^{Troop 230 Newsletter, September 26}

 

^{Snacks – Thanks to Amanda for bringing the snack and Madison for bringing the}

^{drinks.  At our next meeting Nicole will be bringing the snack and Janie will be}

^{bringing the drinks.}

 

^{Next Meeting – The school is not available for our next meeting on October 10.  So we}

^{will be having our meeting at the Program Center at our normal time.  I am also}

^{canceling our meeting on October 24.  Hinsdale has their Halloween party that}

^{night so the cafeteria is unavailable and our Halloween dance is that night.  So}

^{I’ll see everyone at the Halloween dance!!}

 

^{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  - Don’t forget to check out the troop web site.  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!  The first Saturday we would do this is Saturday, October 11th}

^{from noon-2:00.  I’ll be waiting in the school parking lot for you to bring your}

^{cans.  I will post the Saturday schedules on the web site and in the newsletter.} 

^Thanks!

 

^{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 tonight.  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 tonight}

 

^{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 on Saturday, October 25.} 

^{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 one ticket 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.}

 

^{Splish Splash Water Blast – This will be held on Friday November, 14 from 8:00 – 10:00}

^{at the Silver Lake Recreation Center.  Cost is $5.00/person and is due by}

^{October 10.}

 

^{Badges – At our last meeting our girls picked the first 2 badges that we will be working}

^{on.  The winners were:  “Pet Care” and “Yarn and Fabric Arts” badges.  We are}

^{starting on the Pet Care badge tonight!}

 

^{Nut Sale – We will be selling nuts this year – I know that we took last year off – but with}

^{the Savannah trip coming up we  need to do the fund raising.  The permission}

^{slips will come home tonight and need to be returned at our next meeting.  The}

^{order forms will go out at our meeting on October 10.  They are due back to me}

^{on November 7.  The nuts will be distributed at our meeting on November 21}

^{and money will be due in on December 5.  We receive $1.00 for each item that}

^{the girls sell.}

 

^{Ready-Set-Go Camping – Olivia and Emily were registered to attend this program last}

^{year and the program was cancelled.  So you both have a $5.00 credit that you}

^{can use toward a Council sponsored program.  You can tell which programs are}

^{council sponsored by looking on your permission slips – if you can use cookie}

^{dough then the program is council sponsored.  Please let me know what activity}

^{you would like to use your credit for.  Thanks!}

 

^{C.O.S.I. – We will be going to a Camp In at COSI in Columbus on Friday February 6.  We}

^{will leave right after school on Friday.  The program lasts until noon on}

^{Saturday.  The program costs $31.00.  I would also like to stay and see the show}

^{on the IMAX extreme screen (costs $6.00).  We would also need to stop for}

^{lunch on the way home, so that’s another $5.00 for fast food!  I would only need}

^{to collect the $31.00 to reserve our spot.  The web site has the link to COSI in it.} 

^{It’s a really cool hands-on science museum and this year’s theme is 2004: Space}

^{Destination!  We would take our sleeping bags and sleep on the museum floor!} 

^{A permission slip is in your folder this week and is due back on November 21.}

 

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

            ^{Newport Aquarium Trip}

                ^{Science in Everyday Life}

 

^{Program Registration Deadlines at Next Meeting:}

            ^{Halloween Dance}

                ^{Sunrock Farm}

                ^{Disney on Ice}

                ^{Ice Skating}

                ^{Splish Splash Water Blast}

 

^{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, Emmy, Grace, Janie, Kayla, Laurel}

                                ^{Madison, Nicole, Olivia, Shannon}

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

 

                ^{Ice Skating – Sunday, November 9}

 

                ^{Splish Splash Water Blast – Friday, November 14}