VISTA 6 LEADER MEETING

• Welcome à Barb
• Investiture Ceremony à Learning Ambassador & Partners
• Awards Presentation à Learning Ambassador & Partners
• Junior Achievement Presentation
• General Business à Barb
  • Index Cards on Tables
  • Council Information
  • Program Boxes
  • Contracts & Certificates of Insurance
  • Elk Grove & Schaumburg Tree Decorations
  • Bass Pro Shops/Outdoor World Wrapping invite
• Field Trip Application Process à Lori
• VISTA 6 Food Drive à Anna
• Storage Unit à Dawn
• Events Ambassador à Jaime
• Cookies à Selena
• Internal Communications à Jessie

• Session 1: Ceremonies (Foyer)
• Session 2: New Leader Question & Answer Session (Club Room)
• Session 3: Teen Advisory Report to Teen Leaders (Hall)
• Session 4: Brownies & Juniors (Meeting Hall)

• Community Breakout
  • Elk Grove Community à Follow Barb (Meeting Hall)
  • Schaumburg/Hanover Community à Follow Anna (Hall)
  • Hoffman Estates Community à Follow Donna Marie (Club Room)
  • Schaumburg/Elk Grove Community à Follow Dawn (Jr. High Hallway)
  • Schaumburg/HE Community à Follow Selena (Foyer)

VISTA Cabinet Ambassadors present: _6__

Absent: _3__

Girl Scout Leaders present: _81__

Others present: _4_ Meldoy McGraw from GS-ICC, Sandy Royer from GS-ICC, Samantha and Tim from Junior Acheivement

·          Presentation by Junior Achievement. – Non-profit organization with similar goals as Girl Scouts. Program is also designed to work with GS program activities and help in achieving insignia (Try-its, Badges, Interest projects). There is no cost to the troops. Kits available. Contact Samantha or Tim kits

·          Investiture directed by Karen Z., Donna-Marie A, Denise U. – Ceremony information available thru various GS links or books. Dual purpose of ceremony was for investing new leaders and teaching a ceremony to those present.

·          October 14, 06 LEAD – Presentation of Beaman Denoyer Awards for SU 661 Linda D and SU 665 Selena R.

VISTA HOUSEKEEPING

o         Each troop folder is to be emptied out completely by either leader or representative monthly.

o         Index cards will be available at each VISTA meeting so that burning question you have can be addressed at a later time. This will help expedite the meeting.

·          Council Happenings – announcement that IL Crossroads Council will be merging with the other GS councils in the area. This will not affect the troops/communities/VISTAS, only at council levels. Merging of councils with allow for more opportunities and funding for programs.

·          Program Boxes – Our VISTA has program boxes that are available for use (refer to Equipment Inventory on VISTA Website) to all, email VISTA manager to determine availability.

·          Storage facility is located at Palmer and Algonquin Rd in Schaumburg, near Sears parts store. Please email Dawn through finance manager email what you have that needs to go into the storage unit. Items could be flags, coolers, bridges, former SU files/records (must be kept for 7 years)

·          Contracts - only council representatives are allowed to sign a contract. If you do, you are liable. Contracts requires certificate of liability for insurance purposes. This is provided by Council.

·          Vista webpage: presentation by Sandra R. - page is a tool for the leader to use. it will have the calendar, events (all required information and ability to download permission slips)  Pictures (without names) can be used and parents can tell of the great leaders their daughters have. Council webpage has leader resources, which is updated routinely.

·          Field Trip application process and procedure presentation by Lori. see attached guidelines which can be downloaded. Refer to roster for area representative.

·          VISTA 6 food drive – Troops 1231,545, 3483,801, 1260, 113, 1269, 2319, 969, 798, 2006, and 536 collected 72 boxes and $280 in donations. EGV participated in Make A Difference day through Character building programs within the school district. Make A Difference Month (pink sheet) lists found pantry info for Schaumburg and Elk Grove Village.   Decorated brown bags are needed and a great service project for the troops.

·          Refer to Events Calendar: (available and/or in planning) ski trip, lock-in, roller skating, Chicago Wolves hockey game, circus, teen dance, tree lighting ceremonies, author at library, Nutcracker ballet at Prairie Center, Polar Express, holiday lights

·          Fall product sales:  2005 =  $100,000, 2006 = $110,000.

·          Cookie training will be Thursday, November 30 at 7pm at St. Hubert’s. Positions needed.

·          Adult training by Melody M. from council – Self-study guides are available. Evaluation/response card at back of booklet must be mailed in for training to be recorded. Leadership development pin requirements gone over, refer to sheet and webpage.

·          Breakout sessions: Ceremonies, New Leader Q & A, Teen Advisory report to teen leaders, Brownies & Juniors

·        Community Breakouts – Questions asked

Questions for Community Breakouts

VISTA 6

November 7, 2006

1. How did Fall Product Sale go for your Troops?
2. What ideas would you recommend for Events?
3. How many events would you like to see?
   1. Per VISTA
   2. Per Community
4. Who would like to join the Event teams (All except Elk Grove Village)?
5. Where do you need support?
   1. As a Community
   2. As a Troop Leader
6. What can the Ambassador Team do for you?
7. Adult Recognition - is there someone in your community or School that you would like to recognize?
8. Need Volunteers for Cookie Motivators for following communities…
   1. Schaumburg/Hanover Park (fSU 660)
   2. Schaumburg/Elk Grove (fSU 664)

9. Need Cookie Site Sale Volunteers for all Communities. (Site Sale forms due Jan 8 for communities, two week later open for VISTA, two weeks after that, open Council wide.)
10. What would you like to add/change/remove…
    1. During the VISTA meetings?
    2. Breakout Sessions

Meeting adjourned at 9:30 PM___

Minutes submitted by _Sharyon D._

Meeting Presentation: Field Trip Application Process