Feed my Starving Children

Please join us for a night of service at Feed My Starving Children, where volunteers will be packing nutritious meals that are shipped to hungry children worldwide.

When: Friday, September 21st 2018 5:45 to 8 p.m.

Where: 1345 S. Alma School Road, Mesa, AZ 85210

RSVP: By Friday September 14th to Tracey Locke (contact info via email)

Hosted By: Troop 4307/ Troop Leaders Tracey Locke and Teresa Catalbano

Details: Please plan on wearing comfortable clothes and closed toed shoes. Long hair should be worn in a pony tail and leave the jewelry at home. Daisies need one chaperone for each child. Brownies and Juniors need one chaperone per three girls. Cadettes and Seniors need one chaperone per four girls and ambassadors need one adult per five students. Please, no siblings under 5.

Ice Cream Social

Please join Pima Neighborhood Girl Scouts for the first annual (Italian) ice cream social at Piccolo's.  Enjoy a discount of $1 per cup and learn about opportunities in Girl Scouts.

Italian Ice prices start at $2 for two scoops for this event and gelato starts at $3 for two scoops. View the full menu here.

When: September 17, 5:30-8:00

Where: Piccolo Family Italian Ice
10135 E Vía Linda C112, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Proudly hosted by Girl Scout Troop 2064 & 2256

Please also enjoy 20% of your entire purchase through the month of October with a coupon attached to the event flyer (ask your troop leader for a copy).

Songfest 2018

Troop 83 is hosting a singalong and s'mores campfire on Friday, November 30th from 6:30 to 8:30.    

Each troop should come prepared with a song or skit to share. Cost is $3 per girl to cover the cost of the s'mores and a patch. The event is limited to 60 girls, so register now. 


Please refer to your Neighborhood Service Team roster for Terri's email.

Email your RSVP to Terri and include the number of girls and your troop #.

2018-2019 Neighborhood Activities

2018-2019 Activity Planning

* Recruitment Activities (public events, open to non-members)

AUGUST

* August 12, Pool Party, (Terri/83) 

* August 17, Ice Skating, (Diana/2256) 

SEPTEMBER

* September 17, Ice Cream Social (Maria/2064)
September 21, Feed my Starving Children (Tracey/4307)

​* September 23, Theater Event: Narnia (Kelle/Diana; 2010/2256)​

​OCTOBER

October 21, Community Service Day (Kelly/231)

October 26-28, Encampment at Willow Springs (Lee/2010)

NOVEMBER

November 4, 2-4 pm, Juliette Low Birthday Party (Maria/4402)
November 4, Tentative Volunteer Opportunity: Congenital Heart Walk (Tali/2256)

November 17, Powder Puff Derby (Michelle)​
November 17, Older Girl Event: Own the Night at ASU East (2256/2010/Council)
November 30, Songfest (Terri/83)

​(Vista del Camino Adopt a Family)​

​DECEMBER
December 13, Leader Holiday Party (Teresa/2256)

Nutcracker??​
(​Gift Wrapping)

(Angel Tree)

​

J​ANUARY

January 11, Cookie Rally (Marilyn/Maria/ 2064) 
January 12-13, Camp B.A.S.I.C.

FEBRUARY

February 24, Thinking Day (Diana/2256)

​Father/Daughter Hike + Breakfast (Cindy/6275)​
Mother/Daughter Tea (Laura/3722)
 ​

M​ARCH
March 1-3, Spring Encampment at Shadow Rim (Lee/2010)

Father/Daughter Dance (?)

​

​APRIL

​April 1, Leader's Gala (Michelle/Pat/Diana)​

* April 7, Theater: James and the Giant Peach (Kelle/Diana; 2010/2256)​

​MAY

May 1, Older Girl Celebration/Bridging (Michelle/Diana​​)​

JUNE 

* Day Camp/PA Training (Diana/Lee)

Other Potential Events
Parada del Sol
Skills Day
Brownie Badge Day

Older Girl Event: Own the Night

November 17, 2018, 6:00pm – November 18, 2018, 6:00am

Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus

7001 E Williams Field Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA

This all-night event for Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors only is a chance to earn a badge and network with other older girls in the East Valley. For Cadettes and Seniors, one of the badges will be the first in a series three new ROBOTICS badges!! Brand new to Girl Scouts, these badges will be debuting at the event and the workshops will be facilitated with the help of ASU expertise.  The badges are a series of three that can be earned at each level).

