October Encampment

DRAMA LLAMA!

PIMA NEIGHBORHOOD ENCAMPMENT

Who: All troops, 3rd grade and up. 
Second grade Brownie leaders may attend overnight with their daughters. 
Whole second grade Brownie troops are invited to attend for the day on Saturday.
What: Camping and fun in the pines! Our neighborhood encampment!
Where: Camp Maripai, south of Prescott, Arizona
When: October 23-25, 2015
Cost: $37 per person. ($15 for troops attending Saturday only--no meals are included for any day-only people).

Registration is due October 5. Space is limited--first come, first served!

Click here for the registration form.

Get ready! We are having our spring Neighborhood Encampment at Camp Maripai, our Girl Scout camp located outside of Prescott, about 1.5-2 hours from Scottsdale. It's a beautiful camp. You'll love it! 

Wide Games! We will plan a wide game on Saturday to reflect the theme with activities and games. The remainder of the time is open for your own troop's activities, so you can take a hike, work on a badge, or even give your girls some down time. Whatever you wish! We will need adult and older girl volunteers to help plan and run the Wide Game. Please email Lee (lee@reality.com). 

Archery: Archery is available for 4th graders and up (approx 1 hr/group, $6/girl). 

Meals! Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner, and Sunday breakfast will be provided. Each troop will provide their own lunch on Saturday, dinner on Friday, and any snacks they wish. Feel free to buddy up with another troop! This is a great bridging or friendship building opportunity! 

Accommodations! There are various cabins and buildings for us to stay in, each of which accommodate a different number of people. Younger girls and first-time campers are generally most comfortable in the larger buildings, while older girls will stay in cabin sites or even platform tent sites. Some buildings have beds, some have only mattresses. 

Swaps! Once again, we will have a swap exchange. Please prepare your swaps around a wilderness/camping/outdoors theme or the encampment theme. We suggest that each girl bring at least ten swaps, but that's up to you and your troop. We will be having a SWAPS Contest this time so get creative!

Required Training! All troops must have a troop First Aider, with current First aid and CPR cards. All troops must have an adult present who has completed Troop Camp Certification Levels 1 and 2. (Leaders who are attending with just their daughters are exempt.)

More information! The full registration packet will be distributed soon. In it, you will find detailed information including directions to the camp, the schedule, the menu, and so forth. Troop camping assignments will be available a week or two before the encampment.

September Encampment

Tall Pines – Fun Times!

Who: All troops, 5th grade and up. 
What: Camping and fun in the pines! 
Where: Shadow Rim Ranch, north of Payson, Arizona
When: September 18-20, 2015
Cost: $20 per person. 

Registration is due September 8. Space is limited--first come, first served! 

We are having our older girl fall Neighborhood Encampment at Shadow Rim Ranch, our Girl Scout camp located outside of Payson, about 1.5-2 hours from Scottsdale. It's a beautiful camp. You'll love it! 

Program Opportunities: There will be no wide games at this encampment. The time is open for your own troop's activities, so you can take a hike, work on a badge, or even give your girls some down time. Whatever you wish! Archery, Climbing Wall, and Canoeing will be available. We will also have a friendship bracelets craft. We'll have a big campfire Saturday night. 

Meals: All troops will be cooking their own meals. Feel free to buddy up with another troop! This is a great bridging or friendship building opportunity.

Accommodations: There are various cabins and buildings for us to stay in, each of which accommodate a different number of people. Some buildings have beds, some have only mattresses. 

Swaps: Once again, we will have a swap exchange. Please prepare your swaps around a wilderness/camping/outdoors theme or the encampment theme. We suggest that each girl bring at least ten swaps, but that's up to your troop.

Required Training: All troops must have a troop First Aider, with current First aid and CPR cards. All troops must have an adult present who has completed Troop Camp Certification Levels 1 and 2. (Leaders who are attending with just their daughters are exempt.)

More information: The full registration packet will be posted online. In it, you will find detailed information including directions to the camp, the schedule, and so forth. Troop camping assignments will be available a week or two before the encampment.

Click here for the registration form.

August Agenda

Remember to Bring and Contributions for:

Gold Award Project Formal Wear Donations -- Diana

New Troop Supplies Donations 

Grants Available for Senior Citizen Community Service 

BUSINESS

Welcome Back!

