Annual Troop Finance Report DUE IN JUNE

Annual Troop Finance Reports for Troops are now online.  Troops can attach the previous finance report excel files or their own system of tracking as detailed documentation. This streamlined process will allow for easier submissions and better record keeping. Troops should include Amy Kelly’s email address (kellys@majekelly.com) as the NRGS Treasurer to receive a copy as well. You can access the new Annual Finance Report form online!  These are due by June 30^th.  

If you have girls who already know they are coming back next year, please encourage their parents to register them ASAP and before June 7^th.  If Troops are paying for the girls to register and also have commitments from the girls that they are returning, we would ask that you also don’t wait and please register by June 7^th.  The money we receive ultimately goes back to our girls in North Reading!  Start asking girls NOW, please don’t wait and miss out on these discounts.  We need 112 girls to reach our 50% goal, 145 girls for our 65% goal and 167 for our 75% goal!

Early Bird Renewal is Now Open

Troops that qualify will receive a $50 program credit for up to 12 girls renewed, and a $75 program credit for more than 12 girls renewed. Program credits can be applied toward any GSEMA program registered through eBiz or DoubleKnot. Troop leaders will receive an email by August with details about how to claim their program credit. Additionally, all troop leaders and assistant troop leaders that renew their membership by May 10 will receive a $10 training credit (excludes Outdoor Basics training) or a $10 shop coupon.

To qualify: Troops must renew 75% of their girl members by May 10, register or renew 2 adult members, have no product program debt, and submit an Annual Troop Finance Report by June 30.
 
TROOPS DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER ALL GIRLS FOR THE NRGS SU TO EARN OUR INCENTIVE--INDIVIDUAL GIRLS COUNT !!!!!
Service units who renew: 

• 50% of all NRGS girls by June 7 will receive $300
• 65% of all NRGS girls by June 7 will receive $400
• 75% of all NRGS girls by June 7 will receive $500

In addition, the service units with the highest percentage of girls renewed will receive:

• Top 5: Limited edition custom 2’x6’ vinyl banner
• Top 3: Option to submit encampment request two weeks early
• Top 1: A La Carte Program in your community (up to ~$250 value)

To qualify: Service units must renew a minimum of 50 girls by June 7, have an active service unit bank account, renew or register at least 2 Service Unit Leadership Team members, and submit the Annual Service Unit Financial Report by June 30.

If you have girls who already know they are coming back next year, please encourage their parents to register them ASAP and before June 7^th.  If Troops are paying for the girls to register and also have commitments from the girls that they are returning, we would ask that you also don’t wait and please register by June 7^th.  The money we receive ultimately goes back to our girls in North Reading!  Start asking girls NOW, please don’t wait and miss out on these discounts.  We need 112 girls to reach our 50% goal, 145 girls for our 65% goal and 167 for our 75% goal!

Lifetime Membership Special Offer!

For a limited time only in April 2019, volunteers with 10+ years of experience will be able to purchase a significantly discounted Lifetime membership of $200. Kim Lambert told us at our Area SU last week, that they will NOT turn any Leader away if they want to take advantage of this discount and they have less than 10 years! This will be available as an option when reviewing your membership. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact GSEMA Customer Care.

Early Bird Renewal April 1 - June 7

Linked below is an overview flyer showing ALL the incentives for early registration for families, troops, service units and individual girls.  April 12^th is the first deadline for Families to sign up, May 10^th is the troop incentive, June 7^th is the Service Unit’s chance to get an incentive for NR girls who register early, and June 7^th is the incentive for early registration for girls to receive a patch.  Start asking girls NOW, please don’t wait and miss out on these discounts.  Click here for renewing gsema.org/renew.

Flyer here.

 

Recruitment Events

GSEM is hosting Girl Scout Teddy Bear Tea Party for girls in kindergarten, 1^st graders and girls entering kindergarten in the fall. We are hosting one at each of our camp locations, if you feel that you would like to run one in your town feel free to contact me and I’ll be happy to work with you to set one up.   You will find a flyer 
here and below you will see the Teddy  Bear Tea party information and links. 

Girl Scout Teddy Bear Tea Party

June 7, 2018

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Camp Maude Eaton, Andover

Facebook link -  https://www.facebook.com/events/170187097009516/

Evite link - http://evite.me/dJZ7CSvEF4

Girl Scout Teddy Bear Tea Party

June 8, 2018

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Camp Rice Moody, Reading

Facebook link -  https://www.facebook.com/events/2089442554667383/

Evite link - http://evite.me/drvANFaSWj

Early Bird Registration and Incentives

Early Bird registration begins on 4/2/18 and ends on 6/15/18.  There are incentives for both the individual troops and the service unit if you are able to do early bird registration.  Please find the flyer detailing the incentives here.

