Attend a worship service and wear your uniform and get a GS Sunday patch!
Join your scouting friends at your local house of worship...
See attached flyer for more info
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Girl Scout Sunday - 3/6/11, Girl Scout Sabbath - 3/12/11
Attend a worship service and wear your uniform and get a GS Sunday patch!
Join your scouting friends at your local house of worship...
See attached flyer for more info
Monday, February 21, 2011
Older Girl Encampment - 5/13-5/15 - sign up by 3/15!
It's all about ME!
Older Girl Encampment 2011
Camp Virginia, Bolton, MA
Friday May 13 – Sunday May 15
You designed this encampment to be run by older girls for older girls. Enjoy new friends and old friends as you move between swimming, canoeing, archery, tie-dye, and field games. Tell your leaders to grab a coffee mug, slippers and a book or two since otherwise they will be bored; this is all about me! Participate in a wandering lunch to show off your best outdoor cooking skills and maybe learn some new ones. Have you ever cooked a twenty pound turkey at camp?
Each troop will prepare their best appetizer, side dish, soup/stew, or dessert to wow the rest of camp. The encampment committee will be responsible for the turkey. At meal time wander from site to site to taste the amazing things others have created. Further details to follow.
Registration is first-come, first-served. A full payment of $15 per girl (adult participation should meet Safety Checkpoints—no charge) must be submitted with the form below, no later than March 15, 2010. Confirmation packets will be mailed out thereafter with all the information you will need.
Please complete and return the form below and send it along with your check made payable to "GSEM-Special Events" to:
Paula Ruozzi
50 Washington Street
Braintree, MA, 02184
E-mail questions to Paula at Ruozzi@beld.net
PLEASE NOTE: Troops will be responsible for meals, with the exception of Saturday lunch where each troop will be responsible for a part of the meal to be shared with the group. The Committee will provide snacks. A troop activity form should be submitted with your application noting all qualified adult information. Permission forms and current health cards should accompany girls who attend as troops. Each troop must make transportation arrangements.
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It's all about ME!
May 13-14-15, 2011
Troop Leader________________________________Troop #______________
Address (include town)__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Phone#_________________ E-Mail_________________________________________
# of Girls in each grade: 6__ 7__ 8__ 9__ 10__ 11__ 12__
# of REQUIRED adults_______ (per Safety Checkpoints)
Amount enclosed: @ $15.00/girl = $_____________
Please check arrival time: ________Friday evening ________Saturday morning
I think Friday evening program should be: ________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I think Saturday evening program should be: ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________
My girls are interested in being on the Planning Committee ___ Yes ___ No
Paula Ruozzi
GSEM Facilitator & Large Event Organizer
50 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184-1418
ruozzi@beld.net
(781) 843-2605
Older Girl Encampment 2011
Camp Virginia, Bolton, MA
Friday May 13 – Sunday May 15
You designed this encampment to be run by older girls for older girls. Enjoy new friends and old friends as you move between swimming, canoeing, archery, tie-dye, and field games. Tell your leaders to grab a coffee mug, slippers and a book or two since otherwise they will be bored; this is all about me! Participate in a wandering lunch to show off your best outdoor cooking skills and maybe learn some new ones. Have you ever cooked a twenty pound turkey at camp?
Each troop will prepare their best appetizer, side dish, soup/stew, or dessert to wow the rest of camp. The encampment committee will be responsible for the turkey. At meal time wander from site to site to taste the amazing things others have created. Further details to follow.
Registration is first-come, first-served. A full payment of $15 per girl (adult participation should meet Safety Checkpoints—no charge) must be submitted with the form below, no later than March 15, 2010. Confirmation packets will be mailed out thereafter with all the information you will need.
Please complete and return the form below and send it along with your check made payable to "GSEM-Special Events" to:
Paula Ruozzi
50 Washington Street
Braintree, MA, 02184
E-mail questions to Paula at Ruozzi@beld.net
PLEASE NOTE: Troops will be responsible for meals, with the exception of Saturday lunch where each troop will be responsible for a part of the meal to be shared with the group. The Committee will provide snacks. A troop activity form should be submitted with your application noting all qualified adult information. Permission forms and current health cards should accompany girls who attend as troops. Each troop must make transportation arrangements.
-------------------------------------------------------------
It's all about ME!
