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Next Service Unit Meeting
    August 17, 2010
    7:00 - 8:30pm
     at Mt Carmel UMC, Norcross
 
To do:
- Turn in Registration/Annual Fund
- Sign up for SU Event Hosting
- Submitt Event Hosting binder
 
 
Upcoming Events:
Aug 7   SU Team Kick-Off Event
Aug 17Service Unit Meeting
 
 
A list of all Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta events are listed on the Council web site.
Click on the Events tab above for Norcross events.
Girl Scout Terms
This document explains the terms we use in Girl Scouts.
 
Trip Form
Fill out the online Trip Form here.
 
Contact List: 
Last Update 3/3/2010
 
Norcross Service Unit contact list is now available on-line!  It is in Microsoft Excel.  (Password is required.)
 
Request a password.  Include your troop number in the email.
 
This information is NOT to be distributed.
 
Email us with any corrections.
Announcements:
 
 
In Remembrance of Lynette Walker
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of our Girl Scout Sister Lynette Walker.  In her 20+ years as a Girl Scout Leader she served with
great passion, leading generations of  Hopewell Missionary Baptist Brownies.  Lynette's fiery spirit and dedication will be sorely missed by both her Hopewell and Norcross SU girl scout families.  Heaven now has one more Green Angel.
 
Council Hosted Service Unit Kick-Off Conference
The Norcross Service unit team will be attending the Greater Atlanta council service unit team kick-off conference Saturday August 7, 2010. The day is filled with workshops on what's new from GSUSA, program updates and 100th anniversary information. If you have any questions or require any information from the event, please forward inquires to webmaster@girlscoutsnorcross.org
 
Pictures from our 2008 National Youth Service Day!
Click here for a Power Point presentation created by our photo expert Jan Spurlin.  (Give it a few minutes to download.)
 
Little Books
Go to our Resource Center for instructions on making the Brownie and Daisy Girl Scout Traditions "Little Book" demonstrated by our very own troop 1261 !
 
Heard about the Girl Scout Realignment changes?  Find out more on the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta web site.
Questions? Email us at journey@girlscoutsnorcross.org.
 
Read about:
The changes to SafetyWise
Changes to Trip Requirements
Frequently Asked Questions about Risk Management
The Pioneer Award
 
Ceremonies and Traditions
Now you can have an online reference to planning Ceremonies and Traditions!  You will also find a link to this on the Resource Center Page.
It's a large file, so it may take a few minutes to download, depending on your connection speed.
 
Annual Fund
Council would like each troop to submit the name/address/phone of a small business in their neighborhood to the SU Annual Fund Chairperson. Council personnel will be soliciting these business. Please provide Diane Cunningham with this information at our December SU Meeting. Also please remember that each troop is expected to participate in the AFC. We are $4,000 from reaching our goal. Please contact Diane for any questions or
fund raising ideas. Also remember "matching funds" from employers.
 
Junior, Cadette, and Senior Girl Scout Girls Care awards - projects which can lead to Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards.
 
Contact Jan Spurlin for Interest Patches for Cadettes and Seniors
 
 
Leadership Development Pin for a Leader or Co-Leader
 
This pin is earned when a Leader does what a normal leader does!
Have you done the following:
 
-  Registered as adult Girl Scout - and listed as the 01 or 02 for the troop (if you are the leader or co-leader you did this)
-  Completed the basic training:
New Leader Training  AND
Daisy Leader Training OR
              Brownie Leader Training OR
              Junior Leader Training OR
              11-17 Leader Training
-  Completed (or had someone in the troop complete) the following training:
First Aid and CPR
Troop Camping Basics
-  Attended 2 Girl Scout meetings beyond your regular troop meetings.  Examples include:
Service Unit Meetings
Troop Special Ceremonies
Mother/Daughter event
             
Contact the Recognitions Chairperson for more information or to update our records of classes you have taken.
 
Visit our Resource Center link for leader material.  Download the latest Check It Out pdf file to see what materials are available!
It's a large file. 
Give it a few minutes to download!
 
Did you know???
To sponsor a Service Unit Event (such as Try-It Day, International Day, Mother / Daughter banquet) an adult sponsoring your event MUST have training in "Planning Events Beyond Your Troop."
Good new!  It's now on-line!  Read on...
 
On-Line Training
Don't have time / ability to attend all the training you'd like to have?  These courses are available on-line:
Learning While Serving
Money Management
New Leader Training
Planning Events Beyond Your Troop
Trip and Travel
 
Registration
Please pick up your registration forms or contact the Registration Chairperson.
 
Click here for the registration instructions.
 
You must have a Membership Dues Summary accompanying any registration forms that you need to submit. Please turn in two copies of each form – either the white and yellow copies of the carbon-less duplicate form, or a photocopy of the printed form. You need one check payable to “Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta” for the $12 registration fee, and a separate check payable to “Norcross Service Unit” for the $4 dues. One check per troop is preferred for the Service Unit dues. Additional registration forms and a drop box are available at the Registrar’s home, or at the next Service Unit meeting.