Ice Skating Event Report

Financial Reports -- Pat
Scholarship -- Susan

Service Team, Registration, and Banking -- MSE

Neighborhood Communications - Blog, Calendar, Email -- Diana
Sister Troops -- Diana

Fall Product -- Diana 
Cookie Dates -- 
Event Sign Up -- Michelle
First Aid Day/Awards -- Julie
Encampment/Service Day -- Lee

UPCOMING EVENTS

Tonight 8 pm, Scottsdale Beer Company Leader's Social (behind Chili's on the NW corner of Shea and the 101)

Shadow Rim Older Girl Fall Encampment - September 18-20 -- Lee
First Aid/CPR Training - October 20 -- Julie
Maripai Fall Encampment - October 23-25 -- Lee 

Juliette Low Birthday Party - October 24 -- Troops 2256 & 231 (Julie, Michelle, and Diana)

Cookie Rally - January 8 -- Lee

Thinking Day - February 21 -- Diana/Troop 2256
Camp Basic - April 2-3 -- Troop 2010

Leader's Gala - April 4 -- Michelle/Julie/Diana

Spring Encampment at Willow Springs - April 29-May 1
Brownie Father/Daughter Dance - April/May -- Holly
Summer Day Camp - June -- Troop 2256 and a cast of thousands

Fall Product Sale 2015

For any troops who are still interested, I  will have have Fall Product packets available at the August 31st leader's meetings or at my home.  

Please have your troop product manager fill in this form before the leader's meeting (it takes literally two minutes to read and sign):

http://www.girlscoutsaz.org/en/cookies/fall-product-program/program-resources/for-troop-product-managers.html#

Once this form is filled in a receipt is emailed a receipt.  Please forward that to me, along with the number of girls in the troop.   

There is a lot of information available to troop fall product managers here: http://www.girlscoutsaz.org/en/cookies/fall-product-program/program-resources/for-troop-product-managers.html

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

• Changes to the program from last year are highlighted in the Fall Product Program Manual on pages 2-3
• Sale starts September 14
• Orders must be entered into website by 9/26
• Product will be delivered by 10/3-10/4
• Sale ends November 1
• Ashdon Farms Website: https://www.ashdonfarmsnute.com/Home.aspx
• Your user name is girlscoutsaz followed by your troop number (no spaces)
• Password is: Contact Diana for password (pima.neighborhood@gmail.com)
• Troops order and receive only what is sold (no full cases as with cookies)
• Troops that participate in the sale and sell at least $250 worth of product will be allowed to select cookie booths in the first round
• A troop manual is included in your packets, but Diana is happy to answer questions. 
• Email:pima.neighborhood@gmail.com

Neighborhood Meeting Dates for 2015-2016

Mark your calendars to attend the monthly neighborhood meetings at the Boys and Girls Clubs located at 10515 E. Lakeview Drive, Scottsdale AZ 85258. You may attend either the 10 am meeting or the 7 pm meeting.

• August 31 
• October 5
• November 1
• December 7
• January 11
• February 1
• March 14
• May 2

You can also mark your calendar for the following special leader meetings:

• November 16 -- Cookie training to be held at the same location, also at either 10 am or 7 pm.
• April 4 -- Leader's Gala and Recognition Event, 7 pm, location to be announced

Other known dates for Girl Scout activities can be found by accessing the calendar to the right. Click on the link labelled "Neighborhood Calendar."

Discounts Available at Desert Stages

Legally Blonde Jr. had an amazing Opening Weekend at Desert Stages Theatre last weekend. It is a very fun, very age-appropriate, and very pink show. Desert Stages offers special discounts for Girl Scouts. Just enjoy the show or watch the show and earn your Theatre Badge. 

Please contact Susan Butler at susanjacqueline@hotmail.com for more information.

The show runs every weekend and closes on September 20th. Show times are Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 1:00, 3:00 and 7:30pm, and Sundays at 1:00 and 3:00pm. 

First Aid/CPR Training

Pima Neighborhood will be holding a 1st Aid/CPR Training on Tuesday, October 20 from 5:45 to 9:30 pm. The cost is $40.00 per person. Training will be held at The Congregational Church of the Valley located at 120th Street and Shea. All leaders, parents, and older girls are welcome to attend.  Julie will be collecting payment beginning in September.  Checks need to be made payable to Pima Neighborhood.  We need a minimum of 8 paid participants in order to hold the class!

If you need this training, put the date on your calendar now! Every troop is required to have at least one trained adult. This is the only training we will be offering before the October encampment!!