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We are off until August!
Girl Scouts Troop 10417 is teaming with Goodwill for a Doantion Drop-off day.
Saturday, June 30th
9am - 3pm
Pear Tree Shopping Center
Corner Orchard and Perkins
We are able to accept household items, as well as e-Waste! See our LINK for more details.
550 Club Events
Scuba for older girls May 12th
100th Anniversary t-shirts & hoodie
If you have event questions around our council area. Please email Barb Herrera she will be glad to help you in any way she can.
Has your troop done any of the above this year? If so, you will want to present them with these one of a kind patches! I have created a PDF so you can track their progress. At the bottom of the flyer is the link to order them.
Order your patches here LINK (scroll down on the link page)
Patches are available in all GSNorCal stores ($1.50 each).
Rockers are only available online ($.99 each)
10. There is not just one way of doing things. Your way is just great. There are no Girl Scout Police. You don't need to be a great outdoorswoman or a life-long Girl Scout to be an effective Girl Scout Leader. (But if you know somebody like that, don't forget to use their expertise to help you along the way !)
9. Being a Girl Scout Leader is not a competitive sport. If you hear of something neat that another troop is doing, the appropriate response is not to feel inferior. It is to think of all the great things your troop is doing, too, and to file that great idea away because maybe you'd like to borrow it for your troop.
8. Network. One part of the Girl Scout Law is to use resources wisely. Don't re-invent the wheel! Talk to other leaders, as well as people involved in other youth organizations and get ideas. Don't hesitate to call team members for advice.
7. Work together, and maybe even plan some joint activities with other troops. Invite some girls from older troops to come help you, especially troops that are getting ready to bridge to the next level.
6. Remember that all those Girl Scout rules and regulations are there to help and protect you, not to be punitive or restrictive. Those rules, along with a little common sense, will keep you out of hot water.
5. Get the girls to be as self-sufficient as possible. Don't do something for them that they could do themselves. Don't automatically jump in and fix everything right away. Ultimately, this will be better for them and better for you. This is an investment you'll make in the earlier years. Some day, you'll sit in a lawn chair while they serve you. I promise.
4. Take the training courses that are offered to you. It's hard to commit to yet another night out, but you'll get some great ideas and meet some really nifty people. In the long run, it'll be a time saver.
3. Attend Leader meetings. Same reasoning as the last one.
2. Delegate. Let the other parents in the troop know that everyone should have a part in the troop. There are lots of jobs to be done, large and small, and to fit every time schedule. Make it clear that you are not baby-sitting.
1. Have fun! Being a Girl Scout Leader is one of the best things you'll ever do for yourself, your daughter, and all of those other girls in the troop. It's not brain surgery or rocket science, but it's just as worthwhile and important.
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