Cookies are Coming!!!!

Attention Parents!

Girl Scout Cookie sales begin next Monday (January 11th).  If you want your Girl Scout to sell cookies, you must fill out the Permission to Participate form.  The form was handed out to girls at the Christmas Bowling Party and also last night at the meeting.  If you can't find it or need a new one, you can print it here: Permission to Participate Form.

If your form is turned in, Your Girl Scout will get the cookie packet at next week's meeting.

Also, if you're looking for more information about the Girl Scout Cookie program, there is a 2016 Girl Scout Cookie Program Manual you can read through here.

Meeting Recap

We started the Cookie CEO badge last night!  This badge teaches girls about (sales) goals and how to reach them, how to properly ask for a sale from their customer, and financial management.  We also discussed the importance of participating in the cookie sales (and other fundraisers) because the money helps fund activities and badge materials for the troop (which keeps things affordable for all families).

Some of the girls had some pretty lofty cookie sales goals!  I hope you parents are ready for that!

Again, thank you parents for your support of Girl Scouts!  We couldn't do this without you!

Meeting Roundup | December 7 2015

We started working on our Chirstmas project!  I can't show you picutres of what it is we actually did because that would ruin the surprise!  So you'll just have to wait and see  :)

But here are a couple pictures before we started!

UPCOMING EVENTS!

Fremont Christmas Parade is this Friday!  December 11th.  Please dress your Girl Scout warm!  We'll meet at the Fire Barn in Fremont at 5:30.  The parade starts at 6 p.m.  After the parade, the troop will be caroling at Veteran's Memorial park and you can pick your Girl Scout up there!

Christmas Party at Fremont Lanes - December 21st - click here for more information

There will be NO MEETING over the holiday break from school.

Cupcake Wars - cost $10.  This is a Council event and we MUST register the girls if they want to participate.  Return the Parent Permission Form and $10 to a troop leader ASAP if your Girl Scout wants to go!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Troop Christmas Celebration

The Troop Christmas Party is Monday, December 21st in place of our normal meeting.  

Just fill out this Parent Permission Form and send $5 with your Girl Scout (to cover the cost of bowling).

The troop will provide pizza and soda for the night!

Please drop your Girl Scout off at Fremont Lanes at 5 p.m. and plan on picking her up at 7 p.m.

Can't wait!

Vet School

Last night the Girl Scout council came to Fremont and put on a Vet School clinic for the girls.  It was great!

There were five different stations where the girls learned about how to take care of their pets.  There was a stitches station, bandage, x-ray and checkup, and a station to make dog toys and one for cat toys.

Thank you Girl Scout Council!

Here are some pictures from the event.

11/23/2015 Meeting Recap

We took a break from our regular "badge-earning activities" to do some thanksgiving crafts.  It was lots of fun!

Fall Product is finally in!
I don't know about you but I've been dying to get my hands on all those chocolate goodies I ordered!  And finally they're in!  Everything was distributed last night, just in time to deliver it for the holidays!

If your Girl Scout sold product and wasn't at the meeting last night, please contact Courtney or Amy to make pickup arrangements.

Vet School

Vet school is coming to Fremont!  If you have already signed your Girl Scout up for this event, please remember to pay the $10 registration fee.  (That money is not for our troop, it goes straight to the council to cover the cost of the program.)

**Important Updates**

Hello parents and family of Girl Scout Troop #4324!

Just a reminder that our regular troop meeting next week Monday (November 16) is cancelled.  Regular weekly meetings will resume the following week.

Also, next week Wednesday is Fremont Girl Scouts' Investiture and Rededication Ceremony.

What is that?

I'm glad you asked!!!

Our troop has a lot of new girls this year and the Investiture ceremony welcomes new members—girls and adults—into the Girl Scout family for the first time.  We also have a lot of returning Girl Scouts from last year!  And the Rededication ceremony is an opportunity for girls and adults to renew their commitment to the Girl Scout Promise and Law.

