Date this site was last updated:
Oct 27th
Food Drive
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"
Food Drive Totals, so far...
One troop will be supporting the Prescott food shelf in the first week of Nov, so they will also be included on this when their weight comes in.
2371 pounds +$20cash ($1=1#)
10 troops from Hastings & 1 from Prescott
82 girls from Hastings participated Oct 24th
10 Girls from Prescott will Participate Nov 7th
Last year we had 14 troops participate and raised 4247#.
Unfortunately this year's total weight & top troop weight will be the lowest on the plaque (started in 2003).
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Early bird discount
REGISTER FOR SUMMER CAMP 2010
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 Plan your next summer adventure before the snow starts to fly. Register for River Valleys 2010 summer camp before December 18 and receive $40 off your resident camp fee*. Camp brochures will be coming to your home this autumn. Check those mailboxes and get ready to explore Camps Elk River, Lakamaga, Northwoods, Sanderson, and Singing Hills next summer.
*Discount is not available for troop, Adult & Me, day, or family programs or as part of the deposit.
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Hello all-
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
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Share the fun of Girl Scouts!
Who:
All Girl Scouts in Hastings/Prescott, Indian Heights,
River’s Edge/West Seventh, West Summit, and
Woodbury!
When:
Now through November 30, 2009
What:
Invite an unregistered friend to share the fun and friendship of Girl Scouts and attend a troop meeting or service unit activity! When she registers as a Girl Scout member, you will BOTH get a patch.
How:
Your friend can join Girl Scouts in a number of ways. She can join your troop, join another troop, or register as a Juliette and attend camp, council programs, and service unit events. She doesn’t need to join your troop, but she does have to register as a Girl Scout member before November 30, 2009.
Please send information (new and existing girl names and troop number) directly to Laura Sartain at laura.sartain@girlscoutsrv.org or call 651-251-1220.
Laura will verify all registrations and keep a list of participants. Patches will be distributed at January leader meetings.
Questions:
Contact Laura at 651-251-1220 or laura.sartain@girlscoutsrv.org
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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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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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