New Brownie Blog

I have started working on our new Brownie Troop Blog.

http://brownietroop21870.blogspot.com/

Please make sure to visit the site and subscribe to receive email updates as I will begin posting all of Brownie Troop information on that site.

Food Drive Update

On Sunday, July 10th, we delivered all of our Food Drive donations to the BCHG Doylestown Food Pantry. Our goal was to collect 100 pounds of food in celebration of the 100 years of Girl Scouting. I am very excited to say that we not only reached our goal but we exceeded it! In the end, we collected 296 pounds of food!

There were several families at the Food Pantry while we were dropping off our donations. I can't even begin to tell you how thankful they all were. Thank you for all of your help with this drive.

End of Year Events...

Madagascar 3 Movie Night

Regal Barn Plaza

Friday, June 8th

4:30 p.m.

I will be buying the tickets for the girls on Thursday, please confirm by Wednesday (6/6) that your Daisy will in fact be attending the Madagascar Movie Night on Friday.

Bridging Ceremony

Saturday, June 9th

Doylestown Central Park

11:00 a.m.

I have not gotten final RSVP numbers for everyone. So, if you have yet to provide me with your numbers, please do so ASAP.



RSVP (recd as of 6/4/12):

Katerina (4 adults/2 children)

Jayden (4 adults/1 child)

Ava

Paree (3 adults)

Cianna (2 adults/2 children)

 

Allison

Food:

Sandwich Tray (1 more)

Sandwich Tray (Katerina)

Fruit Platter (Cianna)

Veggie Platter (Paree)

Chips (Jayden)

Capri Sun and Water (Ava)

Plates, Napkins, Utensils, Tablecloths (leftover from Investiture Ceremony)

Dessert (Katerina)

 

Your Daisy is expected to wear her uniform on both Friday and Saturday.

 

 

Other Reminders:

 

Don't forget Spring Registration is now open. If you want to register now for the next Girl Scouting year, I will need your registration forms and payment by Saturday, June 9th. (This is not mandatory, your Daisy can wait until September to register. By registering in the Spring, she would be eligible to receive a special patch at the start of the new school year.) So, please bring them to either the movies or the bridging ceremony.

 

If you ordered the Lip Sync DVD, please bring your payment either on Friday or Saturday, so that I can give you the DVD.

 

Also, please don't forget about the FOOD DRIVE! We will have a box in the school lobby until Thursday. Please have your Daisy at least bring one item to the school so that the box starts to get some items. It might just inspire others to bring in some donations too!

 

You can bring the rest of your donations to my home. We are trying to collect at least 100 pounds of food! So, we really need everyone to participate. If your Daisy is just taking all her donations to the school, please let me know so that I don't expect you to bring more to our home.

 

If you have any questions about either event or any of the reminders, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Madagascar 3

The times for Madagascar 3 have been released! The movie runs 1 1/2 hours...

Friday, June 8th
(Regal Barn Plaza Stadium 14)

The following times seem to be the best...

1:45 p.m

or

4:30 p.m.

Please let me know which time you would prefer. Once, I hear from everyone, I will confirm the time we will be going.

Bridging Ceremony

Our Daisies will be bridging to Brownies...

Saturday ~ June 9, 2012

Doylestown Central Park

11:00 a.m.

RSVP (recd as of 5/24/12):

Katerina (4 adults/2 children)

Jayden (4 adults/1 child)

Ava

Paree (3 adults)

Cianna (2 adults/2 children)

Food:

Sandwich Tray (1 more)

Sandwich Tray (Katerina)

Fruit Platter (Cianna)

Veggie Platter (Paree)

Chips (Jayden)

Capri Sun and Water (Ava)

Plates, Napkins, Utensils, Tablecloths (leftover from Investiture Ceremony)

Dessert (Katerina)

Reminders...

Our final "meeting" of the year is this Friday (5/25) at our regular time and location. Another Girl Scout troop will be joining us and teaching our Daisies about recycling. At this meeting, they will earn their green petal!

Paree is scheduled to be our snack buddy.

For those of you who ordered the Lip Sync DVD, don't forget to pay for them please ($4).

If you have not done so, please RSVP for the Briging Ceremony. We need to have an idea of how many people will be attending. Also, don't forget to sign up to bring something.

If you have any Capri Sun pouches or Cheese wrappers for our fundraiser, you can bring them to the meeting on Friday.

Also, please don't forget about our Canned Food Drive. We hope to collect over 100 pounds of food. We have already collected 23 pounds!

Spring Registration is open! So, if you submit your registration forms and fee ($12) before June 30th, your Daisy will earn a special patch!

Our final events of the year are:

June 8th ~ Movie Night

June 9th ~ Bridiging Ceremony (for those Daisies that will be bridging to Brownies)

If you have any questions about the rest of the year, please do not hesitate to ask.



Girl Scout Tree Initiative

We are participating in GSEP's GIRL SCOUTS FOREVER GREEN initiative of planting 10,000 trees statewide.   We will be planting the saplings (either Eastern White Pine or Eastern Hemlock) in honor of Girls Scouts 100th Anniversary and will also help contribute towards the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's goal of planting 1,000,000 trees by 2020!

Our troop has been allocated 3 trees to plant. So, now we have to decide on a place to plant them.

