Parent Newsletter - Daisy / Brownie

Girl Scout Newsletter

Daisy Troop #3164 // Brownie Troop #5231

Can you believe that the end of the year is fast approaching?  With only 2 more meetings scheduled, we've got so many things to accomplish and to talk about!!

Meetings at the school (After School-5pm):  April 25th & May 9th!

v     Bridging/End of Year Ceremonies

We have 7 Brownies bridging to Juniors this year. . . to get them ready for their new adventure, we are having a 3rd Grade Brownie Meeting on Wednesday, May 15th at the Freeman Community Club Building 6pm until 8pm - dinner & drinks will be provided!!

Bridging and Award Ceremony for all Girl Scouts will be Wednesday,  May 29th at 7pm.  The ceremony will be held at the Freeman Community Club Building.  Your girls had a wonderful year, come celebrate all their accomplishments!!  We have 8 girls moving on to the next level of Girl Scouting -- the Brownies who have earned their wings and are 'flying' to Juniors: Amanda, Brynnlin, Cali, Kiarra, Laci, Samara, and Sydney.  We also have a Junior bridging up to join the Cadette troop -- Christine.

v     Summer Meetings & Activities

Don't want to go all summer without seeing your friends?!?!   Now you don't have too!  Stay active in Girl Scouts this summer!!  Mark your calendars!  Right now, we have two Daisy / Brownie Workshops planned for this summer -- Wednesday, June 12th & Wednesday, July 31st from 6pm until 8pm at the Freeman Community Club Building.  Because our current, Junior troop is actively working on their Bronze Award - 3rd grade Brownie who are flying up to Juniors in May can participate in the Daisy/Brownie Workshops this summer as helpers.  These new Juniors will have the opportunity to earn their 'Junior Aid'.

The Junior troop is currently in the process of earning their Bronze Award - the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can earn!  These girls are in the planning process of putting on a Girl Scout Field Day.  They will need your participation to make it a success!  All details and planning are being decided by and put in motion solely by the Junior Girl  Scout Troop.  Be on the look out!  More details are to come about a date, time, and location.

This summer our Cadette troop is going  for the Silver Award—the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn.  It gives them the chance to show that they are a leader who is organized, determined, and dedicated to improving our community.   These girls are working on a "Stuff the Bus" school supplies drive during tax-free weekend in August.  It is a huge project that takes a lot of organization and planning.  You will be receiving more information about our "Stuff the Bus" project as we get details confirmed.

Both the Junior Troop and Cadette Troop will need our support during the quest for Bronze/Silver!  In order to earn these Awards, the girls must put a lot of time and energy into them (Jr's must complete 20 hours and Cad.'s 50 hours), which includes stepping out of their comfort zone and talking/meeting with new adults and community members.  I asked that when the time comes, you help us make our projects a success in whatever way you can!!  Because hopefully one day - it will be your girls working together, trying to make the world a better place!!

v     Girl Scout Camp

It seems that EVERY girl wants to go camping again this year!  So camping we will go; however, I do not have any details yet.  I am still looking into our options and waiting for council to open up the registration dates for our council campsites.  I would guess, that with the resident camps taking over most of the camp site in our council this summer, if we stayed on a council owned site, we are looking at a July/Aug camping date.  However, I am looking into State Parks and other approved camping facilities as well.  I will let you all know the details as soon as I have them!

v     Early Bird Registration

Early Bird Registration for the 2013-2014 membership year will be April 15-June 14.  Each girl that registers during this time frame will receive a free early bird patch this fall and our troop with also qualify for on-time incentives (remember the t-shirts this year)!  If your girl plans on being a Girl Scout next year please consider registering them NOW!  This will save both you and I time!  By re-registering before June 14th, there are no registration forms to fill out!  (However, at some point you will still have to update those Health History forms.)  And it's just a click of a button for me!  Registration this year is $15 per girl / per adult.

Early Bird Registration can be done at anytime - just get with me!  If you don't want to Register as an early bird, we will still have a recruitment night in Aug/Sept once school starts to register new recruitments.  However, filling out all the paperwork will be mandatory.

v     Daisy RoundUp!

Wednesday, May 22nd at the Freeman Community Club Building from 6:30pm until 7:30pm.  We will be having a Daisy Recruitment Night. . . this will be an informal Daisy Meeting were girls currently in Kindergarten or entering Kindergarten in the fall can come see what Girl Scouting is all about!  This girls will have fun meeting new friends while working on crafts and enjoying a snack!  Parents are encouraged to attend and get all their questions answered!!  If you know of a girl that would like to be a Girl Scout this would be a GREAT night to have them register with our troops. . . Girls that register now, have the opportunity to participate in our summer activities with us!

We have had a fantastic year!  I want to thank all of you for your dedication to Girl Scouting.  Without a strong parent/leader relationship, I could not do this and be successful at it.  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!

Heidi Daily                         XXX-XXXX

freeman.girlscouts@hotmail.com