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Neighborhood 13-1 Aloha Aikane |
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Girl Scouts |
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Feb. 2001 |
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Early Bird Registration is Coming! |
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Registration packets will be distributed at the April Leader Mtg. |
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Remember! |
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When you do Early Bird registration, you can only register girls and adults that are already registered in your troop. If there is a new girl that is going to be in your troop starting now, you must register her now AND then again for Early Bird registration. |
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Neighborhood Camp (May 31-June 2) |
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Sign-ups will be at the April Leader meeting! Please come ready to fill out a form with the number of girls and adults attending and the number of nights. Payment will be due at that time. Last day to sign up is April 30. |
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If you are a Junior or Cadette troop, please sign up for the Saturday afternoon hike tonight. |
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Help needed for Kindergarten Roundups! |
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We still need some volunteers to recruit future Daisies at Kindergarten "Round Ups" this spring. It's an easy job. We just need a leader or parent to setup a display table and pass out flyers at their school's kindergarten open house. Please contact Sandy Haynes at 641-5613 or [email protected] if you can help. |
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Keep Your Troop and Yourself Safe! |
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Dr. Axel to present training on Adult and Youth Protection April 8 |
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Dr. Jeff Axel provides a dynamic, fascinating hour packed with information on how to recognize child abuse and neglect and how to keep yourself, your children, and your Girl Scout troop safe. Register by e-mail with Kathy ([email protected]) by April 1 and receive a Child Abuse pamphlet from Girl Scouts. |
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Who: All Leaders and parents of your troop are invited |
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What: Adult and Youth Protection Training |
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When: April 8, 2002, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
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Where: Valley Catholic High School Auditorium (enter off Murray Blvd. across from Bvtn. Toyota, drive back past brick buildings to parking lot, follow other Girl Scouts to auditorium) |
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Going to Camp?? |
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If so, you need to stay for the mandatory workshop about camp following the business portion of tonights meeting! |
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Bridging! |
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Time to concentrate on Bridging again! Those troops who are moving up to the next Program Age Level need to start working out a plan to get your requirements done so that your girls can bridge and receive their bridging patch. Refer to your books for the requirements and guidelines. |
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You can do your own ceremony or you can join Neighborhood 13-4, who are planning a Bridging Ceremony if you are interested in participating. They are aiming for June and plan to have girls cross one of the Portland bridges and have everyone meet around Tom McCall Park for a ceremony, face painting, balloons, clowns, etc around noon. More information will come soon! |
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The following troops/girls have indicated that they are available to help with bridging requirements: |
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Troop #80 Sexton Mountain Liz Ripke 503/641-0393 |
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Troop #745 Highland Park Kathy Horres 503/524-3093 |
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Troop #475 Cooper Mountain area Lydia Towell 503/598-1869 |
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April Neighborhood Service Project |
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Troop 928 is collecting new socks and underwear for children 4 and under. These will be taken to an orphanage in Bolivia which is home to almost 150 children. The grandparents of one of the girls will be working at the orphanage for six months and are collecting items to bring down with them. Please help! Thank you so much! |
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Patch Ordering |
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In your box tonight, you will find order forms for the Neighborhood Service Patch and Star Family Patch. Orders need to be received by April 10th. There may be a chance to place a |
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second order later for the Service patches but, not for the Star Family. Please order now what you think you will need! |
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Leader Dinner!!! |
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Be sure to join us for our first annual Leader Celebration!! The festivities begin at 6:30 pm on May 2nd at Chevy's on Hall & Nimbus. The cost of the dinner should no more than $9.99. |
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Final details will be available shortly. Please let Liz Ripke know ASAP that you will be there!! |
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Scouting Links Newsletter & Website |
