EWAGGS Leader Meeting Minutes 8/31/2009
Please Note: Leaders' Meeting Minutes are provided as a courtesy to our leaders and do not take the place of meeting attendance.
Your consultant will be taking attendance at each Leader Meeting and forwarding this information to Council. The Minutes will be posted on the web-site for future reference as well.
Service Unit Update:
Service Unit Managers Sally O’Grady and Debbie Cohen opened the meeting.
Thanked Ulrica for heading QSP and for doing seminar.
Welcomed back old leaders and also welcomed and introduced 3 new leaders:
2 Brownie leaders and 1 Daisy troop.
Service Unit Positions:
Service Unit Managers (SUMs) - Debbie Cohen and Sally O’Grady
Secretary – Christine O’Brien
QSP – Ulrica Infosino
Registrar and Web Master - April Suk
Treasurer- Carol Wolkiewicz
Library – Kathy Patt
Rockers – Beth Vittor
Cookie Booth Coordinator – Betsy Bloemeke
Service Unit Organizer – Patty Dill will hold the orientation at her house for people
(old/new) who need this requirement.
Open Service Unit positions which still need to be filled:
Service Unit Cookie Manager (OPEN) – we have a mentor BUT CAN’T SELL COOKIES without a Manager.
Consultants – Daisy and Junior positions are open
Daisy - OPEN
Brownie - Michele Giovine
Junior – OPEN
Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors – Patty Dill
Organizers – positions for all levels are OPEN
Especially need for Open House. 3rd-5th grades are really down in numbers.
Overseer of Grade level breakouts K-12
(Ie. 8th grade babysitters at leader meetings should be all troops @ that level. Keep these organized (ie. 5th Grade Leaders organize Thinking Day).
Service Unit Events and Leaders Who Is Responsible for Organizing Them:
Kindergarten 1st Grade - Memorial Day Parade, Deck the Wall & Giving Tree
2nd Grade - Teddy Bear Picnic
3rd Grade - Hightstown Day (Fall)& Open House (Spring) have booth with photos and posters
4th Grade - Interfaith Prayer Service
5th Grade - Thinking Day
6th Grade - Bridging Ceremony
7th Grade - Caroling
8th Grade - Babysitters for Leader Meetings & Favorite Fella Activity
9th Grade- Leader/Daughter (Black Bear Camp in May/June – they are letting us keep the deposit)
10th, 11th & 12th Grades - Sing-a-Long with Joanne Tyne and Investiture Ceremony of New Leaders
** if you are a multi-level troop, then you need to declare a grade.
Council Update:
New Program Training Guide – Annual. A lot of important info and contacts. Check www.GSCSNJ.org for date changes.
Fundraising Participation Guidelines:
Must do both QSP and Cookies to fundraise for your troop (but does not apply to girls raising money for their Silver or Gold award, but it must be written in the award proposal).
QSP – 1 magazine and 1 nut sale per girl
Cookies – 1 case per girl
AND 75% of the troop must participate
Monopoly Night – Big GS fundraiser. November 13 6:30 pm Forsgate, Monroe, $75/pp.
Each Service Unit needs to supply a basket for the silent auction. Service project – do a basket for the Monopoly Night.
Bronze, Silver and Gold – New Guidelines:
Beginning with October 2011 – 2012 year MUST do new guidelines
Bronze – 4th, 5th Must do Journeys
Silver – 6,7,8 Cadette Journeys
Gold – 9-12 2 journeys or Silver plus 1 Sr/Ambassador Journey
“Forever Green” Community Action Project is run by GSCSNJ. Scouts can take action in their community to make the world a better place. Deals with improving environment (air, water, energy, waste management and green space). If interested, fill out form (available at meeting and gscsnj.org) and contact Kim Reed at kreed@gscsnj.org.
Maria Bongiovine (SP?) is former Girl Scout who would like to mentor Girl Scouts (but not lead a troop). If interested, please contact Sally O’Grady.
In need of babysitting for Leader Meetings. 7th & 8th grade girls can do this. Can do Grade Level breakouts as Bronze/Silver Award project.
Early Bird patches distributed.
New Girls Scout “year” begins October 1st. (official year goes October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2010).
GS no longer prints membership cards. Cards are used for discounts. Take blank ones for the girls.
A Triathlon will be held in Hightstown on Sunday, September 27th at 7:30 am. Lots of opportunities for Scouts to help (parking guides, course guides, finish line, water stops, transition area and clean-up. Scouts will receive a patch and volunteer shirt. Contact: Beverly Asselstine Troop 70196 at 448-8156 or baamjc@aol.com.
Troop #71269 is doing a homeless project for their Bronze Award. The troop will come to 2nd and 3rd year Brownies to do “Homeless Awareness” Try-it @ your meeting. Contact Kathy Patt or Barbara Reagan.
Joanne Tyne will decide work on Sing-A-Long and Brownie Clowning Event.
WOW – workshop. See EWAGS.org for details.
Last weekend in September is Religious Retreat for 6th grade and up. Go to DOTCTS web-site http://www.dotccs.org/retreat-54.html for more info. This is a camping trips for both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Religious Award information seminar – Joanne Tyne will be at the Rogers School on October 19 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Parents must stay.
Carol distributed bank statements.
Leader Meeting Calendar for the upcoming year: (4th Monday of every Month)
September 21, October 26, November 23, December (none), January 25, February 22, March 22, April 26, and May 24th. FYI…SUM meeting are the 1st Wednesday of the month.
