Service Unit Meeting

Reminder: we have a Service Unit Meeting THIS MONDAY - December 17th at 7:00 pm at St John Parish.

• Training will be provided by Kerri Constant from GSEM
• Information about the upcoming Karaoke night fundraiser will be discussed
• Cookies and COOKIE BOOTH info will be discussed

ANYONE who is interested in contributing ideas and/or helping out is encouraged to attend. It's great to have such an active, involved service unit. Thank you!

Minutes have been posted from November 2012 Service Unit Meeting.  Past Meeting Minutes are posted under "Service Unit Meetings" Tab.

Thank you

EB Service Unit

Service Project Opportunity

Council on Aging

Christmas Party

Are your girls looking for a community service project?

The COA’s annual Christmas Party is

December 20^th

Brownie Troop #65060 is looking for some help with the following:

·       20 centerpieces

·       200 placemats

·       Raffle Dinner baskets

If you can assist, please contact Brenda Conca at b.pconca@comcast.net

She has reserved the community room at the library on Monday, Dec 17^th from 5-7 pm to drop off any donations.

Service Unit Minutes

The minutes for the service unit Meeting for October are posted here.  

Previous months minutes can be found under the Service Unit Tab on top of web page.    

Family Information Night

Is your daughter new to Girl Scouts?

Please join us for our "Family Information Night"

• at St John's church on Thursday, October 18th at 7:30.
• We will have representatives here from Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass and from our own local Service Unit
• You'll learn a more about all the opportunities available to your daughter as a Scout
• Your daughter does not need to attend this meeting

Girl Scout Events

September meeting minutes have been posted : September 2012

(all previous meeting minutes can be viewed from the Service Unit Meetings Tab at the top of page)

Some deadlines and events to take notice of:

1. The Grinch - money due today, Oct. 1st to troop leaders if interested.  (see previous post for more information). 
2. Me and My Gal Brunch - money due Oct. 8.  (see minutes above for more information)
3. Veteran Day Parade - Sunday, November 11, 2012 in East Bridgewater.

The Grinch

Join your fellow

East Bridgewater Girl Scouts on

Sunday, November 25 at 4:00pm at

The Wang Center in Boston
to see THE GRINCH

The East Bridgewater Girl Scouts receive at 20% discount on tickets. We will be sitting in the Balcony. The tickets are $20.00 each. You can bring friends or family to enjoy this event with us.

Please enclose a check made payable to: East Bridgewater Service Unit and give to your troop leader.

Per the Citi for Performing Arts:  A 10% deposit is required with in the first 10 days of placing an order. One month prior to the performance, a final ticket count is needed along with full payment. Once payment is received in full, tickets are mailed.

The deposit is due to troop leaders by October 1^st and the final payment is due to troop leaders by October 25.

Please understand that you are committing to the number of tickets you order.  If you cannot attend for any reason you will still need to pay the balance or find someone to replace you. The Service Unit does not have the funds to cover ticket orders.

download form or print:

Name: _________________________________

Troop Number: _______________________________

Phone number: ___________________________________

Number of tickets @ $20.00 each __________________________

Enclosed is a 10% deposit made payable to the East Bridgewater Service Unit. We cannot honor any tickets orders without the deposit.

Example: 5 tickets at $20= $100. A deposit of $10 is due.

Payment and order must be received by October 1^st.

Questions: Nancy Smith @ 508-378-4290 or nhenn71@hotmail.com

Sauchuk Farm Corn Maze

Sauchuk Farm Corn Maze

Let’s Kick the Year off Together!

Friday, September 21, 2012

The Corn Maze will be from 11:00-2:30 at Sauchuk Farm in Plympton, MA at 200 Center Street.   

This event is exclusively open to East Bridgewater students and family members thanks to the East Bridgewater Girl Scouts.

The cost is $8.95 and includes the maze, all the activities, a sugar pumpkin and use of the tent area for your bring your own picnic lunches.

