Leader Meeting Minutes 9/18/13

Start time:  7:40pm

Present:  Deb Nearing, Anne Valade, Amy Kelly, Stephanie Musgrove, Kristin

Puliafico, Kate Mahoney, Mary Lasdin, Sandy Griffin, Dawn Gonthier, Kristin

Lamont, Kerstin March, Barbara Duff, Ruth Kennedy, Barbara Gravel, Lynne

Alley

Service Unit Changes: Amy Kelly stepped down as NR Service Unit leader,

thanking everyone for their help during her tenure.  Kristin Puliafico is

the new NR Service Unit leader effective at the October, 2013 meeting. 

Thank you, Amy!  And thank you, Kristin!  Amy was presented with a

lovely plant as a token of thanks from NRGS.

Other changes to the service unit team:  Barbara Gravel will be the

new registrar. Anne Valade will be the interim treasurer.  Melissa

Audier is the new blog editor.  Ruth Kennedy is the recording secretary. 

 Kerstin March and Ruth Kennedy will facilitate the Fall Product Sale.

New Girl Scout Registration:  Thursday, September 26 from 6-7:30pm

at Town Hall.  Facilitated by Anne Valade.  This event is for NEW GIRL

SCOUTS only.

REGISTRATION REMINDERS:

All RETURNING Girl Scouts must be registered by Sept. 30th. 

Registration is available on line.  There are no paper forms to

 re-register your girls.

All Girl Scouts need an ANNUAL GIRL PERMISSION form on

file with troop leaders.  This form is available on line at http://www.girlscoutseasternmass.org/forms.html?cat=6718

All Troops need two adults in the directory as troop leaders. 

There is a new 2013 version of Volunteer Essentials in the "forms"

section of GSEM's website.

All adults must be CORI'd.  Deb Nearing and Kerstin March can process

CORI forms, which must be done in person.  Please bring a valid photo ID. 

They will be available during the registration event.  If you can not attend,

please contact Deb Nearing directly to arrange a time.  CORI's are valid for

3 years.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Flashlight CORN MAZE!  For grades 6 and up at Marini Farm, Ipswich. 

Saturday, October 5 starting at 6pm.  $10/girl includes a fun patch.  Troop

leaders must return the permission form and payment to Deb Nearing by

Sept. 30.   This event was a big hit when last held in 2011.  Please remind

girls to dress appropriately and to wear shoes that can get potentially get

wet and muddy!

http://www.marinicornmaze.com/

Halloween Dance at the Moose (or place TBA)

This annual event is being planned.  Stay tuned for details!

North Reading Girl Scouts Supports Christian Community Service

Watch for the annual "household and toiletry products" baskets

that NRGS donate to families in need in December.

Girl Scout Letterboxing:  A fun, free activity in North Reading's Ives

Forest.  This Silver Award project was organized by Carly Sponzo. 

It is a fun scavenger hunt with trivia on the history of North Reading

Girl Scouts.  To learn more about letter boxing, visit: 

http://www.atlasquest.com/

FALL PRODUCT AND MAGAZINE SALE:

-Catalogs and Forms are now available.  Contact Ruth Kennedy or

Kerstin March if you did not pick up at the Leaders' Meeting.

-Sale begins Sept. 27 and Ends Oct. 27. 

-Earn quick money for your troop! 

-IMPORTANT!  Make sure girls collect money when a customer

places an order.  This is different from cookie sales, so they may

not remember to do that.

-If they choose, girls at the junior level and up may "opt out" of

sale prizes.  ALL GIRLS in a troop must agree to opt out and sign

a form (available on the website) which must be faxed to GSEM

in WALTHAM no later than Oct. 4.  By opting out, the troop will

earn 17% of sales vs. 15%. 

-Magazine sales can be done on line and customers will receive

their magazines faster.

-Girls can request customers donate a can of honey roasted

peanuts to the North Reading Food Pantry as part of the

"Community Caring Program" listed on the order form. 

NRGS has promised 80 cans of honey roasted peanuts to the

NR Food Pantry to be included in donated food baskets for local

families, received on the eve of Thanksgiving. If every girl sold

just ONE CAN, we would make that goal. Thank you for helping

reach it!

-Other important details are on the envelope for troop leaders. 

-Please consider participating as the NR Service Unit earns 1%

from all sales made, and uses that money to pay for Fly Up's and

other North Reading activities.

Meeting adjourn:  8:45

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