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Girl Scouts
Leader Update |
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Leader Meeting!
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Tuesday, October 6 6:30 to 8:00 pm Twin Canyons, Lafayette
(at the end of Springhill Road in Lafayette) _________________________________ News & Updates
Campfire & Songs
and more...
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This meeting is mandatory. You MUST have a representative from your troop attend.
Fall
packets will be distributed at this meeting.
We will
have a ceremony for new leaders! Please join us and
help welcome them to Lafayette Girl Scouts.
Carpooling suggested - Please back in when parking (safety issue if we all need to leave at the same time).
Please bring:
- warm jacket
- flashlight
- camp chair (if you would prefer not to sit on logs at campfire)
- shoes (appropriate for the outdoors)
Please do not bring children - as this is an adult meeting and no childcare is available.
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This is the place for Lafayette adult Girl Scouts to share successes and find new ideas! |
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Upcoming Events
SEPTEMBER
3 LCT Meeting
15 Fall Sales Manager Training
OCTOBER
1 LCT Meeting
2 In the Pink Interest Project
(Cadette, Senior and Ambassadors)
4 Breast Cancer Walk Cheering
6 Fall Leader Meeting
2-18 Fall Sale Initial Orders
17 Save the Bay
NOVEMBER
5 LCT Meeting
6-22 Fall Sale Public Sales
6 Girls Night Out
Find more information at Lafayette Girls Scouts Website!
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Lafayette Service Unit
Co-Director - Programs: Sandra Patterson 296-9281
There will be 3
leader meetings this year: - October 6 (6:30-8 pm),
- January 26 (7-8:30 pm), and
- April 20 (7-8:30 pm).
All troops should plan to
have a least one adult representative (leader/co-leader/registered adult) at
every meeting. This is the primary way for the Lafayette Coordinating
Team to get information to the troop leaders and
feedback on current programs. It is also a great way for leaders to
interact and share information with
other leaders.
New Council Resource Guide At the October 6 Leader
Meeting at Twin Canyons you will pick up your printed copy of the revised Council
Resource Guide.
Please review this guide
carefully as some things have changed! Below are some of the highlights:
- Product Sales- Girl Scout Daisies may now participate
in product sales, see pg 28-30.
- New award requirements for Bronze, Silver and Gold coming soon, see pg 39.
- Inclusion of new GSUSA activity check points - Updates
to Safety-Wise issued from GSUSA. Zip lines, tree climbing, canopy
cruising - use climbing and rappelling
checkpoints. Hotel and
cruise ship pools-use backyard pools, see pg 20.
- Forming a Girl Scout Troop/Group - Clarification and expanded
explanation of the process involved for new volunteers when starting a new
troop/group, see pg 11.
At the October 6 Leader Meeting at Twin Canyons you will also
pick up your copy of the 09/10 Lafayette Resource Guide.
Please contact me with any questions!
- Sandra
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Membership
Coordinator: Interim Sandra
Patterson
296-9281
A warm welcome to our new and
returning leaders. Thank you for everything that you do for our Lafayette girls. As
we form new troops and add girls to
existing ones, we hope that you will extend an open and
cooperative spirit.
Registration
Please get your
registration to the Registrar, Geni Federas 944-4768, ASAP to avoid membership and insurance lapses. Deadline to submit
registration is September 28.
School Organizers
Thinking of starting a
troop? Be sure to talk with your School Organizer! The School
Organizer is there to help you! Along with recruiting and placing girls into troops, part of their job is
to provide some guidance for new leaders and
troops. If they don't have the answer, at least they can steer you in the
right direction!
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 - TJ Kirke 284-1455
Lafayette
K-1 Nicole Carberry 658-2461
2-5 Jenny Burford 284-4167
Springhill - Geni Federas 944-4768
St. Perpetua - Denise Rosson 284-1766
Stanley
- Alison Wash 934-3404
Seniors
- Donna Colombo 284-4403
Happy
Valley - Currently Happy Valley
does not have a school organizer. Sandra Patterson is acting SO. We are looking for a
leader or a parent to take on the job. Please contact Sandra if you are interested or know of anyone who
might be a good candidate.
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SERVICE UNIT NEWS
Thank you
to the 75% of troops that have turned in your Troop Financial Report for
2008-09 - If you have not turned yours in please contact Anne Mitchell to find
out what you need to do. Please note that without this report your troop will
not be registered come October 1 - even in you have turned in your registration
forms.
