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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Girl Scout Leader Meeting Minutes 9/17/18


North Reading Girl Scouts
September Leader Meeting 9-17-18
LAR
Meeting start: 7:40

In attendance: Debbie Nearing SUC, Barbara Jones 69175, Dara Nussbum 69171, Anne Valade 71901, Kristin Pemberton 69171, Erin Genova 67417, Jill Libby, Amber O’Driscoll 76211, Joanne Gibson 62548/69175, Karianne Bekier 82418/62803, Kerri Antonuccio 62803, Noelle Rudloff 67419, Lisa Ayer 62798, Rebecca Lowe 62550, Denise Kung 62798, Kim Lambert- Council

Pledge and Promise
Debbie introduces service team members
o   Lisa Ayer – Blog Manager - Melissa stepped down, thank you!
o   Jo Gibson – SU Membership Promotor – Kerrianne stepped down, thank you!
o   Rebecca Lowe – Recording Secretary – minutes at each meeting, thank you!
o   Denise Kung – Fall Product Manager – Anne stepped down, thank you!
o   Karianne Bekier – Facebook Administrator with Jo Gibson, thank you!
o   Me – SU Coordinator – but my last year – looking for someone to mentor
o   Jo Gibson – Cookie Manager and Hood School Coordinator, thank you!
o   Amy Kelly – Treasurer, thank you!
o   Amber O’Driscoll – Batch School Coordinator, thank you!

Open positions
o   SU Coordinator –Debbie Nearings’ last year - someone to mentor this year
o   Secretary – Monday emails and correspondence
o   Little School Coordinator – presence on site and help Jo as SUMP
o   New Troop Mentor – Thank you to Kristen Pemberton who stepped up after our Leader meeting
Early bird patches are available-  if you didn’t pick up please pick up from Debbie Nearing  ASAP or come to the October Leader meeting to grab them.

Fall product
Unify is the new online system
Go online to gsema.org- complete both the volunteer form to agree to be the fall product coordinator
and the bank account info form
Leaders will receive an email and so will their Girl Scouts and daughter
You can use Unify to create a video, text message to send to your contacts
Product can be ordered online or through the packet

Goal set with your troop to decide how much money to raise and what they plan to spend it on
Any troop that wants to do additional fundraising must participate in both Fall product and cookie sales
Product for sale- candy, nuts, tumblers, seed starter kits, magazines, and candles
Any paper forms for magazines must be turned in to Denise
Fall sale is one month long
Junior troops and above can opt out of incentives to increase their profit by 2%
Encourage your troop to turn in forms and money early so you have time to input information
November 5th is when they will debit from your troop account
Troop coordinator needs to email Denise Kung denise_kung@hotmail.com
November 17th or 18th product will be delivered so it needs to be picked up from Denise from the library on the day it is delivered.
There is also an app this year: Gsema fall product program

Events
Halloween party- October 2-4pm at The Moose Daisies, Brownies, Juniors
Parade through the Nursing Home on North Street
It’s a drop off event except new Daisy parents can stay
Deadline for Halloween forms is October 10th

Spooky Tales- juniors and up event
Girls can create, read a story, or play a recording
It will take place in the historic district
Turn in forms to the leader meeting October 23rd

Encampment- dates open up 11/15. We are looking at a June weekend at Camp Runnels

Kim Lambert (council staff)- volunteer conference on November 4th in Framingham
New training being offered- wilderness first aid. You need this training if you’re taking girls more than a half hour away from medical aid for camping or hiking.
Annual back to troop email should come out this week from GSEM

Indoor Rock Climbing event- Lisa Ayer is planning this for Saturday November 17th  with 2 sessions for 1 to 3 and 3:30-5:30.  Event for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors.
Flyer forthcoming
Cost $20 per girl

Reminders for new membership year starting October 1
o   Girls need to be re-registered in the troop before 10/1 to participate; Girls registered for ’17-’18 may participate in meetings/events only until 9/30
o   Annual Girl Permission Form – New form required each year for each girl
o   Volunteers – Adults must be over 18 and registered and Cori’ed to assist, and need to complete the annual online volunteer agreement
o   Troop Leaders – Each troop needs 2 unrelated adults to run a troop and they need to be registered, Cori’ed and trained – Volunteer Essentials online
o   Safety Activity Checkpoints – Check the safety guidelines at www.gsema.org
o   Leaders must complete a Troop Activity Form unless a GSEM event or on GSEM property – follow Volunteer to Girl Ratios found on the GSEM website
o   Troop Bank Accounts – Need 2 registered/Cori’ed adults on the account; preferably one should be a Leader with the Treasurer
o   Check the blog at www.northreadinggirlscouts.blogspot.com and our FB Leader page and the GSEM website at www.gsema.org for up to date events and info

Next Leader Meeting – Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. in the LAR

Meeting End: 8:50

Minutes taken by Rebecca Lowe and reviewed by Debbie Nearing

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