WHERE to plant a tree:

1. Where you have permission to plant

2. Where it’s easy to tend (Water? Access?)

3. As a public amenity, wildlife enhancement, riparian buffer

4. Choose the right tree for the right place (Under wires? Wet area? Salt exposure? Will it obstruct sight line for vehicles or pedestrians?)

If you have any suggestions for a good place, please let me know as soon as possible.

Meeting Eight ~ 5/11/2012

At this meeting, the girls started with by decorating a pengiun pillow. (The penguin was the mascot for the Girl Scout Cookie Sales this year). After the decorations (hopefully) dried, the pillows were filled with stuffing. Unfortunately, we did not have enough to close the pillow opening. So, there are two options for that. You can 1) sew the opening shut or 2) glue the opening shut. If you choose to glue the opening, make sure you have a clip of some sort to hold it closed until the glue dries.

After snack time, the girls made mother's day cards and filled mini buckets with candies for their moms.

The meeting finished with the troop getting to see all of the postcards we received through our postcard exchange. Each girl, received a map of the US where they marked off the states as we read the postcards we received. The postcards were divided amongst the girls to keep.

Our next meeting will be our last meeting for the year: Friday, May 25th. The girls will be earning their last petal.

Food Drive

We will be having a food drive to benefit the BCHG Doylestown Food Pantry. Our goal is to collect 100 pounds of food to celebrate the 100 years of Girl Scouting. Our participation in the food drive, is one of the activities needed for the girls to earn their GSEP 100th Anniversary Patch.

The food drive will run from now until June 3rd.

We hope to be able to collect donations from the Devonshire neighborhood, the Villages neighborhood, and any other friends and family that will be willing to help us reach our goal.

If you know of a location where we can place a donation box, please let me know. Also, if you know of any business that is willing to donate, please contact them and see if they can help us out.

Items Needed:

Beverages:  coffee, juices, tea

Canned Meats:  chicken, ham, chili

Condiments:  ketchup, mayo, mustard, cooking oils (vegetable, canola, olive),   honey, jams/jellies, syrup

Spices:  salt, pepper, sugar, taco seasoning packets, onion powder, garlic powder, basil, oregano, etc.

Tomato products: sauce, crushed, stewed

Uncommon Vegetables:  asparagus, artichokes, lima beans, mushrooms, onions, spinach – no green beans

Miscellaneous:  taco shells/Mexican dinner kits, rice (flavored packets), Velveeta/other non-refrigerated cheeses, Pasta sauce, bean varieties, Pasta sides, hamburger helper, fruit

If you you have any questions about the food drive, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Meeting Reminder

Just a few reminders...

Our next meeting is this Friday, May 11th. It will take place at our usual meeting location. Jayden is scheduled to be our Snack Buddy at this meeting.

The deadline for the brownie uniform payment is this Friday. I will be going to the Council Shop on Saturday. If I don't receive your payment before Saturday, you will need to purchase the uniform either online or at the Council Shop yourself. Please make your check payable to Girl Scout Troop 21870.

Sash ~ $21.75

The Brownie shirts have been ordered. I have already paid for them myself. So, please make any checks for the shirts payable to me. (Aymee Comas-Diaz)

Shirts ~ $18

Please don't forget to R.S.V.P. for the Bridging Ceremony on June 9th. You should have received an Evite invitation. Please make sure to include the number of people attending.

Early Bird Registration

The Girl Scout Early Bird Registration has started and will run through June 30th. If your daughter registers before June 30th for the next Scout Year, she will earn a special Early Bird Patch.

The Girl Registration Forms can be found here:
http://www.gsep.org/media/files/2013%20Girl%20Membership%20Form.pdf

The Adult Registration Forms can be found here:
http://www.gsep.org/media/files/2013%20Adult%20Membership%20Form.pdf

Registration Fees for the year are $12 per person.

Please fill out the forms and turn them in to me. Make the check for the registration fees to Girl Scout Troop 21870.

If you have any questions about the Early Bird Resgitration, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Registrations Received:
Cianna
Sophia
Nicole
Katerina
Aymee

Lip Sync Reminders

We have our final rehearsal tomorrow (Thursday ~ 4/26) at 5:00 p.m. at Cianna's House. Please remember your Daisy must bring her Orphan costume with her to the rehearsal.

Lip Sync 2012

Where: Tamanend Middle School

Time: 6:30- 9:30   ~ Show will start promptly at 6:30 J

We will meet at 6:10 p.m. outside the school.

There is a 20 minute intermission between halves and they will be selling small bottles of water for $0.50. Please note there is no food or drinks allowed back in the auditorium.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Brownie Troop Shirt

I will be ordering a Brownie Troop shirt for Katerina. The cost for this shirt is $18. If you would like a shirt for your Brownie, please let me know and I will be happy to order one for her as well.

I will be ordering the shirts at the end of this week, so let me know as soon as possible if you would like one. You can pay for the shirt at the same time you pay for the uniform, just please make it a separate payment as I will be paying for the shirts myself and not through the troop account.

The designer made two different versions of the shirt for me, so that it would go with the vest or the sash.

If you do want one, please let me know what size and which version you would like.

