taking on one of these roles.
Kathleen has a few spare Santa Parade patches. Please let her know if you need one.
Operation Christmas Child was a huge success. The final numbers from Operation Christmas Child are in and I am excited to share with you that 8,630,568 shoe box gifts were packed in 2011 making this the largest collection ever! Our shoe boxes from West Michigan have been shipped to both India and Zambia. How exciting to think of what the Lord will do with the 2,850 shoe box gifts that passed through our Relay Center in November! Check out a few videos. It is a great way to show the girls some of the children they touched.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Operation-Christmas-Child-West-MI/161419547275621
Day Camp is being offered at Camp Rockford from July 9-12 from 9:00-3:00. If you can volunteer for the 4 days, a day, a few hours, time before camp, etc. Please contact Beverly Dickinson or Sue Passarelli. Theme is “100 Years of Girl Scouts”. If you are interested in walking around in costume talking about Julliet Lowe please advise. Girls 6th grade and up can be Day Camp Aids. More information to follow. We are in need of someone to run the boys unit – ages 4-10.
Our service unit is looking at ordering t-shirts to wear for the start of summer parade. These can also be purchased to wear on troop outings. More details next month. A design was selected at the Feb meeting.
Every year there is an email that goes out the Girl Scouts supports Planned Parenthood. There is no association between Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood. If your daughter runs into this when selling door to door please contact council and their PR person will contact that person directly to correct the mis-information.
Keep in mind permission slips are required for events and an event that discussed sensitive topics needs to be signed off via permission slip with the parent.
Council is organizing an event to travel to Washington D.C. for the 100 year Girl Scout event on the Mall. Cost is $390 per girl and they will be staying in a hotel, a few meals and travel is included. Event is June 7-9. Keep in mind the last few days of school will be missed.
Mackinaw council event is the weekend of May 11th.
The Jamboree was a success. If you have not received the pictures of your troop please make contact. Photos from the event are now available.
Lynn Surdock, PE
616-340-9627
lsurdock@wpf-engineering.com
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