We'd also like to thank the troops for contributions to the
Service Unit to help cover our costs. Your $10 contribution covers costs such as
communication (constant contact and website), leader meetings, resources (first
aid supplies for events, camping equipment, etc.), recruiting events (Stanley
ice cream social) and financial aid.
Contributions are still being accepted - send a troop check for $10 to Anne
Mitchell, LSU Treasurer.
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COMMUNITY, COMMUNICATIONS & PRODUCTS
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Lafayette Service Unit Co-Director: Colleen McCarty 944-7163
Fall Sales
The
initial fall orders take place between October
2-18 and the public booth sales take place Nov 6-22 (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 money 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.
Did you know?
- Your initial order on Fall Sales is ONLY what the girls sell! You do NOT need to order additional product to round out the case! So no left over product to sell!
- Troop profit is based on the price of each item and ranges from $.90 to $1.35!
- Booth sales are available in Lafayette this year.
- Fall Sales are required for Troops wanting to do additional fund raising activities.
To participate in Fall Sales, your Fall Sales Manager must attend training on September 15 (7 to 8pm at Lafayette School).
If you have questions or suggestions about the Fall Product Sale Program, please contact Colleen McCarty |
Lafayette Cadettes,
Seniors and Ambassadors earn the
Interest Project
"In
the Pink" - Breast Cancer Awareness
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DATE: Friday October 2,
2009
TIME: 3:15 PM - 6:45 PM
COST: $5
Limited to 40 girls
LOCATION: Lafayette United Methodist
Church 955 Moraga Rd.
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Earn and receive IP, learn about breast cancer awareness,
benefits of developing a healthy lifestyle and
the importance of early detection of breast cancer.
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Help
support participants in 3 day walkathon October 2-4 in San Francisco.
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Did you
know that Juliette Low, founder and
role model for Girl Scouting in the United States, died in 1927 at age 66 from
breast cancer. Her legacy to the girls of America is to be responsible for
themselves - physically, emotionally and
professionally - by becoming the best person they can be.
Go to the Lafayette Girl Scout website for more information on this event!
Cheering Station in San Francisco October 4,
2009-Sign up!
Lafayette
Girl Scouts are going to run a "Cheerleading" Station on the 3rd day
of the 3 Day breast cancer walk in San
Francisco on October 4. We are trying to get 20
girl scouts (Cadettes, Seniors or Ambassadors) to volunteer. It is great
way to earn community service hours for the school year. Please email
Sandra Patterson if interested.
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SAVE THE BAY - October 17th
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It's that time of year again! Amazing Bay Day is upon us. On October 17, 2009 we celebrate the birds at our Flyway Fiesta. In an effort
to reach as many of our members as possible the event will be at four locations
throughout the council:
Shoreline Aquatic Park, Mountain View, Santa Clara County
Sugarloaf Preserve, Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County
Rush Ranch Nature Center, Suisun City, Solano County
Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, Shasta County
The day will be filled with fun activities to learn about our
local bird friends, have fun and perhaps restore some of their habitat.
Participants will receive a wonderful fun patch for spending the day with us.
Ways to volunteer
- For those of you who have a
troop that has a fun enviro activity (does not have to relate to birds) we
welcome to host a booth at the event location of your choice. This would a
medium to short activity that can be shared with girls and families of all
ages. We want our girls and troops to showcase their environmental spirit.
- For those troops and girls who
may not have an activity already designed GSSTB has plenty of fun
activities that you can help us to share.
- For girls who would like to
earn leadership hours we have several jobs that would help the event run
smoothly and give you an opportunity to be a part of the action!
- For adults who would like to volunteer we invite you as
well! We have several posts needing to be filled with your skills at each
location.
If you have a favorite local organization that you would like us
to invite please email the contact information to the site coordinator for your
location and we'll invite them to join us to help our girls learn more about
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Let's celebrate 100 years of Girl Guiding
and Girl Scouting!
April 10, 2010 will mark the launch of the 3-year celebrations - the 100th
day of the 100th year of Girl Guiding & Girl Scouting.
This date will also
mark our celebrations in 2011 and 2012.
This
activity pack is the first of 3, one each year, which will provide ideas
for different age groups to celebrate each year.
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