Girl Scouts of San Francisco
Crossroads Association
Association Coordinating Team
October 23, 2006

 

Members Present:

Carol Stewart

Linda Spiegel

Lynn Vanderlip

Shobie Beaudin

Catherine Brown

Karen Easley

Mary Haupt

Tina Amber

Jane Medeiros

Karen Rodriguez

Millie Nylander

  

Presentations:

… "Let’s Talk About It"
    … discussions facilitated by health educators
    … geared toward fifth and sixth graders

… "Holiday Fun" – Bronze Award Project
    … December event for Lydiksen Girl Scouts
    … $ 4.00 per girl for patch, snack, ornament and fun all included
        … activities include singing songs, reading holiday stories, watching holiday movie, 
             and making ornaments to donate to Senior Citizens
        … see flyer for more details

... USA Flag Awareness Fair – Gold Award Project
    … January event for Crossroads Girl Scouts
    … no charge – event is for people to have a greater understanding and respect for our flag and our country.
    … a passport will be provided so that girls can earn a Try-It, Badge or IP of their respective level
        … see flyer for more details

… 2007 Camporee Committee Patch Contest and T-shirt Contest
    … December 31st deadline for contests
    … prizes to be awarded differently this year
    … see flyer for more details

… 2007 Camporee Budget
    … fees will be changed this year
    … no canoe trip will be offered, but research is being conducted on other local activities

… 2006 Holiday Parade Patch Contest

… Pleasanton Hometown Holiday Celebration 
        "Creating Hometown Memories", December 2, 2006, 
         Parade starts at 5:30 p.m. on Main Street
    … patch order deadline – January 8th, 2007 unless rain precludes the event

… Me and My Guy Dinner
    … November event for Wells Middle School Girl Scouts and their favorite male adult
    … $ 15.00 per girl / $25.00 per adult for dinner, non-alcoholic drinks, tax and tip
    … dinner and special ceremony in semi-formal attire
        … see flyer for more details

… Girl Scout Thinking Day "Foods We Eat from Around the World" 
    … February event for all Crossroads Girl Scouts
    … Cresta Blanca Association to be invited to attend
    … will be using all three buildings in the Court of Four Seasons
    … $ 5.00 per person plus $10.00 per troop for unlimited parking plus one canned good per person 
            to donate to Alameda County Food Bank for admission, activities, snacks and event patch 
    ... activities focused on foods we eat
    … see flyer for more details

Treasurers Report:

… list of registered troops with no financial reports submitted to SU Directors

… $$ amount is high because "High Ropes Course" check has not been written yet

Service Unit Reports:

#1 (Mary Haupt)
    … going well

#2 and # 3 (Karen Easley)
    …SU 3 will need a school organizer for Valley View

    … a co-op Daisy troop has been created via e-mail

#4… (Catherine Brown)
    … all is well

Newsletter Update

Council Report:
… spreadsheets have been sent to Service Directors for review

… questions arose regarding postcards asking about girls continuing

… Lawrence Livermore Lab Family Day to be attended by Preethi

Business:

… November Leader Meeting Agenda
    … discussion to insure everything is covered

…events from October 23rd ACT Meeting

… Purpose and Goals
    … revision: 1765 registered Girl Scouts (currently at 1698 regular Girl Scouts)
    … April, no later than February for efforts at forming Daisy and 1st grade Brownie troops

… Association coolers
    … two need to be retired

… Non-Registered / Disbanding Troops
    … lists have been created by Registrars
    … Registrars contacting troops

… "Let’s Talk About It"
    … discussion as to whether or not appropriate to hand out flyers at Leader Meeting
    … all similar previous flyers were for service opportunities
    … agreed that groups can promote business, but not for profit
    … association policy is not to become a means for business’ advertising

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:39 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Lynn Vanderlip, Recording Secretary

Next Crossroads Leader Meeting / Training
November 13, 2006, PMS MPR, Pleasanton
7:00 PM Social, 7:30 PM Business Meeting

 

Next Crossroads ACT Meeting
November 27, 2006, 7:00 PM, Lydiksen Library, Pleasanton
7:00 PM Group Presentations, 7:30 PM Business Meeting