tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30050587153841613232024-03-07T19:36:37.790-08:00Ames DaisiesTo bring up a child in the way they should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.
- Josh BillingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-7165660859401799302009-06-16T20:23:00.000-07:002009-06-16T20:23:58.330-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Sjhhy2pVaRI/AAAAAAAACtc/xp7qO0IfXz4/s1600-h/P1030191.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Sjhhy2pVaRI/AAAAAAAACtc/xp7qO0IfXz4/s160/P1030191.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/SjhhzOAjYxI/AAAAAAAACtk/tK8p9AjJpPM/s1600-h/P1030144.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/SjhhzOAjYxI/AAAAAAAACtk/tK8p9AjJpPM/s160/P1030144.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/SjhhzTwwioI/AAAAAAAACts/BxzbIfVTsqg/s1600-h/P1030158.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/SjhhzTwwioI/AAAAAAAACts/BxzbIfVTsqg/s160/P1030158.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-90244051362768657822009-04-03T17:39:00.001-07:002009-04-03T18:06:43.148-07:00April 3rd meeting updateWhat a great meeting.... Parents please remind your Daisies to water their Daisies regularly. Once you have your flowers a couple of inches ( and the weather gets above the frost levels) help your Daisy transplant their flowers into a garden bed. The packaging popcorn could also be planted to help with the drainage....we are all about the GO GREEN message here. Thanks to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; "><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Raffensperger</span> /<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Schill</span> Family for donating the packing peanuts. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">And let us offer our sincerest apologies if for the next week you hear nothing more than " Oh I wish I were a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mosquito</span>" Its a great camp song and we are going to continue to teach the girls more camp favorites that we can sing around <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">the</span> camp fire. So just think only 2 more weeks before you hear a different song.... :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">Notices: 2 notes went home with your Daisy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1. Bake sale information: You must email me first if you and your Daisy are going to paricipate because Mrs. Levine will just think it is a general donation otherwise. I will give her a list and she will mark off your name when you deliver your goodies.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2. Camp permission slips: ( On the reverse side of the Bake sale information (GO GREEN)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">These forms are due to me by the 17th so that we can make all the traveling arrangements and finalize the numbers for meal planning and activities. Please remember that we are unable to accomodate siblings at this time. There will be a zoo trip over the summer that all families members will be welcomed to attend.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">Looking to the future:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">Next meeing: Lt. Basak from the NRFD will come by to speak to the girls about the importance of making a Home Fire Safety plan and give us a date for our a visit to the NRFD and the HOME SAFETY MOBILE Display. Permission slips will go out.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">I know for many of our Daisy Families, this is their Easter Holiday time. We wish you well and have a safe and Happy Easter.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">Yours In Scouting,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;">Wendy Winkler</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-33114946121065412092009-03-11T21:40:00.000-07:002009-03-11T21:41:18.863-07:00Meeting CancelledFriday march 13th Meeting is cancelled.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-22412612100248175172009-03-02T20:37:00.000-08:002009-03-02T20:45:37.189-08:00Investiture<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FNu_5bI/AAAAAAAACdM/mcRAfZOoTVE/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FNu_5bI/AAAAAAAACdM/mcRAfZOoTVE/s160/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" /></a>We had a lovely Investiture. All the girls worked so hard to make it to this point.We started with a candelight enterence ( battery tea lights) They were so proud!<br />Mrs. Kwl explained the petal they earned. While Mrs. K. explained the badges. Each girl walked through a decorated arch to receive their official Daisy pin. 22 girls make up the New Daisy Troop 41184~<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FBn5gFI/AAAAAAAACdU/Q1qfheLbxtk/s1600-h/IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FBn5gFI/AAAAAAAACdU/Q1qfheLbxtk/s160/IMG_0023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FNdFEeI/AAAAAAAACdc/MrjbNY1c_fg/s1600-h/IMG_0021.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FNdFEeI/AAAAAAAACdc/MrjbNY1c_fg/s160/IMG_0021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FgQh2zI/AAAAAAAACdk/kIJHlvFo5Rc/s1600-h/IMG_0102.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vTq-cLm4oKM/Say0FgQh2zI/AAAAAAAACdk/kIJHlvFo5Rc/s160/IMG_0102.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:LEFT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-25449316733708700512009-03-02T20:17:00.001-08:002009-03-02T20:17:32.090-08:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1ST GRADE DAISIES WHO ARE BRIDGING ONLY<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have only received permission for 3 girls to bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you have not done so please get that in ASAP. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please respond to this email with a <i><u><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow; FONT-STYLE: italic">YES WE ARE BRIDGING</span></u></i> in the subject line so I can give Phyllis a heads up about how many girls to expect. They are doing a Science experiment badge which are girls will earn as well. (part of the requirement to bridge)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Once I know how many girls are participating I can plan activities accordingly to make sure that our girls get the most out of this experience. Please remember to also include a $8 to troop 41184 for expenses. If you are unable to pay the fee, please just submit the form. We don’t want any girls to miss out on this experience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am really looking forward to participating in this process with our girls. Hope they all can participate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Wendy<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PS scroll down to receive the sign up form again if you have misplaced it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Becoming a Brownie School year 2009-2010 Current 1 st Grade girls only. Kindergarten girls will remain a daisy 1 more year. I know you are saying…. “ What is she thinking we aren’ t even through with Daisies ” Well like all things in Scouting, we must plan ahead. Those girls who feel they would like to go further into Brownies next year may participate in a special Bridge badge. It actually is quite fun for the girls….. Here at <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Ames</st1:city></st1:place> we will <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Attend a Brownie meeting and complete an activity with them<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Ask a brownie scout some of the things she does as a Brownie <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Complete a Brownie Try it ( Brownie Badge) <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> “ Bridge ” our Daisies into Brownies at a very special ceremony during our Year end awards. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> Can your daughter be a Brownie without Bridging? Absolutely, we do not want to turn away any girls but only those girls who complete the Bridging program will earn the badge and participate in the “ Bridging ” portion of the ceremony. Once we know how many girls are participating, we will coordinate with the <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Ames</st1:city></st1:place> current Brownie Troop and we will set up a schedule of events for the girls. Those Daisies who become Brownies next year will be part of a second troop that we will form. Please print out The attached form, fill in and send along with $8 to Joan Kanatas for participation/supplies (Checks may be made payable to Troop #41184) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - I _______________________________give my daughter______________________________ permission to participate in the Bridging to Brownies Activities. ______________________________Parents signature</o:p></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-3024665041829891092009-03-02T19:05:00.001-08:002009-03-02T19:25:33.311-08:00March 6th: Next meeting<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dear Parents,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A quick reminder that this Friday March 6 is our Daisy meeting and because of Spring Break ( I know can you believe it) Our next meeting is next week, March 13</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Girls should be in Daisy uniform for the remainder of the meetings:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">White shirt/, Daisy Tunic</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(any bottoms may be worn.)</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Tan pants complete a formal daisy attire and we only require them for the Daisy ceremony’s or fieldtrips*.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">( *Coming in April)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Any scrapbooking parents? Can you send your Daisy with one or two sheets of scrapbooking paper (preferable different patterns) on Friday in their backpack?</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We are doing a special project that will continue to the march 13</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> meeting.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On a side note: Any parents willing to donate some time to the next two meetings, please contact Wendy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So far I have only 2 Dads for the campout.