Leader Meeting Minutes 1/9/19

Minutes of the Leader Meeting

Tuesday, January 9, 2019

LAR – 7:30 p.m.

In attendance:

Debbie Nearing, Denise Kung, Lisa Ayer, Kristin Pemberton, Jo Gibson, Rebecca Lowe, Cindy DeWolfe, Amber O'Driscoll, Anne Valade, Amy Kelly  and special guests - Adventure Code Academy - Vasha and Arvind, Proprietors

Meeting Start Time: 7:40 pm

Salute and Pledge to the Flag and Promise – Debbie

Flag held by Verity and Vivian Modeen

Opening Meeting:

●      Robotics and Coding Academy Presentation by Adventure Code Academy

-They offer project-based activities and a  variety of activities within one setting.

-They offer after school programs from 4-7 and a drop in one hour session. -They charge tuition on a monthly basis

-They offer camps during breaks and summer. Camps can be one day long.

-Workshops- they offer badges for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors- flexibility    in scheduling and pricing, it's a 2.5 hrs workshop and they can accommodate up to 25 girls

-They are located at 3 Summer St. Chelmsford, MA 01824

- www.aca.boston   (978)703-6370

●      Quick update for Cookie Sales – Jo

            -no update

●      Pinewood Derby Event – Lisa Ayer

-Pinewood Derby - Boy scouts will loan their track and help us set up the  event

-March or April event - at UCC possible dates March 23rd, April 6th

-Kits sold at the boy scout store in Woburn for $5 or Michael’s for $15

-At Tewksbury Home Depot on Feb 9th and March 9th from 10-3 you bring your kit in and they have designs for ideas or you can bring your own designs to create your car. They  will help you airbrush your car.

-More information coming as to whether we will purchase cars or the girls and what the event charge fee will be as well as the date of the event--new possible date is April 13th

●      Lego Challenge – Denise/Lisa

-possible Winter event- date TBD

-uncertain as to whether a small fee will be charged

-we will use the Library Activity room and the legos used for Lego Club

●      Amazon Robotics Tours - Denise

            -Amazon Robotics offers tours for groups of 10+, 6th grade and older

           -Denise will be coordinating a tour for our Service Unit - TBA

●      Encampment Committee Meeting

○   Wed. Jan. 23^rd 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, Room 10

●      World Thinking Day – Feb. 22^nd – Theme is Leadership – Debbie

○   Celebrating ways in which Girl Scouts and sister Girl Guides become leaders and develop the power to bring changes they want to see in the world.

○   Looking for Committee volunteers to plan International Event in 2020

●      GS Food Pantry in March

○   Amber O’Driscoll will coordinate.

○   At the end of March we will gather donations and sort them at Town Hall - date of drop off TBA

●      GS Sunday – March 10^th , GS Sabbath - March 9th

○   Volunteers for Houses of Worship

■      St. Theresa’s-Rebecca Lowe, UCC-Kristin Pemberton, and Aldersgate Church-Pastor Rachel Fisher

■      Flyer to come out soon

■      Rebecca to contact St. T’s for information for bulletin

●      Fly Up for the Spring for 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th, 8^th, 10^th, 12^th grades

○   Grade 8 troops to run the event

■      Lisa Coroa-Bockley and Lisa Alexander - 8th grade troops

Next Leader Meeting: Wed., February 13^th at 7:30 p.m. at the LAR

Meeting End Time: 8:58 pm

Minutes taken by Rebecca Lowe and Edited by Debbie Nearing