Monarch Service Unit
What's
New?
September, 2009
Meeting
News:
* The next leaders'
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27th from 7:00 - 8:30 (approx) at Cedar Park
United Methodist Church located at 600 W. Park Street (between Lakeline Blvd &
Hwy 183).
*
8/25/09
.... We opened our meeting with the pledge of allegiance and by
making "Rain".
*
9/27/09 ...
The annual Girl Scout Rally was a huge success! This year we
collected over 178 cans of food, a huge box of dried food, and over $40 in
cash benefitting HCCM. We will had Try-it stations, Bingo, Cookie
decorating, games and more. We had a wonderful
turnout! Thank you for all of your help and participation.
Check out pictures from our event at our Picture of
the Month
!
* Mandatory Cookie Training on October 6th from
7-8:30pm at the Express Auto Body in Georgetown. Please note it is
the same evening at our Fuddruckers FOGS fundraiser
* FOGS
fundraisers!! Please volunteer if you are able to help run concessions at
the UT Football Game on November 7th, we need at least 30 to
sign up. (Times will be announced the
week of the game.) We also have a fundraiser at Fuddruckers (Lakeline)
on October 6th. Please contact Bobbe if you have any questions.
* Thinking Day will be held
February 20th at the Leander VFW Hall on FM2243. Please contact
Bobbe Walker or Melissa Valle for more information. We randomly
picked countries at the September meeting.
* Leader/Daughter Campout is
slated for January 8 - 10th. Please contact Lisa Benick at LBENICK@dot.state.tx.us if you
would like to help plan this event.
* Special thanks goes out to
Melissa McElroy for volunteering for Rutledge Elementary
coordinator!
* Miss Innes from the Lakeline service
unit came and presented her Silver Award. She is handing out tags
for any girls that want to help water local trees during the
drought. Please contact Alison if you have any further
questions.
* Trainings are
available through the Lakeline service unit during the months of September
and October. If you are needing training please contact Alison for
more information.
* Sandy has again stepped up to be
Service Unit Treasurer. Thank you, Sandy. And,
all leaders, please check your statements! Please email
Sandy Lanzoni
if you have any problems with setting up
or maintaining your bank account, and please make sure
she has the appropriate information.
* Update on
Shannon Robinson: She is receiving her bone marrow transplant on
Friday, August 28th in San Antonio. We are taking a collection as a
service unit to help pay for gas. Also, her birthday is September
6th if you'd like to send a card I will post her address
soon.
* A big thank you to Kathleen Marino for being
our service unit cookie coordinator two years in a row!! Cookie
training information coming in September. For any further
information please contact monarchcookies@live.com
* Maureen Bender is
in charge of the service unit campout
in the
spring.
*
Jeanette Whitehead gave us information about Texas Parks & Wildlife's
Camping Training. Please see the Texas Wildlife website for more
information.
* Laura Ellis & Dianne Szabo
are in charge of the Sweethearts
Dance
this year and has many new ideas in store for
us!
* Jennifer Young is looking for
volunteers to help with the Storybook Trains! This is a fun service
opportunity for Cadettes and Seniors. Please contact Jennifer
if you are interested.
* Bobbe Walker & Melissa Valle
are working on Thinking Day in February. More details to come.
* Fall Products are starting
soon. Sales will be October 1st - 10th, and training will be
following meeting on September 22nd.
* Carmen
Tucker is our new MDE. Please contact her through
council.
* Make sure Alison has
your current phone number for Calling Post calls.
* Is anyone interested in
putting together a party for Juliette Low's birthday (October 31st) or an
even at the Twin Lakes YMCA Park?
* Please make sure you have
updated your OCC, TCC, or CCC (formerly BOOT, SCOOT, &
BOOGIE) dates with the service unit. This will help with
Service Unit as well as Possibilities activities.
Ongoing projects and
news:
* Lots of EDGE programs available at council. If you
are interested, you can contact council.
* There are always huge volunteer
opportunities at the Williamson County Animal Shelter. For more
information, contact www.wilcopets.org
.
* Renee is organizing an informative folder
(which will be online before September) about Scout houses. If you
have any positive experiences, or ideas to share please let Renee
know!
* Please check out our new page to honor girls who
have earned Bronze, Silver, and Gold
awards.
Girl Scout Awards Honor
Roll
* Our MDE is Carmen Tucker and her email
address is: carment@gsctx.org
if you have any questions. * Any leader needing Cadette
training, please contact
Alison Webre, and we can hopefully arrange it.
* Volunteer orientation is now availableonline! And, soon many other trainings will be
available online as well. We'll keep you posted.
* Shannon Robinson is interested in any
photos of service unit events. If you have any to share with her,
please contact her at
shanrobin@austin.rr.com
.
* Our 2009-2010 leader's meetings have a
home! We will meet at Cedar Park United Methodist Church located at 600 W.
Park Street (between Lakeline Blvd & Hwy 183).
We look
forward to seeing you at our Service Unit activity and our next Service
Unit meeting. SERVICE UNIT
CALENDAR September 27th GS Rally @
Leander Presbyterian Church 1-4pm October 1st Product sales
begin October 6th Cookie Training @
Express Auto Body 7-8:30pm October 6th FOGS Fundraiser @
Lakeline Fuddruckers October 11th Product Sales
Ends October 14th Product Sales
Troop Orders Due October 17th Leadership
Trainings @ Leander Methodist Church 10-2pm October 27th Leader Meeting @
Cedar Park Methodist Church 7-8pm November 17th Leader Meeting @
Cedar Park Methodist Church 7-8pm November 23rd Troop Final
Product Sales Report due to SU - Terry Salazar November 23rd Initial Troop
Cookie Orders Due December 15th Leader Meeting @
Cedar Park Methodist Church 7-8pm (Ornament exchange &
Potluck) January 4 - 15th Cookie
delivery to troops January 8 - 10th
Leader/Daughter
campout | 
