Leader Meeting Minutes 4/26/2010
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 Manager Sally O’Grady opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.
COUNCIL UPDATE: Sally O’Grady
• No Minutes from Council provided
• Sally was the only representative from EWAGs for Leader/Membership forum.
• Continue to check www.gscsnj.org for updates to web-site and Council calendar.
SERVICE UNIT UPDATE (Sally O’Grady and Debbie Cohen)
Registration for 2010-2011:
Materials were handed out at this meeting. It was suggested that you put every girl’s name on the top for the registration form so you know who has a form and who doesn’t. Early Bird registration is due in June 19th. Patches will be available at the Council Shop but troops will have to pay for them on their own. No other “troop” incentives are available this year. The incentive for Service Units that submit 60% or more of their membership by the dead line, will be admittance into a raffle. Five will be chosen for a Council sponsored program which will be free of cost to the members of the winning service units. We registered 871 people last year, so we need about 520 people, about 10 members per troop, in order to qualify. It’s best to try to bring your registrations to the May 24th Leader Meeting. Troops interested in helping the Service Unit make it into the raffle will need to drop off registrations no later than Friday, June 19th. Questions? Go to www.ewags.org/registrations for detailed information. Still need help? Contact April Suk at april@troop913.com.
Babysitting for Leader Meetings:
Had trouble organizing it this year. Typically, it’s harder for the older girls to help out because of outside activities. It was recommended that 7th Grade Leaders coordinate this task going forward but allow 6th, 7th and 8th girls scouts to help volunteer to baby-sit.
Cookie Incentives – Beth Kupper
Beth handed out cookie incentives. Small Adult “hoodies” are on back order. Movie tickets are not in yet. If you did not get your incentives, please contact Beth at bckrn@verizon.net.
Family Fun Day (Leader/Daughter Appreciation) – June 27 Black Bear Day Camp, Millstone, NJ.
So far only 47 registrations have been received and 100 are needed to hold the event. The event has been opened to the entire Council. The cost is $40 per person and all food and activities are included. Go to www.blackbearlake.com to see all that the camp has to offer. The Service Unit is looking for suggestions for future Leader/Daughter programs. Please email Debbie or Sally.
Memorial Day Parade: May 31
The Service Unit needs a Kindergarten or 1st Grader Leaders to organize EWAGs participation in this event. Deirdre Misura will send in the participation form to the township but someone needs to step-up and coordinate rest of EWAGs participation in Hightstown’s parade only. FYI: The Hightstown and Cranbury parades are both held on Monday, May 31. Line-up for Hightstown’s parade is at the Walter C. Black Horseshoe at 8:30 am. The Cranbury parade begins at 1:00 pm. Line-up is in Symmes Court. Participation in the parade counts are community service and rockers are available.
Bridging: Ulrica Infosino - Sunday, June 6 from 6:00 -7:30 pm
This event will be held at the Walter C. Black gym. Troops who notified Ulrica that they are bridging should have received an email about the event. So far, 15 troops and 130 girls have registered. Those who are not bridging are still invited to come to the event. If your have Scouts in your troop who have received their Gold, Silver or Bronze award and are not Bridging, please let Ulrica know so she can list them in the program.
Questions? Contact Ulrica at anthony.infosino@erols.com.
Habitat for Humanity: Ulrica Infosino
The Habitat for Humanity house is located on South Academy Street. Some ways Girl Scouts can help include: site-greeter (checks-in volunteers); meal provider/server (breakfast or lunch); planter/plant supplier for a Rain Garden nd/or babysitting (at First United Methodist Church). Site greeting position may be better suited for older Scouts and an adult would need to be present. For babysitting (no more than 10 children will be allowed and 2 adults need to be present). Ulrica is trying to set-up a chart for scheduling/coordinating meals which will be served at Dawes Park. Contact Ulrica at anthony.infosino@erols.com if you are interested. Beverly Asselstine is coordinating any Boy Scout volunteers. Most of the work is done on the weekend. Great opportunity for Community Service hours. More info available on http://habitatmba.org. Also, there is a Girl Scout Habitat for Humanity Badge available. The cost is $70 for the kit which is for 10 girls. Kit includes “sinch sac,” pencil, notebook and meeting modules. Five modules need to be completed to earn the patch. Contact Ulrica if you’d like the information so she can email it to you.
