Cookies

Hello parents! We have a cookie booth coming up this weekend! The people I have attending are:

Sunday 2/19, 12:00-1:00 pm

Makayla Ryan/Kim

Anna Annette

Sophie Kristin

Savannah

Sunday 2/19, 1:00-2:00 pm

Sophie Kristin

Brooklyn
Savannah
Kaitlynn

Also...Cookie sales are nearing an end...we have about two weeks left to sell! There are several patches your daughter can earn for selling cookies. If she sells at least 25 boxes, she will automatically get the Cookie Patch for participation. Other prizes can be earned for selling more than that--they're listed on the order form you got.

If your Brownie is participating in a cookie booth, she'll get a patch for that. She'll also get a patch for any Cookie Share cookies she sells (cookies that are donated to the soldiers).

She can also earn a Goal-Getter patch by filling out Goals on the ABC Smart Cookie website. In the past, you had to print out this form and give it to the leaders. But not this year! This year she only needs to fill out the form and complete her goals to earn the patch. The Cookie people at Council will know who filled it out. Directions for filling out the Goal form and getting this patch are here:

1. Go to www.gsnim.org

2. Click on the COOKIES button (pink)

3. Click on COOKIE VOLUNTEER INFO button

4. Click on GIRL GOAL SETTING INSTRUCTIONS

**If the order form looks like you can't read it (items are blacked out), then you need to open it by using Adobe, etc.

If the girl cannot remember her GSUSA ID or her CookiEZone ID, have her select "Forgot ID" & proceed from there.

Please let me know if you have any questions. See you either Sunday at the booth or at Monday's meeting. We'll be practicing First Aid!

Brownie-Daisy Day

Brownie-Daisy Day is coming up and our troop is going! It's a super-fun day to spend with other girl scouts. The event will take place May 11-12 and 2nd graders are allowed to spend the night, if they'd like.

Because cabins are awarded on a first-come first-served basis, I want to get our troop's info in as soon as possible. Please let me know at Monday's meeting if you plan to attend.

For girls who spend the night, Friday's dinner and Saturday's breakfast will be provided. All girls should bring a lunch for Saturday. Saturday evening's dinner and campfire/smores supplies will be provided for everyone. After the campfire on Saturday night, everyone goes home.

We hope you can make it to this fun event!

First Aid!

On Monday we are starting work on our next badge, a first aid badge. We'll talk about 911 when the meeting starts, and at 6:45 we'll go into the fire station to take a half-hour tour. See you then!

Happy New Year!

The Father-Daughter Dance is coming up! It will be held February 4 from 6:30-8:30 at the Coliseum. If you need the sign-up form, please let me know.

Please plan to have one parent stay for the meeting on the 9th. I'll be talking about cookie stuff, and you'll be telling us how many of each kind you'd like. We are able to pick up cookies on the 13th, and if you want yours right away, you can pick them up at Kim Waugh's house after the 13th. Kim is our cookie mom. We'll have contact information for Kim at the meeting.

If you're not worried about getting cookies right away, you can wait to pick them up at our meeting on Jan. 23. Cameron is bringing snack.

See you Monday!

Meeting Monday and Painting Fun Spot!

Hello Brownie parents!

Our next meeting is Monday, Nov. 21. Anna is bringing snack.

For the December meeting (Dec. 5), we thought it would be fun to take a trip to Painting Fun Spot (where we made ornaments last year). It's located at the shopping center at the corner of Scott and Illinois Rd. Here's a map for those of you who have never been there. http://bit.ly/t4Ika6

The troop has enough funds to cover the entire cost of the trip, so all you need to do is drop off your Brownie at 6:30. We'll be done by 7:30, as usual.

That meeting in December is our last meeting before the holidays. After that, we'll see you again in January (the 9th). Cookie sales officially start the following week! I am not yet sure whether we'll have cookies available for pick up at that meeting, or if you'll be picking them up at the following one, so please check back here for updates. I'm also planning to have the cookie booth at the Scotts at Chestnut Plaza (Scott & Illinois Rd). We'll do it two Saturdays in a row, hopefully right after cookie sales start. I'll have a sign up sheet at the first meeting in January. Please be sure to sign up! All cookie sales the group makes are divided equally between the girls that attend the booth, and those sales count toward your daughter's total cookie sales. This translates into Cookie Cash!

More details will follow. See you Monday night!

Kristin

Cookie Kick-Off!

It's Cookie Kick-Off time! Cookie Kick-Off is a fun get together with other Daisy and Brownie scouts in the SWAC area to get fired up for cookie season. This event is planned by Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts, so it's also a fun time for the younger girls to see older Girl Scouts in action.

This year's Cookie Kick-Off will be held Friday, December 2 at Aldersgate Church (2417 Getz Rd). The cost is $3 per girl. The girls will earn a badge for going.

Parents are welcome to come, no charge, but the people in charge ask that you not stand around in the rooms chatting on the phone, since the rooms are small and it would be distracting.

I'll have forms at the next meeting if you'd like to sign up. Space is limited--they're about half full already, so if you know you want to come, please email me at huff.kristin@gmail.com and I'll reserve a spot for your daughter.

Kristin

Last night's meeting/Delete a date

We had lots of fun at last night's meeting. The girls painted a mural of girls around the world. We managed to got only a little paint on the walls and floor, and everyone had fun!

I had scheduled a meeting for April 2, but Lindsey pointed out this is the week of spring break for FWCS. So we're cancelling that meeting. If you had it on your calendar, you can delete it!

Also, I finally updated the snack schedule, so you can see what day you've signed up for over on the right.

Kristin