Paid (as of 5/11/12):
Katerina (2 - Sash)
Cianna (2 - Sash)
Sophia (2 - Sash)
Paree (Sash)
Aymee
Nicole
Allison (Sash)
Ava (Sash)
Claire (Sash)
Jayden (Sash)

Sash Version

Vest Version

Brownie Uniform Update ~ 4/24/12

I have had some questions regarding the Brownie Uniforms, so I am going to try and answer them here...

Sash or Vest?
The girls voted to have each person decide whether they want the sash or the vest. So, it will be up to your own Daisy as to whether she wants to wear the Brownie Sash or Vest.

How much is the Sash or the Vest?
The Sash is $21.75 and the vest is $33.65.

What is included in the price of the Sash/Vest?
Included in the price is the vest, brownie insignia tab, troop numerals, council ID patch, and the american flag patch.

What other items will be needed?
Please remember, that as far as Council is concerned your daughter is in uniform as long as she is wearing her Brownie pin (which the troop will provide) and everything else is optional.

To try and have a uniformed look, I think it will be nice if the girls could wear brown bottoms, a white shirt, and either the vest or sash. Now, it will be up to you and your daughter how to complete the look.

For example, Katerina will be wearing brown leggings, a white Brownie Troop shirt, and the Sash.

When is payment due?
If you would like for me to pick up your items at the Council store, then your payment is due to me on or before May 11th. I will be going to the store on May 12th.

PAID (as of 5/11/12):
Paree (Sash)
Katerina (Sash)
Cianna (Sash)
Sophia (Sash)
Allison (Sash)
Ava (Sash)
Claire (Sash)

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Troop Fundraising Opportunities

Our troop will be involved in two fundraising/recycling opportunties...

We will be collecting cheese wrappers and juice pouches.



The cheese program is generously sponsored by Kraft Singles, Kraft String Cheese, Polly-O String Cheese, Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel Cheese, Velveeta, Kraft Grated Parmesan and all other delicious Kraft Cheese products.

Cheese Packaging Brigade accepted waste: string cheeses packages, individual singles wrappers, singles packages, shredded cheeses packages, grated cheese, all flexible cheese wrappers

We need to collect a minimum of 50 pieces before we can mail them back to Terracycle.



The drink pouch program is generously sponsored by Capri Sun and Honest Kids.

Drink Pouch Brigade accepted waste: aluminum drink pouches, plastic drink pouches.

We need to collect a minimum of 1000 drink pouches before we can mail them back to Tarracycle.



Items do not need to be cleaned. Just place them in a bag and bring them to our next meeting. We can also continue collection over the Summer and bring them to the first meeting in September.

If you have any questions about this fundraising opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Brownie Girl Scout Uniform

Brownie Girl Scout Uniform

Vest ~ $17.25   or Sash ~ $6.00
Brownie Insignia Tab ~ $2.50
Troop Numerals (21870) ~ $6.25
Council ID Patch ~ $4.00
American Flag ~ $1.75

Total w/tax: $33.65 (vest) or $21.75 (sash)

Optional Items: Brownie Skort ($25), Skirt, or Pants, Brownie Shirt (prices vary), Brownie Tights ($4.75), or Badge Magic ($7)

I will be going to the Girl Scout Store on Saturday, May 12th to purchase Katerina's uniform. I will be more than happy to pick up the uniform for anyone who wants me to. I will need payment on or before our May 11th meeting.

Please let me know if you have any questions about the Brownie Uniform.

Meeting Reminder

Just a few reminders...

We have our meeting with the Brownie Troop tomorrow (Friday ~ 3/30). The meeting will be from 6pm - 8pm and will be held at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Jamison.

We have our next Lip Sync Rehearsal on Saturday (3/31) at 9am in Cianna's house.

R.S.V.P. deadline for Build a Bear is this Saturday (3/31). If you have not R.S.V.P.d yet for your Daisy, please do so as soon as possible.

Meeting Seven ~ 3/23/12

At this meeting, we got to see a presentation from the Bucks County Dairy Princess. The Daisies learned about the importance of eating healthy and they even got to make some tasty butter.

We also read a Daisy Flower Garden Story where we learned about "Respecting Myself and Others". The Daisies talked about some things that they can do in their lives to respect themselves and others. They each received a goody bag with soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and a hair brush. With this lesson they were able to earn their Dark Purple petal  (Respecting Myself and Others).

We also talked about our Cookie Sales. The Daisies were asked if selling cookies was something that showed they were strong and courageous. We all agreed that their participation in the Cookie Sale would allow them to earn their Red petal (Courageous and Strong).

We also discussed the Brownie Uniform for next year. The Daisies were allowed to vote for whether they wanted the Brownie Vest or the Brownie Sash. The final vote was 5 for the vest and 2 for the sash. Although, the troop decided that they didn't mind if some had the sash and some had the vest.

Next Meeting:

Meeting with Brownie Troop

Friday, March 30th

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Redeemer Lutheran Church (Jamison)

Petal Update ~ 3/26/12

The following are the petals that the girls have earned to date:

Light Blue Petal (earned 10/28)

Orange Petal (earned 11/11)

Spring Green Petal (earned 12/2)

 

 

Rose Petal (earned 1/16)

Magenta Petal (earned 1/27)

Violet Petal (earned 2/10)

Red Petal (earned Jan)

Dark Purple Petal (earned 3/23)

Yellow Petal (earned by Katerina, Ava, Cianna, Anika, Allison and Paree ~ this petal is earned on an ongoing basis based on when they signed up to bring snacks for the troop)

 

 

Blue Center (earned 12/16)

 

 

If you have any questions regarding the placement of any of the petals or patches, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Calendar Changes and Confirmations...

