Friday, November 7, 2014

Cookie Training Information

Mandatory cookie training will be held on November 17 at the Boys and Girls Club.
  • Experienced cookie managers and leaders:  9:30 - 10:00 am or 6:00 - 6:30 pm.
  • New cookie managers and leaders:  10 - 11:30 am or 6:30 - 8:00 pm.  (I expect that this session will not require the full 1 1/2 hours)
Also, the cookie managers must submit the cookie product manager agreement.  Use this link to get to the agreement:
http://girlscoutsaz.org/forms/troop-product-program-manager-agreement-cookies

Be sure to forward the return email from the agreement to Mary Cole.  The team roster that was sent out has Mary's email information on it.

Songfest

The location fist the songfest has been changed to Holly's house. Please check your email for details.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Vista del Camino

Please remember that Monday, November 3rd, is the deadline for participating in the Vista del Camino Adopt-a-Family program.  

We have 21 children adopted so far, only about a third of our normal participation.  Signup can be done at the Leader meetings on Monday or by email to me.  Thank you SOOOO much for those of you participating; we're helping to provide a holiday to children that would otherwise go without.

Below is the information about the program:  

Adopt-a-Family Program
Vista del Camino, Scottsdale Services
 
Vista del Camino Social Services provides food, clothing, and emergency assistance to Scottsdale residents in need.  Many members of our community need the support of others to provide their children with a special holiday.  Each year over 400 families are helped for Thanksgiving and 550 for Christmas.
 
The Christmas Program emphasizes the need of children.  Vista staff provides adopters with a brief biography about the family, including gift suggestions and sizes for the children.  You are asked to provide 3 gifts chosen from the ‘wish list’ provided by each child (total child adoption costs $100.)  Please consider also donating a $25 grocery gift card for the Christmas dinner.  If you wish to provide more for the holiday meal, please do so in the form of additional grocery gift cards (rather than one larger one.)  In addition to Christmas, Vista will also honor other holiday traditions such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan.
 
I will email adopted family information as soon as I receive our assignments.
 
Thank you on behalf of 100’s of families in need in Scottsdale!
We’re making the world a better place.
Holly Snopko, Troops 1265/256

November Agenda

·  GS Investitute and Rededication - Julie
·  Shout outs

BUSINESS
·  Jenny's Notes - Jenny
·  Service Day Wrap Up - Lee
·  Fall Product Wrap up  - Diana
    • Sale continues through the 9th; be sure money is deposited into your account. Council will debit what you owe.
    • Troops 31
    • Items sold 1,868
    • Top selling troops: 348 ($1507 in sales) and 2058 ($1996 in sales)
·  Halloween Candy can be dropped off at Jen Anderson’s to be donated to the military
·  Senior Scholarship – Susan and Julie

UPCOMING EVENTS
·  Tonight 8 pm, Chili’s Social
·  Songfest - November 9 – Lee
·  Cookie Training - November 17 - Mary
·  Vista Del Camino - December 8 – Holly 
·  First Aid and CPR – January 8, 9 pm, Congregational Church, $40 -Julie 
·  Cookie Rally - January 23 - Lee
·  Thinking Day - February 22 – Diana
·  Encampment - Feb 27-Mar 1 at Marapai -Lee
·  Camp Basic - March 21-22 - Lee
·  Leader's Gala  - May 4th – Diana and Michelle

School Breakout