INVESTITURE SCHEDULE 2006

 

6:30      Troops at Multi-Purpose Room to line up and get familiar with where they sit. (see seating chart below)

All troops will line up in the back of the room and wait to be called.

 

7:00      START PROGRAM- Leaders line girls up and walk in with their troop when called.

 

            1) INTRODUCTION OF FLAG CEREMONY -SUM

            2) EACH TROOP WILL BE CALLED TO SIT DOWN (numerical order)

Each troop will have a flag stand at the end of their row, they will walk to their flag stand (flag bearer stands at flag stand until they hear POST COLORS, they she put the flag in the stand and sit down) and the troop will go into the row and remain standing until flag ceremony is over.

 

 

                                                                                                           

            3) RECOGNIZE NEW LEADERS

                        New leaders will be called up to be recognized:

·         Stephanie Allan, Daisy Troop 2956

·         Katie Gonya, Brownie Troop 222

·         Kali Bonneau, Brownie Troop 696

·         Corinna Reishus, , Brownie Troop 2805

·         Mary Young, Brownie Troop 2805

·         Christine Szostak, Junior Troop 2552

·         Patti Smillie, Junior Troop 2552

·         Sue Hannan, Junior Troop 2676

 

Service team will be recognized:

·         Jodie Antoine, Town Cookie Delivery Mgr, Public Relations Coordinator

·         Jane Grimm, Town Fall Fund Raiser Mgr.

·         Sandy Thompson, Outdoor Program Coordinator, Town-wide cookie booth Coord.

·         Corinna Reishus, Registrar

 

 

            4) Daisy Investiture -

Daisy troop and Leaders called up on stage

 

DAISY INVESTITURE-

A.) LEADER EXPLAINS WHAT EACH COLOR PETAL AND CENTER STANDS FOR THEN

A DAISY SCOUT PUTS IT ON THE POSTER.

     DAISY LEADER SAYS:

                                                               i.      You are about to become Daisy Girl Scouts. Together we will explore all the fun and adventure of Girl Scouting. The woman who started Girl Scouts was Juliette Gordon Low.  Her nickname was Daisy.  We are named after her.  Together we will learn more about Girl Scouts.  Lets look at what we will work on:

 

The center in- Daisy Blue- represents the Girl Scout Promise

 

Each of the petals you will earn represents a part of the Girl Scout Law:

Light Blue Petal represents- Honest & Fair

Yellow Petal represents- Friendly & Helpful

Light Green Petal represents- Considerate & Caring

Red Petal represents-Courageous & strong

Orange Petal represents-Responsible for what I say and do

Purple Petal represents- Respect myself and others

Magenta Petal represents- Respect Authority

Green Petal represents- Use resources wisely

Rose petal represents- Make the world a better place

Violet Petal represents- Be a sister to every Girl Scout

 

B.) LEADER CALLS UP EACH DAISY BY NAME AND HANDS HER HER PIN

                      

 

 

WHEN ALL GIRLS HAVE THEIR PIN, LEADER SAYS

 ”I welcome you all to Daisy Girl Scouts. May you wear you pin proudly over your heart.”

 

C.) DAISY SCOUTS AND LEADERS SIT DOWN

 

 

 

5.) BROWNIE INVESTITURE-

                        SUM will call Brownie leaders up on stage (girls stay seated until they are called)

 

We are now going to invest our new brownies into girl scouts

 

First, the leaders will read the brownies story, then each troop will have a chance to reenact a portion of the story.  Each new brownie will be recognized. 

 

                       

A.)  LEADERS AND CO-LEADERS EACH READ ONE PART OF THE BROWNIE STORY   

       (Copies of Story will be at the podium to read) 

 

 

1 CORINNA

THE BROWNIE STORY:

MARY & TOMMY LIVED WITH THEIR FATHER AND GRANDMOTHER IN A CABIN NEAR THE WOODS.  THEIR FATHER WORKED VERY HARD ALL DAY.  THEIR GRANDMOTHER WAS TOO OLD TO DO MUCH HOUSEWORK.  THEIR FATHER TRIED HIS BEST TO KEEP THE HOUSE CLEAN.  MARY AND TOMMY DIDN’T HELP AROUND THE HOUSE VERY MUCH.  THEY JUST PLAYED ALL DAY LONG.

