Fremont School, Hawthorn School District, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills
- 1,395 current girl members *
- 672 current adult volunteers *
VISTA Meeting Detail
VISTA Meeting
Meeting Agenda:
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Townline School Cafeteria, Route 60 and Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills
VISTA 15 Freemont School, Hawthorn School District, Libertyville, Green Oaks, Mundelein, Vernon Hills
VISTA MEETING AGENDA & MEETING NOTES Tuesday, October 14, 2008 GIRL SCOUT AWARDS – BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD TROOP 3773 BRONZE AWARD CEREMONY COUNCIL NEW COUNCIL PATCHES New council patches are on the table for troops who took advantage of Spring Registration – Spring Registration Troops get the new council patches for FREE. FINANCE All troops are required to change the name on their bank accounts to reflect the new council name. Banking procedures were handed out at the last VISTA Meeting. NATIONAL CONVENTION Jana D will be one of our GSGCNWI representatives at the Girl Scout National Convention. An email with the proposals will be sent. Please review and share your comments. FALL PRODUCT SALE Theme: Go Green: Observe and Conserve. The Fall Magazine, Candy and Nut Sale will take place from October 10-26, 2008. Our VISTA 15 Fall Product Community Partners are as follows: VISTA Ambassador Chris R Hawthorn Madeline P Libertyville Melina O Mundelein Ann R Use your former troop numbers when registering (i.e., don’t add the 4 and extra 0’s at the beginning). Don’t put any symbols when entering girl’s names – the system will freeze. Everyone participating needs to be a registered Girl Scout. We will check. You will receive an e-mail when access to the NUT-E site is available. You can go online through the VISTA or council website to order QSP magazines. Remember to keep your 15% troop profit. Nut/Candy delivery will be on Friday 11/14 in the early evening at St. Mary of Vernon Church on Route 45. REGISTRATION Our VISTA has 976 members – 67% of our 2007-2008 total - that translates to 33% of our Girl Scouts are not covered by insurance. VISTA MARISTELLA STOCKING SERVICE PROJECT SPRING CAMPOREE COORDINATOR(S) NEEDED. Jana D will coordinate the paperwork/finances. Penny C will be the on-site coordinator for the 3 The Spring Camporee will be held on two weekends: May 1-3, 2009 and May 15-17, 2009 at Camp Timberlee in East Troy Wisconsin. Contact Melina O TRAINING Basic Leadership Training is available for all leaders and volunteers: New Volunteer Orientation GS Basic Leadership Training for Daisy (11/8), Brownie (10/20), and Junior (10/27), and Teen Girl Scout Advisor Training (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador) (10/29) Online training: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org, click on Vernon Hills Regional Service Center > Online Training Self-study guides: call the Vernon Hills Regional Service Center at 847-573-0500 Classroom training: register at www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org, click on Vernon Hills Regional Service Center > Reservations > Classroom Learning Opportunities FINANCE REPORTS If you have not yet done so, please turn in your 2007-2008 Finance Report. Direct questions to Jana D. 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 S EVENTS / OPPORTUNITIES JULIETTE GORDEN LOW BIRTHDAY VISTA 15 STORAGE UNIT Program boxes, STEM Kits and Mobile Interest Project Boxes are available in our VISTA 15 Storage Unit. Friday 10/17/08 Car Care (ages 14-18) Saturday 10/25/08 Lights and Optics Saturday 11/15/08 Animal Adventures Saturday 12/13/08 Kitchen Science "FIT TO BE ME!" SATURDAYS Saturday 10/18/08 Module 1: Nutrition Saturday 12/20/08 Module 2: Healthy Development, Self Esteem & Emotional Well Being. Saturday 1/24/08 Module 3: Being Safe Saturday 3/7/08 Module 4: Healthy Habits Saturday 5/9/08 Module 5: Physical Fitness and Sports 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Vernon Hills Regional Service Center. Cost $10 per participant per module. For details, go to the council website. "MARY POPPINS" TICKETS "Mary Poppins" is coming to the Cadillac Theatre in downtown Chicago. Our VISTA has 220 tickets available Tickets prices are: $25 for Upper Balcony, $43 for Mid Balcony, $56.50 for Loge (lower balcony) seats. There are 120 Upper Balcony seats, 50 of each mid and lower levels. The tickets will be first come first serve and I hope I can get rid of all of these but if not, I have to return any unsold tickets with the deposit money. Deposits cost is 25% of the ticket prices. A deposit of approximately $7, $11, and $15 per ticket is due by tonight. Happy Birthday Juliette Gordon Low and Happy Halloween!
GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGO AND NW INDIANA COUNCIL
Meeting Minutes:
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Townline School Cafeteria, Route 60 and Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills
VISTA 15 Freemont School, Hawthorn School District, Libertyville, Green Oaks, Mundelein, Vernon Hills
(Troop #41461) (see attached Gold Project flyer) (Jana D) (Chris R) (Barb W) PLEASE get your registration paperwork completed and turned in. (See attachment) SPRING CAMPOREE Valerie P volunteered to coordinate the campout. rd weekend in May. Thank you ladies! (For Juniors, Cadettes and Seniors. There are a few special Brownie programs planned) (For ages 9-17) This is a program that explores being healthy: eating right, exercising, feeling good, enjoying life, and being supported by family and peers. Each girl will receive a patch at the end of every module. The five individual patches form one large set. (Get deposit to Eden by Wednesday 10/15.) Thursday April 16, 2009. (See attachments) (See attachment)
GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER CHICAGO AND NW INDIANA COUNCIL
VISTA MEETING AGENDA & MEETING NOTES
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
GIRL SCOUT AWARDS – BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD
TROOP 3773 BRONZE AWARD CEREMONY
COUNCIL
NEW COUNCIL PATCHES
New council patches are on the table for troops who took advantage of Spring Registration – Spring Registration Troops get the new council patches for FREE.
FINANCE
All troops are required to change the name on their bank accounts to reflect the new council name. Banking procedures were handed out at the last VISTA Meeting.
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Jana D will be one of our GSGCNWI representatives at the Girl Scout National Convention.
An e-mail with the proposals will be sent. Please review and share your comments.
FALL PRODUCT SALE
Theme: Go Green: Observe and Conserve.
The Fall Magazine, Candy and Nut Sale will take place from October 10-26, 2008.
Our VISTA 15 Fall Product Community Partners are as follows:
VISTA Ambassador Chris R
Hawthorn Madeline P
Libertyville Melina O
Mundelein Ann R
Use your former troop numbers when registering (ie don’t add the 4 and extra 0’s at the beginning).
Don’t put any symbols when entering girl’s names – the system will freeze.
Everyone participating needs to be a registered Girl Scout. We will check.
You will receive an e-mail when access to the NUT-E site is available.
You can go online through the VISTA or council website to order QSP magazines.
Remember to keep your 15% troop profit.
Nut/Candy delivery will be on Friday 11/14 in the early evening at St. Mary of Vernon Church on Route 45.
REGISTRATION
Our VISTA has 976 members – 67% of our 2007-2008 total - that translates to 33% of our Girl Scouts are not covered by insurance.
VISTA
MARISTELLA STOCKING SERVICE PROJECT
SPRING CAMPOREE COORDINATOR(S) NEEDED.
Jana D will coordinate the paperwork/finances. Penny C will be the on-site coordinator for the 3
The Spring Camporee will be held on two weekends: May 1-3, 2009 and May 15-17, 2009 at Camp Timberlee in East Troy Wisconsin.
Contact Melina O
TRAINING
Basic Leadership Training is available for all leaders and volunteers:
New Volunteer Orientation
GS Basic Leadership Training for Daisy (11/8), Brownie (10/20), and Junior (10/27), and Teen Girl Scout Advisor Training (Cadette, Senior, Ambassador) (10/29)
Online training: www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org, click on Vernon Hills Regional Service Center > Online Training
Self-study guides: call the Vernon Hills Regional Service Center at 847-573-0500
Classroom training: register at www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org, click on Vernon Hills Regional Service Center > Reservations > Classroom Learning Opportunities
FINANCE REPORTS
If you have not yet done so, please turn in your 2007-2008 Finance Report.
Direct questions to Jana D
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 S
EVENTS / OPPORTUNITIES
JULIETTE GORDEN LOW BIRTHDAY VISTA 15 STORAGE UNIT
Program boxes, STEM Kits and Mobile Interest Project Boxes are available in our VISTA 15 Storage Unit.
STEM SATURDAYS
STEM Saturdays is a program designed for Girl Scout Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors who wish to learn more about various fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Each STEM Saturday focuses on a different topic. Details are available on the Council website. Upcoming dates/topics:
Friday 10/17/08 Car Care (ages 14-18)
Saturday 10/25/08 Lights and Optics
Saturday 11/15/08 Animal Adventures
Saturday 12/13/08 Kitchen Science
"FIT TO BE ME!" SATURDAYS
Saturday 10/18/08 Module 1: Nutrition
Saturday 12/20/08 Module 2: Healthy Development, Self Esteem & Emotional Well Being.
Saturday 1/24/08 Module 3: Being Safe
Saturday 3/7/08 Module 4: Healthy Habits
Saturday 5/9/08 Module 5: Physical Fitness and Sports
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Vernon Hills Regional Service Center.
Cost $10 per participant per module.
For details, go to the Council website.
"MARY POPPINS" TICKETS
"Mary Poppins" is coming to the Cadillac Theatre in downtown Chicago.
Our VISTA has 220 tickets available
Tickets prices are: $25 for Upper Balcony, $43 for Mid Balcony, $56.50 for Loge (lower balcony) seats. There are 120 Upper Balcony seats, 50 of each mid and lower levels. The tickets will be first come first serve and I hope I can get rid of all of these but if not, I have to return any unsold tickets with the deposit money. Deposits cost is 25% of the ticket prices.
A deposit of approximately $7, $11, and $15 per ticket is due by tonight.
Northwestern Scout Days
OTHER
NEW GS TAX EXEMPT LETTER
Happy Birthday Juliette Gordon Low and Happy Halloween!