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Due to the facility being at Full capacity, we have 2 options , Tent and for those less adventurous we will find a near by motel. Dads will retire at lights out roughly 9-9:30? </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and will return by 7:30 a.m.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I will let you know which motel we have found by the end of the month. We will get 1 room per 2 dads.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Families committed for Earth Hour 2009, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Schwarte<br />Kaiser<br />Cervanka<br />Kanatas</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Yours in Scouting,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wendy Winkler</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-2762155395945497212009-02-21T22:40:00.000-08:002009-02-21T22:54:17.309-08:00Earth Hour 2009<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); font-size: 18px;"><a href="http://www.earthhourus.org/chicago/chicago.php">http://www.earthhourus.org/chicago/chicago.php</a><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); font-size: 18px;">Please read about this National event with your Daisy and sign up at the above link, have your Daisy activly participate in this national program and she can earn a special conservation patch for participating....</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); font-size: 18px;">Just call /email me after you have participated!</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span style="font-size:130%;color:#00008b;">Join millions of people around the world and turn off your lights in a unified call for action to combat climate change on Saturday, March 28 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.</span></p><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><a href="http://www.earthhourus.org/" target="_blank"><img alt="Earth Hour Chicago" src="http://www.comed.com/NR/rdonlyres/869BAC18-E4D0-4E27-ACF4-D5D8AB7148D4/6633/Earth20Hour20Logo.jpg" align="right" border="0" /></a>Earth Hour is a global effort to encourage every individual, business, and community to turn out the lights for one hour to show that by working together, everyone can make a difference in the fight against climate change.</p><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">In Chicago and the surrounding area, Earth Hour 2009 is presented by ComEd, and is a partnership of the World Wildlife Fund, ComEd, the City of Chicago, and Leo Burnett.</p><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Last year, more than 2.7 million people in the region turned off their lights for Earth Hour 2008. ComEd reported electricity savings of 7 percent or 818-megawatt hours – the carbon emissions equivalent of:</p><ul style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 6px; "><li style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; ">1.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide</li><li style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; ">72,000 gallons of gasoline consumed</li><li style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; ">Taking more than 1 million cars off the road for one hour</li><li style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 6px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc; ">Planting 158 acres of trees</li></ul><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">ComEd’s support of Earth Hour contributes to the company’s robust portfolio of energy efficiency and environmental programs. Earth Hour is also a component of Exelon 2020, an aggressive effort by ComEd’s parent company, Exelon, to reduce, offset, or displace more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year by 2020.</p><p style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">While the core message of the 2009 campaign remains the same – to turn off the lights for one hour – long-term changes are needed. <a href="http://www.comed.com/homesavings/tips/">Learn simple tips for everyday energy savings.</a></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; ">Take Action. Earth Hour 2009. Visit <a href="http://www.earthhourus.org/" target="_blank">www.earthhourus.org</a> to join the movement. or </span><a href="http://www.earthhourkids.org/">http://www.earthhourkids.org/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-49468696772932301942009-02-21T22:21:00.000-08:002009-02-21T22:26:52.907-08:00Daisy Information 02/21/09<div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dear Parents,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> What can I say…we have a great group of girls…and a great group of parents, family and friends. I was so pleased at the turn out to our very first Investiture Ceremony. You can be proud in the fact that participating in events such as these shows your daughter that what she accomplishes in life ( even in Kindergarten and first grade) is important to you too and that will help her become a strong independent girl. (I know I’m not ready for this either but I know it is inevitable, heck I barely made it through the pinning and 21 of the girls we not even my own child!)</span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> I hope that you and your Daisy enjoyed the evening. So nice to see siblings as well as grandparents. Most of all I hope that each of your Daisies had a wonderful night honoring her accomplishments. I know I did.</span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> I don’t know how I let this slip threw the cracks Friday but I did not get a chance to express my sincerest Thanks to Lisa Hennelly and her wonderful crew of helper moms/dads. Not only did she make our vision come to life, she exceeded what we imagined! Knowing that the reception part of the evening was well taken care of, allowed each of us leaders the opportunity to enjoy the evening with our daughters as well. So please when you see Lisa give her a hearty Girl Scout thumbs up because she really earned it! Thank you also to all the moms and dads who stayed afterwards to get the school back to order! This is what makes our troop work so well!</span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Patches:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Daisy is the only patch to be ironed on in the front beside the American flag if you have it. All fun patches go on the back side of tunic.</span></span></span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">st</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> grade Daisies who are Bridging to Brownies:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> March 9</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> /3;15 p.m. Multipurpose room, we have been invited to attend a Brownie meeting with the Ames Brownies. As part of the bridging process this is one of the steps so please mark your calendars for this event. I will attend with the girls. Please pick up your Daisy following the meeting. As of the this moment I do not have the finishing time, but will get that to you as soon as I find out. Please have your 1st grade Daisy in uniform. Kindergarten Daisies will not attend this function as they wont be bridging till next year.</span></span></span></span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">NEXT MEETINGS:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Our next meetings are March 6</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and 13</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. They are back to back Fridays due to the Spring Break. We are focusing on the Respect for Authority Petals. I have a call into the NR Fire Station to arrange a field trip on the 13</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. I will send out notice as soon as the plans are finalized. Parents will be responsible to making arrangements to transport their Daisies to and from the station. Parents do not need to stay for the visit.</span></span></span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cookie Sales:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We will have extra cookies, due to some unforeseen events our troop will have a limited number of boxes ( variety/quantity will be available on Monday 23rd) First come first serve. $4 per box due when picking up. On a similar note, if you have boxes of cookies that are not deliverable or customer has changed their mind, please contact us we can sell them so that you are not footing the bill for the cookies.</span></span></span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">WEBSITE:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As part of our effort to remain Green, we are a paperless troop as much as we can be. Please check the website </span></span></span><a title="blocked::http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/" href="http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> I will continue to post my emails, especially if you are not receiving them due to spam filters. You may have to scroll to find the information or use the search box in the upper left corner. Type the word you are looking for EX: INVESTITURE and click the SEARCH BLOG button immediately to the right. The post with the word will appear and you can scroll through them narrowing down your search to a few possible posts. To view all the posts again there will be a grey box just under the title saying </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Showing posts for query</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">her</span></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><span style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"><a title="blocked::http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial" href="http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/"><b title="blocked::http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/"><span title="blocked::http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/" style="color:#669922;"><span title="blocked::http://amesdaisies.blogspot.com/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; color:#669922;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Show all posts</span></span></span></b></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#555544;"></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Click the Show All Posts button.