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Girl Scouts
Leader Update |
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| Lafayette Girl Scouts! |
Thank you to everyone who joined us out at Twin Canyons for the September Leader Meeting! So many changes, we hope you found the handouts and information helpful as we navigate our way through the many updates and upgrades from Council. We don't know about you - but our families wanted to know why we smelled like a campfire!
Registration is complete for this year, we have 57 troops servicing 690 girls! Wow, it could not be done without each of you - we have amazing volunteers in Lafayette.
Thank you!
Alison Wash and Colleen McCarty
Co-Directors
Service Unit Contributions: To all troops who contributed $10 to the Lafayette Service Unit - thank you! |
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| Quick Links |
CUE (older girl newsletter) |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER
18 Baja Fresh Day for Girl Scouts
19 Destinations Showcase
25 Newsletter Articles Due
26 3rd Grade Brownie Acting Workshop
NOVEMBER
6-12 Fall Product Public Sales
13 LCT Meeting
18 Leader Meeting
22 Tasty Essentials Workshop
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| PROGRAMS |
Lafayette Service Unit Co-Director - Programs: Alison Wash 934-3404
Leaders: Don't forget to check our Service Unit website and print the Fall Packet. More documents have been added since the September Leader Update. Specifically, look for the Service Unit Resource Guide and Lafayette Crisis cards.
Please contact me if you have any questions!
- Alison
Destinations for girls ages 11-17
December 1 is the deadline to apply to go on an exciting Studio 2B Destination in 2009. Find out more about these trips from girls who have actually taken them at the Destinations: Spotlight on Travel - Sunday, October 19 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Council Office in Oakland. Get your questions answered and find out about the wide variety of trips available. Register through the Choices Activity Guide or the council website. Girls can also go to www.studio2b.org, click on Escape, and find out about 2009 Destinations. You can also download the necessary application and reference forms there.
Disneyland Leader Coffee:Thinking of heading to Disneyland with your troops? Join us for a Leader Coffee on
October 29 at 9:15 AM at Starbucks East. Two experienced leaders who have taken their troops to Disneyland have offered to talk about the experience and provide some helpful tips.
Leadership Opportunities:May - Middle School Ice Cream Social recruiting event. Girls needed to plan a one-hour event for 5th-8th graders. This has become a Lafayette tradition! Contact Anne Mitchell if interested.
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| COUNCIL NEWS |
Bank Accounts: If at all possible, groups are asked to set up accounts at Wells Fargo Bank. The Nonprofit Checking account at Wells Fargo offers the best value for Girl Scout troops. Check page 24 of the Council Resource Guide for directions on how to open your account.
Leader Training:
Classes are streamlined, simplified, and available on-line!. Click here for more information. |
EVENTS WANTED We have several Events that need a good Troop to own them!
Contact our Events Coordinator Sandra Patterson 296-9281 for more information!
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The following events occurred since the last leader's update. Thank you to all of the Girl Scouts that made these events happen!
- 2nd Grade Brownie Plant Try-It Badge workshop (September 14)
- 3rd Grade Camporee (September 27 & 28)
- 7th & 8th Grade Camporee (October 10 - 12)
And two troops stepped up to host the Roller Skating party (Troop 31835) and the Daisy/Brownie Health Faire (Troop 30814). Dates will be announced in future updates. Thank you!
The following events are scheduled for the rest of the year:
- 3rd Grade Brownie Acting Workshop - October 26 2008
- Rolling Skating Party - March TBD 2009
- Daisy/Brownie Health Faire - Spring 2009
- Cadette Tasty Essentials (Gold Award project) - November 22
Go to the Events page for more information on any of these events!
If you are interested in hosting a Lafayette-wide event (such as the World Thinking Day in February 2009 or Father/Daughter Dance), or some type of badge workshop, please contact Sandra for additional information. |
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Service Unit News
Getting your check reimbursement!
Reimbursement from the Lafayette Service Unit:
In order to be reimbursed for Service Unit activities you need to complete a
receipts for all expenses. Please note it takes two weeks for processing.
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| MEMBERSHIP |
Registration Remember that girls are no longer registered as of October 1. Please get your registration to the Registrar, Geni Federas 944-4768, ASAP to avoid membership and insurance lapses. Deadline to submit registration is September 22.
School Organizers
Your School Organizers are in the middle of fall recruiting and registration (for new troops and those that did not register in the spring). Please contact your School Organizer at any time! They are here to help!
Burton Valley
Happy Valley - Currently Happy Valley does not have a school organizer. We are looking for someone to take on the job. Please contact Linda if you are interested or know of anyone who might be a good candidate.
Lafayette - Karin Husch 283-1455 Springhill - Kerry Bolen 943-1499 St. Perpetua - Trish Brown 937-5164
Stanley - Currently Stanley does not have a school organizer. We are looking for a leader or a parent to take on the job. Please contact Linda if you are interested or know of anyone who might be a good candidate.
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| COMMUNITY & COMMUNICATIONS |
| Lafayette Service Unit Co-Director - Community & Communications:
Flag Ceremonies at City Council Meetings
If your troop is interested in participating in a flag ceremony at a City Council meeting, contact Colleen.
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| FALL SALES |
Fall Sales
The initial fall orders take place between September 25 through October 19th and the public booth sales take place Nov 13 - Nov 30 (product deliveries will begin in early November).
This is a much smaller program than the cookie program and a good way for troops to earn some dollars early in the year and for girls to learn some basics of business smarts -- setting goals, organizing, presentation skills, budgeting and keeping track of money.
If you have questions or suggestions about the Fall Product Sale Program, please contact Jodi Repstad at 933-6025. |
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Lafayette Cookie Sale Training:
December 16
7:00 to 8:30
Stanley Multipurpose Room
This training is mandatory for all Cookie Managers
Initial Orders January 9 - February 1
Deliveries of product to troops February 21
Public sale March 6, - March 22, 2009
Cupboard Opens March 9
Questions about Cookies? Please contact Ardice Hartry at 962-9739 |
| Girl Scout Day at Baja Fresh! |
Baja Fresh
ALL DAY - OCTOBER 18TH
3596 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
Don't forget you can support Lafayette Girl Scouts and enjoy a delicious meal any time between 10:30 am and 9:00 pm on October 18th.
Bring your Girl Scout troops, families, friends, or soccer team!
Meet up with other Lafayette Girl Scouts Dine in or Take out - but you must bring the flyer for the Lafayette Girl Scouts to receive credit. Print and share with friends or give to total strangers (prints 4 flyers to one page)! |
| COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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The Small-Fry Shoppe at 155-D Railroad Ave in Danville carries a full line of start-up supplies for all levels of Girl Scouts (Daisy to Senior). We have an online store. Not all items are listed, call us (925-838-885) to check on availability of any item. We will be happy to hold orders for you until you can pick up or ship at a reasonable cost. We will take telephone orders. Our prices are the same as the Girl Scout Catalog, never higher, and sometimes lower. If we do not normally carry an item (other than earned badges), we can order it eliminating the shipping charges for you. Our goal is to make it easier for you to obtain the items you need for your troop.
Please email your succinct announcements and advertisements - worded exactly as you wish them to appear - to Colleen McCarty. PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for submitting items for publication is the 20th of each month. | |
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