May 13-14-15, 2011
Troop Leader________________________________Troop #______________
Address (include town)__________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Phone#_________________ E-Mail_________________________________________
# of Girls in each grade: 6__ 7__ 8__ 9__ 10__ 11__ 12__
# of REQUIRED adults_______ (per Safety Checkpoints)
Amount enclosed: @ $15.00/girl = $_____________
Please check arrival time: ________Friday evening ________Saturday morning
I think Friday evening program should be: ________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I think Saturday evening program should be: ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________
My girls are interested in being on the Planning Committee ___ Yes ___ No
Paula Ruozzi
GSEM Facilitator & Large Event Organizer
50 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184-1418
ruozzi@beld.net
(781) 843-2605
Grease - discout tickets for Girl Scouts!
Girl Scout Tickets as low as $20! Save up to 65% off!
Direct from Broadway for one week only!
April 27-May 1, 2011
8 shows only
Groups Save on fees:
Call 617-532-1116 or email groups@citicenter.org
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Leader Meeting Minutes - 2/15/11
Attendees: Service Unit (SU) Coordinator: SU Secretary: Debbie Nearing [73891], SU Registrar:Anne Valade, SU Recording Secretary: Alycia McGoldrick [73904], SU Event Coordinator Angela Danico, Little School Coordinator Barbara Gravel [71876], SU Treasurer: Julia Slavin [71872], SU Cookie Coordinator: Kerstin March [71898], Amanda Heffernan [71888], Denise Forcellese [73901], Nancy Vadala [78174], Laura Wall [73903], Cindy Russell [73917], Ruth Kennedy [73899], Denise Costantino [71865], Christie Perrone [73898], Kristin Puliafico [85118], Barbara Duff [71902], Sandy Griffin [71900], Dorothy Lehane [73899], Jan Wise [73894]
Items requiring attention are marked in red
ASAP!! Items requiring IMMEDIATE attention are preceded by "ASAP!" and marked in red
Intro/Announcements
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm
Pledge of Allegiance and the Girl Scout Promise were recited
Council Updates
World Thinking Day is 2/22
● Scouts participate in activities, games and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world
● Monday Leader email had ideas on what you can do if you want to observe it
● For more info: http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/world_thinking_day/
● 2011 World Thinking Day theme is "Empowering Girls Will Change Our World" ●
● There will be a live chat for scouts and leaders through the link http://webchat.scoutlink.net/. There are different chat rooms available based on language and some interest based rooms
● Next year we're hoping to have a townwide World Thinking Day event
Summer Camp Brochures have been mailed
● Reading Council for Girls expects to offer scholarships again this year (applies to any camp)
● Register before 4/15 and get $25 off AND be entered into a drawing to win a free week of camp
Upcoming Events
Food Pantry - March
● The NR Girl Scouts sponsor the NR Food Pantry for the month of March
● Flyers are available on the blog. There are 3 different flyers for different methods of collection and different age levels - choose the one that works best for you!
● Dropoff will be at the Town Hall Gym on 3/19 from 10 am to 12pm
● Tours will be avaialbe at Dropoff
● New initiative - at local Stop&Shop, there will be a display with PostIts to identify needed items. Girl Scouts will be on hand one weekend to draw attention to the display
● Trying to set up a food donation drive at St. Teresa's on Girl Scout Sunday
● All troops should try to participate in this important service project
Mother/Daughter Game Night - 3/6
● For girls 5th-12th grades
● Registration was due 2/15, but can still email Anne annevalade@comcast.net and Debbie bcednearing@comcast.net ASAP
● Flyers are available on the blog
Girl Scout Sunday - 3/6, Girl Scout Sabbath - 3/12
● Any girl who attends one of these services at a house of worship is eligible to receive a patch.
● A leader with patches will be available at St. Teresa's, Union Congregational, Aldersgate Methodist, and Trinity Evangelical
● If patches are needed for another house of worship, contact Angela angela@danicofamily.com
● The girls should wear some piece of their uniform
● Flyers are available on the blog
Friends and Family Rollerskating - 3/17
● Registration was due 2/15, but likely will be able to get tickets at the door
● Event needs to guarantee 100 participants in advance or may be cancelled
● Will also do a Food Pantry collection at the event - bring an item!
