Scout
Day at Old Sturbridge Village is November 16th!
Here's the link to the website for more information and to sign up.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Service Project Idea!
Meals-On-Wheels
The girls in your troop can have fun creating decorations, especially a seasonal decoration, for the trays that the meals are on. If this sounds interesting, you can contact Mary Prenney, the head of Elder Services. Her email address is mprenney@northreadingma.gov.
If your troop is looking for other service project ideas, take a look at the "Service Project Ideas" page on the right column of the blog. And if you have ideas you'd like to share, send an email to audier@verizon.net and it will be added to the list.
North Reading Veteran's Day Ceremony
There will be a ceremony on the Common on November 11 at 11am. Please encourage your girls to attend. They should wear their vest/sashes and stand together in a group.
Veteran Services of NR has
requested that about 6 girls volunteer help in the Building on
the Common to help serve refreshments. If a troop
of Juniors and older would like to fulfill this request, please
contact Barbara Gravel at barbgravel@msn.com. This would
make a great community service project!
Thursday, October 17, 2013
New Leader Orientation Training
Anne Valade will conduct a new leader Orientation Training on Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30
24 Abbott Rd.
Basics
on organizing a troop meeting, field trip protocols, setting up a troop bank
account, over view of Girl Scouting program.
Things needed to get started
with your troop.
Other training beyond Orientation is available through
council.
Leader Meeting Minutes 10/16/13
Attendance:
Stephanie Geiser,
Membership Specialist from GSEM;
ST Members and/or
troop Leaders:
Kristin Puliafico,
SU Coordinator and 85118; Debbie Nearing, Corresponding Secretary & 73891;
Ruth Kennedy, Recording Secretary & 73899; Anne Valade, Treasurer; Barbara
Gravel, Registrar; Kerstin March, Cookie & Fall Product Manager; Lindsay
Felix, 76211; Sarah Stetson, 76213; Amy Kelly, 71901 & 73897; Jodi Sponzo,
73897; Kelly Desousa, 66232; Melissa Lally, 85118; Sandy Griffin, 71900; Lynne
Alley, 85336; Kristin Lamont, 85193 & 71880; Michelle Rosenthal, 71902
& 78181; and Jennifer Dee, 78188 & 85122.
Meeting called to order 7:35
Introductions of service unit and Stephanie from GSEM N.
Andover office.
Anne V: New leader Orientation training on Wednesday, Oct.
23 at 7:30pm. 24 Abbott Road. Basics on organizing a troop meeting,
field trip protocols, setting up a troop bank account, over view of Girl
Scouting program. Things needed to get started with your troop.
Other training beyond Orientation is available through council.
Barbara: Father/Daughter Square Dance Saturday, Nov.
23. Open to any important male adult (grandfather, older brother, uncle,
etc). Times will be announced. If there is a lot of interest, there
may be two sessions, but that will be determined by number of girls attending.
Open to Daisy, Brownie and Junior levels. Cost is $8/couple,
additional girls $4. Each girl will receive a fun patch. Flyers
will be emailed. Please distribute to girls in your troop. Girls
should turn in forms to leaders by Nov. 15. Troop leaders should return
forms/payment at the Nov. 20 Leaders' Meeting.
Barbara: Registration - all seems to be working
smoothly. Most girls are placed. 3 new kindergarten troops, 1 new
first grade troop. 50 new girls registered this year. On line
re-registration was cumbersome. There is a delay in notification of about
a week from the time a new girl registers on line to when Barbara receives the
information.
Ruth: Daffodil planting party Saturday, Oct. 26 9-11am
at North Parish Park. Bring a shovel and work gloves and dress
appropriately. Rain on Shine. All girls in attendance will receive
a community service patch. Please email: ruthekennedy@gmail.com with a number
of girls to ensure we have enough patches.
Debbie: Corn maze at Marini Farm, Ipswich wrap up:
Older girl corn maze had 15 girls attend. Beautiful weather made
for a nice night.
Troop Directory: please check your troop information
for accuracy.
Encampment: Town Wide at Camp Cedar Hill, Waltham.
Date in May or June. Friday/Saturday. Check out Sunday.
Looking at either weekend of May 16/17 or June 13/14. June 15 is
Father's Day, but the girls would be home early Sunday morning. June
13/14 is the preferred weekend. If you know of an important conflict on
either of those weekends, please let the Service Unit know as soon as possible.
