Whoooo Loves Cookies?

The City of Shafter loves their Girl Scout Cookies.

Cookie Boothing was a complete success this year.

Thank you to the parents, Leader Amanda, the community and the girls for all your hard work.

Cookie Season is bringing the girls some wonderful upcoming opportunities.

Thank Whoooo for all your support...!

Nut Incentives....!

Guess what has finally made it here?!

You guessed it....our Nut Incentives...!

At our next meeting April 5th, I will pass out all the Nut Incentives to the girls that sold in the Fall Fundraiser.

My girls are enjoying their incentives...their monkeys, necklaces, patches....what fun...!
Update....

*If you were absent during the meeting, please get with Troop Leader Bobbi to get your prizes.

Garden Award Ceremony...!

In March, we celebrated our Second Award Ceremony for our troop.

Troop Leader Becky was in charge of the ceremony.

She did a Garden Theme.

The girls have done such a great job earning all their badges and patches. We are so proud of them...!

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you...!

Our next and last Award Ceremony for this year will be in May.

We will also celebrate the girls that will be Bridging over to an older Troop.

Great job to all the parents and girls...!

Seven Days of Dais-ies.

I have to say that we love our Daisy Troop. The youngest of all the Girl Scouts...and so cute!

I thought this poem was really fun to read to my daughter, who is a Daisy.

Girl Scout Week...Seven Daisies

      SUN-DAISY:
      My name is Sun-Daisy,
      And we're here to speak
      About Juliette Low
      And Girl Scout week.
      
      Just before the Civil War
      Juliette was born
      In Savannah, Georgia
      One October morn.
      
      MON-DAISY:
      Daisy was her nickname
      Throughout her living days.
      She loved games and writing
      And performing in plays.
      
      When Daisy grew up,
      She worked with Girl Guides.
      Her first troop was in Scotland
      With seven girls by her side.
      
      TUES-DAISY:
      Daisy sailed to America;
      March 12 was the day
      She started a troop
      Called Girl Scouts U.S.A.
      
      Eighteen girls met with Daisy
      Very eager to start
      To make uniforms and badges
      Each doing her part.

      WEDNES-DAISY
      Juliette spoke the Law
      For all Girl Scouts to learn
      And told of requirements
      For badges they could earn.

      The troop went on hikes
      Along nature trails
      Watching birds of all kinds
      And recording details.
      
      THURS-DAISY:
      Sports were important
      To keep the girls fit.
      Basketball was the first game
      To become a big hit.
      
      Daisy told the girls of camping
      Under stars shining bright.
      Destination-Camp Lowlands
      The first Girl Scout campsite.
    
      FRI-DAISY:
      For the rest of her life
      Daisy spread the word 'round
      To millions of girls
      In town after town.
    
      Shortly after her death
      A World Friendship fund began
      To honor this grand lady
      And her work through the land.
   
      SATUR-DAISY:
      Each year we join
      In a friendship celebration
      With Girl Scouts 'round the world
      And with great dedication.
     
      We'll remember Juliette Low
      Of whom we will speak,
      For we're proud to be Girl Scouts
      Each day of the week.

COOKIE BOOTHING

Come Down and Support Troop #2447 of Shafter.

We are boothing at Fastrip on Lerdo Hwy.

Come and purchase some delicious Girl Scout Cookies...!

Boothing Dates and Times for the Month of March

Saturday the 5th: 12-8 pm

Sunday the 6th: 12-6 pm

Saturday the 12th: 12-8 pm

Sunday the 13th: 12-6 pm

Saturday the 19th: 12-8 pm

Sunday the 20th: 12-6 pm

Saturday the 26th: 12-8 pm

Sunday the 27th: 12-6 pm

T-Shirt Time....!

These are the Customized T-Shirts that we are having made for the Troop.

They say our Troop Number and Location on them.

The price is very inexpensive. $10 per shirt.