Reminder: Service Unit Event Guidelines
Having Grade Level Leaders responsible for organizing Service Unit events has been very successful this year. To keep the ball rolling in the right direction, a “Service Unit Event Guidelines Binder” is being developed.
This will be an invaluable resource to leaders organizing a Service Unit event next year. We are asking all leaders who led Service Unit event this year to fill-out a form with contact and procedure information as well as recommendations/suggestions for the future. Please email Christine O’Brien at christineob17@gmail.com so she can email you a blank form. Blank forms will also be available at the 5/24 Leader Meeting as well. Once you’ve filled out the form, we will add your form to the binder, which will be available at every Leader Meeting. We will also try to get this information up on the web-site as well.
OPEN DISCUSSION:
Suggestions for next year’s Service Unit:
Leader Meetings - have level Breakout meetings before the Leader Meeting begins.
Service Unit Events:
Grade Level Leader Responsibilities had some slight changes for 2010-2011. Breakdown is as follows:
Grade level leaders) (EWAGs Event)
Kindergarten Memorial Day Parade
1st Grade Deck the Walls and Giving Tree
2nd Grade Teddy Bear Picnic
3rd Grade Girl Scout Open House (Fall and Spring)
4th Grade Interfaith Prayer Service
5th Grade Thinking Day or EWAGs Service Unit Camp-out
6th Grade Bridging Ceremony
7th Grade Baby Sitters for Leader Meetings and Caroling
8th Grade Favorite Fella Activity
9th Grade Leader/Daughter Activity
10th, 11th, 12th Sing-a-long with Joanne Tyne & Investiture of new Leaders
Open Positions for next year:
• Brownie Consultant
• Cookie Manager
• Registrar
• 1 SUM position for 2011-2012 (Sally is looking for someone to shadow her this year so they are ready to take over the following year).
Next Month’s Leader Meeting: (it’s the last one of the school year!)
Some suggestions mentioned to make the last Leader Meeting of the year more fun:
• everyone bring a dish to share
• 10 Games in a bag (Joanne Tyne)
• Any other suggestions? Contact Sally O’Grady or Debbie Cohen
* LAST Leader Meeting: Monday, May 24 *
Service Unit Manager Sally O’Grady opened the meeting and welcomed everyone.
COUNCIL UPDATE: Sally O’Grady
• No Minutes from Council provided
• Sally was the only representative from EWAGs for Leader/Membership forum.
• Continue to check www.gscsnj.org for updates to web-site and Council calendar.
SERVICE UNIT UPDATE (Sally O’Grady and Debbie Cohen)
Registration for 2010-2011:
Materials were handed out at this meeting. It was suggested that you put every girl’s name on the top for the registration form so you know who has a form and who doesn’t. Early Bird registration is due in June 19th. Patches will be available at the Council Shop but troops will have to pay for them on their own. No other “troop” incentives are available this year. The incentive for Service Units that submit 60% or more of their membership by the dead line, will be admittance into a raffle. Five will be chosen for a Council sponsored program which will be free of cost to the members of the winning service units. We registered 871 people last year, so we need about 520 people, about 10 members per troop, in order to qualify. It’s best to try to bring your registrations to the May 24th Leader Meeting. Troops interested in helping the Service Unit make it into the raffle will need to drop off registrations no later than Friday, June 19th. Questions? Go to www.ewags.org/registrations for detailed information. Still need help? Contact April Suk at april@troop913.com.
Babysitting for Leader Meetings:
Had trouble organizing it this year. Typically, it’s harder for the older girls to help out because of outside activities. It was recommended that 7th Grade Leaders coordinate this task going forward but allow 6th, 7th and 8th girls scouts to help volunteer to baby-sit.
Cookie Incentives – Beth Kupper
Beth handed out cookie incentives. Small Adult “hoodies” are on back order. Movie tickets are not in yet. If you did not get your incentives, please contact Beth at bckrn@verizon.net.
Family Fun Day (Leader/Daughter Appreciation) – June 27 Black Bear Day Camp, Millstone, NJ.
So far only 47 registrations have been received and 100 are needed to hold the event. The event has been opened to the entire Council. The cost is $40 per person and all food and activities are included. Go to www.blackbearlake.com to see all that the camp has to offer. The Service Unit is looking for suggestions for future Leader/Daughter programs. Please email Debbie or Sally.
