How much does Girl Scouts cost?

If you are new to our troop, you likely will find that Girl Scouts is one of the most affordable extra-curricular activities around. You can expect to pay $12 to register your daughter, $12 to register any adult that wishes to become involved with the troop, between $20-25 for a Daisy tunic and petals and $15 in troop dues. Occasionally, we have limited expenses associated with outside activities throughout the school year, but we try our best to keep these to a minimum. When possible, we use our troop funds to cover activity and craft expenses (troop funds are primarily a combination of dues and money earned during cookie sales).

Are you registered?

It's that time of year again! If you are new to our troop, or if you did not participate in the spring Early Bird registration program, here's what you need to do:

• Complete a Girl Registration form
• Complete a Girl Heath History form
• Submit a $12 registration fee (Checks should be made payable to GSNIM)
• Consider making a contribution to the Family Partnership Program

Adults may register, too! In fact, if you are a parent that plans to attend meetings, drive girls to events or serve on a troop or Service Unit committee, you should register, as well. You will need to:

• Complete an Adult Registration form
• Complete an Adult Health History form
• Submit a $12 registration fee (Family members can combine payment on one check, made payable to GSNIM)
• Consider making a contribution to the Family Partnership Program

Paperwork should be submitted to Jennifer no later than our first meeting on Sept. 27, but preferably before then. You may mail it or drop it off at Jennifer's house, 2213 Candlewick Dr., 46804.

Family Partnership Program

Please consider making a contribution to the Family Partnership Program, which helps cover the ongoing cost of council-wide programming, camp sessions, membership assistance, volunteer training, etc. (Your $12 registration fee goes to Girl Scouts USA, while this money stays right here in our council.) Any girl whose family donates $15 or more will receive a patch.

Rockin' Rebate!

If you visit our council store, Patches and S'Mores, between Sept. 7 and Nov. 24, SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS! Turn them in to Jennifer before Dec. 1, and our troop will receive a 5 percent rebate on all purchases made during this time! (Every little bit counts!)

Reminder!

If your daughter earned any Cookie Cash during last year's cookie sales, it needs to be used by Sept. 30. There's lots of great stuff in our council store, so head on over and do some shopping!

Parents, we need your help!

We are fortunate to be a part of a fabulous Service Unit that plans TONS of great activities for our girls ... but in order to make these events happen, we need lots of volunteers. We are currently looking for parents that would be willing to serve on a Service Unit committee. Typically, the committees meet once or twice before an event (depending on everyone's availability), and members work together to handle specific tasks (organizing snacks, games, photos, etc.) If you are able to help in any of these areas, please let us know! We would love for our troop to well-represented!

• Sock Hop Committee (Tentatively scheduled for Oct. 23)
• He and Me Camp (This is a new event for dads and daughters, tentatively scheduled for Nov. 12-13)
• Father Daughter Dance, Feb. 5
• Brownie Daisy Day, May 14
• 3rd/4th Grade Camp-Out, May 20-22 
• Older Girl Camp-Out, June 3-5

Zoo Patches

Those of you who attended our zoo field trip this summer have earned another patch for your tunic! We will distribute the patches at our first meeting in September.

Welcome, Daisies!

Wow! It's so hard to believe that our first year of Daisies is behind us. Don't worry -- we're gearing up for another exciting year, and we have lots of fun activities in store! Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming events.

Jenn, Becky and Annette