 

WHAT THIS HOUSE NEEDS IS A BROWNIE OR TWO, SAID THEIR GRANDMOTHER LOOKING AROUND THE MESSY HOUSE.

 

2 MARY

 

“WHAT’S A BROWNIE?” ASKED MARY

WELL MARY, A BROWNIE IS A HELPFUL LITTLE PERSON.  THEY COME IN WHILE THE FAMILY IS ASLEEP AND THEY DO ALL THE HOUSEHOLD CHORES. THE BROWNIES ALWAYS RUN OFF BEFORE ANYONE CAN SEE THEM.  BROWNIES ALWAYS HELPED FOR LOVE. 

 

OH GRANNY, WHERE ARE THE BROWNIES NOW?

ONLY THE WISE OLD OWL KNOWS, MY DEAR, SAID GRANNY

 

3 JODIE

 

THAT NIGHT MARY KEPT THINKING ABOUT BROWNIES. MARY REMEMBERED THAT THERE IS AN OLD OWL IN THE SHED BY THE POND. IF THIS IS THE WISE OLD OWL, HE CAN TELL ME WHERE TO FIND A BROWNIE.  SO MARY HURRIED OFF TO THE POND.

 

“HOO  HOO”  WHO COMES TO THE BROWNIE WOODS? , SAID THE OWL 

IT’S ME, MARY.  PLEASE, WHERE CAN I FIND A BROWNIE TO COME AND LIVE WITH US?

 

4 HEATHER

 

GO TO THE POND WHEN THE MOON IS SHINING AND TURN YOURSELF AROUND THREE TIMES WHILE SAYING THIS MAGIC RHYME:

 

TWIST ME, TURN ME, AND SHOW ME THE ELF

I LOOK IN THE POND AND SEE  ????????  ____________ (pause)

THEN LOOK INTO THE POND TO SEE THE BROWNIE.  WHEN YOU SEE THE BROWNIE, YOU WILL THINK OF THE WORD THAT ENDS THIS MAGIC RHYME.

 

 

 

5 PATRICIA

 

MARY TURNED AND RAN TO THE POND.  SHE SLOWLY TURNED HERSELF AROUND THREE TIMES WHILE SHE SAID THE RHYME

 

TWIST ME, TURN ME AND SHOW ME THE ELF

I LOOK IN THE POND AND SEE _____________ (PAUSE)

 

SHE STOPPED, LOOKED INTO THE POND AND SAW ONLY HER OWN FACE.

“BELF, HELF, JELF”, SHE THOUGHT, SUDDENLY SHE GASPED, “MYSELF!!!!!”

I’M A BROWNIE SAID MARY

 

6 KALI

 

MARY WENT HOME AND BACK TO BED.  SHE COULD HARDLY SLEEP AND IN THE EARLY MORNING SHE TOLD TOMMY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. TOGETHER THEY CREPTED DOWNSTAIRS AND DID EVERY BIT OF WORK THEY COULD FIND BEFORE THEIR FATHER WOKE UP.

 

THEN THEY HID IN THE KITCHEN SO HE WOULDN’T SEE THEM

 

WHEN FATHER CAME DOWNSTAIRS HE COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS EYES.  THE HOUSE WAS CLEAN, THE DISHES WERE DONE AND EVERYTHING WAS IN IT’S PLACE! 

 

 

7 ANYA

 

AT FIRST HE COULDN’T SAY A WORD, THEN HE RAN TO THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS AND SHOUTED “MOTHER, OUR BROWNIE HAS COME BACK!!!”

 

“THANK GOODNESS”, SAID GRANDMOTHER!  WHERE IS SHE?  THEY HEARD LAUGHING IN THE KITCHEN, IT MUST BE THE BROWNIE!  GRANDMOTHER LOOKED AROUND BUT ONLY SAW MARY AND TOMMY HAPPILY DANCING ABOUT THE KITCHEN. 

 

 

8 KATIE

 

“WHERE ARE THE BROWNIES, SHE SAID?”  HERE WE ARE!!, SAID MARY.  MARY AND TOMMY RAN TO THEIR FATHERS ARMS.

