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THANK YOU! For everyone's help and support through this cookie season. I cannot express enough how grateful we are to all the girls and parents for your hard work!  We have basically sold out of cookies except for a few straggling Tagalongs and Do-si-does.  If you have not turned in your cookies money to Tanya already, you must do so TODAY!  Since our troop meeting was postponed last week(totally my bad, I was sick) to this week. You have a great opportunity to catch us at the meeting.   Cookies are a lot of work, the girls learn loads of wonderful things and it makes a big difference for our troop. So again, Thank You!

I need to apologize for not being diligent about updating this the last month... I have had internet issues that have now been resolved.

We have lots of information for everyone with upcoming events. We have some awesome things still in store for our troop.

Dates to Remember:

Mom and Me Tea: has been moved to May 2nd @ 6pm-8pm being held at the Senior Center. 
Arbor Day: May 3rd @ Collier Park we think the time is 10 am, but that still needs confirmation.
Green River Girl Scouts are donating three trees this year.  Come help us celebrate this wonderful day!
City Clean Up: May 10th @ 8 am @ Green River Chamber.  This is our last big event to finish up the Girl Scout Ways Patch. We would love to see everyone there. If your girl need a ride, please let me or Tanya know. Once we arrive and register we will be told where to go help.

Bridging Ceremony: May 17th @ Noon (location still to be determined)  This is the transition for the girls to move up to the next level and celebrate their accomplishments this last year. Lunch will be served.

 Troop Meetings:
Counting today we have only three troop meetings left for this season.
April 15th, April 29th & May 13th. 
TBA: We will be planning a few Summer events, we were hoping for one fun event a month to keep the girls connected over the summer. These will also be part of their reward/goal for our awesome cookies season.

Early Registration
With the end of our Girl Scout Season wrapping up... we need to start thinking about next year.  Early Girl Scout Registration is upon us. For the girls who want to continue in scouting next year we are happy to take care of this early registration for them. 
For any parent/adults who would like to help out more we would love to have you register also. By registering you do not necessarily have to lead a troop(unless you want to be that wonderfully involved!). By registering you would be covered to help chaperone for events, fill in at meetings when one leader cannot attend, driving to events and/or helping with cookies. By being a registered adult in Girl Scouts you can help as little or as much as you would like.  It is something to think about as your daughter continues on this journey in Girl Scouts.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you would like your daughter preregistered for next year. Even if you are unsure about next years plans, I highly recommend you have us preregister your daughter. It is always up to your daughter how involved in scouting she wants to be when the time comes.

Lastly, our troop currently has eight girls, six of which will be bridging up to the Cadette level. That leaves two girls at the Junior level for one more year. Typically with Girl Scouts as leaders we would bridge up with our girls and continue on this path with them. Because of our small service unit, the needs for all the troops are still being addressed. Once we have a for sure Early Registration count on the girls, we will determine what direction is best for the troop/girls. If you have any questions or concerns on this matter. Please talk to us, we would love your feedback. 

Thank you everyone for being so fabulous. We love you all and look forward to seeing you SOON!

UPDATE on COOKIES!

COOKIES ARE ARRIVING ON MONDAY MARCH 17th!  

When the truck arrives, we will unload all the cookies. We leaders will separate them into troops and then we will be able to send word that you can come pick up your daughters individual orders. You will help sort and count out each order so you are confident we have your accurate order.  Look forward to seeing you all Monday at the Lee's house. (1255 Fawn Circle)

Facebook & Girl Scout Week

If anyone is interested there is a private group on Facebook for Green River Girl Scouts.  They have posted pictures of our Service Unit Activities if anyone is interested in joining.

Ice Skating @Rock Springs Rec Center Jan 25th, 2014

This of course is Girl Scout Week, where we get to celebrate the first Girl Scout Meeting held March 12th, 1912.  In celebration our service unit put together a basket to donate to the first baby girl born this week @ Memorial Hospital.  When this was decided we had already planned out our troop activities and did not bring this to the girls to help put together. I did mention it to the girls last troop meeting, but we decided to not ask for more from you all at this time. We did donate from our troop diapers, wipes, a baby bunny hat/mittens, mitten clips and baby wash.




A last minute idea for a  picture to be taken before taking the basket over happened last Saturday. I think we managed to get a girl from every troop represented.  We are proud to announce that a sweet baby girl was born Sunday March 9 @ 7:25pm. Little Baby Harper is the winner of our baby basket! She is cute as a button and just happens to be a cousin of one of our Green River Girl Scouts! Congratulations to Harper and her Family!