Memorial Day Parade: May 31
The Service Unit needs a Kindergarten or 1st Grader Leaders to organize EWAGs participation in this event. Deirdre Misura will send in the participation form to the township but someone needs to step-up and coordinate rest of EWAGs participation in Hightstown’s parade only. FYI: The Hightstown and Cranbury parades are both held on Monday, May 31. Line-up for Hightstown’s parade is at the Walter C. Black Horseshoe at 8:30 am. The Cranbury parade begins at 1:00 pm. Line-up is in Symmes Court. Participation in the parade counts are community service and rockers are available.
Bridging: Ulrica Infosino - Sunday, June 6 from 6:00 -7:30 pm
This event will be held at the Walter C. Black gym. Troops who notified Ulrica that they are bridging should have received an email about the event. So far, 15 troops and 130 girls have registered. Those who are not bridging are still invited to come to the event. If your have Scouts in your troop who have received their Gold, Silver or Bronze award and are not Bridging, please let Ulrica know so she can list them in the program.
Questions? Contact Ulrica at anthony.infosino@erols.com.
Habitat for Humanity: Ulrica Infosino
The Habitat for Humanity house is located on South Academy Street. Some ways Girl Scouts can help include: site-greeter (checks-in volunteers); meal provider/server (breakfast or lunch); planter/plant supplier for a Rain Garden nd/or babysitting (at First United Methodist Church). Site greeting position may be better suited for older Scouts and an adult would need to be present. For babysitting (no more than 10 children will be allowed and 2 adults need to be present). Ulrica is trying to set-up a chart for scheduling/coordinating meals which will be served at Dawes Park. Contact Ulrica at anthony.infosino@erols.com if you are interested. Beverly Asselstine is coordinating any Boy Scout volunteers. Most of the work is done on the weekend. Great opportunity for Community Service hours. More info available on http://habitatmba.org. Also, there is a Girl Scout Habitat for Humanity Badge available. The cost is $70 for the kit which is for 10 girls. Kit includes “sinch sac,” pencil, notebook and meeting modules. Five modules need to be completed to earn the patch. Contact Ulrica if you’d like the information so she can email it to you.
Reminder: Service Unit Event Guidelines
Having Grade Level Leaders responsible for organizing Service Unit events has been very successful this year. To keep the ball rolling in the right direction, a “Service Unit Event Guidelines Binder” is being developed.
This will be an invaluable resource to leaders organizing a Service Unit event next year. We are asking all leaders who led Service Unit event this year to fill-out a form with contact and procedure information as well as recommendations/suggestions for the future. Please email Christine O’Brien at christineob17@gmail.com so she can email you a blank form. Blank forms will also be available at the 5/24 Leader Meeting as well. Once you’ve filled out the form, we will add your form to the binder, which will be available at every Leader Meeting. We will also try to get this information up on the web-site as well.
OPEN DISCUSSION:
Suggestions for next year’s Service Unit:
Leader Meetings - have level Breakout meetings before the Leader Meeting begins.
Service Unit Events:
Grade Level Leader Responsibilities had some slight changes for 2010-2011. Breakdown is as follows:
Grade level leaders) (EWAGs Event)
Kindergarten Memorial Day Parade
1st Grade Deck the Walls and Giving Tree
2nd Grade Teddy Bear Picnic
3rd Grade Girl Scout Open House (Fall and Spring)
4th Grade Interfaith Prayer Service
5th Grade Thinking Day or EWAGs Service Unit Camp-out
6th Grade Bridging Ceremony
7th Grade Baby Sitters for Leader Meetings and Caroling
8th Grade Favorite Fella Activity
9th Grade Leader/Daughter Activity
10th, 11th, 12th Sing-a-long with Joanne Tyne & Investiture of new Leaders
Open Positions for next year:
• Brownie Consultant
• Cookie Manager
• Registrar
• 1 SUM position for 2011-2012 (Sally is looking for someone to shadow her this year so they are ready to take over the following year).
Next Month’s Leader Meeting: (it’s the last one of the school year!)
Some suggestions mentioned to make the last Leader Meeting of the year more fun:
• everyone bring a dish to share
• 10 Games in a bag (Joanne Tyne)
• Any other suggestions? Contact Sally O’Grady or Debbie Cohen
* LAST Leader Meeting: Monday, May 24 *
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