Leader Meeting Minutes
February 10, 2016
Town Hall, Room 10
In attendance: Debbie Nearing 73891, Joanna Maguire 78188,
Kate Mahoney 71868, Stephanie Musgrave 71868, Michelle Gerokoulis 62796,
Bridget Easler 76212, Karianne Bekier 62803, Cindy DeWolfe 85336, Joanne Gibson
69175, Kerstin March, Amber O’Driscoll 76211, Amy Kelly 73897/71901/62804,
Kristen Pemberton 69171, Jenn Vant 85337, Dawn Gonthier 71890, Heidi
Cushing-Candelario 62798, Denise Kung 62798, Anne Valade
Meeting start: 7:35 PM
Girl Scout Pledge and Promise
Anne: Welcome
Kerstin: Cookie info
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Kerstin has cookies for swapping
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Booth sales can take extra on consignment
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First payment deadline next week on 2/17, 50%
for initial cookies
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Kerstin will be in touch with cookie advisors
once she gets clear information from council
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There are still some booth sale times left
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Incentives will be in 3rd week of
April
Question: How can a troop get ahead fund wise in order
to offer more low cost or cost free opportunities?
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Dues (should not be excessive)
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Have the costs split 50/50 from parents and
troop funds
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Candy – Fall Product Sale Profit
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Cookie Money (CANNOT solicit for donations at booth sales or put out a tip box) If a customer has you keep their change or
offers you money, that’s okay and is considered a donation, but you CANNOT ask customers for tips or
donations for the girls or the troop!
Ideas for ways to use
troop funds (REMINDER: girls should
choose how to they want the troop to spend their money)
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Year end party
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Can choose to donate money to a non – profit but
cannot solicit funds for another non-profit
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Save funds for larger expense like Great Wolf
Lodge, Rocking Horse Ranch, Camping trip
If your troop is having any bank
service fees withheld from the troop account, please speak with our town
treasurer, Lisa Alexander, ASAP…troops
should NOT be paying bank fees!
Citizen’s Bank does not charge bank fees to NRGS troop accounts.
Anne:
Congratulations to registration team: Amy, Kristin, Joanne and Ruth for meeting
registration goals this year. KUDOS!
In search of a Batchelder School Coordinator to be at
registration events and help Registrar place girls in troops - primarily a
Spring/Fall commitment
Anne:
Upcoming events:
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Free Kids fun fair and zoo at Shriners
Auditorium for Scout Day – tickets were at meeting
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Scout Night at Disney on Ice 2/19 code: GSCOUTD20
bit.ly/1PDAWW5
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VIP pkg $30, Loge pkg $20
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World Thinking Day 3/6 flyer on blog
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Girl Scout Sunday 3/6 flyer on blog, girls
should wear uniform and bring non perishable food item – girls attending
another House of Worship or service on that day or outside NR can get a patch
at March Leader meeting
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March is food pantry month for girls,
information to come.
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Roller Skating event 1:30 to 3:30 on 3/11/16 - flyer
on blog. Not a drop off, only open for
NRGS event that day/time. Friends and
family of NRGS may attend however.
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Gymnastics event may not happen due to possible
scheduling conflict at gym, stay tuned
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Fly up troops can begin to gather up to 10
photos for slideshow, June event, more information coming
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8th grade troops running event are
tentatively looking at Wed., June 1st for Fly Up
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Jenn Vant will ask Softball Coordinators to move
games the night of Fly Up
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Encampment, tropical luau theme see flyer on
blog. For troops interested in staying overnight
training upcoming:
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Lodge training Cedar Hill Waltham 3/12 from 9-5
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Tent training Cedar Hill Waltham 4/16-4/17 overnight
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When looking for events at GSEM, calendar view
can be the easiest to look for events
Anne: How can leader meetings be most
useful? What support can Service team
offer?
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Help obtaining financial aid for camps,
financial aid resources (camp guide pg 59-62, cookie credits)
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Gearing more events toward older troops
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Partnering older troop with younger troop
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Help earn a badge
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Run events
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Breaking up into groups by level periodically
for leader meetings can be a great way to share ideas, each group having a
mentor – Leaders prefer small groups
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Bringing in leader trainings to town so leaders
don’t have to coordinate travel/dates
Debbie: Do Leaders prefer Quarterly or Bimonthly Leader
meetings?
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Leaders felt bimonthly meetings might be fine as
the Monday email has most of what we discuss at the monthly meetings. Leaders would like to see more round table
discussions.
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Facebook group has been helpful
Anne: Discuss with your troops, changing promise from I will try to I will wording, send feedback to Anne or Debbie afterwards.
Meeting adjourned at
8:55 PM
Minutes taken by
Bridget Easler for Kristin Puliafico and Edited by Debbie Nearing as Secretary
