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The Waltham Service Unit is part of the
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Council
Welcome!
Welcome to the website for Waltham Girl Scouts. You should add this page to your "Favorites" so that you can find it easily next time. To view some of the menu items at the left you may need to create a username and password. Click on the menu item at left "Create username/password" for step-by-step instructions.
Wednesday, May 21
May 28: Leaders Dinner at John Brewer's Tavern
Our year-end leaders dinner will be held on Wednesday, May 28, from 6-8 pm, at John Brewer's Tavern on Main Street in Waltham (click on "Locations" on the menu at left for a map). Your cost will be $10 and we will be ordering off the menu (the SU will cover the rest). We will be giving out adult recognitions (pins and awards for training, outstanding leadership, outstanding volunteer, etc.). We will have the forms to fill out for these awards and recognitions at the dinner. Also, please bring:
- Troop Treasury Report for the 2007-2008 year
- Troop Surveys (handed out at last meeting or mailed to you at home)
- Early Bird Registration completed forms and bank receipt
For the Troop Treasury report, click here and then scroll down almost to the bottom of the list to find the Troop Treasury Report (available as a Word doc or a PDF). For more information about Early Bird Registration, see the next news item.
Wednesday, May 21
Early Bird Registration: due May 28
Every leader should have received an Early Bird registration packet by now. If you haven't, please contact Kathy Carey at zenakahlo@aol.com or 781-647-3310. Here are Kathy's step-by-step instructions for completing Early Bird registration. In your packet you will find the following:
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Pink Slip: When our area Council consolidated, it changed its umbrella Bank of America bank account. You must deposit your early bird dues into the NEW bank account. The deposit slip in your envelope is for this new account. Please discard any old deposit slips you may have.
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Purple Spring Registration Instruction Sheets: This is a step-by-step explanation of how you should complete early bird registration. There is also a helpful check list on the back of these sheets to ensure you've filed all the necessary paperwork. If you have ANY questions about what you need to do, please email me at zenakahlo@aol.com or call me at 781.647.3310.
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Yellow Early Bird Sheet: This sheet outlines the incentives to registering girls early. It also has a section that you should complete indicating the number of girls you are registering.
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Orange Bank Account Policy Sheet: Due to consolidation of several Girl Scout Councils into the new Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEM) , Troop bank accounts need to be opened or changed to be affiliated with the new umbrella account. The orange sheet goes into detail about how you should open a new account or change your old account to the new system. If you have any questions about Troop bank accounts, please call Jessica Numann at the Waltham GSEM office at 781.893.6113 X237.
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White Certificate of Exemption Sheet: This documentation is necessary to open or change your bank account. Please bring it to the bank with you.
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Bank of America Deposit Slip: Registration dues and Family Partnership contributions should be deposited into the umbrella Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts account using the enclosed deposit slip. Some Troops prefer to deposit the money they receive into their own accounts and then write one Troop check for the total amount received to be deposited into the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts account. Either way works, but please return the deposit slip to me showing you have deposited all monies received. Remember, the deposit should equal the number of girl and adult registrations at $10 each plus any Family Partnership donations.
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Green Family Meeting Outline Sheet: Some Troop leaders like to hold a Family Meeting at the end of the scouting year to go over with parents what is expected of them and the girls for the next scouting season and how they can participate in Early Bird registration.
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Membership dues summary: This is a cover form for the girl and adult registration forms you return. Please fill out this form completely. Your numbers should match -- if for instance you had 5 girls register early there should be a deposit slip showing $50 was deposited into the Eastern Massachusetts Girl Scout account (plus any donations to Family Partnership). This information on where and what day of the week you will be meeting is very helpful to me when trying to register new girls in the fall.
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Prepinted Girl and Adult Registration Forms: Any parent or girl who was registered as of February should have a preprinted form in your Troop's packet. Parents should review these forms for any changes or corrections and return them to you immediately. If you need blank forms, please let me know and I will put them in the bin on my front steps.
Wednesday, March 12
Girl Scout Science Sunday
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Girl Scout Science Sunday was a great success! We had 78 girls attend the event, which featured 6 hands-on science stations:
- Float My Boat: Make a tinfoil boat with pennies as cargo
- Eat Like a Bird: How do birds' beaks affect what they eat?