However, since we really would like all the girls to have one for camping and trips and such...at the Awards Ceremony on March 1st, if you order one per Girl Scout, the Troop will pay 1/2 of the price. So, your price on March 1st would be $5 for a Customized Shirt {Girl Scout Shirt I should add, because they can be pricey!}

I will definetely be putting my order in for my Girls and even one for me...can't beat those prices!

*Update: They are here and were passed out at the last meeting. If you need yours please let Troop Leader Sandy know. There are extras as well!*

BTW...We ordered these shirts from Patch Place.com
You email her an idea of what you want, then she designs something and emails it back to you to proof.

Cookie Time....!

Cookies will be in Saturday, February 26th...!

We will keep you posted on our pickup time. The pickup time is 4:15 pm. The Cookie Cupboard is in Wasco, so that's where we'll have to pick them up from.

Our Troop is going to need a whole lot of help. Trucks and Minivans Wanted!
We will take them back to Amanda's house and sort them all out for you to take.

2nd Awards Ceremony...!

Our next Girl Scout Meeting isn't a Meeting....it's our 2nd Awards Ceremony!

Come Celebrate and see your Girl receive her Badges and Patches from the past couple of months.

Tuesday, March 1st at 6:15pm at Golden Oak Elementary

You are welcomed to bring your family members to see this joyous occassion.

We have one more Awards Ceremony after this one for the year. It will be our Big Bridging Ceremony to honor the girls for the year and also celebrate the Girl Scouts that are bridging over to a new troop. Please make sure your girls are present for the meetings and activities to get all your badges and patches.

See you next week for the Ceremony!



Keep Your Peepers Open For...

This...!

It's almost time for Cookies to be in!

Tell your family and friends to expect to get their cookies in and pay from February 28-March 4th.

We'll know more on the exact time any day now....

Put a black line on your cookie orders from when you pre-sold and then keep selling those cookies.

We have so many fun things in store from this fundraiser for the summer. Calendar for the summer will hopefully be out by the next meeting, it's just hard to finalize events when most businesses keep telling us to reserve or book places in May for the summer.

Eekkk!! Cookies are almost here...!

Busy, busy time!

Photo Packet Pick-Up....!

We completely apologize for your Photo Packets not being ready by the time the dance was over. Rotten Luck, I guess! The Photo Machine broke. It should be fixed by Monday.

So, please pick up your Father-Daughter Dance Photo Packets this Tuesday, February 15th at 6:15 pm. Golden Oak Elementary {By Catholic Church on Lerdo Hwy} Cafeteria.

We will be having our Girl Scout Meeting still.

If your girl is not in GS, we will have them all ready for you!



Father-Daughter Dance Photos..!

There is nothing in this entire world that was as cute as watching the men in these girls lives dance with them...!

I will have that memory embedded inside of me forever ...and I am sure the girls will too.

These men are completely and utterly awesome.

They both tickets, they dressed up, they fed the girls, they took pictures, they danced with them and were there for them.

Inspiring parents where we live...!

Our Theme for the Dance was Princess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning this dance with my Leaders was stressful and tiring but competely worth it...!

Us Leaders think that our community and families deserve a great night of memories.

Thank You to all the Daddy's and Grandpa's and their Princesses!



Growing Volunteers.

How to Grow a Girl Scout Volunteer

First plant seven rows of P's:

Promptness, perseverance, preparation, participation, presence, purity, and performance.

Next, plant three rows of squash:

squash unfairness, squash criticism, squash indifference

Then plant seven rows of lettuce:

1) Let us delegate responsibility

2) Let us give assistance whenever necessary

3) Let us recognize the importance of pooling ideas and

encourage full and free ideas

and encourage full and free discussion before decisions are made.

4) Let us appreciate and respect the attitudes of other people

5) Let us encourage cooperation

6) Let us arrive in advance of scheduled meetings,

with all materials needed

7) Let us be prepared

No garden is complete without turnips:

Turn up for meetings

Turn up with enthusiasm

Turn up with new ideas

Turn up with a smile

The harvest is one terrific Girl Scout Volunteer

FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE TICKETS

We are completely and utterly SOLD OUT on tickets...!