Daisy Discovery Day 10/14

Girl Scout Registration

     North Reading Girl Scouts is hosting a Daisy Discovery Event on Saturday, October 14th from 3pm-4pm at the Town Hall Gym.  This event is for girls in kindergarten who are new to scouting.  Girls will participate in activities they may experience at a troop meeting, while adults have the opportunity to ask questions about the program and receive instructions to complete the online registration.  If you have already registered, your daughter, you are encouraged to attend the event and bring a friend!  Whether you’re a girl looking for fun and friendship, or an adult looking for a way to make a real difference in a girl's life, Girl Scouts is for you!

     Beyond troop membership, Girl Scouting offers hundreds of programs to satisfy a range of girls’ interests, including outdoor adventure programs, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), community service, art, music and more. Scouting provides girls with opportunities for fun and friendship while fostering the development of leadership skills and self-esteem. 

     Registration for girls in grades 1-12 is also going on at this time.  Families are invited to learn more about North Reading Girl Scouts and how to register girls and adults by visiting www.northreadinggirlscouts.blogspot.com. You can also follow directions found here.  You can email specific questions to girlscouts306@gmail.com.  

Interested in Joining Girl Scouts?

The North Reading Girl Scouts have put together a flyer with information about how to join Girl Scouts.  Please check it out here.

Registration and Membership Fee Increase 2017

Registration

On Tuesday, April 4, the Girl Scout Spring Renewal period opens for Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts members. Spring Renewal is managed through Volunteer Systems (the My GS link in the navigation bar of gsema.org) and runs from Tuesday, April 4 through Tuesday, June 13.  Service units, troops and girl members who renew during this period are eligible for awesome incentives!   The PDF overview of incentives can be found here.

Membership Fee Increase

To ensure Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts is able to continue to provide exceptional girl programming and outstanding volunteer support, we will increase our service council fee by just $5, beginning with spring renewal for the 2017-2018 Girl Scout membership year. The council service fee will be $15 per girl membership. There is no service fee for adult members. As always, financial assistance is available for any girl whose family demonstrates need.  This increase will go into effect concurrently with a membership fee increase announced by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) last year. GSUSA announced a National Board-approved increase in the girl and adult membership fee from $15 to $25 effective for the 2017-2018 membership year.  Every dollar of the membership fee goes directly to Girl Scouts of the USA to cover the cost of fundamental services supporting the Girl Scout Movement. This includes, but is not limited to, accident insurance for members participating in approved Girl Scout activities; the implementation of new technologies to improve the Girl Scout experience for girls, volunteers, and parents; program development, research, resources, training, services to councils, and promotion of the Girl Scout brand.  Therefore, with these increases in place, the new annual cost for Girl Scout membership in eastern Massachusetts will be $40 per girl, and $25 per adult member. Girl membership continues to be an excellent value, and represents only 5% of the actual annual expense we invest in each Girl Scout in eastern Massachusetts. Please note that Lifetime Members do not need to renew their membership, but during Spring Renewal they will need to renew their volunteer role(s).

North Reading Girl Scout Registration Event for New Girls 9/20/16

The North Reading Girl Scout Service Unit will be hosting a Girl Scout Registration event on Tuesday, September 20th from 6:00pm until 8:30pm.  It will be located at the Flint Memorial Library's Activity Room.

Troop Leader Renewal Deadline and The GSEM Opportunity Catalog

Troop leader renewal deadline is September 30, 2016. 

Troop leaders will only have access to renew girls in their troop for the upcoming membership year until September 30 at 11:59 PM. October 1 is GSUSA's 'registration black out' day, and no one will have access to register or renew membership for this 24-hour period. On October 2, the 'renew' button next to troop members will no longer be available to troop leaders. Therefore, after September 30, only caregivers will be able to register/renew girls.
Is your troop in need of additional volunteers? Are you a few girls short of the perfect troop size? The GSEM Opportunity Catalog can help! Add your troop to the Opportunity Catalog so that those new to Girl Scouting can find you! We encourage every troop with space available to opt in, but understand that you may have questions. Learn more by clicking here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSEM_OpportunityCatalog.  Every troop must complete the online form yearly however, it is optional this year but will be required next year!