Snacks, apples, popcorn, water and soft drinks will be on sale

The East Bridgewater Girl Scout Service Unit will have registration materials available for those that would like to join Girl Scouts. We will also have highlights of the wonderful events your girls may enjoy in the coming year.

A special patch will be available for $1.00 for any interested scouts

Town Encampment/Camporee

In June, the Girl Scout Troops of East Bridgewater got together for a Town Encampment. Everyone had fun playing games and learning new camping skills. More pictures are posted under Recent Events Tab of the website.
 

 

 

 

Game Carnival

 

 GAME CARNIVAL

Sponsored by Junior Girl Scout Troop 80597

Where:        East Bridgewater Common

When:        Sunday, May 6, 2012

Time:        12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 
(Suggested)
Price of Admission:    5 items to the East Bridgewater Food Pantry per child

 

Entertainment / Activities for the day: 

• DJ (music and fun) By Mr. Bob Condon, bob.condon@comcast.net; 508-690-1177
• Moon walk
• Pony Rides 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. – Donated by Wendy Ford of Pony town Ponies 508-378-9696 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pony-Town-Ponies/336734470864

• Mothers Day Craft
• Face Painting 

WIN A PRIZE

• Ring Toss (w/hula hoops)
• Can Toss
  
• Bowling  
  
• Penny Toss 

Suggested item/ideas for food pantry:

• Hygiene Items: Feminine products, hand sanitizer, toothbrushes, soap, shaving items, etc.
• Paper Products: Toilet tissue, paper towels, etc.
  
• Canned Meals: Stews, soups, tuna, ravioli, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, beefaroni, peanut butter, etc.
• Grains: Cereal, rice, pasta, dried beans
• Fruits: Fruit/fruit cups, dried fruit (raisins, plums, cranberries), applesauce, 100% juice and juice boxes
• Canned Vegetables
• Kid-friendly items: Fat-free, sugar free pudding cups, granola bars, popcorn, graham and/or animal crackers
• Baby Products: Diapers, wipes, formula, infant cereal

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US; HELP OUR COMMUNITY!!

Ashley, Carissa, Angie, Abby, Mayah, Emily, Katie, Caitlin, Rachael, Colleen, Erika, Grace

Be Fit With Friends

"Be Fit With Friends"

Health and Fitness Event

Sunday, April 15, 2012

1:00pm – 4:00pm

East Bridgewater Commercial Club

1 Neilson Ave East Bridgewater MA 02333

Kids - $5 / Maximum per family - $10 (Adults are Free)

Get moving with these featured demonstrations:

1:30 pm	Yoga with Jen Harris from Edify Fitness and Nutrition Center
1:45pm	Zumbatomic with Chrissy Colocousis from Zumba Fuzion Studio
2:00pm	Karate with Sensei Erick Gerstel from Mata Karate Martial Arts Training Academy
2:15pm	Fitness with East Bridgewater Old Colony YMCA
2:30pm	Denette Family Chiropractic
2:45pm	Parachute play with Lydia Connelly from Stardust Gym
3:00pm	Fitness with Jen Tully from Cynergy Crossfit

East Bridgewater GIRL SCOUTS Present

“BE FIT WITH FRIENDS”

HEALTH & FITNESS EVENT

Sunday, April 15, 2012

1:00pm – 4:00pm

East Bridgewater Commercial Club

1 Neilson Ave East Bridgewater MA 02333

Kids - $5 / Maximum per family - $10 (Adults are Free)

Join in the fun!

Visit local vendors such as East Bridgewater Dental Center Pediatric Dentistry.

Get moving with demonstrations from Zumba Fuzion Studio, Stardust Gym,

Mata Karate, East Bridgewater Old Colony YMCA and more…

Have fun with hands on activities and craft stations!