Please dress your Girl Scout in the troop shirt (the black polo shirt) and her Girl Scout vest for this ceremony.

Join us Wednesday, November 18 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the church for this special event!

11/9/2015 Meeting Update

What We Did

We worked more on the aMuse badge at the meeting last night.  The girls are working on looking at stereotypes that society places on girls and women, and identifying all the different roles they play in the world.

Last night each girl made a list of six girls (women) they know and identified the roles they play: caregiver, mom, cook, teacher, bus driver, etc.  And they thought about how each person acts and what parts of the Girl Scout Law they exemplify: honest, fair, friendly, helpful, caring, etc.

We had some great conversations!

Make-Up Information

If your daughter wasn't able to attend last night's meeting, it's very important that she complete the activity we did.  The aMuse badge is different than most badges we earn - it's a "journey," which means its very long and in-depth.  If she isn't able to complete all parts of aMuse, she won't get a badge - and there's way too much work involved for her to not get one because she missed one or two meetings.

You'll need to download and print this form and have your daughter think of girls/women to list in the first column, and then answers the questions about each one in the rest of the columns going across the page.

Also, go to our Links page and all the way to the bottom, in the Forms section, download and print the Badge Activity Make-Up Form to turn in to the leader.

Next Week

Next week's meeting is CANCELLED.

Important Dates

See the Calendar tab at the top of the page for a full list of upcoming events and event details

Other Information

Last Friday was the "So You Want To Be An Artist" at the Muskegon Service Center.  This was a council activity that our troop was invited to participate in.  Three girls from our troop went and they had an amazing time!

An instructor walked them through painting a canvas of a snow globe - check out these pictures!

Change for Monday's Meeting!

Monday's meeting is a little different than most.  The troop is earning some volunteer hours through community service!  We are helping with the food truck that comes to the church, and serving the meal afterwards in the church basement.

Please have your Girl Scout to the church by 4:30 p.m. and plan on picking her up at 7:00 p.m.

This is a great opportunity for the girls to help the community be serving those in need.  I look forward to seeing you all there on Monday!

It's Halloween!

IMPORTANT NOTE: 

Order forms and money was due yesterday.  If you didn't turn yours in, please contact a troop leader to make arrangements to immediately drop it off!  

Meeting Notes:
For last night's meeting, we took a break from our regular badge activities to do some Halloween crafts.  The girls love crafts - the messier the better!

The girls started by making monsters with stick on accessories.  And moved on to make painted leaf art!  The painting was their favorite part - it's a very artistic troop!

NEXT WEEK:
The troop is scheduled to volunteer next week at the food truck that comes to the church.  Please arrive at 4:30 p.m.  After, the girls are helping serve the meal in the church basement.  The meeting will run a little late, please plan on picking your Girl Scout up at 7:00 p.m.

Falls Sales Info **IMPORTANT**

Our troop is near the end of the fall product sales promotion.  Here is some important information before we wrap it up!

Register to sell magazines and nuts/candy online!  

Go to girlscouts.qspgao.com/mists to sign up.  This makes it so easy to get friends and family involved - you can send them a pre-made email, a text message, and share on social media to invite them to order online!

THE BEST PART: If your girl scout sends 12 or more emails, they earn a special patch for their vest!

Also online: Register online at the link above and design a "MyCreation" giraffe that reflects you!  Reach an online sales goal and get a personalized patch!

Postcard sales

Complete the postcards with names and addresses of family and friends and return the booklet to get a very cool 2015-16 sales patch to display on your vest!

Hand out business cards

The sales kit came with business cards the girls can hand out.  This makes it easy to put a personal touch on asking family and friends to order online.

Due dates & money info

REMEMBER: Money is due when the order is placed.  All money must be turned in October 26 (that's only four days from now!) along with the order forms.

Skills for girls

Girl Scout fundraisers teach valuable life-skills like goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills, and business ethics.  All important things to learn that can be carried into adulthood.

