PGMA Girl Scouts

Dec 06 2015

2015-2016 Investiture & Rededication Ceremony

Asalaamu Alaikum

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The Troop 3480 Investiture and Rededication ceremony will be Friday, December 18, 2015 inshaAllah.

Investiture welcomes new members, girls or adults, into the Girl Scout family for the first time where girls receive their Girl Scout pin officially making them a Girl Scout. The Rededication is an opportunity for girls and adults to renew their commitment to the Girl Scout Promise and Law, including Girl Scouts who have recently transferred to Troop 3480 from other troops.

Each level’s program will take place in their individual room. Times of each level’s ceremony will be posted at sign-in. Girls should be on time and in full uniform. We kindly request that parents bring a dish for this special occasion.

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Dec 03 2015

Reminder: Troop Meeting This Friday, Dec 5

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As salaamu alaikum,

The next regularly scheduled troop meeting this Friday, Dec 4, 6 – 7:30PM, inshaAllah. Please be timely. There is a 15-minute grace period. Arrivals after 6:30PM are disruptive to troop meetings and strongly discouraged.

Troop 3480 meets every other Friday. The last troop meeting of 2015 will be Dec. 18 inshaAllah.

COOKIES

Alhamdullilah, Troop 3480 has a Cookie Mom! Look forward to a cookie information session during the 18 December troop meeting inshaAllah.

BROWNIES

Brownies should bring their Brownie Quest journey book and be prepared to share My Family Story.
Brownies will be completing their World of Girls take action project at the Saturday Blitz, Dec 5
Parents: please make sure that your Brownie’s journey work is up-to-date: they should have completed Discovering Me (page 49), Discovering Values (page 50), and Discovering Family (page 51).

JUNIORS

Horseback Riding Clinic, Dec 13
Agent of Change Journey-in-a-Day, Dec 20
Junior Spring Core Camp, Apr 30. These type of programs fill up quickly, so get forms & payment in ASAP.
Parents:
- Please complete and have your Junior turn in the Meet My Daughter form to her troop leader so they can get to know your daughter better.
- The Junior troop needs a Troop Mom to provide occasional assistance at troop meetings and help communicate with other parents. Contact Sis. Kori at girlScoutTroopMama [at] gmail [dot] com.

CADETTES

Cadettes who have just bridged from Juniors: Have you completed the requirements for your Bridging to Cadettes Award?
Cadettes should come prepared to share the two badges they want to earn along with a plan to achieve them.
Cadettes will be working on their aMaze journey and/or LiA award proposals at the Saturday Blitz, Dec 5
Cadette Financial Literacy Workshop, Jan 9

SENIORS

Seniors who have just bridged from Cadettes: Have you completed the requirements for your Bridging to Seniors Award?

MULTIPLE LEVELS

December Community Service: This month PGMA Girl Scout will help PGMA Youth in their effort to support the 2nd Annual Project Warm Nights. While PGMA Youth are seeking donations of blankets, gloves, socks, hand warmers, coats and protein bars which will be donated at care packages to the homeless population in DC, Troop 3480 will be focusing on sock donations. Please donate new adult and children’s socks at the troop meeting this Friday inshaAllah. Let us work together to give together!
All levels: Service Unit 22-6 SHARE Skate Night, Jan 17
Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Chemistry in the Kitchen, Feb 27
Junior, Cadette, Senior & Ambassador GirlCon, Mar 12

PARENTS

Pay your Girl Scout’s troop dues: $45 for Daisies, $60 for all other levels. If needed, dues can be paid in installments. Dues pay for badges and pins, help supplement some activities/trips, and also help support the troop web site, and printing expenses. (Parents pay for fun patches.) In order to camp, dues must be paid in full. For financial assistance contact Sis. Kesha.
Note: Get your girl’s dues in before 18 December so that your Girl Scout can receive her pins and/or patches during the Investiture & Rededication Ceremony.

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Dec 02 2015

Cadette Financial Literacy Workshop, Jan 9

Budgeting: There are many ways to spend your money. Should you buy that new book you’ve had your eye on or save up for a weekend of fun with friends? There’s a simple way to help decide: Make a budget — a plan for spending and saving money. This badge will help you learn to create a budget that’s right for you.

Comparison Shopping: From cardigans to cars, you can buy just about everything online these days. Even if you end up buying an item in an actual store, you can use the Internet to compare prices and find the best deal. Although online shopping is convenient, there are certain things to know so you can make sure that you’re paying a fair price and don’t fall victim to a fraud!

These financial literacy badges are an opportunity for girls who are serious about increasing cookie sales and completing the Silver Award to gain much needed skills. How will you finance your Silver Award? Do you want to create a much needed program in the community? How much will it cost? Do you charge attendees or offer for free? When doing a LIA (Leadership in Action award) with Brownies will you need supplies? What will you need?

Girls should bring pencil, paper, prayer rug, dinner (a microwave is available). This is a drop-off event; no tagalongs please.

QUICK RECAP
What: Financial Literacy Workshop
Who: Cadettes
When: Saturday, January 9, 2016, 5:30 – 8:30PM (promptly)
Where: Chesapeake Children’s Museum
25 Silopanna Rd., Annapolis, MD 21403
Cost: $20
Forms: Financial Literacy Workshop Permission Form

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