</span></span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-transform: uppercase; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">CAMPING </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dads who wish to join their Daisy on the overnight camping trip please advice me as we will need to make separate sleeping arrangement for you after lights out. I have already heard of one Dad who will be braving it with all the ladies, any other takers? Please notify me by March 6</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> if you believe a Daisy Dad will be attending.</span></span></span></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 2.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Looking to the future:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u1:p></u1:p> </span><ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 2.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4color:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">February 16- </span><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">March 15th</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Delivery of cookies and </span><span style="BACKGROUND: yellow"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">collection of monies</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u1:p></u1:p> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 2.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4color:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">March 6</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Meeting 3:15 Respect for Authority Petal/Cookie Sales Awards</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-TOP: 2.5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 67px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">March 9th: 1st grade daisies attend Brownie Meeting 3:15 Multipurpose room</span></span></li></ul> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">March 13</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Meeting 3:15 possible trip to NR Fire Department. If we are unable to visit we will have a fireman present at our meeting.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">March 16th:</span></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Monies due from cookie sales</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u1:p></u1:p> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">April 3</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">rd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Permission slips go out for Camping trip </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">April 17:</span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Permission slips due for camping</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">May 8</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th:</span></sup></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Meeting 3:15</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">May 22</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">nd</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Meeting 3:15</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">May 30th- 31st:</span></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> 3 p.m Overnight camping trip, Trefoil Oaks Troop house,</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><st1:place st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><st1:city st="on"></st1:city></span></st1:place></span></span></span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kenosha</span></span></span></span></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><st1:state st="on"></st1:state></span></span></span></span><st1:state st="on"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wisconsin</span></span></span></span></st1:state><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><u1:p></u1:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: autocolor:#555544;"><st1:personname st="on"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">June</span></span></span></b></span></st1:personname><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> 5th</span></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: Final Awards Ceremony/ Bridging Ceremony for 1st graders. 6:30</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; LINE-HEIGHT: 160%; font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">YOURS IN SCOUTING,<br />Wendy Winkler</span></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-83238135622748117342009-02-19T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-19T10:12:27.729-08:00Investiture Tomorrow.What a year so far! The investiture marks our half way point of the year and you really should be so proud of your Daisy.<div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Daisies must be in tunic uniform, yellow tab on LEFT shoulder. <br /></li><li>Daisies must be there PROMPTLY at 6:15</li><li>Siblings are encouraged to come. Please keep in mind that due to the # of girls our ceremony portion of the evening is roughly 52 min. </li><li>Please bring your camera. If you are videotaping.... Please let me know as several people have asked about possible copies. We will have someone take a picture of your Daisy receiving her pin/badges, so that you dont have to view this event through a camera lens and can enjoy it. During the ceremony, our photographer will also get the troop photo as well. These photos will be placed on the Walgreens website for you to order from and pick up at will.</li><li>Refreshments will be served immediatly following the ceremony. Please stay and help up celebrate!</li><li>PAPERWORK will be on hand ! I have it in my bag already! For those of you who have not completed or were missing one, this is the time to pick it up. Thank you for your patience in getting this to you. Dues will be due at the meeting. Please make checks payable to TROOP 41184 as we now are official and have a checking account! Yeah!</li><li>We are all excited to see our girls tomorrow night!</li></ul></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-65629612887270699582009-01-30T08:33:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:50:44.558-08:00Current Calander of events February<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;">D<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ear Parents,</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Busy Busy Busy,</span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Cookies orders are in and being processed as we speak! Thank you! We will be announcing our sales numbers at the Investiture. You should be very proud of our girls, they did a fantastic job selling for their first time. </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">During our last meeting, the girls participated in a collection of toiletries for the Tabitha House in </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chicago</span></st1:city></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> for Homeless women and children. We walked out of the meeting with 5 huge bags of toiletries, thanks to our girls and families. This was our first call to service for our troop and our girls came through with flying colors!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Looking to the future:</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Febraury 6</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></sup></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Next meeting 3:15- 4:30 multipurpose room</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">February 13-16</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Great American backyard Bird count ( see attached sheet and below for more information)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">February 14-16:</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Exact time and date will be given at a closer time Pick up Cookies: <br /> 8048 Country Club Lane, North </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Riverside</span></st1:city></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, Il 447-0623</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">February 16th</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">:</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Daisy Petal Uniform Patches due to Katherine Kowal</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></b></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">February 16- March 15th:</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Delivery of cookies and collection of monies.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">February 18</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: </span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Report to Wendy if you participated in the Backyard Bird Watch.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">February 20th:</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6:30 Daisy Investiture meeting, Multipurpose room at </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ames</span></st1:city></st1:place></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">March 16th:</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Monies due from cookie sales</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">May 30th- 31st:</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3 p.m Overnight camping trip, Trefoil Oaks Troop house, </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Kenosha</span></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><st1:state st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wisconsin</span></st1:state></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5incolor:black;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">June 5th</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: Final Awards Ceremony/ Bridging Ceremony for 1st graders. 6:30 pm</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Our Next Meeting is </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Friday, February 6th</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. We will be practicing for our Investiture meeting. Below you will find, the Girl Scout Promise, The daisy Friendship song and the Daisy Poem. Please practice with your Daisy to have them memorized by the Investiture meeting February 20th.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height:140%; font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><div class="Section2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />The Girl Scout Promise</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On my honor, I will try:<br />To serve God, and my country,<br />To help people at all times,<br />And to live by the Girl Scout Law.