Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try:
To serve God* and my country,
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Fw: COOKIE SALE ANNOUNCEMENT!

End of cookie sale date extended to 3/21! 

We have 1 booth sale scheduled for 3/6 after the musical at North.  We need parent volunteers to set up.  If you would like to attend the musical it is $7 for adults.  Free for all our troop members.  We need a head count by Wednesday.  We will meet at Mitch Park at 1PM weather permitting.  Otherwise we will announce an alternate meeting spot. 
This fun event includes for each girl: Lunch, Musical "Singing in the Rain", a snack at intermission and booth sale immediately following show.  Parents do not have to attend, but are welcome to come with us.  It is $7 per adult and $5 per tag-a-long.  After we receive head count by Wednesday 3/3 we may have extra seats available and can invite friends that would like to be Junior Girl Scouts with us!
Please let me know if you have any questions.

If you any ideas for booth sales over the next few weeks - please let us know.  Lets get these cookies sold!

Thanks & Happy Scouting
 
Amy Akin
"Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do. Or, Do without."
Junior GS Troop # 840
Akin Adventure



We have listened to ALL of you who have contacted us regarding the inclement weather we've been experiencing.  Please see attachment for IMPORTANT cookie information.  It will also be posted on our website in the Cookies and More tab.

The Product Sales Team


Sunday, February 14, 2010

Fw: Initial Order T-Shirt Deadline Extended

Yeah!!!!  See notice below.  Please plan to turn in to Ruth as much of the money as you can from the cookies you have sold by this Thursday and then again the following week to qualify for the 250 sold t-shirt.
 
Amy Akin
"Use it up. Wear it out. Make it do. Or, Do without."
Junior GS Troop # 840
Akin Adventure



Good news!

Because of the recent rounds of bad weather, the February 19 t-shirt deadline has been extended to Feb. 26. 

Bundle up and have fun!

The Product Sales Team
Barbara Mitchell
Jaci Standridge
Ann Matheny


Saturday, February 6, 2010

Up-Coming Dates

Please keep these upcoming dates in mind:

February 20 - World Thinking Day  10AM - 12PM
February 20 - BOOTH SALES START - if you have somewhere in mind for a booth sale, let us know!!
February 23 - Moving Meeting at Akin House 4-5PM (we will pick from school like normal, parents pickup from house at 5PM)
February 25 - No Meeting
March 4 - No Meeting on Calendar
March 6 - Edmond North Musical "Singing in the Rain" 2PM Cookie Booth Sale immediately following (Parent volunteers needed for set up)

Please check the calendar on the blog for your snack date.  NO reminder emails are being sent.

 


Wednesday, January 27, 2010

To be on the safe side . . . .

Looks like the weather will take a turn for the worse mid-day tomorrow, so rather and just wait and see; We will NOT have Girl Scouts tomorrow, Thursday, Jan 28.  Please plan to have your GS go home normally tomorrow. 
Please let us know that you got this message.


Troop #840

Monday, January 25, 2010

Thinking Day Event

globe thinking day

Save the Date for World Thinking Day 2010: February 20th, 2010

When:  Saturday February 20, 2010, 10:00AM-1:00PM

Where:  Frederick Douglass High School- 900 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK

2010 Theme: Together we can end extreme poverty and hunger! 

Come and celebrate the 100th birthday of Girl Guides! You will learn the history of WAGGS and experience different cultures from all around the world. More details to follow.  We will meet and go to the event together.  We are registered for all girls and 2 adult mentors.

 

 
 

Monday, January 18, 2010

Saturday, January 23 and Cookie Sales


We are all excited about cookie sales for 2010! We will discover how we are inspired by others and in turn inspire others. We have begun our troop goal setting for this selling season and will continue this Thursday. Our troop goal is to sell 1,800 boxes! We will set our service project goal and fun/learning goal this week.
Take a minute and look at the Family Support for Selling page.

Pack 90's Annual Pinewood Derby begins at 9AM at CrossTimbers in the cafeteria. This is NOT a booth sale. No booth sales can happen before February 12. We will sell cookies as individuals at this event. If you would like to come, please let me know and I can get you the details.
Thanks and Happy Cookie Time!


Monday, January 4, 2010

Snacks for rest of School year



Happy New Year Juniors!
Be sure to check the troop calendar/agenda on the blog for your snack date.
For this week - be sure to bring your handbook and journey book.
Remember current patrol leaders, if you can not be at a meeting, it is your responsibility to find someone to do your duty.
See you Thursday!


Monday, December 7, 2009

Here We Go A'Caroling

Please plan to join other Crosstimbers Girl Scout troops to carol to the Crosstimbers teachers and staff on Tuesday, December 8 after school. Please plan to bring about 1 - 2 dozen cookies to share with the teachers and enjoy after the caroling is over. We will be done around 4:45.
Merry Christmas!

Service Project 2009

Service Project: Sack Lunches
Status: Complete
Rate: Great Success
Number made: 342
Comment: WOW!! Great Job!

We would like to thank our partners, donors and many helpers!

Our Partners

First United Methodist Church of Edmond's Children

Donors & Helpers

Homeland - Bryant & Danforth
Sam's Club - Penn & KTP
Crest - 15th & Santa Fe
Mrs Hale's Pre-K - Centennial
Marie Gately & Hugh Piatt
Rose Mary Black
Andrea Altendorf
Ooten Family
Woods Family
Burton Family
Boyer Family
McAdoo Family
and all of the Families that came to help make and distribute the lunches

Monday, November 9, 2009

Sack Lunch Mission 2009

November is "Service Month" and Junior Girl Scout Troop #840 along with the children of First United Methodist Church of Edmond will be making 300 Sack Lunches to feed some of the homeless of Oklahoma City on November 14. We will meet in the Christian Activity Center of FUMC on November 14 at 9:30 AM and plan to leave with all 300 lunches by about 11AM to deliver them.

Our troop is on a Journey to become Agents of Change and make a Difference in our World. We discovered that there is an on-going need in the community to help feed others. Our troop made 120 sack lunches last year and this year have invited the children of First United Methodist Church to join in this mission and make 300 Sack Lunches this year. The troop voted to make the lunches much like last year and include a sandwich, drink, piece of fruit, bag of pretzals and piece of candy. They younger children joining our mission will help by decorating the brown bags that the lunches will go into. We will be delivering them to either the Jesus House or Grace Rescue Mission in Oklahoma City. We have set a goal of making at least 300 Sack Lunches this year.
We are a Girl Scout Troop of 8 4th grade girls, from 2 different elementary schools in Edmond, OK and will be joined by the children of FUMC of Edmond.


We will be collecting donation for the lunches through this week and make the lunches on Saturday to be delivered for lunch the same day. We need bread, meat, drinks, sandwich bags, brown bags, boxes for delivery, pretzals, fruit and sweet treats (any Halloween Candy that you would like to donate) to include in the bag lunches.

If you have any questions or would like to donate, please contact Amy Akin, Junior Girl Scout Troop Leader at:
theakins@sbcglobal.net.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Power Log & HerStory Trading Cards




I hope you are all finding your "moxie" while you are discovering your Power of One while completing your Power Log (pg 15) Think about all of the skills that you use everyday! You are quite powerful and keeping track of the things you do will help you see just how powerful you can be!

Also, don't forget about your HerStory Trading Cards. Try to complete at least the 6 that we discussed last week:
Yourself
Juliette Low
Someone you know
role model alive
role model no longer alive
free choice
If you are having some trouble thinking of who to make cards of, take a look in your Agent book on pages 18 & 19. Or National Women's Hall of Fame has a really good list of women in US history.