[Grovenet] Girl Scouts in our area needs leaders

[Steele, Mike]

Marian...I have forwarded this to Ellen Hastay, the Director here of
PU's Humanitarian Center...we do give college credit for those who want
it for serving in various volunteer capacities such as this.

--Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com] On
Behalf Of Marian Cakarnis
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 9:02 AM
To: 'Forest Grove local interests list'
Subject: [Grovenet] Girl Scouts in our area needs leaders

Forest Grove has interested girls and not enough Girl Scout Leaders!

 

As a busy mom and one of the Girl Scout leaders of my daughter's troop,
I am
always finding girls that want to be part of a Girl Scout Troop.  The
problem is: many Mom's are too busy to take on one more project.  The
Girl
Scouts are a great organization that helps girls develop courage,
confidence, and character.  I thought maybe we could find women who
might be
interested in becoming leaders that don't necessarily have a school age
daughter.  

 

Are there any Pacific students that might be interested in leading a
troop?
What about some empty-nesters?  Girl Scout experience is not required.
Before becoming a leader, my only involvement was buying cookies from my
co-workers.  The Girl Scout organization has training classes available
and
the other leaders in our area are very helpful.

 

Some information that might be helpful:

*        A Girl Scout belongs to a 'Troop', which is part of a 'Girl
Scout
Neighborhood', which is part of a 'Girl Scout Council'.  For example, I
am a
leader for troop #1050, which is part of the 'Sunset West Neighborhood'
(primarily Forest Grove, Banks, Cornelius), which is part of the
'Columbia
River Council'.

*        Annual membership is $10.00.  Each troop determines how to pay
for
various program activities.  

*        A minimum of two leaders are needed for each troop.  All
leaders
must complete training, background checks, etc. 

*        Troop size is determined by the troop leaders following Girl
Scout
safety guidelines.  In my (short) experience, five to ten girls in a
troop
would be a nice size.

*        Each troop determines the activities they want to participate
in.
and how often to meet.  Some troops meet weekly, while others meet once
per
month.

*        Neighborhood meetings for Leaders meet once per month at the
UCC
church in FG.

*        The Girl Scouts seek to achieve a membership that is reflective
of
the full diversity of the population, to eliminate racism and to
initiate
effective interaction among diverse groups.  (This is from the Council
website and a statement that should be supported by all leaders).

 

For more information, visit the Columbia River Council website:
http://www.girlscoutscrc.org/

 

Or, contact me and I will forward your information to our 'Neighborhood"
Chairperson.

 

Marian Cakarnis

 

 

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