^{Troop 230 Newsletter, September 12}

 

 

^{Snacks – Thanks to Olivia for bringing the snack and April for bringing the drinks.  At}

^{our next meeting Amanda will be bringing the snack and Madison will be}           

^{bringing the drinks.}

 

^{One More Girl Campaign – If you know of another girl who would like to join Girl}

^{Scouts please bring her to one of our meetings!  Every girl who recruits a new}

^{girl to Girl Scouting can receive a patch to wear on the back of her vest/sash.}

 

^{Troop Web Page – We now have a troop web site!!!  I’m learning as I go – so please be}

^{patient!  All of our meetings are listed there, who brings snack/drinks, activity}

^{information is there too.  There are also links to permission slip and other forms}

^{you might need.  I am going to try and put information on our trip to Savannah} 

^{on there as I find it!!  So check it out and let me know what you think – the}

^{address is:  http://www.geocities.com/gstroop230} 

 

^{Recycling – We would like to try recycling aluminum cans as a fund raiser for our trip to}

^{Savannah Georgia!  I do NOT want you to bring cans to our regular meetings.  I}

^{was thinking that we could set up one Saturday each month.  I would be in the}

^{parking lot at school for a couple of hours and you could drop off the cans to}

^{me there.  Then I could take them to the recycling center right away.  That way}

^{they don’t sit at my house or in my van for too long.  We did this for Julie’s Gold}

^{Award project and received over $60.00 for a van and a car full of cans!  The}

^{first Saturday we would do this is Saturday, October 11th from noon-2:00.  I will}

^{post the Saturday schedules on the web site and in the newsletter.  Thanks!}

 

^{Permission Slips – There is a stack of permission slips in everyone’s folder tonight.} 

^{These are the permission slips for all of the activities that I am aware of so far.} 

^{As I get information for additional activities I will put the permission slips into}

^{your folders.  You can turn these in as soon as you like (up to the due date}

^{listed on the form).  The earlier they get turned in, the more likely you are to get}

^{into the program.  Some fill really fast.  I have also listed on each permission}

^{slip whether or not Cookie Credit can be used for each program.}

     

^{Patrols – Now that we are Junior Girl Scouts we will be doing a little more self-}

^{governing.  The girls will get to have some input into what badges we earn and}

^{what activities we do.  The method for doing this is to split the girls into patrols}

^{and let the patrols come up with ideas and present them to the rest of the}

^{troop.  We will be splitting the troop into 4 patrols – via a random drawing – at}

^{our meeting this evening.  The patrols will take attendance and dues.  We are}

^{also going to look through the Junior badge book and have the girls choose}

^{which badges they are interested in earning.  We will also ask each patrol to}

^{come up with some ideas for places they would like to go or things that they}

^{would like our troop to do.  We do this so that the girls can start the process of}

^{running their own troop and have some say in the things that we do.  It also}

^{gives them the opportunity to try out their leadership skills.  Each patrol will}

^{have a patrol leader, asst patrol leader, patrol treasurer and patrol scribe.  These}

^{duties will be changed frequently and one adult will be assigned to each patrol}

^{to keep things running as smoothly as possible.}

 

^{Newport Aquarium Trip -  We will be visiting the Aquarium on Sunday, September 28}

^{from 2:00 - 4:30.  We will meet in the school parking lot at 1:30.  Cost is}

^{$8.00/girl and  $12.00/adult.  We should be back at school around 5:30PM.} 

^{Registration deadline is September 26.  Girls should wear their vest/sash to this}

^event.

 

^{Science in Everyday Life – This program will be held at the Program Center and lasts for}

^{2 Wednesday nights in a row (October 22 & 29).  At the end of the second}

^{evening the girls will have earned the whole badge!  Both evenings are from}

^{6:00 – 8:30 and we will meet at the Program Center.  Cost is $12.00/girl and}

^{includes both evenings!! Girls should wear their vest/sash to this event.} 

^{Registration deadline is September 26.}

 

^{Halloween Dance – We will be having a Halloween Dance on October 24 from 7:00PM –}

^{midnight at the Florence Christian Church.  Cost is $6.00.  We will be wearing}

^{our Halloween costumes, trunk or treating, dancing and making crafts.} 

^{Registration due by October 10.}

 

^{Sunrock Farm Trip – We will be going to Sunrock Farm this year for our pumpkin patch}

^{trip.  We will get to milk a goat, feed baby goats, take a hayride and pick a}

^{pumpkin.  We will be at Surock Farm from 2:00 – 4:00.  We will be leaving from}

^{the school at 1:30 and should be returning at around 4:30.  Cost is}

^{$10.00/person – families are invited to attend this event.  Girls should wear}

^{their vest/sash to this event.  Registration deadline is October 10.}

 

^{Disney On Ice – We will be attending a production of Disney On Ice on Saturday,}

^{November 1 at 3:30.  We will be leaving from school at 2:30 and should return}

^{around 6:30.  I have a few tickets left at $10.00/person.  Girls should wear}

^{their vest/sash to this event.  Registration due by October 10.}

 

^{Ice Skating Party – This will be held on Sunday , November 9 at the Northern Ky. Ice}

^{Center from 5:30 – 7:30.  The cost is $4.00 and includes skate rental.} 

^{Registration due by October 10.}

 

^{Program Registration Deadlines at Tonight’s Meeting:}

            ^NONE!!!

 

^{Program Registration Deadlines at Next Meeting:}

            ^{Newport Aquarium Trip}

                ^{Science in Everyday Life}

 

^{Upcoming Program Girls Have Registered for:}

            ^{Newport Aquarium – Sunday, September 28}

 

                ^{Science In Everyday Life - Wednesday October 22 & 29}

 

                ^{Halloween Dance – Friday, Oct 24}         

 

^{Sunrock Farm Trip – Saturday, October 25}

 

                ^{Disney On Ice – Saturday, November 1}

                                ^{Allison, Amanda, April, Casey, Emily J., Emily S., Grace, Janie, Kayla, Laurel}

                                ^{Madison, Nicole, Olivia, Shannon}

                                ^{Mrs. Huber, Mrs. Gilinsky, Mrs. Molony, Mrs. Goins}

 

                ^{Ice Skating – Sunday, November 9}