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Brownie Girl Scout Troop 222

Junior Girl Scout Troop 2676

Newsletter for October 23, 2006

Text Box: Fall fund raiser forms and permission slips are due today. If you didn’t bring them in, you’ll need to drop them off at Nancy’s house by tomorrow. The products will be delivered to Chester on Saturday, November 11th. I’ll be picking them up and bringing them to our meeting on November 13th. Parents, please come inside either before or after our meeting to pick up your products.

On Thursday, November 9th at 7pm, Chester Girl Scouts will hold our annual Investiture/Rededication Ceremony. All scouts need to be at the Multi-Purpose room in uniform by 6:30pm. All new Girl Scouts will receive their official membership pin and tabs at this ceremony. Brownies will be on stage doing the “Twist Me-Turn Me” to the Brownie Story and the Juniors will be doing a flower ceremony. This is an important night in the Girl Scout year. Please try to attend.

We will be marching in the Veteran’s Day Parade on Saturday, November 11th. It’s a short parade that starts at the Town Office Complex and goes to the Post Office. Following the speech given in front of the Post Office, there is a gathering at the Fire House for all participants. Daisy and Brownie families are asked to supply the snacks for this gathering. Please drop them off at the Fire Station before the parade. Please meet at the Town Office Complex at 10:30 in uniform to line up for the parade.

Text Box: November 9th - Investiture November 11th - Veterans Day Parade November 13th - Fall Fund Raiser pick-up November 18th - Novemberfest Junior Badge Blast December 10th - Tree Lighting and Caroling December TBA - The Nutcracker Ballet (in the works) January 14th - Cookie Rally/ Monarchs game

If school is cancelled due to inclement weather, we will automatically cancel our meeting. If the weather gets bad during the day, you will receive an email by 2:00PM letting you know that our meeting is cancelled. If you would like me to use a different email address for these cancellation notices (work, for example), please let me know.

Text Box: GSUSA is currently in the process of a realignment of all its local councils. We currently have 312 councils nation-wide. By fall of 2008, we will have approximately 110 councils. GSSWC is merging with the Girl Scouts of Vermont Council. (GSVC) We will no longer be called Girl Scouts of Swift Water, we will get a new name. That name is yet to be determined. Stay tuned for future updates as the merger gets underway.
Also effective in the fall of 2008, the levels of Girl Scouting will be changing. The new levels will be as follows: Grades K-1 = Girl Scout Daisy
Grades 2-3 = Girl Scout Brownie
Grades 4-5 = Girl Scout Junior
Grades 6-8 = Girl Scout Cadette
Grades 9-10 = Girl Scout Senior
Grades 11-12 = Girl Scout Ambassador By knowing about these changes now, it allows us to plan ahead. For example, if our current 4th graders want to earn their Bronze Award, we will need to complete it next year. In 2008, they will be Cadettes not Juniors. I will keep you updated on these changes as they progress.