Cookie Orders and Monies

If you have more cookie orders submit them to me via email on or before Saturday, February 28th. Please begin turning in money at our Thursday troop meetings. We need a minimum of 50% of our initial orders paid for by March 12th.

Our next cookie booth will be on March 7th at 8:00 a.m. until noon at Bentonville Supercenter on the home side. 

Please note: We were notified the Service Unit encampment for May 15th has been postponed. We will update you when we know the new date for this event. 

Cookie Booths and Camping

This year we will be doing THREE cookie booths for the 2015 Cookie Season!!!! 

• Saturday, February 21st 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Allen's in Bella Vista. 
• Saturday, March 7th 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - home side of Bentonville Wal-Mart Super-center
• Sunday, March 15th 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - food side of Bentonville Wal-Mart Super-center

I will be sending out a link to sign up for time slots for our upcoming booth sales so be looking for that. 

We have the opportunity to bling our booth, and if there is a mother/daughter team who would like to take this on and help the larger troop assist in this project please let us know! 

We have a whole bunch of camping going on this year!!!!

• Friday, February 27th 6:00 p.m. - Saturday, February 28th 3:00 p.m. at our regular meeting location
• Friday, April 24th 6:00 p.m. - Sunday, April 26th 3:00 p.m. at Camp NOARK
• Friday, May 15th - Sunday, May 17th Service Unit Encampment at Camp NOARK  **postponed**
• June, 5th - Sunday June, 7th Just Us Girls Camp Crossed Arrows 

For our next meeting each girl should come with a menu idea they would use if they were in charge of all the camp meal planning. We will use these ideas to talk about meal planning, budgeting, and get our menu ready for our camp in. 

I also have a packing list we will be using to plan what to pack for camp and we will use this with the girls to discuss what to pack for Girl Scout Camp. Kelly and I encourage you to allow your girl to pack for herself and run through the list with her so she knows what she is bringing, where it is, and how to pack it. 

During the camp in for February if you have a Brownie, you have attended a camp in with them already, THEY are comfortable with being on their own, and YOU are comfortable letting them please feel free to let your daughter attend on her own. However, if you have not attended a camp-in with Kelly and myself you must attend ONE with your Brownie before she can come alone. Should an unattended Brownie become inconsolable we will be calling you to come pick her up, and she will not be allowed to come back for the following day's activities. 

We will meet this week!!!

Hey just want to put this out there, I know R.E. Baker is on February intercession, and many girl who attend there may be out of pocket this week. However, those of you who are in town should come join us for our troop meeting this Thursday. We will be discussing our up coming camp in events, cookie booths, and having fun.

Last but not least, WAY TO GO TROOP 5855!!!! You ladies rocked World Thinking Day!!!!

-Carlee

Update for World Thinking Day Preparation

We will be meeting this Thursday at our normal location and time. This week we will be working on coordinating our presentation/cheer for WTD.

Once again, the girls turned out and made wonderful progress on our World Thinking Day booth. Our service unit has their World Thinking Day Saturday, February 7th at 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Don't forget 2 rolls of dimes and Chastity suggested bringing a small coin purse with the coins already unrolled. 

Please go ahead and begin/continue to practice the following cheer/presentation with your girls.

"We are troop 5855 and Girl Scout in the USA are...

G-giving back
I-independent
R-respectful and resourceful
L-leading and learning

S-supportive
C-community
O-overcoming obstacles
U-useful
T-teamwork
S-SELLING COOKIES" (get really loud on this last line)

All girls attending the WTD event will have a part and are asked to remain for the entirety of the event. Even if your girl won't attend WTD please have them practice the cheer and be ready to participate with the group on Thursday.

I have the following people registered for WTD. Please let me know ASAP if you won't be attending or if you aren't on the list and intend to be there. Only registered scouts, scout parents, and volunteers may enter the event. If you are not registered you will not be allowed entry. This is to ensure security during the event and isn't intended to offend anyone.

Marissa -- Kelly I.
Clara and Ella -- Carlee
Emerald -- Ginger
Delilah -- Sara
Caroline -- Coleen
Madeline and Emily -- Tara
Lauren P. -- Ashley
Cadey -- Lisa
Lauren L -- Denise
Audrey -- Kim
Eve -- Kelly S.