</span></span></span><span style=" line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I’m a Daisy Poem</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm a Daisy standing tall (stand tall)<br />I'm a Daisy, friend to all</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(hold hands out palm up covering the person to either side)</span></span></span><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm a Daisy, helping every day<br />(hold the hand of the person next to you by just turning over your palm)</span></span></span><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Living my life in the </span><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Girl Scout Way</span></b></st1:address></st1:street><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (raise hands held together above head.)</span></span></span><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="line-height: 140%;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Friendship song</span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Make new friends, but keep the old.<br />One is silver, the other is gold.</span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight: yellow"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Make new friends, but keep the old.</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One is silver, the other is gold.</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style=" background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellowfont-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A circle is round, it has no end.</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">That's how long, I’ll be your friend.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*Make new friends, but keep the old.</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One is silver, the other is gold.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">*Make new friends, but keep the old.</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One is silver, the other is gold.</span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />*Sung in a round between<br />1</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">st</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> gr/ Kindergarten students</span></span></i></span><span style="line-height:140%;font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:15.6pt"><strong><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/">Great American Backyard Bird Count February 13-16th</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:15.6pt"><strong><span style="Lucida Grande"; font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. Plan to count birds for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, February 13–16, 2009.</span></span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="Lucida Grande"; font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can count for longer than that if you wish! Count birds in as many places and on as many days as you like—one day, two days, or all four days. Submit a separate checklist for each new day. You can also submit more than one checklist per day if you count in other locations on that day.<br /><br /></span><strong><span style="Lucida Grande"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2. Count the greatest number of individuals of each species that you see together at any one time.</span></span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You may find it helpful to print out your</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><strong><span style="Lucida Grande"font-family:";"><a href="http://gbbc.birdsource.org/gbbcApps/checklist" title="external-link"><span style="color:purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">regional bird checklist</span></span></a></span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">to get an idea of the kinds of birds you're likely to see in your area in February. You could take note of the highest number or each species you see on this checklist.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:15.6pt"><strong><span style="Lucida Grande"; font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3. When you're finished, enter your results</span></span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="Lucida Grande"; font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></b></span><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><a href="http://gbbc.birdsource.org/gbbcApps/input" target="_self"><span style="color:purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">through their</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">web page</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span style="Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You'll see a button marked "Enter Your Checklists!" on the website home page beginning on the first day of the count (February 13, 2009). It will remain active until the deadline for data submission on</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><strong><span style="Lucida Grande"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">March 1, 2009</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:15.6pt"><strong><span style="Lucida Grande"; font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4. Please email</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wendy after submitting your results. </span></span></strong><strong><span style="Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Those who participate will earn a bird watching patch at the June 5</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> awards ceremony. I must know by February 18</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> as we are participating in this with the Boy Scouts as well.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Those who do not report their results will not qualify for the patch. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;line-height:15.6pt"><strong><span style="Lucida Grande"; font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />February 20</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></sup><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6:30</span></span></strong><strong><span style="Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Daisies Investiture</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Girls must arrive in uniform by 6:15p.m.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Uniform consists of</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Daisy Tunic, Yellow Tab, White shirt, Beige/khaki Pants or skirt. Please contact one of the leaders if you need information about getting the uniform.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A small reception will follow the ceremony as well as a photo opportunity. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">It was not put on the invitation but please RSVP to Lisa Hennelly by the 17</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></sup></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:140%"><strong><span style=" line-height:140%;Lucida Grande";font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">May 30-31 Daisies overnight Camp out</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Trefoil Oaks Troop house </span><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Kenosha</span></st1:city><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><st1:state st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wisconsin</span></st1:state></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">There are no Bunks, each person must bring sleeping bag and pillow. A more complete Packing list to come in April.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Girls will earn their Fire safety, Hiking, camping as well as 1 or 2 more Badges during this time.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One adult must accompany their Daisy, Fathers are welcome but due to Girl Scout restrictions will not be allowed to sleep in same area as the other scouts.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We will need to reserve other sleeping arrangements and will need to make those ASAP.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Please tell us By March 1, if a Dad will be joining us.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:9.0pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">June 5</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></sup></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6:30 Multipurpose room:</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A combination of Awards ceremony and Bridging ceremony</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: .5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.6pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><span style=" font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi- font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:boldfont-family:Symbol;color:#333333;"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">·</span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" Lucida Grande";font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: boldfont-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bridging ceremony is a ceremony for 1</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">st</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> grade</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Daisy girls who wish to continue on in Girls Scouts by becoming a Brownie. See below sheet for requirements and permission slip.</span><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-52276177391599462682009-01-30T08:26:00.000-08:002009-01-30T08:31:26.294-08:00Parents please practice with your Daisy<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;"><o:p> Dear Parents, here are the things we would like you to practice with your Daisy before the Investiture meeting.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">The Girl Scout Promise</span></o:p></span></p> <p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style=" Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;">On my honor, I will try:<br /> To serve God, and my country,<br /> To help people at all times,<br /> And to live by the Girl Scout Law.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">Friendship song<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">Make new friends, but keep the old.<br />One is silver, the other is gold.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">A circle is round, it has no end.<br />That's how long, I will be your friend.</span><span style=" Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">Make new friends, but keep the old.