Special thanks to Michele Charache for jotting down the Minutes for me!!
Your consultant will be taking attendance at each Leader Meeting and forwarding this information to Council. The Minutes will be posted on the web-site for future reference as well.
Service Unit Update:
Service Unit Managers Sally O’Grady and Debbie Cohen opened the meeting.
Thanked Ulrica for heading QSP and for doing seminar.
Welcomed back old leaders and also welcomed and introduced 3 new leaders:
2 Brownie leaders and 1 Daisy troop.
Service Unit Positions:
Service Unit Managers (SUMs) - Debbie Cohen and Sally O’Grady
Secretary – Christine O’Brien
QSP – Ulrica Infosino
Registrar and Web Master - April Suk
Treasurer- Carol Wolkiewicz
Library – Kathy Patt
Rockers – Beth Vittor
Cookie Booth Coordinator – Betsy Bloemeke
Service Unit Organizer – Patty Dill will hold the orientation at her house for people
(old/new) who need this requirement.
Open Service Unit positions which still need to be filled:
Service Unit Cookie Manager (OPEN) – we have a mentor BUT CAN’T SELL COOKIES without a Manager.
Consultants – Daisy and Junior positions are open
Daisy - OPEN
Brownie - Michele Giovine
Junior – OPEN
Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors – Patty Dill
Organizers – positions for all levels are OPEN
Especially need for Open House. 3rd-5th grades are really down in numbers.
Overseer of Grade level breakouts K-12
(Ie. 8th grade babysitters at leader meetings should be all troops @ that level. Keep these organized (ie. 5th Grade Leaders organize Thinking Day).
Service Unit Events and Leaders Who Is Responsible for Organizing Them:
Kindergarten 1st Grade - Memorial Day Parade, Deck the Wall & Giving Tree
2nd Grade - Teddy Bear Picnic
3rd Grade - Hightstown Day (Fall)& Open House (Spring) have booth with photos and posters
4th Grade - Interfaith Prayer Service
5th Grade - Thinking Day
6th Grade - Bridging Ceremony
7th Grade - Caroling
8th Grade - Babysitters for Leader Meetings & Favorite Fella Activity
9th Grade- Leader/Daughter (Black Bear Camp in May/June – they are letting us keep the deposit)
10th, 11th & 12th Grades - Sing-a-Long with Joanne Tyne and Investiture Ceremony of New Leaders
** if you are a multi-level troop, then you need to declare a grade.
Council Update:
New Program Training Guide – Annual. A lot of important info and contacts. Check www.GSCSNJ.org for date changes.
Fundraising Participation Guidelines:
Must do both QSP and Cookies to fundraise for your troop (but does not apply to girls raising money for their Silver or Gold award, but it must be written in the award proposal).
QSP – 1 magazine and 1 nut sale per girl
Cookies – 1 case per girl
AND 75% of the troop must participate
Monopoly Night – Big GS fundraiser. November 13 6:30 pm Forsgate, Monroe, $75/pp.
Each Service Unit needs to supply a basket for the silent auction. Service project – do a basket for the Monopoly Night.
Bronze, Silver and Gold – New Guidelines:
Beginning with October 2011 – 2012 year MUST do new guidelines
Bronze – 4th, 5th Must do Journeys
Silver – 6,7,8 Cadette Journeys
Gold – 9-12 2 journeys or Silver plus 1 Sr/Ambassador Journey
“Forever Green” Community Action Project is run by GSCSNJ. Scouts can take action in their community to make the world a better place. Deals with improving environment (air, water, energy, waste management and green space). If interested, fill out form (available at meeting and gscsnj.org) and contact Kim Reed at kreed@gscsnj.org.
Maria Bongiovine (SP?) is former Girl Scout who would like to mentor Girl Scouts (but not lead a troop). If interested, please contact Sally O’Grady.
In need of babysitting for Leader Meetings. 7th & 8th grade girls can do this. Can do Grade Level breakouts as Bronze/Silver Award project.
Early Bird patches distributed.
New Girls Scout “year” begins October 1st. (official year goes October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2010).
GS no longer prints membership cards. Cards are used for discounts. Take blank ones for the girls.
A Triathlon will be held in Hightstown on Sunday, September 27th at 7:30 am. Lots of opportunities for Scouts to help (parking guides, course guides, finish line, water stops, transition area and clean-up. Scouts will receive a patch and volunteer shirt. Contact: Beverly Asselstine Troop 70196 at 448-8156 or baamjc@aol.com.
Troop #71269 is doing a homeless project for their Bronze Award. The troop will come to 2nd and 3rd year Brownies to do “Homeless Awareness” Try-it @ your meeting. Contact Kathy Patt or Barbara Reagan.
Joanne Tyne will decide work on Sing-A-Long and Brownie Clowning Event.
WOW – workshop. See EWAGS.org for details.
Last weekend in September is Religious Retreat for 6th grade and up. Go to DOTCTS web-site http://www.dotccs.org/retreat-54.html for more info. This is a camping trips for both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Religious Award information seminar – Joanne Tyne will be at the Rogers School on October 19 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Parents must stay.
Carol distributed bank statements.
Leader Meeting Calendar for the upcoming year: (4th Monday of every Month)
September 21, October 26, November 23, December (none), January 25, February 22, March 22, April 26, and May 24th. FYI…SUM meeting are the 1st Wednesday of the month.
Special thanks to Michele Charache for jotting down the Minutes for me!!
* Next Leader Meeting: Monday, September 21*
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