February 16, Service Unit Meeting Recap

Our service unit meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm at the Elk’s Club on Telegraph Canyon Road. Anyone is welcome!

Consuelo’s Corner is open for questions, and our Registrar, Dawn Garrigus, has copies of troop rosters for you to review. You may drop off payment for the International Thinking Day Faire to Debbie Lechner (payment is due tonight).

Girl Announcements:
Parents Night Out/Babysitting Movie Night – Troop 5179; Fri. Mar. 23; 5:45 – 9 pm; $23/girl; $15/siblings ages 5 and up; @ Monis Family Child Care, contact dirosas@cox.net

Brownie Camping Workshop –  Troop 5358; April 21, 10 – 12 pm; Mountain Hawk Park; $8/girl;  rdszoom@cox.net

Canned Food Drive –  Troop 5015; drop off your canned items tonight!

Virtual Troop  – Katie Wren, making a Project Hand Food Bank Recipe Book recipes@gssunnytrails.com; more info to be posted on website; great community service/leadership project for troops working on Its Your Planet Journey

Other Announcements:
Cookie Sales Reminders & Updates – Traci Emerick (Please have your money sorted and counted when you go to the bank. If you have too many cookies please contact Traci or Bryce right away so they can help you get help selling them.)

New points system for Service Unit, more information at March and April SU meetings. Read about it on the website.

Community Service Opportunities – Cadettes & up, help at an Elks Club dinner on 2/25. Contact Laurie: 869-6534
and Deb Lechner is looking for girl scouts at different levels to accept a proclamation from Mayor Cox at the city council meeting on February 28th at 4pm, see Debbie Lechner for more info.

Troop 5152 will sew patches – Contact Deb lechner@cox.net

First Aid & CPR – offered every month at Crown Cove Aquatic Center. You need this training to go on field trips.

Registration & Financials – Time to start thinking about getting these done for the next year! Spring Re-registration drive is coming up soon.
***NEW DUE DATE FOR FINANCIALS = APRIL 19TH ****

Upcoming Events:
Thinking Day Faire – Feb. 25; 10 – 12:30 pm; $3/girl; Otay Ranch HS; Last day to register, see Deb tonight!! We have 99 girls signed up as of tonight 2/16.

100th Anniversary Sunset Celebration  – Mar 12th; Countywide event; 6 -7 pm; Camp Surf Imperial Beach; $3/participant; commemorative patch; SWAPs. Register online at www.sdgirlscouts.org/sunset. HURRY, only 119 spots available at Camp Surf as of tonight 2/16.

Joshua Tree Spring Break Camp – Mar 25 – 29; Juniors & Cadettes; Deb Lechner is taking deposits tonight! $100 holds your spot. lechner@cox.net

Sweetwater Summit Encampment –  April 27 – 29; “Girl’s Guide to Camping”; see website for info;  2/2, 3/1, 4/5  mandatory planning meetings; contact Deb Lechner, lechner@cox.net

Service Unit Bridging  May 20th – Contact Dawn Garrigus to join in! dawngarrigus@msn.com

Heritage Tea Celebration – May 12th; Claudia Silva and Debbie Lechner.

Service Unit Team Reports:
SU Team Managers:   Consuelo Quintanar managerSrAmb@gssunnytrails.com
Claudia Silva managerjrcad@gssunnytrails.com  Angie Lutz managerdbr@gssunnytrails.com
Product Sales – Nuts & Cookies: Traci Emerick 271-8727 productsales@gssunnytrails.com
Council news:  Volunteer Support Coordinator  Shelley Guerin vsc@gssunnytrails.com
Membership Development Coordinator Ana Luisa Ponce – mdc@gssunnytrails.com
Finances: Beth Ann Coleman treasurer@gssunnytrails.com Financials are due at the April 19th Service Unit meeting
Registrar: Dawn Garrigus registrar@gssunnytrails.com Pick up forms & drop off: 2637 Coyote Ridge Terrace 91915
(Re-registrations are done online. New registrations are still done by paper forms with a dues summary attached.
Drop off paper forms in the box in front of Dawn’s house. She will deliver them to Council.) Reminder: no cash
Recruitment/Membership: Dolly Purificacion membership@gssunnytrails.com
Website (www.gssunnytrails.com): Debbie Lechner  website@gssunnytrails.com Send spirit stick photos!
Activity Consultant: Debbie Lechner activityapproval@gssunnytrails.com   ph. 421-3582
Recognitions: Michelle Echevarria recognitions@gssunnytrails.com
Assembly: Consuelo Quintanar  con.murillo@cox.net

Next service unit meeting: March 15 @ Elks Lodge, 7pm.
San Diego Girl Scouts www.sdgirlscouts.com  Sunnytrails Service Unit www.gssunnytrails.com