 

ROBERT BADEN-POWELL, THE FOUNDER OF THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND, LIKED THE IDEA OF HELPFUL CHILDREN BEING CALLED BROWNIES, SO HE ADOPTED THE NAME “BROWNIES” FOR THE YOUNGEST GIRL GUIDES IN 1926.  THIS IS WHY WE ARE CALLED BROWNIES TODAY.

 

 

 

Now each troop will invest the new brownies into their troop.  This is done by having each troops new brownies reenact the scene from the story at the pond, with help from older brownies.  We fondly call this reenactment the “twist me turn me”  

 

After the reenactment the troop leader will formally recognize each new brownie by giving them a brownie pin.   This pin will be upside down.  After your daughter has done 3 good deeds she can turn the brownie pin right side up and she is officially a brownie. 

 

She will also be handed three pieces of paper that say “ a brownie was here” that she is to leave where she did the good deed, so you will know.

 

 

            BROWNIE TROOP 222 CALLED TO THE STAGE

 

 

TWIST ME TURN ME

 

We will invest the Brownies one troop at a time.  New brownies go around the pond and older brownies stand behind the new ones to turn them.

 

LEADER:  Who comes to the Brownie woods?”

NEW GIRLS:  “We do”!

LEADER: “What do you want?”

NEW GIRLS:  “We want to be Brownie Girl Scouts”

LEADER: “Twist me Turn me show me the elf! I look in the pond and I see?

(as the older girls twist the new girls three times.)

NEW GIRLS: “Myself”

 

Then the leader calls forward each new girl (by name) one at a time, gives her her pin, 3 pieces of paper that say “A brownies was here” and they do the Girl Scout Handshake

 

 

 

NEXT TROOP IS INTRODUCED, repeat Twist me, Turn me.

 

      BROWNIE TROOP 696

      BROWNIE TROOP 2805

 

 

JUNIOR/CADETTE/SENIOR INVESTITURE-

 

            JUNIOR AND CADETTE TROOPS ARE CALLED TO THE STAGE (LEADERS AND GIRLS)

 

All troop members and leaders go on stage.  Each of the girls who bridged to Juniors, Cadettes or Seniors will have a flower and a letter assignment (Nancy will bring flowers). They will need to line up by troop (new and old together), but they need to know their letter.  When the leader reads the letter and what is means, they will go forward with the other girl that has that letter and put the flower in the vase. Then go back to their troop.                                                                        

LEADERS & CO-LEADER WILL SAY WHAT A LETTER MEANS AS THE GIRLS PUT A FLOWER INTO A VASE THAT REPRESENTS THAT LETTER  (Copy of script will be provided)

 

LEADERS – LINE UP CLOSE TOGETHER SO THERE IS NOT A LONG DELAY AS YOU TRY TO GET TO THE MICROPHONE.

 

                                    DEBBIE

G  is for the golden friendships we have made   

                                   

JEAN

            I  is for the interesting trails we have laid        

 

                                    EMILY

R  is for the roads we tread-                                                    

 

JANE

 

L is for the loyalty in the Promise said         

 

                                    SANDY

S  is for the service in everything we do

 

AMBER

C is for the courtesy, we do our best to show to you

 

CHRIS

O  is for the oath on our honor we have spoken              

 

ANYA

U is for the unity, close & unbroken         

 

                        SUE

T is for the trefoil worn with pride         

 

                                    TINA

S  is for sisters in scouting, found far and wide   

 

                        KATIE

Put it all together, and Girl Scouts is what you get

We hope you have a year filled with memories you will not soon forget!

 

                 

After all flowers are put in the vase.  Each troop will be called forward to announce their new girls.  Each leader will recognize each of her girls one at a time by name and shakes their hand (give pins to new members).  Everyone will stay on stage until the entire program is completed.  After shaking hands, have the girls return to where they were standing.

 

                                                2552

                                                2597

                                                2676

                                                779

                                               

 

REDEDICATION CEREMONY-

The girls that are on stage are to go down to the front of the stage and face forward to the crowd, all the rest of the Girl Scouts & Leaders join them.

 

ALL Girls and Leaders sing the Girl Scout Law (words put to Home on the range)

 

RETURN TO YOUR SEATS AFTER SINGING

 

CLOSING FLAG CEREMONY-

Troops leave as they came in (After the American flag & Council Flag) following their flag to the back of the room