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!!

Juliette Low Birthday Party

REGISTRATION IS DUE OCTOBER 5th!

Pima Neighborhood is celebrating Juliette Low's Birthday at Scottsdale Ranch Park, Ramada #7 on October 24 from 2 pm to 4 pm.  Click here for a map of the park.

Cake will be served and fun party games will be available and girls will receive a goodie bag and a fun participation patch!  

Cost is $1 per girl.  Troop checks should be made out to Pima Neighborhood.

All troops are welcome, but activities are geared for Daisies and Brownies.  If you have an older girl troop that would like to help run the game activities, please contact us.

Juliette Low is the founder of Girl Scouts.  She was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia.

Please email pima.neighborhood@gmail.com for further information.

REGISTRATION

TROOP #________________________

LEADER NAME_________________________

LEADER EMAIL______________________________

LEADER PHONE #_____________________________

NUMBER OF GIRLS ATTENDING__________________________

Girl Scout Supplies: Donations Sought

If you have Girl Scout resources you no longer have a use for, please consider donating them.  We are looking for handbooks and other program materials and/or very gently used supplies to give to new leaders in the neighborhood. We are primarily seeking to help out new Daisy and Brownie troops.  

If you have other less than gently used supplies or items for older girls, the annual neighborhood garage sale will be held at the leader's meeting in December. 

Please plan to bring your donations to the first leader's meeting on August 31st at the Boys and Girls Club.