Hello Girl Scout Families!
Can you believe that after today's meeting, we only have 3 more Girl Scout Meetings at the school. I am still hammering out the details of our April Campout and our End of the Year Bridging / Awards Ceremony. But I will give you all the information that I know as of right now.
April Campout - Please note that there are different arrival times for the different age levels. If you aren't sure which group that your scout is in, please ask! And please let me know if your scout is going to need a ride to camp. . . I would like ALL our girls to attend and if I can help in anyway, please let me know. If transportation is a problem - there are plenty of parents signed up to go, I am sure together we can get everyone to and from camp!
If you haven't already heard about the excitement of camp, I'm sure you will soon! We are camping with a huge group of girls - combining 3 different Junior/Cadette/ Senior Troops! I am excited about this because the older girls will get a chance to make friendships not only across towns, but Council's as well! The older girls will be on their own agenda, different from our Daisy's & Brownies. . . they will be enjoying the campout as attendees and earning patches from their own scouting level, they are not attending camp as my helpers! In order to provide this amazing opportunity to our older scouts, I've enlisted the help of other adult volunteers and experienced Girl Scout Leaders from Benton County.
Friday, April 27th - Older Scouts arrive - 6:30pm. This night is for the Junior, Cadette and Senior girls to set up camp and meet the other girls and leaders from our sister troops. This will be a two-night campout for Juniors and above.
Saturday, April 28th - Daisy's and Brownies arrive ready to start camp - 9:00am. This will be a one-night campout for Daisy's and Brownies. Zip lining & Archery -- is still pending, waiting on instructor confirmation.
Sunday, April 29th - All scouts depart camp - 1:00pm.
**Please note that all times are subject to change. As of right now, I do not know the exact times that we can check-in and check-out. Once everything is written in stone, you will receive a camp packet with all the information, including directions to camp, permission slips, emergency numbers, and itinerary.**
End of the Year Bridging & Award Ceremony - Our girls have worked hard this year to earn their badges and participation patches. On Wednesday, May 16th at 7pm in the Freeman Community Club Building, we will celebrate all their accomplishments and bridge the girls that are moving to the next level in Girl Scouting. Family are invited to attend -- snacks and punch provided. More information will come home with your scout at a later date!
At this ceremony, the girls will receive the patches and awards that they've earned this year. . . It is a special time for your scout and I recommend that your scout have a vest to display their accomplishments. If you need, I am able and available to get their vests. Depending on sizes just the Brownie vest is $17.25-$18.25, Junior vest is $17.75-$18.25 and the Cadette/Senior vest is $22.50-$25.75.
Thank you for your continued support as we finish up this year and celebrate in our accomplishments!! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me -- together we can do more!
Yours in Girl Scouting,
Heidi Daily