**Bring a recycle bag or something to carry your goodies in!Cached

Watch for additional details coming soon on our website 

Introducing our Brand New

East Bridgewater Girl Scout

Advisory Council

Any girls in Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, or Senior Girl Scouts are invited to lend their voice to our East Bridgewater Service Unit.


You will have the opportunity to brainstorm:

• upcoming events
• service projects
• recruiting new scouts
• growing our troops
• And much more

The Advisory Council will meet 4 times over the next year in April and possibly June, September and January. The meetings will include idea sharing and some fun activities like bowling or ice cream sundae parties.

Please contact Nancy Smith at 508-378-4290 or email at nhenn71@hotmail.com.

This is a great way for girls to learn leadership skills.

Let Celebrate Together

100th Girl Scout Anniversary

Help us create a Promise Circle that goes all the way around the Common!

Monday, March 12th at 6:30

East Bridgewater Town Common

Please stop by the Common to recite the Girl Scout Promise with your fellow East Bridgewater Girl Scouts and Scouts around our Council to Commemorate this very special anniversary.

We will also shuffle along together with the Cupid Shuffle.

The girls should come with their uniforms on and bring the entire family!

It won’t take long, maybe 20 minutes or so and parents should stay and join us.

From GS Candy Bar Bingo

We all had a great time at our first Candy Bar Bingo night last Saturday. More pictures are available under the Recent Events tab.

Our next event is the World Thinking Day Celebration, hosted by Girl Scout Junior Troop 81157. Come help us celebrate the traditions and foods of different countries on Friday, February 17th at 6:00 - 7:30, at St. John's Church.

World Thinking Day Celebration

Junior Troop 81157 presents:

A World Thinking Day Celebration

 Friday, February 17^th

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

St John’s Church Basement

  

Established in 1926, World Thinking Day, observed on February 22 of each year, celebrates Girl Scouting’s global sisterhood.  This is a day when all Girl Scouts think of their sister Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world and remember that they are part of an international movement.

Come join our celebration!!

There will be many stations to visit with goodies and crafts to enjoy.

Each station will represent different countries (their foods, traditions, songs, etc.) and this year’s theme.  The theme for World Thinking Day 2012 is girls worldwide say "we can save our planet."  (This theme is based on United Nation's Millennium Development Goal 7 focused on environmental sustainability.) 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Kathy MacDonald.

Family Candy Bar Bingo Night

East Bridgewater Service Unit Presents:

Family Candy Bar Bingo Night

Your entire family and friends are invited to join

the East Bridgewater Girl Scouts

January 28^th at St. John Parish Hall

Admission: A regular size candy bar per bingo card

Doors will open at 6:00 and we hope to kick our first game off at 6:15

Different types of Bingo games will continue until the last candy bar is gone

If you would like more than one bingo card to work with, bring more candy bars!

Example: The Smith family brings 5 people to this event that would like to play Bingo. We would bring 5 regular size candy bars. (not mini and not king size)

In between Bingo games we will have Girl Scout Commercials both from the Girl Scout Council and our Service Unit highlighting upcoming events and opportunities.

Summer Camp, Me and My Guy Dance Tickets, Religious Medals for Girl Scouts, East Bridgewater Girl Advisory Board, East Bridgewater Service Unit Camping, Volunteer Recognition Nominations

Registrations will be available for any friends you bring with you that might like to join Girl Scouts.

In an effort to keep this a free event for families, we will have waters and juices on hand for a small donation. You are welcome to bring your own snacks to enjoy.

Please do not bring snacks or desserts with peanuts or peanut butter. If you choose to bring a candy bar with either ingredient, we will ask the winner to enjoy the candy bar at home.

If you have any questions email: nhenn71@hotmail.com, Nancy Smith.

We are very grateful for St. John’s Parish for allowing the Girl Scouts of East Bridgewater to hold meetings and events in the Hall. A suggested donation of a can good for the food panty would be a nice way to thank them for their generosity. 