● Flyers are available on the blog
Brownie Try-it Day - Ready, Set, Go Camping! - 3/26 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
● Brownies will earn Ready, Set, Go Camping Try-it
● Girls will rotate through indoor and outdoor activities
● At Camp Maude Eaton in Andover
● $10/girl
● Will need 1 adult/troop to stay and help
● Flyers are available on the blog
Father/Daughter Bowling - 4/2 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
● Grades 4 & up
● At Wakefield Bowladrome
● More info to come
Vacation Week Gymnastics - 4/20
● Open to all girls, but generally attended by Daisies and Brownies
● More info to come
Night of Beauty - tentatively 4/30 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
● Hair and makeup instruction
● Being planned by Girl Council (a group of older girls that meet to plan events and give input on things for the older scouts; more are always welcome...contact Anne Valade annevalade@comcast.net)
Fairy Houses for Daisies - late April
● More info to come
Mother/Daughter Daisy Event - April
● More info to come
Fly Up
● Will have first meeting immediately following next Leaders Meeting in March
● Likely to be late May/early June, maybe mid-week
● Feedback on Reading Parker Middle School: parking was an issue (there was additional parking available), venue was good, Reading allowed us to book as a Reading Non-Profit, if we book it out of town, we need to get it on the Town Calendar so that others know it is happening,
● Troops will need Memorial Day banner for Fly-up (will need it for Memorial Day Parade also). Examples will be brought to March meeting
● Jan Wise has the bridge, who has the flags?
● Send feedback from past Fly-ups to Alycia alycia.mcgoldrick@gmail.com
S.H.A.R.E. Family Partnership Campaign will be in April/early May
● Fundraising run by Council, for our Council only
● Only reach out to Girl Scout families
● Money is used for camp upkeep, programs, Leader training, camp scholarships, etc...
● May have town-wide S.H.A.R.E. event "Support Her Artistic Renderings Event" and will ask every girl to make an art project (small) to display/sell [drawing, sewing, knitting, painting, ceramics, cake decorating, whatever!]
● Troop could create an item for purchase
● S.H.A.R.E. envelope will be entrance ticket
Lowell Spinners offers Scout Night Sleepovers
● More info posted on the blog
Cookies!
● Cookies are here
● Kerstin march.family@verizon.net has extra cookies if needed
● Delivery day was great - thanks to all the volunteers
● We are withing $200 of last year's sales
● Booth Sales distribution of cookie credits to girls need to be complete by 3/18
● Roundup cookies can be assigned to girls who sold them by 3/18
● Adopt An Owl information should come with the recognitions
Meeting ended at 8:40
Next Meeting is March 15th
Items requiring attention are marked in red
ASAP!! Items requiring IMMEDIATE attention are preceded by "ASAP!" and marked in red
Intro/Announcements
Meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm
Pledge of Allegiance and the Girl Scout Promise were recited
Council Updates
World Thinking Day is 2/22
● Scouts participate in activities, games and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world
● Monday Leader email had ideas on what you can do if you want to observe it
● For more info: http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/global/world_thinking_day/
● 2011 World Thinking Day theme is "Empowering Girls Will Change Our World" ●
● There will be a live chat for scouts and leaders through the link http://webchat.scoutlink.net/. There are different chat rooms available based on language and some interest based rooms
● Next year we're hoping to have a townwide World Thinking Day event
Summer Camp Brochures have been mailed
● Reading Council for Girls expects to offer scholarships again this year (applies to any camp)
● Register before 4/15 and get $25 off AND be entered into a drawing to win a free week of camp
Upcoming Events
Food Pantry - March
● The NR Girl Scouts sponsor the NR Food Pantry for the month of March
● Flyers are available on the blog. There are 3 different flyers for different methods of collection and different age levels - choose the one that works best for you!
● Dropoff will be at the Town Hall Gym on 3/19 from 10 am to 12pm
● Tours will be avaialbe at Dropoff
● New initiative - at local Stop&Shop, there will be a display with PostIts to identify needed items. Girl Scouts will be on hand one weekend to draw attention to the display
● Trying to set up a food donation drive at St. Teresa's on Girl Scout Sunday
● All troops should try to participate in this important service project
Mother/Daughter Game Night - 3/6
● For girls 5th-12th grades
● Registration was due 2/15, but can still email Anne annevalade@comcast.net and Debbie bcednearing@comcast.net ASAP
● Flyers are available on the blog
Girl Scout Sunday - 3/6, Girl Scout Sabbath - 3/12
● Any girl who attends one of these services at a house of worship is eligible to receive a patch.
