TROOP NEWS: Week of 11/25/12

I hope everyone has had a great Thanksgiving and a restful break. :)

Items 4-7 require a response. Please get back to me as soon as you have the chance. Thank you!

1. Snack & Leader for the week: Megan
2. Only 3 more meetings this year:
   11/28 regular mtg at school
   12/05 Caroling at Azalea House (meet there at 3:30; immediately following, there will be a Badge Ceremony and a parent meeting- location TBA)
   12/12 regular mtg at school
3. I've posted the requirements for the "Computer Expert" Brownie Badge on our blog. It's on one of the tabs at the top of the page- everything is spelled out there. :o)
4. Unfortunately there is no Girl Scout day with the Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker this year. Northeast Atlanta has a special performance for Girl Scouts at Gwinnett Center- but it is THIS FRIDAY 11/30. Tickets are $10, but we need to get them soon! Would you like to attend? How many tickets do you need? I need the $$ ASAP.
5. Last year, the girls did a secret Santa gift exchange. I wanted to check with you all before bringing it up to them- with a price limit of $5, would you approve?
6. There is no Gingerbread contest this year and no "Santa Workshop" either. I'd like to do something to take the place of these events. I'm happy to host but need a date that works for the majority. Is there a Saturday or Sunday afternoon (or any day during Christmas break) that works best?
7. I need someone to attend Cookie training with me on Monday 12/10 at 6pm. Volunteers please? So I don't have to start begging? ;o)

OK- that's the most time sensitive of it all. Please take a look at the long list of activities that I sent last week (it's also posted on the blog). We will discuss the Winter/Spring calendar at the 12/05 parent meeting, and it would be GREAT if everyone was already familiar with the options. :o)

11.14.12 Soup Service Project

Family Promise Service Project 11/14/2012

The girls made Taco Soup and cornbread 

to share with the visitors at Rockdale Baptist Church.  <3

 

TROOP NEWS: Week of 11/11/12 UPDATE!

For Wednesday 11/14/12:

• Meeting begins at the Hope’s residence at 3:30.  
• Girls should wear their tie-dyed troop shirts (over long sleeves if the weather requires it).
• At 5:30, we will pack up to go to Rockdale Baptist Church.
• You are welcome to stay for dinner at the church- girls may not stay without a parent.
• Transportation (from school to the Hope’s AND from the Hope’s to the church) will be provided by each girl’s parent, unless individual specific arrangements have been made.
• Snack & Leader for the meeting will be Sophia.
• “Shoeboxes” (for Operation Christmas Child) are also due at this meeting.  If you don’t have a full box, we can consolidate.  :)
• Please remember your contribution for the soup. 
• Please call if you have any questions- my cell is 678-680-9255

Contributions:

Kharissa signed up for 1 can ea. corn, black beans, red beans  RECEIVED!

Megan signed up for 1 can ea. corn, black beans, red beans

Sophia signed up for 1 can ea. corn, black beans, red beans

Amelia signed up for 1 can ea. corn, black beans, red beans

Taylor signed up for 3 cans diced tomatoes

Lesley signed up for 3 cans diced tomatoes

Emma signed up for 2 cans crushed tomatoes

Maddie signed up for use of her kitchen, pots, pans, milk, & eggs

Abby signed up for ground beef, onions, corn bread mix, pots

Gabby COULD YOU PLEASE BRING: 1 can crushed tomatoes, 1 can tomato sauce

Rachel  COULD YOU PLEASE BRING: 1 can ea. corn, black beans, red beans

Madilyn  COULD YOU PLEASE BRING:1 can tomato sauce, 2 cans rotel tomatoes

Faith  COULD YOU PLEASE BRING: 2 cans rotel tomatoes

Carmina  COULD YOU PLEASE BRING: 3 cans diced pineapple (or fresh equivalent)

Matilda  COULD YOU PLEASE BRING:  3 cans diced pineapple (or fresh equivalent)

TROOP NEWS: Week of 11/11/12

1. Snack & Leader for this week: Sophia

2. Meeting this week will be held at the Hope's home and will begin at 3:30.  We will spend about 2 hours prepping and cooking, and will start packing up to head to the church at about 5:30.  If you would like to have dinner at the church with us, please let me know.  Either way, parents should be there by 5:30- to pick up or transport.  :)  The Hopes live on McDaniel Mill Rd, almost at the corner with Smyrna  Rd.  (There is one house between theirs and the corner.)  The address is in the girls' notebooks.

**I do not have the sign-up sheet with me (I left it on my desk)- I'll send out a reminder of what each girl needs to bring to the meeting, on Monday.  I'll include an update on upcoming events as well (also on my desk at work).  :)  Thank you!!

TROOP NEWS: Week of 11/04/12

 1.  Leader & Snack for this week: Kharissa.  Remember to be able to explain why the snack is a healthy one, and earn Step #1 of the Cooking Snacks badge! 