I have had to make a couple of changes to our Calendar. Here is an updated list of meetings and events for your records.

March 23 - Regular Meeting
March 30 - Meeting with Brownie Troop (6pm -8pm)
March 31 - Lip Sync Rehearsal (9am)
April 4 - Lip Sync Rehearsal (6pm)
April 13 - Sweetheart Dance (6:30 p.m. - 9pm)
April 14 - Lip Sync Rehearsal (2:30pm) & Build a Bear (4pm)
April 21 - Lip Sync Rehearsal (3pm)
April 26 - Lip Sync Rehearsal (5pm)
April 27 - Lip Sync (6pm - 9:30pm)
May 11 - Regular Meeting
May 25 - Regular Meeting w/Junior Troop
June 8 - Madagascar 3
June 9 - Bridging Ceremony (11am)

Dates and times highlighted are changes or additions to schedule.

We will not be doing the Girl Scouts Forever Green event on April 21st. I was able to get a Junior Girst Scout troop to come to our May 25th meeting and they will be talking to the girls about going green, so that they can earn their green petal.

If you have any questions about the schedule, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Meeting Reminder

Just a friendly reminder that our next meeting is scheduled for this Friday. We are back at our usual location and time.

Paree is scheduled to be Snack Buddy this week.

Also, if your Daisy is interested in the Sweetheart Dance please bring your registration and payment to the meeting on Friday.

We will also need your payment for Lip Sync. It is $4 per person with kids under 10 being free. The troop will be covering the price of the Daisies.

If you have any questions about any of the payments or upcoming events, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Meeting with Brownie Troop

One of the requirements for bridging to Brownies is that our Daisies need to meet with a Brownie troop. We orginally had scheduled our meeting with a Brownie troop for April 13th, but we needed to reschedule it due to Sweetheart Dance.

So, our new meeting with them will be:

Meeting with Brownie Troop

Friday, March 30th

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Redeemer Lutheran Church (Jamison)

We need to let their Brownie Troop Leader know as soon as possible, who can attend this meeting. So, please let me know if your Daisy will be attending.

Confirmed:
Anika
Ava
Cianna
Jayden
Katerina
Paree
Allison

Girl Scouts Forever Green - CANCELLED

CANCELLED

Cadette Troop 21738 will be hosting a

Girl Scouts Forever Green

100th Anniversary Take Action Project

For Daisies, Brownies, and Junior girl scouts

(space limited to 30 scouts)

To educate other scouts about ways that they can improve the environment and protect the Earth's natural resources.

Date: Saturday, April 21st from 2 - 4:30 pm

at Warwick Community Park, Pavilion #1

Tentative Cost: $6.00 per scout

(includes all supplies, a patch, a reusable water bottle, snack, and drink)

Since space is limited to only 30 scouts. We will want to register as soon as possible.

Sweetheart Dance

Today, I received information on this event.

GSEP Father/Daughter Sweetheart Dance

Friday, April 13th

Bridge Valley Elementary Cafeteria

6:30 p.m. ~ Photos

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ~ Dance

$10 per couple (price includes a patch for your Daisy, keepsake photo, and refreshments)

Registrations for this event are due by March 31st.

I will be emailing the registration form to you tonight.

Confirmed:
Anika
Katerina
Paree
Jayden
Allison
Cianna
Due to this event, we will be rescheduling our meeting with the Brownie troop. I will let you know as soon as a new date is set.

Lip Sync 2012 ~ RSVPs Needed

April 27, 2012

Tamanend Middle School

6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Admission: Adults $4.00 , Children (10 and under free)

Please send me an email with how many tickets you will need for this event. Make sure you specify the number of adults and children (don't include your Daisy in this number). You can pay by cash or check (made out to Girl Scout Troop 21870) and the payment can be turned in to me at the next meeting (3/23).

R.S.V.P. deadline March 23rd.

Confirmed:
Anika (+2)
Katerina (+4/1)
Cianna (+6/1)
Jayden (+3)
Paree (+4)
Ava (+2/1)
Allison (+3/1)

World Bazaar Reminder

Just a friendly reminder that World Bazaar will be taking place this Friday!

World Bazaar

March 9, 2012

CB South

6:20 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 

Here is the schedule for the night:

 

Troop set up crew reports at 6:10

Rest of troop 6:20

Opening Ceremony promptly at 6:30

First rotation 6:40 - 7:45

Parade of Nations and Pin Ceremony 7:45

Second rotation 8 - 9

Closing ceremony 9PM

Clean up following closing ceremony

 

Please arrive at 6:15 p.m. since many of you will still need to add your information to the presentation board.

 

If you will be bringing drinks to the event, please make sure they are cold. If you have a small cooler to keep them cold that would be helpful as well.

 

We have just been informed that there will be another event at CB South that night, so they are asking for people to park in the right side of the parking lot and to carpool if possible.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Presentation Board with Italian Girl Scout Info

 

Brownies

It's time to start thinking about whether your Daisy would like to bridge with us to Brownies. The Bridging ceremony is scheduled for July 14th.