<br />One is silver, the other is gold.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;color:black;"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">*Sung in a round between 1<sup>st</sup> gr/ Kindergarten students</span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi- font-family:Arial;font-size:14.0pt;color:black;">Make new friends, but keep the old.*<br />One is silver, the other is gold.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;">I’m a Daisy Poem<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;"><o:p> I'm a Daisy standing tall (stand tall)</o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;">I'm a Daisy, friend to all (hold hands out palm up covering the person to either side)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;">I'm a Daisy, helping every day (hold the hand of the person next to you by just turning over your palm)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="Californian FB"font-family:";font-size:14.0pt;">Living my life in the <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Girl Scout Way</b></st1:address></st1:street> (raise hands held together above head.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-45758775205140855772009-01-15T10:01:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:11:11.882-08:00Next meeting January 22nd<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ITEMS NEEDED FOR THE NEXT MEETING: January 22</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The girls will be participating in a small philanthropy project creating custom care packages for the Tabitha House in Chicago. They are a shelter that works with the homeless population</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">specializing</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">with women and children. We are asking that each girl bring to the next meeting 1 or 2 toiletry items that can be donated. Please allow your Daisy to take part in choosing the item/s. </span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">UPCOMING MEETING NEWS:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><span style=" ;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">February 20</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> : 6:30 Investiture Ceremony:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is the meeting where the girls take their pledge to become Daisies. Girls who wish to continue in Daisies must wear the Official Daisy uniform.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Uniforms consist of:</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> White Shirt</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Tan, Khaki Pants, Skirt, Shorts</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> * Blue Daisy Tunic-Provided by parents Approx $13: Worn for the 1st time during the Investiture Night meeting Feb 20</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Yellow Insignia Tab: Provided by parents Approx: $3</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Daisy pin will be supplied by the chapter</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.75in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Tahoma','sans-serif';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Daisy Iron On Patch Provided by parents Approx $7 (To be given to troop leaders prior to the investiture meeting and will be given back to the girls once they earn the appropriate petal)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Parents will iron on patches as the girls earn them</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia;"><strong><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; font-family:Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.25in"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:#555544;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia;"><strong><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Uniforms may be purchased :</span></span></strong></span></span></span></p> <p class="default"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="default"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Chicago Regional Service Center </span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">e-mail: </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">chicagoshop@girlscoutsgcnwi.org </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">222 S Riverside Plaza, Suite 2120, Chicago, IL 60606 P: 312-416-2500, ext. 227 F: 312-416-2932 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="default"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Homewood</span> Regional Service Center </span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">e-mail: </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">homewoodshop@girlscoutsgcnwi.org </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="default"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1005 175<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> Street, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Homewood</span>, IL 60430 P: 708-957-8100 F: 708-957-8506 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="default"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Joliet</span> Regional Service Center </span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">e-mail: </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">jolietshop@girlscoutsgcnwi.org </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1551 Spencer Road, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Joliet</span>, IL 60433 P: 815-723-3449, ext. 2236 F: 815-723-3479 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="default"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Lisle Regional Service Center </span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">e-mail: </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">lisleshop@girlscoutsgcnwi.org </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="default"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2400 Ogden Avenue, Suite 400, Lisle, IL 60523 P: 630-544-5900 F: 630-544-5999 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Merrillville</span> Regional Service Center </span></span></b><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">e-mail: </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">merrillvilleshop@girlscoutsgcnwi.org </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8699 Broadway, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Merrillville</span>, IN 46410 P: 219-795-9640 F: 219-795-9644 </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Vernon Hills Regional Service Center </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">e-mail: </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">vernonhillsshop@girlscoutsgcnwi.org </span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">650 N. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Lakeview</span> Parkway, P.O. Box 8116, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 P: 847-573-0500 F: 847-573-0400</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><span style=" ;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">CAMPING:<br />Our Official Camping date is set to May 30, 2009 4pm- 2pm rain or shine</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Trefoil Oaks 3901 First Street</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="BACKGROUND: #99ff99"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Kenosha</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="BACKGROUND: #ff9999"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">WI</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">53144, we are trying to gauge if we can or need to get another bunkhouse. If you are interested in joining us please RSVP to Wendy. Keep in mind 1 adult must accompany your Daisy. More details will follow at a later date.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2"><span style=" ;font-family:Symbol;color:black;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">COOKIE SALES/FORMS DUE January 24</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Terese <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Kourim</span> : cookie mom for troop #41184 447-0623</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8050 Country Club Lane</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">North Riverside , Illinois 60546.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> If you have any questions about the forms please contact Terese or Wendy</span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span style=" ;font-family:'Times','serif';color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span style=" ;font-family:Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">·</span><span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;font-family:'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">To each of the parents who are due change from their dues…..Please make a note to see Wendy following the meeting.</span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">* All Dues and Forms will be due by the Night of the Investiture meeting.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Abadi MT Condensed Light';"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-39678843834071245662009-01-09T18:07:00.000-08:002009-01-10T08:03:53.576-08:00So much in so little time!Today we accomplished so much....<div><br /><div>1. Made delicious homemade french fries with Mrs. Meyer.... ( the girls did a great job they were so yummy)</div><div>2. Learned all about nutrition and healthy habits from Mrs. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kowel</span></div><div>3. Participated in the own Flag Ceremony with the help of Mrs. Coffey</div><div>4. Received the 411 on the current cookie sales with proper phone <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">etiquette</span> techniques and safety tips from yours <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">truly</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Can you saw WOW.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think we are in need of a little slow down and some fun along the way.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our next meeting will give us a little of both.</div><div>The girls will be participating in a small philanthropy project creating custom care packages for the Tabitha House in Chicago. They are a shelter that works with the homeless population <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">specializing</span> with women and children. We are asking that each girl bring to the next meeting 1 or 2 toiletry items that can be donated. Please allow your Daisy to take part in choosing the item/s. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nd</span> half of the meeting is focusing on the fun. Games and songs and activities are just what we are all in the mood for especially since we cant always get outside to play. Parents you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">wouldn't</span> mind if we tuckered the poor dears out would you?</div><div><br /></div><div>As always there will be a small snack, a flag ceremony and a Daisy circle.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully we will be able confirm details of our camping trip. Tentatively we are looking at the last weekend in May. It is the weekend after memorial day weekend . We will keep you updated with information as we receive it.</div><div>Thank you so much for sharing your girls with us, we hope it is as rewarding for them as it is us.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yours in scouting</div><div>Wendy, Joan, Renata and Kate</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-32714840687451632322009-01-04T17:56:00.000-08:002009-01-04T17:59:13.088-08:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; ">Dear Parents and Daisies, </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Hope the holidays have created many happy memories for you. We are very excited to get on to our next meeting on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">January 9th.</b> Please have your daisy wear a Blue or White shirt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> We will now be taking our permanent residence in the Multi-purpose room. Due to previous commitments were unable to start our meeting off there. A reminder to teachers will be sent out that a leader will pick up the girls at their room prior to dismissal. Your Daisy may be picked up <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>from the multipurpose room following the meeting at 4:30. Please mark your calendars with the correct time. Our original 5p.m. ending time was slightly long for some of our Daisies.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">So far our girls have earned their<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#CC33CC;text-transform:uppercase">Violet Petal</span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:#CC33CC"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">:<b> Be a sister to every Girl Scout.,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">as we have talked about friendship and how to be a friend and what it means. We also completed a craft, Thanks Mrs. Kanatas, the Daisy friendship bracelet. We hope all the girls enjoyed making it.</span></b></span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">By participating in the Village Tree ornament making and outing the girls are one step closer to their </span><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:#FF6699;text-transform:uppercase">Rose</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6699;text-transform:uppercase">:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Make the world a better place badge ( if your daisy was unable to attend the evening activities, it will disqualify her from this badge)</span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">We will continue to earn the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF;text-transform:uppercase">Blue</span></u><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF">:</span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:black">PROMISE</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">badge at our next meeting. We did an interactive story about Juliette Low, Founder of the Girl scouts, and the girls participated in their first flag ceremony where they continued to learn the girl scout Promise. Each meeting a different group of girls will take turns hosting the flag ceremony.</span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">At our next meeting we will be working on our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#663366">PURPLE</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#663366"> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Respect Myself & Others</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> <b>Respect Myself & Others badge.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>This will be a continuation of our<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#CC33CC">VIOLET</span></u><span class="apple-converted-space"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:black"> </span></u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: Arial;color:black"> friendship badge. Following the meeting the girls will be asked to collect <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><u>one or two</u></i></b> items that will make up a care package to be sent to a local shelter.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"> Items we will need will include packages of toothpaste, toothbrushes, hairbrushes, wet wipes, soap, deodorant and combs. They may bring these Items to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u>January 23<sup>rd</sup> meeting</u></b> This activity will lead them into their next badge<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:lime">SPRING GREEN<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>:</span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"> Considerate and caring.</span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">As you can see we are well on our way of earning our Full </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Daisy<span style="color:#333333"> Badges for the year.</span></span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p>Now for the really exciting Stuff:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Yeah</b>!<br />And what’s even better, your Daisy can be a part of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">THE</i> Largest Fund Raiser for girls. This is the first year that Daisies will be able to participate in this event. Our troop will have the opportunity to earn, .75c for each box sold, to be used for future outings and or crafts.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p> We understand that this sale may not be for everyone and are giving the families the choice to opt out of the sales if they choose by signing the permission slip marked DECLINE.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This way we can easily account for all girls.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p> Cookie information will go home with the girls on Friday. If you would like to receive your packet earlier in the week please email me or call to set up a time to pick it up.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Door to Door sales are not permitted by Daisies and we will not be participating in Retail sale set ups. Your Daisies are encouraged to call upon just close friends and families.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Forms Dues and Registrations:</span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">Please continue to keep them coming in, if you have not received your paperwork please contact me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333">A reminder: Dues for 1 parent are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">$10</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Girls Dues are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">$30<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>( $10 to the girl scout council and $20 to cover troop expenses) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Total per family <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">$40</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p>Checks may be made to <st1:personname st="on">Joan Kanatas</st1:personname> (who is handling our treasurer duties until we find a replacement, Any takers?)</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p> We look forward to seeing you and your Daisies on Friday , January 9<sup>th</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>3:15 – 4:30</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333333"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Yours in Scouting</span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Wendy Winkler, <st1:personname st="on">Joan Kanatas</st1:personname>, Katherine Kowal, Renata Coffey, <o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-71188925584753474692008-12-18T18:22:00.000-08:002008-12-18T18:50:01.478-08:00Have a Happy HolidayWe have our 2nd official meeting under our belt and was it fun!<br /><br />Mrs. Kanatas found a great Daisy friendship bracelet that each of the girls made. Some of our girls also performed their first Flag ceremony. Mrs. Coffey was moved by how well the girls did.<br /><br />We read an interactive story about Juliette Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts and the girls participated in some of the speaking parts....<br /><br />Our final activity was our "goodbye Daisies: song and Bridge.... Even after only doing this once...the girls picked right up and new what to do.<br /><br />Remember that cookie sales begin in January. Tell all your friends and family that your Daisy will be participating in our troop sales, because Daisies are not allowed to go Door to Door and our girls will not be participating in ratail sales.<br /><br />Our meeting schedule is as follows for January:<br /><br />Jan: Meetings <span style="font-size:85%;">2nd and 4th</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Fridays due to Winter Break</span>: January <span style="font-size:130%;">9th / 23rd</span><br /><br />We will be meeting the remainder of the year in the Upstairs Multi-purpose room.<br /><br />Have Safe and Happy Holiday from your Daisy Leader,<br />Wendy, Joan, Katherine, RenataUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-75094502770983643982008-12-05T09:54:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:21:35.640-08:00Helpers need for the Thursday, December 18th meeting.<br /><br />We will need 4 more dads/moms....<br /><br />Volunteers: Liz BuoscioUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-76135715458020687692008-12-05T09:49:00.000-08:002008-12-05T09:50:46.164-08:00Our First Outing was a successHello Brave Daisies and Parents….<br /><br />If they had a polar bear petal, it think we would have earned it last night. It was sure cold, but our tree looks wonderful.<br /><br />We had 24 girls last night and 25+ parents for our first outing…..Fantastic!