Me and My Guy Dance

Senior Troop 75072 presents:

A Night with Someone Sweet

Me and My Guy Dance

Friday, March 9

Dinner: 5:30

Dancing: 6:30-9:00

Ticket: $9.00 per person

East Bridgewater Commercial Club

Our Me and My Guy Dance is a wonderfully popular annual event. Here are some things the Dad’s or Grandfathers, or Uncles should know to help make the night a huge success.

• There is no dress code, but most couples get dressed up. Most Guys leave the jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers home for this evening.
• A lot of Guys add a special touch to the night by giving their dates a corsage. This is optional and only included so that upon arrival a Guy doesn’t hear “Why don’t I have flowers?”
• Doors will open at 5:20
• Dinner Buffet will open at 5:30
• The Dinner Buffet will be replenished with hot food until 6:15
• The Dinner Buffet will be pasta, meatballs, bread and salad
• We will have water, juice boxes, and coffee
• Dessert will be served after dinner is done

Given the overwhelming response to this wonderful event we find it necessary to put tables on the dance floor. If we did not put tables on the dance floor we would have to cap attendance at 180. We had over 220 attend the dance last year. Last year every seat in the hall was needed.

What does this mean?
At 6:25 we will need to remove the tables on the dance floor to get ready for a fun night of dancing and games. This went very smoothly last year and it took only a few minutes. A few couples were a bit surprised to “loose” their table.

It is our hope that the Guy’s will be up dancing and enjoying our great DJ starting at 6:30. Once the dancing starts couples are asked to share tables and make room for someone that may need to take a quick break.

No Girl Scout Activity should create a financial burden on any family. Help is available for any girl that needs help with the tickets or purchasing a special outfit.

Congratulations Kaeleigh Smith!

Kaeleigh Smith is a Senior Girl Scout in Troop 75072 and she represented Girls Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts in Houston at the National Conference. She chose to apply and be interviewed last winter in hopes of being chosen. News arrived in late last spring that she was one of 8 girls chosen to represent our Council.

On November 9th she and the other girls left for Houston.

A note from Kaeleigh Smith:

I was very honored to be chosen to represent the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts at the National Convention. Going to Texas, I didn’t know what to expect. When I arrived I was surrounded by girls who loved Girl Scouts and where just like me from around the country. I was inspired by all of the speakers but I was especially inspired by the Young Women of Distinction. This select group of girls from around the country was honored for their outstanding Gold Awards. Their projects made a big impact on their communities, the recipients and themselves. You can look their speeches up on You Tube. Their stories light a fire in me to be the best I can be.

I highly recommend that you stay with Girl Scouts and take every opportunity you can either with your troop, town or council events. You never know where your Girl Scout experience will lead you to! Maybe all the way to Texas or beyond.

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Girl Scouts Helping Our Community

The Council on Aging asked the Girl Scouts of East Bridgewater to help make their annual Christmas Party a little more special this year.

The following troops put together 33 dinner baskets that were raffled off to the Senior’s in attendance.

Brownie Troop 85116,Cadette Troop 81338,Brownie Troop 80343,Junior Troop 65168,Brownie Troop 80374,Daisy Troop 65063,Junior Troop 81157,Senior Troop 80696,Cadette Troop 81274, Senior Troop 75072, Brownie Troop 80532,Brownie Troop 65061,Cadette Troop 81240,Daisy Troop 65326,Daisy Troop 65060,Junior Troop 80597.

The troops in town also made centerpieces for the tables and Kathy MacDonald’s troop made adorable placemats for them.

From COA holiday dinner 2011

From COA holiday dinner 2011

Girl Scouts Participate in Veteran's Day and Christmas on the Common Parades

Huge thanks to Brenda Armand for heading our Parade Committee. For the second year in a row she has organized our Veteran’s Day and Christmas on The Common floats and marching units.

At each parade we had lots of wonderful smiling girls representing us. For the second year in a row, with gratitude to Brenda, our float placed second in the Christmas on the Common Parade.



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