Date this site was last updated:
Nov 19th
Food Drive
Official Food Drive Totals
3264 pounds +$51cash ($1=1#)
Troop Pounds
53719 924 (893 + $31)
10 troops from Hastings & 1 troop from Prescott (with the help of girls from 2 other Prescott troops as well)
82 girls from Hastings participated Oct 24th
about a dozen Girls from Prescott Participated Nov 7th
Last year we had 14 troops participate and raised 4247#.
Way to go Prescott! You brought up the total so this is not the lowest year on the plaque!
Here is a note from Chris Koop of Hastings Family Service...
Thank you Girls!
This food drive will restock our shelves in preparation for the upcoming holiday season. 50 % of the families who visit HFS report that someone in their household skipped a meal in the past month as there was not enough food to go around. 46% of those served in the food shelf were children, possibly Girl Scouts. You have made a huge difference for us and for families in this community. Please thank your girls!
On a personal note, many of you may know that my retired troop, Troop 202 started the Girls Scout Food Drive in 1996. It is so awesome that his great community tradition has been carried on.
Thank you for your hard work and also for helping to spread awareness about hunger in Hastings.
Regards,
Chris Koop
Executive Director
Hastings Family Service
121 East Third Street
Hastings, MN 55033
www.hastingsfamilyservice.org
"When you help one person, you embrace the whole community"
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CPR + 1st Aid Training
Only $12 per person!!
Sat. Dec 12th, United Methodist Church in Hastings 8:00am -4:30pm
Books are available to purchase for $17.50
We need a minimum of 12 people to hold the class.
Please contact Mary Wright by Dec 5th to register.
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Annual Girl Scout Holiday Mini Mall
Contact Mary Wright to sign your troop up!
When: Saturday, December 5, 2009
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Where: KC Hall (Hwy 61 South, Hastings)
Purpose: Crafts and Baked Goods made by Girl Scouts so the community can easily and affordably buy holiday gifts.
Please note: Daisy troops can not sell items at this event.
Cost: The price to rent tables will be determined by the number of troops participating. The more troops we have the lower the cost! (See the next page.)
All troops must complete a TROOP MONEY EARNING PROJECT APPROVAL FORM and submit to council at least 30 days prior to the Mini Mall event. http://www.girlscoutsrv.org/Forms/Reference_Guide/2009/Troop_Money_Earning_Approval_Form.pdf
Prices of the gifts must range from .25 to $10.00.
Santa's helpers will be available to take younger children shopping to buy gifts for their parents. Please ask your girls if they would like to take ½ - 1 hour as a helper.
All Bake goods must be brought to the bake table. Troops receive 90% of their troop’s sold amount. Bake sale troop receives 10%. At 1:00 all items will be ½ price.
Food will be available to purchase for lunch and snacking while supplies last.
Santa will be at the Mini Mall from 9:00-2:00. Make sure to come and get your picture taken with Santa! Photo packages are offered at a very reasonable price.
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Sandra Hudson, the naturalist at The Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center, in Prescott, asked me to pass this information on to all of you:
The Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center has a variety of Brownie, Juniors, Webelos and Boy Scout programs available to help earn try-its and patches. A partial list is as follows:
Brownies:
-Animals
-Earth and Sky
-Eco Explorer
-Outdoor Adventurer
-Plants
-Watching Wildlife
-Listening to the Past
Juniors:
-Local Lore
-Earth Connections
-Frosty Fun
-Outdoor Creativity
-Plants and Animals
-Wildlife
-Your outdoor surroundings
-Science Discovery
-Weather Watch
-Rocks Rock
and more!
Please call them directly for more information about these programs and boy scout programs if needed.
All programs are only $3.00 per scout. Adult chaperones are free. Plan to spend 1 1/2 hours to complete the program. Bring you favorite snacks and beverages for break time. All materials are supplied and instruction will complete most elements of the badges. Actual patches must be purchased on your own, they are not supplied.
The Great River Road Visitor and Learning Center is found overlooking the Mississippi and St Croix Rivers in the city of Prescott. It's a beautiful facility with very nice staff. I highly recommend it. My troop earned patches with Sandra's help and had a blast! While you are there, take a minute to check out the children's library that members of Prescott's Troop #52469 collected for them a couple of years ago :0)
Darby Hartman
Troop #52469-Cadettes
Prescott
This Years Team Members
Thank you to all who have stepped forward to make this another great year!
Service Unit Manager, Deedra Weber
Treasurer Rhonda Williams
Registrar Angi Barber & Assistant Registrar Heidi Norwall
Cookie Coordinator LeighAnn Boogren & Assistant Cookie Coordinator Angie Young
Recruiter & Mentor Coordinator, Shelley Kurzeka-Jung
Website, Angi Barber
Public Relations Christina Dunn & Assistant PR Darby Hartman
District Chair Angi BArber
District Delegates Susie Halfen & Jaime Nitz
Open positions include Annual Giving Coordinator, Adult Recognition, Assistant Manager preferably from Prescott, & Alternative District Delegate. Please come to a leader's meeting to find out more about it! Thanks!
View and post your own troop's photos on Shutterfly!
http://hastingsgirlscouts.shutterfly.com/
| President Obama Signs Girl Scouts Commemorative Coin Act! Girl Scouts Join President In Oval Office As He Signs Bill Into Law. |
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On Thursday, October 29, 2009 President Barack Obama signed the Girl Scouts of the USA Commemorative Coin Act authorizing the minting of 350,000 silver dollar coins in honor of Girl Scouts and the achievements of the 50 million women across the nation whose lives have been influenced by Girl Scouting.
This legislation enjoyed strong bipartisan support, with more than 300 cosponsors in the House, and more than 70 cosponsors in the Senate. The measure passed unanimously in both the House and Senate earlier this month.
The Girl Scouts Centennial Commemorative Coin will be minted in 2013, marking the end of the celebration of our first 100 years and the beginning of our second century of leadership. Ten dollars from the sale of each coin will go to GSUSA to help fund much-needed renovations at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah, Georgia. The bill also calls for the Secretary of the Treasury, in collaboration with the GSUSA and the Commission of Fine Arts, to design the coin in a manner "emblematic of the centennial of Girl Scouts."
This victory would not have happened without your support. Through your efforts, more than 40,000 messages were sent to Members of Congress asking for their support. Thanks to each of you, we are poised to have a Girl Scouts commemorative coin to celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting!
Please continue to ask Girl Scout supporters to join the Girl Scouts Advocacy Network at GirlScouts4girls.org to become part of a collective voice in Congress on issues that impact girls and Girl Scouting.
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Hey! Girls just want to have fun!
Skating, bowling, dolls and more!
Camping, swimming, do you want to explore?
Making friendships, doing crafts...
Helping people having lots of laughs!
The Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try
Troop 53079
Ally Griffith
Kayla Boogren
Isabella Anderson
Jasmine Callies
Jaylee Brouillet
Rachel Priester
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