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Thursday, October 17, 2013

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

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