I would like to know how many of our Daisies will be continuing on to Brownies. So, I would appreciate it if you could let me know if your Daisy will continuing with the troop for next year.

If your Daisy will be continuing on to Brownies, the first purchase will be for their Brownie uniform. I will be placing in order at the end of May for the new uniforms. If you would like for me to order one for you it will be $34.00.

I will accept payment for the uniform until May 11.

If you have any questions about bridging to Brownies, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Future Brownies:
Ava
Cianna
Katerina
Jayden

Upcoming Events ~ RSVP Update

Build a Bear

April 14th

Willow Grove Mall

4:00 p.m.

Confirmed:

Anika

Ava

Cianna

Jayden

Katerina
Paree
Allison

R.S.V.P. deadline for the Build a Bear event is March 31st.

Madagascar 3 Movie Day

June 8th

Time and Location TBA

Confirmed:

Anika

Ava
Cianna

Jayden

Katerina
Paree
Allison

R.S.V.P. deadline for the Madagascar 3 Movie Day is May 26th.

Town Crier Bakery Tour Reminder

Don't forget the tour of Town Crier Bakery is this Saturday!

Town Crier Bakery

29 Peddler's Lane

Lahaska, PA 18931

Our tour begins at 2:30 p.m.

Girls should wear their Daisy uniforms.

 Plus, please bring their CookiEZone printouts if they have them!

World Bazaar ~ Still Need Help...

All Daisies have signed up to assist with the needed supplies for World Bazaar. But, we still need some Daisies to sign up to assist with the Presentation Board and the Food/Drinks.

Presentation Board:
Info on Italian Language
Picture of Country/Titles of Topics (i.e. Food, Language, Cities, Girl Scouts, Fun Facts)

Please remember, each Daisy is expected to help with the Presentation Board.

I have already purchased the Presentation Board, so if you want to bring your Daisy by to add her info to her board, please let me know. I hope we can have the Board completed prior to the event, so we don't have to worry about finishing it as the event is starting.

The Presentation Board is one of those Science Expo display boards, so your topic should be done in  a large enough font to be read easily.

Food/Drinks:
Italian Cookies
Salami and Cheese Cubes
Italian Bread or Italian Soda
Fanta Orange Soda

Each Daisy is expected to bring a food and drink item.

To see the updated list of who is bringing what, please see the World Bazaar post further down the blog.

If you have any questions about this event, please feel free to contact me.

Last Call for Cookie Reports

The CookiEZone reports for "Online Marketing" and "Goal Setting" were due at our last meeting. I am closing out the cookie sale, so if you have the print outs for your Daisy but forgot to turn them in, please let me know as soon as possible.

I must submit all this information to Council, so you must turn in these print outs to me by this Saturday (3/3). I will not be able to accept them after Saturday.

Rehearsal Schedule

This will be the rehearsal schedule for the troop to prepare for Lip Sync 2012.

All rehearsals are on Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. in Cianna's house.

March 10

March 17

March 31

April 7

April 21

Please add these to your calendars.

If your Daisy will not be able to attend a rehearsal, please let us know as soon as possible.

Also, please remember that they must bring their buckets with them to rehearsal.

If you think that they will not remember to bring the buckets to rehearsal, Nicole has offered to keep them at her home, so feel free to leave them with her after the first rehearsal.

Cookie Sales Closed!

I am happy to say that our troop sold 916 boxes of cookies! Out of those boxes, 91 are being donated to Cookies from Home which is wonderful!

I know the girls are so excited about greatly surpassing our initial goal of 300 boxes!

Please note, we are in the process of processing the last of the financials for the sale, so if you still owe money for cookies taken or have any donations to submit, please turn them in to me or Brigid as soon as possible.

The trip to Build a Bear is scheduled for April 14th at 4:00 pm and the trip to the movies to see Madagascar 3 is scheduled for June 9th. Please R.S.V.P. for both of these events as soon as possible.

Several Reminders

Next Meeting:
Just a friendly reminder that our next meeting will take place this Friday (2/24) at 5:00 p.m. It is our Annie Movie Night and we will be having it at Cianna's house. I will be sending out Cianna's address by email tonight.

Cookie Sales:
Any last cookie orders need to be sent in to me by Friday (2/24). All payments need to be in by this Friday as well.

If your Daisy used the CookiEZone website, please have her bring a printout of her goal chart.
If she utilized the cookie marketing section of the website as well to send email postcards, please have her bring a printout of the email list she sent the ecards to.

World Bazaar:
We still need several Daisies to sign up for needed items for the World Bazaar. Please check the previous post for an updated list of what is still needed. Please remember, that each Daisy needs to sign up to bring at least one item from each group (i.e. Supplies, Presentation Board, and Food/Drinks).

New Events:
Don't forget to R.S.V.P. for the new events on our calendar.

Cookie Sales ~ Wrapping Up...

Our cookie sales have been going great! Almost all of the girls were able to reach the 50 box goal which is wonderful! We will be able to go to Build a Bear and to the movies as the girls voted upon.

The last day to submit any cookie order to me is this Friday, February 24th. This will give us enough time to get the cookies, process payment, and close the sale before the Council deadline of March 4th.