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If you need more inspiration or information, the Scouting Links website and newsletter can help! Now uploaded are Special Editions of the Scouting Links Newsletter for each Program Age Level (Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette/Senior) to our Neighborhood 13-1 Yahoo Groups website -just look under "files" for the Special Editions to print out, or "bookmarks" for links to lots of helpful websites including Scouting Links! You'll find ideas for crafts, games, songs, service projects, award projects, behavior issues and more! |
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To subscribe to Scouting Links Newsletter, email a request to subscribe & indicate what Program Age Level(s) you are leading: |
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mailto:[email protected] |
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Scouting Links Website http://www.scoutinglinks.com/ |
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There is a LOT of help out on the internet for you. Take advantage of what's available to enrich your Girl Scouting experience! |
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Donations During Cookie Sales? |
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The official word from our council rep: |
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Did you know that the Girl Scouts is exempt from Federal and state income taxes under Section 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code? Why do we care? It is important because when individuals make donations to Girl Scouts or to your troop, their donations can qualify for a tax deduction, but we need to play by the IRS rules. The IRS says that if the donation exceeds $250 in order for the donation to be tax deductible, an official written receipt must be provided by the Girl Scouts. A cancelled check is not enough. |
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Therefore, for all donations over $250, the check must be sent to the Girl Scout office (take it there, and get a receipt, or send it with a note that it is a restricted gift for your troop #___). The GS office will send a receipt to the donor and a new check will be issued to your troop or group. |
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If a donation is less than $250, the government does not require a receipt, and a cancelled check can be used for proof of donation. HOWEVER, council would like to keep good donor relations, and suggests that any donation be cycled in the above manner. ANY CHECK intended for the Girl Scout organization should be forwarded to council immediately. If we use these procedures, it keeps our Girl Scout office happy, the donor happy, and the IRS happy. |
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Hug Me Teddy Bears Update |
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Troop 80 delivered the Hug Me Teddy Bears to Metro West Ambulance and had a blast! Your bears were a hit! Thank you to all the troops that made and donated the wonderful bears! |
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Metro West is very open to having troops come out and learn about what they do. Contact Erin at 503-648-6658 to discuss taking your troop! |
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Girl Scouts Celebrate 90 Years! |
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Join us for these happenings! New Dates!! |
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April 6 |
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Girl Scout Mini Moo's will be on display at Pioneer Courthouse Square. Daisy, decorated by Girl Scout troop 80 is dressed up as the 90th Girl Scout Birthday kow and Girl Scout troop 2543 City Kow/Country Kow, painted one side of the cow with a downtown Portland scene featuring the Fremont bridge and high rise buildings and a Hood River country scene on the reverse side. Visit the square for a view of the Girl Scout kows along with the other 100 mini kows for the "Kows for Kids" program. |
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Apr. 13 |
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Girl Scout Day at Oaks Park! Wear your pin, t-shirt and/or uniform and get a free ride bracelet! |
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Apr. 20 |
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Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon to include a Fashion show of Girl Scout uniforms of the past. |
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Apr. 22 |
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GS Leader's Day - A thanks for all the fantastic GS Leaders! |
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May 19 |
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Girl Scout Audience Participation Movie Event with TWO showings of the Muppet Movie (Noon & 2:30 p.m.). Bring Girl Scouts, family and friends. Pre-register through the G.R.E.A.T. Guide page 15 - $3 per person |
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May 27 |
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Memorial Day - Girl Scout office and shop closed |
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June 5 |
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Junior Rose Festival Parade Unit - Official Rose Festival Event |
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June 8 |
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90th Anniversary GS National Sing-a-long at Rose Festival |
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We will be given blocks of time on 3 different stages for girls to perform on. Girls wearing uniforms will get discounts into venues on performance day. Sign ups coming as more info is available. |
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June 14 |
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Flag Day! |
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Credibility, reputation, tradition, empowerment and inclusion are all part of our 90th celebration! Girls and Girl Scouts adults are invited to join in the fun! For further information call 503.598.6522 |
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Next Leader Meeting: April 18th! |
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