Friday, February 4th is the last day to buy Father-Daughter Dance tickets!

It's going to be so much fun....!

Get your tickets now by calling 303-4890.


Thank you so much to the Shafter Community and the surrounding communities for the support of the Father-Daughter Dance!
We are SOLD OUT as of a couple of days ago.
We had such an overwhelming response to Fathers wanting to make memories with their Daughters. Our community is so wonderful.
You never know, if all goes well...we might be posting a 2nd Annual Father-Daughter Dance {wink!}

VALENTINE CRAFTS

Last meeting, our craft time consisted of a couple simple Valentine Crafts.

I thought I would post them because it's kind of fun doing crafts with the family and also I've been getting some Girl Scout Troop Leaders commenting me on my other family blog.

This first Craft is a Lollipop Flower.

*BTW...these are both Dollar Tree finds. Everything is from the Dollar Store.

The first craft uses only tissue paper, floral tape and a lollipop.

 I had cut the tissue paper in circles ahead of time. The girls got 3 circles per flower.

 Have them push the Lollipop through all tissue papers.

They then need to crumble up the tissue to make a full flower.

 We used floral tape for the stick part. Honestly, next time....I'm just going to use tape to make the tissue paper hold up. The girls had a very hard time with the floral tape. Live and learn...right?

 The next Valentine Craft looked like a Heart Flower.

Double Sided Tape, Lollipops, and Construction Paper all from the Dollar Store. The yarn was from our pumpkin project in October.

 Have the girls make 2 hearts. One bigger than the other. They also used decorative scissors for the bigger one to give it a cute touch!

{Many of the girls had a hard time cutting hearts....so maybe drawing them out with pencil would help for next time?}

 They used the Double Sided Tape to adhere them together.

One piece of tape was put on the littler heart in the front to stick the lollipop.

 Tie your ribbon or green yarn to the stick to make it look like leaves...!

Cute right?
All the Troops can do these very easily...and not be bored.



Safety Comes First When Selling...!

1. Show You're a Girl Scout. Wear the Girl Scout membership pin and/or Girl Scout clothing to identify you as a Girl Scout.
2. Buddy Up. Always use the buddy system. It's not just safe, it's more fun!
3. Be Streetwise. Become familiar with the areas and neighborhoods where you will be selling Girl Scout Cookies. Avoid accepting anything larger than a twenty-dollar bill.
4. Partner with Adults. Adults must accompany Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors whenever they are taking orders or delivering cookies. Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors must be supervised by an adult when selling door-to-door and must never sell alone. Adults should be present at a cookie booth in any public place at all times with the girls.
5. Plan Ahead. Always have a plan for safeguarding money–avoid walking around with large amounts of it or keeping it at home or school. Give proceeds to supervising adults to deposit as directed by your Girl Scout council as soon as possible.
6. Do Not Enter. Never enter the home of a person when you are selling or making deliveries. Never go up to a car on a street or follow a customer into a building or alley.
7. Sell in the Daytime. Sell only during daylight hours, unless accompanied by an adult.
8. Know the 411 on Online Marketing. Learn the 411 on online marketing and read and sign the Internet Safety Pledge at http://www.girlscouts.org/ program/gs_cookies/cookie_activity.asp. Have adult permission and supervision for online activities. Use group e-mail, never your personal e-mail account. Be sure to follow the activities for your grade level.
9. Protect Privacy. Girl's names, addresses, or e-mail addresses should never be given out to customers. Instead, a designated adult's telephone and/or group e-mail overseen by an adult is given for reorders or complaints.
10. Be Safe on the Road. Always follow safe pedestrian practices, especially when crossing at intersections or walking along roadways. Be aware of traffic when unloading cookies and passengers from vehicles.
11.Follow the Council Lead. This includes booth sale guidelines, sale dates, donation programs, etc. Know who to call if you encounter a problem or issue.