More World Thinking Day Info

Just a reminder...
World Thinking Day will be this Saturday February 26th from 10am untill noon.

Directions have been emailed to each girls parent but if you need further information please contact Andrea or myself.

Be sure the girls bring lots of quarters to purchase food samples and swaps and a bag to carry the swaps that they purchase.

For our costumes we will wear black shirts and black pants with a scart covering our hair to simulate an Abayah (the traditional dress of most Muslim Women). If you don't have black any dark solid color will do. Also please remember to bring your Girl Scout vests.

Schedule of Activities:
  9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Set up booths
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony (procession of countries, Pledge/Promise, Troop 351 to sing "This Land is Your Land")
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Visit booths
11:30 - 12:00 p.m. Quiz followed by Closing

If anyone has any questions please let me know.

2/21/10 Meeting Recap: Encmapment, Thinking Day and more!

Encampment info:
Your Encampment theme votes helped choose this years theme! Our Annaual Encampment will be held April 5-17th at Camp Dorothy Thomas. As always we will camp for the weekend with other troops in our service unit. The online votes to choose our encampment theme have been tallyed and the winner is "Camp Rock". "Tropical Luah" was a close second.

With Camp Rock in mind the contest to design this year's Encampment T-shirt is now open.
 Instructions for how to enter drawings is given at the link:

http://rainbow.yaacotu.com/wprain/

The cost of Encampment should be somewhere in the range of $20 to $30 per girl and will go up based on amount of time staying.  The cost will include all meals, activities, T-shirt and patch.  There will be choice of Fri.-Sun., Sat. day only or day and evening only, and Sat.-Sun.  Activities planned as of now are swimming, archery, dance lessons/freeze dance, and a craft, with 1 additional activity yet to be determined (ideas are welcomeJ).  There will be a campfire (conditions allowing) and talent show Saturday evening.  I will have all date combinations with pricing after the leader meeting on Feb. 28th. 

World Thinking Day info:

World Thinking Day is February 26th 10:00am to 12:00pm at IDS. Our chosen country is Iraq. With all the media coverage of the war I think our girls were surprised to learn of the simple lives and rich culture most Iraqi famalies have. For our costumes we will wear black shirts and black pants with a scart covering our hair to simulate an Abayah (the traditional dress of most Muslim Women). If you don't have black any dark solid color will do. Also please remember to bring your Girl Scout vests. Also each girl who wanted a speaking part in the Thinking Day Skit has been given one. It us up to each girl to memorize her lines and to bring any props that she may need. If any girl can not make it on Saturday please let us know as soon as possible so we can make arrangements to fill her spot.

Other News:
Welcome to our newest troop member Jolie! She is 10 years old and in 5th grade and has made it just in time to have a part in our World Thinking Day Skit/

And just a reminder that our troop has Dues of $2.00 for each meeting. This helps cover costs of supplies and trips. If you are behind on Dues or would like to pay for meetings in advance please see Andrea at the next meeting.