<br /><br />A big thank you to Grumpies for their “special” hot chocolate and cookies…. If you get a chance to stop in at the Riverside Walk…please do and Tell them Hi from the Daisies….<br /><br />So many of you had such good questions for us last night I hope to have them all answered in this email as well as through the original information form. ( see attachment : some readers may not keep original formatting of the booklet) Thank you for your patience with us as we iron out the kinks in our new troop. We have 27 girls with the possibility of 2 girls from Blythe joining us! <br /><br />I have received the paperwork from the Vista and will be distributing it next week. In your paperwork there is one form for your Daisy, a health form and 1 form for the adult in your family to join. <br /><br />Your Dues check $30 & $10 adult fee can be made out to Joan Kanatas as we are in the process of setting up our Checking account for the troop. I was asked if this can be made out in one check…. I checked again today and yes, one check for $40 will be fine. If you have already written out two, that is fine as well. If you already have a girl Scout or brownie and have paid a $10 adult fee, you will not need to submit a separate one to us, as you will already be registered/covered under the Girl Scout insurance.<br /><br />Because we are just getting these to you, please just have them turned in to us at the next meeting ( see attachment for dates) or to the Winkler house by Dec 31. 8052 Country Club Lane, North Riverside.<br /><br />COOKIE SALE: Begins Jan 1st: We wont have information for you till our first meeting after the new year due to the School Break but here are some basics<br />Daisies cannot sell door to door ( only to friends and family)<br />Our Daisies will not be selling at local businesses ( there is plenty of time for that in their Girl scout careers)<br />Cookie sales in our troop are NOT mandatory. If you wish to opt out of the sale, please just send us a note declining.<br />Cookie money will go into a troop fund to support fun troop activities for the entire troop.<br />Therese Kourim, ( my neighbor) has graciously offered to be our Cookie MOM and for those of you who have done this or have had other girl scouts who have sold cookies…. Know that this is a brave task and three cheers for Therese!!!<br /><br />CAMPING:<br />Our Daisies will have min of 1 Camping experience.<br />It will be in the late spring<br />It will be in a bunkhouse, not tents, with running water and a toilet.<br />It is not mandatory<br />1 parent will need to join us if their Daisy chooses to attend.<br /><br />BADGES<br />Will be earned as a troop during troop meetings.<br />Will be presented to girls at the investiture and Bridges ceremony<br /><br /><br />Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Dec. 18th<br />We are looking for 5 additional moms to assist with the craft, Please email or call one of the leaders if you are available to help out.<br /><br />Yours in Scouting,<br /><br />Wendy Winkler<br />Joan Kanatas<br />Renata Coffey<br />Katherine KowalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-34768242439357081312008-12-03T11:29:00.000-08:002008-12-03T12:38:01.130-08:00What do you get......When you put 27 girls in a room. <br />A mighty large Daisy troop.<br /><br />Thank gosh we have 4 other leaders and a bunch of moms. I count our troop extremely lucky to have so many moms.<br /><br />After hearing other Troop leaders talk about the lack of parental involement, I was scared to death...But once again , not here at Ames. We have so many parents who are willing to help out...we didnt have room for them all and sent some home!<br /><br />Our next meeting will be on Thursday December 18th, 3:15 - 4:30 p.m<br /><br />Our Meeting theme will be Friendship and following the meeting the girls will have officially earned their FIRST BADGE! A lilac sisterhood badge. ( badge wont be awarded till the investiture ceremony in February) This is the meeting that we will definately need those extra moms. We will need 6 extra moms to assist in making the friendship bracelets. Please email Wendy if you can help out at this meeting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-47406441176541428502008-12-03T11:23:00.000-08:002008-12-03T11:24:33.237-08:00Thanks to all of the Leaders and Mom helpers we had. Made for a smooth meeting.<br />WOW what a troop of Girls...... 27 all in total and All were very excited to be there and eager to learn all it takes to be a Daisy. Either that or the fact that we told them we were going to Grumpy’s for Cookies and Hot Chocolate after tree decorating In Riverside...<br /><br />Speaking of which.... The girls all made an ornament for the Riverside walk which will be held this weekend. Thursday, December 4th 6:30-7 pm we will be Decorating our tree followed by some Goodies at Grumpy’s. 1 parent is required to attend if their Daisy would like to participate. We will meet at the Riverside Water tower. If you are unable to attend, please don’t worry, your Daisy's ornament will be hung up that night as well.<br /><br />We would like to announce that one of our kindergarten Daisy moms has agreed to be the Kindergarten Liaison for our troop. Lisa Hennelly will be going us on our leaders team to represent any of the needs and concerns that the Kindergarten moms may have. Please feel free to contact her if you have any concerns, ideas etc.<br /><br />Troop Forms: Our sincerest apologies to those of you who have not received their forms in their Daisy's folder. We are awaiting more forms from our Vista ( Region) and will get those to you as soon as they are available.<br /><br />With our first meeting behind us, we discovered a few things that need to be tweaked.<br />1. Time: we would like to adjust the time of the meeting 3:15- 4:30. By 5p.m some of our girls had already hit the wall. I think we can accomplish all we need within that time. <br />2. Supplies: When you are turning in your Supplies, please put the girls name on them so that we know who turned them in.<br />3. Supplies needed: scissors, Package of #2 pencils,1 box of crayons,1 package 8-12 thin washable markers, 2 glue sticks<br />4. Notes to the Leaders: Please make use of the Blue Daisy folders that we sent home with your daughters. Do not send to the school office. If your question needs immediate attention, please email or call one of the leaders directly.<br />We look forward to seeing you at the Riverside tree decorating if you can make it!<br /><br />Yours In Scouting,<br />Wendy Winkler<br />Joan Kanatas<br />Renata Coffey<br />Katherine KowalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-70696113567563167502008-12-01T19:37:00.001-08:002008-12-01T19:41:05.060-08:00If you did not receive the following email please send an permission slip with your child.Hello Fellow Daisies,<br />We are all so glad to have you along this year! This is just a quick reminder that our first <strong>meeting is December 2nd, in the Ames school Library 3:30 – 5p.m.<br />If you have not turned in your form yet, or know a girl who would still like to attend but has not turned in their forms, we will just need a letter from the parents signed with a phone number where they can be reached during the meeting.<br /></strong>Official uniforms will not be needed until the induction ceremony in February, until then, Girls will need to wear a white or Blue shirt.<br />December 6th: 6:30 – 7p.m We will be meeting in front of the Riverside Watertower to hang our ornaments for the Riverside Tree walk. We will then go to Grumpies for some Hot Chocolate and cookies. One parent must accompany each girl.<br /><br /><br />you all and have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving,<br />Your troop Leaders,<br />Mrs. Winkler, Mrs. Kanatas, Mrs. Coffey, Mrs, KowalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-54948796002738344952008-11-26T10:23:00.000-08:002008-11-26T10:35:23.693-08:00Just a few more daysTill our first Meeting December 2, 2008<br />Ames Library 3:30-5p.m.<br /><br />Its not too late, if you know of a girl who still might be interested, please tell them to come on that day, all we need is a signed note from the parent giving them permission to stay for the meeting.<br /><br />During the meeting official sign up papers will be given to all the girls.<br /><br />If you would like to turn in the Dues, you may make a check payable to Ames Daisy troop .<br /><br />We look forward to seeing all our new Daisies and remember , Official uniforms are not worn until after the february Induction ceremony.<br /><br />Uniforms until that point consist of a Blue or White Shirt/Any pants,skirt etc.<br /><br />This website wil be a posting ground for all information regarding our troop. Please feel free to stop by and take a look if you have a question or call one of our leaders.<br /><br /><br />We also have exciting news, we received a $50 annonymous donation to help our girls get off to the right start on their Daisy adventure! <br /><br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Wendy, Joan, Katherine, RenataUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-45803625302836223622008-11-05T08:06:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:12:50.083-08:00Treasurer Needed-With so many activities packed into the year we are looking for someone ( mom, Dad, Aunt Uncle ) to handle the fiscal responsibilites of the troop. The treasurer will not be required to attend regular meetings and the work can be done at home. Some of the responsiblites include: handeling troop checkbook, dues, submiting checks for outings/deposits, submitting fees to our local Vista. If you feel you would like to assist the Troop in this manner, please contact Wendy Winkler or Joan Kanatas.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-37018091379815696372008-11-05T08:00:00.000-08:002008-11-05T08:04:43.391-08:00Patrol ListsDuring our year as Daisies the girls will work in groups called Patrols. These Patrols will be responsible for various tasks during the meeting : Flag ceremonies, snacks , clean up etc. Please refer to this list to see which patrol your Daisy is in and her responsibilities for the next meeting:<br />The first meeting that the Patrols will be responsible for meeting events will be December 18th.<br />These patrols will change at various times through out the year to allow the girls a chance to work with each other.