● A leader with patches will be available at St. Teresa's, Union Congregational, Aldersgate Methodist, and Trinity Evangelical
● If patches are needed for another house of worship, contact Angela angela@danicofamily.com
● The girls should wear some piece of their uniform
● Flyers are available on the blog
Friends and Family Rollerskating - 3/17
● Registration was due 2/15, but likely will be able to get tickets at the door
● Event needs to guarantee 100 participants in advance or may be cancelled
● Will also do a Food Pantry collection at the event - bring an item!
● Flyers are available on the blog
Brownie Try-it Day - Ready, Set, Go Camping! - 3/26 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
● Brownies will earn Ready, Set, Go Camping Try-it
● Girls will rotate through indoor and outdoor activities
● At Camp Maude Eaton in Andover
● $10/girl
● Will need 1 adult/troop to stay and help
● Flyers are available on the blog
Father/Daughter Bowling - 4/2 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
● Grades 4 & up
● At Wakefield Bowladrome
● More info to come
Vacation Week Gymnastics - 4/20
● Open to all girls, but generally attended by Daisies and Brownies
● More info to come
Night of Beauty - tentatively 4/30 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
● Hair and makeup instruction
● Being planned by Girl Council (a group of older girls that meet to plan events and give input on things for the older scouts; more are always welcome...contact Anne Valade annevalade@comcast.net)
Fairy Houses for Daisies - late April
● More info to come
Mother/Daughter Daisy Event - April
● More info to come
Fly Up
● Will have first meeting immediately following next Leaders Meeting in March
● Likely to be late May/early June, maybe mid-week
● Feedback on Reading Parker Middle School: parking was an issue (there was additional parking available), venue was good, Reading allowed us to book as a Reading Non-Profit, if we book it out of town, we need to get it on the Town Calendar so that others know it is happening,
● Troops will need Memorial Day banner for Fly-up (will need it for Memorial Day Parade also). Examples will be brought to March meeting
● Jan Wise has the bridge, who has the flags?
● Send feedback from past Fly-ups to Alycia alycia.mcgoldrick@gmail.com
S.H.A.R.E. Family Partnership Campaign will be in April/early May
● Fundraising run by Council, for our Council only
● Only reach out to Girl Scout families
● Money is used for camp upkeep, programs, Leader training, camp scholarships, etc...
● May have town-wide S.H.A.R.E. event "Support Her Artistic Renderings Event" and will ask every girl to make an art project (small) to display/sell [drawing, sewing, knitting, painting, ceramics, cake decorating, whatever!]
● Troop could create an item for purchase
● S.H.A.R.E. envelope will be entrance ticket
Lowell Spinners offers Scout Night Sleepovers
● More info posted on the blog
Cookies!
● Cookies are here
● Kerstin march.family@verizon.net has extra cookies if needed
● Delivery day was great - thanks to all the volunteers
● We are withing $200 of last year's sales
● Booth Sales distribution of cookie credits to girls need to be complete by 3/18
● Roundup cookies can be assigned to girls who sold them by 3/18
● Adopt An Owl information should come with the recognitions
Meeting ended at 8:40
Next Meeting is March 15th
Monday, February 14, 2011
March is North Reading Food Pantry month for the Girl Scouts!
To help spread the word, there are several different handouts available:
Coloring Flyer (most appropriate for the Daisies and Brownies)
I Promised a Girl Scout Flyer (appropriate for all ages for later pickup)
On The Spot Flyer (appropriate for all ages for immediate pickup)
Troop drop-offs will be on March 19th at Town Hall from 10a.m.-12p.m. Food Pantry tours will be available for those who would like to learn more about the North Reading Food Pantry!
March 6th is Girl Scout Sunday, March 12th is Girl Scout Sabbath
Girl Scout Sunday is being celebrated at houses of worship all around town. Girls should attend their services in uniform and stick around for a photo following the service. See attached flyer for information pertaining to your specific house of worship!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Mass Audubon Programs
Check them out at: http://www.massaudubon.org/Scouts/
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Rollerskating Event - 3/17/11
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