Junior Troop 6091 Recent announcements from GSCNC

Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital / Association 50 - Service Unit 8 / Troop Leader Cathy

Troop Meeting Schedule—Our troop meets about twice a month on Friday afternoons from 3:30- 5:30 pm in the (Playground then Teacher’s Room of the Cafeteria).

Parents! Sign up for at least one meeting!

Date	Parent Assistant/Snacks	Summary
October 3	Yvonne	Welcome Career Workshop Plans Vote on Other Activities
October 17	Maureen	Career Workshop Preparation
November 7	Colleen	Career Workshop Preparation
November 21	Lynn
December 5
January 16		Make Dog Treat Recipe Jars for Humane Society of Fairfax County
February 6	???	Thinking Day Prep: Swaps; Recipes; Stamp
February 20	???	Thinking Day Prep Permission forms due
March 6	Yvonne	Plan trip to Hershey Park?
March 20	???	Plan trip to Hershey Park?
April 17	CANCELED: LEADER AND MEMBERS ATTENDING STRINGS SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL
May 1	???
May 15	???
June 5	???

March 1 –Thinking Day at Vienna Community Center 1:30-3:30

Activities

VOLUNTEER FOR ANIMAL SHELTER – Need suggestions

VOLUNTEER FOR FOOD BANK – Need suggestions

Important Girl Scouts Dates

2009 January 2 – Cookie Sale Begins

February 22 – World Thinking Day

February 28 – Cookie Depots Open

March 1 – Service Unit Thinking Day at Vienna Community Center 1:30-3:30

March 8-14 – Girl Scout Week

Troop Meeting Snack Ideas from the Girls

—Please bring for 10 girls:

Water, juice, or juice drink (no soda)

Some sort of fruit or veggie (like a bowl of grapes)

Some sort of carbs and/or protein (like crackers and cheese; Sun Chips and almonds)

A dessert item (that’s not too messy; one modest serving each)

Here’s a list the girls put together last year (nothing spicy, not too high-fat):

Drinks	Fruit	Vegetables	Carbs/Protein	Dessert
lemonade	watermelon	tomatoes	sunflower seeds	candy
limeade	green grapes	corn on the cob	muffins	brownies
water	clementines	cucumber	rice cakes	cake
juice	melon		cheese	cookies
	strawberries		cereal bars	cupcakes
			chips
			crackers

Parent Volunteers

NEEDED Money Manager: Lynn

SHARE Leader: Maureen

Calendar Sales:

Cookie Manager: Lynn

Qualified First Aiders: Cathy; Kirsten

Certified Outdoor Campers:

AS NEEDED Chaperones or Drivers (Adult Health History form and Troop Transportation form needed)

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT THE TROOP THIS YEAR

—Suggest a fun day trip

—Coordinate transportation for an outing

—Be a guest speaker or arrange for one

—Teach the girls a new skill

—Design a troop photo album or Web site with your daughter

—Join the girls on a field trip

—Learn first aid so that you can support girls on their outings

—Become an assistant leader

Girl Scout Basics

Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital

Girl Scout Central

About the Uniform

Registration and Forms

The Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To serve God, and my country.

To help other people at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be:

Honest and fair,

friendly and helpful,

considerate and caring,

courageous and strong,

And responsible for what I say and do,

and to respect myself and others,

respect authority,

use resources wisely,

make the world a better place,

And be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Parent Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To encourage and support my Girl Scout,

To help her troop at all times,

And to live by the Girl Scout Parent Law.

Parent Law

A Girl Scout Parent:

Understands the true purpose of Girl Scouting

Gets the Girl Scout to and from meetings on time

Knows a troop is a team effort

Sees the job through to the end

Sets a good example at all times

Is enthusiastic and supportive

Does not consider the leader a babysitter

Brings troop problems to the leader first

Always does his or her part willingly

Is aware that Girl Scouting is for all girls

To learn more about the purpose of Girl Scouting, as well as information on the national membership, structure and headquarters, visit the National Girl Scout website at http://www.girlscouts.org/.