Girl Scouts of Western Washington



SU420 SMILE Meeting: June 13, 2016Mission: Building girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.Sign-in, check your folder, and get a name tag.Welcome:Promise and LawWhat’s Happening:Roses and ThornsShare something, anything, that your troop did/learned this year that went well. Now share something that didn’t go as well as you hoped or a snag you ran into Open Service Unit PositionsEncamporee Wrap UpATFR- due June 30, 2016Go to atfr (detailed instructions are available at this link)Fill out all information ONLINE!You must complete the form once you start. There is no way of saving. Make sure you collect all of your information ahead of time!All troops must submit an ATFR…even troops that are disbanding.RenewalGo to renew (detailed instructions were sent out via Yahoo group and on SU website)Must be completed by June 30th to earn incentivesRegister 2 adults and 5 girls (Daisy, Brownie, Junior) or 2 adults and 3 girls (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador) in order to receive $0.15/box cookie incentive.All girls renewing by June 30th earn an “I Can’t Wait To…” patchIncentives for the SU if we reach 60/70/80% renewal…don’t wait! Let’s earn those incentives!Disbanding TroopsBefore disbanding, contact Karen & Tammy to see if there’s anything we can do to help the troop continue.Disbanding troops must submit an ATFR and Troop Disbanding Report, both available at the ATFR link above. Submit to Tammy, Karen and Melissa (mcurtis@)Send names of girls who wish to continue to Karen & Tammy so that we can try to find them a troop!What’s coming:Fall Fun Swim Party!November 12, 2016 Saturday, Lynnwood Rec Center, 2:45-3:45pm (be there at 2:30 to get a wristband) Limited to first 150 GIRL sign ups. Adult spots will be opened up if there is room prior to event. More info and sign ups coming in the fallLeader High Ropes Course at Camp PiggotCome challenge yourself on the Ropes Course that the older girls get to do at Encamporee. Get to know other leaders! Date will be in 9/25 or 10/9. More details via Yahoo loop.Fall Older Girl Campout – October 1-3, Location TBDFall Experience at River Ranch – October 21-23, 2016, $42 for the weekend sign up nowOutdoor Overnight, First Aid/CPR, Quantity Cook, Archery Cert & MoreAnnouncements/Questions~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Service Unit: definition - (1) a group of area troops, in our case, all troops grades K-12, whose schools feed into Lake Washington High School; (2) a team of volunteers that support area troop leaders by getting new troops started, planning SU events, providing learning opportunities, passing on pertinent information, overseeing the Fall Product and Cookie Program and much more; (3) its existence is dependent on volunteers – leaders and other individuals involved in our Girl Scout CommunityNext Meeting is Monday, September 12@ 7:00pm Rose Hill Middle SchoolService Unit Team Members:SU ManagerKaren Edgerton425-891-3425karen.edgerton@Tammy Gilliam425-614-9745tammygilliam@ SU Treasurer Rhonda Marshall 425-739-0569rhonda@Encamporee DirectorCathy Whiteside cathy.whiteside@SU Troop Placement CoordinatorPam Hay 425-822-8285/206-409-0777pam_hay@Fall Product Sales ManagerPam HayCookie ManagerKimberly DareKimberly_dare@Troop Program Manager Melissa Curtis 425-614-1126 MCurtis@Girl Scout PromiseOn my honor, I will tryTo serve God and my country,To help people at all times,And to live by the Girl Scout LawGirl Scout LawI will do my best to beHonest and fair, friendly and helpful,Considerate and caring, courageous and strong, andResponsible for what I say and do, and torespect myself and others, respect authority,use resources wiselymake the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.Calendar of Events:SU420GSWWGSUSA9.12.16 SMILE7pm Rose Hill Middle School10.1-10.3.16- Older Girl CampoutMore info coming11.12.16 SU420 Swim Party2:30-3:45 Lynnwood Rec centerLimited sign ups coming in the fall06.30.16- ATFR Deadline06.30.16- Renewal Deadline receive incentives09.16-17.16 Outdoor Overnight at River Ranch10.21-23.16 Fall Experience at River RanchFor Girl Events, check out the online Go Guide and the bi-weekly GSWW newsletter emailed to volunteersImportant Websites: Our service unit website: Scouts of Western Washington: Girl Scouts USA: ................
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