VISTA 2 Meeting
Meeting Agenda:
Monday, October 9, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
Beth Am, 225 N. McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove (behind Wendy's across from Escape)
GIRL SCOUTS VISTA 2 MEETING
10/09/06
Please park in the back and use the back entrance!
Enter the raffle drawing by bringing a non-perishable food item for the food pantry!
1. Welcome
2. Fall Product Activity update
3. Registration update
4. Training update and awards
5. Cookie Program update
6. VISTA 2 website update
7. Trip Application Guidelines
8. Upcoming VISTA Wide Events on the Website
a. Didier
b. Disney Live
c. LEAD at the HUB – Oct 14th 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Please register at www.ilcrossroads.org
d. Share the Harvest
e. Circus
f. Suessical the Musical
g. Chicago Wolves
9. Upcoming VISTA Wide Events currently not on the website
a. Flaunt your GS Flair – March 12th
b. Schaumburg Flyers - Spring
c. Color Purple
d. Search and Rescue Training
e. Fabulous Female Fair – February 25th
10. Open Positions
11. Suggestion box for future VISTA meetings and community breakout sessions
12. Next VISTA 2 meeting at Beth Am - November 13th 7:00 p.m. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food pantry
13. Questions
14. Raffle
Breakout Sessions: Please choose one!
Session 1: New Leader Orientation & Questions
Session 2: Recruiters and School Organizers
Session 3: Community Meetings
1. Fall Product Activity
2. Other community business
3. Questions
Meeting Minutes:
Monday, October 9, 2006 - 7:00 p.m.
Beth Am, 225 N. McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove (behind Wendy's across from Escape)
v The meeting agenda will be out on the Web site 3 days prior to the meeting. Please print a copy and bring it to the meeting.
v If you are interested in organizing a troop or community event to go see Wicked, please look at “Girl Scout Adventures”, under VISTA 2, Leader Resources for information.
v When turning in registration, please make sure you have a dues summary form attached.
v Please make sure your training is current. Age level training is available on the ilcrossroads.org website. Currently working on CPR/First aid classes. If you have any training questions, please contact Learning Opportunities at V2_LrnOppAmb@gsvista.org
v Cookie Program training dates for partner cookie activity available. Please contact V2_CookieAmb@gsvista.org for details.
v Parent Permission Slip Forms and Trip Application Forms – Please use the forms under VISTA 2, Leader Resources, Illinois Crossroads Council Forms, Parent Activity Permission Form and Trip Application. If you are having any technical problems using these forms please send an email to Internal Communications Ambassador V2_IntComAmb@gsvista.org.
v VISTA 2 Web site – this is a way to help all of us to communicate and share information such as events, meetings, etc… The Web site will continue to be better with your help.
o Troop Leaders; please communicate the Web site to your parents so that they do not miss out on VISTA and/or Community Events.
o To get to the VISTA 2 Web site
§ Open Internet Explorer and paste or type in www.ilcrossroads.org/
§ Select VISTA Web sites in the green box
§ Select VISTA 2
§ Select anyone of the 9 content areas
§ Under Training - Please note that if you select online training you must disable all pop-up blockers. You may have more than one on your PC that will not allow the ONLINE training to be displayed.
o Please take a look at the forms (Shop order forms, Trip forms, etc.) and documents (Girl Scout Adventures; Tips, Tricks, and More; etc.) that council has created for you under Leader Resources.
o Community Coordinators – Please use the guidelines for adding an event to the VISTA 2 website. Please send feedback and questions to V2_IntComAmb@gsvista.org.
o Troop Leaders, please send your ideas for community events to your community coordinator
o Troop Leaders, please send your ideas for VISTA 2 events to the VISTA 2 events coordinator at v2_eventscoor@gsvista.org
o Any questions on using the Web site, please send an email to V2_IntComAmb@gsvista.org
o Want to send event photos – send an e-mail to V2_IntComAmb@gsvista.org for guidelines
o Want to post something under the parent/guardian section “Ways to Help” send an e-mail to V2_IntComAmb@gsvista.org for details
v Check out some of the VISTA 2 events. Please select EVENTS on the VISTA 2 Web site for more information.
VISTA 2 Events on the Web site
o Girl Scout Day at Didier Farm – October 10th
o Abracadabra! Disney Live! – October 13th
o LEAD – October 14th
o Scout Night at the Circus – November 3rd (Allstate Arena)
o Scout Night at the Circus – November 17th (United Center)
o Suessical The Musical – February 24th
o Chicago Wolves – February 24th & 25th
Coming soon to the Web site
o Fabulous Female Fair – February 25th
o Search and Dog Rescue Training – October 29th
o Search and Rescue Training – Mock Search - November 11th
o Flaunt your GS Flair – March 12th
o Schaumburg Flyers - Spring
o Color Purple – Spring - Fall
Community Day Trips, Day Trips, and Overnight Trips
There was a lot of discussion at the meeting on permission slips and trip application forms. Below are the guidelines/procedures for VISTA 2.
o Please refer to the procedures in your Panorama or look online on the GSICC website http://www.ilcrossroads.org/
o Select FORMS
o Look for “Trip Forms”
o Then Select “Trip Application Guidelines”
Community Field Trip guidelines are defined in the Trip Application Guidelines document. Please send an e-mail to V2_CommFldTripAppMbr@gsvista.org with all the information listed under “Day trips within the geographic limits of the community” no later than 5 days before your trip.
For all other trips, please send all permission slips and trip applications to the Community Field Trip Coordinator V2_CommFldTripAppMbr@gsvista.org in the timeframe noted in the Trip Application Guidelines.
Please send all First Aid/CPR Certifications, and ON THE MOVE/QTCA Training Records, for each group trip, within VISTA 2 to the Community Field Trip Coordinator.
Questions? Please send an email to the Community Field Trip Coordinator at V2_CommFldTripAppMbr@gsvista.org.