Why we do fundraisers

Fundraisers can be a pain - I know.  There are school fundraisers, girl scout fundraisers, and sports fundraisers.  And all of them are important.  What's so special about doing fundraisers for Girl Scouts?

Girl Scouts introduces your daughters to lots of topics and activities they wouldn't otherwise have access to.  And all of that costs money.  Many troops collect weekly dues at each meeting - our troop is lucky enough to have amazing girls that sell an amazing amount of products so we don't need extra money from the parents.

Last year our troop traveled to different farms to learn about raising livestock and even had the opportunity to bottle-feed baby calves!  This year we've already completed a Geocaching badge and have meal-making coming up soon.  We also do fun activities like movie nights and roller skating!

Thank you parents for your support!  We couldn't do this without you!

Geocaching Success!

The troop had so much fun geocaching last night!  The girls learned how to use a GPS unit to get them where they needed to go.  And they were all able to find the hidden geocache fairly easily!

For this badge, the troop enlisted the help of Mr. Tim Deater, Nora's dad.  He's an avid geocacher and has experience in geocaching as far away as New Mexico!

Mr. Deater hid a special (unpublished) geocache for the troop to practice on at Arboretum Park.  The girls were able to use a GPS to find this one.  There is a real, published geocache nearby, and to find that one, Mr. Deater had the girls use a compass.  Everyone did great!

Thank you Mr. Deater!

Make-Up Info

For all the girls not at the meeting last night, this is going to be a tough badge to make-up.  You'll need to find a geocache on your own!  You'll find information at www.geocaching.com to help you get started.

The Badge Activity Make-up Form is on the Links page at the bottom under Forms.

Reminder: Geocaching Tonight - Dress Warm!

~ Geocaching Tonight ~

The weather is supposed to be a little chilly, but the rain should hold off until later in the evening.  Wear comfortable walking shoes and a jacket to keep warm!

Girl Scout Harvest Event

WHO: 

Girl Scouts and anyone interested in becoming a Girl Scout

WHAT: 

Harvest Party!

WHEN: 

Saturday, October 17th    11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: 

Fremont United Methodist Church basement

WHAT TO BRING: 

$2 (covers the badge the girls will earn, and a mason jar

ADDITIONAL INFO: 

Tons of fun crafts and games planned!  If you know a girl who would like to be a Girl Scout, bring her along!  She can register to be a Girl Scout at the event!

See you there!

10/12/2015 Meeting Recap

Last night we started our Geocaching Badge!  Oh - how exciting!  It was fun to hear geocaching stories from a few of the girls who had already done it!

For parents who might not know what geocaching is, it's a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. You can find more info at the Geocaching website.

Special thanks to Nora's dad, Tim Deater, for speaking to the troop!

Next week, Mr. Deater will come back and lead us in finding a real geocache outside!  Make sure your girl scout is dressed for the weather!!!

Meeting Recap 10/5/2015 (and movie night pics!)

Meeting Update

The girls continued working on their aMuse badge this week.  We talked about different roles girls (and women) play and the girls were asked to choose their favorite female roles.  For most every girl, the list started with popular tv characters & singers like Debbie Ryan from Jessie (on Disney) and Taylor Swift.  Slowly they started to realize that playing a role doesn't only happen on tv or on stage - their parents, friends, and other family also play roles throughout life! 

Important Notes

Fall product sales information went home!!!

Please note: If you have asked or may need to ask for financial assistance for uniform, membership fees, or event registration you must participate in the fall sale to be qualified.

• Money is due at the time of sale - this is the only fundraiser that GS does that is set up this way.
• Orders and money are due on October 26
• Product will be delivered to our unit the week of November 16. Distribution date will be determined after our troop has received the product and it has been sorted out by girl.

Girl Scout Movie Night was a success!!!

Thank you parents for bringing the girls to this last-minute event!  We all had a great time - our troop packed the theater!