I currently only have Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Thanks a Lots in stock. That does not mean I can't get other cookies though. A local Cookie Cupboard has opened up for troops to pick up individual boxes of cookies. So, please don't hesitate to ask for any cookies.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

World Bazaar Update

The following are the Daisies who confirmed their attendance for the World Bazaar. The registration fee has been paid for their attendace.

Anika
Ava
Cianna
Jayden
Katerina
Paree

The following is what will be be needed for the event.

Supplies:
Italian Flag - Katerina
Italian Informational Baseball Cards  (200) - Katerina
Italian Coloring Sheets (200) - Ava
Tablecloth (Green) - Anika
200 Small Paper Cups (bathroom size/white) - Paree
200 Napkins (Red) - Cianna
200 Small Plates - Jayden

We will want to have a presentation board with info on Italy. I believe it will be easier for the girls. We will need each Daisy to sign up to do a portion of the presentation board. (The board is to look like a science fair exhibit).

Presentation Board:
Info on Language - Paree
Info on Cities - Anika
Info on Food - Cianna
Info on Troops - Katerina
Picture of Country/Titles of Topics (i.e. Food, Language, Cities, Girl Scouts, Fun Facts)
Fun Facts - Ava

Please do not hesitate to contact me about any questions you may have about the format for the presentation board.

We will also need to provide some food and drinks at our table. We need enough for the 200 girls. We will need each Daisy to sign up to bring either a food item and/or a drink item.
We can have more than one Daisy bringing the same food or drink item.
We can't heat anything up at the location and we don't want to have anything too messy...

Food/Drinks:
Italian Cookies - Cianna
Salami and Cheese - Katerina, Ava
Fanta Orange Soda or Italian Soda - Anika, Katerina
Italian Bread - Jayden, Anika

If anyone has any other ideas, please do not hesitate to share them. You can always comment to this post.


Please send me an email letting me what your Daisy will be bring so that I can update this post with who will be bringing what.

CookiEZone for Daisies Reminder

I hope all the of the girls have been using the CookieZone website for their goal setting and tracking.

abcsmartcookies.com

 

If your Daisy has been using the website, please have them bring a printout of their goal chart to the next meeting (2/24).

 

 

New Events

The following are new events on our calendar.

Build a Bear Party

April 14, 2012

Willow Grove Mall

4:00 p.m.

Movie Day

Madagascar 3

June 9, 2012

Time TBA

Bridging Ceremony

July 14, 2012

Doylestown Central Park

11:00 a.m.

Ice Cream Party

August 18, 2012

Maggie Moos

Time TBA

Please review the dates and let me know if your family will be traveling during any of these dates. For planning purposes, please let me know as soon as possible if your Daisy will be able to attend.

Final Event Counts

The following is my final event count.

Town Crier Bakery Tour
March 3, 2012
2:30 p.m.

Daisies Attending:
Allison
Anika
Cianna
Jayden
Katerina


World Bazaar
March 9, 2012
6:20 p.m.

Daisies Attending:
Anika
Ava
Cianna
Jayden
Katerina


Lip Sync
April 27, 2012
6:30 p.m.

Daisies Attending:
Anika
Ava
Cianna
Jayden
Katerina
Paree

Payments for all these events has been made for the Daisies confirmed.

Petal Update

 

The following are the petals that the girls have earned to date:

 

Light Blue Petal (earned 10/28)

Orange Petal (earned 11/11)

Spring Green Petal (earned 12/2)

 

Rose Petal (earned 1/16)

 

 

Magenta Petal (earned 1/27)

 

 

Violet Petal (earned 2/10)

Yellow Petal (earned by Katerina, Ava, Cianna, Anika, and Allison ~ this petal is earned on an ongoing basis based on when they signed up to bring snacks for the troop)

 

Blue Center (earned 12/16)

If you have any questions regarding the placement of any of the petals or patches, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Plus, on the back of the tunic, they should have:

Juliette Low Birthday, Investiture patch, Daisy Girl patch, Cookie Rally Patch, and Valentine's Day Patch.

If you have any questions regarding the placement of any of the patches, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Last Call

This will be the last call for RSVPs for the following events.

Bakery Tour

March 3, 2012

Attending:                                                                 
Katerina                                                                        
Cianna                                                                          
Ava                                                                             
Allison
Anika

World Bazaar

March 9, 2012

Attending:                                                                   
Katerina                                                                        
Anika                                                                            
Ava                                                                               
Cianna

Lip Sync

April 27, 2012

Attending:                                                                
Katerina                                                                                                                               
Cianna                                                                    
Ava
Anika
Paree

In order to participate in these events, you will need to email me and confirm that your Daisy will be participating.

Last day to RSVP will be tomorrow,

Tuesday, February 14, 2012.

Bakery Tour

Bakery Tour

Town Crier Bakery

Peddler's Village

Saturday, March 3, 2012

I spoke to the owner of Town Crier Bakery and they have bakery tours for Girl Scouts. I thought it would be something really fun for the girls. They will even get to decorate their own cupcakes.

Cost $8 per Daisy (which the troop will cover)

Please let me know if your Daisy would like to attend the bakery tour.


