Leader Meeting Minutes 3/19/14

Present:  Ruth Kennedy-73899, Debby Nearing-73891, Kristin Puliafico-85118, Barbara Gravel, Kerstin March, Bridget Easler-76212, Lindsay Felix-76211, Anne Valade, Marcy Nelson-76213, Mary Hatton-78181, Kelly DeSousa-66232

• Field Trip Idea:  NE Textile Museum, Lowell.  Kristin took her Brownies.  Classes are available for all age groups.

• Food Pantry Update:  Community support has been great.  Troops are set up for March 22-23 Weekend at Stop and Shop to hand out lists to shoppers.  If your troop is interested, March is Girl Scout Food Pantry Month!  Sign up for a volunteer time on Volunteer Spot:  http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/12790964001#/form

• Encampment Update:  Registration information from girls is due to leaders by April 15, with total numbers and payment to Deb Nearing by April 16.  Daisies do not stay overnight but are welcome during the day Saturday for all the events.  The weekend (Friday evening, June 13-Sunday morning June 15) is rain or shine.  If you have questions, contact Debbie at:  bcednearing@comcast.net

• Memorial Day Parade:  Monday, May 26.  Parade usually starts at 10am.  Girl Scouts are asked to congregate at 9:30am at the Building on the Common.  Troops should have a banner if they don't already have one.  Creating a banner for your troop is a fun project for new Daisy troops.  Lots of ideas on Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/Troop50170/banners-flags-and-parades-girl-scouts/

• Registration Updates:  Daisy Discovery Day had a low turnout.  But we are undeterred and hope to have another event to attract new girls to scouting.

• Cookie Sales:  55 girls sold over 100 boxes.  8 girls sold over 200 boxes.  Recognitions are due in late April.  Kerstin March will let leaders know when they are ready.  The town sold $71K in cookies.

• Arbor Day:  Thursday, May 1 at 6pm.  Meet at IRP Gazebo.  Help the North Reading Garden Club plant a tree at IRP.  Free event and open to all area scouts and other children and family members.  Rain or Shine.

• Mother Daughter Tea:  Sunday , May 18, 1:30-3:30pm at St. Theresa's Church.    Open to North Reading Daisy Girl Scouts.  Refreshments served.  Crafts and singing.  The GS Girl Council is hosting.  $10/couple or $5/person. 

• Brownie Storytelling event:  Friday, May 16, 6:30-8pm at Aldersgate Church (?).  Final confirmation is pending!  Girl Scout Girl Council to host.  Craft and snack related to story.

• Cupcake Challenge:  Date to be determined.  Open to girls grades 4, 5, 6.  Girls will be instructed on how to decorate particular cupcakes.  Each girl will learn how to do 3 different designs.  Please watch Monday Leader Emails for a finalized date.  Sounds like a lot of fun!

• Daisy Fly Up - Wednesday, May 28 at Aldersgate Church.  This is only for 1st grade Daisies.  Older girl fly up:  Date to be determined.  Will most likely be after encampment and the 8th grade DC field trip.