Service Unit Meeting

Our meetings this year (2008) will be held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting place is in the basement of Emmanuel United Methodist Church located on the corner of Old 74 and Amelia Olive Branch.  Go to the back of church and down the steps.

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Meeting notes from the October 2008 meeting:

During the first half of the meeting, Stacey Reid from Council will be attending to discuss program levels, a brief overview of the Journey Books, and information about Troop Money Earning and we will also discuss current opportunities and information.  The second half we will spend having a Share Fair.  Information attached - please plan to attend to share ideas and information with other troop leaders!

 

Meeting notes from the September meeting:

Fall product sale - This year the troops can participate in the fall product sale.  Order taking runs October 30 through November 11, 2008. 

Registrations - all on time registrations were due to Debbie Ferguson by September 17th.  If you have not submitted your registrations, it is not too late, please contact Debbie and let her know you have forms to turn in.

Share Fair - There will be a share fair at the October meeting.  Troops, please bring ideas to share and any craft or troop items you no longer need.  There are other troops who may need your unwanted items.  Please help make this a success by donating ideas.  The stations in need of ideas are:

Troop Organization/Finance *  Ceremonies * Crafts * Community Service *  Songs and Games  *  Field Trips and Events

Forms - Nicole had all the troop forms such as Program Opportunities Guide and CD, Round Table materials etc.  Please contact Nicole if you would like to pick up your materials.

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Notes from the May meeting.

This was the final meeting of the current school year.

Day Camp reminder.  This years Day Camp will be held at Sycamore park on July 7, 8 and 9.  The sports activities will include soccer, volleyball and flag football.  There will of course be crafts.  The camp will culminate with an all-camp cookout and Galactic Olympics competition on Wednesday, the final day.

Material regarding camp and registration can be found here.

The winning T-shirt design was created by Taylor Moore from Troop 40783.

We are still in need of a coordinator for Wednesday.  This person will help get the Galactic games set up and make sure the grills are started on time, etc.

We are also in need of Brownie and Junior leaders.

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2008 Family Partnership Fund.  Troop 46641, leader Amy McMath was this year's pizza party winner.

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Financial Reports are due June 1st.  They need to be turned into Janel.

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We are looking for a new Training Liaison to replace Alice Zimmer.  Please contact Alice if you have any questions about the position.  She can be reached
at 947-0943.

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Gap Goals - Our GAP goals for the 2008-09 school year are as follows:

How can we strengthen our leaders:
-Develop SU phone list
-we need to connect to leaders who can't make SU meetings
-create a check list for new leaders
-alternate meeting days/locations

How can we help girls get to know girls who are different:
-identify sister SU
-encourage troops to interact with other SU troops of different age levels
-SU campout
-SU sponsor a "free" event to another SU that may not otherwise be able to have an opportunity
-create secret sister that can be revealed at a year end campout or SU activity

How can we help girls learn about the needs of their community and take action through community service:
-SU community project
-Use of Enquirer or Community press/local papers - photos
-Develop a SU PR position

How can we ensure clear and timely communication to leaders, volunteers, parents and community, using a variety of methods:
-Consider volunteers or parents who do not have/own a computer (i.e. cookie mom/dad)
-council still needs to continue to provide non-computer resource
-Troop PR parent - someone who is willing to be the phone parent - this person will get the info from the leader then call each parent in the troop an provide them with the information

What can be done to recruit new adults from a variety of resources to provide the GS program using different pathways:
-Identify local (non-parent) volunteers to provide services
-SU book with activity/badge ideas and resources
-Each leader approach 1 person or business to see if they would offer a program for the GS
-look into 8 week programs
-get older girls (Cadets/Seniors) involved with younger troops
-September kick off/May wrap-up

If anyone has any additional ideas they would like to have added, please contact Janel.

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Have a great summer!

Notes from the April meeting.

2008 Family Partnership Fund Campaign Challenge.  (Please see the Family Partnership section on our website.)

Troop/Group Financial report forms were made available at the meeting.  Please contact Janel if you need the form and instructions.  The Financial report is due to the Service Unit Manager (Janel) absolutely no later than June 1st.  If you have it ready by the next SU meeting, please feel free to turn it into Janel then.

Girl Scout Troop 45603 will be hosting a Brownie Day Camp on Saturday May 3.  Please contact john Wainscott at 405-8150 or Ellen Lewis at 553-0994.  April 20th is the deadline to registered for this opportunity.

DAY CAMP - any girl registered by October 2007 should have received by mail, the Day Camp packet of information.  If you have any girls that registered late or after October 1st, please contact Janel for this packet.

There are still volunteer positions open that need to be filled, so if you can spare some time think about joining us in helping to make a memorable event for the girls.  We are in need of Unit Leaders and co-leaders.

Clermont Eastside Council patch.  If your girls participated in any Council sponsored event (i.e. Thinking Day, Halloween Dance, Mother/Daughter Tea, Father/Daughter Dance etc.) they should receive a Council patch.  Please contact Janel if any of your girls are due this patch.

Community Service Day - Saturday, April 19th - please do not forget to sign up in advance if your troop would like to participate in this event.  The forms are available on the events tab of this website.

COOKIE HOODIES - if you have a girl that earned a hoodie from their initial cookie sales (250 boxes sold), and she did not receive it, please contact Nancy Gates as soon as possible.

Our next meeting and last meeting of the year will be held on Thursday, May 1st.

 

 

Notes not available from the March meeting

 

Notes from the February meeting.  ***Please note, there are file attachments at the end of the February notes.***

This month’s meeting will be held this Thursday, March 6th at 7:00 p.m. 

 Brief notes from last week:

 Summer Camp – Mary Beth King from Council visited to talk about Summer Camp opportunities and answer questions.  If you need camp brochures, please let me know.