The window for making a spring reservation opens in November, so a
decision on the weekend date will need to be made soon.
New leaders will need to be either "camping
certified" or "lodge camping certified". Debbie will look
into organizing a local camping training through GSEM.
"Mitten" Project: Christmas project through
Christian Community Services. The "mitten" lists the number and
ages of children from a local family. Girl Scouts provides toiletry and
household products for these families. Troops are asked to
"adopt" a family and provide necessary items as a service project.
A list of suggested items is provided at the time the mittens are
available. More information on this subject will be at the November
Leaders' Meeting.
Fall Product Sale: ongoing. Open until Oct. 27.
A more detailed email on Fall Sale will be sent in a few days to those
troops participating.
Cookie Update: Early cookie training is Nov. 9 at
9:30am and Nov. 13 at 9:30am and 6:30pm in North Andover. Cookie Rally
Dec. 7 in Waltham.
Juliette Lowe's Birthday is Oct. 31. Wishing the
Founder of Girl Scouts a Very Happy Birthday!
Trivia with Kristin: Kristin led us in a round of Girl
Scout Trivia. We all learned something new about Girl Scouting.
Thank you, Krisitin!
Meeting adjourned: 8:25
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Father-Daughter Square Dance Nov. 23
Back by popular demand!
This is a Daisy, Brownie & Junior event.
Deadline for money and forms is the Nov. 20th leader meeting. Please see flyer here.
Math Moves U!
A GSEM Junior & Cadette Activity
November 17 from 9:30 - 4:00 at Middlesex Community College in Bedford, $20/person
Come have fun with activities to introduce you to the Science and Engineering fields .
Whether attending this event again or for the first time, you will experience all new activities. Join us for a day filled with hands-on learning that introduces you to engineering and science fields. Real professionals, including women engineers from Raytheon and college professors from Middlesex Community College, will unlock the mysteries of numbers and show you how engineering can find solutions to everyday problems. Cadettes will have a separate track focused on robotic technology. A special patch and lunch are included. Space and transportation are limited so register today!
The link below takes you to the Cadette registration form:
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Daffodil Planting Party!
Attention all North Reading Girl Scouts. Your green thumbs are
needed on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9-11am at North Parish Park on Rt.
62/Park Street. This small park is between Chestnut and Central Streets
on Rt. 62. Bring a pair of work gloves and a shovel and we will plant
yellow daffodil bulbs to beautify the park for spring!
This SERVICE PROJECT is open to all Girl Scouts.
Daisy, Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts need to bring a responsible adult
(due to the close proximity of the parking lot and street). And per GS
Safety-Wise guidelines, Cadettes and up need to have two unrelated
adults for every 25 girls.
All girls in attendance will receive a Community Service Patch, which they can proudly display on the back of their uniforms.
This event is Rain or Shine! Dress accordingly. And please RSVP to: ruthekennedy@gmail.com so the proper number of patches can be purchased. See you then!
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Local Letterboxing Activity! Fun for All Ages!
Recently Carly Sponza, a local North Reading Girl Scout, finished her Silver Award and would like to share it with the Girl Scout community. Click here for a letter from Carly explaining her letterboxing Silver Award project.
The Trick and Treat Parade at Wingate Nursing Home
Everyone is invited to attend the 12th annual "The Trick and Treat Parade"! It is held at Wingate Nursing Home
(Next to Home Goods) in Reading. Children of all ages are welcome and it
is a great event for Brownie and Daisy!
Place: Wingate Nursing Home
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2013
Time: 4PM- 5PM (approximately)
We meet in the front entrance/lobby of Wingate. The children come dressed
in their Halloween costumes. I ask that each child brings a home-made card or colored picture with them. They can sign their
first name only, if they'd like, but don't have to. The cards and
pictures are distributed to the residents. They hang them and put them
on tables in the dining commons, too. We
walk through the halls and the residents, that are able, sit at their doors
and hand out candy to the trick-n-treaters. It takes approximately
45 min. to 1 hour. It really is a great time and the residents love
seeing the children!
I ask that you please pass on this info to family, friends or troops that may
be interested. I ask to get a count of the # of children that are coming
so we have enough treats for everyone! Please let me know via e-mail lferrazzani@verizon.net or
feel free to call me at (978) 276-1369 with any questions!
Thank you,
Lynn Ferrazzani
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