School is starting, and you know what that means...it's Girl Scout time!
As you probably know, our lovely troop leaders Jenn, Becky, and Annette have moved on. Lindsey Wolfe and I will be co-leaders. Our meetings will still be held at the same time and same place: Monday nights, from 6:30 to 7:30 at Fire Station #19 at the corner of Scott and Covington Rd. Our first meeting will be September 26th.
Like last year, we have may girls in a small space. For the first meeting, you're welcome to stay or go. For the other meetings, we're asking parents not to stick around, because the room is crowded.
As you'll recall, when our girls get together for meetings they can get a wee bit crazy. Therefore, we're asking each parent to stay for at least one other meeting at some point during the year. As we've done in the past, we will pass around a sign-up form for bringing snack. On the night that your daughter is bringing snack, we'd like for you to stay too, to help out with that particular meeting.
If your daughter was a member of last year's troop, you should already have registration paperwork. Please fill it out and bring it with you to the first meeting. (Seriously, if you bring your registration to the first meeting, we will think you are fabulous.)
If you've lost your paperwork or if this is your daughter's first year with our troop, we will be handing out registration forms at the first meeting. To join our troop for the year, you will need to complete:
- A Girl Registration form with $12 Girl Scouts registration fee (checks payable to GSNIM)
- A Girl Health History form
Troop dues for the year will be $15. This money is used to cover the cost of craft supplies/materials and help offset the cost of some events. Checks can be made payable to Troop 20048.
Adults may register too! In fact, if you are a parent that plans to drive girls to events or serve on a troop committee, you should register as well. You will need to complete:
- An Adult Registration form with $12 registration fee
- An Adult Health History form (checks to GSNIM)
Girls can wear their Brownie sashes to the meeting. If you don't have a sash, you can buy one at the council store (just off I-69 at the Dupont exit). They will give you a nifty handout that shows what you should have on the sash and where it goes on the sash. You can buy everything you need for the sash at the store.
This year the girls will be following Journeys to earn badges (also known as Try-Its or Awards). We have chosen "A World of Girls" for this year. The Journey books are available at the council store. We are not requiring girls to have their own Journey books, but they are fun to use. You can look through the Journey books at the store when you're deciding whether or not to buy one. Also, in September the store will have available "The Girl's Guide to Girl Scouting," a guide book for the years the girls are in Brownies. Again, council recommends each girl get one, though they are not required.
If you ever have a question about the troop in general or what we're planning, please feel free to call me at 432-6935. See you on the 26th!
Kristin & Lindsey