Confirmed:
Katerina
Cianna

Valentine Card Exchange

Don't forget that the girls will be exchanging Valentine's Day Cards at the meeting this Friday. So, please have the girls bring one card for each girl.

 It looks like we might also have a new girl joining our troop, so please have them bring an extra card for her.

Also, don't forget to let me know if you need anymore cookies. If I do order any more cookies, it will only be to fulfill orders submitted to me before Friday. After Friday, I will let you know what cookies we have left and then we can attempt to sell those, so that the troop doesn't have to pay for them out of troop funds.

Annie Movie Night

In preparation for the Troop's participation in Lip Sync 2012, we will be having a Movie Night! This will give the girls an opportunity to watch Annie together!

Annie Movie Night

Friday, February 24 (will replace our regularly scheduled meeting)

5:00 p.m.

Cianna's House

Pizza and snacks will be provided by Cianna and her mom Nicole!

Please confirm that you will attend the movie night!

Confirmed:
Cianna
Katerina
Ava

Snack Buddy List Updated ~ Again

Due to some new events on our schedule we have had to change our Snack Buddy List. This is the updated information.

February 10 ~ Ava
February 24 ~ Cianna
March 9 ~ World Bazaar (no meeting)
March 23 ~ Paree
April 13 ~ Allison
April 27 ~ Lip Sync (no meeting)
May 11 ~ Jayden
May 25 ~
June 8 ~

Please make a note of the date your Daisy is to bring snacks.

World Bazaar RSVP Due

World Bazaar

World Bazaar

March 9, 2012

CB South

6:20 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Confirmed for World Bazaar:
Katerina
Anika
Ava
Cianna

 

Registration fees for this event are due this week. So, if your Daisy will be attending this event, I will need you to let me know as soon as possible. The troop will be covering the registration fee, so I just need to know if they are participating.

 

Petal Update

Please remember that the girls are to wear their tunics to every meeting and at every event where they are representing their troop.

The following are the petals that the girls have earned to date:

 

 

Light Blue Petal (earned 10/28)

Orange Petal (earned 11/11)

Spring Green Petal (earned 12/2)

 

Rose Petal (earned 1/16)

 

 

Magenta Petal (earned 1/27)

Yellow Petal (earned by Katerina, Ava, Cianna, and Anika ~ this petal is earned on an ongoing basis based on when they signed up to bring snacks for the troop)

 

Blue Center (earned 12/16)

If you have any questions regarding the placement of any of the petals or patches, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Plus, on the back of the tunic, they should have their Juliette Low Birthday, their investiture patch, Daisy Girl patch, and Cookie Rally Patch.

If you have any questions regarding the placement of any of the patches, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Cookie Sale Update

The troop had a goal of selling 300 boxes of cookies! Each Daisy had a goal of selling a minimum of 50 in order to help us reach that goal.

I am happy to announce that the troop has already doubled their goal by selling 600 boxes of cookies. Plus, almost every girl has reached their ndividual goal of selling a minimum of 50 boxes. So, they will definitely be able to go to Build a Bear as they wanted, plus they will be able to decide what else they want to do with their cookie sale money.

We currently still have 100 boxes of cookies left. I am looking at whether we will need to order any more since we still technically have a couple of weeks left of the sale.

If you have any orders for cookies at this time or know you will need some more cookies, please let me know as soon as possible. So, that I can determine whether we need to get any more cases at this point.

Meeting Five ~ 1/27/12

The meeting started with us reading a story about the Daisy flowers learning about the importance of respecting authority. Then, we had a visit from Mr. Croyle who also talked to the girls about respecting authority. They then worked on a thank you card for Mr. Croyle.

The girls have now earned their magenta petal ~ respect authority.

After snack time, they worked as a team to create some cute penguin charms.


We talked about our cookie sale...the troop had sold 350 boxes at that point. So, the girls were excited to learn that we had reached our initial goal of selling 300 boxes!

Our next meeting will be Valentine's Day themed! The girls are going to have a Valentine's Day Card Exchange. So, please make sure your Daisy brings a card for each of the girls in the troop.

Next meeting: Februray 10, 2012

Event Updates

World Bazaar

March 9, 2012

CB South

6:20 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

There is a request that registration fees for this event be paid as soon as possible. So, if your Daisy will be attending this event, I will need you to let me know as soon as possible.

Confirmed for World Bazaar:
Katerina
Anika
Ava
Cianna

Lip Sync 2012

April 27, 2012

Tamanend Middle

6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Song: It's a Hard Knock Life

Please let me know as soon as possible if your Daisy will be participating in this event.

Confirmed for Lip Sync:
Katerina
Cianna
Ava
Paree

Homework Assignment Reminder...

Remember that in preparation for the World Bazaar in March, I am asking that all the girls do some research on the country we have been assigned.

Italy

What language do they speak?

What are Girl Scouts called there?

What foods do they like to eat?

What are some cool cities and places to visit?

Please have them bring this information with them to the January 27th meeting.

It's a Hard Knock Life

So, we finally got a song approved for our Troop's performance at Lip Sinc 2012.

It's a Hard Knock Life from Disney Channel's 1999 version of the movie Annie.

Nicole Rzepski (Cianna's mom) has been gracious enough to volunteer to work with the girls for their performance.

