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VISTA Meeting Detail
VISTA 13 Leaders' Meeting
Meeting Agenda:
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 7 pm
Woodland MS
Vista 13 Meeting Notes
September 15, 2010
I. Opening
a. Girl Scout Pledge
b. Attendance cards passed out
II. Gurnee Community Bank presentation
III. Council news
IV. Finance
V. Vista News
VI. Communications
VII. Large Events
a. Warren Homecoming parade on 9/26
b. Junior/Cadette Lock-In on Saturday 10/16 registration due tonight.
c. Father/Daughter dance in the works for March.
d. Sock Hop on 12/3
e. Tasting Tea in February.
f. Rededication/Bridging Ceremony
g. Service project for CLC Women’s Center.
VIII. Registration
IX. Training
X. Cookies
XI. Feedback Discussion about how to Improve Communication in our Service Unit
XII. Fall Product Training
Meeting Minutes:
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 7 pm
Woodland MS
Vista 13 Meeting Notes
September 15, 2010
I. Opening
a. Girl Scout Pledge
b. Attendance cards passed out
II. Gurnee Community Bank presentation
a. Penny Power or Money Sense badge program available
b. Free program
c. Branches in Libertyville, Wauconda, Mundelein
d. Primarily on Saturdays and also available on many school holidays
e. Handouts passed out
f. Great for Brownies
III. Council news
a. March 22nd Annual Council meeting
i. If you want to be a delegate, see Lydia Scher
b. Name change
i. We are now Service Unit 413, not Vista 13
ii. This is also our registration number
iii. Not changing any boundaries, just a name change
c. Need a Daisy Consultant – please contact Lydia Scher
d. Drawing winner was Jenny Del Vecchio
IV. Finance
a. Financial forms due to Margie Ayers
V. Vista News
a. If you are disbanding, please let Beth Dancy know
b. Disbanded troop donate supplies that were handed out
VI. Communications
a. Trying to resolve issue of getting information out on time
b. Beth set up a site at Shutterfly
VII. Large Events
a. Warren Homecoming parade on 9/26 – contact Carol Peppiat peppiatt4@sbcglobal.net if you want to participate.
b. Junior/Cadette Lock-In on Saturday 10/16 registration due tonight. 70 signed up, need 80 more. Contact Michele Orante.
c. Father/Daughter dance in the works for March.
d. Sock Hop on 12/3 at Woodland Middle School. Email Lydia.scher@gmail.com if you want to go and she will get the information to you. 70s theme. Admission is $3.
e. Tasting Tea in February. Registration starts next month. Pick a country in the WAGGS association and prepare food from that country. First come first serve for countries. Everyone can do a booth- Daisy through Ambassador.
f. Rededication/Bridging Ceremony being discussed. Sign-up sheet passed around to determine interest.
g. Service project for CLC Women’s Center. Sign-up sheet passed around for those interested in buying gifts.
VIII. Registration
a. If you are not registered as a troop, you cannot meet as a troop after October 1, 2010.
IX. Training
a. Kathie Rutkowski is setting up training.
b. Full day of training available at the Vernon Hills Regional Service Center on 11/13 to get all your training done in a day.
c. CPR training in the works for October. $15 per person. Sign-up sheet passed around for those who are interested.
X. Cookies
a. Still need a cookie team and main contact person. If we don’t have a Cookie Team, we can’t sell cookies. Contact Meredith if you are interested.
b. Meredith will hold a small meeting with current team members and those who are interested in getting more information. Please email Meredith if you are interested in attending this informational meeting.
c. Choose your Cookie Mom. Cookie Moms need background checks, so start planning now.
d. Cookie Rally event. It’s a lot of fun. Learn a lot, watch the game. Over 6000 girls and family members at the event last year. Cadettes and above can have a booth—booth owners get free admission.
e. Meredith’s email: daymare@sbcglobal.net
XI. Feedback Discussion about how to Improve Communication in our Service Unit
a. Comment was made about getting information sooner. We are working on a better way.
b. Comment was made that SE Wisconsin Girl Scout Web site is so much better than ours. Information is hard to find and comes out too late.
c. Comment was made that Large Event training was very helpful and should be offered every year. Planning a large event is intimidating for new leaders.
d. Comment was made that we need more break-out sessions to be able to share with each other.
e. Comment was made that meetings used to be very informative and had lots more people. We need help from Council and it can’t be the same 30 leaders that show up for Vista meetings. Council should handle some large events for us so more people would want to come. Lydia’s response was that there are large Council events, but Council probably will not be able to invest time in our individual Service Unit.
f. Meredith suggested that we all attend the Town Hall Meetings.
g. Team does advocate for us at the Council level, but it will probably be up to us to make the change.
h. Please send Lydia email with remaining questions and concerns. Conversation to be continued next month.
XII. Fall Product Training
a. Sharyn Wilson is 2010 Fall Product Service Unit Manager. Email Wswilson0@yahoo.com with questions.
b. Sharyn will send an email letting everyone know where the Powerpoint information files are going to be posted.