September 2024

 

Welcome to the 2024-2025 Girl Scout Year!

There's lots of important information below. Make sure you read it. 

Registration

The annual registration fee to join Girl Scouts is $40 and there are several ways to register.  You can renew through the following link. Girl Scout Registration Renewal. Returning Girl Scouts can also renew their registration fee by sending $40 to Dr. Holman by cash, check or through Zelle or PayPal (charter_girlscouts@yahoo.com). The Girl Scout council also provides financial

assistance to cover the $40 registration fee to anyone who applies. The form can be downloaded from the Permission slip link on the left or you can request to have one sent home with your daughter. Financial Assistance forms MUST be returned with proof of income. Registration fees go directly to the council and do not benefit the troop. All girls MUST be registered to participate. 

Meetings

As a reminder, Girl Scout meetings will begin in September, starting on Friday  September 20th. We’ll be going over rules and procedures. The council has moved up the date of the Nut Sale and we want to get it out to everyone.

Girl Scout meetings will be held the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the months that school is in session. A link to our calendar on the left. Meetings will be at 99 Washington on the 2nd floor. There's no need to bring girls to the meetings. 2nd graders will be transported to 682 with the aftercare students. Then all Girl Scouts will be walked across the street with their leaders.

Meetings are from 4:15-5:45pm. Please try not to pick up your daughter before 5:40p as we are having snacks and doing closing circles. However, picking up your child after 6:00p prevents us from spending time with our own children. As a result, parents arriving after 6:00 will be subject to a $1/minute late fee which is payable when the girl scout is picked up. 

Communication 

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The address is eoccs-girlscouts.blogspot.com. You can check it from any computer or phone. There is also a link on the school website in case you lose the web address. However, if you subscribe, you’ll get an automatic notice anytime something new is posted.

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Finally, don't forget to join our private Facebook group, EOCCS Girl Scouts. There you can find pictures of girls at our various events. 

 

Important Dates!!

September 13th – Parent Meeting

September 20th – Meeting; Nut Sale begins

October 4th – Meeting

October 18th – Meeting

 

   

Parent Meeting

We will have a parent meeting on Friday, September 13th from 5-6pm. Come meet your daughter’s leaders and get an overview of our plans for the year. We’ll also be going over

policies, procedures and expectations for the scout year. Finally, if you haven’t renewed your daughter’s registration, you can do it at the meeting. Due to insurance regulations, all girls must be registered to attend meetings. 

Our fall fundraiser, the Candy and Nut Sale begins on Wednesday, September 18th. Girl Scouts can earn multiple patches by participating in the hybrid sale, by using both online and paper forms. If you don’t get the forms at the parent meeting, we’ll also be handing out forms at our first meeting, on September 20th. 

There are various ways Girl Scouts can earn patches when they participate in the sale. By selling 15 candy and nut items and 2 magazine subscriptions girls can earn 2 patch segments. A final patch can be earned by registering on the nut sale website and entering 15 email addresses. More specifics are in the Nut & Candy packet. Fire Camp

Dues 

You've paid your $40 registration to the council. Now what? There is still $75 troop dues which supports the troop. Dues are payable in 3 payments of $25.00 each.

 The first dues payment is due on Friday, October 4th. The second payment is due on November 1st, while the final payment is due on December 4th. Alternatively, you can pay the full amount at one time. Remember, troop dues cover the cost of books, badges, other supplies and snacks.  

 

 Uniforms

Our troops uniform consists of a white shirt, vest and khaki bottoms. The vest, along with the council patch and flag, can be purchased at the council shop for approximately $48.00. GSUSA has added to their uniform collection, so there are lots of options for girls to wear. Purchasing a Starter kit is not necessary. For parents who don’t want to pay for shipping, Dr. Holman goes to Westfield once a month on Tuesdays and is happy to pick up uniform components

Please note, you MUST have a vest to be considered in uniform. Wearing the girl scout colors is NOT sufficient nor are graphic T-shirts. In addition, only age level badges go on the front of the uniform, Nut, Cookie and other fun patches must be placed on the back.

As a reminder, girls can wear their scout uniform in place of the EOCCS uniform. Check out the link on the left for uniform specifics, troop numbers & levels. Use the pictures as a guide to know where iron-on/sew everything. 

  

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