 Family Partnership – Family Partnership began January 1, 2008 – more information will be coming on this.

 Summer Day Camp.  July 7-9 at Sycamore Park. - Reminder that the Adult Roles (attached) need to be filled by this meeting.  So far Julie has only filled the following roles: Assistant Director, Transportation Chair, Treasurer, Registrar.  All other roles are still open and must be filled so that planning can begin.  T-shirt designs are due by next month’s meeting – also there will be a Girl/Adult Planning meeting at April’s meeting.  Email Julie at Julie.stricker@hotmail.com if you have questions.

 Mother/Daughter Tea is this Friday – Enjoy to all who are attending!

 Father/Daughter Dance is April 10th – Flyer attached

 Service Unit Community Service Project – Info attached

 Program Opportunity – Land of Loralei – Valerie Webster from Land of Loralei visited to tell us about their program.  It sounds like a wonderful program.  What they offer to girl scouts is attached.

 Photographer – Amanda Davidson from the Enquirer’s Hometown Section contacted me to ask us to keep her in mind when our girls are doing any service activities or events.  Her info is – adavidson@cincinna.gannett.com or 200-8799.  (As a side note – if you do invite her to come and photograph an activity/event – please let your parents know in case there is someone who would rather not have their daughter’s picture taken/published)

 Last but not least – if you can’t make a Service Unit Meeting – all monthly info from Council (Take The Lead, etc.) is available online on Council’s website.  We are striving to get information to you as soon as possible via many vehicles.  Alice is also adding content as it’s available so be sure to check our Service Unit Website too!

 

Hope to see you Thursday! - Janel

Father Daughter Dance Info - CLICK HERE

Service Unit Community Service Project - CLICK HERE

Land of Loralei Info - CLICK HERE

Adult Roles for Camp Info - CLICK HERE

 

 

Notes from the January meeting:  ***Please note, there are file attachments at the end of these notes***


* Cookies - by now Cookie sales are in full swing.  If anyone has any questions, please contact SU Cookie guru Nancy Gates at
ngates1@fuse.net.  SU Goal is 145 boxes per girl.  GOOOOOOO Cookies!
 
 
* Father/Daughter Dance - the dance date has been moved due to a conflict at the hall.  The new date is Thursday, April 10th at St.
Bernadette's.  More information to come soon.  Any questions can be directed to Nancy Gates at the above email address.
 
 
* Girl Adult Planning - to finalize Service Unit Project plans will be held at the next SU Meeting (February 7th @ 7:00).  Please send
1 or 2 representatives from your troop.  Attached is a form that needs to be completed and turned in at that meeting.  Any questions can be addressed to
Jessica Perkins (contact info on the form attached).
 
 
* Training - Alice Zimmer will be contacting leaders that are still in need of training (if she hasn't already).  If you are in doubt
about your training, you can contact Alice at zimmerae@fuse.net.
 
 
* Children's Milk Foundation - from Alice and her troop:  "a favor to ask for my troop - we have partnered up with a doctor's group called
Children's Milk Foundation.  We are taking a collection of McDonald toys and books that are unwanted.  Please if possible spread the word for me.
Our troop will do this non-stop for the next year or two hopefully so it is never too late to donate.  Anyone can contact me via email zimmerae@fuse.net
or at home 513-947-0943 if they'd like to help us with collecting these items."  Any help will be appreciated.
 
 
* 2008 Daycamp -
 
Tentative Dates:  July 7-9th 5:30-9pm at Sycamore Park (pending park board approval)
Theme: Galactic Girl Scout Olympics
Badges:  Girl Sports Try-it, Sports Sampler Badge T-shirt Design Contest:
See Attached Flyer Adult Roles in Camp:  See Attached Flyer--we need all roles filled by the March Service Unit Meeting.  Please let me know if you
are interested in helping.
 
If you have questions regarding camp or would like to be involved, please contact me at 752-6448 (h) 732-1730 (w) or julie_stricker@hotmail.com
(email).
 
* Programs -
 
*         Girl Scouts Women's History Project Day at the Cincinnati Museum Center, March 22, 2008 from 10:00 a.m.  - 4:00 p.m.  Forms will be
available at the February SU Meeting (if you'd like a copy of the flyer beforehand or if you cannot attend the meeting, please let me know and I'll
forward one to you).
 
*         Women in Science - March 8, 2008 at the Cincinnati Children's Museum.  If you are interested, please contact the Children's Museum
 
* 2008 Summer Camp - girls should have received their Girl Scouts of Western Ohio 2008 Summer Camp Opportunities Brochure in the mail last
week.  If you/they did not receive a copy by February 1st please visit the website at www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org <http://www.girlscoutsofwesternohio.org/>  or contact Mary Beth King at 513-489-1025 (800-537-6241 ext. 116) or email at mking@grgsc.org.
 
* Take the Lead - If you didn't make the January SU Meeting and would like your Take the Lead before the February meeting, please let me
know and I will either forward a copy by email or make arrangements to mail or pick up/drop off.
 
* Thinking Day - Merwin/WT Troops!!  Friday, February 22nd at Merwin Elementary.  (THIS one sure snuck up!)  Please let me know by the end
of January if your troop will attend and what country you will represent. As troops respond I will forward more detailed information to you.
 
* Next SU Meeting - February 7th at 7:00 p.m. at the Thomaston Woods Community Room. 
 
WHEW!  I think that's it.  If I left anything out or if you have any questions, please let me know.
 
Stay warm and see you in a couple of weeks! - Janel

Attachment #1, T-Shirt Design HERE

Attachment #2, Adult Roles HERE

Attachment #3, Service Project HERE