September 4, 2000
The
meetings are BACK to Monday evening at Waples Mill (the upstairs pod like last
year). They will start at 7 sharp, so plan to be there a few minutes early) and
end at 8:30. The day change not only accommodates those that had conflicts with
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday but also puts it on a day when homework
shouldn’t be a problem. I hope Monday is okay but from the people I heard from
it was the best choice.
NOW THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING AND EVERY SCOUT AND AT LEAST ONE ADULT SHOULD ATTEND.
We will be going over the Gold Award notebooks that will be
distributed to each girl. This discussion and the notebook should alleviate some
of the confusion that surrounded the Silver award. We will also discuss the
plans already in place for this year, trips, fundraisers and any other plans
that need to be made. Bring fundraising ideas.
Please bring Kaleidoscope which will be needed for the Gold Award and review of the other Senior recognitions.
New Website
Note the new website at the top of the page. To cut down on paperwork, leader’s time and cost of printing we hope that everyone can log onto the web site. The plan is to have the newsletter posted by Saturday morning prior to each meeting. Then everyone will also be better prepared for the meeting.
Address~ https://www.angelfire.com/va2/troop1499
Planning
for Cadette Career Fair
I know you marked September 16 on your calendars as a planning meeting (see June 14 newsletter). This meeting is MANDATORY for anyone wanting to earn this pin with the troop. We will be working with another Senior troop on this project. The permission slip is attached but here are the details:
Saturday, September 16, 2000 from 6 – 10:00 p.m.
Pender Methodist Church
Bring: paper, pencil and Senior handbook
Outdoor
Survival Interest Patch
Also on the June 14 calendar was the TOGA encampment at Camp May Flather. The program will lead to the completion of the Outdoor Survival Interest Patch. For those who are in marching band and must attend the Friday night game, they can join the group by 9:00 am Saturday and not miss a thing. The group should be home by lunch time (12 or 1) on Sunday. The permission slip is attached and it must be returned, along with the $17.00 fee, at the September 11 meeting. The organizers have a GREAT program planned.
The
dues will remain at $25.00. Please pay at the September 11 meeting. For
convenience, you can pay for everything that is due this meeting (dues,
encampment, Savannah, etc) with one check just attach a note with a summary of
what you are paying for. I have to itemize money.
This
summer I transferred all the troop account data to QuickBooks so the full
spreadsheet summary for the last two years is shown separately in the chart.
There
will be a fundraiser on October 6 from 7 – 9 (but we will need some girls to
come early for set-up and some to stay late for clean-up) at Crossfield
Elementary School. The Fries’ and Tatariw’s are putting it together. This is
no longer Bingo Night since GSCNC says we can’t charge money to play Bingo or
it is considered gambling. Right now we are hoping that they will approve an Ice
Cream Social with games or door prizes. Girls who helped solicit prizes August
26 have already earned some money from the profits.
We
will be joining Service Unit 50-10 for a Yard Sale at Dairy Lou Pool in Franklin
Farms on Saturday, October 21 from 8 - noon.
This was a very good money maker for past participants. Let Suzanne
Tatariw know by the September 11 meeting if you WILL/WILL NOT participate. Also
needed is a parent who can be there the whole time to take charge of the money
or we will not be able to participate.
The
final payment is due September 11. At the September 11 meeting Suzanne Tatariw
will discuss how much money the girls should bring for meals and souvenirs.
As
part of the trip the girls are required to do a service project. If you did a
dress over the summer to wear at the dinner and then donate to the Juliette Low
House. However, the rest of the girls will be making sachets. We will do these
as a group (or they can be done individually) at a time still to be determined.
Troop
2568 is sponsoring “A Night with Juliette Low” on Monday, September 18 from
6:15 – 7:45 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church (Herndon). The guest speaker,
Mrs. Lois Seimer, tours the U.S. and comes in costume as Juliette Low. The cost
is $5.00 per person. The fee and attached permission slip are due by September
11. Girls going to Savannah are highly encouraged to attend.
Service
Unit 50-8 is looking for older girls to babysit or coordinate babysitters at
their monthly Service Unit meetings (held the second Tuesday of the month at
Vale Methodist Church in Oakton). These hours could be used for the leadership
pin or Item 4 of the Challenge. If you are interested call Mrs. Teri Petruzzi at
703 834-6671 or email teri@generalmicro.com.
I have attached a copy of an email I received with some excellent service opportunities. The Multicultural Festival can count as international hours for the Silver Trefoil. The Festival is being set up much like Thinking Day where the children go to one of 7 areas (continents), do an activity, get a passport stamp and move on.
The
first deposit will be due (our best guess from troops that have gone before us)
the end of November/beginning of December. There will be a lot of preparation
time needed so quite a few meetings in the spring will be devoted to the trip.
The girls will get individual notebooks to keep track of all the paperwork. More
details soon.
TOGA
had there first meeting last week and so far these activities are for sure
(besides the October encampment):
·
Gold Award
Workshop – early December
·
Whitetail Ski
Trip – Monday, January 29, 2001
·
Seven Springs
Skiing – Sunday, January 28 – Tuesday, January 30, 2001
·
GS Community Even
at Dulles Town Center, Sunday, Oct 22 (hours can be used for Challenge, Item 5)
·
Working at the GS
mini-store in Centreville (can be used for Silver Trefoil council hours)
9/16
Career Fair planning meeting (6 pm at Pender United Methodist church)
9/18
A Night with Juliette Low (6:45 pm atTrinity Presbyterian, Herndon)
10/6
Fundraiser (7 pm at Crossfield Elementary)
10/13-16
TOGA Outdoor Survival encampment
10/21
Yard Sale Fundraiser
11/3-7
Trip to Savannah
Susan Davis
3512 Willow Green ct
Oakton, VA 22124-2122
Home phone- (703) 620-3266
Fax: (703)
620-3673
Beeper: (703) 512-6974
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