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Communication: The method of communication among the troop will be discussed at the Parent Information Meeting. Keeping up with troop communication is her responsibility and you should not have to remind her.
Costs: There is a $10 annual registration fee for each Girl Scout as well as for each adult volunteer. This money goes directly to Girl Scouts USA and does not stay with the troop, Service Unit 38, or Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County (GSSCC).
For our troop, there is a $30 annual dues collected at the beginning of each school year. This money goes towards badge and patch costs as well as helping to keep down the costs of any field trips.
For field trips, part of the cost of each field trip will be covered by the troop. The scouts will be asked to pay the remaining portion. There is financial aid available from the GSSCC for those who qualify.
GIRL AND FAMILY
Pay for...
...from her personal funds and learns the lesson of self-reliance.
TROOP
Pays for...
...from troop dues, the cookie sale, and approved money earning projects that teach the girls lessons of group responsibility.
SPONSOR
...can help the troop with a troop meeting place, donation of supplies, or donation of services.
Below is some information about the Girl Scout fundraising activities. The links provided will take you the the GSSCC website for additional information on each fundraiser.
Fall Products: The Nuts & Magazines (QSP) program begins in October. QSP is a magazine-ordering program, and is NOT a door-to-door fundraiser. QSP is intended for scouts and their families to order or renew magazines they would normally get. The local Girl Scouts receive approximately 40% of total sales. Our troop can earn from 10 - 20% of their total sales, which go directly to the troop treasury to pay for the many activities we do.
Spring Products: The most famous fund-raiser in Girl Scouting is Cookies. Scouts take orders in January, make deliveries in February, and do booth sales in March of each year. This is our major fund-raising source.
Girl Scouts is run almost entirely by volunteers, and we can't do it without your help. Therefore, adult participation is mandatory for each family. At least one adult from each family must be Volunteer approved. The majority of positions require a three step process: Volunteer Application, Girl Scout Registration, and Fingerprinting.
Troop Volunteer Positions
Troop
Leader:
Keeps troop records
Works with
co-leader(s) and girls to plan meetings
Attends troop
and Service Unit meetings
May attend
special events and field trips
Troop Co-Leader:
Works with leader and girls
Attends troop
meetings
May attend
Service Unit meetings, special events, and field trips
Fall
Product Chair:
Coordinates troop participation in the Fall Product Sale drive
Attends
service unit training for the job
Is
responsible to service unit fall product sale manager
Cookie Chair:
Coordinates the troop's participation in the annual Cookie Sale
Attends
Council training for preparation of the job
Is responsible to the service unit
cookie manager
Treasurer:
Gives guidance with regard to
troop financial affairs such as product sales and money-earning activities
Assists troop treasurer (girl) in keeping accounts and making financial reports.
(See Council Policies and Operational
Procedures GSSJC F-433 and Safety-Wise.)
CPR/First Aider:
Takes appropriate Red Cross first aid training and accompanies troop where First
Aider is required.
(See Council
Policies and Operational Procedures GSSJC F-433 and Safety-Wise.)
Telephone
Chair:
Contacts
girls or parents as needed for meeting cancellations, later or
earlier than expected arrival
Can form a
committee of parents to help.
Transportation Chair:
Responsible
for securing transportation for the troop to take trips, camping,
service projects, etc.
(See Safety-Wise,
and Council Policies and
Operational Procedures F-433.)
This person is
not responsible for driving each time the
girls need transportation.
Driver/Chaperone:
Parents willing
to drive Girl Scouts
May need to
complete a DMV
Records Authorization Report so GSSCC can check their driving record.
Badge or
Interest Project Chair:
Assists girls in planning and
tracking badge/interest project activities
Coordinates
workshops, speakers, trips to help girls complete badges/interest projects
Badge Instructors:
Parents with
expertise in a specific badge area who could teach it
Parents who
can help provide
equipment/supplies we need for the activities
(sewing, animal care, dance,
outdoor skills, plants, etc.)
Service Project
Coordinator:
Helps leaders and girls plan and complete service projects
Camping Chair:
Takes Council-provided outdoor training as appropriate
for the troop level
Assists
leaders in preparing the troop for a camp experience
Goes camping
with the troop
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