Friday, October 11th, 2002 Ghost
tour of Leesburg RSVPs were due to Mrs.
Tatriw today. You still have till Monday evening but that is the latest. Many of
you said you were available (not Tracy and Amy) so why hasn’t she heard from
you. Car
Sense If you are confirmed for this event (and I don’t know if
anyone is or I would contact you direct) you must
contact Mrs. Davis by November 4 and arrange to get the permission slip and
health forms. If you show up without them you will not be able to participate. New
York Trip The following people are
confirmed to go on the trip in February: Amy, Tracy, Alex, Katherine, Corianne,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Irvin, and Mrs. Tatariw. As you saw from the recent email if we
get Lion King tickets the final cost will be about $40.00 more than first
projected. Theater
Weekend The following people are confirmed to go: Amy, Tracy, Alex,
Katherine, Lucy, Corianne, Lauren, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Irvin, and Mrs. Tatariw.
Permission slips will be mailed to the girls and must be returned to Mrs. Davis
by the due date of Novemeber 4 along with a check for the additional costs. The
additional costs will be $6.50 for lunch in the dining hall on Saturday and
$25.00 for the hotel which includes a full breakfast. The girls will need to
bring additional money for dinner Saturday (restaurant) and lunch on Sunday
(fast food). Gold
Award Workshop Sunday, October 27 from 2 to 5 at the New Lodge
at Crowell. Questions? Contact Carol Frost at 703-318-9440 or cifrost@aol.com
or Kath Delia at 703-787-8185 or jbdelia@erols.com Gingerbread
House Fundraiser As discussed at our first
meeting we will be making gingerbread houses with Daisys and Brownies on
Saturday December 7 from 1 – 3 pm. How many of you plan to participate as it
determines how many girls we can accept? Let Mrs. Davis know by October 18. Singing
at the Pageant of Peace The Girl Scouts of Oakton applied and were accepted to
return to sing at the Pageant of Peace Sunday Dec 8 at 8pm. We will sing
essentially the same songs...but open to alternates (particularly would like a
"round" to replace White Coral Bells which is not a HOLIDAY song).
Anyone interested in doing duets, solos, musical instrument trios etc. Are you
interested in leading the singing as you did two years ago? (Otherwise, I think
another troop will). We will again have approx 75 girls who will be
outfitted in Santa hats (small fee) to wear while holding the red covered song
books. And there will be a patch. There will have a rehearsal in
late Nov one evening to practice logistics of riser positioning, singing and
snacks. There will be a hospitality tent or staging tent as before at the
Ellipse. TTG The October TTG will be in the mail to you next week
along with any permission slips you need for the activities you are interested
in attending. Lazy Susan
Dinner Theater Yes, another decision – do
you want to go to this event again and if so when? The dates available are
January 12 and 19 (which is a 3 day weekend). The play is Ten Little Indians, a
murder mystery. The cost will be $28.00 per person and includes the usual buffet
lunch. Please let Mrs. Davis know by October 18 (as we have to commit to a date
and number at the October 23 TOGA meeting) if you want to go, and if so what
date and how many. This has traditionally been a mother daughter event. Educational
Opportunity for Girl Scouts... NASA
Student Involvement Program (NSIP)
Please forward or distribute the following announcement of this excellent Council
Hours at GSCNC Seniors can earn council
service hours toward their Silver Trefoil by assisting the registration
department with filing of membership registration forms. They can use a MAXIMUM
of 4 girls on school holidays or teacher in-service days, when the office is
open. Interested girls should contact Lucy Coley (202) 237-1670 ext. 295
to schedule a time. Government
Silver Trefoil Hours October 26th VolunteerFest (note: volunteer activities
will happen at many places throughout Fairfax County). The time would be
from 10 AM until 2 PM, but other arrangements could be made. Girl Scouts are
needed to help sort and shelve merchandise at the Clock Tower Thrift Shop (note:
locations in Centreville and Falls Church). This is a non-profit thrift
shop. The Thrift Shop does provide lunch (pizza) for those helping. There will
also be park clean up projects on that day - and I will be forwarding that
information as soon as I receive it. Any individuals interested
in helping should contact: Becky Cate at becky@mesa-info.com . Mark
Thinking Day on Your Calendar Thinking Day will be celebrated on Saturday, February 22,
2003 from 9 – 12 at Franklin Middle School. No, we won’t have to make swaps
and plan a station. We are the MCs. There will be 12 entertainment slots which
we will have to introduce. More
details will be published as we get them. Senior
Leadership Conference 16th Annual Senior Leadership Conference Who: 24 - 30 Senior Girl Scouts Cost: $105 for girls ($55 registration + $50 transportation) To register send a deposit of $55 to: Include the following information: Name, address, phone #, age, Troop #, e-mail address, shirt
size GSCNC will pay half of the transportation costs.
In return we would like the girls and adults to agree to facilitate some
of our future programs. Deadline December 1st , 2002
Might you be interested in going downtown a little earlier and having hamburgers
at Hard Rock or Planet Hollywood? There is NO PARKING at the Ellipse due
to 9/11 security, might we want to ride metro?
This is the same weekend that we are doing the Gingerbread Houses.
Hopefully that will not prevent any of you from doing both. Please let Mrs.
Davis know by October 18 if plan to attend.
educational opportunity. The NASA Student Involvement Program is open to all
youth groups across the nation. Materials can be either downloaded from the NSIP
web site or sent to you via mail by calling 1-800- 848-8429. You do not need a
computer to enter the competition.
Take a look at the NSIP web site for more details:
http://education.nasa.gov/nsip or http://www.nsip.net.
Enter the NSIP competition
March 7-9, 2003
Salve Regina University
Newport, Rhode Island
2 Adults - Preferably Senior Advisors
$50 for adults
$8 for optional Conference T-shirt
GSCNC
Attn: C/S Program Specialist
4301 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Pictures from last year’s conference are in the
October issue of TTG.
Ice
Skating
Fairfax Ice Arena is having
an Open House for Girl Scouts the last three Saturdays in November (Nov 16, 23,
30) from 12 noon till 4 PM. The discounted admission will be $3.75 per person
and $2.50 for skate rentals. Free skating lessons will also be available but you
must make a reservation at Henry@fairfaxicearena.com.
Also GSCNC has a partnership
with the World Figure Skating Championship which will be held in March in
Washington, DC. Check www.gscnc.org for
details. Also tickets for a
pre-event on Dec 14 -15 are available thru a lottery . The application must be
to GSCNC by October 31. Refer to http://register.gscnc.org
if you are interested.
Wider
Opportunity
Just in case you had second
thoughts Mrs. Davis has applications and they are due to GSCNC by October 31.
Caves
to Comets
This is a hands-on science
adventure for teen scouts from August 5 – 16, 2003. If you want to know more
go to www.gscnc.org/CadettesandSeniors/CavestoComets2003.
Ms.
President Patch
GSUSA has teamed up with the
White House project, an organization that is changing the way people think about
women in leadership roles. The Ms. President Patch is an online participation
patch. Go to the “Just Girls” section at the www.gscnc.org
site
Troop Calendar
10/19
Ghost Tour in Leesburg
11/9
Car Sense IP
11/16-17 Theater Weekend
12/7
Gingerbread House fundraiser
12/8
Pageant of Peace singing
Jan
Lazy Susan Dinner Theater (date to be voted on)
2/16-18 New York Trip
2/22
Thinking Day