- Stack 'em Up: Make a tall, strong tower of cups
- Set It Straight: Balance a simple seesaw on a fulcrum with pennies as weights
- Acids and Bases: Test simple liquids
- I'm All Thumbs: Fun without using opposable thumbs
Special thanks to all the leaders who helped organize and run this event: Kathy Carey and Dawn Costorf (Float My Boat station), Fiona Pilette and Cindy Babstock (Eat Like a Bird), Elizabeth Bowling and Holly Williams (Stack 'em Up), Patty Campbell and Tammy Graham (Set It Straight), Rose Miller and Bobby Pellant (I'm All Thumbs), and Kathy Lindsay and Colleen McCretton (Acids & Bases). Thanks also to Lisa Thomas for creating the passport and registering everyone, Judy Bisson for ordering the patches and getting all our paperwork done, and Peg Juppe for organizing the venue and running the overall event. The link to the origami website can be found here www.origami-club.com/en/ (and under Links, on the menu at left). Click on "Handouts & Photos" on the menu for more pictures (you need a password to see these).
Wednesday, February 20
Winter Encampment 2008
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Winter Encampment 2008 was a lot of fun! The Juniors earned four badges -- Frosty Fun, Art in 3D, United We Stand, and Dance. The Cadettes earned two badges -- American Patriotism and Paperworks. Thanks to Mayor Jeanette McCarthy for stopping by Friday night and talking to us about her life in government service. We learned a lot about how to handle the American flag, how to fold the flag, and how to retire the flag. The hand-sewn 34-star flag from 1861 was awesome. We also learned the history of the Star Spangled Banner. We saw lots of animal tracks in the snow throughout our stay at Cedar Hill and had fun "painting" in the snow with spray bottles. The S'mores on the campfire were fun to make and eat. The Cadettes learned how to "quill" paper and create designs (photo at left). And we all learned a whole lot of origami! Click on Photo Albums on the menu to see some pictures (you need a logon and password to see them). If you have pictures you'd like to share, send them to mersmith62@hotmail.com. Thanks to everyone for all the planning that went into making Encampment a success!
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts
Patriots Trail Council, Spar and Spindle Council, and the Southeastern Massachusetts Council are merging into one council, to be called "Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts." The merger became official on February 1, 2008. Ruth N. Bramson has been named the first CEO of the new Council and Ruth officially assumed her responsibilities on Friday, February 1. For more information on the new Council, check out the brand new website here: www.gseasternmass.org.
Waltham Girl Scouts in the News
Check out these articles that appeared in the News Tribune:
Tuesday, January 8
Jan 7: Leaders Meeting Notes
At our Leaders Meeting on Jan 7, we heard some Council updates on the merger with Spar and Spindle and Southeastern Mass. and about several Council badge workshops and events happening soon. Andrea Baron also updated us on this year's cookie sale. Judy Bisson updated us on plans for this year's Square Dance (Jan 18). We also talked about our plans for Girl Scout Science Sunday (March 9) and Winter Encampment for Juniors/Cadettes/Seniors (Feb 15-16) (see the "Handouts" on the menu at left for a permission slip). Click on the link below for the full agendas and notes from our Leaders Meetings.
Handout:
Leaders Meeting Agendas
Tuesday, January 8
Leaders Meetings and Agendas
Our most recent Leaders Mtg was on Tues, Feb 5. The Calendar (on the menu at left) has all of our meetings scheduled for the rest of the year. Click below for a link to the agendas from our Leaders Meetings so far this year (although the meeting notes for Feb 5 aren't uploaded yet).
Handout:
Leaders Meeting Agendas
Leaders Meetings Set for 2007-2008
We have set the dates for our Leaders Meetings for the new year. All meetings will be held at 7 pm in the Large Conference Room at Cedar Hill (except for the Nov. 29 meeting):
- September 11 (Tues): This is our first meeting of the year. Please try to have a leader or rep from your troop attend.
- October 10 (Wed)
- November 29 (Thurs) Note: Meeting will be held in Beehive Cabin.
- November 29 (Thurs) Cookie Training for all troop Cookie managers will also be held in Beehive Cabin.
- NEW! December 4 (Tues) To plan Winter Encampment and GS Science Sunday
- January 7 (Mon)
- February 5 (Tues)
- March 5 (Wed)
- April 10 (Thurs)
- May 28 (Wed) Leaders Year-End Dinner (place TBA)
Click on the Calendar on the menu at left for a view of all the meetings and events scheduled for this year. Click on Handouts for the agendas from these meetings.
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