Rehearsal's will be scheduled and I will let everyone know the dates and times for the rehearsals as soon as a schedule is set.

I am so excited and can't wait to see the show!

Lip Sync 2012

April 27, 2012

Tamanend Middle School

6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

I will also need you to let me know whether your Daisy will be participating in this event.

It's Cookie Time

The Girl Scout Cookie Sale has officially begun!

Your Daisy can officially start selling cookies today!

On Tuesday, I will be picking up more cookies if needed. So, please let me know of any orders that you have so that we can get an idea of what cookies we need to order.

Also, don't forget about the Cookies from Home Project. If someone doesn't want the cookies, they can still donate to have cookies shipped to troop overseas!

If you have any questions about the cookie sales, please do not hesitate to contact me.

5=52 Customer Contest

5=52 Customer Contest is a chance for customers to win cookies for a year! For every five packages of cookies purchased, the customer has a chance to enter into a drawing for 52 boxes of cookies. Five winners will be randomly chosen at the end of Cookie Program.

Customerswho purchase 5 boxes can visit http://www.gsep.org/cookies/contest.php to enter.

Please feel free to print out extra thank you cards to direct customers to the online entry form if they purchase five or more packages of cookies.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this contest.

CookiEZone for Daisies

CookieZone is an interactive website for goal setting, sales planning, online marketing and more. Girls can use CookiEZone to:

• Set and track goals
• Select the recognition item they most want to earn
• Build a sales plan and a customer list
• Send Cookie Time e-notes to their family and friends
• And more!

abcsmartcookies.com

CookieZone for Daisies

Click on Girls to enter the site...

Cookie Booth & Neighborhood Sales

Here is the schedule for our Neighborhood Sales and Cookie Booths.

Red Wagon Weekend Sales

Saturday (1/21) ~ 10:30am - 12:00pm (Devonshire)
Ava
Cianna
Katerina

Sunday (1/22) ~ 1:00pm - 2:30pm (Village)
Allison
Anika
Ava
Paree

Cookie Booths

Sunday (1/22) ~ 12:00 pm - 2:00pm (Walgreens at 611 & Street)

Cianna

Katerina

Saturday (1/28) ~ 12:00pm - 2:00pm (Staples)

Ava

Katerina

Sunday (1/29) ~ 2:00pm - 4:00pm (Walgreens at Genuardis on York)

Anika

Cianna

Sunday (2/5) ~ 10:00am - 12:00om (Redners)

Katerina

Paree

Saturday (2/11) ~ 10:00am - 12:00pm (Redners)

Allison

Katerina

If you can't make it to the booth you have signed up for, please let me know as soon as possible.

Petal Update

Please remember that the girls are to wear their tunics to every meeting and at every event where they are representing their troop.

 

The following are the petals that the girls have earned to date:

 

Light Blue Petal (earned 10/28)

Orange Petal (earned 11/11)

Spring Green Petal (earned 12/2)

 

Rose Petal (earned 1/16)

Yellow Petal (earned by Katerina, Ava, and Cianna ~ this petal is earned on an ongoing basis based on when they signed up to bring snacks for the troop)

 

Blue Center (earned 12/16)

 

If you have any questions regarding the placement of any of the petals or patches, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Plus, on the back of the tunic, they should have their Juliette Low Birthday, their investiture patch, and Daisy Girl patch.

If you have any questions regarding the placement of any of the patches, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Meeting Four ~ 1/13/12

At this meeting we talked about cookies, cookies, and more cookies! We talked about the different Girl Scout cookies. We got to sample three types of cookies, Lemonades, Shortbread, and Thin Mints. And the girls got to vote on their favorite.

We talked about cookie booths and selling door to door. The girls practiced their selling skills.

The girls talked about their goals and they voted on what they wanted to do as a troop with the cookie sale money. By majority vote, we will be visiting Build a Bear if we reach our goal. Our troop goal is 300 boxes (50 boxes per Daisy).

The parents were given the permission slips for selling cookies, the cookie order form, and their money envelopes.

The meeting ended with the girls working on the postcards for our Postcard Exchange.

Next meeting: January 27

Snack Buddy List Updated

Due to some new events on our schedule we have had to change our Snack Buddy List. This is the updated information.

January 13 ~ Katerina
January 27 ~ Anika
February 10 ~ Ava
February 24 ~ Allison
March 9 ~ World Bazaar (no meeting)
March 23 ~ Paree
April 13 ~
April 27 ~ Lip Sync (no meeting)
May 11 ~
May 25 ~
June 8 ~

Please make a note of the date your Daisy is to bring snacks.

Cookie Sales

Red Wagon Weekends

Saturday (1/21) ~ Red Wagon (Neighborhood Selling)

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Sunday (1/22) ~ Red Wagon (Neighborhood Selling)

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Cookie Booths



Sunday (1/22) ~ Booth (Walgreens at 611 & Street)

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Saturday (1/28) ~ Booth (Staples)

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Sunday (1/29) ~ Booth (Walgreens by Genuardis)

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sunday (2/5) ~ Booth (Redners)

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Saturday (2/11) ~ Booth (Redners)

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Please email me what days and times your Daisy would like to participate in these sales.

Remember, we can have all the Daisies working at the Red Wagon Weekends but there can only be 2 Daisies working a booth at any given time.