Don't like Robotics? For Cadettes, choose from the following badges: Book Artist, Animal Helpers, and Eating for Beauty. For Seniors, choices include the Sky and Car Care badges. Ambassadors can earn "On my Own" or take part in the following badge workshop on designed to help get you started on the road to college.

Tenth-Grade Seniors and Ambassadors can attend a badge called "College Knowledge." Want to know how to research schools and financial aid online? Want to set up a Common App account? This is your night to do that and more with the help of ASU campus professionals.

Cost is $20 and tentatively includes the badge, a pizza party, and the all-night lock in.

Set aside the date! Registration for Pima will begin September 24th with general registration opening on October 1st.

Girl Scout Trivia

Test your GS IQ!

1. The color of a Daisy vest is:
2. The color of a cadette/senior/ambassador vest is:
3. The things worn on the front of a vest for a learning skill are called:
4. A patch for an event, such as an encampment or cookie sales, are worn where?
5. For each year of membership in Girl Scouts, a girl can wear what?
6. On what day was Juliette Low born?
7. In what city was Girl Scouts founded?
8. What year was Girl Scouts founded?
9. Juliette Low modeled Girl Scouts on the English Boy Scouts organized by what man?
10. Name a world center?
11. What day is Thinking Day?
12. March 12 is the Girl Scout Birthday. It is the anniversary of what?
13. T/F Boy Scouts of America is a much older institution than the Girl Scouts?
14. What does WAGGGS stand for?
15. Thinking Day celebrates?
16. Where is Our Chalet located?
17. T/F The WAGGGS sign is the same as the GSUSA sign (three fingers of the right hand held at about shoulder level)
18. The two stars on the WAGGGS pin stand for what?
19. The highest award in Girl Scouts is called what?
20. What is the highest award a Cadette Girl Scout can earn?
21. How many international centers are there?
22. Where is Our Cabana?
23. Which cookie is the original Girl Scout cookie?
24. How many parts are there to the Girl Scout promise?
25.What is the hat worn by a Brownie called?
26. Which two animals did Juliette Low own? Ostrich, Penguin, Parrot, Cat, Mouse, Snake, Mockingbird, or Hamster.
27. Juliette Low loved to draw and was good at learning foreign languages.  What subjects did she find difficult?
28. The blue pin you wear is called what?
29. The blue pin is worn above/below the trefoil pin?
30. Juliette Low had hearing problems. She lost part of her hearing as a child and it was made worse at her wedding when what happened?
31. Who "invented" Scouting?
32. Scouting was founded in which country?
33. Who was the first Chief Girl Guide?
34. The approximate membership of WAGGGS is?
35. How many countries are members of WAGGGS?
36. The blue on the WAGGGS pins symbolizes what?
37. What do the the three leaves of the trefoil symbolize?
38. What was the cause of Juliette Low's death?
39. What is the WAGGGS motto?
40. Sangam translates to what?
41. The base or stalk on the symbolizes what?
42. The line or vein in the center of the WAGGGS pin symbolizes what?
43. What color was the original Girl Scout uniform?
44. How many siblings did Juliette have?
45. Who baked the first Girl Scout cookies?
46. What was the first Girl Scout handbook called?
47. What did Juliette Low's girls call her?
48. How many girls were in the first Girl Scout troop?
49. What was Juliette's husband's name?
50. What did Juliette sell to found Girl Scouts?
51. Who was the first registered Girl Scout?
52. How many parts are there in the GS Law?
53. How did meetings end traditionally?

Other trivia bits.

• The original color of the uniform was changed to khaki because the red Georgia dirt showed too much on navy.
• Juliette Low practiced palm reading.
• Two of the earliest Girl Scout activities were basketball and camping.
• Edith Wilson was the first honorary president.
• Juliette Gordon Low always carried a knife, a whistle, and a cup.
• The second handbook was called "Scouting for Girls."
• Until 1923, adults could earn and wear proficiency badges
• Lou Henry Hoover as both honorary president and elected national president of the Girl Scouts
• Juliette Gordon Low died on January 27, 1927.
• The national headquarters were in Savannah, moved to Washington DC in 1913, and then to NYC in 1916.
• Juliette's parrot was called Polly Poons.
• A film called "The Golden Eaglet" was produced and shown in theaters in 1918.
• During WWII, the Liberty Ship, was named to honor Juliette Low.

