NEWSLETTER #1 - 16SEP09

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We would like to WELCOME all new and returning Guides and their families! There are a few changes for this year, but we hope everyone has just as much fun as last year!

FORMS etc.
FORMS: If your daughter was in Guiding in this District last year you will just need to check over and sign the A5-R, and do a new Health Form.
If your daughter is new to Guiding OR this District, you will need to complete a Form A5, IR1 (Image Release) and a Health Form. Some time in the next few weeks we will have every girl complete a Code of Conduct form at a meeting and have parents sign after.
The Registration Fee for our District this year is $65. If possible we prefer cheques, but we do accept cash.
UNIFORM
Girls should be in uniform unless we advise it is a ‘no uniform’ meeting. Footwear should be runners or similar. Girls should always come prepared to spend all or part of the meeting outside (jacket, pants etc).
PARENT MEETING
There will be a PARENT MEETING next Tuesday, September 29th, shortly after 6:30, inside meeting place. We will hope for good weather so the girls and a leader can be outside during the meeting. It is very important that at least one parent for each Guide attend this meeting. We will be discussing cookies, expectations, programme, plans, dues, leaders, etc.
COOKIES
Our Fall Mint Cookies have arrived. We have a small number of girls so far, but still have 30 case to sell. At Guide age it is expected that each girl will sell TWO CASES of cookies on her own. The remainder of the cookies will either be sold when we go door-to-door during one or two meetings OR by Guides/parents who want to sell more cookies. Cookies are still $4/box or $48 a case. Parents who would like to pay us right away (cheque or cash) for the two cases of cookies are very welcome to do so. Other parents will ‘sign out’ the cookies and pay as soon as they are sold.
COMMUNICATION
We will keep parents advised of what we are doing in Guides and what our plans are. To save on paper and to ensure everyone gets Newsletters on time we would like to send them out by email. At the Parent Meeting we will get every family’s email address.
Also, both parents and girls are free to contact leaders by whenever you have a question or concern.
Please make sure that we always have your correct phone numbers (home & cell) so if we need to contact you if there is a change/cancellation of a meeting, or a problem with your daughter we can do so.
LEADERS
Right now we have 3 adult Leaders and 1 Jr Leader. However we are actively looking for more Leaders, for two main reasons: it is very likely that all of the current leaders will need to miss meetings either occasionally or frequently, and we need more leaders before we can recruit more girls. If you know of anyone who might be interested in being a Leader, or YOU might be, please tell one of us asap!

Thanks and we look forward to seeing parents for the PARENT MEETING September 29th!!

Your daughter’s Guiders: (NAMES WILL NOT BE ON BLOG)