Time to Register for Next Year!

The NEW registration process

1. Go to gsema.org

2. click on MY GS

3. On pink banner click on words Renew today.

4. Click green banner "Renew now".

 

This is a new system you will need to create a new login/password.

 

Incentive to do this by June 30th

Register 75% of your troop and get a free ready-to-go program in a bag!

Town registers 75% of their members, we receive $500 to reinvest in the girls!

Any questions please don't hesitate to ask!

 

Troop deciding not to continue- please let Amy Kelly know ASAP at kellys@majekelly.com

Reregistration Time is now here!

 Please read from GSEM--  **Incentives for Troops, Girls, Families, and our Service Unit**

It's time to renew troop and family memberships for another year of Girl Scout fun and adventure! Spring Renewal will be managed through our new Volunteer Systems.

New this year, we are offering exclusive GSEM membership renewal incentives for the 2016-17 troop year for service units, troops, girls and families who renew by July 1. 

Service Units*:

If 75% of your girls renew, the service unit receives $500 to reinvest in girls, troops and special local events. If 65% of girls renew, you earn $400; and if it's 50% of girls, you earn $300.  Imagine all the ways you can help girls locally! 

Troops:

We have a great incentive for any troop that renews membership for 75% of its girls. These troops start the year off with a pre-packaged, ready-to-go program-in-a-bag as our thank you. "I Promised a Girl Scout I would Vote" includes instructions, supplies and a patch!

Girls:

The first 9,000 girls to renew will receive this free Spring Renewal patch!

Families:

Each girl who renews this spring, along with one adult chaperone, will receive an invitation to register for the Ultimate Guide Sneak Peek in September 2016 at Camp Cedar Hill (date TBD). This event showcases some of the best programs GSEM has to offer, including high ropes course, archery and more. This event fills quickly, so encourage families to look for the registration email!

We can't wait to have you and your troop back for another great year of Girl Scouting!

Still Time to Register!!

Come visit our Girl Scout table at the Apple Festival this Saturday, 10-3, or find the registration form here. and the website to make the payment here.  Any questions, contact Amy Kelly, registrar, at kellys@majekelly.com

Registration Event!

North Reading Girl Scout registration is on Wednesday, September 16th at the Flint Memorial Library in the Library Activity Room from 6-8pm. This is for all girls kindergarten and up! We also need some volunteers for new troops! Come see what scouting is all about.

Spring Re-registration for 2015-2016

Spring Re-registration is now open online through GSEM.   If you re-register before July 1, girls will receive an early bird patch for their uniform.  If any questions about the re-registration process, please contact Barbara Gravel at BarbGravel@msn.com.  Go to the GSEM website to sign up under your troop E-Biz online account. http://www.girlscoutseasternmass.org/

Early Bird Registration for 2015-2016

Start talking to your girls and registered adults about re-registration for next year to get a sense of who will be returning.  If re-registered by June 30, girls will receive an early bird patch for their uniform.  More information will be forthcoming this month.   If any questions about the registration process, please contact Barbara Gravel at BarbGravel@msn.com.

 

 

 

North Reading Registration Event 9/24/14

The North Reading Girl Scouts will be hosting a registration event at the Library Activity Room on 9/24/14 from 6:30 to 8:30.  Come find out about Girl Scouts and sign your daughter up for a fun year of scouting.  Any questions, please contact Barbara Gravel here.

Spring Registration Event for NEW Girls and Adults

Spring Registration Event for NEW girls and adults for the upcoming 2014-2015 membership year, Saturday, June 7th, 10 am to 2 pm, at IRP, under the big tree near the concession stand.  Please pass along this information and encourage friends who are interested in registering!  This includes those girls entering Kindergarten in the fall.  Note: this event is not for scouts reregistering, only those new to scouting. 

 

 

Re-Registration is Now Open!

Spring Re-Registration in E-Biz for the 2015 membership year is now open!Leaders can start talking with their girls and registered adults about re-registration for next year, and begin the re-registration process online.   If re-registered by June 30th, the girls will receive an early bird patch for their uniform.  If any questions, please contact our Registrar, Barbara Gravel:  BarbGravel@msn.com

Any Leader not continuing on next year, please contact Kristin Puliafico kscott1104@aol.com  ASAP so we can reach out to families with alternate placement options for 2014-2015.
The link to register is here.