Grayslake, Gurnee, Hainesville, Wadsworth, Woodland School District
- 1,068 current girl members *
- 860 current adult volunteers *
VISTA Meeting Detail
VISTA Leader Meeting
Meeting Agenda:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 6:45 p.m.
Woodland Middle School
VISTA Agenda
October 21, 2009
- 6:25 - 6:50 p.m. - Cadette, Senior Ambassador Breakout
- 7 p.m. - Call to Order
- Flag Ceremony, Pledge and Promise
- Council Activity
- Council Updates
- Badge in a Box
- Leader Training - Lydia
- Registration - Kathie
- Troop Openings
- Forms: The Girl Scouts GCNWI site has lots of different forms on-line (click here to visit)
- Cookies - Meredith
- Cookie training on December 3, 2009. Packet pick-up from 6:30 - 6:50. Training will begin promptly at 7 p.m.
- Cookie event in December with a Wolves Game - need Cadette Volunteers.
- Finance
- Reminders: ALL financials for the troops were due June 30, 2009.
- Communications and Web
- VISTA Newsletter - please sign up to receive yours! To change your options, follow the sign-up procedure.
- Information on the web changes almost daily, please check the site.
- Special Girl Scout Program link: https://www.girlscoutspw.org/program/search.php
- Membership (Recruitment)
- Learning Opportunities (Training schedule)
- Unfinished Business - Open positions and Open events
- New Business
- Dog-a-thon (Judy)
- Service Opportunities
- PADS
- Feed My Starving Children (December 4 - 6, 2009)
- 7:30 - 8 p.m. - Breakout - Daisy, Brownie and Junior
- Announcements
- Next Team Meeting - November 4th at 7:00 p.m.
- Next VISTA Meeting - November 18th at 7:00 p.m. at Woodland Middle School
Adjourn - Thank you for coming!!!
Meeting Minutes:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 6:45 p.m.
Woodland Middle School
Vista Meeting Minutes, October 21
Submitted by Jennifer Keane
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Flag ceremony, led by Troop 2387
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Team introductions
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Council News (Lillia Sanders) See Web Site for details about all events.
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Ringling Brothers Circus
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Brookfield Zoo Dino Nights
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Going Green Project
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Polo/Tote combo at the Regional Service Center shop
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STEM program: Geico Car Maintenance
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Lollipops handed out as a "thank you for sticking with us"
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Girl Scouts Town Hall Meeting on 10/29
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Registration (Kathie Rutkowski)
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Many new troops
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Training went well
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Council Essentials books are available. You must sign for them.
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Pick up spring registration patches
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Cookies (Meredith Gauthier)
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Cookie training on Dec 3.
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Sale dates from 1/3 to 1/24
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On-line training is NOT available, so all cookie parents must attend Meredith’s training sessions to sell cookies.
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Fall Product paperwork is due now
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Be sure to tally each girl’s incentives individually
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Events See Web site for details
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Tasting Tea (troop 3580) scheduled for Feb 21.
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Jingle Bell Holiday Dance on Dec 11
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Operation Christmas Child (troop 2387)
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Sign up for PADS. See Cynthia Cobb for details.
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Feed My Starving Children packing event. See http://www.onemillionmeals.info/ for info.
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CPR training is in the works
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Chicago Wolves Cookie Rally
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Finance (Margie Ayers) - Bank forms are on Vista Web site, if needed
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Reminder that all field trips outside a 10 mile radius of regular troop meeting require a field trip application (less than 10 miles, please send an email to Lydia Scher and Beth Dancy). This is not necessary if you are going to a Girl Scout owned property.