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-55138988759006973162008-10-31T10:20:00.001-07:002008-10-31T10:28:31.189-07:00First Meeting Tuesday December 2, Ames LibraryWow Just around the corner..... We are so excited to be able to get this year started....Better late than never. For those of you who have not turned in your Form for the first meeting please do so, as we need to order registration forms from the Vista Office and will need a close count. To those of you who have, Welcome !<br /><br /><strong>A couple things to remeber for the first meeting:</strong><br />*Daisy Tunics Khaki Pants Uniform will not be worn until after the Investiture Ceremony in February. Until then, Blue or White shirt/ Any pants, shirt etc.<br />*Girls will be picked up from their classrooms by Leaders and will be brought to the daisy Meeting. Girls will have snack/independent activity till meeting starts @ 3:30.<br />* Parents must come in to pick up their Daisy and sign out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3005058715384161323.post-55505834783890735712008-10-29T15:29:00.000-07:002008-10-29T15:37:04.185-07:00Parent Information LetterWhile parents are not required to attend monthly meetings, on occasion they will be asked to participate in various events or outing and are strongly encouraged to volunteer time to at least one meeting. We are also looking for a Kindergarten Parent Liaison to be a part of the troop. If you can help in any capacity, please contact any one of the Leaders listed above.<br /><br />Meetings:<br />2 Fridays a month……unless otherwise noted , 3:30 pm – 5 pm see specific dates below<br />December 2nd, Tuesday: first meeting<br />December: 4th: Thursday 6:30 – 7p.m Outing to place the ornaments we made on a tree for the Riverside Tree walk. Parent/s to accompany your Daisy<br />December 18th<br />January: Meetings 2nd and 4th Fridays due to Winter Break: 9th / 23rd<br />February: 6th /20th No Day meeting due to night Meeting 6:30 p.m. see Daisy Investiture Below<br />March: 6th and 13th due to Spring Break<br />April: 3rd / 17th<br />May: Meetings 2nd and 4th Fridays due to Institute Day at Ames 8th / 22nd<br />June: 5thth 6:30p.m.: Last meeting of Daisy School Year 2007 1st grade<br />Daisies Bridge to Brownies: Night meeting Date and Time TBA Later<br /><br />Membership Dues:<br />Our troop dues for the year will be $30. The dues collected by the chapter will go toward troop crafts, supplies, badges and pins and insurance coverage for outings and overnight trips and membership into the Girl Scouts USA. Field trips and outings will be in addition to the regular dues. One parent /guardian from each family will also be asked to join the Troop as an adult member. The Adult fee of $10 dues will cover the membership into the GSUSA and will include an automatic insurance coverage from the GSUSA for all outing, trips and overnighters that the parent goes on.<br /><br />Business Sponsorship of our troop:<br />To give our Daisies the best experience in this Daisy year we are looking for one or two business sponsorship that will ease the start up costs of our troop, IE: crafts supplies, photocopies, pins and badges. The business will receive acknowledgement in any publications we send out as well as a banner to be carried in the 4th of July Parade/s we participate in. If you know of someone who would like to sponsor our troop please contact Wendy Winkler at: <a href="mailto:wawink@comcast.net">wawink@comcast.net</a><br /><br />Supplies:<br />Being that this is the start of a brand new troops we are asking that each girl<br />contribute to the Troop Supplies by bringing the following supplies to the first meeting.<br />scissors<br />Package of #2 pencils<br />1 box of crayons<br />1 package 8-12 thin washable markers<br />2 glue sticks<br />Meetings:<br />· Start-Up: A simple activity to be done as girls arrive/ allowing the leaders to get set up.<br />· Opening: Girl Scout Promise, flag ceremony/ Color Guard, and a simple song.<br />· Daisy /Friendship Circle: Chapter information to be shared with the girls and possible decision making See description below<br />· Activities: One or more program activities or craft<br />· Snack: Each meeting a different girls will be asked to bring a healthy snack to share with the troop. Girls will receive notice prior to their snack date.<br />· Clean Up: A Girl Scout leaves a place cleaner than she found it.<br />· Closing a meeting : Closing Song: Good Bye until next time.<br /><br />Uniform:<br />· December 2nd- February 6th: Blue/ White Shirt<br />· Blue Daisy Tunic-Provided by parents Approx $13: Worn for the 1st time during the Investiture meeting February 20th<br />We are doing this because we understand that this is a new experience and Daisies might not be for every girl. This will allow our girls 2 months to see if this is something they would like to commit to further, without parents having to purchase a uniform that will never be worn again. In January we will send home purchasing information.<br />· Yellow Insignia Tab: Provided by parents Approx: $3<br />· Daisy Iron On Patch Provided by parents Approx $7 ( To be given to troop leaders and will be given back to the girls once they earn the appropriate petal) Parents will iron on patch before next meeting.<br />· Daisy Girl Scout Membership Pin: supplied by troop and will receive at the Daisy Investiture Ceremony<br />· We will not require the girls to purchase the Daisy books, any activities we do we will supply the needed information.<br /><br />Daisy Sister<br />Each Daisy will be paired up with another Daisy. This will allow the girls a chance to interact with each other on a personal basis and practice the sisterhood of Daisies. Daisy Sister assignments will be done prior to the first meeting. They will also start earning their first badge “ Sisterhood of Girls Scouts” by taking this first step.<br /><br />Patrols:<br />Depending on the number of girls, they will be divided into smaller groups called PATROLS. These groups will allow girls to share and participate on a smaller scale as well as learn in the dynamics of a group setting. These patrols will be assigned specific tasks within the meeting IE: Flag Color Guard, Snacks, Clean up, etc.<br /><br />Daisy Investiture Meeting:<br />The formal induction into our Daisy troop. Girls will invite their families to be a witness and support them in their decision to officially become a Daisy. This is a beautiful Candle ceremony where the girls will recite the meaning behind the daisies, the girl Scout pledge and receive their Daisy Pins from their troop leaders. The pins will be placed upside down on the girls BLUE TUNIC ( worn for the first time to this event) and parents will be asked to turn it right side up once the girls have completed a good deed. A small reception will follow the ceremony.<br /><br />Uniform:<br />· December 2nd- February 6th: Blue/ White Shirt<br />· Blue Daisy Tunic-Provided by parents Approx $13: Worn for the 1st time during the Investiture meeting February 20th<br />We are doing this because we understand that this is a new experience and Daisies might not be for every girl. This will allow our girls 2 months to see if this is something they would like to commit to further, without parents having to purchase a uniform that will never be worn again. In January we will send home purchasing information.<br />· Yellow Insignia Tab: Provided by parents Approx: $3<br />· Daisy Iron On Patch Provided by parents Approx $7 ( To be given to troop leaders and will be given back to the girls once they earn the appropriate petal) Parents will iron on patch before next meeting.<br />· Daisy Girl Scout Membership Pin: supplied by troop and will receive at the Daisy Investiture Ceremony<br />· We will not require the girls to purchase the Daisy books, any activities we do we will supply the needed information.<br /><br />Daisy Sister<br />Each Daisy will be paired up with another Daisy. This will allow the girls a chance to interact with each other on a personal basis and practice the sisterhood of Daisies. Daisy Sister assignments will be done prior to the first meeting. They will also start earning their first badge “ Sisterhood of Girls Scouts” by taking this first step.<br /><br />Patrols:<br />Depending on the number of girls, they will be divided into smaller groups called PATROLS. These groups will allow girls to share and participate on a smaller scale as well as learn in the dynamics of a group setting. These patrols will be assigned specific tasks within the meeting IE: Flag Color Guard, Snacks, Clean up, etc.<br /><br />Daisy Investiture Meeting:<br />The formal induction into our Daisy troop. Girls will invite their families to be a witness and support them in their decision to officially become a Daisy. This is a beautiful Candle ceremony where the girls will recite the meaning behind the daisies, the girl Scout pledge and receive their Daisy Pins from their troop leaders. The pins will be placed upside down on the girls BLUE TUNIC ( worn for the first time to this event) and parents will be asked to turn it right side up once the girls have completed a good deed. A small reception will follow the ceremony.<br /><br /><br /><em>Girl Scout Glossary:</em><br />· Girl Scout sign: Hold the middle three fingers up by putting your pinky<br />and your thumb together.<br />· Girl Scout handshake: Shake hands with your left hand while making the<br />Girl Scout sign with your right hand.<br />·Friendship circle: This stands for an unbroken chain of friendship with<br />Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all around the world. Everyone stands in a<br />circle and places their right arm over her left and holds hands. Everyone makes a silent wish as a friendship squeeze is passed from hand to hand.<br />· Friendship squeeze: After someone shares something in the circle, she<br />squeezes the hand of the person standing next to her, who shares something and then squeeze passes on around the circle.<br />· Quiet sign: Hold up your right hand. As people in the group see the quiet<br />sign, they stop talking and also raise their hands. Once everyone is silent,<br />the meeting continues.<br />· Girl Scout motto: “Be prepared!”<br />· Girl Scout slogan: “Do a good turn daily!”<br />· Daisy Girl Scout Circle: A circle that the girls can sit in to share ideas.<br />· Earned recognition: Daisy Petals, the Promise Center symbolizes the<br />learning of the GS Promise and each petal earned is for a part of the GS<br />Law each<br /><br /><br /><br />The Girl Scout Promise: On my honor, I will try:To serve God and my country,To help people at all times,And to live by the Girl Scout LawUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0