Answers
1. Blue
2. Khaki
3. Badges
4. Back of the vest or sash
5. A membership star with a colored disk
6. Halloween, October 31
7. Savannah, GA
8. 1912
9. Lord Baden-Powell
10. Pax Lodge, Our Cabana, Our Chalet, Sangam
11. February 22
12. The formation of Girl Scouts in the USA
13. False. Boy Scouts was founded less than two years before Girl Scouts.
14. World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
15. Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world
16. Switzerland
17. True
18. The promise and the law
19. Gold Award
20. Silver Award
21. Four
22. Mexico
23. Trefoil/shortbread
24. Three
25. Beanie
26. Parrot and mockingbird
27. Spelling and arithmetic
28. WAGGGS pin or World Trefoil Pin
29. Above
30. A piece of rice got stuck in her left ear
31. Lord Baden Powell
32. England
33. Olave, Lady Baden-Powell
34. 10 million
35. 145
36. The sky and sun shining over all the children of the world
37. The three parts of the promise
38. Breast cancer
39. Be Prepared
40. Coming Together
41. A flame, which represents the love of humanity and the flame that burns in the hearts of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world.
42. The compass needle pointing the way
43. Navy
44. Five, three sisters and two brothers
45. Girl Scouts
46. "How Girls can Help their Country" 
47. Miss Daisy. Her uncle gave her the nickname of "Daisy."
48. 18. There were over 1000 girls registered by 1914 and 100,000 registered by 1925.
49. Willie Low. They were married in 1886.
50. Her pearls.
51. Her niece, Daisy.
52. 10
53. By singing "Taps"

May Leader's Meeting

Meeting is May 7. Don't forget it is GARAGE SALE day.  No actual cash required; bring your unwanted items and pick up some things you might want. I guess it's more of a material swap.

Don't forget, if you do not want to keep your "Awesome Leader" sign, you can bring it back to Lee for recycling.  

Enrichment

• Metal Awards (Kelly/Lee)

Finance Report Due 5/31 

Pima Event Planning Guide

• Linked to the blog
• What's in it?

Open Service Team Positions

• School Organizers needed for Redfield, Desert Canyon, and maybe Anasazi 

Early Registration 

• 5 girls, 2 leaders by May 31 = $25
• PLUS, Service Units that renew 60% or higher by June 30, will receive 50% off their 2019 encampment fees (discount is limited to building reservations only).
• We are currently at 36.6%.

2018-2019 Activity Planning

* Recruitment Activities (public events, open to non-members)

AUGUST

* Pool Party (Terri) Targeting August 11?

* August 17, Ice Skating, August (Diana/2256) 

SEPTEMBER

* Ice Cream Social (tentatively claimed by 2064)

​* September 23, 2 pm, Theater Event: Narnia (Kelle/Diana; 2010/2256)​
Feed my Starving Children (Tracey Locke/2307)

​

OCTOBER

Community Service Day (Kelly O'Rourke)

October 26-28, Encampment (Lee)

NOVEMBER

Juliette Lowe Birthday Party (Maria/4402; Weekend of November 2)

Songfest (Terri; 83)

November 17, Powder Puff Derby (Michelle)​
November 17: Older Girl Event: Own the Night at ASU East 

​(Vista del Camino Adopt a Family)​

​DECEMBER

Nutcracker??​

(​Gift Wrapping)

(Angel Tree)

​

J​ANUARY

January 11, Cookie Rally (Marilyn/Maria; 2064) 

FEBRUARY

February 24, Thinking Day (Diana; 2256)

​Father/Daughter Hike + Breakfast (Cindy?)​
 ​

M​ARCH
March 1-3, Spring Encampment at Shadow Rim

Camp BASIC (Lee/2010)

Father/Daughter Dance (?)

​

​APRIL

​April 1, Leader's Gala (Michelle/Pat/Diana)​

* April 7, Theater: James and the Giant Peach (Kelle/Diana; 2010/2256)​

​MAY
May 1, Older Girl Celebration/Bridging (Michelle/Diana​​)​

JUNE 
* Day Camp/PA Training (Diana/Lee)

Other Potential Events
Parada del Sol
Skills Day
Mother/Daughter Event
Brownie Badge Day