Girl Scouts: 4 Things (Kind of important?)

Hi everyone!

Just a few things to handle right now:

1)  Anyone else for Old World Wisconsin Halloween Legends and Lore on October 19th?  Meet at our house at 5:00, back by 10:30.  I have Eva, Katie, Colette, and Evie (and family members where requested.)

2)  Nut Sale!  So, order taking for the Nut Sale starts 10/4, and it helps the troop a lot.  Besides paying for things like the September campout, meeting supplies, and financial help for scouts that need it for events, nut sale and cookie sale money also cover registration renewals each year and this year they went up from $25 per girl to $50 per girl (already handled for everyone, so all our scouts are set for 2019-2020!).  I have forms and materials, and we can connect however you like to get those into your hands between now and 10/4.

3)  Meetings!  I'm waiting for confirmation from GMS, but here's what I'm looking at for the moment:

In October, start with Friday 10/11 and then Wednesday 10/30.  10/11 for planning, 10/30 for action.

The rest of the year, we're looking to continue the 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, with the 2nd being for planning, and the 3rd Wednesday for action.

4)  Gluten Free Cookies!  This year, in order to avoid shortages, Girl Scouts are asking me to plug in our troop's full and final Gluten Free Cookie order next week.  The cookies will be the Caramel Sea Salt Chocolate Chip ones from last year.  I'm going to take a guess based on last year's sales, but if anyone anticipates selling a lot more, or a lot less GF cookies this year, please let me know.  Also, note that the GF cookies will be $6 this year, and all other cookies will be $5 this year, if that affects your calculations at all.  

Thanks!  Happy Scouting!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Getting rolling!

Hi everyone!

I will be stopping into the GMS office this week to get our meeting days/places locked in, so expect that information soon!

In the meantime, there's still a lot going on:

#1)  Signpost-ing!  The signposts for the silver award project are in at the Greendale Health Department, and the company making the directional stickers is making them right now (so they'll likely be ready for this week) which means that it'll soon be time for the girls to put the signs in the ground!  Woohoo!  

As soon as the completed directional signs are in hand, we'll schedule a date to go through the village and plant the signs in the appropriate places.  The signposts came with an installation tool which is easy to use, but it is heavy, so we'll want to have as many girls as possible on hand for sign-day.

#2)  Back by Popular Demand:  Old World Wisconsin Halloween Legends and Lore!  I've already been asked MANY times by the girls to make sure this is in our schedule for this year, so let's make sure it is!  This event is, without a doubt, the best Halloween event I've ever found for girls in our age range.  It's not kid/baby-ish, but also isn't a blood-and-guts horror show.  This year we'd go October 19th.  We'll meet at our house at 5:00 (Evie has a couple soccer games that day, and the last one ends at 4:30 at Grant Park, so we should be able to make it home by 5:00.) We can bring both the van and the car, so we should be able to provide rides for as many girls that want to go, but this is a family-welcome event.

The event ends at 9:30, so we should be home around 10:30PM. (Depending on how long it takes to get everyone to the cars, etc.)

I'll get us preregistered ASAP, so I do need to know who is interested and available to go!

Details:

Halloween Legends and Lore at Old World Wisconsin

Troves of supernatural tales brought to Wisconsin over the generations come to life as you explore the Crossroads Village after dark at this always spooky, sometimes scary, family-friendly Halloween event.

Saturday, October 19, 2019

5:30pm-9:30pm

$12 adults (13 and older) $9 children (5-12) Children 4 & under are Free. WHS Members receive 10% off admission.

Thanks!  Happy Scouting!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Camp weekend!

Hi everyone!

Camp weekend is coming up in a few days, so I wanted to make sure we're all ready to go!

Camp is at Silverbrook, as usual, and a packing list is at the end of the email.

I have Colette, Evie, Ellen, attending both nights

I have Eva M., Teagan, and Katie attending, but need to confirm dates.  (Please let me know!)

Anyone else?  

Choices:  

1)  Just daytime Saturday, 

2)  Friday Overnight and Saturday Day, 

3)  Saturday Day and Saturday Overnight, or 

4)  Both Friday and Saturday Overnight.

In terms of transportation:

Friday:  I can bring a vanload of girls to camp right after school on Friday--if you want to jump in on that, either have your scout bring her gear to school or drop it off at our house during the day Friday.

Saturday:  If your scout is coming up on Saturday morning, or returning on Saturday evening/afternoon then she would need a ride.

Sunday:  Kathleen and I both will have vehicles to bring scouts back on Sunday, and plan to be back in Greendale at about 11:00AM since Evie has other obligations at noon.  Between us we should be able to fit everyone returning Sunday, even if it is literally everyone.  

Please let me know how your scout plans to get to camp and get home afterwards.

Packing List:

EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION 

(Name and contact number of at-home adult)

For everyone:

() Sunscreen

() Bug spray

() Change of clothes

() Long pants/sweatshirt if it turns cold

() Comfortable walking shoes

() Something to tie your scout's hair back at the fire, if she has long hair

() Rain/mud boots if it looks like the trails will be muddy

() Snack for during the day

() Light/small backpack (a drawstring bag is just about right.)

() A water bottle (filled, because the water at camp tastes camp-ish)

In addition, for scouts sleeping over:  

() Bedding/pillows/sleeping gear 

() Pajamas/sleepwear

() Toothbrush/toothpaste, 

() Hairbrush, 

() Toiletries as needed,

() Flashlight

See you Saturday!

Aleks