2.  T-shirts:  Please try to wear Girl Scout attire on meeting days.  You DON'T need your sash/vest/smock- t-shirt is fine. :)

3.  Shoebox project:  Each girl should be working to fill a shoebox with small gifts for a girl their age.  If filling a box on her own is going to be too much, we can partner up.  There is also a required $7 donation to accompany each box, for processing, shipping.  I have several shoe boxes, but feel free to use your own if you have one.  Boxes will be due at our 11/14 meeting.  Please visit this link for details.  WEBSITE

4.  Interfaith Hospitality Network meal project:  Our meeting on 11/14/12 will be held at the Hope's residence (on McDaniel Mill, directions will be given out at the meeting prior).  Girls will need to be picked up at school (or follow their usual dismissal procedure) and have transportation to the meeting.  Please let me know if this will be an issue.  We will be making Taco Soup to take to the church.  At this week's meeting (on 10/31) the girls will sign up for a can(s) to bring to this meeting- all of the cans together will create the soup.  There is a possibility of us staying to eat with the families at the church- we are just waiting on a few answers.  Please let me know if you/ your girl/ your family would like to attend, and if so how many- we will need to prepare the proper amount of soup!  :)  Please see this link if you'd like to know more about the program.  WEBSITE

Each girl will need to bring cans  (11/14) to contribute to the soup.  

Please let me know which box you would like to sign up for.

TROOP NEWS: Week of 10/28/12

YES, there WILL be a Girl Scout meeting this Wednesday, October 31st.  
It has been brought to my attention that many other activities have been cancelled in light of it being Halloween.  I am aware of that, and understand the desire to get home early.  However, October 31st is also the birthday of Girl Scouts' Founder, Juliette Gordon Lowe.  We will be taking this opportunity to celebrate her birthday in true Girl Scout fashion.  We will sing Happy Birthday, as well as several Girl Scout songs.  We will try on our new Troop T-shirts, and take a group photo.  We will discuss our upcoming service projects and make plans for November activities.  I hope you can appreciate our mission and understand the importance of attendance this week.  <3

1.  Leader & Snack for this week: Madi Hope.  Remember to be able to explain why the snack is a healthy one, and earn Step #1 of the Cooking Snacks badge!

2.  T-shirts:  The girls tie-dyed last week and the shirts came out GREAT!  They will bring them home this week.  Now that EVERYONE will have at least one Girl Scout shirt, let's try to remember to wear Girl Scout attire for meetings and events- to make ourselves easily identifiable.  :)

3.  Shoebox project:  Each girl should be working to fill a shoebox with small gifts for a girl their age.  If filling a box on her own is going to be too much, we can partner up.  There is also a required $7 donation to accompany each box, for processing, shipping.  I have several shoe boxes, but feel free to use your own if you have one.  Boxes will be due at our 11/14 meeting.  Please visit this link for details.  WEBSITE

4.  Interfaith Hospitality Network meal project:  Our meeting on 11/14/12 will be held at the Hope's residence (on McDaniel Mill, directions will be given out at the meeting prior).  Girls will need to be picked up at school (or follow their usual dismissal procedure) and have transportation to the meeting.  Please let me know if this will be an issue.  We will be making Taco Soup to take to the church.  At this week's meeting (on 10/31) the girls will sign up for a can(s) to bring to this meeting- all of the cans together will create the soup.  There is a possibility of us staying to eat with the families at the church- we are just waiting on a few answers.  Please let me know if you/ your girl/ your family would like to attend, and if so how many- we will need to prepare the proper amount of soup!  :)  Please see this link if you'd like to know more about the program.  WEBSITE

5.  Girlapalooza is next Sunday, November 4th!  This has snuck up on me, and I assume the rest of you as well.  We only made enough through our fall fundraiser to cover ONE ticket, so if no one objects, I think we'll leave that money in the bank for now.  If you are interested in attending Girlapalooza at Six-Flags next Sunday, please let me know!!  Check out the WEBSITE for details.

6.  November-December events: We did not schedule an official November event, because we were under the assumption that the Gingerbread House Contest would be held again this year.  Well, I heard this week that it will not be happening this year- so at the moment, there is no official November event.  See events that we could attend below, and let me know if you/your girl(s) would be interested in attending any of them. :)  
GIRL SCOUTS OF ATLANTA EVENT CALENDAR

Nov. 3rd Girl Scout Badge workshop @ Zoo Atlanta  -Reg. Admission + $20
Nov. 4th Girlapalooza @ Six Flags  -$34.95
Nov. 10th &/or 17th Brownie Dance Badge workshop (in Atlanta)  -$8
Nov. 17th Scratch Animation workshop at GaTech (includes software)  -$30
Dec. 15th Lego STEM event (in Mableton) - Must be in 1:1 girl/adult pairs  -$20 per pair
*I'm still hunting down info on this year's Nutcracker performance.  :)