May Leader's Meeting Agenda

Cookie Incentives will be available!!  Please pick them up or plan to pick them up at Michelle's by May 9th!

Troop 2058 Bronze Award

MSE Report

Annual Meeting Report Finance Reports -- Pat

​Leader Appreciation Wrap up-- Michelle/Julie​
Older Girl Recognition - May 16th -- Diana (RSVP by 5/1) 
Camp Basic and Encampment Wrap Up -- Lee

Mother/Daughter Event Wrap Up -- Kristen (366)

Father's Table -- Sandy

2016-2017 Planning: Higher Awards -- Lee
2016-2017 Planning: Events
Service Team 2016-2017 (Evening Meeting Facilitator, Redfield School Organizer, Anasazi School Organizer, Money Manager in Training, Procurement)

Summer Day Camp Registration closes May 16th

UPCOMING EVENTS

Leader's social tonight at Scottsdale Beer Company, 8:15

Older Girl Recognition - May 16 -- Diana 

Daisy & Brownie Father/Daughter Dance - May 6 -- Holly

Summer Day Camp - June 20-24 -- Troop 2256 

Back to School Ice Skating - August 27, 6 pm
Service Day -- October 1
Juliette Low Birthday Party - October 29
Cookie Rally - tentatively January 6, 2017
Thinking Day - February 26, 2017

Mother/Daughter Event at Crackerjax

Hey moms and daughters: join girl scouts of all ages from our Pima Neighborhood for an afternoon of fun!  



WHEN? Sunday, April 17

TIME?   1 – 3 pm

WHO? Any registered Girl Scout in the Pima Neighborhood ~ Daisies to High School

HOW MUCH? $19 per person which includes one bumper boat ride, one go-cart ride, one round of mini-golf plus snacks and beverages.  


NO REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED THE DAY OF THE EVENT.  This form plus payment is due by April 4, 2016.  

***All participants must be pre-registered***

REGISTRATION FORM

NAMES:_________________________________________________________


PHONE NUMBER:________________________________________________

$19    X        ____________ =   $______________________ 

(number in attendance)          (amount due)

Please make checks out to “Pima Neighborhood”

Mail completed form and payment to

Kristen Macneil

(address sent via email)

Questions?  Please email Kristen (email address sent via email)

March Leader's Meeting Agenda

MSE Report

• Spring Registration
• Online Finance Reports

Cookies -- Questions and updates

• Open Conversation about Cookie/Booth Training

Thinking Day Wrap up -- Diana
Finance Reports -- Pat

​Leader Appreciation -- Julie​
Older Girl Recognition - April 14th -- Diana (RSVP by 4/7) 
Gate Code Request -- Susan
TCC Training at Camp Basic - April 9-10 -- Lee

Summer Day Camp Registration

EVENTS

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

Camp Basic - April 9-10 -- Troop 2010
Older Girl Recognition - April 14 -- Diana 

Mother/Daughter Event - April 17- Kristen (366)
Encampment at Camp Marapai with horses - April 29-May 1

Campfire Singalong - May 6 -- Ellen/Lee

Brownie Father/Daughter Dance - April/May -- Holly

Summer Day Camp - June 20-24 -- Troop 2256 

Third Annual Older Girl Recognition Event

Pima Neighborhood

Girl Recognition Event

Monday, May 16, 6:30-8 pm

*NOTE DATE CHANGE*

Leaders, 

Pima is proud to host its third annual girl recognition event. If you have girls who have earned the Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award, have hosted a neighborhood event, or are seniors in high school, please invite them to this event. This is an opportunity for you to present their awards (that you have purchased) or to publicly acknowledge their accomplishments. Pima will provide flowers for high school bridgers, as well as Silver and Gold Award recipients, as well as a reception for girls and their supporting troops and families.

If you have a girls who are in eighth, tenth, or twelfth grade, they may bridge at this event.  All girls will bridge together with girls from other troops in their grade.  Please send me a list of names of girls who are bridging. 

This is a formal, "uniform" event.  Please ask your girls to wear white shirts and black bottoms plus a vest or sash.

For the program, I need the following:

• Troop #
• Correct spelling of  all girls' names
• A list of awards.  We recognize "metal" awards earned in since the beginning of the current Girl Scout year (October 1, 2015). "Metal" awards include Presidential Service Awards, service bars and leadership torches, as well as the Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards.  If you wish to recognize other accomplishments, please check with Diana.  
• A complete record of neighborhood event volunteer service to the neighborhood by each girl.

You may also email this information to pima.neighborhood@gmail.com

Deadline for submission is May 1st

Encampment

SUPERHEROES vs. VILLIANS

PIMA NEIGHBORHOOD ENCAMPMENT – SPRING 2016

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 on Saturday.

What: Camping and fun in the pines! Our neighborhood encampment!

Where: Camp Maripai, south of Prescott, Arizona

When: April 29-May 1, 2016 

Cost: $37 per person. ($15 for troops attending just for Saturday--no meals included.) 

Get ready! We are having our spring Neighborhood Encampment at Camp Maripai, our beautiful 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 fun 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 to discuss. 

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

Horseback riding is available for 4th graders and up (approx 1 hr/group, $25/person). If time allows, the Horseback Riding Patch can be earned (2 hrs, $40/person). Adults can ride if space is available.

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.

Registration is due March 7. Space is limited--first come, first served!

Leader Awards

It's that time of year when we honor all of our fantastic leaders and give special recognition to those that have gone over and beyond to give their girls a fantastic experience and to contribute to the neighborhood. We need your help to point out those volunteers that deserve this special recognition. If you have anyone to nominate for the following awards, please let Julie Gregory know ASAP and she will tell you how to proceed!

Council Recognitions - nominations need to be completed and turned in by February 25

Appreciation Pin - This is given to a volunteer for outstanding service in at least one geographic area, neighborhood, or program delivery audience. ( previous recipients are Susan Vargas, Holly Snopko, Michelle Johns, and Maxia Webb)

Honor Pin - This pin is given to a volunteer for outstanding service in two geographic areas or program delivery audiences. ( previous recipient Julie Gregory)

Neighborhood Recognitions - these need to be turned in by March 7

Volunteer of Excellence - Given to a volunteer within a service unit who has contributed outstanding service while directly partnering with girls in support of the Girl Scout Mission. ( previous recipients are Michelle Johns, Mary Cole, Patricia Dallas, Diana Laulainen-Schein, Louise Turner, Jennifer Anderson, Laynee Langner, Brandy Altstadter, Susan Vargas, Holly Snopko, Jodi Weaver, Susan Butler, Catherine Bell & Sandy Stratton)

Year of Service Pin - given in 5-year increments for service given as a registered adult volunteer

Numeral Guard - given in 5-year increments to an individual for combined girl and adult years as a registered Girl Scout

3-Year Leader Pin - Given to volunteers who have served as a leader in Arizona Cactus Pine Council for 3 years

Leader's Gala

What: Mark your calendars on April 4th for the annual Pima Neighborhood Leader's Recognition Gala!  

Dinner (Tom Thumb BBQ) will be served, presents will be handed out to all attendees, and volunteers will be honored.

If you want to enjoy an adult beverage with your co-leader, this is a BYOB event.

Where: The event will be held at Michelle's starting at 6:30. (Please refer to your service unit roster for the address). The event will be held outside, so dress appropriately.