April 27 2018

Delegate Tips: Q&A

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So say you’re a delegate, and you’re pretty frustrated because you feel like all you do at annual meetings is sit and listen to presentations given by the board and your council leadership.  You have complained many times about the lack of delegate input but to no avail.  Q&A sessions, if you even have one, are short and are cut off due to “running out of time.”  You might even have to submit your questions ahead of time.  How unfair is that?  What if you have a question about one of the presentations?

You can find a more thorough explanation and more in-depth articles about council governance on the Council Delegate Primer found on GirlScoutGovernance.com.
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April 24 2018

National Center West Map, Patch, and Cartoon

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A few months ago, fellow Troop 20 member Jenny and I reconnected and went through a lot of her scrapbook stuff from our time together.  I took some of it back home in order to document it.  She even saved permission slips!

First is a copy of the smaller National Center West map that each of us received when we got there.  Of course I lost mine, but Jenny to the rescue!  A few years ago, I was able to track down a copy of the larger and more detailed topo map on ebay and pieced it together in one graphic but I was hoping to find a copy of the smaller map too.   Continue reading

April 8 2018

How Much Is That Camp in the Window?

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Presenting George’s best selling novel, A Match Made in Space

So say your council has sold camps through the years, and you want to find out how much they sold for and who bought them.  Did you know all of that information is considered public record?  Yes, you can find out with a little bit of digging!  Here’s how.  But just a warning – it might be a little frustrating and more than a little time consuming, but as George McFly said, “If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.” Continue reading

April 2 2018

Survey #2 Results: What Type of Troop/IGP?

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It’s time for the second GSWAC (not a council) survey results to be revealed!  This survey was about getting a rough estimate of the percentage of troops that are multi-level vs. single level and also the percentage of Individual Girl Program (aka Juliettes) to see what sort of part they play since they are also a program option.

This poll was very short and straight forward and garnered a total of 826 votes.  Here’s what it asked:

  • What type of troop do you lead? Or IGP (Juliette)?
  • If you chose multi-level, you were asked how many levels are in your troop.
  • If you chose single level, you were asked what level you lead (Daisy through Ambassador).
  • If you chose IGP, then you were not asked any further questions.

These votes were taken via various Facebook groups including Girl Scout Gab, Greenblood Gab, The Outdoor Journey, and various other service unit and council groups.   It was also shared via email and on the Facebook pages Greenblood News and GSUSA Are you Listening?  I tried to steer away from groups dedicated to a specific level as I was afraid they would skew the results.

So what’s the verdict?  Drum roll, please!  Continue reading