COOKIES ARE COMING!

Pick Up For Cookies: 
1255 Fawn Circle in Green River

We should have confirmation today sometime when cookies will be arriving. They will be here by the end of the week. It is very important that you are flexible and pick up your cookies the day they arrive  You will be counting and signing a receipt for the cookies you pick up to make sure everything is accurate. You will also sign a receipt when money is turned in for the same reasons.

We have signed up for Cookie Booth dates, please save these dates:
March 22nd @ Smiths in Green River from noon-6 pm. We will be blocking this out so girls need not be there the WHOLE time.
April 5th @ Albertsons in Rock Springs: Noon-6pm. Again, girls need only attend a two hour block.
April 12th @ Walmart(first door) in Rock Springs from Noon-6pm. We hope to be sold out by this time, cookies booths end on the 13th. We just want to plan ahead in case we do have cookies.

*Please plan to dress accordingly for the weather, wear good shoes. Please plan to eat before you come to the booth. Bring a drink if needed.  Your uniform is expected to be worn. Have fun and be creative also, we want SPARKLES!  We also have some cookie costumes if the girls are interested in dressing up while at the booth.

I will need ALL money for Cookies by the 15th of April. Before we head off for Easter break. Thank you for all your time and energy with cookies!  Any questions please let Tanya or I know.

A Quick Note:
I have all the pictures for the Me and My Guy Dance, I will be handing them to the girls tonight @ the Girl Scout Birthday Party which is being held @ my home, not the church. (1730 Idaho St #3) I hope everyone received their invitation.

UPCOMING DATES FOR MEETINGS:
March 25th @ normal location
April 8th
April 29th

Service Unit Events:
 Mom & Me Tea Friday April 25th from 6-8pm @ the Senior Center
Arbor Day Saturday May 3rd @ Collier Park (our troop will be purchasing a tree to be planted)

March 11th, Troop Meeting

We will be doing something different this next week for our meeting.  Starting Sunday the 10th is Girl Scout Week.  It is Girl Scouts way of celebrating it's Birthday, which is officially March 12th.  The very first Girl Scout meeting was held on March, 12th in Savannah, GA.  We are going to have a party at my house to help celebrate the birth of Girl Scouting. (This way we can have an intimate gathering without making a mess at the church)  It will still be at our new normal time, 5:15-6:45 pm.

Address of event:
1730 Idaho St #3
GR, WY
We will be watching a video about Juliette Low, The founder of Girl Scouts, while comparing scouting then and now.  Also, some fun birthday activities to help celebrate the event.  I have sent out official birthday invitations to the girls.  We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday and having a party together!

DUE TO ME MARCH 8th!

Do you know a girl who did not reach her cookie goal due to catastrophic weather conditions?Girl Scouts in Montana and Wyoming may continue to sell cookies on their Goal Getter Card! 

From February 22 - March 8, girls may continue to take orders for cookies!

Question from a volunteer...Yes, you may take orders on the Goal Getter Card -  even if you don't fill up the whole card! You just need the 24 customers to qualify for the Build-A-Bear drawing.  

• Print a Goal Getter Card  GOAL GETTER CARD also on our website www.gsmw.org/bear 
• For every 24 customers with an order listed on the Goal Getter Card, her name will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 5 BUILD-A-BEARS pictured below.
• Girls simply collect orders from Feb 22-March 8. Once they have sold to 24 customers, turn the form into your troop cookie manager. The Troop Cookie Manager will submit the cookie orders to the "GoalG" column in eBudde under the Girls Order Tab.
• FIVE girls will earn a Build-A-Bear!
• Deadline for cards to be entered is Noon, March 14.
• Once your card has been entered, your name will be placed into the drawing!
• If you complete one card and want to keep selling - just print a second card an keep selling!
• Participation information online www.gsmw.org/bear

Me and My Guy Dance

 

Just some information for the Luau this Saturday.  For those of you who are attending and do not have an envelope for the purchase of pictures. I ended up with extra, please let me know if you need one.


If you are interested in ordering a boutonniere/corsage for the dance. Rose Floral is giving Girl Scouts a deal. They would like orders in by the 25th but can take them after. They just may be limited to what is in stock after the 25th.

Rose Floral Of Green River

2 E. Flaming Gorge Way

Green River WY 82935

(307) 875-2136