VISTA 15  Freemont School, Hawthorn School District, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills       GIRL SCOUTS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS COUNCIL

 

VISTA MEETING AGENDA & MEETING NOTES

Monday, September 10, 2007

Please note:  Items in blue are the notes from the meeting.

COUNCIL

Fall Product Online Training

·         VISTA 15 Fall Product Training will be held at our next VISTA Meeting on Tuesday October 9, 2007. There have been some changes made to this year’s Fall Product Sale. All Troop Fall Product Coordinators should attend. An overview of the sale will be presented. Sample products will be available to try. 

Invite your parents running the Fall Product Sale

Directly before the VISTA 15 Leader Meeting:  Townline Café

No requirement of cases to be ordered, single items okay

10 new items listed

Not for Daisies – they don’t sell cookies or Fall Product Sale

·         The 2007 Fall Product Activity online training has been launched. See the VISTA website for details.

“Girl Scout Adventures”

·         “Girl Scout Adventures” is a publication about events and activities in our area. The September 2007 issue is available online. There are lots of great planning ideas!

Panorama / Plate Kit  (Barb Whalen)

·         Each troop should pick up a 2008 Panorama and a “Make a Plate” Kit this evening.

·         Troops can use the “Make-a-Plate” Kit to order decorated plates for a fee.

VISTA

VISTA Meeting Dates Set for 2007-2008 School Year

·         All meeting will be held in the Townline School Cafeteria from 7:00-8:00pm. Townline School is located on the NW corner of Rote 60 and Aspen Drive in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

·         All registered leaders received a meeting date reminder postcard in the mail.

·         Note that the date listed for the November Meeting is incorrect. The correct date is 11/12/07.

Monday             September 10

***Tuesday***    October 9

Monday             November 12

Monday             December 10

Monday             January 14

Monday             February 11

Monday             March 10

Monday             April 14

Monday             May 12

Monday             June 9

Fall Product Sale   (Angel O’Rourke)

·         The Fall Magazine, Candy and Nut Sale will take place from October 12-28, 2007.

·         See attached flyer.

·         Our VISTA 15 Fall Product Community Partners are as follows:

·         Hawthorn (and VISTA 15 Fall Product Ambassador)         

• Angel O’Rourke            
• Libertyville        
• Mundelein         Ann Ryan                     

Spring Camporee   (Lisa McCauley)

·         The Spring Camporee will be held on May 2-4, 2007 at Camp Timberlee in East Troy Wisconsin.

·         DEADLINE:  A $10 per person deposit is due no later than October 31, 2007

·         Checks should be made payable to “VISTA 15”.

·         The prices will be the same as last year.

·         The information from last year is still on our VISTA website. You can reference this information, as it is the same for this year.

·         Handouts will be available at our 10/9/07 VISTA Meeting.

·         Direct questions to Lisa McCauley 

•  500 girls last year

• Deposits due by end of October

• Refunds available if minimum number is met and if notice is given early enough

• Daisies included

  Finance Reports

  ·         If you have not yet done so, please turn in your 2006-2007 Finance Report.

  ·         Direct questions to Jana Durham at 847-549-8407 / janad504@sbcglobal.net.

   

   

  Website

  ·         Both VISTA and Community Information can be found at our Vista 15 website @ www.ilcrossroads.org/vistas/15/.

  ·         Direct questions to our Webmaster, Eden Siegler 

   

  MINI-TRAINING

  ·         Safety-Wise True/False Quiz.

  ·         See attached information.

   

  EVENTS / OPPORTUNITIES   (Nancy Campbell)

   

  Scout Nights at Allstate Arena & Rosemont Theater

  The following events are open to scouts, friends and families. Each event includes a ticket and a patch. The website has complete information.

   

  Show	Venue	Show Date	Reservation Deadline
  Playhouse Disney Live	Rosemont Theater	Saturday 10/13/07	September 13, 2007
  Ringling Brothers Circus	Allstate Arena	Friday 11/2/07	Not yet set; 3-4 weeks before show
  Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Spectacular	Rosemont Theater	Friday 11/16/07 & Saturday 11/17/07	9/30/07
  High School Musical on Ice	Allstate Arena	Friday 1/25/08	12/28/07

   

  STEM Saturdays

  Girl Scouts - Illinois Crossroads Council is pleased to introduce STEM Saturdays, designed for girls ages 9-17. Each Stem Saturday will focus on a different exciting topic of Science, Technology,

  Engineering and Math.

   

  ·         9/15/07       Science in Everyday Life

  ·         10/20/07      Exploring Engineering

  ·         11/17/07      Lights and Optics

   

  Fit to be Me! Program

  Illinois Crossroads Council has teamed up with the United Way of Lake County to launch a healthy living initiative. Fit to Be Me! is an important program because it addresses the “whole girl” rather than just the food she eats, her weight, and her exercise habits. Our Fit to Be Me! initiative combines health and fitness curriculum and self-esteem programs to support youth development, confidence enhancement, and a variety of curriculum options focused on the differentiated definitions of fitness- mental, physical, emotional and academic.

   

  The section on the website covers the new Fit to Be Me! program and activities the troops can do.
  
  http://www.ilcrossroads.org/vistas/15/news/girlscouttroopsgethealthythroughfittobemenutritionmodule/
  
  http://www.ilcrossroads.org/files/File/Fit%20To%20Be%20ME_Mod1_Nutrition.pdf
  
  

  ·         Christian Youth Theater

  ·         Scout Days – help you earn scout badges.

  ·         Located in Cary, Illinois

  ·         $12 per scout; $8 per leader

  ·         For more information, go to www.cytchicago.org.

   

  ·         College of Lake County Theater

  ·         Theater performances.

  ·         For more information, go to www.jlcenter.clcillinois.edu.

   

  ·         Dance Academy

  ·         Terpsichore Dance Company (Dance Academy) is performing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” in December.

  ·         Opportunity exists for scouts to see the show and to earn Brownie “Dance” Try-It.

  ·         An email with detailed information will be sent to leaders.

  ·         Direct questions to Liz (Dance Academy) at (847) 247-1327 or Lisa Richardson at (847) 362-3903 or lgsr161@mac.com.

   

  ·         Mission Explore

  ·         Laptops for troop use at the HUB.

  ·         See the website for more info.

   

  ·         There is a new Field Trip / Idea Guide on our website.

   

  OTHER

   

  ·         A new VISTA Storage Locker information sheet is attached.

  ·         Our Council liaisons are Laura Ruffridge (x2509; lruffridge@ilcrossroads.org) and Sophie Gavillanes (x2525; sgavillanes@ilcrossroads.org).

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  
  

  Looking forward to a great year!