Troop Meeting #4 Summary -- 11/10/08

During today's meeting, after snack, the troop went into its Brownie Circle.
Tovah read the Promise and Erin read the the Girl Scout Law.
Then, we told the Brownies that at the end of the meeting we would pass out participation patches (back of the vest). Every girl earned at least one patch (Investiture patch pictured) but some earned as many as 4 patches. (see previous post for more details about the participation patches.)
We also announced that the Troop earned more than $130 from its magazine & candy/nut sales this fall. Seven girls participated in the fundraiser. The candy & nuts are due to arrive later this week or early next week. Worst case, the candy & nuts will be distributed at our next Brownie meeting on Monday, Nov. 24th. (We anticipate the participation patches & incentives will be available at that time too.)
While in the Brownie Circle, the girls talked about their family heritage. Each girl talked about where their mother, father, and or grandparents' ancestors were from. The girls also showed a heritage item (jewelry, clothing, doll, etc) to the Troop.
As the girls were very excited about this part of the All in the Family Try-It, we did not have time to work a lot on their calendar arts & crafts project. The girls will complete the project at the next meeting on Nov. 24th. (During the next 2 weeks, feel free to find and send to the meeting additional cutable photos of family members so the girls can use then with their birthday calendar project.) The birthday list and photos the girls did bring in we saved in their orange folders.
NOTE: The Grandma & Me Participating Patch work is not due until the first meeting in December. Remember this is an optional patch for your daughter to earn. The girls will be discussing what they learned about their grandmas at that December meeting.
Directions and information on the patch work was posted earlier on this Web site.
The patch can be completed even if a Brownie does not have a living grandmother or if the living grandmother lives far away.
If you have any questions, or if your daughter has any questions, please e-mail one of the leaders.